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.

1,764 haunted places
Historic house
Ampthill · Bedfordshire

Houghton House

📍 Hazelwood Lane · MK45 2EY

A woman’s apparition is said to stand beside a window in Houghton House’s ruined 17th-century shell. English Heritage records a local resident visiting every Friday lunchtime to look for her.

Fort / Military site
Hounslow · Greater London

Hounslow Barracks

📍 Cavalry Barracks · TW4 7EY

Accounts connected with Hounslow Barracks describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.

Park / Woodland
Hounslow · Greater London

Hounslow Heath

Accounts connected with Hounslow Heath describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.

HotelRooms available
The Lizard · Cornwall

Housel Bay Hotel

📍 Housel Bay Road · TR12 7PG

The site is associated with a young woman in Second World War WAAF uniform reportedly seen walking silently through the clifftop gardens.

Historic house
Montrose · Angus

House of Dun

📍 House of Dun · DD10 9LQ

Visitors report unexplained footsteps, shadowy figures and sudden cold spots inside House of Dun, where ghost stories remain tied to the property's history.

Historic house
Westminster · Greater London

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.

HotelRooms available
Canterbury · Kent

Howfield Manor Hotel

📍 CT4 7HQ

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

Castle
Howth · Dublin

Howth Castle

📍 Howth Castle · D13 EH73

Staff and visitors report a spectral white rat, ghostly footsteps and other omens traditionally associated with misfortune for the St Lawrence family.

Historic house
High Wycombe · Buckinghamshire

Hughenden Manor

📍 Hughenden · HP14 4LA

Benjamin Disraeli is said to appear on Hughenden’s stairs and upper floors. A visitor’s overwhelming grief beside the drawing-room fireplace was also interpreted as the former prime minister’s presence.

Pub
Edinburgh

Hunters Tryst

📍 97 Oxgangs Road · EH13 9NG

A plaque at Edinburgh’s Hunters Tryst claims the inn closed in 1882 after being “haunted by Satan”. Former manager Marilyn reported lights switching on and off in the locked, empty pub in 1996; later staff describe further incidents.

Castle
Clonegal · Carlow

Huntington Castle

📍 Huntington Castle & Gardens · Y21 K237

Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Huntington Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.

Castle
Perth · Perth and Kinross

Huntingtower Castle

📍 Huntingtower · PH1 3JL

Witnesses describe Lady Greensleeves, a woman in green traditionally regarded as an omen, reportedly seen around the castle.

Historic house
Chelmsford · Essex

Hylands House

📍 CM2 8WQ

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

Castle
Sunderland · Tyne and Wear

Hylton Castle

📍 Craigavon Road, Castletown · SR5 3PA

Hylton Castle is associated with the Cauld Lad, a household spirit said to disturb rooms and move objects overnight. Local tradition identifies him with a servant boy who died at the castle. Visits are by guided tour through Hylton Castle Trust.

Historic site
Maldon · Essex

Hythe Quay

📍 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.

School / University
Ilkley · West Yorkshire

Ilkley Grammar School

📍 Cowpasture Road · LS29 8TR

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

Hotel
Blackpool · Lancashire

Imperial Hotel

📍 North Promenade · FY1 2HB

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

Theatre
Clapham · Greater London

Infernos

📍 146 Clapham High Street · SW4 7UH

The former Majestic Theatre is said to be haunted by a headless woman who died after falling from the roof, with sightings near the stage.

Natural site
Belmullet · Mayo

Inishkea Islands

📍 Inishkea Islands

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

Abbey / Monastery
Killarney · Kerry

Innisfallen Abbey

📍 Innisfallen Abbey, Innisfallen Island

Staff and visitors report unexplained footsteps, moving objects and fleeting apparitions at Innisfallen Abbey, adding to the building's long-standing haunted reputation.

Natural site
Killarney · Kerry

Innisfallen Island

📍 Innisfallen Island

Visitors to Innisfallen Island have described strange noises, sudden cold spots and ghostly figures, with unexplained activity often reported after closing time.

Historic site
Cardiff

Insole Court

📍 Fairwater Road · CF5 2LN

Visitors report unexplained footsteps, shadowy figures and sudden cold spots inside Insole Court, where ghost stories remain tied to the property's history.

Castle
Inveraray · Argyll and Bute

Inveraray Castle

📍 Inveraray Castle · PA32 8XE

Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Inveraray Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.

Prison / Gaol
Inveraray · Argyll and Bute

Inveraray Jail

📍 Inveraray Jail · PA32 8TX

Reports from Inveraray Jail include apparitions, strange sounds and sudden cold spots in areas linked to the site's former occupants.

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