Haunted Places in North West England

Reports include strange sensations around the keep and photographs claimed to show ghostly figures among the castle ruins.

Staff and visitors report a weeping female ghost, self-closing doors, unexplained toilet flushing and bedclothes reportedly pulled away at night.

Witnesses describe Peg O'Neil's spirit associated with the hall and nearby well, with a grim seven-year death tradition.

Local accounts describe older stories of a fairy-like Chatterer and a later poltergeist outbreak that was eventually exposed as trickery.

Local accounts describe a former caretaker called Bill, moving chairs, dimming lights and an unseen backstage presence.

Reports include a Grey Lady searching corridors, phantom music and dancing, cold breezes and unexplained pipe-smoke scents.

Staff and visitors report a child's hand, a monk-like figure and rattling chains reported around the former prison and Shire Hall.

Witnesses describe a lady in green, a Civil War Cavalier, bedroom poltergeist activity and cold spots in the chapel.

The site is associated with a mischievous ghost called Charlie, sobbing, running water and apparitions linked to a drowned mother and son.

Local accounts describe ghostly sailors, unseen hands tugging clothes, after-hours voices and cold draughts around the old riverside inn.

Reports include shadow figures, thrown stones, phantom footsteps and period-dressed figures reported around the Victorian theatre.

Witnesses describe a White Lady, rustling books, a phantom nanny, cold breezes and children's giggles around the hall.

Staff and visitors report the presence of former landlord William Southworth, unexplained scratching and bangs and ghostly figures in photographs.

Staff and visitors report children's laughter, boys in blue uniforms, basement cold spots and shadowy figures at windows after closing.