Hauntings Database

The Plough Inn

📍 Holford · TA5 1SD

Reports include a murdered Spanish traveller, dark figures and unexplained footsteps reported around the old inn.

The Star Inn, Wroxall

Local accounts describe a glass reportedly knocked or toppled by an unseen presence inside the village inn.

Ventnor Botanic Garden

📍 PO38 1UL

Staff and visitors report apparitions associated with former patients and nurses from the site's earlier hospital use.

Wookey Hole Caves

📍 The Mill · BA5 1BB

Local accounts describe the legendary Witch of Wookey and other supernatural traditions associated with the caves and their striking formations.

Yarborough Hotel

📍 29 Bethlehem Street · DN31 1JN

Staff and visitors report a white-shirted man with glasses, ghostly children and unexplained objects or noises around the hotel.

Allington Castle

📍 Allington · ME16 0NB

Witnesses describe a servant girl-like apparition and unexplained footsteps reported around the castle, with the activity reported around the location over many years.

Bate Hall Hotel

📍 39 Chestergate · SK11 6BX

Bate Hall’s child spirit Billy reportedly plays around the bar; a grey woman appears near the stairway. A former cook described thrown pots, while the basement has a separate haunting reputation.

Capesthorne Hall

📍 Congleton Road · SK11 9JY

Capesthorne’s Grey Lady reportedly appears in the west wing, with shadows descending towards the chapel. A young Bromley family member described a disembodied arm trying to open his bedroom window.

Cedar Court Hotel

📍 Park Parade · HG1 5AH

Staff and visitors report wartime servicemen, a solitary figure and a ghostly ballgown gathering reportedly experienced around the hotel.

Chichester Cathedral

📍 West Street · PO19 1PX

Reports include a young nun-like apparition, sudden chills and traditions of a ghostly organist around the cathedral.

Chichester Inn

📍 38 West Street · PO19 1RP

Local accounts describe a Roman centurion-like torso, sudden cold, unexplained noises and moving latches reported inside the inn.

Crown Hotel, Harrogate

📍 Crown Place · HG1 2RZ

Witnesses describe poltergeist-like activity in suites and an RAF serviceman-like apparition reported around the hotel.

Dolphin and Anchor

📍 West Street · PO19 1QD

Witnesses describe a young girl, a former landlord and unexplained movement of glasses or furniture around the historic inn.

Gawsworth Hall

📍 Church Lane · SK11 9RN

Mary Fitton, Elizabeth I’s maid of honour, reportedly wanders Gawsworth’s corridors and gardens in Tudor dress. Unexplained incense marks the priest’s room, alongside reported footsteps, whispers and candle-like flickers.

Hales Bar

📍 1-3 Crescent Road · HG1 2RS

The site is associated with phantom hoofbeats, unexplained glass movement and a bell sounding without visible cause around the old bar.

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.

Mote Park

📍 Mote Avenue · ME15 7RN

Reports include a glowing white girl-like apparition reportedly seen moving through the park, with the activity reported around the location over many years.

Ringlestone Inn

📍 Ringlestone Road · ME17 1NX

Local accounts describe a mischievous child, an old couple and a booted male figure reportedly seen around the historic inn.

Shrigley Hall Hotel

📍 Shrigley Park, Pott Shrigley · SK10 5SB

Shrigley Hall guests report sudden cold and unexplained room noises. Its most distinctive account describes an unidentified figure walking casually into a bathroom before vanishing; no named spirit is attached.

The Boot Inn

📍 High West Street · DT4 8JH

Weymouth’s Boot Inn reportedly has a Victorian sailor in heavy boots and a pinstriped 1930s man. Other accounts describe overnight furniture movements and a phantom choir singing sea shanties around dawn.

The Deanery

📍 10 The Deanery · PO19 1HA

Staff and visitors report a sorrowful maid-like apparition reportedly seen around the old Deanery building.

The Novium Museum

📍 Tower Street · PO19 1QH

The site is associated with a Roman soldier-like apparition reported around the museum and remains of the ancient city.

The Spice Ship

📍 240 Preston Road · DT3 6BJ

The Spice Ship blames a Portuguese sailor for midnight noises, activating beer taps and pulling a landlord from bed. Folklore says his body was brought here for an inquest.

Turkish Baths Harrogate

📍 Royal Baths Building, Parliament Street · HG1 2WH

Local accounts describe a presence called Ethel, Victorian bathers, plunge-pool disturbances and a man in blue overalls reportedly seen.