Haunted Places in the UK & Ireland
Explore haunted hotels, pubs, castles and other places across Britain and Ireland. Search by name, location or reported activity, and find places within a chosen distance.
Colchester Roman Wall
Ghost stories linked to Colchester Roman Wall include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Colchester Town Hall
Colchester Town Hall is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Greyfriars Hotel, Colchester
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Greyfriars Hotel, Colchester, adding to its haunted reputation.
Jumbo Water Tower
Ghost stories linked to Jumbo Water Tower include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Red Lion Hotel, Colchester
📍 42–44 High Street · CO1 1DJ
Reported spirits include murdered Alice Millar, a ghostly boy and a hooded monk, alongside smoke smells, shadows and opening doors.
St Botolph's Priory
Accounts connected with St Botolph's Priory describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
Coalhouse Fort
📍 Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury · RM18 8PB
Ghost stories linked to Coalhouse Fort include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
St John's Church, Great Clacton
📍 St John's Road · CO15 4BP
The site is associated with figures among the graves, whispers and unexplained footsteps heard around the church and churchyard.
Hadleigh Castle
📍 Castle Lane · SS7 2AP
Ghost stories linked to Hadleigh Castle include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Harwich Redoubt Fort
Harwich Redoubt Fort is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Kingscliff Hotel
📍 55 Kings Parade · CO15 5JB
Witnesses describe an old-fashioned woman, footsteps in empty areas and doors apparently moving without visible cause.
Jaywick Martello Tower
📍 Jaywick Martello Tower, Belsize Avenue · CO15 2LF
Reports include phantom footsteps, unexplained voices, sudden cold and the persistent sensation of being watched inside the coastal tower.
Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
Accounts connected with Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
Layer Marney Tower
📍 Layer Marney · CO5 9US
Layer Marney Tower is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
All Saints' Church, Maldon
📍 High Street · CM9 7JJ
Witnesses describe a Grey Lady linked to the bell tower and unexplained organ music heard when the church is locked.
Beeleigh Abbey
📍 Beeleigh Abbey, Beeleigh · CM9 6LL
The site is associated with white-robed monks reportedly seen moving through the former abbey and its atmospheric grounds.
Blue Boar Hotel, Maldon
📍 Silver Street · CM9 4QE
Reports include a white-robed woman, a mysterious black cat, cold patches and whispers or shadows around the historic hotel.
Hythe Quay
📍 CM9 5HN
Local accounts describe ghostly dock workers and drowned sailors, with footsteps, murmurs, fleeting shapes and sudden cold reported along the quay.
St Mary's Church, Maldon
📍 Church Street · CM9 5HN
Staff and visitors report shadowy figures, footsteps and maritime spirits associated with the churchyard and nearby quay.
Mistley Towers
📍 The Walls · CO11 1HB
Accounts connected with Mistley Towers describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
Audley End House and Gardens
📍 Off London Road · CB11 4JF
Staff at Audley End have reported unexplained sights and sounds after hours, enough for English Heritage to feature the house in a podcast on its hauntings.
St Osyth Priory
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with St Osyth Priory, adding to its haunted reputation.
The Cage, St Osyth
Ghost stories linked to The Cage, St Osyth include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Berkeley Castle
📍 Berkeley · GL13 9PJ
Witnesses describe terrifying screams associated with Edward II reportedly heard around the anniversary of his death.
