The Brewers Fayre, Down Grange, is located in Basingstoke and comprises an 18th Century Manor House converted more recently into a Public House and Restaurant. The location is surrounded by outbuildings and cottages once belonging to the original property and still used to this day for storage and as accommodation for staff.

This was my second investigation with the ISP team, and my first as an official crew member, so I had been looking forward to the opportunity of a more formal, scientific investigation. Armed with a fully operational wireless CCTV monitoring system and a host of equipment hopes were high for the night ahead. Again we were joined by other fellow members of the Paranormal Tours crew as we embarked upon an initial walk around and some early vigils in the Out Building adjacent to the pub which would have probably once served as stables and living quarters. Joined by Andrew Marsay and medium Stewart Keeys we started with a brief glass divination upstairs where a number of the team, including myself, began to feel an intense swaying sensation and as if being pulled towards the table. This was something of a first for me, and I did start to exhibit feelings of sickness, as if being on a rocking boat. Jenny, Andrew and Stewart expressed to feeling much the same way, and it was certainly something I could not quite put my finger on. I hadn't eaten much that day, which is sometimes a reason for these feelings, however I was puzzled as to why 3 other team members were suffering from the same sensations. I don't necessarily think it was paranormal, as there could easily have been EMF or infrasound at work in this part of the building, and no other signs of activity were recorded, however it was an interesting start to the night. Stewart also suggested feeling the presence of a lady in a bonnet, not richly dressed, but who had a strong presence. Moving downstairs Stewart expressed concern that he sensed a darker energy, "elemental" in form, although no evidence of any thing out of the ordinary was recorded.

The second vigil took us all down to the cellars where Stewart and Andrew connected with who they felt would have been a former owner of the building, and a man who would have been aware of what we were looking to achieve with the investigation. They felt he too would have been fascinated with the paranormal, and for that reason may have welcomed our efforts to make contact. Stewart did suggest however that he did not take kindly to Dave for some reason, and that he also could hear sounds and chants which he could only describe as being something similar to incantations. Besides that and a few suggestions of a small shadowy figure by the doorway, which was more likely a trick of the low level light conditions, there was nothing to report.

We then returned to the Outbuildings and made further attempts to connect with the energies picked up by Stewart and Andrew earlier in the night, and during glass divination we again experienced the swaying sensations and feelings of sickness. Beyond that the vigil remained uneventful as by this time the temperatures were dropping rapidly outside and the unheated outbuildings were becoming less inviting, so it was a welcome relief to return to the main building for the final vigils. Of interest however is that locked off cameras in the outbuildings later recorded an anomalous loud bang while all of the crew were over in the main building. Click here to view the video footage.

The final vigils of the night took place in the Charlie Chalk Play Area located adjacent to the Base Camp, and these were for the most part uneventful. The only interesting experience was while downstairs in the ball pit where on a number of occasions it did appear as if the plastic balls which were scattered on the floor had begun to move and knock against each other lightly. We did manage to discount some of these as the netting against which I had been sitting had been causing some of the balls to move behind me, however we were unable to account for the plastic knocking sounds opposite me where Liz was located.

Other vigils during the night did reveal some interesting experiences, specifically some rapidly falling temperatures, EMF readings in the Outbuildings (where it must be noted there were large amounts of hidden cables and electrics behind the walls) and Ian and Dave also feeling sick in the same room as I had done earlier in the night. For the most part an interesting night, but nothing significant as far as genuine activity.