Haunted Places in Hertfordshire

Local accounts describe a misty crouching woman in Room 27, a Grey Lady in reception and unexplained cellar lights or taps.

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

The site is associated with the Lavender Lady, a dead builder tying his shoelaces and other eerie experiences around the country hotel.

Witnesses describe the feeling of being watched, an unexplained taste of blood, drifting shapes and doors opening by themselves.

Staff and visitors report slamming doors, swinging keys, unexplained lights and a ghost reportedly tugging at a chef's trousers.

The site is associated with sleeping guests touched, footsteps circling beds, opened cupboards and a Grey Lady passing through locked doors.

Local accounts describe a blue-eyed woman, an elderly man, phantom footsteps and strange reactions from lights and fire equipment.

A “shining boy” was traditionally said to appear at Knebworth House before the death of a member of the Lytton family or one of their guests.

Reports include the troubled Reverend William Alington reportedly seen around the ballroom and landing of the hotel.

Witnesses describe a Cavalier called Henry, unexplained knocking, disembodied conversations, period figures and a monk in the cellar.

Staff and visitors report a shadowy bar figure, scraping chairs, whispered names and an apparition seen in a mirror before disappearing.