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.
Chelmsford Cathedral
📍 New Street · CM1 1TY
Chelmsford Cathedral is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
Peterborough Cathedral
📍 Minster Precincts · PE1 1XS
Peterborough traditions place a monk crossing the graveyard into a closed door and phantom singing upstairs. An elderly red-coated grounds apparition is identified as Old Scarlett, the cathedral’s 16th-century sexton.
Hook Lighthouse
📍 Hook Head · Y34 KD93
Visitors report unexplained footsteps, shadowy figures and sudden cold spots inside Hook Lighthouse, where ghost stories remain tied to the property's history.
Glin Castle
📍 Glin Castle, Glin Demesne · V94 VF68
Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Glin Castle, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.
Blarney Castle
📍 Blarney Castle · T23 Y598
Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Blarney Castle, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.
Derby Cathedral
📍 18–19 Iron Gate · DE1 3GP
Derby Cathedral’s outdoor traditions include former hangman John Crossland in the grounds, a White Lady on the rear steps and a tearful woman carrying a child, offering several distinct reported apparitions.
Highgate Station
📍 Archway Road · N6 5UA
Ghost stories linked to Highgate Station include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
Sma' Shot Cottages
📍 12 Shuttle Street · PA1 1YD
Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at Sma' Shot Cottages, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Tulloch Castle
📍 Tulloch Castle Drive · IV15 9ND
The Green Lady is said to roam Tulloch Castle, while Room 8 guests report knocking, unseen pressure and figures sitting on sleepers.
Edinburgh Castle
📍 Castlehill / The Esplanade · EH1 2NG
A phantom piper is said to play beneath the Royal Mile, while a ghostly drummer warns of danger. The castle’s dungeons also have prisoner apparitions, including one accompanied by a foul smell.
Derby Gaol
📍 50–51 Friar Gate · DE1 1DF
Derby Gaol’s condemned cell has reports of suffocation and visions of hanging men. Women describe cold, rough hands attributed to ‘George’ in the debtors’ cell; cell doors reportedly shut unaided.
Edinburgh Vaults
Beneath South Bridge, visitors report Mr Boots’s heavy footfalls and a child called Jack tugging clothing. Other encounters include shadowy figures, disembodied voices and unexplained scratches or touches.
Redoubt Fortress
📍 Royal Parade · BN22 7AQ
Eastbourne Redoubt reports include a crouching man on the gun platform and a figure crossing cell walls. The cells inspire recurring unease and cold, with Casemate 11 a particular focus.
Conwy Castle
📍 Rose Hill Street · LL32 8AY
Two ghostly monks in grey robes are said to appear on the turrets, castle grounds and quayside. Their footless figures and hollow faces are traditionally regarded as omens of disaster.
Glamis Castle
📍 Glamis Castle · DD8 1QJ
The Grey Lady reportedly kneels in the chapel, while Earl Beardie’s stamping and swearing echo from the West Tower. Secret-room traditions and the Monster of Glamis add to the castle’s legends.
Southampton Old Cemetery
📍 Cemetery Road, The Common · SO15 7NN
Accounts connected with Southampton Old Cemetery describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
Leeds Castle
📍 Leeds Castle, Broomfield · ME17 1RG
The site is associated with a spectral black dog traditionally associated with the castle and said to appear as an omen.
Kingly Court
📍 Kingly Court, off Carnaby Street, Soho · W1B 5PW
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Kingly Court, adding to its haunted reputation.
St Mary's Church, Whitby
📍 Abbey Plain · YO22 4JR
Accounts connected with St Mary's Church, Whitby describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
York Castle Museum
📍 Eye of York · YO1 9RY
Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at York Castle Museum, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.
York Minster
📍 Deangate · YO1 7HH
Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at York Minster, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Tudor House and Garden
📍 Bugle Street · SO14 2AD
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Tudor House and Garden, adding to its haunted reputation.
