Explore haunted places across the UK and Ireland, from famous castles and historic houses to pubs, hotels, theatres and little-known local hauntings.
Search by place, town or county to discover the ghost stories and paranormal activity connected with locations near you.
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Haunted places in England
Cornwall
Penzance
Union Hotel, Penzance
Staff and visitors report a Grey Lady, playful child spirits, unexplained noises and fleeting shadows reported around the historic hotel.
The Lizard
Housel Bay Hotel
The site is associated with a young woman in Second World War WAAF uniform reportedly seen walking silently through the clifftop gardens.
West Looe
Jolly Sailor Inn, Looe
Local accounts describe an unseen elderly cough, a bedside woman, self-running taps, moving objects and a playful child-like spirit.
County Durham
Bowes
The Ancient Unicorn
The inn's haunting is tied to a tragic story, with a restless apparition and unexplained incidents reported around the old building.
Durham
Durham School
Staff and visitors report phantom choirboys, old hymns and a hooded monk reportedly vanishing into solid stone in the cloisters.
Cumbria
Carlisle
Carlisle Castle
Staff and visitors report a phantom lady, Jacobite prisoner traditions and other unexplained experiences reported around the historic fortress.
Carlisle Cathedral
The site is associated with a floating effigy tradition and other strange experiences associated with the cathedral and a lost secret passage.
Carlisle Railway Station
Reports include a headless man, a veiled Victorian woman and a crying boy reportedly encountered around platforms and station buildings.
University of Cumbria, Brampton Road
Local accounts describe phantom marching boots and other unexplained sounds associated with the university's Brampton Road campus.
Dalston
Dalston Hall Hotel
Witnesses describe Lady Jane Grey, black fog, a workman, a young girl and other apparitions reported around the hotel.
Ravenglass
Muncaster Castle
Reports include Tom Fool’s mischievous spirit, unexplained footsteps, a crying child in the Tapestry Room and the White Lady.
Derbyshire
Buxton
Buxton Opera House
Local accounts describe a Victorian stagehand, cold draughts, moving shadows and objects behaving strangely backstage.
Devonshire Dome
The site is associated with a young nurse, old-fashioned nursing figures, footsteps and the persistent feeling of being watched.
Old Hall Hotel, Buxton
Reports include an apparition associated with Mary Queen of Scots, unexplained noises and sudden cold in the historic hotel.
Poole’s Cavern
Witnesses describe unexplained lights, shadowy figures and sudden temperature drops reported within the limestone cavern.
The Crescent, Buxton
Staff and visitors report phantom footsteps and voices, moving tools and figures in Georgian dress reported around the restored Crescent.
Devon
Exeter
Exeter Cathedral
Local accounts describe the spirits of forbidden lovers John and Martha reportedly wandering the cathedral while searching for one another.
Dorset
Bournemouth
Hotel Celebrity
A child ghost known as Nell Hyde is said to haunt the Bournemouth hotel, where guests have reported unexplained activity.
Osmington Mills
Smugglers Inn, Osmington Mills
Witnesses describe apparitions associated with smugglers and revenue officers reportedly seen around the old inn.
Puddletown
Athelhampton House
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained sounds and other disturbances at Athelhampton, including ghostly figures associated with the ancient manor.
