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.
The Royal Oak, Swanage
Royal Oak accounts describe footsteps above the empty bar, unseen touches and hay-like smells recalling former stables. Net curtains reportedly lift unaided, while a seated woman vanishes when noticed.
Audley End House and Gardens
📍 Off London Road · CB11 4JF
Staff at Audley End have reported unexplained sights and sounds after hours, enough for English Heritage to feature the house in a podcast on its hauntings.
Blickling Hall
📍 Blickling Estate · NR11 6NF
Anne Boleyn’s ghost is said to return to Blickling each 19 May, arriving in a spectral coach before wandering the hall until daylight.
Framlingham Castle
📍 Framlingham Castle, Church Street · IP13 9BP
Staff and visitors have reported ghostly footsteps, mysterious faces, self-opening doors and figures around Framlingham Castle, including a man in 17th-century dress.
Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel, Rochester
📍 16-18 High Street · ME1 1PX
Ghost stories linked to Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel, Rochester include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Wimpole Street
📍 Knebworth House, Knebworth Barns · SG3 6PY
Ghost stories linked to Wimpole Street include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Corpus Christi College
📍 Trumpington Street · CB2 1RH
Corpus Christi’s ghost is traditionally Master Henry Butts, who stayed during Cambridge’s 1630 plague and died in 1632. Reports include bangs, a knee-height apparition and violently shaking washstands.
Houghton House
📍 Hazelwood Lane · MK45 2EY
A woman’s apparition is said to stand beside a window in Houghton House’s ruined 17th-century shell. English Heritage records a local resident visiting every Friday lunchtime to look for her.
Oliver Cromwell's House
📍 29 St Mary's Street · CB7 4HF
Oliver Cromwell’s former home in Ely openly describes one bedroom as haunted, and visitors are invited to brave the room as part of the house experience.
Wrest Park
📍 Wrest Park, Silsoe · MK45 4HR
Staff locking up Wrest Park have reported soldier-like figures vanishing near the pavilion, while a ball has been heard bouncing in the mansion after visitors leave.
Borley Church
📍 Hall Road · CO10 7AE
Visitors and investigators have reported a white-clad figure near Borley Church, along with unexplained music apparently heard from inside the church after dark.
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.
Caverswall Castle
📍 Caverswall Castle, Caverswall Road · ST11 9EA
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Caverswall Castle, adding to its haunted reputation.
Crumlin Road Gaol
📍 53-55 Crumlin Road · BT14 6ST
A disappearing man haunts C-Wing, a grey figure appears in the courthouse tunnel, and a ghostly warden patrols B-Wing. Visitors also report cries for help, slamming doors and unexplained touches.
The Sun Hotel, Hitchin
📍 Sun Street · SG5 1AF
Reports include a laughing woman in a green corset, unexplained scratches, sudden touches and other disturbances experienced by investigators.
Powis Castle
📍 Powis Castle and Garden · SY21 8RF
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Powis Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Melrose Abbey
📍 Abbey Street · TD6 9LG
Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Melrose Abbey, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Alton Towers
📍 Alton Towers Resort · ST10 4DB
Ghost stories linked to Alton Towers include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Feathers Hotel, Ludlow
📍 24–25 Bull Ring · SY8 1AA
A ghostly man and dog reportedly pass through the wall between Rooms 232 and 233. Room 211 has accounts of hair pulling, unexplained water and touches from an unseen presence.
Station Hotel
📍 Castle Hill · DY1 4RA
Reported spirits include a battered woman, a man called George and children, with further unexplained activity associated with Room 214.
Morpeth Arms
📍 58 Millbank, Westminster · SW1P 4RW
Beneath the Morpeth Arms, tunnels associated with Millbank Gaol carry stories of two prisoners who died. Visitors to the basement report sudden panic, a sense of being pushed or crowded, and an unexplained hostile presence.
Wilton Castle
📍 Wilton Castle · Y21 V9P9
The restored castle is associated with apparitions and unsettling supernatural experiences said to linger from its long and sometimes tragic past.
Chavenage House
📍 Chavenage House · GL8 8XP
The site is associated with a phantom coach with a headless driver, unexplained apparitions and cold spots around the historic house.
Raglan Castle
📍 Castle Road · NP15 2BT
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Raglan Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
