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.

1,997 haunted places
Ipswich · Suffolk

The Woolpack

📍 1 Tuddenham Road · IP4 2SH

1 Tuddenham Road · IP4 2SH

Pub

The Woolpack is associated with several figures, including Admiral Edward Vernon in 18th-century naval uniform, a monk, a man called George and a drowned sailor said to be searching for Mary. One story says a sign was torn from a wall after customers mocked the haunting.

Greenwich, London · London

Trafalgar Tavern

📍 Park Row, Greenwich · SE10 9NW

Park Row, Greenwich · SE10 9NW

Pub

Staff have reported a Victorian-looking man in a top hat and long-tailed coat standing with his back to the bar. He is said to disappear when approached.

Hartlepool · County Durham

Jacksons Arms

📍 Tower Street · TS24 7HH

Tower Street · TS24 7HH

Pub

A child and a seated woman are among the figures reported at Jacksons Arms. Other accounts describe glasses leaving bar mats and drinks being knocked over without an obvious cause.

Worcester · Worcestershire

King Charles House / King Charles II

📍 29 New Street · WR1 2DP

29 New Street · WR1 2DP

Pub

Two girls are said to appear in the cellar of King Charles House. One is known as Charlotte and described as a nine-year-old Georgian child wearing a traditional cap.

Crewe · Cheshire

The Cheese Hall

📍 15 Earle Street · CW1 2BS

15 Earle Street · CW1 2BS

Pub

A monk associated with Crewe Lyceum's ghost traditions has also reportedly appeared at the nearby Cheese Hall. The account gives no named witness or date.

Hartlepool Headland · County Durham

The Duke of Cleveland

📍 2 Church Walk, The Headland · TS24 0ND

2 Church Walk, The Headland · TS24 0ND

Pub

Reports at the Duke of Cleveland include a gentleman in a top hat and tails, a woman at a window and mists that vanish. Staff have also described a strong coffee smell, missing electrical equipment and rustling on the landing.

Hartlepool · County Durham

The Raby Arms

📍 1 Front Street, Hart Village · TS27 3AJ

1 Front Street, Hart Village · TS27 3AJ

Pub

An old-fashioned nurse carrying a bedpan is said to appear near the toilets at the Raby Arms. Reports also describe sudden cold, unexplained voices and people being prodded.

Hartlepool · County Durham

The Rossmere

📍 Owton Manor Lane · TS25 3AX

Owton Manor Lane · TS25 3AX

Pub

At the Rossmere, tightened pipes have reportedly loosened again and chairs have moved without an obvious cause.

Middlegate, Hartlepool · County Durham

The Ship Inn

📍 Middlegate · TS24 0JN

Middlegate · TS24 0JN

Pub

Doors and unseen conversations have been reported at the Ship Inn when nobody else was present. A frightened soldier is also said to appear from the cellar after closing time.

King's Lynn · Norfolk

Maltings QClub

📍 Page Stair Lane · PE30 1NQ

Page Stair Lane · PE30 1NQ

Pub

Former staff at the Maltings QClub reported hearing footsteps and the sound of snooker balls dropping upstairs when nobody was there. One witness also described a sudden change in the building's atmosphere.

Huddersfield · West Yorkshire

Tolson Museum

📍 Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Moldgreen · HD5 8DJ

Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Moldgreen · HD5 8DJ

Museum

Tolson Museum has reports of displays moving after hours, an unexplained alarm activation and shadowy figures seen in a Victorian carriage.

Huddersfield · West Yorkshire

Former Mechanics’ Institution (Friendly and Trades Club)

📍 9 Northumberland Street · HD1 1RL

9 Northumberland Street · HD1 1RL

Club

Reports from the former Friendly and Trades Club describe bottle caps springing from unopened bottles, beer taps operating by themselves and glasses jumping from shelves.

Huddersfield · West Yorkshire

Huddersfield Railway Station

📍 St George’s Square · HD1 1JB

St George’s Square · HD1 1JB

Station

Local tradition at Huddersfield Railway Station says the menacing laughter of 19th-century porter Jonah Marr can still be heard on the platform around 11.25am.

Bedford · Bedfordshire

Bedford Hospital

📍 South Wing, Kempston Road · MK42 9DJ

South Wing, Kempston Road · MK42 9DJ

Hospital

A girl apparently gliding through Bedford Hospital and unexplained footsteps feature in a Paranormal Database report.

Bedford · Bedfordshire

Bedford School

📍 De Parys Avenue · MK40 2TU

De Parys Avenue · MK40 2TU

School / University

An apparition associated with Samuel Whitbread is recorded in a Paranormal Database report concerning Bedford School.

Bedford · Bedfordshire

Cecil Higgins Art Gallery (The Higgins Bedford)

📍 Castle Lane · MK40 3XD

Castle Lane · MK40 3XD

Museum

A man in a bowler hat is associated with a reported haunting at the former Cecil Higgins Art Gallery in Bedford.

Englefield · Berkshire

Englefield House

📍 Englefield House · RG7 5EN

RG7 5EN

Historic house

Englefield House is associated with a tradition that former owner Powlett Wright haunts the building and a sealed tunnel.

King's Lynn · Norfolk

King's Lynn Magistrates' Court and Family Court

📍 The Courthouse, College Lane · PE30 1PQ

The Courthouse, College Lane · PE30 1PQ

Civic building

Second-hand staff reports at King's Lynn Magistrates' Court describe a cold kitchen, banging doors, children's voices and a figure at an upper window, although the court previously denied ghost reports.

Reading · Berkshire

Mansion House, Prospect Park

📍 Prospect Park, Liebenrood Road · RG30 2ND

Prospect Park, Liebenrood Road · RG30 2ND

Historic house

A visitor reportedly saw a woman in Victorian dress leaning against a bathroom sink inside the Mansion House at Reading's Prospect Park.

Downham Market · Norfolk

No 8 The Old Bookshop

📍 8 High Street · PE38 9DB

8 High Street · PE38 9DB

Shop / Commercial building

Books have reportedly fallen from shelves at No 8 The Old Bookshop in Downham Market, a charity-linked bookshop and hearing support centre that also permits private ghost investigations.

King's Lynn · Norfolk

St Margaret's Place by King's Lynn Minster

📍 St Margaret's Place · PE30 5DL

St Margaret's Place · PE30 5DL

Street / Road

Two witnesses reported a bonneted woman in dark old-fashioned clothing following them past King's Lynn Minster graveyard on St Margaret's Place in January 2022.

Sonning Eye · Oxfordshire

The Mill at Sonning

📍 Sonning Eye · RG4 6TY

Sonning Eye · RG4 6TY

Theatre

The Mill at Sonning is associated with Lady Philomere, traditionally said to haunt the theatre following a death in nearby water.

Reading · Berkshire

Watlington House

📍 44 Watlington Street · RG1 4RJ

44 Watlington Street · RG1 4RJ

Historic house

Watlington House in Reading is associated with the reported apparition of Captain Edward Purvis in a red uniform, smoking a pipe at a window.

Beverley · East Riding of Yorkshire

Beverley Minster

📍 Minster Yard North, Beverley · HU17 0DP

Minster Yard North, Beverley · HU17 0DP

Church / Cathedral

Beverley Minster has a ghostly tradition about two sisters buried there who are said to walk hand in hand on Christmas Eve before disappearing at dawn. The story survives in a local ballad and was retold in a 2026 survey of Beverley's ghosts. It is a literary and folklore tradition, not a documented eyewitness encounter.

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