Explore haunted places across the UK and Ireland, from famous castles and historic houses to pubs, hotels, theatres and little-known local hauntings.
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Haunted places in England
West Yorkshire
Ackworth
Ackworth School
Local accounts describe hooded monks, strange cellar bangs, cold spots, whispers and figures reportedly appearing at the ends of beds.
Halifax
Dean Clough Mills
Staff and visitors report Victorian children, unexplained bangs and taps and a floating head-like apparition around the former mills.
Former Liquid Nightclub, Halifax
The site is associated with a man identified as Raymond Farrar reportedly walking through a wall, closing fridges and then disappearing.
Long Can Hall
Local accounts describe unexplained footsteps, a feeling of not being alone and a Grey Lady reportedly disappearing through floorboards.
Ring O’ Bells, Halifax
Witnesses describe a figure called Walter near the fireplace and taps reportedly turning on without visible cause.
Shibden Hall
Reports include footsteps on an upper landing, a large black-cloaked figure and unexplained lavender or pipe-tobacco scents.
Leeds
Temple Newsam
The great house is associated with a Blue Lady and other reported apparitions, unexplained noises and unsettling experiences.
The Pack Horse, Leeds
Phantom footsteps and the sound of giggling children are reported in the upstairs room of this historic Leeds pub.
Stanbury
Old Silent Inn
Ghostly figures, unexplained sounds and other strange incidents are reported at the isolated inn on the moors near Haworth.
Wiltshire
Devizes
Black Swan Hotel, Devizes
Reports include a horseman called Ambrose, dark figures, a young woman, unexplained taps and reports of beds or furniture moving.
Kennet and Avon Canal Museum
Staff and visitors report a strong sense of being watched, unexplained voices, an older male figure and reports of a ghostly girl.
Palace Cinema, Devizes
Local accounts describe footsteps, sudden cold in the projection room and three male apparitions reported around the former cinema.
Sexton’s Cottage, Devizes
The site is associated with a candle-carrying nurse-like woman reported around the cottage beside St John's churchyard.
St Mary’s Church Walk
Witnesses describe unseen hands said to grab walkers' legs and dark figures reported along the historic church path.
Lydiard Tregoze
Lydiard House
Staff and visitors report apparitions including Sir John St John, a white-clad woman, drummer boy and phantom carriage around the house and grounds.
Swanborough
Freke Arms
Local accounts describe a Victorian woman known as Florrie, unexplained footsteps and other sounds heard around the pub.
Swindon
Clifton Inn, Swindon
Witnesses describe a hooded nun, seasonal poltergeist activity and glasses said to move or jump without explanation.
Health Hydro, Swindon
Reports include cold spots, childlike presences, poltergeist activity and a young soldier-like apparition reported in the historic baths.
The Savoy, Swindon
The site is associated with a stagehand or actor called George, shadowy figures, footsteps and flickering lights reported around the former theatre.
Worcestershire
Bromsgrove
Avoncroft Museum
Staff and visitors report a period-dressed child, phantom footsteps and taps turning themselves on within relocated historic buildings.
