Haunted Places in the UK & Ireland
Explore haunted hotels, pubs, castles and other places across Britain and Ireland. Search by name, location or reported activity, and find places within a chosen distance.
Stirling Old Town Jail
📍 St John Street · FK8 1EA
Visitors and staff at Stirling Old Town Jail have reported unexplained footsteps, voices and shadowy figures associated with the building's long and often difficult history.
Dumbarton Castle
📍 Castle Road · G82 1JJ
A Grey Lady is said to glide through corridors before disappearing into walls. On the battlements, a phantom watchman reportedly patrols at dusk and vanishes when visitors approach.
Overtoun Bridge
📍 Overtoun Bridge, Garshake Drive
Staff and visitors report an oppressive pull toward the edge and traditions linking Lady Overtoun's ghost with the bridge's unsettling reputation.
Linlithgow Palace
📍 Kirkgate · EH49 7AL
Visitors report unexplained footsteps, shadowy figures and sudden cold spots inside Linlithgow Palace, where ghost stories remain tied to the property's history.
Beaumaris Courthouse
📍 Castle Street · LL58 8BP
Witnesses describe unexplained noises, disembodied voices and a strong feeling of being watched in former courtrooms and corridors.
Beaumaris Gaol
📍 Steeple Lane · LL58 8EP
A phantom jailer is said to make his rounds, whistling and rattling keys through the corridors. Other accounts describe cold touches and shadows in the cells, alongside an executed prisoner’s clock-curse legend.
Gallows Green, Beaumaris
📍 Gallows Green / Gallows Point area
Staff and visitors report sudden unease, an oppressive atmosphere and a powerful sensation of not being alone at the former execution site.
The Bulkeley Arms
📍 Castle Street
Reports include period figures, unexplained doors and a recurring grey-clad woman reported in upper rooms and corridors.
Caerphilly Castle
📍 Castle Street · CF83 1JD
Caerphilly’s Green Lady is linked with the tragic legend of Alice de la March and her lost lover. Another tradition places the winged death-omen Gwrach y Rhibyn around the castle.
Ruperra Castle
📍 NP10 8GG
Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Ruperra Castle, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.
Llancaiach Fawr Manor
📍 Gelligaer Road · CF46 6ER
Staff and visitors report a child tugging sleeves, a ghost called Mattie and other apparitions reported around the historic manor.
Cardiff Castle
📍 Castle Street · CF10 3RB
A phantom coach reportedly passes through the castle gates, while the second Marquess of Bute is said to appear near the library. Other accounts describe ghostly footsteps and grey figures dissolving.
Cardiff Royal Infirmary
📍 Glossop Road · CF24 0SZ
A grey-clad matron reportedly appears in the corridors, sometimes touching staff on the shoulder. Security accounts describe unexplained physical encounters and a woman visible on CCTV who never passed the duty desk.
Coal Exchange Hotel
📍 Mount Stuart Square · CF10 5FQ
A Victorian figure reportedly vanished while crossing the Grand Hall, while a ghostly watchman patrols the upper gallery. Staff also describe footsteps in empty corridors and doors opening themselves.
Insole Court
📍 Fairwater Road · CF5 2LN
Visitors report unexplained footsteps, shadowy figures and sudden cold spots inside Insole Court, where ghost stories remain tied to the property's history.
Llandaff Cathedral
📍 Cathedral Close · CF5 2LA
Visitors to Llandaff Cathedral report unexplained footsteps, fleeting figures and an eerie atmosphere, particularly around the older parts of the site.
Rummer Tavern
📍 14 Duke Street · CF10 1AY
The Rummer Tavern’s best-known ghost story concerns a sailor who returned from sea and discovered his wife with another man. Versions differ over whether he died by suicide, grief or violence, but the tradition says his spirit remained in the tavern. Staff and drinkers have reported cold spots, flickering lights, footsteps and a white-clad figure. The tale sits comfortably within a building believed to have served drinkers since at least the early 18th century, close to Cardiff Castle.
St Fagans Castle
📍 St Fagans National Museum of History · CF5 6XB
Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at St Fagans Castle, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.
Castell Coch
📍 CF15 7JS
A grieving White Lady is said to roam the castle and grounds, searching for her drowned son. Accounts describe her sobbing apparition and a woman’s voice calling out on still nights.
Kidwelly Castle
📍 Castle Road · SA17 5BQ
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Kidwelly Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Capel Als
📍 Marble Hall Road / Wern Road
Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at Capel Als, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Llanelli House Furnace Site
Local accounts link Llanelli House Furnace Site with apparitions, mysterious sounds and unsettling encounters that have become part of the area's supernatural folklore.
Llanelly House
📍 Plas Llanelly House, Bridge Street · SA15 3UF
Local accounts link Llanelly House with apparitions, mysterious sounds and unsettling encounters that have become part of the area's supernatural folklore.
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.
