Puritan’s Pit: The Secret Sermon That Never Ended

Hidden in woodland near Newton Abbot lies Puritan’s Pit, a shallow hollow in the earth once used for secret religious gatherings during the 17th century.

At a time when Puritan worship was forbidden, dissenters met here in silence, their voices contained by the land itself. But over time, stories began to gather around the pit. Whispers heard after the sermons had ended. A preacher who vanished mid-gathering. And, in some tellings, the sound of a horse moving patiently through the surrounding trees.

In this episode of Legends & Shadows, we explore the folklore and atmosphere of Puritan’s Pit, a place that feels designed to listen, and perhaps never stopped.

A quiet, unsettling tale rooted in Devon history, where secrecy, belief, and fear may have left something behind.