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.

1,758 haunted places
Hall
Padiham · Lancashire

Gawthorpe Hall

📍 Burnley Road · BB12 8UA

Witnesses describe a White Lady, rustling books, a phantom nanny, cold breezes and children's giggles around the hall.

Civic building
Dublin

General Post Office

📍 O'Connell Street Lower · D01 F5P2

Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around General Post Office, Dublin, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.

Hotel
Glastonbury · Somerset

George and Pilgrims Hotel

📍 BA6 9DP

Guests and staff at George and Pilgrims Hotel have reported unexplained footsteps, sudden cold spots and ghostly figures appearing around rooms and corridors.

School / University
Edinburgh

George Heriot’s School

📍 George Heriot’s School, Lauriston Place · EH3 9EQ

A former George Heriot’s School employee identified as Beverly recalled cold spots and moving objects during the 1980s, including a vase apparently lifting before smashing. Colleagues also reported a dark figure in the school.

HotelRooms available
Bishop's Stortford · Hertfordshire

George Hotel, Bishop's Stortford

📍 1 North Street · CM23 2LD

Local accounts describe a misty crouching woman in Room 27, a Grey Lady in reception and unexplained cellar lights or taps.

Hotel
Darlington · County Durham

George Hotel, Piercebridge

The George’s Room 11 has a White Lady, traditionally a jilted landlord’s daughter. In spring she reportedly approaches lone male guests and places their hand on her shoulder; closed-bar voices also occur.

Pub
Norton St Philip · Somerset

George Inn, Norton St Philip

📍 BA2 7LH

Accounts connected with George Inn, Norton St Philip describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.

Hotel
Pimlico · Greater London

Georgian House Hotel

📍 35-37 St George's Drive · SW1V 4DG

Staff have reported playful child ghosts, banging fire doors, sudden cold and an elderly man appearing beside a bed in an otherwise secured room.

Church / Cathedral
Edinburgh

Ghillie Dhu

📍 Ghillie Dhu, Rutland Place · EH1 2AD

During the 2010 conversion of Edinburgh’s former St Thomas’ Church into Ghillie Dhu, workmen reported footsteps on empty upper floors, moving shadows and displaced tools. A contemporary report named foreman Ross McMillan and described workers’ reluctance to stay alone.

Natural site
St Aubin

Ghost Hill

Blood-soaked apparitions and anguished screams are associated with Ghost Hill, where murdered Huguenot refugees are said to wander.

Natural site
Rye · East Sussex

Gibbet Marsh

📍 Udimore Road · TN31 7DT

Local accounts describe a lone figure associated with murderer John Breads reportedly crossing the marsh before vanishing.

Pub
Wolverhampton · West Midlands

Giffard Arms

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

HotelRooms available
Guisborough · North Yorkshire

Gisborough Hall Hotel

📍 Whitby Road · TS14 6PT

A phantom butler reportedly stands beside reception, while an elderly woman disappears around corridor corners. A third, unseen presence is blamed for moving belongings and disturbing guests with unexplained nighttime noises.

Museum
Stoke-on-Trent · Staffordshire

Gladstone Pottery Museum

📍 ST3 1PQ

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

Castle Classic Haunting
Glamis · Angus

Glamis Castle

📍 Glamis Castle · DD8 1QJ

The Grey Lady reportedly kneels in the chapel, while Earl Beardie’s stamping and swearing echo from the West Tower. Secret-room traditions and the Monster of Glamis add to the castle’s legends.

Church / Cathedral
Glasgow

Glasgow Cathedral

📍 Cathedral Precinct, Castle Street · G4 0QZ

Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Glasgow Cathedral, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.

Station
Glasgow

Glasgow Central Station

📍 Gordon Street · G1 3SL

Reports include a murdered woman reportedly appearing in underground boiler areas and other ghost stories connected with the passages beneath the station.

Cemetery / Graveyard
Glasgow

Glasgow Necropolis

📍 Castle Street / Cathedral Precinct · G4 0UZ

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

Hospital
Glasgow

Glasgow Royal Infirmary

📍 84 Castle Street · G4 0SF

Witnesses describe a legless nurse-like apparition and a mysterious man called Archie reported by patients and hospital staff.

Railway / Transport
Glasgow

Glasgow Subway

📍 Glasgow Subway network

Reports include a Grey Lady, a hanged man, unexplained voices and period-dressed figures reported across stations and tunnels.

Cemetery / Graveyard
Dublin

Glasnevin Cemetery

📍 Finglas Road, Glasnevin · D11 XA32

Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Glasnevin Cemetery, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.

Abbey / Monastery
Glastonbury · Somerset

Glastonbury Abbey

📍 Magdalene Street · BA6 9EL

Witnesses describe phantom monks, chanting and robed figures reportedly experienced among the abbey ruins, with the activity reported around the location over many years.

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