The Night Ferryman's Lantern Toll

Bedtime Sleep Stories For Grownups · Nov 4, 2026 · 1h 21m · transcript

One ferryman, one lantern, a whole river of night crossings. Tonight's tale follows Old Tom and the ferry at the bottom of Church Lane: the lantern on the pole, the tolls collected, the night of the great fog, the apprentice's first crossing, the winter river, the toll ledger that is not written, the heron passenger, moonlight crossings, the flooded spring, and the far bank.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Settle In and Slow Down

5:15 The Ferry at the Bottom of Church Lane

10:43 The Lantern on the Pole

16:56 The Tolls Tom Has Collected

22:17 Keeping These Stories Coming

24:52 The Night of the Great Fog

32:17…