EVEN though Halloween is behind us, there may still be a few punishment-gluttons desperate to get some more scares in this weekend.

Luckily for you, there are plenty of places in Gwent that go bump in the night. From creepy industrial sites to sinister manor houses, deserted moorlands and downright scary public houses, there’s certainly plenty to assuage your Halloween hangovers.

Why stay in and binge on Netflix horror when you could be experiencing your own taste of the macabre?

We’ve listed seven of the scariest places in Gwent for you to test your mettle against, if you dare.

Tredegar House, Newport

Could this manor house on the outskirts of Newport be one of the most haunted places in Britain?

Most tourists visiting Tredegar House, just off the M4 J28 near Newport, aren’t aware of the numerous reported sightings of parades of nuns marching through what is now the inner courtyard of The Brewhouse.

Single figures have also been spotted sitting serenely in the outdoor sunken garden, while a nun dressed in grey has also been regularly reported standing at the top of the stairs inside the house.

Other legends include servants bells tinkling in deserted corridors, and mysterious blood patches appearing, only to vanish minutes later.

Llancaiach Fawr, Trelewis

Named in the top ten most haunted places in Britain in a recent poll, the Tudor-period house at Llancaiach Fawr is definitely somewhere you wouldn’t want to find yourself alone at night.

Strange sights and smells have been reported in almost every room in the house, as well as in corridors and on stairways.

Famous ghostly residents include ‘Mattie’ the 19th century housekeeper, who came to a tragic end when she was burned to death in an accident.

Visitors have reported hearing the rustle of her petticoats and a visit to her old room has left even the strongest in tears.

Sadder still are reported sightings of a little boy, believed to have fallen to his death from one of the upper rooms of the house.

Some reports tell of a cheeky tug on a sleeve or someone’s hair, and the feeling of a hand slipping into yours, as if trying to find someone to take him home.

Brynithel Moorland

Above the village of Brynithel, on the mountain between Abertillery and Pontypool, lurks a malevolent old woman who lures travellers astray, according to local legend.

Writing in 1767, the Rev. Edmund Jones described her in terrifying detail:

“The Apparition was the resemblance of a poor old woman, with an oblong four-cornered hat, ash-coloured clothes, her apron thrown a-cross her shoulder, with a pot or wooden can in her hand, such as poor people carry to fetch milk with, always going before and sometimes crying out.

“Who ever saw this Apparition, whether by night or in a misty day, though well acquainted with the road, they would be sure to lose their way; for the road appeared quite different to what it really was; and so far sometimes the fascination was, that they thought they were going to their journey’s end when they were really going the contrary way.”

The Skirrid Inn

No Gwent ghost list is complete without a mention of the spine-chilling Skirrid Inn in Monmouthshire.

The Inn was used as a courthouse as far back as 800 years ago, and 182 criminals were actually hanged within its walls from a beam that is still there today.

Visitors to the Skirrid have reported a strangled feeling, as if a noose is being tightened around their necks.

Mediums have also sensed the presence of a middle-aged lady who died from consumption, believed to be the wife of an 18th century owner who did indeed die of consumption.

The Queen’s Head public house, Monmouth

The 16th century pub in Monmouth is said to be the third most haunted pub in the UK.

Frequented by Oliver Cromwell, the ghostly figure of a man dressed in “war-like uniform” has been spotted by numerous visitors – perhaps a lost Cavalier warming his toes.

A small girl wearing a little frilly white dress has also been reported roaming around the building.

If that doesn’t get your ghostly senses tingling, then how about an old man wandering up and down the upstairs corridor?

Not a place to be caught alone at night!

Raglan Castle

One of the last castles to be built in Wales in the 1430s, Raglan castle boasts its own unique ghost story.

Once the sight of a large library, the castle librarian is said to have hidden books and valuable manuscripts in secret passageways beneath the castle during the English Civil War.

Visitors now report a figure dressed in old fashioned garb beckoning them to and from the areas of the castle that once housed the library, thought to be the librarian still guarding his books.

Other visitors have reported seeing a screaming girl running from the castle keep.

Tintern Abbey

Tintern Abbey has always been associated with dark stories. From tales of the Devil himself perching on a nearby rock to lure the monks of the abbey from goodness, to modern day reported sightings of knights and robed figures prowling the ruins, the abbey appears to have its fair share of other-worldly residents.

One monk is said to be frequently spotted praying between the arches.

Local folklore tells of many monks dying prematurely due to the Black Death and the dissolution of the monasteries under King Henry VIII, although some monks seem to have decided to stick around!