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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Waddow Hall
Witnesses describe Peg O'Neil's spirit associated with the hall and nearby well, with a grim seven-year death tradition.
Warner Street
Local accounts describe flying objects, flickering lights, icy draughts, a shadow figure called Josiah and a Victorian boy with bloodied hands.
Warstone Lane Cemetery
Reports include mist and a pale woman reportedly crossing paths before passing through iron railings.
Well Hall, Clitheroe
Local accounts describe older stories of a fairy-like Chatterer and a later poltergeist outbreak that was eventually exposed as trickery.
Wellington Street, Derry
The site is associated with multiple ghost stories and unexplained encounters associated with the old street, though the exact number of reported hauntings is uncertain.
Wentworth Woodhouse
Staff and visitors report the sound of children running, a motionless man, a monk and unexplained doors or bangs around the great house.
West Cliff Theatre
Local accounts describe backstage noises, unexplained footsteps and the strong impression of an unseen presence moving through the theatre.
Westgate Hotel, Newport
Staff and visitors report a black-clad man and self-moving doors among the unexplained phenomena reported inside the historic hotel.
Weymouth Promenade
The site is associated with the Old Woman of Weymouth, whose appearance and strange smell are traditionally regarded as a warning of death.
Whately Hall Hotel
Guests and staff report unexplained activity at the old Banbury hotel, including apparitions and disturbances in its historic rooms.
Wheatsheaves Pub, Frome
The site is associated with piano music reportedly heard despite no piano being present, alongside disturbances serious enough to prompt two exorcisms.
Whistlebinkies
Ghostly figures, unexplained noises and strange activity are reported in the Edinburgh venue, whose underground rooms connect with the city's vaults.
White Hart Hotel, Hayle
Staff and visitors report unexplained footsteps pacing upstairs corridors and stopping near a room once associated with mortuary supplies.
White Hart Hotel, Lewes
Local accounts describe uneasy cellar experiences, a spectral bride and a playful boy said to make his presence known around the inn.
White Horse Hotel, Derry
Witnesses describe a phantom stagecoach, disappearing bedside figure and unexplained footsteps reported around the hotel and Clooney Road.
White Horse Hotel, Hertingfordbury
The site is associated with sleeping guests touched, footsteps circling beds, opened cupboards and a Grey Lady passing through locked doors.
White Lady of Prestatyn
Reports include a white-dressed woman appearing along the coastal route before vanishing, according to longstanding local reports.
Wilton Castle
The restored castle is associated with apparitions and unsettling supernatural experiences said to linger from its long and sometimes tragic past.
Winchester Cathedral
Witnesses describe phantom monks, eerie chanting and a limping monk-like figure reportedly moving through the cathedral and close.
Windsor House, Harrogate
Reports include a woman seen near a lift and barefoot hospital-era men in blue reportedly appearing around the building.
