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.
Bruce Castle
📍 Lordship Lane · N17 8NU
Bruce Castle is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Tower of London
📍 EC3N 4AB
The Princes are said to appear holding hands in the Bloody Tower, while Anne Boleyn haunts St Peter ad Vincula. Guards also report a phantom bear and headless figures.
Herga Road Footbridge
📍 Footbridge into Herga Road · HA3 5AS
Around 1975, witnesses near the bridge into Herga Road reported a man with an unnaturally long, pale face and shapeless gown descending the steps before disappearing.
West Hampstead Railway Station
📍 West End Lane · NW6 2LJ
Around 1907, a traveller saw a woman in mourning enter her railway carriage and vanish; at the next stop an apparently identical living woman boarded and sat down.
Buckingham Palace
📍 The Mall · SW1A 1AA
Ghost stories linked to Buckingham Palace include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Houses of Parliament
📍 Palace of Westminster · SW1A 0AA
Houses of Parliament is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Westminster Abbey
📍 20 Dean's Yard · SW1P 3PA
Ghost stories linked to Westminster Abbey include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Durward Street
📍 E1
A luminous woman lying in the gutter has been reported near the spot where Mary Ann Nichols was found, alongside other unsettling sounds and apparitions.
Royal London Hospital
📍 Whitechapel Road · E1 1FR
A Grey Lady is traditionally said to walk the hospital corridors, while an old superstition warned that leaving shutters open overnight foretold a death.
Silver Cross Tavern
📍 33 Whitehall · SW1A 2BX
Accounts connected with Silver Cross Tavern describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
St Mary's Church, Willesden
📍 Neasden Lane · NW10 2TS
Tradition places a jovial monk near the old well in the vicarage garden, while a second clerical presence is blamed for unexplained movement of church doors.
New Wimbledon Theatre
📍 93 The Broadway · SW19 1QG
Founder J B Mulholland is said to appear in Edwardian dress, while reports also mention a Grey Lady and a darker figure in the auditorium.
Royal Arsenal, Woolwich
Royal Arsenal, Woolwich is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Thornleigh Salesian College
Accounts connected with Thornleigh Salesian College describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
Bramall Hall
📍 Hall Road · SK7 3NX
Witnesses describe a vengeful baron, a weeping bride and other apparitions associated with the old hall and its rooms.
Albert Hall Manchester
📍 27 Peter Street · M2 5QR
Albert Hall Manchester is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
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.
Manchester Cathedral
📍 Victoria Street · M3 1SX
Manchester Cathedral is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Ordsall Hall
📍 322 Ordsall Lane · M5 3AN
Visitors report unexplained footsteps, shadowy figures and sudden cold spots inside Ordsall Hall, where ghost stories remain tied to the property's history.
Palace Theatre Manchester
📍 97 Oxford Street · M1 6FT
Staff and visitors at Palace Theatre Manchester report phantom footsteps, unexplained voices and fleeting figures around backstage areas, corridors and the auditorium.
Peveril of the Peak
📍 127 Great Bridgewater Street · M1 5JQ
The Peveril of the Peak is known for playful rather than sinister activity. Staff have described pint glasses apparently lifting from the bar and moving towards the washer, ashtrays clearing themselves and chairs scraping without an obvious cause. Customers have also reported phantom nudges and the sense of being watched, while a shadowy presence has been associated with the cellar. The Victorian pub’s long-serving staff have treated these incidents as part of the building’s character rather than a publicity stunt.
The Britons Protection
📍 50 Great Bridgewater Street · M1 5LE
The Britons Protection has stood on Great Bridgewater Street since the early 19th century and is closely linked in local memory with the 1819 Peterloo Massacre nearby. Its ghost lore includes reports of spectral soldiers, unexplained footsteps and other disturbances inside the old pub. The building’s preserved snugs, bell pushes and period interior add a tangible connection with the Manchester of Peterloo, making its haunting traditions unusually rooted in a specific historical setting.
Tandle Hill Tavern
Former landlady Jane Tetlow is said to watch over the tavern, where visitors also report misty figures and feeling observed.
The Olde Boars Head
📍 111 Long Street · M24 6UE
The Olde Boars Head has traded in Middleton since the early 17th century and its ghost stories are tied to specific people and parts of the building. A child who died in a chimney is linked with playful hair-pulling, while reformer Samuel Bamford is said to return as cold draughts and a full-bodied apparition. Local tradition also speaks of tunnels connecting the pub with the Ring O’ Bells and parish church, and paranormal interest often centres on the old Sessions Room and cellar entrance.
