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.
The Four Crosses Inn
📍 Watling Street · WS11 1RX
The haunting
The site is associated with child voices upstairs, sliding glasses and a dark figure reportedly appearing in the bar doorway.
The George, London
📍 213 Strand · WC2R 1AP
The haunting
The George, Strand is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
The Globe
📍 Marylebone Road · NW1 5JY
The haunting
Accounts connected with The Globe, Marylebone Road describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
The Golden Cross
📍 8 Hay Lane · CV1 5RF
The haunting
The site is associated with dark shapes around doorways, unusual cellar sensations and lights reportedly switching on after closing.
The Golden Fleece, Wells-next-the-Sea
📍 18 The Quay · NR23 1AH
The haunting
Accounts linked to the Golden Fleece in Wells-next-the-Sea include childlike footsteps, unexplained knocks and reported figures of a young woman, a maid and a sailor.
The Golden Lion, Rossett
📍 Chester Road · LL12 0HN
The haunting
The site is associated with the ghost Jeffrey moving bottles, glasses and chairs, with particular activity reported around bedroom two.
The Grenadier
📍 18 Wilton Row · SW1X 7NR
The haunting
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with The Grenadier, adding to its haunted reputation.
The Griffin Inn
📍 Milk Street · BA11 3EG
The haunting
Reports include an elderly ghost called Albert, breaking glasses, slamming doors and a cellar that turns unnaturally cold.
The Hatchet Inn
📍 27 Frogmore Street · BS1 5NA
The haunting
The Hatchet’s sinister folklore includes a door said to conceal human skin beneath its surface. Ghost stories surround this old drinking house, whose traditions also recall sailors, smugglers and bare-knuckle fighting.
The Hole in the Wall, Kilkenny
📍 17 High Street · R95 TY30
The haunting
Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at The Hole in the Wall, Kilkenny, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
The Holly Bush
📍 22 Holly Mount · NW3 6SG
The haunting
Customers have reportedly given food or drink orders to a waitress who later proves not to be a member of staff, giving the pub one of Hampstead's better-known ghost stories.
The Hussar
The haunting
The Hussar, Hounslow is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
The Leopard, Tutbury
📍 DE13 9NA
The haunting
Accounts connected with The Leopard, Tutbury describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
The Leopard Inn, Burslem
The haunting
The Leopard Inn, Burslem is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
The Mallard
📍 507 London Road, Boxmoor · HP3 9BQ
The haunting
Ghostly Gatherings investigators at the Mallard report hair lifting, scratches, figures on CCTV and unexplained responses during investigations. Accounts also mention a childlike presence called Molly and activity in neighbouring former stable and office spaces.
The Mermaid Inn
📍 Mermaid Street · TN31 7EY
The haunting
At the Mermaid Inn on Rye’s Mermaid Street, whose present building dates to 1420, reports include a repeating ghostly duel, a woman in white, empty-corridor footsteps and furniture apparently moving overnight.
The Mug House
📍 Claines Lane · WR3 7RN
The haunting
The Mug House in Claines is associated with footsteps attributed to a ghost called Bert, unexplained knocking and reports of glasses moving or breaking.
The Old Crown
📍 188 High Street, Deritend · B12 0LD
The haunting
Birmingham’s Old Crown carries a story of a woman searching for a child said to have fallen into its well. Overnight guests report white mist, sudden chills and feeling watched; CCTV reportedly showed a bottle moving across the floor.
The Olde Boars Head
📍 111 Long Street · M24 6UE
The haunting
Middleton’s Olde Boars Head is associated with a child said to have died in a chimney and reformer Samuel Bamford. Reports include hair-pulling, cold draughts and an apparition, with particular interest in the Sessions Room and cellar.
The Old Linacre
📍 46 Linacre Lane · L20 5AL
The haunting
The former Old Linacre pub in Bootle now houses the Linacre Bridge Community Hub. Staff and visitors have reported footsteps in empty rooms, moving glasses, shadowy figures and cold patches around the cellar stairs.
The Ostrich Inn
📍 42 High Street, Colnbrook, Slough, SL3 0JZ · SL3 0JZ
The haunting
The Ostrich Inn is associated with the story of Jarman, an innkeeper said to have murdered guests using a hinged bed that tipped them into boiling water. Ghostly activity has been reported at the inn, although the identity of the apparition is uncertain.
The Pack Horse
📍 208 Woodhouse Lane · LS2 9DX
The haunting
Phantom footsteps and the sound of giggling children are reported in the upstairs room of this historic Leeds pub.
The Pied Bull
📍 53-57 Northgate Street · CH1 2HQ
The haunting
The Pied Bull’s cellar apparition is traditionally John Davies, allegedly killed falling downstairs with a knife. Other accounts place a chambermaid in Rooms 7–9 and a silent man in Room 9.
The Plough Inn
📍 Holford · TA5 1SD
The haunting
Reports include a murdered Spanish traveller, dark figures and unexplained footsteps reported around the old inn.
