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.
Thetford Warren Lodge
Local accounts describe a faceless blue-clothed figure, terrifying screams and reports of a red-eyed rabbit-like apparition.
Ulley Reservoir
Local accounts describe a wild phantom associated with a drowned asylum escapee said to appear around the reservoir.
Wentworth Woodhouse
📍 S62 7TQ
Staff and visitors report the sound of children running, a motionless man, a monk and unexplained doors or bangs around the great house.
Bramall Hall
📍 Hall Road · SK7 3NX
Witnesses describe a vengeful baron, a weeping bride and other apparitions associated with the old hall and its rooms.
Buxton Opera House
📍 Water Street · SK17 6XN
Buxton Opera House reports include a shadowy stagehand in the wings, disturbed backstage objects and cold draughts. Unexplained cigar smoke is repeatedly reported outside a box in Matcham’s 1903 theatre.
Castle Goring
📍 Arundel Road · BN13 3UN
Local accounts describe a Lady in White, unexplained footsteps and a strong sense of dread reported around the historic house.
Cissbury Ring
📍 Cissbury Ring
The site is associated with phantom soldiers, unexplained lights, a druid-like figure and reports of a shapeless beast around the ancient hillfort.
Clifton Inn, Swindon
📍 59 Clifton Street · SN1 3PY
Witnesses describe a hooded nun, seasonal poltergeist activity and glasses said to move or jump without explanation.
Connaught Theatre
📍 2 Union Place · BN11 1LG
Staff and visitors report apparitions linked to a former projectionist and actress, together with unexplained backstage sounds and movement.
Devonshire Dome
📍 Devonshire Road · SK17 6RY
A Devonshire Dome night worker reported children laughing behind locked doors and footsteps reproducing sounds of removed flooring upstairs. Local tradition also places old-fashioned nurses inside the former hospital.
Freke Arms
📍 Swanborough · SN6 7RN
Local accounts describe a Victorian woman known as Florrie, unexplained footsteps and other sounds heard around the pub.
Hallam Mill
📍 Hallam Street · SK2 6PT
Local accounts describe whispers, laughter and phantom touches reported within the old industrial building, with the activity reported around the location over many years.
Health Hydro
📍 Milton Road · SN1 5JA
Reports include cold spots, childlike presences, poltergeist activity and a young soldier-like apparition reported in the historic baths.
Lydiard House
📍 Lydiard House, Lydiard Park · SN5 3PA
Staff and visitors report apparitions including Sir John St John, a white-clad woman, drummer boy and phantom carriage around the house and grounds.
Old Hall Hotel, Buxton
📍 The Square · SK17 6BD
Buxton’s Old Hall reportedly has a Tudor-dressed apparition identified as Mary, Queen of Scots, who stayed here in custody. Other accounts describe sudden cold, room disturbances and pressure around a bath.
Poole's Cavern
📍 Green Lane · SK17 9DH
Poole’s Cavern reports include unexplained lights, voices and tall shadows in limestone passages. Traditions invoke outlaw Poole and a headless Mary, Queen of Scots; the cave naturally stays near 7.5°C.
Reading Gaol
📍 Forbury Road · RG1 3HY
Witnesses describe phantom inmates, moans and footsteps reported around the former prison's cells and corridors.
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.
St Botolph's Church
📍 Heene Road · BN11 4NU
Reports include a ghostly monk, sudden chills, murmured prayers and the unsettling feeling of being watched around the church.
Stockport Masonic Guildhall
📍 169 Wellington Road South · SK1 3UA
The site is associated with a formally dressed figure, children's laughter and unexplained knocking around the historic guildhall.
St Thomas' Hospital
📍 Shaw Heath · SK3 8BL
Staff and visitors report shadowy figures, phantom doctors, disembodied voices and a nun or nurse-like apparition around the former hospital.
The Blue Boar Inn, Frome
📍 Market Place · BA11 1AN
Local accounts describe heavy atmospheres, strange shadows and the feeling of being watched, with folklore linking the inn to a restless spirit.
The Crescent
📍 The Crescent · SK17 6BH
Staff and visitors report phantom footsteps and voices, moving tools and figures in Georgian dress reported around the restored Crescent.
The Hexagon
📍 Queens Walk · RG1 7QF
Reports include a balcony shadow, backstage footsteps, an actor-like apparition and unexplained interference with theatre equipment.
