Hauntings Database

Sadbury Tower and City Wall

Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Sadbury Tower and City Wall, adding to its haunted reputation.

Sadler's Wells Theatre

📍 Rosebery Avenue · EC1R 4TN

The famous clown Joseph Grimaldi is said to appear in full make-up, with his apparition reportedly glimpsed sitting in the theatre boxes.

Sally in the Woods

📍 Brown's Folly Woods / Sally in the Woods road area

Ghost stories linked to Sally in the Woods include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.

Saltram House

📍 Plympton · PL7 1UH

Saltram’s hooded kitchen maid reportedly glides along corridors and through walls, a tradition linked to an unexplained murder. A ghostly child has also appeared at the foot of a resident’s bed.

Samlesbury Hall

📍 Preston New Road · PR5 0UP

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

Sandford Orcas Manor

Former Sandford Orcas tenant Colonel Claridge described an elderly woman passing through closed gates. A smock-wearing farmer reportedly appears upstairs, where a BBC crew member is said to have encountered him.

Sandhill Park

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

Sandown Pier

📍 PO36 8JT

A ghost reportedly appeared on stage and walked through a curtain at Sandown Pier, followed by further sightings around the venue.

Sarehole Mill

📍 Cole Bank Road · B13 0BD

The site is associated with shadows at the mill window, a woman in old dress and doors found open after being bolted.

Sausmarez Manor

📍 Route de Sausmarez · GY4 6SG

Friendly apparitions, upstairs footsteps and hushed unseen conversations are reported around Sausmarez Manor and its famously haunted barn.

Scarborough Castle

📍 Castle Road · YO11 1HY

Scarborough Castle has a tradition of Piers Gaveston’s ghost returning to the fortress. English Heritage also records a staff member’s report of a figure disappearing towards the Sally Port in fog. The connection with Gaveston is an interpretation attached to the sighting.

Scattery Island

📍 Scattery Island

Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at Scattery Island, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.

School Street

📍 School Street

Staff and visitors report crawling sensations, persistent cold spots and reports of a male presence during a 2013 household haunting.

Scotland Street School Museum

📍 225 Scotland Street · G5 8QB

Staff and visitors report former teachers, a headmaster and the laughter of unseen children reported around the old school.

Seaforth House

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

Seagoe Cemetery

📍 Seagoe Road · BT63 5HS

Visitors to Seagoe Cemetery report unexplained footsteps, fleeting figures and an eerie atmosphere, particularly around the older parts of the site.

Sean's Bar

📍 13 Main Street · N37 V2C4

Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Sean's Bar Athlone, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.

Sedbergh School

📍 LA10 5HG

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

Selskar Abbey

📍 Selskar Abbey, Tower Court

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

Sexton's Cottage

📍 St John's Churchyard · SN10 1PA

The site is associated with a candle-carrying nurse-like woman reported around the cottage beside St John's churchyard.

Seymour Almshouses

📍 St Mary's Road, Langley (almshouse complex)

Residents of Seymour Almshouses reported knocking, footsteps and misty figures in 1946. Florence Buckland and her daughter June described disturbances in their rooms. Other reports mentioned bedclothes being pulled away. The rector considered an exorcism, while the Society for Psychical Research offered to investigate. These accounts concern the historic almshouses beside St Mary's Church.

Shaftesbury Abbey

📍 Park Walk · SP7 8JR

Shaftesbury Abbey’s monk reportedly patrols the ruins guarding unrevealed treasure. A second apparition is traditionally Edward the Martyr, whose relics made the Saxon abbey an important pilgrimage centre.

Shakespeare Hotel

📍 CV37 6ER

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

Shelbourne Hotel

📍 27 St Stephen's Green · D02 K224

Local accounts describe longstanding reports of paranormal activity that drew investigators Hans Holzer and Sybil Leek to the hotel.