Explore haunted places across the UK and Ireland, from famous castles and historic houses to pubs, hotels, theatres and little-known local hauntings.
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Haunted places in North West England
Greater Manchester
Manchester
Peveril of the Peak
Glasses reportedly move unaided, chairs scrape by themselves and customers feel phantom nudges, while shadowy figures appear near the cellar.
The Britons Protection
Ghostly soldiers, unexplained footsteps and other strange encounters are reported at this historic Manchester pub associated with Peterloo.
Middleton
Tandle Hill Tavern
Former landlady Jane Tetlow is said to watch over the tavern, where visitors also report misty figures and feeling observed.
The Olde Boars Head
Whispers, strange underground activity and reports linked to hidden tunnels have added to the old Middleton pub's long haunted reputation.
Stockport
Hallam Mill
Local accounts describe whispers, laughter and phantom touches reported within the old industrial building, with the activity reported around the location over many years.
St Thomas’ Hospital, Stockport
Staff and visitors report shadowy figures, phantom doctors, disembodied voices and a nun or nurse-like apparition around the former hospital.
Staircase House
Reports include unexplained chills, footsteps, a servant-like woman and reports involving a dropped coin or child's rattle.
Stockport Masonic Guildhall
The site is associated with a formally dressed figure, children's laughter and unexplained knocking around the historic guildhall.
Lancashire
Accrington
Black Abbey Street
The site is associated with a glowing woman called Ursula whose appearance reportedly transforms into a flaming skeletal figure when approached.
Warner Street
Local accounts describe flying objects, flickering lights, icy draughts, a shadow figure called Josiah and a Victorian boy with bloodied hands.
Blackpool
Blackpool Grand Theatre
Witnesses describe a stagehand-like ghost called Charlie, shoulder taps, unexplained perfume and shadowy figures crossing the stage.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Local accounts describe phantom clogs, a period-dressed girl, a dark cellar figure and lights switching on or off without explanation.
Blackpool Tower Ballroom
Staff and visitors report a Grey Lady, sudden cold breezes and the swish of unseen skirts around the famous ballroom.
Carleton Cemetery
Staff and visitors report a green-faced woman near the gates, an elderly phantom man, misty forms and sudden chills.
Raikes Hall
The site is associated with a sorrowful veiled nun, muffled prayers and unexplained tapping reported around the historic building.
The Foxhall
The site is associated with a shadowy priest, whispers in empty rooms, moving objects and an oppressive presence around the old building.
The Old Coach House, Blackpool
Reports include a cloaked coachman-like figure seen in bedrooms, alongside unexplained knocks and footsteps in empty hallways.
Chorley
Astley Hall, Chorley
Reports include a Tudor woman, children's laughter, phantom piano music and sudden icy blasts around the old hall.
Botany Bay Mill
Witnesses describe a spectral mill worker in clogs, faint children's cries and an invisible pressure reportedly felt on visitors.
Clitheroe
Clitheroe Bridge
The site is associated with blood-like marks traditionally said to reappear where a man was murdered before mysteriously vanishing again.
