Hauntings Database

Central Park

Ghost stories linked to Central Park, Chelmsford include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.

Chalice Well

Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Chalice Well, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.

Charles Fort

📍 Summer Cove · P17 AY18

Reports include the Lady in White reportedly wandering the parapets after the tragic deaths surrounding her wedding.

Charleville Castle

📍 Charleville Demesne · R35 RP77

Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Charleville Castle, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.

Charlton House

📍 Charlton Road · SE7 8RE

Ghost stories linked to Charlton House include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.

Chartley Castle

Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Chartley Castle, adding to its haunted reputation.

Chavenage House

📍 Chavenage House · GL8 8XP

The site is associated with a phantom coach with a headless driver, unexplained apparitions and cold spots around the historic house.

Chelmsford Cathedral

📍 New Street · CM1 1TY

Chelmsford Cathedral is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.

Chelmsford Prison

📍 CM2 6LQ

Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Chelmsford Prison, adding to its haunted reputation.

Chepstow Castle

📍 Bridge Street · NP16 5EY

Civil War prisoner Henry Marten is said to haunt his former cell and the castle grounds. Reports include figures at windows, slamming doors and footsteps through empty rooms.

Chequers Inn

📍 The Street · TN27 8QA

The 14th-century Chequers Inn in Smarden is said to be haunted by Dick Turpin, reportedly seen in green velvet and riding boots. Other accounts describe the ghost of a soldier from the Napoleonic wars.

Chessel’s Court

📍 Chessel’s Court, 240 Canongate · EH8 8AD

James Bone’s 1911 account of Chessel’s Court records heavy breathing and a tall, black-clad veiled woman beside a bed. John Childs later described something crossing his bed in the 1980s; the separate fiery Canongate legend concerns another location.

Chester Amphitheatre

📍 Little St John Street · CH1 1RE

A Roman legionary is said to patrol between Chester’s amphitheatre and Newgate. Other accounts describe marching soldiers around the arena and neighbouring streets, recalling the military landscape of Roman Deva.

Chester Castle

📍 Grosvenor Street · CH1 2DN

In October 2025, Chester Castle’s cameras recorded a pale, hooded-looking figure at the main gates. A guard found nobody there, while his normally fearless dog reportedly refused to enter.

Chester Cathedral

📍 St Werburgh Street · CH1 2DY

Chester Cathedral is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.

Chester Rows

Chester Rows’ traditions include a Grey Lady and cold storerooms at former Browns. Nearby Thornton’s staff attributed rearranged stock, stairway pushes and a feeling of being watched to ‘Sarah’.

Chetham's Library

📍 Long Millgate · M3 1SB

Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at Chetham's Library, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.

Chichester Cathedral

📍 West Street · PO19 1PX

Reports include a young nun-like apparition, sudden chills and traditions of a ghostly organist around the cathedral.

Chichester Inn

📍 38 West Street · PO19 1RP

Local accounts describe a Roman centurion-like torso, sudden cold, unexplained noises and moving latches reported inside the inn.

Chilham Castle

📍 Chilham Castle, Chilham Park · CT4 8DB

Chilham Castle’s reported disturbances include windows crashing open in the keep’s Gold Room and a vase apparently lifting in the Lucius Room. Neil R. Storey recounts former caretaker Alex Jardine’s testimony. The estate now operates as a private retreat and events venue; arrange access beforehand.

Chillingham Castle

📍 Chillingham Castle · NE66 5NJ

Chillingham Castle’s recorded traditions include a luminous boy in the Pink Room and Lady Mary Berkeley wandering the corridors. Leonora, Countess of Tankerville, described these stories in 1926. The castle offers booked ghost tours; the accounts remain reports and folklore rather than verified supernatural events.

Chingle Hall

Chingle Hall is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.

Chipchase Castle

📍 Chipchase Castle · NE48 3NT

Chipchase Castle’s old tower is associated with reports of groaning and clanking armour. A newspaper account from 1937 connects these sounds with a prisoner called Sir Reginald Fitz-Urse in local tradition. Another story concerns a figure in a wall chamber. Public access is seasonal.

Chirk Castle

📍 Chirk Castle · LL14 5AF

Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Chirk Castle, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.