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.
Franciscan Well Bar
📍 14b North Mall, Sunday's Well, Cork City · T23 RHW2
14b North Mall, Sunday's Well, Cork City · T23 RHW2
Franciscan Well Bar in Cork stands on a former Franciscan religious site. In the late 1990s, the landlord reportedly experienced sudden coldness, footsteps, doors opening and objects moving without explanation. A priest was called to bless the premises. Later staff accounts included rattling chains and doors moving after closing time, although one employee said he had experienced nothing unusual himself.
The Oval
📍 25 South Main Street, Cork City · T12 Y15D
25 South Main Street, Cork City · T12 Y15D
The Oval on South Main Street in Cork is reputed to be haunted by a soldier in a ragged uniform. Witnesses have described him walking towards the fireplace, sitting down and then disappearing. Staff have also reported seeing figures in the locked pub after closing time. The soldier's ghost is acknowledged in the pub's own heritage account.
Lismore Heritage Centre
📍 Lismore Heritage Centre, Lismore · P51 TP26
Lismore Heritage Centre, Lismore · P51 TP26
Staff at Lismore Heritage Centre, a former courthouse and jail, have reported objects moving in the gift shop, a woman on the staircase and a young girl behind the auditorium curtain. Other accounts include a woman's voice, footsteps in empty rooms and a workman leaving after sensing a presence. Irish Paranormal Investigations later reported further unexplained sounds.
Redwood Castle
📍 Redwood Castle, Lorrha · E45 HT38
Redwood Castle, Lorrha · E45 HT38
Redwood Castle near Lorrha has been investigated by Púca Paranormal and Irish Paranormal Investigations. During a 2022 visit, participants described unexpectedly swaying, feeling intense cold around their legs and seeing a dark shadow. Their experiences were reported by Ann Massey McElroy for Spooky Isles.
Coolclogher House
📍 Mill Road, Coolclogher, Killarney · V93 K4D7
Mill Road, Coolclogher, Killarney · V93 K4D7
At Coolclogher House near Killarney, the Smith family reportedly heard footsteps in empty rooms and saw doors opening without explanation. Ellen Smith is said to have seen an apparition near the back staircase and fled outside until her husband returned. According to the family account, the disturbances ended after a Mass was celebrated in the house.
Cahernane House Hotel
📍 Muckross Road, Killarney · V93 E78W
Muckross Road, Killarney · V93 E78W
Cahernane House Hotel in Killarney is said to be haunted by Gwendolyn Herbert, whose apparition has reportedly been seen ascending the oak staircase. Another tradition concerns a duck painted in the former nursery: attempts to cover it are said to have failed as the picture reappeared. Guests have also reported unexplained bedroom disturbances.
Blennerville Windmill
📍 Blennerville Windmill, Blennerville, Tralee · V92 NCN2
Blennerville Windmill, Blennerville, Tralee · V92 NCN2
Blennerville Windmill near Tralee is linked to the ghost of Millicent Angus Yielding, said to have died after being struck by a windmill sail. During a GhostÉire investigation, participants reported whistles apparently answering questions and a table rocking and turning while they attempted spirit communication.
Former Waterloo railway training school
📍 Make Space Studios site, Newnham Terrace, London · SE1 7DR
Make Space Studios site, Newnham Terrace, London · SE1 7DR
Staff at Waterloo’s former railway training school reportedly heard classroom doors slamming without anyone closing them. The accounts date from the early 1990s and focus on “A Block”, where some staff were reluctant to work at night. The school occupied part of the former London Necropolis Railway terminus, behind the offices on Westminster Bridge Road. Its buildings later became Make Space Studios, although the precise position of the reportedly haunted block remains uncertain.
Lambeth Palace
📍 Lambeth Palace Road, London · SE1 7JU
Lambeth Palace Road, London · SE1 7JU
Anne Boleyn’s ghost is traditionally associated with Lambeth Palace and the adjoining Thames. One story describes her travelling towards the Tower of London in a phantom barge, rowed by shadowy grey figures. Another places her cries and pleas for mercy within the palace undercroft. These are ghost traditions, rather than a record of her actual journey to imprisonment. The palace also has a story about a door associated with its former prison rooms. It is said to refuse to open without an apparent cause.
London Road Depot
📍 2 London Road, London · SE1 6JZ
2 London Road, London · SE1 6JZ
A ghostly nun is said to haunt London Road Depot, where Bakerloo line trains are stabled near St George’s Circus. Railway tradition connects her with the Roman Catholic school beside the depot. The story does not identify the nun or give a date for a particular encounter. Her supposed connection with the neighbouring religious community remains part of the tradition.
St Thomas’ Hospital, London
📍 Westminster Bridge Road, London · SE1 7EH
Westminster Bridge Road, London · SE1 7EH
A ghostly woman known as the Grey Lady is said to appear at St Thomas’ Hospital. She reportedly looks solid enough to be mistaken for a living person before disappearing. Some accounts describe a figure whose legs end at the knees. Others associate her appearances with patients approaching death. The apparition has sometimes been identified as Florence Nightingale, although that identification remains uncertain. Stories also describe a female figure entering wards, looking around and leaving again.
1 Riding House Street
📍 1 Riding House Street, Fitzrovia, London · W1W 7DR
1 Riding House Street, Fitzrovia, London · W1W 7DR
During the mid-20th century, 1 Riding House Street was reputedly haunted by former nursing staff, with unexplained rapping heard at night. When the building housed the NSPCC, its chairman reportedly mentioned the ghosts at the society's 1965 annual meeting.
The Hyde, Colindale
📍 The Hyde (A5), Colindale, London (approximate locality; exact sighting site unknown)
The Hyde (A5), Colindale, London (approximate locality; exact sighting site unknown)
A ghostly haymaker carrying a pitchfork is said to haunt the Colindale area around The Hyde. Versions of the story differ: in one he killed another haymaker, while in another he was the victim. He is said to chase or threaten passers-by. No exact sighting location is established.
Bell & Crown, Chiswick
📍 11–13 Thames Road, Chiswick, London · W4 3PL
11–13 Thames Road, Chiswick, London · W4 3PL
The pub's own account describes a mischievous ghost believed to turn on beer pumps at night. No individual spirit is identified.
Halfway to Heaven, Charing Cross
📍 7 Duncannon Street, London · WC2N 4JF
7 Duncannon Street, London · WC2N 4JF
Whistling and other unexplained sounds were reportedly heard in the pub after closing in 2013. The venue was formerly known as the Golden Cross.
Cheshire Cheese, Temple
📍 5 Little Essex Street, London · WC2R 3LD
5 Little Essex Street, London · WC2R 3LD
A poltergeist is reputed to interfere with the fruit machine at the Cheshire Cheese in Temple. The story does not identify a particular spirit or provide a dated witness account.
The Wellington Hotel, Waterloo
📍 81–83 Waterloo Road, London · SE1 8UD
81–83 Waterloo Road, London · SE1 8UD
The pub's operator, Fuller's, recounts reports of ghostly soldiers walking the corridors, linked in local stories to the property's use as an infirmary during the First World War.
The Ship Tavern, Holborn
📍 12 Gate Street, London · WC2A 3HP
12 Gate Street, London · WC2A 3HP
The Ship Tavern has a tradition that ghosts of Catholics executed nearby returned to the meeting place. The historical tradition is associated with the pub's reputed use for clandestine Catholic gatherings.
Mabel's Tavern
📍 9 Mabledon Place, London · WC1H 9AZ
9 Mabledon Place, London · WC1H 9AZ
The ghost of Mabel, a former landlady, is said to move boxes in the cellar, call out to a later landlady and operate a dumb waiter that had been removed. Reports date from the 1970s onwards.
Lamb & Flag, Covent Garden
📍 33 Rose Street, Covent Garden, London · WC2E 9EB
33 Rose Street, Covent Garden, London · WC2E 9EB
A reported poltergeist around 1980 was blamed for moving customers' possessions and swinging a hanging flower basket. Former managers have also described unexplained cellar noises.
Sutton Arms, Barbican
📍 6 Carthusian Street, London · EC1M 6EB
6 Carthusian Street, London · EC1M 6EB
A friendly ghost nicknamed Charlie, described as a red-haired man, is said to smile at drinkers before disappearing. The story is recounted by the pub operator, Fuller's.
The Horseshoe, Clerkenwell
📍 24 Clerkenwell Close, London · EC1R 0AG
24 Clerkenwell Close, London · EC1R 0AG
A former landlady described a presence called Gilbert, reputedly a former hangman, in the pub cellar. She said the presence was felt rather than seen. The account received press coverage when Daniel Craig became a co-owner in October 2026.
The George III, Hoddesdon
📍 8 High Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire · EN11 8BL
8 High Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire · EN11 8BL
The George public house in Hoddesdon, now known as the George III, is associated with reports of unexplained sounds coming from its cellar. One published account also claims that animals are reluctant to descend the cellar steps.
Rye House Gatehouse
📍 Rye House Quay, Rye Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire · EN11 0EH
Rye House Quay, Rye Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire · EN11 0EH
A photograph published in 2016 was claimed to show the ghost of a 17th-century nightwatchman at Rye House Gatehouse. The historic site is also associated with accounts of apparitions and other reported paranormal activity.
