Hauntings Database
Search ghosts and haunted locations across Britain and Ireland. Hotels, pubs, castles and other haunted places all come from the same Master Places database.
Cardigan Street
📍 Cardigan Street area, Luton
Cardigan Street area, Luton
The Herts Advertiser reported repeated night-time knocking at a house near Cardigan Street in February 1893. Frightened residents asked friends to stay overnight. One account described five men hearing loud raps after three in the morning, but finding nobody when a bedroom door was opened. The newspaper offered no explanation.
Former Adecco office
📍 Peacock Mews, Leighton Buzzard (unit unconfirmed)
Peacock Mews, Leighton Buzzard (unit unconfirmed)
Staff at Adecco's Peacock Mews office reported missing keys, unexplained computer activity and a stone landing on a desk in 2004. Sarah Holmes recorded their experiences in the Leighton Buzzard Observer. The staff associated the disturbances with spirits identified by a visiting medium; those identities were the medium's interpretation.
Bell Inn, Odell
📍 Odell (village only; historic inn site unconfirmed)
Odell (village only; historic inn site unconfirmed)
In 1842, newspapers reported heavy knocks, shaking windows and movement of a bed at the Bell Inn in Odell. Crowds gathered and magistrates placed police at the premises. Explanations remained disputed: a contemporary correspondent proposed underground gas, while a later account recalled suspicions about a miller. These are historical reports, not claims of current activity.
Leagrave
📍 Leagrave, Luton (area only)
Leagrave, Luton (area only)
A newspaper retrospective describes seven weeks of disturbances at a Leagrave home in 1976. Two residents reported ceiling hammering, scattered cosmetics, missing belongings and drawers opening and closing. They asked the Rev John Watson to conduct an exorcism; one subsequently said the house had become calm.
Downham Market Town Hall
📍 Bridge Street · PE38 9DW
Bridge Street · PE38 9DW
Staff at Downham Market Town Hall have reportedly sensed a presence while locking the building, according to a response supplied to researcher Paul Lee.
King's Lynn Library
📍 46 New Conduit Street · PE30 1DL
46 New Conduit Street · PE30 1DL
The former Argos stockroom, now part of King's Lynn's new library, has been linked to reports of moving items and unexplained voices from its retail years.
Majestic Cinema
📍 Tower Street · PE30 1EJ
Tower Street · PE30 1EJ
Former cinema staff have reported a disappearing flat-capped man, a monk-like figure, a Green Lady and a Victorian girl at the Majestic Cinema in King's Lynn.
Major Thomas Weir's House
📍 Historic house site at 7 Victoria Terrace / 5–8 Upper Bow · EH1 2JL
Historic house site at 7 Victoria Terrace / 5–8 Upper Bow · EH1 2JL
Later tradition links Major Thomas Weir's West Bow house with spectral lights, revelry, laughter, spinning-wheel sounds, a tapping staff and fiery-coach apparitions.
St Mary's Abbey
📍 Museum Gardens, Museum Street · YO1 7FR
Museum Gardens, Museum Street · YO1 7FR
The ruins are linked with a 'Black Abbot' apparition and sounds resembling coins being counted.
St Nicholas' Chapel
📍 St Ann's Street · PE30 1LT
St Ann's Street · PE30 1LT
St Nicholas' Chapel in King's Lynn is linked to an attributed witness report of an older male figure seen among the side pews and near an interior doorway.
St William's College
📍 6 College Street · YO1 7JF
6 College Street · YO1 7JF
An elderly woman is said to appear on the steps; a separate male apparition has been reported inside.
The Golden Fleece, Wells-next-the-Sea
📍 18 The Quay · NR23 1AH
18 The Quay · NR23 1AH
Accounts linked to the Golden Fleece in Wells-next-the-Sea include childlike footsteps, unexplained knocks and reported figures of a young woman, a maid and a sailor.
Watergate Inn
📍 24 Walmgate · YO1 9TJ
24 Walmgate · YO1 9TJ
The pub's folklore includes an apparition known as Green Jenny.
Ye Olde Starre Inne
📍 40 Stonegate · YO1 8AS
40 Stonegate · YO1 8AS
Stories include cries from the cellar, two phantom black cats and an old woman on the stairs.
The Mug House
📍 Claines Lane · WR3 7RN
Claines Lane · WR3 7RN
The Mug House in Claines is associated with footsteps attributed to a ghost called Bert, unexplained knocking and reports of glasses moving or breaking.
The Coachmakers Arms
📍 9 St Stephens Road · NR1 3SP
9 St Stephens Road · NR1 3SP
A highwayman-like figure and a woman in black are linked with the Coachmakers Arms in Norwich, where bottles and glasses are also said to fall from shelves or tables.
Ye Olde Black Cross
📍 70 Worcester Road · B61 7AG
70 Worcester Road · B61 7AG
Traditions at Ye Olde Black Cross in Bromsgrove include a Royalist or cavalier soldier, a young girl, condemned prisoners and unexplained CCTV images or moving objects.
The Thomas Wolsey
📍 9-13 St Peter's Street · IP1 1XF
9-13 St Peter's Street · IP1 1XF
Staff and patrons at the Thomas Wolsey in Ipswich have reported an unseen touch, a bar fitting rolling down the stairs, a young boy in the courtyard and a seated man in an upstairs room.
The Dolphin
📍 34 High Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex · BN17 5ED
34 High Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex · BN17 5ED
Reported activity includes moving lights, sudden temperature changes, footsteps and banging in the former guest rooms. Witnesses have described a dark figure in rooms four and seven, and the upper half of a woman in room two. A small black-and-white dog has also been reported, but the human apparitions and disturbances are the qualifying haunting.
Former Victoria Road Prison Site
📍 Former prison site, Victoria Road / Victoria Avenue · IM2 4RD
Former prison site, Victoria Road / Victoria Avenue · IM2 4RD
Victoria Road Prison had reports of knocking and moaning in Cell 4 and a dark figure in Cell 13, recounted by Rick Hale in Spooky Isles. The prison closed in 2008 and was demolished by 2013. The map marks its former site, not surviving cells.
Holland House
📍 Holland House, Main Street · WR10 3NB
Holland House, Main Street · WR10 3NB
Holland House in Cropthorne has a Grey Lady tradition, mentioned by Mysteries of Mercia in its account of the village. The apparition’s identity and circumstances remain unconfirmed. The house now operates as a Christian retreat and conference centre; visits should follow the centre’s arrangements.
Old St John’s Church
📍 Old St John’s churchyard, Moulton Lane · NN2 8RE
Old St John’s churchyard, Moulton Lane · NN2 8RE
The ruined churchyard at Boughton Green has a Christmas Eve legend of a red-haired bride appearing among the graves. Ghost researcher Paul Lee records several versions, including an invitation to kiss the apparition. This is folklore; respect the burial ground and check access before visiting.
Courtiers
📍 Courtiers, Watery Lane · OX14 3EL
Courtiers, Watery Lane · OX14 3EL
Courtiers has a nineteenth-century ghost story associated with Sarah Fletcher. Dark Oxfordshire recounts footsteps, doors opening and closing, and Edward Crake’s claimed sighting of a woman in a black cloak while the house was a school. These are historical reports; the property is private.
Prior’s Court
📍 Priors Court, Lower Ferry Lane · WR2 4TJ
Priors Court, Lower Ferry Lane · WR2 4TJ
Prior’s Court has witness statements from 1905–1907 describing a woman on the landing, a luminous figure passing through doors and the rustle of a silk dress. Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service preserves these accounts. The historic house is private; nearby equestrian activities do not imply interior access.
