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 South West England
Bristol
Bristol
Llandoger Trow
Apparitions, unexplained footsteps and strange noises are reported at the historic Bristol pub, long associated with sailors and pirates.
The Hatchet Inn
The historic Bristol pub is linked to ghost stories, unexplained activity and tales connecting its dark reputation with pirates including Blackbeard.
Cornwall
Bodmin
Bodmin Jail Hotel
The site is associated with ghostly children and eerie unexplained noises reported in corridors of the converted former prison.
Bolventor
Jamaica Inn
Local accounts describe phantom footsteps, whispering voices and a mysterious woman in white around the famous Bodmin Moor inn.
Boscastle
The Wellington Hotel, Boscastle
Reports include an old coachman, a little girl and an elderly woman reportedly appearing around the hotel, especially near Room 9.
Falmouth
The Falmouth Hotel
Witnesses describe heavy footsteps and a shadowy worker-like figure associated with the hotel's former cellar brewery.
Hayle
White Hart Hotel, Hayle
Staff and visitors report unexplained footsteps pacing upstairs corridors and stopping near a room once associated with mortuary supplies.
Newquay
The Headland Hotel
Reports include ghostly servicemen, vintage nurses and a Grey Lady reportedly walking through a wall where a doorway once stood.
Penzance
Dolphin Tavern, Penzance
Witnesses describe a tricorne-hatted sea captain, an old-fashioned woman and disembodied voices reported around the harbour inn.
Union Hotel, Penzance
Staff and visitors report a Grey Lady, playful child spirits, unexplained noises and fleeting shadows reported around the historic hotel.
The Lizard
Housel Bay Hotel
The site is associated with a young woman in Second World War WAAF uniform reportedly seen walking silently through the clifftop gardens.
West Looe
Jolly Sailor Inn, Looe
Local accounts describe an unseen elderly cough, a bedside woman, self-running taps, moving objects and a playful child-like spirit.
Devon
Exeter
Exeter Cathedral
Local accounts describe the spirits of forbidden lovers John and Martha reportedly wandering the cathedral while searching for one another.
Dorset
Bournemouth
Hotel Celebrity
A child ghost known as Nell Hyde is said to haunt the Bournemouth hotel, where guests have reported unexplained activity.
Osmington Mills
Smugglers Inn, Osmington Mills
Witnesses describe apparitions associated with smugglers and revenue officers reportedly seen around the old inn.
Puddletown
Athelhampton House
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained sounds and other disturbances at Athelhampton, including ghostly figures associated with the ancient manor.
Swanage
The Royal Oak, Swanage
Investigators have reported footsteps, physical touches, unexplained smells, moving objects and fleeting apparitions during repeated visits to the pub.
Weymouth
Nothe Fort
Reports include a whistling gunner and a white figure reportedly seen around the parapets of the coastal fort.
The Boot Inn, Weymouth
Local accounts describe cold areas, moved furniture, sailor-like figures, a pinstriped man and unexplained sea shanties heard around the pub.
The Spice Ship
Staff and visitors report unexplained sounds, beer taps moving, a Portuguese sailor-like apparition and reports of unseen pulling sensations.
