Guests are watched 24/7 by cameras inside this creepy 700-year-old mill

A spine-chilling 700-year-old mill has joined a network of haunted houses where guests can expect round-the-clock filming. The My Haunted Project is set to launch at Chirk Mill on Wednesday, June 11, marking its first foray into Wales.

The four-storey structure in Wrexham county has seen a surge in paranormal interest after being featured on Amazon Prime's The Haunted Hunts in 2022. Motorists passing by have reported eerie sightings in the upper windows, and visitors have recounted hearing scratching noises and cries emanating from an attic filled with old dolls.

While paranormal investigators have been drawn to the mill, My Haunted Project has secured exclusive rights. Filming for YouTube is scheduled to start on Monday as the team gets the site ready for its first guests, who are expected on Friday, July 19.

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Guests will be monitored around the clock by 16 cameras installed throughout the mill, with two additional cameras watching over the grounds. In a first, a "haunted campsite" will be set up in the gardens, said to be roamed by the spirits of a former mill worker and a young girl. For those brave enough to visit, the experience is being compared to the "Big Brother" of ghost hunting, reports North Wales Live.

MHP is set to solidify Chirk Mill's status as one of Wales' most haunted sites, rivalling the notorious Plas Teg in Pontblyddyn and Craig y Nos Castle in Bannau Brycheiniog. The paranormal investigation team has already established a presence with My Haunted Hotel in Chester, where guests are required to sign a disclaimer before their spine-chilling stay at Ye Olde Kings Head on Lower Bridge Street.

"In a little over two years since we began filming in Chester, we've documented more than 1,000 eyewitness accounts of unexplained activity there," revealed Danny Moss from MHP. "We are expecting the same at Chirk Mill. Already there are plenty of reports from visitors seeing dark, shadowy figures and hearing phantom footsteps and the sound of children laughing.

"While it has long had a local reputation for being haunted, our job will be to document everything on film. In two or three years, we'll be in a position to confirm how much activity is going on there we anticipate it will become well known as being amongst the most haunted in Wales."

This year, MHP has already made its mark in the US with a "My Haunted Manor" in Pennsylvania. More recently, they've acquired Woolton Hall, a Grade I listed building in Liverpool that's been subjected to vandalism and is on the brink of ruin. Now secured against trespassers and rebranded as "My Haunted Mansion", it's set to welcome guests this autumn.

The MHP team, including Chester hotelier Harry Achilleos and Wrexham's Brett Jones, alongside Danny, first encountered Chirk Mill during an Amazon Prime series filming. Shortly after, mill owners Tony and Tracy Butler reached out to explore their paranormal potential.

Danny shared: "Initially they were sceptics. However, Tracy had experienced things over the years and Tony always had the feeling he was being watched when he was there. With so much that couldn't be explained, they had begun to question what was going on. I absolutely love working with sceptics as I began as a non-believer myself. This is the kind of field where you have to see it to believe it."

MHP's unique approach allows guests to become the "stars of their own show", filmed from every angle. The methodology has provided some shocking insights. "At the My Haunted Hotel in Chester, we've noticed paranormal activity coincides with certain weather systems," said Danny. "There are spikes when it rains - not every time, but there is a pattern."

"In Chester, activity is at its highest in September. And at the My Haunted Manor in the US, activity seems to coincide with passing trains! A rail line runs near Chirk Mill but only by long-term data collection will be able to see if any of these patterns are repeated here."

Historical records reveal that a mill was established on the Chirk site back in 1506, which is believed to have originated around the 1300s. The building saw an extension from 1780 and the current structure primarily hails from this era.

By 1924, the mill had been equipped with a turbine, managing to produce power for the town of Chirk over a period of six years. The mill maintained operations until 1960, following which it branched out into the milling of whiting, a process involving the grinding of limestone for whitewash or fertiliser. The subsequent years saw the mill repurposed to manufacture glue.

Inside, guests frequently mention an "eerie atmosphere". Stories about a haunted dark cellar are rampant, along with reports of "disembodied voices" heard on the third floor. An assortment of dolls and wall-mounted masks make up the attic's eerie collection.

Campers art Chirk Mill offers can expect a distinctive experience where they can "share ghost stories" around a campfire until the early hours of 1.30am. If anything attempts to approach their tents during the nocturnal hours, cameras are ready to capture any unusual occurrences.

The results of the investigation will be broadcast on the MHP YouTube channel, with the first episode from Chirk Mill premiering on Sunday, June 23. To book a stay at the haunted mill, visit their website which launches on June 12. Find out about the latest events in Wales by signing up to our What's On newsletter here