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.

1,793 haunted places
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.

Cemetery / Graveyard
Glasgow

Southern Necropolis

📍 Southern Necropolis, Caledonia Road · G5 0TB

The site is associated with the White Lady statue legend and the famous Gorbals Vampire tradition associated with the cemetery.

Station
London · Greater London

South Kensington Station

📍 Pelham Street · SW7 2NB

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

Church / Cathedral
Southwark · Greater London

Southwark Cathedral

📍 London Bridge · SE1 9DA

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

Church / Cathedral
Southwell · Nottinghamshire

Southwell Minster

📍 NG25 0HD

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

Historic site
Galway

Spanish Arch

📍 2 The Long Walk / Spanish Parade

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

Natural site
Cobh · Cork

Spike Island

📍 Kennedy Pier / Spike Island

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

Castle
Tullamore · Offaly

Srah Castle

📍 Srah Castle, Ballydrohid

Visitors report sudden cold, equipment failures, whispering voices and a dark human-shaped Window Watcher appearing in the ruined tower.

Visitor attraction
Bristol

SS Great Britain

📍 Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road · BS1 6TY

Captain John Gray’s boots are reportedly heard scraping SS Great Britain’s deck. Other accounts describe a woman vanishing on the Promenade Deck and children’s voices carrying through Brunel’s restored ship.

Abbey / Monastery
Sligo

Staad Abbey Ruins

📍 Staad Abbey, Agharrow

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

Castle
Stafford · Staffordshire

Stafford Castle

📍 Newport Road · ST16 1DJ

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

Historic house
Stockport · Greater Manchester

Staircase House

📍 30–31 Market Place · SK1 1ES

Reports include unexplained chills, footsteps, a servant-like woman and reports involving a dropped coin or child's rattle.

Church / Cathedral
St Albans · Hertfordshire

St Albans Cathedral

📍 AL1 1BY

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

Church / Cathedral
Shrewsbury · Shropshire

St Alkmund's Church

Ghost stories linked to St Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.

Castle
St Andrews · Fife

St Andrews Castle

📍 The Scores · KY16 9AR

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

Church / Cathedral
St Andrews · Fife

St Andrews Cathedral

📍 The Pends · KY16 9QL

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

Palace
Chester · Cheshire

Stanley Palace

📍 83 Watergate Street · CH1 2LF

Elizabeth Warburton reportedly walks through a wall at Stanley Palace. Other Tudor-townhouse accounts describe a wartime officer near the upstairs gallery, a woman at the piano, crying children and footsteps.

Church / Cathedral
Woodplumpton · Lancashire

St Anne's Church

📍 PR4 0NE

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

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Goudhurst · Kent

Star and Eagle Hotel

📍 High Street · TN17 1AL

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

BarPub
Edinburgh

Star Bar, Edinburgh

📍 1 Northumberland Place · EH3 6LQ

Edinburgh’s Star Bar has a cellar skull whose origins remain unknown. Tradition associates it with an earlier burial ground and claims that disturbing it brings misfortune; the skull, rather than an apparition, is the focus of the story.

Village / Area
St Athan · Vale of Glamorgan

St Athan Village

📍 St Athan

Reports include a White Lady said to wander around old manor ruins and the historic village after dark.

Church / Cathedral
Dublin

St Audoen's Church

📍 High Street, The Liberties · D08 W99H

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

Hall
Staunton Harold · Leicestershire

Staunton Harold Hall and estate

📍 Staunton Harold Hall and estate, Staunton Harold · LE65 1RT

Staunton Harold Hall and its estate are linked by a 1929 Leicester Chronicle account to the ghost of steward John Johnson, who was shot by Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, in 1760 and was said to continue his duties around the estate.

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