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.

1,748 haunted places
Park / Woodland
Beckenham · Greater London

Beckenham Place Park

Local accounts describe a dark human-like figure reportedly seen moving through the park before disappearing.

Station
Dagenham · Greater London

Becontree Underground Station

📍 Gale Street · RM9 4TP

Station staff have reported a blonde woman in a white dress whose face appeared completely blank, an apparition associated with late-night duties.

Abbey / Monastery
Bective · Meath

Bective Abbey

📍 R161, Bective

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

Historic site
York · North Yorkshire

Bedern Arch

📍 Bedern Arch, 25 Goodramgate · YO1 7LW

Bedern Arch has reports of unseen children giggling or screaming, and of passers-by feeling a small hand take theirs. The Paranormal Database records these as local ghost stories. The arch is a street passage off Goodramgate; neighbouring buildings are separate private premises.

Abbey / Monastery
Maldon · Essex

Beeleigh Abbey

📍 Beeleigh Abbey, Beeleigh · CM9 6LL

The site is associated with white-robed monks reportedly seen moving through the former abbey and its atmospheric grounds.

Natural site
Beeston Regis · Norfolk

Beeston Bump

Local accounts describe strange lights, mysterious figures and a strong sense of unseen company on the exposed hill around dusk.

Castle
Belfast · Antrim

Belfast Castle

📍 Antrim Road · BT15 5GR

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

Library
Belfast · Antrim

Belfast Central Library

📍 Royal Avenue · BT1 1EA

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

Hall
Leicester · Leicestershire

Belgrave Hall

📍 Church Road, Belgrave · LE4 5PE

Reports include a Victorian-looking woman walking through a wall, cold sensations and figures or mist captured on CCTV.

PubRooms available
Bovingdon · Hertfordshire

Bell Inn, Bovingdon

📍 21 High Street · HP3 0HG

Reports include a laughing ghostly child, falling glasses and the sensation of someone sitting on beds in empty rooms.

Odell · Bedfordshire

Bell Inn, Odell

📍 Odell (village only; historic inn site unconfirmed)

In 1842, newspapers reported heavy knocks, shaking windows and movement of a bed at the Bell Inn in Odell. Crowds gathered and magistrates placed police at the premises. Explanations remained disputed: a contemporary correspondent proposed underground gas, while a later account recalled suspicions about a miller. These are historical reports, not claims of current activity.

Castle
Haltwhistle · Northumberland

Bellister Castle

📍 Bellister Castle, Bellister Road · NE49 0HZ

Bellister Castle’s Grey Man legend tells of a minstrel killed by the lord’s hounds who returned to haunt the grounds. Neil R. Storey retells a nineteenth-century version of the story. The property is private; the postcode is a nearby reference supplied by its selling agents.

Street / Road
Enfield Wash · Greater London

Bell Lane

📍 Bell Lane · EN3

A phantom horse-drawn coach is said to race along Bell Lane on dark winter nights, travelling several feet above the road before vanishing.

Pub
Hounslow · Greater London

Bell Pub, Hounslow

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

Street / Road
Edinburgh

Bell’s Wynd

📍 Bell’s Wynd, 146 High Street · EH1 1QS

Bell’s Wynd has a ghost story about a locksmith entering a long-locked home and encountering an apparition beside a bed. Published retellings associate it with George Gourlay. This is local folklore; the marker identifies the close, not a verified haunted flat.

Historic house
Mullingar · Westmeath

Belvedere House

📍 Belvedere House · N91 EF80

Reports from Belvedere House include apparitions, strange noises and the feeling of an unseen presence moving through its historic rooms.

Castle
Benburb · Tyrone

Benburb Castle

📍 Main Street · BT71 7JZ

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

Cemetery / Graveyard
Walsall · West Midlands

Bentley Cemetery

📍 Wolverhampton Road West · WV13 2RN

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

Castle
Berkeley · Gloucestershire

Berkeley Castle

📍 Berkeley · GL13 9PJ

Witnesses describe terrifying screams associated with Edward II reportedly heard around the anniversary of his death.

Street / Road
Mayfair · Greater London

Berkeley Square

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

Natural site
Berriedale · Highland

Berriedale Braes

📍 Berriedale Braes, A9

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

HotelRooms available
Nottingham · Nottinghamshire

Bestwood Lodge Hotel

📍 Bestwood Lodge Drive, Arnold · NG5 8HT

Nell Gwynn’s ghost is said to walk the corridors, sometimes accompanied by the scent of oranges. Staff also describe shadowy figures and disembodied conversations in the cellar.

Castle
Dorking · Surrey

Betchworth Castle

📍 Betchworth Castle ruins, access from Reigate Road · RH4 1NZ

Betchworth Castle’s ghost legend describes Lord Hope wandering in remorse after mistakenly killing his own son while pursuing an escaped prisoner. The Friends of Deepdene records the tale as folklore. The ruins are reached on foot; there is no public parking at the castle.

Cemetery / Graveyard
Stoke-on-Trent · Staffordshire

Bethesda Street Cemetery

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

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