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.
Lowther Castle
📍 Lowther Castle · CA10 2HH
Lowther’s ghost traditions concern Sir James Lowther, known as Wicked Jimmy, and disturbances at the earlier Lowther Hall. Stories also place his phantom carriage on roads through nearby villages. The present castle ruins occupy the historic hall site; the carriage legend covers a wider area.
Ludlow Castle
📍 Castle Square · SY8 1AY
The site is associated with a white female figure, unexplained cries and sobbing near Mortimer's Tower reported after hours.
Lulworth Castle
📍 East Lulworth · BH20 5QS
During Lulworth’s 1929 fire, firefighters reportedly saw a screaming woman at a window above a collapsed floor. Tradition identifies the Grey Lady; visitors describe nausea and sadness, particularly in the kitchen.
Lumley Castle Hotel
📍 Ropery Lane · DH3 4NX
The castle’s best-known legend concerns Lady Lily Lumley, whose ghost is said to wander its corridors. Another presence, nicknamed Black Jack, is blamed for hidden belongings, broken glasses and slamming doors.
Lyceum Theatre
📍 21 Wellington Street · WC2E 7RQ
William Terriss and Ellen Terry are both linked with the theatre, while one old account describes a woman holding a severed head in her lap.
Lydiard House
📍 Lydiard House, Lydiard Park · SN5 3PA
Staff and visitors report apparitions including Sir John St John, a white-clad woman, drummer boy and phantom carriage around the house and grounds.
Lynch's Castle
📍 40 Shop Street · H91 W400
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Lynch's Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Lytham Hall
📍 Ballam Road · FY8 4JX
Accounts connected with Lytham Hall describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
Macclesfield Forest
📍 Macclesfield Forest, near Sutton · SK11 0NS
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Macclesfield Forest, adding to its haunted reputation.
Macdonald Bear Hotel
📍 Park Street · OX20 1SZ
A weeping woman called Elizabeth reportedly appears beside guests’ beds. A ghostly boy known as Christopher is said to play in the corridors, although stories about both figures’ identities vary.
MacDuff's Castle
📍 MacDuff's Castle
Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at MacDuff's Castle, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.
Machrie Moor Stone Circles
📍 Machrie Moor Stone Circles
People passing Machrie Moor Stone Circles have reported strange figures, unexplained sounds and other eerie encounters, particularly after dark or in poor weather.
Machynys Railway Line
Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Machynys Railway Line, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.
Madame Tussauds
📍 Marylebone Road · NW1 5LR
Accounts connected with Madame Tussauds describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
Maddermarket Theatre
📍 St John's Alley · NR2 1DR
Reports from Maddermarket Theatre include strange sounds, shadowy figures and unexplained activity continuing after audiences and staff have left.
Magdalen College
📍 High Street · OX1 4AU
Ghost stories linked to Magdalen College include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Maggoty Wood
📍 Maggoty Lane · SK11 9QY
Samuel ‘Maggoty’ Johnson, reputedly England’s last professional jester, was buried here in 1773. Legend says his jester-clad ghost dances among the trees, with jingling bells and laughter near his grave.
Mahee Castle
📍 Mahee Island · BT23 6EN
Local accounts describe whispering voices and strange mist reported around the island castle, long associated with supernatural traditions.
Majestic Cinema
📍 Tower Street · PE30 1EJ
Former cinema staff have reported a disappearing flat-capped man, a monk-like figure, a Green Lady and a Victorian girl at the Majestic Cinema in King's Lynn.
Major Thomas Weir's House
📍 Historic house site at 7 Victoria Terrace / 5–8 Upper Bow · EH1 2JL
Later tradition links Major Thomas Weir's West Bow house with spectral lights, revelry, laughter, spinning-wheel sounds, a tapping staff and fiery-coach apparitions.
Malahide Castle
📍 Back Road, Malahide Demesne · K36 YP65
Malahide’s reported ghosts include jester Puck, Sir Walter Hussey, Lady Maud Plunkett and Myles Corbet, alongside footsteps and shadowy figures.
Maldron Hotel Shandon Cork
📍 11 John Redmond Street, Shandon · T23 A9TF
Reports from Maldron Hotel Shandon Cork include strange sounds, fleeting apparitions and unsettling night-time experiences that have contributed to its haunted reputation.
Malew Churchyard
📍 Kirk Malew Church, Crossag Road · IM9 3EF
The grave of Matthew Hassall is linked to vampire folklore, with heavy stones and iron reportedly used to prevent his return.
Malmaison Oxford Castle
📍 3 New Road · OX1 1AY
Accounts connected with Malmaison Oxford Castle describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
