Spooky Pubs
Browse haunted pubs, inns, taverns and bars across Britain and Ireland, search by place or postcode, and read the ghost stories behind them.
Anchor Inn
📍 34 Park Street · SE1 9EF
The haunting
Ghost stories linked to Anchor Inn, Park Street include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Anchor Tap
📍 28 Horselydown Lane · SE1 2LN
The haunting
Ghost stories linked to Anchor Tap include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Ancient Ram Inn
📍 8 Potters Pond · GL12 7HF
The haunting
The Bishop’s Room is associated with a pacing cavalier, two monks and disturbing encounters with an unseen presence. Other accounts describe poltergeist activity and dragging sounds linked with an attic murder legend.
Auctioneers Public House
The haunting
Ghost stories linked to Auctioneers Public House include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Banshee Labyrinth
📍 29–35 Niddry Street · EH1 1LG
The haunting
Edinburgh’s Banshee Labyrinth occupies part of the underground vault network. Published accounts describe the Watcher and a Grey Lady, while staff and investigators report unexplained bangs, moving or rattling objects and unusual audio.
Bate Hall Hotel
📍 39 Chestergate · SK11 6BX
The haunting
Bate Hall’s child spirit Billy reportedly plays around the bar; a grey woman appears near the stairway. A former cook described thrown pots, while the basement has a separate haunting reputation.
Bear Inn
📍 6 Alfred Street · OX1 4EH
The haunting
Bear Inn, Oxford is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Bell Inn, Bovingdon
📍 21 High Street · HP3 0HG
The haunting
Reports include a laughing ghostly child, falling glasses and the sensation of someone sitting on beds in empty rooms.
Bell Pub, Hounslow
The haunting
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Bell Pub, Hounslow, adding to its haunted reputation.
Bishop's Finger
📍 CT2 8AF
The haunting
Bishop's Finger is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Black Bull, Haworth
📍 BD22 8DP
The haunting
Black Bull, Haworth is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Black Horse, Barnet
📍 92 Wood Street · EN5 4BW
The haunting
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Black Horse, Barnet, adding to its haunted reputation.
Black Horse, Cirencester
📍 Castle Street · GL7 1QD
The haunting
Reports include an angry old woman in greenish light, mysterious scratches and a lavender-associated cleaner-like spirit. One tradition describes a stout, angry-looking woman wearing a fawn dress. During an attempted exorcism in 1933, the name James reportedly appeared on a bedroom window.
Blacksmith's Arms
📍 TS24 7QT
The haunting
The Blacksmith’s Arms blames ‘George’ for moving glasses, smashing bottles and opening doors. A policeman-like figure reportedly appears in the back room, where snooker balls clack without players.
Black Swan Inn, York
📍 Peasholme Green · YO1 7PR
The haunting
Reported phenomena include the lower half of a man on the stairs, a Victorian workman and a woman in white.
Blue Anchor Inn
📍 Blue Anchor Inn, East Aberthaw · CF62 3DD
The haunting
Staff and visitors report time-slip-like sightings of smugglers and pack ponies appearing around the ancient inn before vanishing.
Bow Bells
📍 116 Bow Road · E3 3AA
The haunting
Bow Bells is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Brazen Head
📍 20 Lower Bridge Street, Usher's Quay · D08 WC64
The haunting
Witnesses describe the spirit of revolutionary Robert Emmet reportedly remaining at the old pub as a spectral guard.
Brewery Shades
📍 85 High Street · RH10 1BA
The haunting
Staff and visitors report a haunted cell area, trapping incidents, pulled bedcovers, unexplained touches and apparitions of a boy and woman.
Bull and Castle Pub
📍 5–7 Lord Edward Street · D02 P634
The haunting
Local accounts describe a sudden icy chill and oppressive melancholy traditionally associated with poet James Clarence Mangan.
Chequers Inn
📍 The Street · TN27 8QA
The haunting
The 14th-century Chequers Inn in Smarden is said to be haunted by Dick Turpin, reportedly seen in green velvet and riding boots. Other accounts describe the ghost of a soldier from the Napoleonic wars.
Chichester Inn
📍 38 West Street · PO19 1RP
The haunting
Local accounts describe a Roman centurion-like torso, sudden cold, unexplained noises and moving latches reported inside the inn.
Clifton Inn, Swindon
📍 59 Clifton Street · SN1 3PY
The haunting
Witnesses describe a hooded nun, seasonal poltergeist activity and glasses said to move or jump without explanation.
Coach and Horses
📍 5 Bruton Street · W1J 6PT
The haunting
A phantom coach drawn by four horses is said to approach this Bruton Street pub. Its driver has no head, while skull-faced passengers stare from the carriage windows.
