King Charles was in residence at Forde House in 1625, the year of his accession to the throne. In 1646 Sir Thomas Fairfax, accompanied by his lieutenant-general, Oliver Cromwell, stayed at Forde House on their way to capture the nearby town of Dartmouth.
In 1688 that William, Prince of Orange landed at Brixham to lead his army to the capital. Two days after his arrival the Prince reached Newton Abbot and the Forde House.
Prince William stayed at Forde House in the first floor room known ever since as the Orange Room.
The hauntings at the olde ford house are well documented to include a ghostly figure of a lady dressed in white flowing gowns walking the ground floor corridor, childrens laughter from the upper floor, slamming doors from empty rooms, objects from the house disappearing only to reappear in a different room.
Hushed conversations coming from empty rooms are frequent day and night.
We have captured many mysterious happenings at Forde house and look forward to returning