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.

1,791 haunted places
Historic site
York · North Yorkshire

Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow

📍 35 The Shambles · YO1 7LX

Visitors have described an unusually strong sense of peace despite the busy street outside.

Hall
Great Haywood · Staffordshire

Shugborough Hall

📍 Milford · ST17 0UP

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

Historic house
Shute · Devon

Shute Barton

📍 Shute · EX13 7PT

Traditions describe a Grey Lady who disappears when approached and a cat said to pass through solid walls.

Natural site
Albury · Surrey

Silent Pool

Staff and visitors report a white-gowned drowned girl and unexplained screams associated with the atmospheric spring and pool.

Shop / Commercial building
Glasgow

Silverburn Shopping Centre

📍 Barrhead Road · G53 6EW

Local accounts describe a woman dressed in black reportedly appearing unexpectedly around the shopping centre before vanishing.

Pub
Whitehall · Greater London

Silver Cross Tavern

📍 33 Whitehall · SW1A 2BX

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

Visitor attraction
Ponterwyd · Ceredigion

Silver Mountain

📍 Llywernog · SY23 3AB

Staff and visitors report former mine workers said to haunt the surrounding forest and abandoned tunnels of the historic mining site.

Castle
Kendal · Cumbria

Sizergh Castle

📍 Sizergh Castle · LA8 8DZ

Sizergh Castle has old stories of a young woman appearing in an upper room and unexplained crying. Neil R. Storey also records Lord Strickland’s view that noises came from timbers, pipes and animals. The differing accounts form part of the house’s recorded haunting tradition.

Historic house
Sandwick · Orkney Islands

Skaill House

📍 Skaill House, Breckness Estate · KW16 3LR

Reports include staff-like apparitions, a tall dark-haired man and human-shaped impressions reportedly felt on beds after archaeological remains were moved.

Historic site
Portmagee · Kerry

Skellig Michael

📍 Skellig Michael

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

Pub
Llanvihangel Crucorney · Monmouthshire

Skirrid Mountain Inn

📍 Hereford Road · NP7 8DH

An overnight visitor reported an icy bathroom, a door apparently pushed from the other side, loud unexplained noises and choking sounds.

Castle
Cruden Bay · Aberdeenshire

Slains Castle

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

Castle
Slane · Meath

Slane Castle

📍 Slane Castle Demesne

Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Slane Castle, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.

Abbey / Monastery
Sligo

Sligo Abbey

📍 Abbey Street · F91 K796

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

Museum
Paisley · Renfrewshire

Sma' Shot Cottages

📍 12 Shuttle Street · PA1 1YD

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

Historic site
Kelso · Scottish Borders

Smailholm Tower

📍 Sandyknowe Farm · TD5 7PG

Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Smailholm Tower, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.

Shop / Commercial building
Smithfield · Greater London

Smithfield Market

📍 Central Markets · EC1A 9PQ

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

Pub
Cubert · Cornwall

Smugglers Den Inn

📍 Trebellan, Cubert · TR8 5PY

‘Black Face Kelly’, a violent smuggler supposedly vanished with tubs of gold, is traditionally the Smugglers Den’s resident spirit. His ghost is reported around the sixteenth-century inn at Trebellan.

Pub
Osmington Mills · Dorset

Smugglers Inn

📍 Osmington Mills · DT3 6HF

Smugglers Inn folklore pairs Pierre Latour with a revenue officer who supposedly overheard him from a chimney. Both allegedly died confronting each other; their figures reportedly appear in 18th-century maritime dress.

Pub
York · North Yorkshire

Snickleway Inn

📍 47 Goodramgate · YO1 7LS

Reported tradition: The pub's stories include a little girl on the stairs, a more sinister basement presence and a phantom cat.

Street / Road
Soho · Greater London

Soho Square

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

Abbey / Monastery
St Albans · Hertfordshire

Sopwell Nunnery

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

Historic site
Southampton · Hampshire

Southampton Bargate

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

Cemetery / Graveyard
Southampton · Hampshire

Southampton Old Cemetery

📍 Cemetery Road, The Common · SO15 7NN

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

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