| England | |||
| Bedfordshire [3] | Berkshire [4] | Buckinghamshire [5] | Cambridgeshire [10] |
| Cheshire [4] | Cornwall [8] | Cumbria [4] | Derbyshire [12] |
| Devon [20] | Dorset [12] | Durham [11] | East Riding of Yorkshire [1] |
| East Sussex [8] | Essex [8] | Gloucestershire [16] | Greater Manchester [2] |
| Hampshire [10] | Herefordshire [4] | Hertfordshire [12] | Isle of Wight [3] |
| Kent [23] | Lancashire [6] | Leicestershire [2] | Lincolnshire [12] |
| London [2] | Merseyside [3] | Norfolk [12] | Northamptonshire [4] |
| Northumberland [7] | North Yorkshire [23] | Nottinghamshire [5] | Oxfordshire [6] |
| Shropshire [15] | Somerset [7] | South Yorkshire [8] | Staffordshire [3] |
| Suffolk [9] | Surrey [10] | Tyne and Wear [5] | Warwickshire [7] |
| West Midlands [7] | West Sussex [6] | West Yorkshire [6] | Wiltshire [10] |
| Worcestershire [15] | |||
| Scotland | |||
| Aberdeenshire [6] | Borders [6] | Buteshire [3] | Dumfries and Galloway [4] |
| Dundee [1] | Fife [3] | Highlands [6] | Inverness [1] |
| Isle of Skye [3] | Lanarkshire [3] | Lothian [6] | Perthshire [4] |
| Ross-Shire [1] | Shetland [1] | Stirling [3] | West Lothian [2] |
| Wales | |||
| Anglesey [1] | Caerphilly [1] | Clwyd [1] | Ceredigion [2] |
| Glamorgan [2] | Gwynedd [2] | Monmouthshire [3] | |
England
Bedfordshire
| Flitwick Manor Hotel |
| Church Road, Flitwick, MK45 1AE |
| An old Victorian lady in white, a little hazy but otherwise solid, has been seen walking through various rooms and along corridors at night, looking out of the windows; she has also been seen in the upstairs bedrooms where she has been seen crying while seated on the bed. Sometimes there are reports of rose perfume that accompany her. Additionally, cushions sometimes have an impression as if someone had been seated upon them. There have also been reports of poltergeist-like activity including footsteps, lights turning off, doors being found unlocked, a clock falling off the wall and pan lids flying out of the cupboard in the kitchen, landing with a clatter. Staff have reported feeling "a cool hand" on their forehead and a heavy weight on their beds during the night. Interestingly, the hauntings intensified after a small room, probably used by servants, was found in the loft. There is also a story of a little girl who was seen by a cleaner, who had felt something touch her skirt. The cleaner left the next day! |
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| The Knife & Cleaver |
| The Grove, Houghton Conquest, MK45 3LA |
| The pages of the booking diary have been seen rifled through and a spectral hand then appeared on the witness's shoulder (a strange figure has also been seen in the same area). A regular had his jacket tugged and various items have been thrown or tipped over too. Additionally, there have been reports of "a strange draught." |
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| The White Hart |
| 125 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, MK45 2NG |
| The door at the end of the corridor near "haunted" room 13 is kept open to appease the ghost(s) - one man who did close it was smacked on the head when it swung shut by itself. A man in a top hat and cape has also been seen very briefly in the front bar, where glasses have been known to move around in the night. |
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Berkshire
| Easthampstead Park |
| Off Peacock Lane, Bracknell, RG40 3DF |
| A ghost has been seen in the area of the ornate staircase; she is said to be an old cleaning lady. |
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| Hinds Head |
| Wasing Lane, Aldermaston, RG7 4LX |
| A drunk who was incarcerated in a lock-up to sober up but who instead burnt to death has been said to walk the grounds of this pub. |
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| Macdonald Berystede Hotel |
| Bagshot Road, Sunninghill, Ascot, SL5 9JH |
| The ghost here is said to be Eliza Kleineger, the maid to Mrs Standish who owned the building. She used to collect jewelry from her employees and it is thought that she tried to return to collect them when the original building was ravaged in a fire. Sadly, she perished. After the house was rebuilt as a hotel, her phantom was seen under the central gable, where the servant's staircase was originally located - and where her body had been found in 1886. Her expression is described as worried. |
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| The Ostrich Inn |
| High Street, Colnbrook, Slough, SL3 0JZ |
| Bumps, sighs and other noises have been heard here and have been attributed to a landlord who murdered his guests by dumping them in a vat of boiling fat. However, the story is almost certainly fiction. There are also stories of a lady who looks as if she is from the Victorian era being seen in the upstairs corridor, candles in the function room re-igniting and taps turning on and off in the upstairs ladies toilets too. |
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Buckinghamshire
| The Coach House at The Bull Inn |
| 33 Tickford Street, Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, MK16 9AE |
| This inn is said to be haunted by a woman in white clothing. The landlord's son saw a "light shape, almost like a small cloud" which moved along the length of the downstairs bar. The lady in white was also seen upstairs on the landing; in addition, strange creaking noises have been heard coming from one of the bedrooms. Glasses have also moved by themselves and some smash onto the floor, in an area that used to be accommodation; glasses and beer mats have also been found on the floor having previously been placed on shelves. Also, the door to the fridge behind the bar has been found open in the morning when the landlord was sure that it had been closed the previous night. |
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| The Greyhound Inn |
| High street, Chalfont St Peters, Gerrards Cross, SL9 9RA |
| A room here was said to have been used by Judge Jeffreys to dispense his cruel justice. Previous owners have described a feeling of coldness, items moving and the sensation of an invisible dog around their legs in and around room No.1. Meanwhile, just outside, a phantom coach and horses complete with coachman and passengers wrapped in warm clothing have been seen. After turning around the corner to the High Street, the coach stops outside the Greyhound, where the coachman glances at the pub - and the whole vehicle vanishes from sight. |
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| The Ivy House |
| London Road, Amersham, HP8 4RS |
| This building was used to stable the horses and house the carriages used to take the prisoners from the nearby Chequers to be executed. A young stable boy perished when he was run over by horses when he tripped in the stables and he is still seen in the upstairs rooms where the servants quarters used to be; "old fashioned" tobacco smoke has been detected here too. Footsteps and cold spots have also been reported too. On another occasion, a member of staff going down the stairs felt a shove from behind! |
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| The Swan Revived Hotel |
| High Street, Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, MK16 8AR |
| A grey figure has been sighted here, thought variously to be a soldier from either the First World War or a Roundhead from the English Civil War; in this latter story, the soldier was an officer who was recuperating at the Swan after losing his leg during practising manoeuvres. He is said to have embarked on a visit to the many hostelries and tried to arrange the services of a prostitute. When he couldn't "perform", she told him that he wouldn't get a refund and after a blazing row, the pair were ejected. The prostitute, by some means, incurred an injury to the head when the pair went to the river Ouse and she ended up in the water, her body eventually washed up. The solider either hung himself in the attic of the Swan, or also drowned himself in the river. As far as other phenomena are concerned, a guest felt someone tugging at him during the night. He thought it was his wife but she denied it. Soon after, a pair of hands grabbed him, pulled him out of the bed and dumped him on the floor. Needless to say, the couple soon left. |
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| White Hart |
| Three Households, Chalfont Saint Giles, HP8 4LP |
| A previous landlord, who died in the 1920s used to entertain visitors with his violin playing. Although it is not heard so often these days, his musical prowess is sometimes heard here. |
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Cambridgeshire
| The Bell Inn |
| High Street, Stilton, PE7 3RA |
| Dick Turpin is said to have hidden from the authorities in the hotel for 9 weeks before fleeing. His ghost is said to haunt this inn. A fire has been found in a grate, lit by itself apparently, (one version of this story is that the fire burst into life while apparently being observed - this was in Turpin's old room) and a dark figure has been seen at the bottom of people's beds or on horseback outside the inn. Other incidents include: a lady in "period clothes", a short figure standing by the bed in room 33, shadowy figures in the peripheral vision, and items being reported missing, only to reappear days later. Furthermore, in the 1960s, a landlord's dog would howl after midnight on a wednesday for no reason. In addition, writer Daniel Defoe, who is said to have stayed in the inn between 1697 and 1701 is reputed to return as a ghost. His spectre is said to have been seen sitting by the fireplace in the reception, smoking a clay pipe. |
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| The Black Bull |
| 32 Post Street, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, PE29 2AQ |
| Activity has been reported in many areas, such as the attic, restaurant, stables and room 3. There are unconfirmed reports of a phantom highwayman, but a lot of the activity seems to be poltergeist-like, including beer tankards behind the bar being rattled (accompanied by a coldness in the room). "Communication" via bangings on the wall seem to indicate the phantom of a lady in her 30s who had previously worked here but was not popular with her employer. More recently, a ladies toilet was found to be locked from the inside - there was no window through which one could crawl, and the gap below the door was not high enough to allow exit! |
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| The Bull Hotel |
| Westgate, Peterborough, PE1 1RB |
| In the bar, the jangling of keys, and cold spots and the sensation of someone brushing by have been experienced. One of the rooms is built over the location where a pet dog was run over and killed in the courtyard - staff have reported sometimes finding muddy pawprints on the bedding. |
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| The Carpenter's Arms |
| 10 High Street, Great Wilbraham, CB21 5JD |
| Phantom footsteps have been heard walking along a corridor to a guest room, where the handle is tried or a knock at the door by an unseen hand is heard. |
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| The Golden Lion Hotel |
| Market Hill, St Ives, PE27 5AL |
| Rooms 12, 13, 14 and 15 and the adjacent corridor were said to be haunted but the building seems to be quiet today apart from a few "strange incidents"; in room 12 or 13 a green lady was to be seen (she even pulled the bedclothes off one guest, it is said) and in No.15, a soldier from the English Civil War era (probably a Royalist) was observed gliding through a wall. It is said that on the 13th day of every month, Oliver Cromwell himself walks the aforementioned corridor. Poltergeist-like activity has also been recorded, with doors opening and closing and bells ringing. |
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| Great Northern Hotel |
| Station Approach, Peterborough, PE1 1QL |
| A waiter who killed himself here haunts this building. |
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| The Haycock Manor Hotel |
| London Road, Wansford, Wansford, PE8 6JA |
| Mary Queen of Scots stayed here while en route to the location of her execution, Fotheringhay Castle. It is said that she returns to this former coaching inn after death. There are also reports of sightings of figures, and the sound of footsteps and voices. |
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| Madingley Hall |
| Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AQ |
| The ghost is said to be Ursula Hynde, the wife of the man who built the house in 1543. She is to be seen to be in a state of distress on Christmas Eve, walking between the hall and the site of a demolished church, and a room in the hall which contains fittings from that church. She is said to be upset that her her son ripped down the church of St Ethelreda for stone and timber when the monasteries were torn down. There are other spectres are also seen here; "Old Lady Cotton," who wears black and strides up the drive again at Christmas time; a young bride in white seen walking in "the cloisters" - she is said to have died of a broken heart when her husband-to-be died soon before the wedding; a ghostly party in Tudor garb; three men dressed as Cavaliers in the flower garden; and an unattractive man with an evil expression on his skull-like face. |
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| Orton Hall Hotel & Spa |
| The Village, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7DN |
| The building was a prisoner of war camp in the 2nd World War, and it is said that one of its inmates has returned as a spectre. A White Lady is the more commonly encountered phantom here; she has been blamed for at least one couple being kept awake at night by being prodded and touched by icy hands! |
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| Slepe Hall Hotel |
| Ramsey Road, St Ives, PE27 5RB |
| When this building was a girl's school, the phantom of a female lodger who hanged herself here was sometimes seen. In its current incarnation as a hotel, there have been a few reports of poltergeist-like activity occurring here. |
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Cheshire
| The Black Swan |
| Manchester Road, Glazebrook, WA3 6LA |
| Steve Jones, an attendee at the "Weird Weekend 2022" convention relates the following; "...this is what I was told by the maanger of The Black Swan about his experiences there over the last couple of years: Martin told me that apart from the usual glasses slipping off shelves with no reason etc, he had 3 events that shocked him.The first was when he was alone sleeping in the Elmhurst Room in the annex during lockdown. Something pounded on the door around 3 AM. He got up and realised he was the only one there. Nothing outside and nothing on CCTV when he checked either. Second was after they locked up the restaurant for the night. He was outside talking to 2 staff when they all saw a black shape go past the lit till in the room and blot it out,thinking they had left someone in they went back but nobody there. Last was as he locked up the bar one night something blew in his ear!That really scared him." |
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| The Coach House Inn |
| 39 Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 2HQ |
| There are said to be many unspecified ghostly phenomena associated with this hotel; these include the tale of an elderly man who booked a hotel room but never returned. Concerned for his safety, staff called the police but when they checked the guests's address, neighbours told them he that had died several years previously. |
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| Hartford Hall |
| 81 School Lane, Northwich, CW8 1PW |
| A phantom nun, seen by staff and guests has also been blamed for "all sorts of unexplained happenings" in the hotel; a nunnery used to occupy the site. |
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| The Pied Bull |
| Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 2HQ |
| The spectral activity seems to be focussed in rooms 8 and 9 where a figure has been seen; in the latter room, some say that it is the ghost of a chambermaid. An icy presence has also been felt in the cellar, said to be John Davies, who fell down the steps here in 1690 (or 1609) - some versions of the tale say that he was carrying a knife in his hand which killed him as he fell. Another phantom said to have been encountered here originally started off in the stable block; the man in question died there after he knocked over a lantern and set fire to the building and himself. In the cellar, he makes noises and turns beer pumps on and off. Cold draughts, and the feeling of being touched or prodded have also been experienced. |
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Cornwall
| Bodmin Jail Hotel |
| Scarlett's Well Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2PL |
| Matthew Weeks spectre is seen in the old jail; he was executed here for the murder of Charlotte Dymond. An old lady in grey is sometimes seen in the Drawing Room and Long Gallery and two young children were seen crying near a condemned prisoner's cell; other figures have been seen too including the claimed spectre of Selina Wadge, who was found guilty of murdering her two-year old disabled son Henry. The smell of cigar smoke, and the sound of footsteps and the rattling of keys, and swinging candle lanterns have also been reported here too amongst many other phenomena, mainly in the visitors centre. |
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| The Dolphin Tavern |
| Quay Street, Penzance, TR18 4BD |
| A man in a tricorn hat and laced ruffles has sometimes been seen and heard walking along the corridors upstairs at night; he has been nicknamed "George." Also reported is a woman wearing Victorian clothing in the pool room and a young man with fair hair, who, it is said, awakes landlords (and guests too, it would seem) by sitting or standing at the bottom of their beds; whisperings, footsteps and the sensation of being touched on the shoulder have also occurred. It has been suggested that the first of these phantom is the famous "Judge Jeffries"; or he could be a sea captain or just an old smuggler. It has been said that he was hung for a petty crime. |
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| Harbour View House |
| Fernlea Terrace, St Ives, TR26 2BH |
| When this was the Regent Hotel, a short, elderly man in 19th century clothing was seen here, with sightings being more frequent at times of work or renovation. A smiling man in a long military frock coat was also sighted at the bottom of the stairs, and on the first floor, there was the sound of knocking on doors. In room 1, a spectral shape was said to appear and a heavy table was found to be moved - it took two people to move it, and on the top floor leading to the roof space, a maid in a black black skirt and described as friendly, has been reported. Additionally, other phantoms include a stable boy and poltergeist-like activity. There are many other reports attached to this building too but it is not known if they still occur. |
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| The Jamaica Inn |
| Bolventor, PL15 7TS |
| This famous haunted inn boasts many phantoms, including a man in a tricorn hat and a tight overcoat who floats through solid doors (it is claimed that he is a "spiteful" highwayman), a man perched on a wall (believed to be that of a gentleman murdered in the early 20th century) who is said to want to "finish his pint" (!), a lady who walks through tables in the bar, a horse and rider in the courtyard on damp and misty mornings, and a green cloaked man who was seen to emerge from the restaurant towards the reception. There are stories of long conversations taking place downstairs during the night (some report say that these seem to be in an unfamiliar language), accompanied by the sound of horses and items being unloaded in the courtyard. Rooms 3, 4, 5 and 6 are said to be particularly "badly" haunted; for instance, a lady in one of these rooms woke to find her television on. When she reached for the remote control, and it flew out of her hand. She found the control in the morning - under the bed! This is the same location that a cleaner found the guest's computer hard drive. There is no explanation as to how it got there. In room 5, there is said to be the apparition of "a distressed mother and her crying baby." There are many other reports here too! |
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| Jolly Sailor Inn |
| Princes Square, Looe, PL13 2EP |
| A white hare, believed to be connected to the suicide of a young lady, runs from the hill at Talland to the Jolly Sailor where it vanishes. A coachman with long hair and a ruffled shirt has also been seen. |
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| Molesworth Arms |
| Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, PL27 7DP |
| A phantom coach is said to appear in the courtyard at midnight on December 31st; it leaves via the hallway driven by four horses and a headless coachman. A guest has also complained that the kettle in their room started to boil by itself and sound came from the TV set even though it was turned off. |
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| The White Hart Hotel |
| Foundry Square, Hayle, TR27 4HQ |
| Although details are lacking, it is said that ghost stories are associated with this building, especially room 9. |
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| The Wootons Inn |
| Atlantic Road, Tintagel, PL34 0DD |
| A small boy has been seen in room 3, and dogs bark for no reason at night. In the past, footsteps have been heard too. |
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Cumbria
| The Black Swan |
| Ravenstonedale, CA17 4NG |
| A spectral man and woman are said to walk in the cellar, while in the breakfast room, a lady in mourning clothes watches over a coffin, perhas connected to a fire here in 1897. |
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| Crown & Mitre Hotel |
| 4 English St, Carlisle, CA3 8HZ |
| There are said to many ghosts in this hotel; the first is a night porter named "George" who frequented the lower areas but he has not been seen for a few years; a young boy in Victorian clothes has been seen in the same area as George, peering around a corner; other spectres are encountered in the Ballroom including figures flitting around, dark shadows, a smartly dressed man leaning against a pillar and the sound of footsteps. In room 203, a young boy was seen leaning over the bed, staring at the occupant. |
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| Gosforth Hall Inn |
| Wasdale Road, Gosforth, CA20 1AZ |
| A crying baby and a "foul smell" have been reported on the staircase. A rocking chair rocks by itself and in room 11, a monk-like figure has been seen by the entrance to a priest hole, and a face has been reported peering through the window. In the bar area, tankards and glasses have been hurled around and an old man seen. The upper floors are adorned with beams obtained from wrecked ships and it is said that the anguished groans of shipwrecked and dying sailors have been heard. Additionally, he gas taps in the beer cellar across the yard have been found turned off, despite the building been locked. |
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| Twa Dogs Inn |
| Penrith Road, Keswick, CA12 4JU |
| A figure wearing a blue jacket has been seen to walk across the hatch in the pool room, and other members of staff have heard footsteps on the landing - one person heard a "loud growl" behind her. Freshly made beds also sometimes show signs of having been laid upon. Recently, CCTV footage has been taken which, it is claimed, shows the outline of a figure moving in the beer garden. |
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Derbyshire
| Bagshaw Hall |
| Bagshaw hill, Bakewell, DE45 1DL |
| The ghost of Thomas Bagshaw is said to have been seen in the attic where he hung himself; he enjoyed his new home so much that he showed it off to various people including the Duke of Rutland who said that since the house was built on his estate, he could claim it at any time. This upset Bagshaw so much that he killed himself. |
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| The Castle Inn |
| Castle Street, Castleton, S33 8WG |
| This Inn boasts many spectres. These are; a jilted bride who walks along the corridor to the dining room where her breakfast was; a grey lady; a middle aged man with greying hair and in a blue pin striped suit; or a misty woman who seems to walk waist high through the floorboards, the level of the floors having been altered over the centuries. The jilted bride is also said to exhibit this same "feature". A nurse, another elderly lady (thought to be a housekeeper), a girl who was murdered in 1603 and a legless soldier in the cellar are also said to be spectral residents. |
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| The Chequers Inn |
| Froggatt Edge, Froggatt, S32 3ZJ |
| Some "old-timers" are said to linger on here, including a Roman soldier and people who used to body snatch. In the 18th century, bodies were left outside while prices were haggled inside for prices for the corpses. |
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| George Inn |
| Commercial Road, Tideswell, SK17 8NU |
| A woman in Victorian garb of age 55 and looking like a serving wench has been seen here. She is said to be "Old Sarah", who is searching for her husband. |
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| Ilam Hall YHA |
| Ashbourne, Ashbourne, DE6 2AZ |
| A spectral white lady has been observed wandering along the corridors of the building. A spectral coach and horses reputedly turns around in the courtyard of the Hall. During the day, it can only be heard, while its light can be seen at nighttime. Footsteps and noises have been heard in the stable block at night. |
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| The Manor House Hotel |
| 10-14 High Street, Dronfield, S18 1PY |
| A ghost, described as an old lady of 70 years of age, tied back hair and long skirts, has been seen here. People feel her touch, or her clinging to their arms and she occasionally moves small items and kitchen implements. The building used to be four separate cottages, and her spectre is encountered in what used to be No.10. |
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| The Miners Arms |
| Water Lane, Eyam, S32 5RG |
| A former landlady haunts this pub; she died in the 17th century after being thrown down the stairs. There have also been the sounds of running footsteps, objects (such as room doors) moving by themselves, the sound of a clock being wound up, a record player that started by itself, the landlord hearing his name being called and even an apparition of medical equipment! Two young girls are also said to have been seen here, skipping and giggling; their names are said to be Sarah and Emily and are believed to have lost their lives in a fire in the 17th century. |
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| The Moon Inn |
| High Street, Stony Middleton, S32 4TL |
| A Scottish pedlar haunts this inn; in the 18th century, he operated in the Eyam area and was disliked by locals. They tried to undercut the prices for his produce and he sought revenge by reporting them for operating without a licence. As they were closed down, they followed him to the Moon Inn where he was murdered. |
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| The Queen Anne |
| Main Street, Hucklow, SK17 8RF |
| This pub is said to be haunted by a previous landlord who died in the cellar. |
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| Ringwood Hall Hotel & Spa |
| Ringwood Rd, Brimington, Chesterfield, S43 1DQ |
| A figure has been seen sitting in one of the chairs, a glow seen around a portrait of Vanessa Markham, who lived in the hall, and "vaporous figures" seen walking around the corridors. |
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| The Rutland Arms Hotel |
| The Square, Bakewell, DE45 1BT |
| The phantom odour of tobacco smoke has been detected here. |
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| The Staff Of Life |
| 7 High Street, Ticknall, DE73 7JH |
| A former landlady named Mrs Soar haunts this inn, and is said to clean up after everyone! |
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| The Wheatsheaf |
| Nether End, Baslow, DE45 1SR |
| The building used to be a coaching inn, and an ostler is said to haunt the hotel; he has been seen passing through a wall and across a bedroom, and even walking across a bridge that connects the main building to the courtyard - except that the bridge no longer exists. |
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Devon
| Admiral MacBride |
| 1 The Barbican, Plymouth, PL1 2LR |
| One of the popular stories connected to this hotel was about a lady being chased into the cellar and murdered centuries ago. During a three year period that started in 2009, staff and customers saw strange black shadows moving about the bar at about closing time. Sounds resembling doors slamming and loud bangs were heard coming from downstairs in the early hours of the morning; there was no explanation for these sounds. |
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| Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa |
| Colebrook, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4DP |
| The ghost of Lady Jane Grey has been reported inside the hall and in the grounds. Sir Francis Drake has also been seen in the great hall, and John Parker, who renovated the building in the 16th century has also reputedly been seen. Footsteps, banging, cold spots, electricity failures and dark shadows have also been experienced, as has a spectral horse and carriage and the phantoms of a lady and child who died in the building. Sir Francis Drake has also been said to appear in the great hall, wearing his suit of armour and a sword - it is also in the location that Lady Jane has been seen, and a tequila bottle was hurled off a shelf. Rooms 15, 16 and 17 seem to have many reports of phenomena too. |
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| Castle Inn |
| Lydford, EX20 4BH |
| The ghost of the castle gaoler has been seen here, his former home, usually upstairs in and around room 6 where he stomps noisily around. A "shifting white mist" has also been experienced too and a guest to the inn mentioned seeing a man sitting in a shadowy corner opposite him at breakfast; however staff said that no such person was staying and the man's companions said that they had not seen the figure either. The guest packed his bags and left within a very short space of time! |
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| Churston Court Hotel |
| Church Road, Brixham, TQ5 0JE |
| Several ghosts are said to have been seen here, including monks who have been observing blowing out candles in the dining area late in the evening; it is even said that the candles become re-lit of their own accord too. |
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| City Gate |
| Iron Bridge, North Street, Exeter, EX4 3RB |
| Depite a closed skylight, people have reported a cold wind blowing in the cellar, even if it is warm and devoid of wind outside. Ghostly screaming and the howling of a dog have also been heard in this location. Unearthly music and lights flickering have been experienced at 3am, too. In addition, cats spit and shake when near a spot where a previous landlord hung himself in the kitchen. |
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| The Cridford Inn |
| Trusham, Newton Abbot, TQ13 0NR |
| Two ghosts are said to haunt this hotel; the first is a Cavalier from the Civil War period, while the other is said to be a nun. |
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| Fisherman's Cot |
| Bickleigh, Tiverton, EX16 8RW |
| The "raucous laughter" of a young lady is sometimes heard near the bar. |
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| King William the Fourth |
| 45 Fore Street, Totnes |
| An elderly-looking ghost, identified as a cook named Bill who died here, is the resident spectre. Poltergeist-like behaviour has also been reported too. |
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| Lewtrenchard Manor |
| Lewdown, EX20 4PN |
| The ghost of former resident, Lady Margaret Baring-Gould, has been seen in "The Haunted Gallery" and other rooms. She is usually when some damage has been done to her former home. When she died, all the windows and doors in the house flung open by themselves and a local farmer saw her spectre soon after striding to the church. Footsteps, laughter and a carriage coming up the drive are also experienced here. |
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| Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel |
| Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SP |
| Clanking noises, said to be like ratting chains, and a "Grey Lady" wearing a ragged dress have been reported here, supposedly walking the staircases in the early hours of the morning. These phenomena may be connected to the building that once stood on the site, a prison; indeed, a gallows was located where the flag pole can now be found. Some say that the Grey Lady may be a guest from the time that the hotel was opened and she was gassed in her room. |
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| Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel |
| Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1QF |
| A "strange old cart" has been seen in the car park by people walking on the path behind the hotel but those in the car park itself cannot see it! A shuffling, or dragging noise has also been heard inside the new wing of the hotel, and a night porter heard cries of "No" coming from a storeroom, but there was no obvious cause for the sound, which faded away. The new wing was built in 1989 and was built on the site of a graveyard. |
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| The Old Church House |
| Torbryan, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5UR |
| A monk was seen seated in the bar by a visitor sleeping in the bar; another guest also saw a similar figure in the lounge. The owners saw a man leaning over their baby's cot; when they followed him downstairs, the pub was empty, and all the doors were locked. There are also stories of phantoms in the bedrooms, said to be tall, bald and dressed in black, usually seen standing at the end of the bed. A disembodied arm pointing towards the church, loud bangs, doors slamming and crashing noises have also been reported, too. |
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| Poppy's Guest House |
| 4 Alfred Street, Plymouth, PL1 2RP |
| Smells, the sensation of being touched on the arm, being poked in the back whilst in bed and clothing being pulled have occurred here. |
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| The Rock Inn |
| Haytor Vale, TQ13 9XP |
| Electrical interference, noises in the upstairs area and the phantom of a lady in a grey uniform apparently cleaning the inn have been reported. The ghost is called "Belinda," who was employed at the inn and who was murdered by the jealous wife of a coachman with whom she was having an affair. Her ghost is said to be so life-like that an ex-prime minister's bodyguard shot at her, leaving a hole in the ceiling. |
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| The Royal Castle Hotel |
| The Quay, Dartmouth, TQ6 9PS |
| Much of the reputed paranormal activity is said to occur in the autumn. The sound of a coach and horses, seemingly as if to come through the foyer where the original entrance was located, has been heard at 2am. Poltergeist-like activity and men duelling in the courtyard have also been reported here. |
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| The Three Crowns |
| High Street, Chagford, TQ13 8AJ |
| Poet and Royalist Sydney Godolphin was shot on the porch by a Parliamentarian and died on the stone benches before he was taken inside the hotel - but prior to this he dispatched as many Roundheads as he could with his sword; his ghost consequently haunts this building, where he has been seen wearing his Cavalier garb, walking through walls with a sad expression on his face. He has also been seen (understandably!) on the porch, and even "startling" guests when they enter their rooms. Another ghost is that of a lady in blue, possibly Mary Whiddon, who is a descendant of John who built this inn and has also been seen at the nearby church. |
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| The Turks Head |
| 202 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3EB |
| A red haired lady in a green dress is said to haunt this building, walking along a ground floor corridor and bar. However she soon vanishes from sight; she is blamed for pub optics operating by themselves. The shared cellar with the Guildhall has a spectre too. On the upper floors, a light resembling a pair of eyes has been seen to flash on briefly, sometimes accompanied by an unpleasant smell. |
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| The Waterman's Arms |
| Bow Bridge, Ashprington, TQ9 7EG |
| Landlady Sarah Salmon says, "There are two ghosts from two different eras. But they are nice ghosts, there's a little girl called Emily and an old landlady who is not so pretty, she appears quite a lot ... My dad saw the old landlady ghost and he lost the plot, she was sitting up there in the breakfast room. She's always in the same clothes with long grey hair, it's freaky. We found out some history, little Emily had run out the side of the building here and a horse and cart knocked her over and trampled her. Now she's a ghost here. My dad didn't believe it at all but he was the one that got the biggest fright out of all of us when the ghost sat up there." The hotel is also renowned for people often hearing bumps in the night, and the sound of keys jangling. |
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| The White Hart |
| 66 South Street, Exeter, EX1 1EE |
| Judge Jeffreys is said to haunt this building, as does a young woman in a long black flowing cloak who appears at the front of the hotel (or walks from the courtyard to South Street, where she vanishes according to some reports); a child's face has also been reported in one of the windows in the bar. A local legend is that members of staff were sent to investigate a smell coming from a well in the courtyard; they never returned but cries for help have allegedly been heard ever since. Another version of this tale is that two men died when they went to repair the long neglected well, but died after being overcome by "an uncommon stench." A third man barely survived. Another legend blames a cockatrice (a mythical creature part lizard, part rooster) for their deaths. Additionally, a spectral boy in old fashioned clothing has been seen crying in this hotel, but he runs off when people approach him. A little girl in a long dress has been seen seated on the steps of the manager's accommodation, seemingly waiting for someone. In the courtyard, a man carrying a whip and wearing a three cornered hat was glimpsed; also in the same area, a "solid looking" woman in a Puritan dresses has also been observed. It is said that it seems as if she is walking up some stairs which no longer exist; first the top half of her body is seen, and then her legs and feet. Also to be seen are "three toga-clad ghosts who march through a wall."In the bedrooms, a bed was felt moving - it faced the corner where a priest hole is to be found; when the furniture in the room was reorganised, the disturbances stopped. Additionally, boxes and other items are found in disarray in the attic, and next door, hand dryers in a disused bathroom often activate by themselves. Taps have also been found turned on, and a former owner's dog reacted in a terrified fashion when taken to the attic. A recent report says that a customer's father was disturbed by someone tapping him in the early hours of the morning, followed by a little boy who ran up and down the corridor, laughing. |
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| The White Hart Hotel |
| Fore Street, Okehampton, EX20 1HD |
| An old lady in a long black gown or cloak has been seen downstairs, near the staircase or in the main bar area. She has been blamed for items going missing or being flung around. A young boy in a Victorian sailor's costume is the other phantom, running around on the upper landings crying for his mother. |
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Dorset
| The Antelope |
| 8 High Street, Poole, BH15 1BP |
| Horses hooves and the wheels of a stagecoach have been heard in the courtyard and sometimes, the shout of the coachman and his whip being used have also been noted too. |
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| Bridport Arms Hotel |
| West Bay, DT6 4EN |
| Beer taps turning on and off, glasses being knocked over and footsteps are heard in this pub. |
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| The Bull Hotel |
| 34 East Street, Bridport, DT6 3LF |
| Disembodied voices are heard in this pub, especially the toilets; it is reputed that the hotel was built on the site of a medieval graveyard. A gentleman named Wadham Strangeways is said to be one of the phantoms in the hotel; he was accidentally killed when the Duke of Monmouth landed at Lyme Regis in 1685 with 82 men to claim the throne from his uncle, King James II. The Duke's makeshift army tried to raise an army and to seek news of the royal army. Strangeways took refuge in the hotel and in the resultant skirmish, a stray shot struck him, dying soon afterwards. Another man, said to have been killed at the same time, is also seen in the same room, which is apparently sealed up. A middle aged lady has also been seen in the reception, chatting to a companion who is invisible to onlookers, and the voice of a child heard in the lounge. |
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| Duke of Albany |
| 51 Park Street, Weymouth, DT4 7DE |
| Glasses have been known to rise from the bar and then be set down again gently, or fall from shelves so gently that they do not break; indeed boxes of games, securely stored, have also fallen. Cold spots are also reported, and gas taps for the pumps have been found turned off. |
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| The Grosvenor Arms |
| The Commons, Shaftesbury, SP7 8JA |
| The cellar, which are thought to have belonged to the Abbey, is the haunt of a monk who is seen to go about his mundane business before vanishing. |
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| The Ilchester Arms Hotel |
| 9 Market Street, Abbotsbury, DT3 4JR |
| A spectral gatekeeper has been seen standing near the fireplace, jangling coins; he is nicknamed "Charles". A ghostly child (or maybe two?) haunts the upper floors, tripping up guests. The upper half of a Victorian lady has been seen in the ladies toilets, and a hairy dog walks through the bar and conservatory and peers through the windows. A man dress in a black cape and hood has also been observed in the kitchen, where a spectral monk, who likes to tug at clothing, is said to "reside". The most commonly reported phantom seems to date from the English Civil War; he is said to be a Cavalier with "a wide brimmed hat" and was hanged in the two by Cromwell's forces. |
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| Langtry Manor Hotel |
| 26 Derby Road, East Cliff, Bournemouth, BH1 3QB |
| It is said that Lillie Langtry has been seen in the hotel; it is reputed that the house was built for her by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, with whom she had an affair. However, there is some controversy regarding this claim! |
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| The New Inn |
| 14 Long Street, Cerne Abbas, DT2 7JF |
| A ghost in 19th century garb has been seen in the pub; he sits near the fireplace and then looks up as if summoned, walking to a door into a corridor where, in the past, a court used to sit to adminster justice in the town. In the rear garden, a pair of young children who run around playfully have been reported. |
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| The Smugglers Inn |
| Osmington Mills, Weymouth, DT3 6HF |
| Pierre Latour, aka 'French Peter' was heard plotting his latest smuggling antics with the landlord by a revenue man who had hidden in the chimney. Both Pierre and the landlord came to "an untimely end". It is said that Pierre and the Revenue man, both wearing 18th century seafaring clothes are amongst several phantoms to be found here. |
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| Stone's Throw Guest House |
| 15 Gloucester Street, Weymouth, DT4 7AP |
| When this was known as the Melcombe Villa, a shadowy figure would walk along the ground floor corridor by the kitchen between 9.30 and 10pm. |
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| The Swan Inn |
| Market Place, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AR |
| The ghost in this inn is that of a landlord who ran the establishment in the 1990s. Reportedly a jovial character, he has been seen in the area of the stairs that lead up to the private areas of the public house. |
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| Wessex Royale Hotel |
| 32 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UP |
| The phantom of a lady in Victorian garb has been seen by people passing the hotel. She stands in a ground floor window as if waiting for someone. Another phantom here is an angry-looking man seen standing by the fireplace in the lounge. On one occasion, he spoke, claiming that he was murdered in the building. This sighting was also accompanied by the smell of beer. A lady who stopped at the hotel reported seeing a flash of light in her room; soon after, her book fell from the table onto the floor. Then she went to answer a loud knock on the door, but there was no-one there. When she return to her bed, all the covers on her side had been pulled back revealing the mattress. Then she saw "a large, swaying, black shape" at the end of her bed. |
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Durham
| The Ancient Unicorn |
| The Street, Bowes, Barnard Castle, DL12 9HL |
| The ghost of "Emma" (real name Martha Railton) has been encountered here. In 1713 she fell in love with a local teenager, Roger Wrightson, but their respective parents were bitter rivals, running separate inns. The lovers had to meet in secret but after one meeting on the moorland Roger contracted a serious fever and a few days later his parents agreed that he should see Martha, but her parents disagreed. Roger died of his ailment and Martha died heartbroken immediately afterwards. The parents agreed that they should be buried together. Some reports say that her loved one has also appeared at the inn. On a recent occasion, a guest to the inn wasn't too impressed about the noise of a late night party but when he entered the room, the sound stopped - and he noticed a girl in a green party dress in the middle of the room, who vanished moments later. Roman soldiers are also said to have been seen here, after they were killed by the locals who had "taken a dislike to them." They are said to appear on the anniversary of the deaths - but reports fail to specify when this is. A dark haired man has been seen next to the fireplace (perhaps Roger Wrightson?), and a man in a bowler hat has been observed in various parts of the pub, as has a lady in a grey Victorian dress. Meanwhile, in the cellar, a boy of about 12 years old has been encountered; he was thrown here as punishment and never allowed to leave. A strange shimmering cloud of darkness was also seen in the mirror in the dining room. People also report the sensation of being touched and pushed, and of hearing strange noises in the night. |
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| Blackwell Grange Hotel |
| Blackwell Grange, Darlington, DL3 8QH |
| There are numerous ghosts claimed for this building, now a hotel. These include two ex-owners of the estate, Dorothy Allan and her sister Ann. Also seen apparently is a coachman who was dismissed for getting a maid pregnant and who hung himself. His spirit is sometimes seen in the ground, wailing piteously. The most malevolent phantom is The Tartan Lady, the living embodiment of a long since destroyed painting. Prince William, the Duke of Cumberland stayed at the Grange loaded with treasures ransacked at Culloden and he left a painting of a lady in tartan. In April 1821, owner George Allan's cousin stopped overnight and the ghost of the lady in the painting appeared to him that night, materialising through his room door. He shot at the figure and later found the painting had bullet holes in it. Although the picture was burnt, the ghost is still seen to this day, it is said. |
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| The City Hotel |
| New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AQ |
| Whistling, a man clearing his throat, rumbling noises and the sensation of being pushed have all been experienced here. |
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| The County |
| 13 The Green, Aycliffe Village, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6LX |
| Although not as supernaturally active as it once was, in the past voices have been heard in the building after it has been locked up; the source of the voices could not be found. The bar piano had sometimes been heard being played too. |
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| Hall Garth Hotel |
| Coatham Mundeville, Darlington, DL1 3LU |
| In room 2, taps have been known to turn themselves on at the same time during the night; there have been other spectral phenomena encountered but details are scant. |
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| Hardwicke Hall Manor Hotel |
| Hesleden, Hartlepool, TS27 4PA |
| During the Civil War, the family living here were warned of the approach of Parliamentarian forces and fled with their valuables, leaving an elderly housekeeper to managed the hall. The family though the Roundheads were would not harm an old person but in their fury at finding nothing, Cromwell's forces tortured her before killing her. Her spirit is said to haunt the area between the Hall and Monk Hesleden Church. A ghost within the hall is a "Grey Lady" who was seen by workmen floating down the staircase. The phantom left footmarks in the varnish applied by workmen. It is not clear if she has been seen since. |
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| Lumley Castle Hotel |
| Chester-Le-Street, DH3 4NX |
| The ghost of Lily of Lumley has been reported here; she and her husband Sir Ralph Lumley lived here and were Lollards. While he was away, two Catholic priests visited her to convince her to convert. When she told them she had no intention of doing so, she was murdered and threw her body in a well in the cellar. The priests found a local lady, who died soon afterwhile and sent her to a convent, trying to convince Sir Ralph that his wife had left to become a nun. Some versions of the aftermath say that Sir Ralph did not believe this and had the priests executed - ghostly monks have also been seen in the castle grounds. A young girl aged 5 or 6 in 19th century garb, noises, objects moving, lights and a voice whispering in someone's ear have all been experienced, too. Additionally, a headless horseman is said to ride from the Castle to Finchale Priory, usually on stormy nights. Sounds of clashing swords, men dying and horses charging have been heard in the castle grounds and nearby woodlands. |
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| The Marine Hotel |
| The Front, Hartlepool, TS25 1BS |
| A spectral lady in old fashioned clothes has been seen in an upstairs corridor and in the cellar, lines were disconnected and then reattached to clean them - and a short time later were found to be disconnected again. |
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| Oak Tree Inn |
| Front Street, Tantobie, Stanley, DH9 9RF |
| A man in 18th century garb and a tricorn hat has been seen seated near to the fire; footsteps and the volume of the bar's radio being adjusted have been blamed on him. A jammed toilet door than unseals itself soon afterwards is also attributed to him. A spectral black cat has also been seen and heard too. |
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| Redworth Hall Hotel |
| Redworth, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6NL |
| A hazy figure of a young girl who fades away has been sighted; she is blamed for the tugging of visitor's clothing. The spirit of one of the owners of the house, Lord Surtees, is observed as have the screams of his son, who was mentally handicapped. Surtees was ashamed of him and chained him up in the hall (or to the fireplace - stories vary!). The phantom of a scullery maid is also reported too; she had an affair with Surtees and became pregnant. When his wife found out, the maid was soon found dead. It is said that she may have jumped off the tower to her death, and this may be why her phantom is to be seen on the upper storeys. Room 9 is also the haunt of a dark figure seen in the early hours of the morning, and which unnerves guests so much that some have rapidly departed. In rooms 7 and 14, electrical equipment has turned on and off by itself and people report the sensation of someone jumping on the bed. |
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| Walworth Castle Hotel |
| Walworth, Darlington, DL2 2LY |
| The ghost of a maidservant has been reported, sometimes by guests who awaken to see her standing by the bed, and her footsteps ascend a staircase that no longer exists. The legend is that she became pregnant by one of the Lords of the castle and he bricked her alive when he found out, fearing a ruinous scandal. Additionally, objects, including a cabinet have moved of their own accord and people report thir hairs being tugged in the Jennison Suite. The sounds of moaning have been heard in the dungeon and visitors mention the sensation of being pushed. Meanwhile, outside Room 17, footsteps, icy "blasts" and tugging of pigtails (!) have occurred. In the "Morning Room" turret, a temperature drop heralding a swirling white mist was experienced by one group of people. |
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East Riding of Yorkshire
| The King's Head |
| 37-28 Saturday Market, Beverley, HU17 9AH |
| A spectral man, believed to be a soldier who committed suicide in the stables of the pub that once stood on the site of the current building, has been seen near the fireplace in the restaurant. |
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East Sussex
| Bow Street Runner |
| 62 Brunswick Street West, Brighton & Hove, BN3 1EL |
| This pub is reputed by some to have been a police station and the "pale face" that is seen in the pub is believed to be a drunken woman who was placed in a cell but died during the night; some say that her full figure, all in white, is also seen. She is also blamed for glasses that fall off the shelves. Other phenomena include a glass that shattered by itself, a hairdryer turning off by itself and a member of staff feeling something cold brushing against her calves. Activity it said to escalate when there is a change of ownership. |
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| The Grand Brighton |
| 97-99 Kings Rd, Brighton & Hove, BN1 2FW |
| On the 7th floor, a "shadowy apparition" has been seen but details are sketchy. |
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| The Lamb Inn |
| 36 High Street, Eastbourne, BN21 1HH |
| In the bar, a tall man with blonde, curly hair has been seen, as has an old man in a chair in the back bar, while in the laundry area a crying girl has been seen and heard. A tunnel that runs from the cellar to the nearby church is said to be haunted by a white lady. |
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| Mermaid Inn |
| Mermaid Street, Rye, TN31 7EY |
| Two spectral sword fighters have been seen in room 16; after fighting fiercely, one of the men is run through and the victor drags his opponent to the corner of the room, disappering through a wall where there is a fire escape and passage that leads down to the bar; after this, the scene vanishes. "Light anomalies" have been reported in this room, too. Other ghosts include a "chubby man" who sits on the edge of people's beds; a young woman who was murdered in the 18th century by the Hawkers (or Hawkhurst) Smugglers Gang when they felt she knew too much about their operations; and a female form seated in a chair near the fireplace in room 1 (clothes left on this chair are found to have become damp overnight). However, some versions of this tale say that this happened in room 17 and that a guest woke in the night to see the chair rocking by itself - it is said that the chair has since been removed. Additionally, in room 10, a man was seen to walk through the bathroom wall and across the room before vanishing when he met the wall behind the bed; the couple who witnessed this spent the night asleep downstairs on the couch and refused to return to the room. Room 18 is the haunt of an old man, while in room 5, a dark haired young woman has been seen. In room 19, a man in old fashioned clothes has been claimed (perhaps the "Chubby Man" above?); a guest who stayed in the room saw the figure sitting at the end of her bed, and in a state of terror, she retired to a nearby room with "the matress pulled around her head"! A barman also experienced the unnerving sight (possibly in room 16?) of all the bottles falling off the shelf - he left very soon afterwards! |
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| Ye Olde Smugglers Inne |
| Waterloo Square, Alfriston, BN26 5UE |
| A spectral male figure may be Stanton Collins, a local butcher who supplemented his income by running a gang of smugglers about a hundred years ago. A lady in more modern clothes has been observed walking in the bar area and at the bottom of the stairs. A large shelf of historic relics is prone to manipulation, where items fall off onto the floor. |
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| The Royal Albion Hotel |
| 35 Old Steine, Brighton & Hove, BN1 1NT |
| Doors open and close of their own accord and the lift operates without human intervention; the ghost of a man in a bowler hat, said to be Sir Harry Preston, who refurbished the hotel in 1910, has also been encountered, usually near the function rooms named after him on Sunday evenings. |
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| Royal Victoria Hotel |
| Marina, St Leonards-On-Sea, Hastings, TN38 0BD |
| The shadowy figure of a man has been seen in one of the rooms; he is believed to be the husband of a wife who had an affair; the adulterer was killed soon after and his ghost is said to haunt the Horse and Groom pub nearby. |
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| The Southern Belle |
| 3 Waterloo Street, Brighton & Hove, BN3 1AQ |
| In one room, a phantom woman and dog has been seen and in another bedroom, a guest awoke to find a spectral lady sat on the edge of his bed. A cleaner has also seen a small girl near the back stairs. These were reported in the old Iron Duke Hotel; it is not known if these phenomena persist. |
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Essex
| The Bell Inn |
| High Road, Horndon on the Hill, SS17 8LD |
| A spectral lady has been seen standing at the end of a bed in the Anne Boleyn Suite; temperature drops, murmuring and a moving wind chime have also been experienced while outside on the footpath, a dark figure has been seen while people feel as if they are being choked and experience back pains. |
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| The Bell Inn |
| High Street, Thorpe le Soken, CO16 0DY |
| A female ghost seen in a guest room is said to be Kitty Canham, the Beautiful Bigamist, who lived in the adjacent cottage. She married the local vicar Alexander Gough and then vanished (because of his "domineering" ways according to some); while away, she married another husband, John Primrose, Lord Delmeny. There are conflicting reports about her death; in one version, it is related that she and her first husband made their peace as she lay dying of consumption; some versions state that she confessed to her second husband that she was still married to Gough; others state that she returned to the village with her second husband before passing away; while yet more tales tell how she just wanted to buried in her home village and died elsewhere. Her ghost has been blamed on a moving wardrobe and sheets have been messed with suggesting someone has slept in the bed. It is also said that "paranormal activity" has been felt in the neighbouring cottage, presumably the one in which Kitty lived for a while...? |
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| Brook Red Lion Hotel |
| High Street, Colchester, CO1 1DJ |
| Alice Miller, murdered here in 1633 (or 1638!) soon after she found out that she was pregnant by an influential figure, walks between rooms 5 and 6 through a connecting door which was later bricked up; she is also said to appear as a blur and come up to people and touch them or even talk to them. A guest woke in early in the morning and saw a rocking chair start to move and a lady materialised; when she asked if the guest was all right; he feebly replied "yes!". She nodded and slowly vanished, leaving the chair still rocking. An assistant manager also mentioned waking up at some point to see the chair rocking and a white shape appear. Some identify this spectrally infested room as No.10. There is also a woman in Edwardian costume and a Cavalier who walked through a closed door and then through a window; groups report strange events in the cellar too. There is also said to be an unspecified ghost - perhaps Alice? - in the kitchen. The sound of panicking children have also been heard, a spectral remnant of a fire in the 1970s where people died in the inferno; a small boy has also been reputed to be seen in the parliament room, too. Its mainly children who see him, too but whether he is connected to this fire is not known. Doors opening and closing, items moving, lights swinging, cold spots and other phenomena have been experienced too, including one interesting occurrence in the bar area which is below where Alice used to live; the cushions were found to be stacked up by a nightwatchman - they had been in situ moments before on his previous round. One further phantom is said to be that of a hooded monk, seen in the area near the reception and in the corridors, usually in the early hours of the morning. According to the story, he died trying to rescue children from a fire at the inn "several hundred years ago." |
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| The Cross Keys |
| 32 High Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1AX |
| Every Christmas Eve (between 11pm and midnight according to some versions of the tale) a spectral man is said to run down a dead-end passage where he vanishes; one report says that he is "a Cromwellian soldier". His footsteps are said to make the ceiling shake. In addition, crockery and glasses are moved around, garlic smelt and a black shadow, flashing lights, a cavalier and a monk have been observed. The most haunted room is said to be No.6 |
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| The Green Man |
| Mulberry Green, Harlow, CM17 0ET |
| A spectral woman is said to be seen searching the passageways of this pub, seeking her baby daughter who died in a fire. |
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| The Royal Hotel |
| High Street, Purfleet, RM19 1QA |
| A young couple haunts room 31; after an argument about his gambling, the man killed his girlfriend and they have both returned as spectres. At the balcony area of the upper restaurant and in the kitchen, shadowy figures have been seen, and items have been moved and thrown around too. |
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| White Hart Hotel |
| Market End, Coggeshall, CO6 1NH |
| A figure, mostly seen in the Guest's Lounge, but also other older areas of the building, has been seen here. Stories abound that two spectral children, who died in a fire have also been observed. Sounds, temperature drops and televisions turning off and objects moving have been reported here too - especially in room 5. There are other stories too, some of which say that rooms 2 and 19 are haunted as well. |
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| The Yew Tree |
| 36 The Street, Manuden, CM23 1DJ |
| Two ghosts are said to haunt this building but there are few details, except that strange noises and voices have been heard upstairs. |
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Gloucestershire
| The Bell Inn |
| High Street, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0AF |
| The invisible ghost is very friendly - he or she likes to hug people! |
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| The Bowl Inn |
| Church Road, Almondsbury, BS32 4DT |
| The sound of a crying child and reciting nursery rhymes have been heard here, and cold spots felt. A lady in old-fashioned clothes has been seen walking into the kitchen, but when a member of staff checked, she was nowhere to be seen. There is also said to be another female phantom but there are no details given. |
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| Court House Manor B&B |
| Painswick, GL6 6QE |
| King Charles I was stationed here during the siege of Gloucester in the English Civil War. His army of 30,000 troops failed to seize the town, and when he heard that 15,000 Roundhead soldiers were on the way to protect Gloucester, Charles withdrew his men. The King and some of his Royalist men have been seen here both in the house, but also in the gardens and surrounding area. |
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| Ellenborough Park |
| Southam Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3NJ |
| When this building was a girl's school, a matron who was sacked for her tyrannical way, hanged herself in her bedroom, now the hotel bar. She has been seen in different areas of the building (including "hovering" over the beds of guests as they try to sleep), and cold spots felt. These accounts refer to the time when the building was the De La Bere Hotel; it is not known if these phenomena still occur. |
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| The Fountain Inn |
| Fountain Way Parkend, Parkend, GL15 4JD |
| A lady outside room 1 reported footsteps outside her room, then the sound of someone tripping and falling; footsteps were also heard outside room 7 but no human agent was there upon investigation. A woman with short dark hair was seen in the mirror of the disabled toilet, standing behind the witness (she may also be the same spectre seen reflected in the pub window). A figure has also been seen standing by a bedroom door and in the kitchen, where it watched proceedings before vanishing rapidly. Also in the kitchen, a serving spoon was seen to swing by itself although nothing else on the rack was moving and a notice by the dishwasher was flung from the wall. Other phenomena include; a small boy in a blue top seen passing the bottom of the cellar steps; the smell of extinguished candles and flowers behind the bar; the smell of burnt toast and tobacco outside room 8; a man (seen from outside) in the bay window area - the pub was locked at the time; a man standing by the front door who subsequently vanished; and a male figure walking towards the fireplace. There are many other stories, including poltergeist-like activity. Events were so plentiful that the pub started keep a diary of reported phenomena! |
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| The Frogmill Hotel |
| Shipton Oliffe, Andoversford, GL54 4HT |
| An "ill defined misty shape" has been seen in the bar, which gradually forms and then disperses just as suddenly. |
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| The George Inn |
| High Street, St Briavels, Lydney, GL15 6TA |
| The place is said to be "full of ghosts", including a Cavalier and a spectral monk, who is said to like moving things and making noise on the upper floors. One of these - or another (?) ghost - has been nicknamed "George" and misbehaves when there are people present that he does not like. One landlord got so upset by the noise made by the phantom(s) that he told it to shut up - and the ghost obliged! |
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| The Kings Arms Hotel |
| Market Square, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AF |
| An old lady in black silk and white lace from the Victorian era has been seen here. She is said to be very lifelike. She turns electrical equipment, including lights, on and off, and opens and closes doors, often without seemingly contacting them. She is also said to sit in the lounge watching TV but pays no attention to the living around her! Other phenomena include "wailing cries", to be heard late at night. |
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| Kings Head Hotel |
| 24 Market Place, Cirencester, GL7 2NW |
| A ghostly monk has been seen in this hotel, once the site of an old monastery; on one occasion he was seen siting on a barstool and then vanished, knocking over the stool as he did so. He has also been seen in the cellar and undercroft. A staff member was so scared at seeing the phantom that she resigned from her job. Another ghost is said to be Lord Lovelace, who was attacked and died here after locals heard him voicing his support for King James in the hotel (James' Catholic sympathies in a Protestant country had caused much dissent). The spectral Cavalier observed here is thought to be Bulstrode Whitelock who was shot and later died in a room in the hotel, which is named after him. One employee looked up from working in the room to see the ghost pointing a gun at his head! Another spectre, reported to have been the phantom of a man who was tortured by the Romans is thought to be responsible for wailing noises. Footsteps, objects being flung around and a fireball that vanished when it hit a mirror have also been experienced here too. |
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| Littledean House Hotel |
| Littledean, Cinderford, GL14 3JT |
| Although the owners claim that nothing has been experienced recently, "Fred" haunts the landings on the upper floors. |
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| The Manor House Hotel |
| High Street, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0LJ |
| Dame Creswyke is said to haunt this building and moves objects around; a legend says that she was murdered here. |
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| The Miners Sling |
| Chepstow Road, Coleford, GL16 8LH |
| The friendly ghost here was said to be particularly active, including moving and other items chairs around. Initially nicknamed "Old Nell," she was re-christened after she was identified as Elizabeth, a former landlady from the 1880s. However, the addition of an extension to the pub has caused a decrease in paranormal activity. |
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| The New Inn |
| 16 Northgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1SF |
| Walking along the corridors is sometimes to be seen a phantom lady, who walks through closed doors of guest's bedrooms. Doors also seemingly open and close by themselves, too. There are stories of people being pushed in the cellar and in other parts of the building, the sound of children; most famously, a pint of beer was flung from a table on to the floor (menus have also been seen dragged along the table) - it is also at this location that a spectral woman has been seen. She is thought to be the nanny of two children who died in a fire here. In "The Oak Suite" a man in a dark costume has been observed and a guest felt someone get into bed with him. Additionally, light effects and the drapes on the four poster bed moving by themselves have been noted. Another "dark man" in a cloak is to be encoutered in the loft area. He is described as menacing. Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen of England from the balcony here and it is said that her spectre sometimes appears here. |
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| The Old Stocks Inn |
| The Square, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AF |
| The sound of someone playing a phantom piano is to be heard in the restaurant area but no such piano is in existence. |
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| The Porch House |
| Digbeth Street, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1BN |
| Two Victorian children have been seen here and are blamed for knockings and rappings in the early hours of the morning. A man in high boots and a bandolier has also observed, too. |
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| The Tudor House Hotel |
| High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5BH |
| A phantom maidservant is said to walk the upper floors of this hotel; she may be the one reported walking across a bedroom, dressed in a long white gown. Also observed is a ghostly dog (some say it is a Black Labrador, others describe it as "small") who has been seen sitting quietly in the corner of a room or on the staircase. |
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Greater Manchester
| Kimpton Clocktower |
| Oxford Street, Manchester, M60 7HA |
| A lady phantom is reputed to a "grieving war widow" who threw herself down a staircase; while in room 261, guests have reported the sound of children playing during the night. |
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| The Mount |
| Orrell Road, Wigan, WN5 8HQ |
| A smiling young girl has been seen on the balcony here; on the staircase there is said to be the spirit of a sad man who hanged himself; and sobbing, attributed to a pregnant woman who was beaten and left to die, has been heard too. A small bearded man and the cracking of bones have been heard in the cellar - which was once used to store bodies. A phantom nun and a young woman have also been seen in this area. Meanwhile, in room 6, a 30-35 year old man woke up a guest during the night...and then vanished! |
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Hampshire
| The Angel & Blue Pig |
| High Street, Lymington, SO41 9AP |
| There are allegedly four ghosts here; the first is an 19th century coachman, who is apparently seen peering in the bar from the yard, but is never seen inside the inn. The second ghost is a rarely seen sailor, usually seen late at night. The third is a little girl with fair hair, seen on the second floor, while the last ghost takes the form of piano music, which is heard downstairs. |
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| Bear Hotel |
| East Street, Havant, PO9 1BE |
| There are said to be three ghosts in this hotel, one of which is a housekeeper who died in room 22. She is heard walking down the corridor or sitting on the edge of a bed. |
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| The Crown |
| The Square, Bishops Waltham, SO32 1AF |
| A lady dressed in pink on the staircase leading to the landlord's accommodation, and a stable boy, who is thought to have been killed when he was kicked by a horse, are two of the alledged phantoms here. |
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| Mercure Southampton Centre Dolphin Hotel |
| 34-35 High Street, Southampton, SO14 2HN |
| The medieval vaults are haunted by two ghosts, a young boy who accompanies an older man, named Tom, who may have been a cellar man. The ghost of "Molly" has been seen on the ground floor; she was a chamber maid and killed herself after her affections were rejected. In one sighting, only her top half was seen, due to the floor level having changed over the years. Some accounts of her tale says that she appears at 2am, leaving a trail of coldness in her wake. In the "Assembly Rooms" on the 1st floor, is a rotund gentleman named Beau, in Georgian garb, who looks out of the bay windows, and in a nearby corridor is a "Grey Lady" in victorian clothing. |
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| The Montagu Arms |
| Palace Lane, Beaulieu, SO42 7ZL |
| The most famous ghost here is said to be Isabella, Countess of Beaulieu, who died in 1786. Visitors have detected the scent of incense, and there have also been unexplained lights and other phenomena; furthermore, it is said to be haunted by the spectre of monks. |
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| Original White Hart |
| Market Place, Ringwood, BH24 1AW |
| A lady in a grey dress, identified as a chambermaid, is reported to be seen here usually at the back of the hotel, near the kitchens and in the function room. The ghost is obsessed with keeping things tidy and might be reponsible for a wayward door that keeps closing by itself. |
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| Red Lion Hotel |
| Red Lion Lane, Basingstoke, RG21 7LX |
| A ghost is said to walk the third floor, but further details are lacking. |
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| The Shoe Inn |
| Salisbury Road, Plaitford, SO51 6EE |
| The ghost of a highwayman is said to haunt this hotel; he was caught and hanged here according to legend. |
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| The White Hart |
| Bridge Street, Andover, SP10 1BH |
| A "Green Lady" has been seen in room 20 and the adjoining corridor, but no further details are known. In the bar and other rooms, "vague shapes" have also been reported; one man described them as being like a semi-transparent man and woman. In an upstairs corridor, footsteps have been heard and one frightened maid locked herself in a room to avoid them. |
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| The White Horse Hotel |
| Market Place, Romsey, SO51 8ZJ |
| A "White Lady" has been seen to peer down on people from the Mummers Gallery. |
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Herefordshire
| The Falcon Hotel |
| 4 Broad Street, Bromyard, HR7 4BT |
| A spectral man in clothing variously described as being from the 1940s, 50s or 60s walks the second floor asking "Where is Anne?" or "Where is Annie?". |
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| The Greenman |
| Fownhope, HR1 4PE |
| A man in shackles has been seen here; the pub used to be a "petty session court" in the 18th century. The ghost has a habit of locking people in their rooms, or out of the pub altogether. Room 3 has a mirror that moves by itself and is has a cold atmosphere. |
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| The Kings Head Hotel |
| 8 High Street, Ross on Wye, HR9 5HL |
| A "man in black" has been seen around this pub. Outside on the high street are three phantoms who appear, "stomp" a short distance down the street and then vanish from sight. |
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| Rhydspence Inn |
| Whitney-on-Wye, Hereford HR3 6EU |
| The inn is haunted by a ghostly lady, said to be a former landlady. |
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Hertfordshire
| Banyers House |
| 16 Melbourn Street, Royston, SG8 7BZ |
| Knocking on the front door, the sound of a baby crying, poltergeist-like acitivity, conversations between invisible patrons and a ghostly Cavalier, named "Henry" who takes his cape off and bows to people have been reported here; Henry is said to be seen mainly in room 4, and this room was not refurbished when the rest of the hotel was being renovated. Other figures has been seen in the bar area; a man of about 45, all in white and a lady in "a poke bonnet, shoulder cape and long dress." Reports of more phantoms include a solider in a flat cap who walks through the wall and moves things around, and a monk in the cellar. |
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| Dog and Whistle Pub |
| 112 Fore Street, Hertford, SG14 1AB |
| Once known as the Ram, strange shapes have been seen flitting around the bar area and doors open and close by themselves. Room 1 is said to have a very bad atmosphere, with people tasting blood in their mouths. It is not known if these phenomena persist. |
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| Down Hall Hotel |
| Hatfield Heath, Bishops Stortford, CM22 7AS |
| The appearance of a spectral lady is heralded by the smell of lavender, and is given the nickname The Lavender Lady. A builder who died in an accident during building work has been seen in one of the bedrooms tying his shoelaces. |
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| The Feathers |
| 49 Cambridge Road, Wadesmill, SG12 0TN |
| In the distant past, a coach turned into the inn to change horses when it accidentally ran over a young girl, killing her. She was said to playing a violin in the courtyard just before she died and the sound of the instrument is said to be heard to this day. |
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| The George Hotel |
| 1 North Street, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2LD |
| When the pub was a coaching inn, a woman in room 27 surprised a burglar and was stabbed; it is said her spirit still haunts the room, either physically or as a grey mist, during which the temperature drops; witnesses are said to have seen a lady "cowering over in pain." A Grey Lady has also been seen in the old reception area. Water taps and lights turn on and off in the cellar (though this might refer to the branch of Prezzo next door). |
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| Hertford House |
| 1 Fore Street, Hertford, SG14 1DA |
| When it was the headquarters of the Hertfordshire Mercury, lights have been interfered with, door handles moved, a door heard to slam and a police dog was reduced to a cowardly wreck when it visited the cellar. A man has also been seen to walk through a wall. In its current guise as a hotel, room 301 is said to be the old Mercury office where keys were seen swinging by a police officer and guests are said to have asked to be moved due to a feeling of unease. As before, doors have been heard to slam and in cellar, a "brush stroke of white light" shot by a waitress and a chef felt something tugging at his trouser leg - his co-worker could see the fabric being pulled by something invisible. Needless to say, the chef never went back to the basement again! |
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| The King's Lodge Hotel |
| Bridge Road, Kings Langley, WD4 8RF |
| A woman with piercing blue eyes and wearing a long gown and mop cap has been seen in the ladies toilets, while in the restaurant, an old man with grey hair has been seen; his clothing is said to have been old fashioned. Footsteps have also been heard at night, and the bathroom light is reported to have turned itself on and off. Tapping on a fire extinguisher has also been detected and a lightbulb fell out of its socket. It is not known if these phenomena still occur. |
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| Mercure Letchworth Hall Hotel |
| Letchworth Lane, Letchworth, SG6 3NP |
| On the landing and in the ballroom has been seen the spectre of Reverend William Alington, who was suspended from his duties for drinking and inappropriate behaviour with some of his parishioners. |
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| Roebuck Inn |
| London Road, Stevenage, SG2 8DS |
| Footsteps have been heard on the staircase leading up from the ground floor bar; some say this is Dick Turpin who visited here, according to legend. |
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| Sun Hotel |
| Sun St, Hitchin, SG5 1AF |
| Voices have been heard outside guest's windows, items (such as the dumb waiter) seemingly move by themselves and people have reported having their shins knocked and hearing clacking wood near the car park where there used to be a bowling alley. A body has been felt lying across the faces of sleeping guests in room 10, nearly suffocating them. In this same room, a guest woke to find a figure in black with claw like hands standing over his bed. The ghost of Lord Havisham has been reported here, carrying a fish under his arm (!) - he committed suicide here after he faced crippling gambling debts. A phantom monk has also been seen, and a former barmaid reported seeing a figure "helping himself to a drink." |
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| White Hart Hotel |
| 23-25 Holywell Hill, Saint Albans, AL1 1EZ |
| A lady who, it is claimed, was decapicated when her carriage went under the low hotel archway has been reported here - without her head. A ghostly young girl has been reported on the stairs, and she kicks out at people trying to ascend and whispers to ladies who use the toilets. Her predatory father also supposedly haunts the hotel too. The ghost of a prostitute is said to haunt the attic area and people have stated that invisible fingers closed around their neck one night. There are other mentions of a male ghost, "shadowy figures", heavy barrels moved in the cellar overnight, lights going on and off cold breezes and poltergeist-like activity, such as writing on a bedroom mirror and towels being stacked and strwen about in room 8 (where a male phantom was seen sitting on the edge of the bed). There is also said to a coach drawn by headless horses that is seen outside the hotel, moving along Holywell Hill. There are a multitude of other stories, too! |
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Isle of Wight
| Albion Hotel |
| Freshwater Bay, PO40 9RA |
| A woman's voice and footsteps have been heard on the beach below, and then crying. It is said that she is the ghost of a woman who threw herself and her baby into Freshwater Bay. |
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| The Union Inn |
| Watchouse Lane, Cowes, PO31 7QH |
| Footsteps have been heard ascending wooden steps but when they reach a blank wall, the sounds continue upwards even though stairs no longer exist past this point. This is said to occur at 9.30pm, with a descent occurring at 3.30am. The footsteps are said to sound like they are on bare wooden boards - but the stairs are carpetted. The footsteps are blamed, according to legend, on the wife of a fisherman who accidentally let a guide light on top of the inn go out, which resulted in his death and those of several of his companions at sea. In remorse, she is said to ensure in death that the light is lit (even though it no longer exists). |
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| The Wight Mouse Inn |
| Church Place, Chale, PO38 2HA |
| Although seemingly quiet now, in the past the ghost of a bearded sailor has been seen on the top landing. Things would go missing - such as a child's lunch box and items like furniture and ornaments would be found moved to a new location. |
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Kent
| Best Western Clifton Hotel |
| The Leas, Clifton Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2EB |
| On the fourth floor, the spectre of a woman in a white gown has been seen, apparently a suicide victim after a love affair broke up. On the 3rd floor, sounds like the moving of heavy furniture has been heard and when one porter went to investigate an invisible hand seized his. |
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| The Bowl Inn |
| Stalisfield Road, Charing, TN27 0HG |
| The sound of crying children have been heard in the fireplace and a guest wrote of a spectre in the guestbook - his room was above the fireplace. |
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| Castle House Hotel |
| 28 Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PT |
| A 16th century guardsman has been seen standing at the bottom of guest's beds, looking out of the window. |
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| Cathedral Gate |
| 36 Burgate, Canterbury, CT1 2HA |
| Slamming doors have been heard late at night and ghostly singing or chanting heard too. |
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| The Chequers Inn |
| The Street, Smarden, TN27 8QA |
| The Ghost of a Napoleonic soldier is said to haunt room 6 in the inn. The soldier had returned from the war with loot and caught the eye of a young barmaid after he had stopped at the inn on his way home. The girl waited till the soldier was asleep before stealing his loot. However, he awoke prematurely and stabbed her to death. The room seems to be active when empty, indulging in poltergeist-like behaviour, moving items around, leaving the beds in a "slept in" state and causing audible footsteps. |
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| Chilston Park Hotel |
| Sandway, Lenham, ME17 2BE |
| A man in 18th century footman's uniform has been seen here; on one occasion he was seen in a mirror but when the witness turned to look the figure had vanished. |
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| Eastwell Manor |
| Eastwell Park, Boughton Lees, Ashford, TN25 4HT |
| A lady in white has been seen at the top of the stairs; she has long black hair and her face is impossible to discern, being hidden in the shadows. She is said to also walk the corridors, staring at the floor and disappearing after a few paces. Additionally, a clunking noise has been heard that passed around the house and someone reported feeling electrified by something that came up from under the floor. Thumping noises, a radio turning on and off by itself, and footsteps emanating from empty rooms have been experienced - as has a woman in a white gown who was seen in a mirror in the bar area (perhaps the same phantom mentioned above?) A spectral coach and horses was also seen in the grounds but the details are open to debate; some say that this happened only once, while some say that he was seen often and was merely a horseman who rode towards the house being veering off and disappearing into a nearby lake. |
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| The Ferry House Inn |
| Harty Ferry Road, Eastchurch, ME12 4BQ |
| There are stories of banging in the cellar, a figure sat at a table and a flash of light but many of the stories are vague and unsubstantiated. |
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| The Five Bells Inn |
| The Street, East Brabourne, Brabourne, TN25 5LP |
| The fireplace and an upstairs room has spectral activity but details are lacking. |
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| The Golden Lion |
| 147-149 High street, Rochester, ME1 1EL |
| In its previous incarnation as "The Castle Tea Rooms", a spectral man in black would visit the premises but when approached, he would vanish. He has been identified as Edwin Harris, who owned this building in the 19th century and ran a printer's business. |
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| The Gordon House Hotel |
| 91 High Street Rochester, Rochester, ME1 1LX |
| A Victorian woman in a long dress haunts this hotel; in addition pots and pans have been heard rattling and a shower kept turning on and off by itself. It is said that a scullery boy was killed in the cellar in the Victorian era. |
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| The Grand Burstin Hotel |
| The Harbour, Folkestone, CT20 1TX |
| A phantom lady with black, curly hair and wearing a white dress has been seen reflected in mirrors and glass. She is said to be called Mary and was allegedly murdered after she spurned the advances of one of the chefs here. |
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| Hamlet Larkfield Priory Hotel |
| 802 London Road, Maidstone, ME20 6HJ |
| The ghost here is named "Charlotte" and is said to be a servant who became pregnant by a groundsman whom she married. Their relationship was scorned and the stress resulted in her losing her baby. The marriage crumbled and Charlotte hung herself. In the 1980s Charlotte was said to have terrified guests by appearing right in front of them. |
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| Howfield Manor Hotel |
| Howfield Lane, Canterbury, CT4 7HQ |
| A monastery once stood here but one day, it burnt down with a monk trapped inside. A fellow brother rescued his friend but later died from injuries he sustained and today walks the site as a spectre. The sound of chanting has also been heard too. |
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| Lower Bell |
| 201 Old Chatham Road, Aylesford, ME20 7EF |
| The barman has been pushed in the cellar, breaking his collar bone; also in that area, lights have gone off by themselves, gas taps turned off and cold spots reported. It is not clear if the phenomena is still reported. |
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| Maidens Chambers |
| 28 Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3QZ |
| The focus of the haunting seems to be room 4; two sets of car keys have vanished without trace from the room; in addition, one glass in the room exploded in front of a guest's face, while another flew across the room and smashed into the wall. The cleaner also reports that the room is freezing cold. Meanwhile in the bar area, items have moved and the pub's jukebox came on and played The Strangler's Song, "Golden Brown." It was turned off at the mains! |
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| Royal Hotel Sheerness |
| 29 The Broadway, Sheerness, ME12 1AB |
| The ghost of an elderly lady has seen on an upstairs sofa, children in the cellar and other phantoms are said to reside here. |
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| The Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel |
| 1 High Street, Dartford, DA1 1DU |
| The most famous phantom is said to be a "petulant" eight year old girl named Winifred who perished of tuberculosis in the hotel; she is said to have an aversion to alterations at the hotel, smashing glasses and windows. Other ghosts include a dog that "helpfully warms the feet of guests" (!) and a cavalier whose presence is heralded by the smell of cigars. |
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| The Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel |
| 16-18 High Street, Rochester, ME1 1PX |
| This old building dates back to the late 18th century and strange noises have been heard here. A legend relates how a maid committed suicide in an upstairs room, which was boarded up. |
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| The Star And Eagle Hotel |
| High Street, Goudhurst, TN17 1AL |
| It is said that the sounds of injured men who indulged in robbery can be heard coming from a bricked-up tunnel in the cellar that they used to make their escape. |
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| The Tickled Trout |
| Lower Road, West Farleigh, East Barming, ME15 0PE |
| People have been touched and their ankles grabbed in the cellar. |
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| The Tunbridge Wells Hotel |
| 58 The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5TD |
| This building was once known as "The Swan" hotel. Bed sheets being thrown around, furniture moving and tapping noises have been experienced in room 16. The hotel is also said to be haunted by a grey lady. A girl is also said to haunt the building; she calls out the name "John." |
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| Woolpack Inn |
| The Street, Chilham, Canterbury |
| The grey lady who inhabits this inn is described as the "resident but friendly ghost." |
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Lancashire
| Best Western Carlton Hotel |
| North Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 2EZ |
| A spectral lady has been seen on the first floor, walking the corridors and walking through walls into one of the bedrooms, where shadows have been seen and lights turn on and off by themselves. Next to the restaurant, a ghostly man has been seen walking up and down the stairs. |
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| Imperial Hotel |
| North Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 2HB |
| A child heard crying on the fire escape, and moans and footsteps heard in the area used as an infirmary during the World Wars. Damp hay and the sounds of horse hooves have been experienced in the basement, which was once a stable |
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| Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel |
| Blackburn Road, Clayton Le Moors, Accrington, BB5 5JP |
| The spirit here is said to return to the hall after nightfall on Christmas Eve but it is has been seen on other occasions too. According to the story, a French governess in the 18th century called Lucette became pregnant with an army officer who was staying at the hall one Christmas. He promised to return in the New Year but never did and, being in such a condition out of wedlock, was regarded with disdain until she threw herself to her death from a nearby stone bridge. She was buried in an unmarked grave. In some versions of the tale, the officer returned and learned her fate before dying in a duel with Lucette's brother. Now, Lucette walks the hall and also the stone bridge. But some say that she has been seen all year round; one guest even said that he saw her sitting on the end of their bed. |
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| The Midland Hotel |
| Marine Road West, Morecambe, LA4 4BU |
| The lift is said to ascend and descend of its own accord. |
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| The Old Coach House |
| 50 Dean St, Blackpool, FY4 1BP |
| A figure in a cap and black cape has been seen staring at diners while eating. There is also apparently a second ghost who looks after the dining room; she has been given the name Shirley. |
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| Thurnham Hall |
| Thurnham, Cockerham, LA2 0DT |
| There are said to be "several" ghosts here, but details are lacking. |
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Leicestershire
| The Three Swans Hotel |
| 21 High St, Market Harborough, LE16 7NJ |
| The portrait of former landlord John Fothergill summons up activity including glasses flying off the shelves and a cold atmosphere if it is ever moved. In addition, a Victorian lady haunts the toilets and one guest was awoken with a start by the sound of cannon and gunfire - but no-one else had heard this. |
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| Winstanley House |
| Winstanley House Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 1HX |
| A phantom lady in a white robe, sometimes described as wearing a veil, has been sighted here. She may be May Winstanley who was in a convent but died of TB at the age of 18; novice nuns wore white robes. Other phenomena have been reported; a faint scream, the sensation of being pushed, a lady in a pink ballgown, a little girl hiding in the attic, a horse drawn carriage that silently passes the hall at night and a man dressed like a gamekeeper. In the past, poltergeist-like activity has been reported, including lights in the (at the time) empty building resulting in the police being called to investigate a possible intruder. |
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Lincolnshire
| Cathedral View Guest House |
| 6 Eastgate, Lincoln, LN2 1QA |
| Once known as the Black Horse Chambers, a "Grey Lady" had been seen in one of the upstairs rooms. There are supposedly other phantoms here too, but it is not known if they are still active. In the past, when it was being refurbished, poltergeist-like phenomena occurred and afterwards, voices (including those of children), items moving and on one occasion, a drop in temperature accompanied by the fire flaring up and a howling sound took place here too. |
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| Cley Hall |
| 22 High Street, Spalding, PE11 1TX |
| A man, aged between 50 and 60, and with white curly hair and wearing a red jacket has been seen walking through a wall in the front lounge, where he crossed the room and walked through the opposite wall, where doors used to be. A "shadowy" figure has been seen in the bar area, and footsteps have been heard upstairs. |
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| The Lord Nelson |
| Market Place, Brigg, DN20 8LD |
| A customer who was seen seated in the corner of the bar has been reported to vanish by two members of staff. |
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| The Mansion House Hotel |
| 45 High Street, Holbeach, PE12 7DY |
| A lady, aged about 35, has been seeing looking out of one of the windows; painters who were worked here, took a break only to find when they returned to their tools that the pots had been moved, the lids removed and the brushes inside the pots. A guest in room 3 was perturbed to see the door open during the night, and a woman standing over him; guests in room 2 and 5 report similar experiences - sometimes the woman is sat next to the bed. In addition, a shower would be found running and toilets would flush by themselves. |
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| The Old Bakery Restaurant with Rooms |
| 26-28 Burton Road, Lincoln, LN1 3LB |
| The ghost is rarely seen, but seems to be an old man with white hair and wearing a long, black robe. He has been blamed for temperature drops, lights turning on and off and doors opening and closing. |
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| Petwood Hotel |
| Stixwould Road, Woodhall Spa, LN10 6QG |
| During the Second World War, this was the officer's mess for the 617 squadron, "The Dam Busters", and it is reported that the former airmen wander the corridors and the sounds of the team drinking still linger; one guest claimed he saw Guy Gibson's spirit on the anniversary of his death. |
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| The Red Lion Hotel |
| Market Place, Spalding, PE11 1SU |
| Shadowy people and furniture moving in the bar area have been experienced, along with footsteps and an entity that leaves a tray on the bed and runs baths for people in room 28. Crashes have been heard, items have been broken and a staff member was pushed over in the cellar. |
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| The Vine Hotel |
| Vine Rd, Skegness, PE25 3DB |
| Alfred, Lord Tennyson is reputed to haunt this building; the identification was made by comparing sightings of an old man with a beard to pictures of the the famous poet. A murdered customs officer has been observed walking the corridors and into rooms, and in room 8, a man in "centuries old uniform" has been seen standing beside their beds before vanishing, This room is almost above the wall where the customs officer was bricked up. A phantom lady is also reputed to haunt the hotel too. |
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| The White Hart Hotel |
| Bailgate, Lincoln, LN1 3AR |
| There are many ghosts associated with this building! The inn was a notorious meeting place of ruffians and scoundrels in the past, and one of them returns to the inn as a spectre. A legend is that it is the ghost of a highwayman who had a torch thrust in his face after a robbery was thwarted by the coachman; another version is that the incident happened in the pub itself when soldiers arrived to break up the motley gathering. The ghost is reported to wear a cloak to hide his disfigured face. Another ghost is that of a maid who was murdered by a rat catcher when she rejected his advances; her spirit is said to cower in the corner with a terrified look on her face. Additionally, a former owner of the inn, wearing a cravate and smoking jacket returns to the apartments that overlook Bailgate, where the White Hart is located. However, other accounts say he is a man who was robbed during a stay and the shock killed him. Yet another ghost is that of a man in a military outfit, who is seen on the top floor. The young son of one of the owners has mentioned seeing a lady in a long dress who had tucked him into bed at night on occasion. Ghostly children have been heard parading noisily through the corridors, too. A 17th century cleric roams the underground passages; and outside the hotel, people have heard the sounds of soldiers, possibly Roman, marching or stagecoaches (which have sometimes been seen). Finally, one account reports a phantom cat! In decades gone by, guests have told tales of a dancing ball of light, cutlery and food being thrown off a table, and the sound of a small "explosion." |
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| The White Hart |
| High Street, Boston, PE21 8SH |
| During a stop at the hotel in October and November 2019, the staff informed me that the building used to be a coaching inn, with the stables now being the bar. Although not experienced for some 5 years now, phantom horses used to be seen and heard in this area. There are also recent stories of a figure being seen by cleaning staff on the landing near rooms 301 and 304. |
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| Woodlands Hotel |
| 80 Pinchbeck Road, Spalding, PE11 1QF |
| A mysterious lady answered a phone call to a guest's room (No.4), leaving the guest's wife puzzled and distressed! Staff later confirmed that the room was empty at the time the call was made. It is also said that a lady has been seen walking through the room at night. Voices and the sound of a piano have also been heard in the otherwise empty bar downstairs, and a woman in white rushed around the outside of the building. Televisions have also been found turned on in the rooms, and the female phantom, nicknamed "Joyce" has been seen on the landing and walking down the stairs. |
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| The Yarborough Hotel |
| 29 Bethlehem Street, Grimsby, DN31 1JN |
| Objects moving around, noises and figures (including ghostly children) have been reported here. |
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London
| Grange Blooms Hotel |
| 7 Montague Street, Bloomsbury, Camden, WC1B 5BP |
| It is said that Reverend John Cumming haunts this building; during his life time, he preached about the end of the world. |
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| The Cadogan |
| 75 Sloane Street, Kensington and Chelsea, SW1X 9SG |
| Lillie Langtry, who was a "friend" of the future King Edward VII is said to haunt this building. She used to live here and her house became part of the hotel. |
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Merseyside
| Britannia Adelphi Hotel |
| Ranelagh Place, Liverpool, L3 5UL |
| A person has been seen by staff hanging out of a window in the Crosby Room, only to discover that not only was the window locked but the room was empty. There have been reports by guests of a ghost, or ghosts, wearing naval uniforms and some have reported a figure standing by their bedside at night. This latter phantom is known as "George." |
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| Hanover Hotel |
| 62 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 4AF |
| A woman was found dead in the hotel the day before she was due to give evidence against a police officer and it is said that her killer haunts the hotel. He is described as having a moustache and glaring angrily. |
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| Woodcote Hotel |
| Hooton Road, Hooton, CH66 1QU |
| According to ex-owner Phil, both the cellar and room 5 have ghosts; a woman dressed in black in the former and a child in the latter. He had seen them (as "presences" ) but his old housekeeper Yvonne had seen them properly. This was within the last 5 years and they were seen regularly. Yvonne said that the ghost in room 5 would hit her, and she would shout at it when going in the room to clean it, to frighten off the apparition. |
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Norfolk
| Bell Hotel |
| King St, Thetford, IP24 2AZ |
| The main hub of the hauntings seem to be room 29, which had previously been numbered 10, and before that, 12. A guest on his honeymoon noted a cold spot outside his room and said that he felt as if someone was pushing the door closed as he tried to open it. Footsteps had been heard pacing up and down the corridor - and then soon after, actually in the room. The same guest saw a young girl, apparently solid, in the room on two consecutive nights. On other nights, he saw the wardrobe handle moving making a rapping sound, and soon aftewards noted TV picture was flickering - and then he saw the aerial lead moving in a whipping fashion. His experiences culimated in waking to find the ghost sitting on his bed looking at him. The figure arose, causing the mattress to rise and, keeping a gaze on him, walked off - and vanished. The guest described the ghost as 12-13 years old, with fair hair, wearing along white gown and a garland around her neck, with her outfit having "puffed out sleeves." The figure was described as almost self illuminating. The manager showed him a portrait and he identified top half of the face as "his" girl, although most of the picture was of someone older - landlady Betty Radcliffe, who died in 1829. Perhaps for this reason, the ghost has been nicknamed "Betty" and has been experienced by members of staff; housekeepers jokingly asked "Betty" if she'd been a good girl and let the guests get sleep, at which point, the room went cold and the staff members fled! In rooms 6 and 8 (though the rooms have probably been renumbered since the mid 1990s), a white haze floated past a staff member into the wall. Children have also been heard playing in empty rooms (where crying has also been heard), keys have been rattled in a lock, and a phantom monk has been seen too, amongst other sightings. |
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| Best Western The George Hotel |
| Station St, Swaffham, PE37 7LJ |
| A spectral lady, dressed in green and of the Elizabethan era, has been observed here, mostly by women and children. She has been seen in bedrooms early in the morning, as well as the kitchen, lounge and corridors. |
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| The Crown |
| 12 Bridge Street, Downham Market, PE38 9DH |
| Sounds of a party at 3am coming from an unoccupied room have been heard here, and on at least one occasion, a guest awoke to find a "deformed child" bending over him. |
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| The Crown |
| Lynn Road, Gayton, PE32 1PA |
| The kitchen is, or at least was, the source of much poltergeist activity including things falling off shelves and plates being ejected in a row from an old oven that was used to keep them warm; and a hot plate of roast potatoes flew off hot plates onto the floor in the restaurant area. A guest who took a room in the lodgings above the pub complained the next day of loud voices downstairs at 2am, and of hearing a young couple running down the upstairs corridor giggling and laughing followed by a horrible voice shouting at them. The guest was told that he was the only guest and there was no "lock in." Another guest had the unsettling experience of someone getting into her bed at night. There has also been the sighting of an old man sitting in the corner of the pub after it had been closed and the alarms were about to be set (the barlady who saw him did not stay long enough to get a better look!). In previous years, the old landlady's young grandchildren had a Scalectrix set which would come on by itself, and in the early 2000s, a figure appeared in a photograph taken in the bar, seemingly wearing a Tudor ruff. |
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| Diss by Verve |
| Ipswich Road, Scole, IP21 4DR |
| This building was once called "The Scole Inn", and while in that guise, there were said to be the spectral sound of galloping hooves, thought to be the ghostly residue of a highwayman who rode through this site in an attempt to evade capture. Another phantom is a bloodied ghost, seen since the 18th century. Her name is said to be "Emma", killed in a jealous rage by her husband. |
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| Dukes Head Hotel |
| Tuesday Market Place, Kings Lynn, PE30 1JS |
| Both ghosts here are suicide victims. The "Red Lady" (in a suitable coloured dress) walks along corridors and up and down the staircase; she allegedly found it impossible to choose between two men. The other ghost is a tall man in white who shot himself in the head after he accumulated large gambling debts. However, his attempt was unsuccessful and he later died of his wounds in room 18 |
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| The Ffolkes |
| Lynn Road Hillington, Hillington, PE31 6BJ |
| One of the ghosts here is said to be "Agnes", a nurse or a nanny who fell to her death from her room in the attic and was impaled on spikes. A worker has seen a large black shape that filled a doorway, and the second back room was always cold despite the weather. There is also a tale that the attic is also haunted by a prison guard or police officer; these rooms were said to have temporarily housed prisoners being transported to Norwich. |
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| Knights Hill Hotel |
| South Wootton, Kings Lynn, PE30 3HQ |
| Apparently, to be found at the Knights Hill Hotel is the "ghost of a farm worker from Jacobean times. Room 5 guests have witnessed a figure dressed in rustic clothes at the foot of the bed, but [he is not described as] menacing"; however, there are no further details. |
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| The Lifeboat Inn |
| Ship Lane, Thornham, PE36 6LT |
| In the late 1990s, Annie and Charles Coker took on the running of the Lifeboat Inn, which dates back to the 16th century. For sales reasons, she decided that it needed a ghost story to entice customers, and came up with the following tale; "should the oak door creak open and a tall stranger arrive with a cape and a cutlass, it would hardly be a surprise." Coincidentally or presciently, people did indeed soon report "fleeting glimpses" of such a figure in the Smuggler’s Bar (though whether he was adorned with a cutlass is not recorded)! There may be another phantom, but details are scant: ‘Phoebe’ has been seen trying to give away beer! |
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| The Maid's Head |
| Tombland, Norwich, NR3 1LB |
| Coinciding mainly with refurbishment work, the ghost of an elderly grey lady, thought to be an ex-chambermaid, has been seen wandering around the hotel, starting in the downstairs bar and looking round before disappearing back into the cellar. She is accompanied by a smell of lavender. There is reputedly a second phantom, that of "a former city mayor who has been sighted in the courtyard violently shaking his head." |
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| The Red Lion Hotel |
| Brook Street, Cromer, NR27 9HD |
| A female phantom has been sighted here, described as "a mixture of a human female figure shape that was matte black paper non reflective coloured walking past." There are also stories of "phantom footsteps, cold spots, irregular photographs and light bulbs burning out at an alarming rate." |
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| The Swan |
| Brandon Road, Hilborough, IP26 5BW |
| This pub is said to be haunted but the phenomena is very low-key, consisting of the smell of cigar smoke, the sound of footsteps upstairs when no-one is there, and the feeling of someone walking past you. As of February 2023, the current proprietors informed me, “We have heard various stories over the years about people having seen and heard ghosts ... My wife and I personally haven't experienced much apart the odd noise but staff past and present have reported feeling like someone is around at night and the smell of rose perfume in a certain part of the building. There have also been housekeeping staff that say the hoover will move on its own in a certain bedroom but this hasn't happened for quite a few years now ... I didn't know about the cigar smell but the footsteps could be what my wife and I have heard before, we live upstairs and my wife has woke up in the night with the sound of steps but we put it down to the building heating or cooling down.” |
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Northamptonshire
| The Falcon Hotel |
| Castle Ashby, Northampton, NN7 1LF |
| The story is that the ghost here is called "Arthur", a blacksmith whose shop was on the site of the hotel. He was hanged when Cromwell's forces arrived and asked him to provide shoes for their horses but as a Royalist, Arthur refused - and was duly executed. Tobacco smoke, the spectre of a young woman, a door rattling, glasses moving off the shelves and the sensation of being pushed in the back has also occurred here. The phantom is said to be encountered in the wine cellar and two of the bedrooms, including one that overlooks the walnut tree where the blacksmith was hanged. |
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| The Hind Hotel |
| Sheep Street, Wellingborough, NN8 1BY |
| A "White Lady" haunts the hotel, and is reportedly seen between 10pm and midnight between late September and early October; she is supposed to be a servant girl who overheard plans for the Battle of Naseby and was murdered. In room 3, there is a "Grey Lady" but details are scant. A spectral Cavalier has also been observed, as has a little girl in the restaurant, and "Mrs Priddy", though she has not been seen for some time. The crying of a young child has been heard (probably the girl in the restaurant?), and someone felt as if they had been touched, accompanied by a giggle. Poltergeist-like activity has also been noticed too, with lights dimming and going on and off, the loud sound of furniture moving in "The Cromwell Room" and more dangerously, a manager being struck on the face by a glass and a bottle of orange juice; this same member of staff also had ashtrays explode in front of his face. |
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| The Talbot Hotel |
| New St, Oundle, PE8 4EA |
| A weight pressing a guest firmly down in bed, moving furniture, and a picture that jumps off the wall have been mentioned as occurring here. This latter picture depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, and legend has it that it is her spectre who inhabits these walls, particularly two of the top rooms and the staircase where she walked en route to her execution (it is on the staircase that strong perfume has also been detected). She has been seen at the bottom of the foot of the bed in one of these rooms, wearing a long black dress. She has also been observed looking out of a window but in this case, only by men. Additionally, cold spots, footsteps and a woman singing and crying have been mentioned; this latter incident was reported on the anniversary of Mary's execution and is said to go on for hours on the top floor. In some of the bedrooms, various phenomena have been reported, such as a swirling white mist and a figure in a long black dress. Interestingly, it is said that manifestations occur after alterations have been made to the building. |
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| The World's End |
| Northampton Road, Ecton, NN6 0QN |
| Footsteps on the stairs, bar and dining area, the feeling of someone brushing past a manageress, a customer in the restaurant who had her back to the wall but felt a push on her arm, a crackling sound accompanied by a "static electric" style shock, and objects falling off the shelves have been experienced here as well as footfalls and shadowy figures in the cellar. There are a number of apparitions here; a woman wearing a grey dress, a phantom nun (also seen in the village) an indistinct figure (who was only seen to one person, while others walked through it, oblivious to the phantom!), a ghost walking in the cellar (which once doubled as a mortuary) from the knees up, a little girl from the Victorian era in the attic and an old lady in the kitchen and other areas. Some of these reports may refer to the same phantom - for instance, the "Grey Lady" may possibly be the nun as that is how witnesses once described it, saying that it looked as if they were viewing it "through a murky glass." Two other phantoms are a former landlord and the barmaid whom he killed due to jealousy; he afterwards killed himself. It seems that the two never meet as spirits. |
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Northumberland
| Barrasford Arms |
| Barrasford, Hexham, NE48 4AA |
| There are stories of a burning man, screaming in pain who is seen in the road outside the inn. He is believed to have been a man who was trapped inside the public house that once stood on the site, and which caught fire - with him inside. |
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| The Castle Hotel |
| 103 Castlegate, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, TD15 1LF |
| It has been suggested in the past that the ghost here was a cook who had hanged himself in the kitchen from the overhead pipes. Reported phenomena include staff hearing crashing noises from the cellar, which was locked. As staff entered the cellar they saw a crate of mixers lift into the air and being flung across the room; the noises previously heard were made by two crates of empty mixer bottles and a crate of empty beer bottles being hurled around. There is, or was, said to be poltergeist activity in the bar, dining room and kitchen. Items, such as order pads, corkscrews, and a knife used to slice lemons, would go missing and later turn up in the dining room, kitchen or occasionally behind the reception desk. In addition, beer taps would be turned off in the cellar. On one occasion, a staff member who had been left to hold the fort in an otherwise empty hotel heard the noise of the front door swinging open, and looking up, she saw a tall figure wearing a long black coat (like a coachman's) and top hat, walk into the lobby and then go behind reception desk. When she checked there was no-one there. |
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| Langley Castle Hotel |
| Langley-On-Tyne, Allendale Town, NE47 5LU |
| The "Grey Lady" seen here is believed to be Maud de Lucy, the widow of Sir Thomas, the man who created the castle. She died falling from the battlements and this has been re-enacted on several occasions; other versions of her death claim that she jumped from a window after hearing of his death at the Battle of Shrewsbury after keeping watch for his return from that very same window. Guests say that her phantom has been seen at that window, muttering her husband's name before jumping to her fate. She has also been seen in the Great Hall. A phantom bell and French voices have also been reported, as have visions of the castle being attacked by soldiers and burning; this may refer to an attack upon the castle in 1405 by Henry V's forces when the building was left derelict for some time |
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| Le Petit Chateau & William de Percy |
| Jedburgh Road, Otterburn, NE19 1NR |
| A spectral woman, "The Grey Lady," has been seen on the roof of the hotel. Guests in room 2 heard a distant horse and a short while later, they saw it in their room, where it charged through a wall, carrying a "fierce looking soldier." In room 10, a phantom woman was seen bending over a child's bed, tending to their sheets as if tucking the youngster in. This was in a freezing cold atmosphere. Mysterious puddles of water have unaccountably turned up too. |
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| Queens Head Hotel |
| 6 Sandgate, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, TD15 1EP |
| Room 3 is said to be haunted but details are lacking. |
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| Schooner Hotel |
| 8 Northumberland Street, Alnmouth, NE66 2RS |
| The management of this hotel claim that there are 60 spectres in this one building! A large black figure charging out of room 20 and trying to break through a fire door, "William" (who murdered his family 200 years ago) in rooms 4, 7, 28, 29 and 30 and the corridors, an airman outside rooms 15-19, an old lady with a walking stick, dark shadows, and a young boy and girl seen and heard laughing in the bar area (where she died after banging her head on the hearth) are some of the phantoms here. Naturally, there are many conflicting stories; for instance, rooms 28, 29 and 30 are reported to be the epicentre of acitivy - the first of these was where the French DeVere family planned to stay but they were murdered by a gypsy and their bodies dumped at sea. Screams have been attributed to a lady named Eleanor who killed herself and her unborn child after she was told her husband Jack had been lost at sea. The ghost of Parson John is said to be seen in September. He was killed when he was brewing ale and the tap on the cask blew off and hit him on the head, killing him instantly; his phantom is said to walk, holding the tap aloft. There are obviously many tales associated with this building! |
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| Warkworth House Hotel |
| 16 Bridge Street, Warkworth, NE65 0XB |
| The ghost of a butcher walks the upper floor, a spectral woman observed sitting in the bar area, doors opening, the sound of someone whistling and walking on the top floor and dark shadows have been reported. |
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North Yorkshire
| Aysgarth Falls Hotel & Restaurant |
| Aysgarth, DL8 3SR |
| The former site of a "medieval monastic hospice" during the era of the Crusades, a white robed monk has been seen here, accompanied by the smell of lavendar. |
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| Bagdale Hall |
| 1 Bagdale, Whitby, YO21 1QL |
| Browne Bushell, who owned the hall in the 17th century and was executed for piracy, has been seen or heard walking down the old stairs here; he is said to be the headless Cavalier seen on the upper floors. A lady in white has also been seen in the area of the stairs. There are also reports of poltergeist-like activity too, including doors opening and closing, whispered voices, noises, lights being turned on in empty rooms, a duster flying out of a maid's hands, ashtrays and coffee cups moving and emptying their contents; and children's voices and crying heard come from unoccupied rooms in the early hours of the morning. |
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| The Black Swan |
| Market Place, Helmsley, YO62 5BJ |
| A number of phantoms are said to be sighted here. An "attractive, young, blonde female" has been observed staring at the fire; it is thought that she was a jilted bride. "Matthew", a small boy dressed in Victorian clothing is another ghost in the building. He is said to have been a pickpocket and may be responsible for items going missing behind the bar. A smartly dressed man wearing a bowler hat has been seated at the bar, where it is said that he is "impatiently" waiting for someone. The final spectre is to be found in the kitchen, which was built over the original stables yard. Wearing a long black coat and riding boots, he is thought to be a highwayman named "Jack" and has been heard singing Irish folk songs at night. |
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| The Blue Bell Inn |
| Middle Lane Kettlewell, BD23 5QX |
| A "White Lady" has been seen in the bedrooms and laundry room at this inn. |
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| Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate |
| Queen Building, Park Parade, Harrogate, HG1 5AH |
| A chambermaid named "Mable", who died 200 years ago is blamed for strange events taking place in one wing of the hotel (nicknamed 'The Spooky Corridor'), where objects have been moved and occasionally rooms have been cleaned by the spectre! |
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| The Cleveland Tontine |
| Staddlebridge, Northallerton, DL6 3JB |
| The attic is the main source of the haunting and people in the room below have heard children "pattering" about above them. Objects have also moved and in room 3, ghostly legs have been seen. A figure has been seen in the garden too. |
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| Clifton Hotel |
| Queens Parade, Scarborough, YO12 7HX |
| Poltergeist-like behaviour has been experienced here, including all the doors on the 2nd floor being found open and all the televisions on simultaneously. On the first floor, people have heard raised voices in an argument inside a room but when the door is opened, the voices stop. A female member of staff once heard a voice whispering on the upstairs floors. |
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| Gisborough Hall Hotel |
| Whitby Lane, Guisborough, TS14 6PT |
| An old lady haunts the nursery, kneeling at the foot of a bed; she may also have been seen walking the corridors and has been noted as looking "confused and lost." Elsewhere, a phantom butler goes about his business; people are reported to have even engaged him in conversation. A fleeting shape in the lobby area is also reported too where it passes through a wall; however, this may the old lady mentioned above. The ghosts are said to be so real that they are mistaken for flesh and bloody living people. There is another, albeit non-corporeal phantom who likes to hide people's belongings; they are eventually found in unexpected places. This entity may also be responsible for making strange noises that prompt guests to investigate the cause. Natually, there is no explanation. |
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| Golden Fleece |
| 16 Pavement, York, YO1 9UP |
| No fewer than 8 ghosts are claimed for this pub, with some authorities claiming as many as 15! A World War 2 Canadian air force officer named Geoff Monroe is said to haunt this building; he fell from his bedroom window after a drinking spree and his ghost has been seen in the room, or at the spot on the pavement where he died. Other ghosts are; a young boy in the bars who was trampled to death by a horse and who is blamed for the feeling that customer's pockets are being picked; highwayman "One Eyed Jack" has also been seen; the Minster Suite bedroom has a moving bed and the sound of children crying; the Shambles bedroom has strange lights and the sensation of someone sitting on the bed; St Catherine's Room has dark figures and a spectral laugher; Lady Peckett's (the wife of a Lord Mayor) room has the titular lady herself (she is also seen elsewhere and is apparently quite active); allegedly there are roman soldiers to be seen in the cellar and a lady running through a wall screaming has been seen in the downstairs function room. There is also a phantom dog to be encountered, as well as stories of people have their names called and the tick of a clock being heard - even though there is no such device in the room. |
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| Guy Fawkes Inn |
| 25 High Petergate, York, YO1 7HP |
| The "York Press" newspaper reports, "There have been a few tales of a friendly gentleman ghost that quite enjoys a tipple of brandy at the end of the night as the Courvoisier bottle wriggles to the front of the shelf late at night and the team often find the bottle on the bar in the morning!" |
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| Judge's Lodging |
| 9 Lendal, York, YO1 8AQ |
| "Disturbances" have been described here, which include the sound of footsteps in a room and then on the stairs (seemingly caused by something with a limp), followed by a short struggle, a strangulated cry and then a thud. It is not known if this phenomena still manifests. |
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| Park Inn by Radisson York City Centre |
| North St, York, YO1 6JF |
| A vague figure with an undefined outline, believed to be a murder victim, has been seen in the hotel; the ghost was previously seen in a long-demolished house that once stood on the site. |
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| The Parsonage Hotel And Spa |
| York Road, Escrick, YO19 6LF |
| The top half of a phantom has been reported here, but only to male staff and guests. |
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| Poacher's Barn |
| Osgodby Lane, Cayton, YO11 3QH |
| A monk has been seen walking through the wall from the car park, through the pub and into the toilet area via another wall. When people sit in "Old Fred"'s favourite seat, they are often disrupted - one man had his packet of peanuts flung out of his hand twice. A Roman soldier is also claimed for this pub too. |
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| The Plough |
| Wigglesworth, Wigglesworth, Skipton,BD23 4RJ |
| Gladys Saxton, a former landlady and her servant Mary Harrison, have been reported as "plumping up pillows." Both ladies died in a fire at the inn in 1945. A woman in a long black dress has been seen in the upstairs hallway and a spectral highwayman observed in a doorway. |
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| Red Lion Hotel |
| Burnsall, BD23 6BU |
| The phantom here likes to turn off the icemaker and beer taps in the cellar! |
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| The Roman Bath |
| 9 Saint Sampsons Square, York, YO1 8RN |
| This pub, built above the remains of a Roman bath, has reported the sounds of water splashing and running. |
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| The Rushcart Inn |
| Sowerby green, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1JJ |
| The ghost here is said to be John 'Almighty' Whiteley who was a jack-of-all-trades including being a policeman and preacher. He was forced to sell the inn and he died in poverty, with his portrait being left in the pub. Door latches rattling, cold spots, glass flames shattering, the sound of singing and doors opening and closing have been blamed on the "cursed" painting. |
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| The Tan Hill Inn |
| Long Causeway, Richmond, DL11 6ED |
| The ghost of former landlady Mrs.Peacock has been encountered here. |
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| The Unicorn Hotel |
| Market Place, Ripon, HG4 1BP |
| Tom Crudd, aka Thomas Spence was a servant here who assisted people with the removal of people's boots when they arrived. His ghost is said to haunt this building, where he has been given the nickname "Old Boots." |
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| The Watergate Inn |
| 24 Walmgate, York, YO1 9TJ |
| Once known as The Five Lions, a lady ghost in a long, dark green dress that seems to be date from the 18th century has been seen here, mostly at the rear of the premises. She has been nicknamed "Green Jenny." |
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| White Horse & Griffin |
| 87 Church Street, Whitby, YO22 4BH |
| It is said that this building has "associations with various hauntings" but details are lacking. |
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| The Woolly Sheep Inn |
| 38 Sheep Street, Skipton, BD23 1HY |
| In room 3, the resident spectre pulls back the bedsheets; in the cellar a lady in a billowing pink ball gown has been reported too. She is seen without any feet, because the floor level has been raised during rennovation work. |
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Nottinghamshire
| Colwick Hall Hotel |
| Colwick Park, Racecourse Road, Nottingham, NG2 4BH |
| In 1831, the Hall was assailed during the riots caused by the Reform Bill, which the owner, Sir John Musters, opposed. The mob ransacked the house, severely damaging it, and Mrs Ann Musters hid in a nearby shrubbery. The attack on her home is believed to have a severe effect on her health and she died only four months later. Her ghost is still seen, hiding as she did during that riot. She has also been seen indoors, especially the east wing. The sad ghost of Mary Ann Chaworth, whose dalliance with Lord Byron was spurned by her family and then married into the Musters family has also been seen in the corridors. The attic is also said to be haunted too. |
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| Ye Olde Bell Hotel |
| Barnby Moor, Retford, DN22 8QS |
| A "Grey Lady" has been seen in this building and a spectral man has been seen going into one of the rooms - which turns out to be empty upon investigation. |
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| The Saracens Head Hotel |
| Market Place, Southwell, NG25 0HE |
| The ghost of King Charles has been seen in the suite named after him. This was also the place where he spent his last night of freedom as he was on the run after he had lost the Civil War. His depressed-looking spectre is also seen along the corridor that leads to his rooms. A happy, smiling lady ghost from the 18th century also haunts this hotel, specifically in the toilet which used to be a small bedroom. Most active is a man in Regency costume of velvet. He has been seen "shuffling" along the various corridors of the building. |
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| The Unicorn Hotel |
| Gunthorpe Bridge, Lowdham, NG14 7FB |
| A small child is believed to haunt one of the rooms here, and has been seen standing by a bed in the night, and one guest had his bedclothes twice ripped from him during his slumber! |
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Oxfordshire
| The George Hotel |
| High St, Dorchester on thames, OX10 7HH |
| A sad-looking white lady has been seen to wander through the hotel, before ending up looking disconsolately at a four poster bed |
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| The George Hotel |
| High Street, Wallingford, OX10 0BS |
| A weeping woman, believed to be an ex-landlord's daughter, haunts this hotel; it is said that she was driven insane when she saw her lover killed in a ruckus and she now infests "The Teardrop Room" (named after she drew teardrops on the wall, fashioned from a mixture of her own tears and soot from the fireplace). |
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| The Holt Hotel |
| Oxford Road, Steeple Aston, OX25 5QQ |
| Highwayman Claude Duval (or Du Vall) has been seen here, usually in the oldest part of the building (the bar), and the guest rooms; he is blamed for glasses flying off shelves, cold spots, and the sound of "creepy, choking noises". It is said that he likes to frequent Room 3. Highwayman like Duval used to congregate here to spend their booty. He was eventually arrested in London and executed. A ghostly lady who dresses in black is seen carrying a baby whom it is believed she neglected; she was later charged with its murder. She has been seen both inside and outside the Hotel and once caused a passing motorist to break sharply when the ghostly lady rushed out in front of her. |
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| Mercure Banbury Whately Hall Hotel |
| 17-19 Horse Fair, Banbury, OX16 0AN |
| Father Bernard, a Catholic priest haunts the hotel, most notable on the staircase; he used the building centuries ago to practise his faith at a time when Catholics were persecuted. It had been arranged that a bell would be sounded to warn the priest of danger but one day a servant rang the bell as a joke, and the priest died of a heart attack at the thought he had been discovered. However, the accounts of his demise seem confused, with at least one account saying that he died a natural death. Whatever his fate, his phantom is said to be "jolly", "smiling and chuckling" as he hurries down the corridors, but he has also been reported in the grounds, sometimes skipping along and sometimes with his cowl obscuring his head. |
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| Old Bank Hotel |
| 91-94 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BJ |
| Although it is not clear whether she still haunts this abode, the ghost is (or was) said to be Prudence Burcote whose heart was broken when she fell for the love of a Royalist during the Civil War (she was a Parliamentarian supporter). |
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| Weston Manor Hotel |
| Northampton Road, Weston-on-the-Green, Bicester, OX25 3QL |
| The Oak Room is said to be haunted by Mad Maude, a nun who fell in love with a monk and was burnt at the stake for her dalliance. When the building was a monastery, the Oak Room (No.7) was thought to be her cell and at least one person complained of excessive heat during the night; additionally, some people report coldness too! Lights switching on and off has also occurred. A dairymaid who fell to her death haunts the tower, and a coach and horses drives into the yard before vanishing. |
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Shropshire
| Albright Hussey Manor |
| Ellesmere Road, Broad Oak, Shrewsbury, SY4 3AF |
| A tall man wearing black and standing at the bottom of the bed has rudely disturbed sleeping guests; also reported are banging noises. |
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| Bassa Villa |
| 48 Cartway, Bridgnorth, WV16 4BG |
| The ghosts of two children have been heard crying for help, and their mother has been seen in mourning clothes. The two children were playing in the cellar and were accidentally locked in, whereupon the River Severn burst its banks, drowning the youngsters. The mother may be the same "woman in black" seen walking down the High Street before turning into the Cartway; when policeman inquired if she was alright, she answered cordially. She has also been seen in the Villa, where she got into bed with the (then) owner, after sobbing into her handkerchief. |
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| The Bear Hotel |
| Drayton Road, Hodnet, Market Drayton, TF9 3NH |
| In the 17th century, a businessman named Jasper would often stop here on his way to Shrewsbury; however, one time on a freezing cold night, he meekly explained that he had lost his money in his stockmarket speculations. The innkeeper refused to give him credit despite Jasper's generosity in the past and even when the wayward businessman promised to repay any debt he would incur. That night, the innkeeper dropped dead from shock, having seen something awful in a cupboard that was invisible to the rest of his patrons. The next day, the body of Jasper was also found, frozen to death under a hedge, his face a mask of happiness. Since then, the ghost of Jasper has been seen in the corridors and in a fireside chair. |
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| The Croft |
| 10/11 St. Mary's Street, Bridgnorth |
| This building used to be the town's fire station, and the spectral remnant of the sound of horse's hooves, neighing horses and the clang of a fire bell can still sometimes be heard. |
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| The Falcon Hotel |
| St Johns Street, Bridgnorth, WV15 6AG |
| A regular known as "Willie" is said to haunt this building and has been blamed for champagne glasses breaking and table items being left in disarray. |
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| The Feathers Hotel |
| 24-25 Bull Ring, Ludlow, SY8 1AA |
| Guests have reported icy fingers on their back in room 211, their clothing being thrown out of a wardrobe and the sound of applause followed by the noise of someone hurrying away; the ghost apparently does not like women (one reported having her hair yanked, and some versions of this story say that she was pulled out of bed, again by the hair). However, the ghost here has been known to caress the faces of men. A couple asked to be placed in a haunted room and were allocated room 212; they only stayed a few hours before checking out. They did not divulge what they had experienced, but a later guest claimed that "Henry VIII" was in the room! A phantom man and his dog has been seen walking along the corridor between rooms 232 and 233. This same figure may also be the one seen in the James I room, seated at the window; he and his dog have also been seen in a room in the modern wing of the hotel, where they emerge from a wall, cross the room and disappear into the opposite wall. Footsteps have also been heard in the Great Hall (also known as "The Prince Charles Suite"); in the afore mentioned James I suite, a night porter continually heard his name being called out. It occurred so often that he got used to it! A "Lady in Black" is said to have been a regular visitor; in 1974 she was seen dressed in a contemporary mini skirt and walked through a parked car outside the hotel. It is not known if she still appears. |
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| The George Hotel |
| Hollybush Road, Bridgnorth, WV16 4AX |
| A shadowy figure was once seen behind the bar, and the sound of an old fashioned light switch being flicked usptairs has been heard, among other audible phenomena. A chill is sometimes felt in the bar and upstairs rooms, and the smell of strong perfume is to be detected too, which just stops for no reason rather than lingering. |
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| Haughton Hall |
| Haughton Lane, Telford, TF11 8HG |
| A figure, described as being aflame, has been seen running from the hall towards the lake. She is said to be a headmistress who set fire to herself in the 1950s (the building being a school) and perished. The incident badly damaged the building. |
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| The Lion Hotel |
| Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UY |
| A figure has been seen in the cellar, but its features are ill defined, described as a dense white mist although one report said that it is female. A rarely, and briefly seen figure is a military man in a seat in the main lounge; he is described as wearing a bright red army tunic. The most frequent phantom visitor is that of the Old Grey Lady, usually seen in the grand ballroom, glancing around as if looking for someone, and then seemingly satisfied, she walks down to the reception (she is sometimes described as wearing blue clothing). Poltergeist-like activity has been reported, with a door opening itself obligingly for an approaching porter, a piano playing by itself and candlesticks being lifted into the air. A room above the stairs where an unspecified crime took place is the source of groans and moans and a lit candle has been observed in the window. |
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| The Old Post Office |
| 1 Milk Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1SZ |
| Three ghosts, all coming from this building's time as a coaching inn, are in residence here; a maid named "Lavendar Sally", an invisible blacksmith who is heard hammering in the courtyard, and a young woman who was murdered and then dumped in the cellar. |
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| The Old Three Pigeons |
| Nesscliffe, SY4 1DB |
| Highwayman Sir Humphrey Kynaston has been reported riding his steed past this public house, which is said to have been his "local". People have reported being tapped on the shoulder (it happens so often they take it for granted now!) and loud, unexplained banging has been heard upstairs. Many years ago, a man in a black cape passed through the pub before disappearing - he was reported to be walking a foot and a half above the current level of the ground. Poltergeist-like activity has also occurred including lights, taps and the downstairs music system coming on, small items disappearing and reappearing, and items being dumped on to bed in a locked room. |
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| Prince Rupert Hotel |
| Butcher Row, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UQ |
| Allegedly, there are 10-12 active sightings of ghosts in this hotel. The spectre of a young girl who killed herself has sometimes been seen, her body hanging from a beam in the Prince Phillip Suite; this may be the phantom reported in room 5, who likes to remove the bed clothes of single men. This young lady, according to legend, is that of a maid who killed herself after she was abandoned at the altar on her wedding day. Also seen is an elderly man wearing a nightshirt and carrying a candle as if looking for something (and who disappears into a wall!) and a maid named "Martha" on a staircase (perhaps the girl mentioned above?). In rooms 6 and 7 inexplicable noises have been heard, the former is said to be haunted by a jilted bride, the other by a jilted brigegroom. They each committed suicide, and may be related to the young girl mentioned above even though neither ghost is said to be visible according to some sources. Other rooms have reported phenomena too; in the Prince Rupert Suite, a depression was often seen on the bed as if someone had been seated there. In the Prince Rupert Lounge (where the titular royal is said to have lived between 1641 and 1644), the (now) owner and a colleague once spent the night. At one point they went away briefly to get a drink and upon returning, their pillows had vanished. After much searching, they were found in the lift. Three ghosts are said to haunt the basement; these include a young Tudor lad named "Thomas". He is said to be encountered near a wall behind which a pond is/was located, and where he drowned. He is reported to have held the hand of a lady for some 20 minutes, leading her through the hotel and down to the area of the pond. Although the lady could feel his hand, the phantom was not observed. Another presence here is one who interferes with people's necks; one regular visitor to the hotel reports the sensation of being clasped around the neck; and a lady felt someone unclasping her necklace. |
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| The Talbot Hotel |
| 29 High Street, Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 8DQ |
| A spectral lady named "Mary" is said to haunt room 6 and is responsible for icy wafts of air. |
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| The Wheatsheaf Inn |
| Lower Broad Street Ludlow, SY8 1PQ |
| Footsteps, interference with the beer pumps and women's bottoms being pinched have all occurred here. Room 4 and the room immediately below are also inexplicably cold, too. |
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| White Hart Inn |
| Wharfage, Ironbridge, TF8 7AW |
| Doors banging, knockings on doors, noisy footsteps on a corridor and loud creaks have been heard here. One staff member put his cigarette lighter in a wine glass behind the bar; later on, the lighter was thrown over the bar, but the glass hadn't moved! |
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Somerset
| Castle Hotel |
| Castle Green, Taunton, TA1 1NF |
| Certain rooms play host to phantom music, including that of a violin. |
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| The Crown at Wells |
| Market Place, Wells, BA5 2RP |
| A tall Victorian man has been seen standing next to the fireplace, staring at a man of staff. A women with a suitcase, a soldier from the English Civil War period and ghostly faces seen in ground floor windows are also to be observed here, too. |
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| The Dusthole |
| Garston Street, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5LN |
| I am informed that, "You can hear children's footsteps upstairs when nobody is around, and the music volume in the bar is constantly being messed around with." |
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| Francis Hotel |
| Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HH |
| A former housekeeper is said to have hanged herself here and has returned in spectral form. There are also reports of poltergeist-like activity; one guest said their hot water bottle was flung from their table, and they heard tapping and scratching noises too. |
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| George & Pilgrims Hotel |
| 1 High Street, Glastonbury, BA6 9DP |
| A "jolly, plump monk" in a brown habit haunts one room and walks the corridors, making the floorboards creak as he does so - it is said he is seen in the early hours of the morning. The story is that he hanged himself here. A spectral lady has also been seen too, described as elegant is also to be seen sometimes following the monk; a version of this story is that he had an affair with the woman but was discovered and was bricked up alive in the cellar. Unexplained stamping on the dray doors in the entrance corridor has been known to send eerie echoes in the cellar below. Harp music, bedclothes being pulled off in the night and the television coming on have also been experienced in the room called, "The Monk's Cell." |
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| Harington's Hotel |
| 8-10 Queen St, Bath, BA1 1HE |
| According to researcher Peter Crawley, "For years mysterious footsteps have been heard climbing stairs in the ladies' powder room. During redecorating in 1981, a hollow panel was found in the room. When this was removed, in true ghost story fashion, a walled-in staircase was found, winding narrowly up to the room above." |
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| The Well Inn |
| Cannard's Grave Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4LY |
| Originally called Cannard's Grave and then Cannard's Well, a former landlord received goods stolen by highwayman and smugglers but when he tried his hand at forgery, he was detected and rather than surrender, he committed suicide. His body was buried at the nearby crossroads. It is said that he is seen at the pub and nearby roads, clutching at a "sawn off rope around his neck" and behaving manically. |
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South Yorkshire
| Best Western Plus Sheffield Mosborough Hall Hotel |
| High Street, Mosborough, S20 5EA |
| Floorboards that apparently showed bloodstains in room 9 were removed here. The story is that a squire got a servant girl pregnant, and when he spurned her, she threatened to tell his wife, whereupon the squire chased her into the hall and murdered her in an upstairs room with a knife, hence the "bloodstains". Some grisly versions say that he slit her throat in her sleep; others say that the lady concerned wasn't a servant, but a governess and that he rejected her "due to his limited financial resources"; while some adaptations of the tale say that the squire pursued her out of the building where he murdered her. This latter variant ties in with reports of her running from the farmyard, across Hollow Lane and through a doorway. The sightings are all around September 8th, presumably the date of her murder. She has also apparently been observed inside the hotel, and the sound of an argument heard which was presumably their final quarrel. Additionally, during renovation work, the architect heard strange noises and his dog wouldn't go into an area of the 1st floor. Finally, people have also heard their name called. |
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| The Crown Hotel |
| High Street, Bawtry, DN10 6JW |
| Spectral horses hooves have been heard in the courtyard, as are the screams of a waitress which are heard at midnight on the anniversary of her death; it is said she was strangled by a jealous lover when she rejected him for a "more prestigious admirer." An elderly monk is another spectre, who is seen in the corner of the stable area laughing, and people have also reported the smell of his brandy. Meanwhile, in the old wing, a "Crinoline Lady" who is thought to have died in a fire, has been seen, as has another phantom lady in the corridors and a young child "lurks hungry in the restaurant." |
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| Cubley Hall |
| Cubley Hall, Mortimer Road, Penistone, S36 9DF |
| The ghost of a good natured lady in a long blue gown, believed to be Florence "Flo" Loxley, who married here in the early 1990s, has been seen in the bedrooms, stairs and looking through a window. |
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| The Dog and Partridge |
| Bordhill, Flouch, Sheffield, Langsett, S36 4HH |
| Once used to store dead bodies, smells have been detected in the cellar and shadows seen out of the corner of one's eye. |
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| Holiday Inn Warmsworth Hall |
| High Rd, Warmsworth, Doncaster, DN4 9UX |
| A spectral servant boy and other young phantoms have been blamed for playing pranks on guests including fiddling with guest's shoes! |
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| Novotel Sheffield Centre |
| 50 Arundel Gate, Sheffield, S1 2PR |
| A German tourist who died on the 5th floor of this hotel is said to return to that floor, turning the channels over on TV sets and trying to get attention from staff and guests. The floor is also said to be the coldest. |
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| The Punchbowl Inn |
| Fieldside, Thorne, DN8 4BE |
| A small spectral boy likes to indulge in playful tricks with guests, while people in the cellar reports being tapped on their shoulder, while in room 12, those in bed mention being held down by an unseen force. |
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| Tankersley Manor Hotel |
| Church Lane, Tankersley, Barnsley, S75 3DQ |
| A woman in a long white gown has been seen inside the building, and also seen sitting in a window looking out at the ground. |
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Staffordshire
| Dog & Partridge |
| High Street, Tutbury, DE13 9LS |
| A worker employed at the hotel between 2013 and 2017 said that there was a "Grey Lady" there and that sometimes a dark shadow would walk past her into a room, but upon investigation, it was no longer there. In the rooms, TV would turn up by themselves to show static, and items would be found moved. In the meeting room, it was common to hear the sound of children laughing - and a young boy in Victorian clothing was seen there. In the old coal store, which was converted into a staff flat and where a butcher had died of a heart attack, the plug to the TV would come out of the wall - and once, when the employee had finished her shift, the kettle and stand was sitting in the bathroom with no explanation as to how it got there. In the 18th century, a coach used to run between Liverpool and London calling into the Dog and Partridge and people who live in the area sometimes hear the sound of horses and wheels running over cobbles in the early hours. |
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| The Greyhound Inn |
| Leek Road, Warslow, SK17 0JN |
| A newspaper clipping from 1993 states that a young serving maid from the 18th century has been seen here, sitting quietly next to the fire late at night. |
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| The Swan Hotel |
| 46-46A Greengate Street, Stafford, ST16 2JA |
| A "White Lady" has been seen wandering around the building - on one occasion in the 1970s, she alarmed the manager when he woke to find her standing beside his bed. |
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Suffolk
| Angel Hotel |
| 3 Angel Hill, Bury Saint Edmunds, IP33 1LT |
| There are said to be two phantoms in this hotel; banging noises and disappearing items have been reported in The Dickens Room but there do not seem to be any recent accounts. According to legend, fiddler was said to have tried to trace the route of a tunnel under the hotel, playing his instrument so that people could follow his progress. Suddenly the sound stopped and his terrified dog emerged from the catacombs. The fiddler was never seen again. |
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| Angel Hotel |
| The Market Place, Lavenham, CO10 9QZ |
| The pub is haunted by a lady in an old fashioned gown, said to be Mrs.Goodhew, a former landlady. |
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| Best Western Priory Hotel |
| Mildenhall Road, Bury Saint Edmunds, IP32 6EH |
| There is a haunted bedroom here but there are no further details; the hotel was partially built on the burial ground of a medieval priory. |
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| Bull Hotel |
| Hall Street, Long Melford, CO10 9JG |
| The ghost is said to be Richard Evered who was murdered in hallway in 17th century; afterwards, his body was left in a side room but disappeared overnight before he could be buried. Evered and his murderer, Roger Greene, still haunt the Bull Hotel, and there are reports of temperature drops, footsteps, the sound of howling dogs and poltergeist like activity. Unfortunately, phenomena seems to have diminished recently. |
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| Hintlesham Hall Hotel |
| Hintlesham, George Street, Ipswich, IP8 3NS |
| Richard Savage Lord's son by his first marriage was treated badly by his second wife and she neglected him to such an extent that he died of starvation. Because of this, the house is said to be haunted by his spectre, particularly the library and main stairway area where doors swing open of their own accord and then snap shut again. |
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| The King's Head Hotel |
| 4-6 New Market, Beccles, NR34 9HA |
| A ghost, reputed to be a chambermaid named Matilda haunts this hotel. The story is that she fraternised with a groom and became pregnant by him. The groom abandoned her and aware of the stigma of being a single, unmarried mother, she took her own life. |
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| Seckford Hall Hotel |
| Seckford Hall Road, Woodbridge, IP13 6NU |
| Thomas Seckford, who lived in the era of Elizabeth I, has been reputedly seen, apparently muttering that the money that he left to benefit the poor was misappropriated by his estate's executors. |
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| Swan Hotel |
| High Street, Lavenham, CO10 9QA |
| It is said that a previous worker in the hotel was passed over for promotion, hung herself and regularly haunts one of the upper rooms. She is said to be seen in room 15. Another version of the story says that the woman was expected a baby but had been jilted at the altar by the father of her child. |
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| Sutherland House |
| 56 High Street, Southwold, IP18 6DN |
| Edward Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich stayed at Sutherland House where he met a young maid and his dalliance delayed him putting to sea to thwart the Dutch invasion fleet. He died in the fierce battle but the ghost of the maid, it is said, can be seen waiting for his return at an upstairs window. |
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Surrey
| The Angel Posting House & Livery |
| 91 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DP |
| A man has been seen walking through the closed door of a bedroom, where he stops to look out of the window and go back to the door. Moving furniture and kitchen items, a maid hearing her name called out, and footsteps (and possibly another spectral man?) have also been experienced here too. A military looking ghost in rooms 1 and 2 has been identified as Louis Napoleon (son of the famous Emperor) who lived here in the 1870s; in room 1, actor Roger Moore saw a white, misty figure that floated through the door to his bedside; a maid leaving a bible open at the 23rd Psalm dissuaded the phantom from further visitations; later renovations of the building meant that the wardrobe in this room was disposed of - and the military ghost has not apparently been seen since. A spectral nun, accompanied by the smell of lavender has also been seen on the first floor landing; she has also been seen drifting down the stairs into the restaurant. In the main lounge, an old man has sometimes been seen seated by the fireplace, and a spectral butler observed in one of the front bedrooms. Additionally, there is also a report of a small tabby cat that appeared from nowhere! |
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| The Bishops Table Hotel |
| 27 West Street, Farnham, GU9 7DR |
| Once known as Newnham House, spectral figures have been seen here, including one resembling a priest. A phantom figure has been seen in the attic room which so frightened a member of staff that she nearly left. |
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| Bush Hotel |
| The Borough, Farnham, GU9 7NN |
| An old lady has been seen on the first floor, going in and out of the rooms here. In another room on the first floor, there is said to be a servant girl who committed suicide; she may be the one who roams the corridors too. Another room had a guest that mentioned someone breathing in her ear and in yet another suite, there is a story of a woman sat at the dressing hair attending to her hair, and another location was so haunted that it was converted into a linen cupboard. Downstairs, a figure in Charles II era clothing, a knight in armour and a lady dancing in the lounge. Elsewhere, dogs are said to be terrified and refused to go near a flight of stairs. |
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| The Inn On The Green |
| Stane Street, Ockley, RH5 5TD |
| The ghost of a lady who passed away from unknown internal injuries when she was thrown from her horse during a fox hunt is seen here. She is said to be short, with dark hair and a "voluminous" skirt, and has caused the landlord's dog to react oddly. |
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| The Kings Arms and Royal Hotel |
| 22 - 26 High Street, Godalming, GU7 1EB |
| Peter the Great, Tsar of All the Russias visited this building in 1698 where he indulged in a gargantuan feast washed down with copious amounts of alcohol; the resulting bill nearly gave the landlord a nervous breakdown but King William III provided recompense. Footsteps, laughter, knocking and banging and the figure of a man "in strange clothes" in a bedroom have been attributed to the party, and poltergeist-like activity of objects being moved has also been reported. One story says that in one bedroom "in the small hours", the sound of heavy boots being pulled off and dropped can be heard. |
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| Lythe Hill Hotel |
| Petworth Road, Haslemere, GU27 3BQ |
| A phantom is said to haunt the Katherine of Aragon Suite but details are not to be found; the hotel will, it is said, provide ghost hunting equipment to those who stay in this room! |
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| Oatlands Park Hotel |
| Oatlands Drive, Weybridge, KT13 9HB |
| A spectral serving girl is said to have been seen on the 2nd floor; she threw herself to her death here after a row with her boyfriend. In 1999, a local newspaper reported that a "Grey Lady" in a crinoline dress has been seen infrequently in the evening in the restaurant before walking through a wall. Room 1313, just below the bell tower on the 3rd floor of the Tudor Wing, had a marked temperature drop of about 5 degrees around the middle of the room. This ghost is said to be more frequent and had also manifested in drawers being opened, a feeling of something sitting on the edge of the bed, the TV being moved, and the radio and television turning on by themselves. Complaints from neighbouring rooms in the night about the noise from room 1313 have elicited the response that it was unoccupied! |
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| The Talbot Inn |
| High Street, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6BB |
| In rooms 6 and 7, the lights and radio have been found switched on by themselves, and in room 9, doors and windows had been found unlocked even when secured previously. In room 7, visitors think a double booking had taken place when she arrived to found a suitcase and a coat left on the bed, and the bed looked like it had been slept in. A couple in "old fashioned clothing" have also been reported in the garden during the summer before disappearing. |
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| Wheatsheaf Hotel |
| London Road, Virginia Water, GU25 4QF |
| A "dark figure" seen upstairs has been tentatively identified as Barry Fieldsen, who shot himself dead here in room 23 after he was arrested (and bailed) after being charged with handling stolen goods. |
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| White Horse Hotel |
| High Street, Dorking, RH4 1BE |
| The Earl of Surrey, Charles Howard haunts the bar area. A phantom lady in a long cloak haunts room 16 and was once blamed for tiles flying off the bathroom wall, seemingly caused by a blow on the other wall in an empty room. |
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Tyne and Wear
| The Angel View Hotel |
| Low Eighton, Gateshead, NE9 7UB |
| A faceless girl has been seen walking around the rooms and corridors; she is said to be a lady who was kicked in the face by a horse and killed when the inn was a farmhouse with stables. Another ghost also walks here and disappears when approached. Another ghost has been seen, and vanishes when approached. He is usually seen near room 14. Doors closing, taps being turned on, the impression of someone having slept in a freshly made bed, strange smells, footsteps, the sound of children running and laughing, kettles boiling by themselves and objects thrown around and many other phenomena have also been experienced here. |
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| Grand Hotel Sunderland |
| Queens Parade, Sunderland, SR6 8DB |
| Once known as The Seaburn Hotel, a "Grey Lady" walks here - presumably she was given the name because of her long grey hair. She appears solid and has been known to converse with visitors. She is said to like creeping up behind staff and touching them on the back of their neck. |
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| The Grotto |
| Coast Road, Marsden, South Shields, NE34 7BS |
| The caves were created by blasting explosives in the rock face by local miner Jack Bates, nicknamed Jack the Blaster. After he died the caves were fashioned into a pub and for a time was the place where smugglers would hide their fare. One smuggler was killed by a custom's official and the legend is that his tankard (which has since been stolen) would be found empty in the morning when filled at night to placate his ghost. Additionally, a ghostly cat, unexplained footsteps (and if legend is to be believed, "bare footprints that will not wash away"), banging and whispering, knockings coming from the cellar, lights being turned on and off, the sounds of a party, objects moving, a poltergeist in the toilets and dark shadows being seen in the caves have been reported. Some say that the screams of long-dead smugglers who were murdered by their comrades or drowned at high tide have been heard. A variant of this story is that a smuggler named Jack (or John) the Jibber was left to starve to death in a barrel here and it is his screams that have been heard. This was his punishment after he informed the authorities of his comrade's illegal activities and they sought vengeance. |
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| Otterburn Castle |
| Main Street, Otterburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE19 1NS |
| The "Grey Lady" seen here wanders the corridors by night. Whispering, marching sounds in the hotel and grounds, the sounds of whispering, clawing and screams, and strange smells have also been detected. |
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| Victoria Gardens |
| 1 China Street, Sunderland, SR2 8RT |
| There have been "lots" of ghost stories associated with the pub over the years, including glasses being smashed and chairs moving; a ghost nick-named "Peter" is said to inhabit the upstairs area and likes peace and quiet, only throwing items around when it gets too noisy. There is also another ghost, not so benevolent who dislikes women and is in the cellar. Video footage taken in the pub in September 2020 showed a glass being hurled onto the floor of its own accord. |
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Warwickshire
| Arrow Mill Hotel |
| Arrow, Alcester, B49 5NL |
| A grey lady is said to be seen on the first floor and was thought by one of the proprietors to be a nuisance; it does not seem that she is seen very often perhaps due to remodelling of this area. It is thought that the lady was one of two sisters who ran the mill in the 16th or 17th century and was caught in the machinery, killing her. Occasionally, it is said that the river runs red, a spectral remnant of the time a human head was found wedged in the sluice. It seems that a miller in the 19th century had an argument with his wife and in a fit of rage, decapitated her and threw the cranium in the river. The opaque shadow of a heavy man, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and with his arms a little way from its side was once seen in the bar; the witness soon after sought employment at another hotel! |
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| Brownsover Hall |
| Brownsover Lane, Old Brownsover, Rugby, CV21 1HU |
| ir John Boughton-Leigh who moved here with his family in 1790 is one of the ghosts here; he is seen in the old billiard room (now the bar). A lady in Victorian dress walks down the staicase and into the grounds. Footsteps, voices and groans have been heard coming from empty rooms, and the sound of hooves and coach wheels on the drive have also been detected too. |
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| Hotel Indigo |
| 4 Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6HA |
| Very rarely encountered is a female phantom in white in one of the bedrooms. She is seen sitting at the end of the bed and is judged to be about 30, with long hair and a nighdress. Her appearance is accompanied by a drop in temperature. She is seen by the wife, who sees the spectre, screams and wakes up her husband but the ghost has gone by the time he is roused. |
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| Kings Court Hotel |
| Kings Coughton, Alcester, B49 5QQ |
| A staff member caught someone walking into the dining room and heard the swish of the door; a manageress later "jumped" when she felt someone invisible going past her. A short while later, the head chef was walking up the stairs to his accommodation when he heard footsteps behind him, and he felt someone come into his room. Apart from this, it would seem that phenomena are few and far between. There is a legend that a Cavalier used to meet a lady much younger than he was. They used to meet secretly in the courtyard here as her parents disapproved of their relationship. It is said that they both died in mysterious circumstances. |
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| Mercure Warwickshire Walton Hall Hotel & Spa |
| Walton, Wellesbourne, CV35 9HG |
| A fair haired young man was once seen standing by a guest's bed. There is also a tradition that a white horse is seen to gallop across the front lawn on October 9th every 5 years. There are many other reports too! |
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| The Stag Rooms |
| Redhill, Alcester, Stratford-upon-Avon, B49 6NQ |
| An old woman in dark clothing has been seen here. It is said that she is the mother of a man who was tried at the Inn (when it was a court) and hanged for being a highwayman. She died a few days later, of grief. It is said that he appears on Midsummer day - in 1997, a little old lady, described as not being well dressed, spoke to a customer in the car park. Another reported phenomena is that of heavy slow footsteps heard directly above the bar, but no room exists there. A bedroom that extends over a corner of the bar is also said to have a cold spot. |
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| The White Swan Hotel |
| High Street, Henley in Arden, B95 5BY |
| A lady of "dubious virtue" (named Virginia Black) who was pushed down the stairs was said to have haunted this building, though it is not clear if she is still encountered. She is, or was, said to appear in the corridor outside the room (17) where she met her male guests. In this room, a couple reported that their quilt was being tugged during the night, each of them thinking that the other was to blame! When they woke, they looked to find shadows of about half a dozen people who quickly faded away. The man soon fell asleep but his wife stayed awake and saw a grey lady - a young woman with a bulky body, which was a shapeless mass of dark grey. This spectre also faded away in seconds. In addition, the pub was used as a local court and it is said that one lady who was hanged for murder returned, or returns here after death. |
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West Midlands
| The Connaught Hotel |
| Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4SW |
| Glasses rattle on the bar without cause, objects move, noises and strange mists have been experienced here. The spectre of Sir Harmer-Nicholls has been seen here, and is considered friendly; he was a former owner of the hotel. |
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| Dunsley Hall Hotel |
| Dunsley Road, Stourbridge, DY7 6LU |
| A lady in Victorian clothing going up or down the stairs has been seen here; it is said that she only appears at parties. |
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| Mad O'Rourkes Pie Factory |
| 50 Hurst Lane, Dudley, DY4 9AB |
| Three ghosts have been reported in the cellars; Nobby (a possible former landlord who hung himself here), who wears black and tugs at the shirts of men in the toilets; a little girl who has been heard singing and running up the stairs, laughing; and a spectral cavalier. |
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| Nailcote Hall |
| Nailcote Lane, Berkswell, CV7 7DE |
| It is not clear if spectral reports are still occurring here, but there have been tales of the sound of front door opening and closing (even though it was locked and barred), a strange looking man in black on the driveway, and people being woken by the door of their room opening and items being flung off the dressing table onto the floor. |
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| The Old Crown |
| 188 High Street, Birmingham, B12 0LD |
| A man wearing a bowler hat and long velvet coat and sitting on a barrel with a young boy by his side has been seen in the cellar. In the area of a 30 foot well, a woman in a high necked blouse and long skirt has been seen; she walked across towards the bar and vanished. A man has also been observed walking through a wall where an old door used to be. Other phenomena, including bangs and clangs, the sensation of being tapped, bottles jumping off shelves etc have also occurred here. A newspaper summary of the hauntings here includes the comment that the pub "is said to be haunted by various ghosts, with sightings late at night of spirits dressed in Victorian attire and spooky shadows moving through the walls." |
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| The Old Mill |
| Mill Hill, Coventry, CV8 3AH |
| A spectral woman in a long dress "of pale colour" from the early 18th century has been seen walking down the spiral staircase to the main dining area. She is also seen on the ground floor and in the former mill area. |
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| The Station Hotel and Banqueting |
| Castle Hill, Dudley, DY1 4RA |
| The cries of a girl have been heard in the cellar - a spectral remnant of a serving girl who was assaulted by a landlord and who then died in the process. A staff member also reported being brushed against by an invisible figure in this location. A man dressed in black and wearing a pointed hat has been seen looking out of the bedroom windows in the early hours of the morning. |
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West Sussex
| Amberley Castle |
| Amberley, BN18 9LT |
| The ghost here is said to be a maidservant who was spurned when she became pregnant by her employer, a bishop. In one version, she threw herself (or was pushed) from the walls/battlements after he refused to acknowledge her; in another, she died in childbirth. She has been seen in the kitchen or up on the curtain wall. Some versions add to the basic tale, saying that she is named Emily from the 14th century. She is also seen crying in one of the bedrooms, apparently looking for her child. She is also blamed for rooms being messed up, cushions being thrown etc. |
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| The Angel Inn |
| Angel Street, Petworth, GU28 0BG |
| A maid has been seen in the corner of a room, tidying up; she has also been seen coming down the staircase but vanishes at a certain point. An old lady has also been seen in the bar area. The legend is that the maid became friendly with the old lady and they had planned to go into town, but the maid, in a hurry to finish her chores, tripped down the stairs and died. Her friend died a few days later of a broken heart. |
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| Angmering Manor Hotel |
| High Street, Angmering, BN16 4AG |
| A young child has been seen in an attic window here. |
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| Chichester Inn |
| 38 West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RP |
| A Roman soldier has been seen here; only the top half of him is seen due to a change in ground level since Roman times. An old lady standing in a doorway has been seen in a mirror but when the pub worker turned to tell the woman that the pub was not yet open, the spot was empty. Cold spots, equipment turning itself on and opening doors have also been reported here. Additionally, the ex-partner of the 2021 landlord said she was woken up every day at 4.23am by the sound of latches rattling in a room in the loft. |
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| Norfolk Arms Hotel |
| High Street, Arundel, BN18 9AB |
| Pots and pans have been thrown about in the kitchen, where the radio was once reported to turn itself on and off. A man, stripped to the waist was once seen to jump from a window into the back yard, and strange phone calls were reported going to and from Room 10, even though no one had phoned through. |
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| Spread Eagle Hotel |
| South Street, Midhurst, GU29 9NH |
| A "golden lady" in Tudor garb haunts the lounge and many years ago, a coachman was seen in one of the bedrooms. |
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West Yorkshire
| The Fleece Inn |
| 67 Main Street, Haworth, BD22 8DA |
| A few phantoms are said to haunt this inn. There is a black mass that "ominously" approaches witnesses has been seen in the upstairs ladies toilets, with some saying that it is the ghost of a man who tortured his wife. A man in Victorian clothing and top hat has been seen standing in the corner of one of the bedrooms; one woman who saw the figure said that he looked realistic and thought it was her husband...until she realised that he was asleep next to her. |
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| Holdsworth House Hotel |
| Holdsworth, Halifax, HX2 9TG |
| A "White Lady" has been seen in the Ayrton Room and in the restaurant; when he stopped at this hotel in 1964, George Harrison asked if the house was haunted! |
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| The Old Silent Inn |
| Hob Lane, Haworth, BD22 0HW |
| A figure has been seen ascending the stairs and when he reaches the top, he looks around and vanishes. People have also heard a ringing bell and the sound of cats mewing; a previous pub owner used to feed stray cats and she summoned them using a bell. |
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| The Old White Lion Hotel |
| Main Street, Haworth, Keighley, BD22 8DU |
| It is said that Lily Cove haunts this location; she perished in 1906 when her parachute failed to open and she spent her last night here. According to some, she is said to haunt room 7, with one guest saying that someone appeared in his room and sat on the bed. |
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| The Queens Hotel |
| City Square, Leeds, LS1 1PJ |
| There is a ghost called "Mary" in the basement, and two other phantoms, one who shot himself and the other who hanged himself, are also said to 'inhabit' the building. |
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| The Swan and Talbot |
| 34 North Street, Wetherby, LS22 6NN |
| Two boys have been seen on the first floor of this pub; local stories claim that they died while toiling at the local workhouse. |
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Wiltshire
| Antrobus Hotel |
| 15 Church Street, Amesbury, SP4 7EU |
| The door of a decorative lantern on the bar once swung swing open of its own accord, accompanied by a loud clicking noise; there are also stories of items moving and also of apparitions; in this latter category, a White Lady has been seen passing through a mirror in the function room and two children, aged six and seven, have been noted too. They are thought to have drowned in a pond at the end of the garden when the building was a private home. |
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| The Bear Hotel |
| The Market Place, Devizes, SN10 1HS |
| A female ghost has been seen here, wearing a dress with lace cuffs and a white skirt; some say that she is Queen Charlotte who lodged here the year before she died even though the passed away elsewhere. Another phantom is a Grey Lady. Other reported phenomena include a housekeeper who watched a grey figure closing the curtains in a room which proved to be empty upon investigation; voices heard coming from a room that was also unoccupied; and a barman who turned to obtain a bottle for a customer - but upon turning back, the man had vanished. |
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| Best Western Red Lion Hotel |
| 4 Milford Street, Salisbury, SP1 2AN |
| Poltergeist-like activity has been experienced in the 1220 bar, the oldest part of the hotel. Cold spots, a cleaning notice being flung across the room (and captured on CCTV) and a smashing glass on a tray of other drinks are some of the phenomena reported here. The sound of a crying girl has been heard in "The Seamstress Suite". More recently, a guest observed a party with people dressed in Tudor clothing. When he enquired at the hotel, he was told that no such party had taken place. |
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| Castle Hotel |
| New Park Street, Devizes, SN10 1DS |
| Phantom music has been heard in the area above the archway to the courtyard. Once the assembly room, these are now guest rooms and in one of these, a woman saw a girl head into her bathroom; thinking it was her daughter and when she found out she was asleep, they left the hotel the next day! Two members of staff heard their names called out by a young girl as they walked along the corridor outside room 12. Footsteps walking along first floor corridors have also been noted. A former manager could see the televisions on in rooms 15 and 16 while he was walking his dog - these rooms were unoccupied at the time. Another manager's children claimed to see an old lady seated on their bed but the parents found no-one there. Other phenomena include items disappearing and subsequently being found in other parts of the hotel, and a glass being thrown from a shelf and shattering on the ground without human intervention. |
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| The George Hotel |
| High St, Amesbury, SP4 7ET |
| The "best" concentration of ghost reports seem to focus on the stairway and the corridor leading to room 6, which include a black cat, adults and young children. The most "consistent" phantom is of a World War 1 soldier dressed in khaki, accompanied by the sound of horses trotting in the courtyard. |
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| The Kings Arms Hotel |
| 29 High St, Malmesbury, SN16 9AA |
| A previous landlord, Harry Jones, returns to this pub, walking around the upstairs room in his distinctive hat and with a "wide smile". Heavy breathing has been heard in the bedroom (9) where he died. Other phenomena include shot glasses flying off a shelf and across a room (this was caught on CCTV) and a vase sliding to the edge of a table and falling off, but without breaking or spilling the water. |
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| The Kings Arms Hotel |
| 20 Market Place, Melksham, SN12 6EX |
| A little girl, dripping wet and looking like a black and white photo has been seen in a bedroom. She has been seen seated on the cellar steps and by a window in one of the rooms. A man, nicknamed "Max" has been seen on a bench in front of an alcove displaying a statue. |
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| Lydiard House Hotel |
| Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, SN5 3PA |
| The ghost is said to manifest as a figure in the gardens, as a cold sensation and a sweet smell of tobacco. It is said that this is Sir John St John who lived here but was a Royalist and faced the wrath of Parliament afterwards. He has also been seen leaning against a fireplace in the library and in the morning room. A whte lady has been seen on the staircase and is said to appear on the 30th October. A civil war drummer boy is also to be observed in the garden, and in the avenue leading to the house, a spectral horse and coach. |
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| The Manor House Hotel |
| Near Bath, Castle Combe, SN14 7HX |
| The "Grey Lady" seen here may date to the Norman castle that once stood on the site. |
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| Sign of the Angel |
| 6 Church Street, Lacock, Chippenham, SN15 2LB |
| An elderly lady, thought to be the owner of the inn in the early 20th century has been seen downstairs and some of the guests rooms. |
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| The Angel Inn Hotel |
| High Street, Pershore, WR10 1AF |
| A phantom in a dark blue donkey jacket and a World War 2 style Royal Navy uniform has been seen in front of the restaurant's fireplace; he was seen to fade and reappear three times in two minutes in the dining room. Noises have been heard from empty rooms and when staff congregated to discuss this matter and talk about the ghosts in the building, a decorative plate on a wall exploded. A long time ago, the sound of horses and a cart have been heard in the street and on a few occasions, the front part of a coach with a coachman wielding a whip has been seen leaving the archway and heading towards Worcester. |
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| The Bulls Head |
| The High Street on the Village Green, Inkberrow, WR7 4DY |
| At least one female ghost haunts this pub. A licensee once told of seeing the train of a pale coloured frilly dress on the stairs; the door at the bottom had opened and the dress was pulled through ... but there was no-one there a few second later. This may belong to a phantom woman seen in a guest room; she was described as sitting on the bed and wearing a long pale coloured dress. The same phantom (?) was seen going up the stairs to the top floor having surprised an American guest on the floor below. The spectral girl was said to be about 40, had long blonde hair and a white silky dress, and "fluttered" up the stairs. She was said to be "beautiful." Another female phantom has been described, this time a young girl, apparently from the 16th or 17th century. When seen, she was wearing a long pale blue dress and train, and a hat with scarf over it. She faded away when she was greeted. Other phenomena have also occurred: water was once seen streaming down a beam, but there was no source of liquid above - and no puddle underneath could be found either. A girl who stopped with the daughter of the licensee was in bed and felt something wet touching her side and as she sat upright, she heard a "whoosh" from her side of the bed and out of the closed door. A phantom voice has been heard calling staff member's names - the voice sounded like one of their colleagues or family. It would seem that all is quiet in the pub for the time being... |
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| The Cardinals Hat |
| 31 Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2NA |
| Objects have been moved, and items fall from the walls of their own accord; also, faint conversations have been heard and a young blonde girl seen running across the first floor landing. Intriguingly, the upper storeys have warmed up rapidly - the room soon became cold again. This may be a remnant of a fire that occurred here during Queen Victoria's reign. The conflagration started on the 1st floor and the landlord's daughter (a teenager with "long fair hair") died in the blaze. |
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| Cottage In The Wood |
| Holywell Rd, Malvern Wells, Great Malvern, WR14 4LG |
| A "Grey Lady" is said to 'inhabit' the Board Room. She is said to be of solid appearance, wears a "puffy white hat and a formal grey dress with black stockings." |
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| The Foley Arms Hotel |
| 14 Worcester Road, Great Malvern, WR14 4QS |
| Lady Emily Foley, who once owned the hotel, has been seen here and the rustle of her dress heard. Despite being a formidable lady in life, her spectre is described as friendly! |
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| The Fountain Inn |
| Oldwood, Tenbury, WR15 8TB |
| Objects being found moved of their own accord are blamed on Mr.Thombs, a previous landlord who was a practical joker and who died of smoke inhalation when a fire broke out at the pub; he had delayed his own escape to ensure his dogs were safe. |
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| Fownes Hotel |
| City Walls Rd, Worcester, WR1 2AP |
| Mild poltergeist-like activity has been reported by former cleaning staff, who said that rooms that had been made up had suffered minor disturbance or lights or the television found turned on when they were most definitely turned off. |
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| George Hotel |
| Load Street, Bewdley, DY12 2AW |
| A "Grey Lady" has been seen walking around one of the rooms and a grey shape has been seen on CCTV walking around a table next to the kitchen. This "lady" has been blamed for items moving in a bedroom. The ghost of a little girl has also been seen into a ladies room on the first floor, which used to be a ballroom. In another room, a red faced old gentleman wearing a waistcoat has been seen seated by a table. |
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| The Halfway House |
| Malvern Road , Great Malvern, WR2 4SL |
| A "short, squat" lady in a Paisley dress and with wavy hair was once seen to enter the ladies toilets - and never came out. It is thought that she is a licensee who was killed by a bus outside the pub in the 1950s. It is not clear how regular she is sighted - if indeed, she still is. |
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| The Leaking Well |
| Worcester Road, Dunhampton, DY13 9SX |
| Although seemingly quiet these days, in recent years the pub was haunted by a portly lady, whose photo was (or perhaps is?) on the wall of the pub. There were problems with the electrical system -lights kept flickering and equipment kept going off for no reason. On one occasion, the swing doors to the kitchen started vibrating. In an attempt to catch on tape the cause of these problems, the landlady set up a video camera in the dining room and cellar, but the batteries died after five minutes. |
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| The Manor Arms Inn |
| Abberley, WR6 6BN |
| A "Grey Lady" in Stuart or Georgian attire has been seen here and in other areas of the village including the green, the church and the nearby rectory. Local legend says that she gave birth to a child outside of wedlock, and the stigma was so severe that she killed herself and her baby. A strange shape, described as a human sized blue glow that hovered about 5 or 6 feet off the ground saw something floating towards the church in 1989. |
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| The Oak Inn |
| Worcester Road, Upton Snodsbury, WR7 4NW |
| Once a month, the crying of a baby is heard, which ends with a scream and then silence. The legend is that, at some point in the past, the head of the household became so frustrated at the child's teething that she threw the baby out of the window, killing it instantly. |
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| Ye Olde Talbot Hotel |
| Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2NA |
| A young woman, aged about 20 years old and dressed in Quaker clothing, has been seen in and around room 11. She has been seen most often disappearing out of the window. Until the pub was refurbished in 2004, a phantom black cat was also seen in the hotel; it was seen mostly on the stairs and in the bar but was also observed in room 14 once. It was most often seen between 10 and 10.30am and was described as looking like a bundle of steel wool that frightened the bartender's dog. In addition, a receptionist once reported a shadow in the cellar that crossed hers. |
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| The White Lion Hotel |
| 21 High Street, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HJ |
| The actress Sarah Siddons, who once stayed here, is said to walk the hotel. A spectral cat is also reputed to walk around the building, brushing past people's legs. Room 205 is said to be the centre of the hauntings above the ground floor - incidents include a man waking and feeling an invisible hand shaking his own, objects moving around and a vague figure, possibly male, being seen by the window. Captain Bounds, who fought for the Royalist movement in the Civil War, is also said to haunt this building. |
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Scotland
Aberdeenshire
| Ardoe House Hotel |
| South Deeside Rd, Blairs, Aberdeen, AB12 5YP |
| A "White" Lady haunts this location but her identity is open to debate: she is either allegedly the wife of Alexander Milne Ogston, Katherine, or the daughter of a previous owner who was raped in the 19th century and killed herself and her child in a fit of shame. |
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| Burnett Arms Hotel |
| Bridge Road Kemnay, Inverurie, AB51 5QT |
| A lady in a pink wedding dress, most often seen in the lounge and thought to be Maggie Duffton, a former landlady, is the resident phantom. |
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| Hallgreen Castle |
| Inverbervie, DD10 0PE |
| A cloaked man, known as "The Watcher" has been reported, as has a woman who killed herself after her child died. Two spectral servant girls have also been observed in the building. The sound of a child has been heard, supposedly the spectral remnant of a youngster who was thrown into a well. |
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| Macdonald Norwood Hall Hotel |
| Gathdee Road, Aberdeen, AB15 9FX |
| The first ghost is said to be the mistress of Colonel James Ogston and is said to have "despaired" when he would not leave his wife for her. She is said to be seen on the main staircase. The other ghost is said to be Ogston himself, and his "elegant" figure has been seen in the dining room, before heading off to the kitchen. |
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| Macdonald Pittodrie House |
| Chapel Of Garioch, Pitcaple, Chapel of Garioch, AB51 5HS |
| A room which was formerly a nursery is said to house a ghost, thought to be a servant who died after falling down the stairs during a fire. Footsteps, cries and screams, the smell of burning are all reported, all said to be centred on the staircase. Once a year, apparently on Hallowe'en, a servant girl with "flame hair" is said to throw herself down the stairs. Additionally, a ghost is said to be seen in the library and a spectral carriage pulled by a single horse has reportedly been seen traversing the driveway. |
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| Thainstone House Hotel |
| Inverurie, AB51 5NT |
| The daughter of a former owner of the house who was killed while riding haunts the building as "A Green Lady"; another version is that she was killed when the house was set alight during the Jacobite Uprising. Objects have moved by themselves, pets are said to be too scared to enter a bedroom, and one person walked through a misty person-sized shape that was no longer there when he turned round to look back. |
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Borders
| Auld Cross Keys Inn |
| Main Street, Denholm, Denholm, TD9 8NU |
| A ghost nick-named "Harry" haunts the cellars. |
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| The Cross Keys |
| 24 Northgate, Peebles, EH45 8RS |
| A former innkeeper, Marion Ritchie, is said to walk the building, especially bedroom 5. Also reported are the breaking of glasses, bangs and other unexplained noises, objects being moved and electrical equipment being turned on and off. A chef who tried to take a picture of the phantom was pushed down the stairs and broke his leg! |
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| Dryburgh Abbey Hotel |
| St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0RQ |
| The "Grey Lady" has been seen in the outbuildings and on the chain bridge over the River Tweed. She is supposed to be a lady who lived in the house and had an affair with one of the monks in the nearby abbey. But the abbot discovered their affair and had the monk killed; in a fit of despair, the lady threw herself into the Tweed. |
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| George and Abbotsford Hotel |
| High Street, Melrose, TD6 9PD |
| The sound of footsteps have been heard in unoccupied areas of the hotel. |
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| The Tontine Hotel |
| High Street, Peebles, EH45 8AJ |
| A phantom nick-named "Dougie" has been witnessed, most notably outside the wine cellar. |
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| Traquair Arms Hotel |
| Traquair Road, Innerleithen, EH44 6PD |
| A "Grey Lady," seen wearing her hair in a bun is seen in the old part of the building but only from the back. |
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Buteshire
| Barcaldine Castle |
| Benderloch, Oban, PA37 1SA |
| A previous occupant, Harriet Campbell died in the castle and she, in the guise of "A Blue Lady" has been seen in her room; the piano has also been heard to play by itself on some windy nights; Harriet was a lover of music. There may be another phantom here too. A newspaper claims that, "The 16th century castle was built by Sir Duncan Campbell, and is said to be haunted by his brother Donald - after he give his killer, Stewart of Appin, free board and food. Initially it's said he appeared to warn his brother about the visitor, but then hung around to scare hotel guests and staff." |
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| The Coylet Inn by Loch Eck |
| Loch Eck, Dunoon, PA23 8SG |
| In room 4, the ghost of a "Blue Boy" has been reported. It is said that he is the spirit of a young boy who sleep-walked into the nearby loch and drowned. The spirit is said to be seeking his mother, and wet footprints have been seen; additionally objects have been moved and footsteps have been heard too. |
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| The Lagg |
| Isle of Arran, KA27 8PQ |
| The resident spectre is said to be an old laird who sold his soul to the devil. Sadly there are no other details. |
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Dumfries and Galloway
| Cally Palace Hotel |
| Gatehouse of Fleet, DG7 2DL |
| The ghost is that of "A Green Lady" who is said to be a nanny or servant wo was killed after being thrown out of an upstairs window. |
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| Kings Arms Hotel |
| 29 High St, Lockerbie, DG11 2JL |
| The scent of lavendar, antiseptic and rose water has been noted in some portions of the hotel; in addition, taps have been reported to have been turned on and bedclothes have been found sodden without explanation. The sound of banging, objects moving by themselves, and phantoms including a lady in a crinoline dress have also been reported. |
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| Kirkconnel Hall Hotel |
| Ecclefechan, DG11 3JH |
| This house is said to harbour a noisy spectre, allegedly most active when one of Arnott family (who owned the building) was close to death. |
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| Machermore Castle |
| Newton Stewart, DG8 7AW |
| A very rarely seen "White Lady" was to be seen here; but in Duncan's Room there is a bloody handprint that refuses to be removed and in the same room, footsteps, the sound of a drawer being opened and a rustling dress have been heard. |
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Dundee
| Dundee Backpackers Hostel |
| High Street, Dundee, DD1 1SD |
| Guests have been known to leave early, citing a creepy atmosphere, but one person did report a grimmacing face with "hideous eyes" in the games room. |
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Fife
| Best Western Plus Keavil House Hotel |
| Main Street, Crossford, Dunfermline, KY12 8NN |
| The ghosts of a boy (possibly from the time the building was used as a children's home) and a lady have been sighted here, in addition to footsteps being heard. |
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| The Covenanter Hotel |
| The Square, Falkland, KY15 7BU |
| The female spectre seen here is said to be Mary, Queen of Scots. In one encounter, she was said to "fly" across a bedroom. Lavender has also been smelt, and drops in temperature and footsteps have been reported here. |
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| The Inn At Lathones |
| Lathones, By Largoward, St Andrews, KY9 1JE |
| A friendly "Grey Lady" and her horse are said to be seen in the stables; she may be the grey mist sometimes seen above the beds in some of the rooms. Fire irons moving, and doors and windows opening and closing have been experienced too, as has the sound of a baby crying coming from an unoccupied office upstairs. |
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Highlands
| The Boat House Guesthouse |
| Deshar Rd, Boat of Garten, PH24 3BN |
| The ghost of a man who died defending another person from attack has been seen, but there are no further details. |
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| Bunchrew House Hotel |
| Bunchrew, Inverness, IV3 8TA |
| The ghost is said to be that of the wife of a 12th century chief of Mackenzie, although details of her spectral activity is unrecorded. |
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| Dornoch Castle Hotel |
| Castle Street, Dornoch, IV25 3SD |
| Apparitions have been seen here, including sheep stealer Andrew McCornish (though his spectre seems to be uncommon today after an alleged exorcism in the 1920s); shaking walls and unexplained noises, like furniture being dragged have also been experienced here. |
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| Loch Leven Hotel |
| Old Ferry Road, Glencoe, PH33 6SA |
| The ghost at this location has been seen in the public room, function suite and a guest room, but there are no more details. |
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| Mansfield Castle Hotel |
| Scotsburn Road, Tain, IV19 1PR |
| A friendly female ghost has been seen here, and is said to be more active when changes are being made to the building. She is said to be the wife of Mr Fowler who refurbished the hotel in the 1930s. |
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| The Prince's House Hotel |
| Glenfinnan, PH37 4LT |
| A "Grey Lady", to be seen on the stairs, and a bearded highlander who wanders the building have been seen here. |
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| Raasay House Hotel |
| Isle of Raasay, IV40 8PB |
| A phantom dog has been seen in the kitchen, and occurrences have been noted in three or four other rooms here. A Dr Green has been sighted on the stairs and a piper, who has never been seen, has been heard to play his instrument. |
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Inverness
| Loch Ness Lochside Hostel |
| Altsigh, Invermoriston, IV63 7YD |
| Two brothers sought the affection of the same girl, Annie Fraser; Malcolm caught his brother Alasdair with her and he killed them both, hiding Annie's body under the floorboards of the building, now a hostel, before drowning as he crossed the loch in his bid to escape. Annie's phantom has been seen at the hostel and in the countryside nearby, and footsteps have been heard in the room where her remains were discovered. |
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Isle of Skye
| Broadford Hotel |
| Torrin Road, Broadford IV49 9AB |
| The main phantom is misty and shadowy and is said to be looking for its favourite chair; this same ghost may be the same one seen on the stairs. Poltergeist-like activity has been reported too. |
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| The Lodge Hotel |
| Old Dunvegan Road, Edinbane, IV51 9PW |
| The focus of the haunting is believed to be the ground floor. A man clothed in black, who is usually to be seen at the entrance, has been observed here, as has an old woman, sometimes with a spaniel. She is seen knitting by the fire. Additionally, behind the bar, an elderly lady dressed as if for bed has been noted. |
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| Greshornish House Hotel |
| Edinbane, IV51 9PN |
| Details on the spectral behaviour here is scant, but there is supposed to be a haunted room and a ghost. |
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Lanarkshire
| ABode Glasgow |
| 129 Bath St, Glasgow, G2 2SZ |
| Poltergeist-like behaviour has been reported in one of the top floor chambers. |
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| Grand Central |
| 99 Gordon Street, Glasgow, G1 3SF |
| The ghost is said to be that of a maid who committed suicide after falling pregnant; another spectre is said to be a chef who fell seven floors to his death. There is also said to be a mischievous presence in the hotel; "a former worker ... reported that they would walk around during the early hours of the morning closing all the fire doors on the fourth floor, which would then reopen and close themselves a few moments later." |
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| Hilton Glasgow |
| 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT |
| The 13th floor hosts the spectre of a woman with long blonde hair; the bar has unexplained phenomena too, with the apparition of a man reported, and glasses moving by themselves. |
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Lothian
| Dalhousie Castle Hotel |
| Cockpen Road, Bonnyrigg, EH19 3JB |
| The castle is said to be haunted by Lady Catherine, "The Grey Lady." When she was alive she was the mistress of the laird but his wife imprisoned her in a turret where she died of starvation. In addition to sightings of her (usually in the turret, staircase and dungeons), the rustling of her gown has been heard, as has tapping and scratching at doors. Another ghost is that of a young boy who was at the castle when it was a temporarily a school in the 20th century; he allegedly jumped his death from the roof. There is also a phantom dog, which also fell from the castle and perished. Other activity includes that of hair being pulled and staff members being tapped on the shoulders. |
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| Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club |
| Edinburgh West, Edinburgh, EH27 8EB |
| A "White Lady" walks the building; she is said to be Lady Mary Douglas, the daughter of the Earl who bought the mansion in the 18th century. |
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| Prestonfield House |
| Priestfield Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5UT |
| Legend says that a spectral carriage drives up the main drive in the morning and disappears when it reaches the front doors. |
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| The Scotsman Hotel |
| 20 North Bridge, Old Town, Edinburgh, EH1 1TR |
| Several phantoms inhabit this hotel, including a printer and a forger; this may be connected to its former usage as the offices and printing works of The Scotsman newspaper. |
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| The Stag Head Hotel |
| 8 High Street, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, EH30 9PP |
| A former landlady, Auld Mrs Wyld is believed to be responsible for footsteps heard on the top floor, and she has been seen too. A spectre nicknamed "Jack" is said to be in the cellar, where the sounds of barrels moving and lights turning on and off have occurred. |
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| The Witchery by the Castle |
| Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Old Town, Edinburgh, EH1 2NF |
| It is said that people who were wrongly accused of witchcraft in the 16th and 17 century and executed in this location return to haunt the premises. |
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Perthshire
| Atholl Arms Hotel |
| Bridgehead, Dunkeld, PH8 0AQ |
| The corridors of this hotel play host to a ghostly maid, who is believed to have died here. She is known as "Chrissie." |
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| Bankfoot Inn |
| Main Street, Bankfoot, PH1 4AB |
| According to their website, "there's been the 'old woman' and then there was the 'little girl'. Also, there's been whispering voices too in the laundry. Others have reported objects getting knocked over and of taps turning themselves on. Then, there's the other one, the one we call 'the thing', but we don't talk about it much." |
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| Dreadnought Hotel |
| Station Road, Callander, FK17 8AN |
| A ghostly girl is said to haunt this hotel but her origins are unclear. In some versions of the legend, she was the wife of the founder of the hotel, Francis MacNab, who had his wife walled up. The other version is that she was a servant who was made pregnant by MacNab and he threw her out of an upstairs window. Sobbing and weeping coming from one of the bedrooms is the hallmark of the second phantom and it is said that this may be an illegitimate child of MacNab who was drowned in a well in the basement. MacNab himself is also reputed to haunt the hotel. |
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| The Royal Hotel |
| Melville Square, Comrie, PH6 2DN |
| A benevolent "Green Lady" walks the hotel, apparently looking for her loved one who perished in a blizzard. |
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Ross-Shire
| Tulloch Castle Hotel |
| Tulloch Castle Drive, Dingwall, IV15 9ND |
| A "Green Lady" is said to walk here; the story is that a child (or young woman?) accidentally killed herself when she fell down the stairs after finding her father with another woman - the ghost's identity has been suggested as being Elizabeth Davidson. She is said to wear a long silk dress, to whisper "Why?" - and to exude great sadness. The ghost of a maid, and possibly a former owner have also been mentioned. In another incident, a guest woke to find his room icy cold and that he was pinned to the bed. Others have experienced cold "patches of air" too, seen balls of light and heard unexplained bangs, clicks and thuds. |
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Shetland
| Busta House Hotel |
| Brae, ZE2 9QN |
| The ghost is said to be that of Barbara Pitcairn, a maid (or a guest in some versions) who gave owner Thomas Gifford a male heir after his four sons by Elizabeth Mitchell drowned in a boating accident. Pitcairn's and Gifford's son, Gideon, was adopted but even though she claimed to have marriage papers Barbara was ostracised by Thomas and his wife and practically exiled from the house, and died at a very young age. A grey haired phantom is supposed to be Elizabeth Mitchell. There have also been other reported phenomena, such as footsteps and electrical interference. |
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Stirling
| Airth Castle Hotel |
| Airth By Falkirk, Airth, FK2 8JF |
| A 17th century housekeeper is reputed to be one of the ghosts, perhaps feeling remorseful or searching for two children in her care that died in a fire. The sounds of childen in corridors has also been reported, as well as other ghostly activity, especially in rooms 3, 9 and 23. The screams of a maid who was attacked by her master have also been noted, and a spectral dog that bites ankles is sometimes to be seen in the hallways. |
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| Golden Lion Hotel |
| 8/10 King Street, Stirling, FK8 1BD |
| Unfortunately, little is reported on the ghost(s) or phenomena alleged to manifest here. |
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| Lion and Unicorn Hotel |
| Main Street, Thornhill, FK8 3PJ |
| A kindly, but rarely seen spectre known as "Annie", "The Green Lady" is the resident ghost here. |
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West Lothian
| Court Residence |
| 1 Court Square, High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EQ |
| The courthouse is reputed to be haunted, but there are no further details. |
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| Macdonald Houstoun House |
| Uphall, Livingston, EH52 6JS |
| There is a report that one of the rooms in the old pre-1960 portion of this building is haunted but there are no further details. |
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Wales
Anglesey
| Tre-Ysgawen Hall |
| Capel Coch, Llangefni, LL77 7UR |
| The ghost of a teenage maid, Mair, who died in a catastrophic fire haunts the scullery; on one occasion, a staff member performing a security round saw fire doors blow open by themselves accompanied by a cold blast. Other phantoms include people being seen going upstairs, entering the front door, going into the bar, bedrooms and other places - but no-one is there upon investigation moments later - and a mysterious black cat was seen in room 16 once. Other phenomena include voices, bangs, footsteps, doors opening and cold spots in the staff quarters on the top floor. There are many other stories too! |
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Caerphilly
| Rhymney House Hotel |
| Rhymney, NP22 5QG |
| Footsteps, an invisible cat mewing and a door making a slamming noise even though it was already closed have been reported here. A "menacing" shadow at the top of the stairs and a cream-coloured phantom that walked through what is now an external wall are also amongst the phenomena reported here. A man with a rod, an old lady by the fire, a lady in a white cap and a young child have also been seen here. |
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Clwyd
| The Hand Hotel |
| Church Street, Chirk, LL14 5EY |
| A "Grey Lady" has been seen here; she is said to have nursed her brother Albert who had contracted TB and haunts the room in which he died. Another figure has been seen standing by the organ; a third phantom haunts two of the rooms at the hotel. She died in childbirth and her husband is claimed to have been seen in another room; he is an employee who, it is claimed, hanged himself when he found his wife was pregnant by another man. |
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Ceredigion
| Plas Nanteos Mansion Hotel |
| Aberystwyth, SY23 4LU |
| Elizabeth Owen is one of the phantoms here; she is said to be looking for jewels that she hid on the night she died; she may be "The Grey Lady" who is sometimes mentioned. It is said that in the 1930s a guest saw a lady ghost carrying a candlestick and he died very suddenly that night. There are stories associated with the grounds; William Griffiths is said to have been seen "lurking in the shrubbery." He was murdered in 1782 with a rake by the head gardener. Spectral harp music has been heard in the woods, too. This is said to come from harp player Gruffydd Jones who drowned in the lake. He is also said to have been seen, too. |
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| Thomas Arms Hotel |
| Thomas Street, Llanelli, SA15 3JF |
| The ghost is said to lurk in the cellar - staff are said to have emerged crying and refusing to go back down; there have also been loud noises like bumps and bangings in room 6. There are also said to have been occurrences of moving object, apparitions and voices being heard, and "a strange, blurred figure" was captured on CCTV "crawling up the stairs." |
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Glamorgan
| The Castle Hotel |
| The Parade, Neath, SA11 1RB |
| A bearded man wearing dark clothes with silver buttons has been observed in the bar while in the cellar, a dog's bark has been heard to emanate at night. A chambermaid who hanged herself who was spurned when her lover made her pregnant has been seen leaning out of a window "in a distressed state." Room 16 is the location where a woman burnt to death and loud thudding noises have been heard here, while in rooms 14 and 15 a young girl has been seen floating up the wall where a staircase used to be. Outside rooms 25 and 26, a red haired woman in a long gown has been observed, while in room 4, people have reported the sensation of someone sitting on the bed and banging noises heard. There are many other spectres reported here; a boy seen in the bar, a lady in black who walks down the staircase and more. |
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| Miskin Manor Hotel And Health Club |
| Pendoylan Road, Miskin, Hensol, CF72 8ND |
| A spectral lady is said to appear "most nights" in the bar here, usually between midnight and 1am |
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Gwynedd
| Anglesey Arms |
| Harbour Front, Caernarfon, LL55 1SG |
| The resident ghost is said to remove glasses from shelves, where they hang before falling to the ground, but they never break. Guests are also said to have experienced strange phenomena, including the sound of keys being turned in the locks. |
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| Anglesey Arms |
| Mona Road, Menai Bridge, LL59 5EA |
| A "small elderly man" has been seen late at night, while glasses are said to move by themselves and darts have been known to "hop out" of the board - sometimes during a game. Room 3 is said to be the most haunted room, with reports of guests waking with the feeling of someone in the room, or even sitting on their bed. |
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Monmouthshire
| The Coach and Horses Inn |
| Welsh Street, Chepstow, NP16 5LN |
| A female phantom in white has been seen out of the corner of the eye, usually between 6 and 7am, and footsteps heard. |
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| Queens Head Inn |
| 1 St James Street, Monmouth, NP25 3DL |
| A Royalist who failed in his assassination attempt on Oliver Cromwell and was subsequently shot haunts this building. In the upstairs landing, a male phantom, said to "shadowy and vague," is said to walk. A little girl is also said to have been seen in the inn, too. |
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| St Pierre Marriott Hotel |
| St Pierre Park, Chepstow, NP16 6YA |
| The house is said to be haunted by a "Grey Lady" and a poltergeist causes trouble in a bedroom in which a duel was once fought. |
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