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
Greater Manchester
Stockport
Stockport Masonic Guildhall
The site is associated with a formally dressed figure, children's laughter and unexplained knocking around the historic guildhall.
Hampshire
Basingstoke
Basing House
Reports include unexplained footsteps, smoke-like scents and fleeting shadows reported among the ruins and grounds.
Catern’s Grave
Staff and visitors report a grey-hooded monk-like figure reportedly confronting travellers, alongside intense dread and stories of aggressive supernatural encounters.
Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke
The site is associated with a backstage presence, unexplained bangs, sounds and fleeting figures reported around the theatre.
Red Lion Hotel, Basingstoke
Witnesses describe a chambermaid-like apparition, strange mirror sightings, weeping and guests' belongings reportedly moved, with the activity reported around the location over many years.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Cathedral
Local accounts describe a dark, bloodied St Thomas Becket-like apparition at the altar in a famous early twentieth-century ghost story.
Winchester
Eclipse Inn
Lady Alice Lisle reportedly appears as a tall woman in grey, while visitors also hear construction sounds associated with her execution.
Winchester Cathedral
Witnesses describe phantom monks, eerie chanting and a limping monk-like figure reportedly moving through the cathedral and close.
Hertfordshire
Bishop's Stortford
George Hotel, Bishop’s Stortford
Local accounts describe a misty crouching woman in Room 27, a Grey Lady in reception and unexplained cellar lights or taps.
Bovingdon
Bell Inn, Bovingdon
Reports include a laughing ghostly child, falling glasses and the sensation of someone sitting on beds in empty rooms.
Hatfield Heath
Down Hall Hotel
The site is associated with the Lavender Lady, a dead builder tying his shoelaces and other eerie experiences around the country hotel.
Hemel Hempstead
The Mallard
Paranormal investigators describe consistent unexplained activity at The Mallard, including unusual sounds, equipment responses and an oppressive atmosphere.
Hertford
Dog and Whistle, Hertford
Witnesses describe the feeling of being watched, an unexplained taste of blood, drifting shapes and doors opening by themselves.
Hertford House
Staff and visitors report slamming doors, swinging keys, unexplained lights and a ghost reportedly tugging at a chef's trousers.
Hertingfordbury
White Horse Hotel, Hertingfordbury
The site is associated with sleeping guests touched, footsteps circling beds, opened cupboards and a Grey Lady passing through locked doors.
Hitchin
The Sun Hotel, Hitchin
Reports include a laughing woman in a green corset, unexplained scratches, sudden touches and other disturbances experienced by investigators.
Kings Langley
King’s Lodge Hotel
Local accounts describe a blue-eyed woman, an elderly man, phantom footsteps and strange reactions from lights and fire equipment.
Knebworth
Knebworth House
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.
Letchworth Garden City
Mercure Letchworth Hall Hotel
Reports include the troubled Reverend William Alington reportedly seen around the ballroom and landing of the hotel.
Royston
Banyers House
Witnesses describe a Cavalier called Henry, unexplained knocking, disembodied conversations, period figures and a monk in the cellar.
