hotels & inns restaurants roads & bridges taverns theaters tourist spots
Bampton -
Talbot Hotel
A deceased manager is said to appear to employees. Bridge
St
Birchingham
- Court Mount Hotel
Described as a "beautiful wraith", she disappears into walls during the
night in flowing white dress
Derby -
The Bell Inn
This old coaching inn boasts sightings of a Victorian lady in blue, a
poltergeist who throws things around and a maid in 18th Century attire. The
maid, said to have been murdered in 1745, has been seen in the presence of
children. 01332 342548
92-96 Burton Rd
Dorchester
on Thames - George Hotel
The Vicar's Room is haunted by a crying woman in white. High
Street
Dudley -
The Station Hotel
This hotel has played host to some of the biggest names of old Hollywood. A maid
who was murdered here is said to haunt the basement, and guests have left their
rooms shaken by unexplained experiences.
Newland
- The Ostrich Inn
This 14th century Inn is home to commonplace poltergeist activity. A former
landlord and his wife murdered up to 60 wealthy
guests in the "Blue Room" suite. Get this: a lever would be pulled and the bed
would tilt, hurling the unsuspecting patron into a vat of boiling liquid in the
"brewing room" below. The couple would then take the boiled bodies and dump them
in the river, no double snagging any belongings they had brought with them.
Electrical anomalies, lights flipping on and off, shutters slamming open and
shut, wandering apparitions, including a woman in full Victorian dress, are
among the frequently reported activity here.
Nottinghamshire
- Southwell - Saracen's Head Hotel 
Dating back to the 1400's, this hotel was the place King Charles
I spent his last night of freedom, thus room #1 (where he stayed) is plagued by
icy cold spots, balls of light that flitter about, and a disheartening air of
"restlessness". Perhaps it's because he was beheaded shortly after his stay...
Lord Byron is said to haunt the laundry room, and the restaurant is haunted by a
girl in 19th century waitress garb.
Oxfordshire -
The Holt Hotel 50 miles west of London
The 15th century massive stone structure that is the Holt
Hotel has a bloody past.
Murders, executions and all the horror of a darker time contribute to the
paranormal unrest here.
Former resident Claude Duvalle was a sadistic murderer - a highwayman from
France. He
lived in hotels to be around rich men and beautiful women. A womanizer in his
own right, he was
popular with the women. When the hotel's proprietors realized they were housing
a thief, the
authorities at the time drug him to London, where he was hung.
Shortly after Claude was hung, the
proprietors of the Holt were found bludgeoned to death
in their bed. Locals blamed the dead man. The crime was never solved.
Claude, among other restless souls, have been
seen by patrons of the hotel to this day,
floating about in the guest rooms, and the pub. Glasses fly from shelves. Cold
spots are felt.
Choking sounds are heard.
Surrey
- Frimley Hall Hotel south of London
Out of a picture postcard, the Frimley Hall Hotel juts from
the English countryside right out of
a Hans Christian Andersen story. Ivy covered and overlooking lush, green
countryside, it has
beautiful stained glass windows, wooden carved moldings and a massive wooden
staircase.
The spirit of a nanny is said to still haunt
the house. One day when the nanny was
distracted by the baby she was watching, the toddler that was under her care
fell to her death
down the grand staircase. The girl was sent away after the fatal accident and
was said to have
never recovered from the event, always feeling responsible.
Today, the nanny, long dead, has returned to
work. Late in the evenings, guests hear
doors opening and feel cold spots. A female form at the top of the stairs is
seen by some. A
chair on the landing moves by itself. One man had his clothes folded for him
inexplicably one
night.
Rye, East
Sussex - The Mermaid Inn
This place rocks! Paranormally speaking - that is...
Room 16 houses a phantom duel that has been witnessed by visitors - 2
archaically dressed men in knickers and floofy fancy lad attire have apparently
awoken the unsuspecting visitors to this room. The winner of the duel tosses the
loser into the floor, down which used to be a flight of stairs that led into the
now barroom. One day the bottles in the bar all came crashing to the floor all
at once. and the barkeep was so freaked out that he quit.
Room 19 is reportedly haunted by a similarly dressed older gentleman, and
Room 5 is haunted by a lady in white - a maid who was reportedly killed
by smugglers. Another lady in white haunts room
1, sitting in the chair by the fireplace. Visitors who have left their clothes
in that chair find them wet in the morning. (The lady in white is said to be a
murdered 17th century woman who was killed by her smuggler boyfriend.) Room
10 is haunted by the apparition of a man lying on the floor, cut in half by
the bathroom wall. Room 17 is afflicted with cold spots and a malevolent
spirit, as well as a chair that rocks itself.
Weston on the
Green - Weston Manor Hotel
Poor old Maude, fried until well done at the stake for loving a man of the
cloth, wanders about the former convent. The sounds of hooves and coach wheels
are heard at times as well.
Woodstock -
The Bear Hotel
This Oxfordshire hotel's female ghost is said to haunt room 16, turning on and
off lights and walking about.
Birmingham
Ghosts and Graveyard Walks
Haunted
Castles Tours (England, Scotland and Ireland)
Chester
Ghost Tour: contact Becky Hand at 01244 402445
Canterbury
Pub and Cathedral Tour (has
haunted tour as well?)
info@concorde.ltd.uk
Dublin Ghost
Tours 00 353 1 661 8646. Dublin Ghost Bus Tour: 00 353 1
703 3151
The
Original London Ghost Walk
Nottingham
and Lincoln Ghost Walks
Bexley -
Bexleyheath Golf Club
A phantom black cat has been reported
Blackpool -
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
A worker named "Cloggy" is said to clomp around, long dead, in his namesake
clogs at this amusement park.
Bridge - Bridge
Place Country Club
A maidservant, her bastard child and a highwayman are said to haunt.
Dover - Dover
Castle
Phantoms include a headless boy with a drum, a woman in red, a phantom in blue,
and WW II soldiers who haunt the catacombs beneath the castle.
Essex - Borley
- The Borley Rectory
Touted as "The Most Haunted Place in England", indeed the Borley Rectory is mentioned in countless publications on the supernatural worldwide. Built on the ruins of a Benedictine monastery, some locals attribute some of it's unusual occurrences to an old story of a monk who fell in love with a nun from a neighboring town. When the two stole away together, they - along with a driver- were caught. The monk was hung, the driver beheaded, and the nun was entombed alive. All three have been said to wander about the property still: There is a path on the grounds that has been nicknamed "The Nun's Walk", as she is most often seen there. She was said to appear every July 28th - until, that is, curious ghost hunters gathered in such numbers that by the early 1990's the phenomena had ceased. A "Headless Coach Driver" has been seen at the helm of an antique carriage (there is no mention of a ghostly horse, however...). The monk is most often spotted within the rectory.
In the 1930's then famed ghost "debunker" Harry Price came to the rectory to try to find any logical reason behind the hauntings. When he arrived, a flurry of poltergeist activity ensued. Objects rained from the ceilings and shot across rooms. He held séances, and claimed to have contacted the spirit of former rector Harry Bull.
In following years, spurred by articles written of the occurrences in the London Daily News , thrill seekers overran the property. It was abandoned for a time, but when a relative of the late Harry Bull moved there to become the new rector, more odd things were reported - including prayers for atonement that were scrawled onto the walls by unseen hands. Also, mysterious fires began to occur.
In 1939 the home was gutted by fire. Upon excavation of the cellar, the bones of a young woman were found, along with artifacts consistent with adornments that nuns would have used. Later, in the 1950's, evidence that a convent existed on the site was found by archaeologists. Finally in 1944 the remains of the building were torn down, at which point a photographer from Life Magazine caught a photo of a brick that appeared to levitate in mid air.
Today an orchard stands where the rectory was; the nun is still making appearances, according to witnesses.
Take the A-12 highway Northwest out of London to Colchester,
then turn North toward Sudbury. Just before Sudbury, you will cross
the Stour river. Go West along the river until you reach Borley.
Folkestone -
Bingo Hall
The ghost of a woman in 1930's clothing has appeared on the staircase here.
Lincoln - The
Lawn
This conference center, conservatory, wedding chapel, and restaurant and pub,
used to be the county asylum. It was recently investigated by a TV crew for
paranormal activity.
London - Aldwych
Station 
Formerly a bomb shelter during the Blitz, among other things - this historic
train station was closed in 1994. Reportedly an actress's spirit haunts the
train tracks, making her way to the nearby theater district.
London - The
Tower of London 
Arguably the source of the most ghost stories to come from one building, I can't
even begin to list the number of ghosts that are claimed to haunt this 1000 year
old building. Celebrity ghosts include: Anne Boleyn ( buried in the
chapel of St Peter ad Vincula,), Edward V and his
brother Richard the Duke of York (murdered in childhood by orders given by their
uncle, Richard III - immortalized in the Shakespeare play), Sir Walter Raleigh
(once imprisoned there as well), Lady Salisbury, (who tried to flee from her
executioner and was beaten down while in flight with the executioner's axe), and
Lady Jane Grey (queen for just nine days). The long and twisted history of
(often false) imprisonment and bloody executions by the unforgiving edge of a
big wicked axe could no doubt produce quite a cast of really pissed off spirits,
one might theorize. I recall that one program I watched claimed that the
ghost of a lion (a gift to the King's menagerie) even roams the tower.
In the 1600's, new buildings were built on a human skull, a dead cat, and a pair
of shoes to ward off witches and evil spirits...
Bath - Theater
Royal
A ghostly "tortoiseshell butterfly" is said to appear here during the pantomime
every year...
Canterbury -
Marlowe Theatre
A ghost has been spotted on the stage
London -
Theatre Royal
The builder of the Theatre, "Freddy", is said to walk about at midnight - short,
fat, and dressed in brown.
Nottinghamshire
- Retford - Little Theatre
A ghostly man in black formal attire walks down the aisles, whistling. Wharf Road, Retford, DN22 6EN tel:01777702002
Oxford - Oxford
Playhouse
a woman in white with a veil floats about
Bath - Popjoy's
Two women are said to haunt, including and 18th century woman and another in
1960's attire.
Llanvihangel
Crucorney, near Abergaveny, Wales - Skirrid Inn
It's the oldest pub in Wales. Though information on the net is vague, as the
story goes - some 100 people were hanged in the stairwell. The door, it seems,
opens and closes itself on regular occasions nowadays. 01873
890258
Nottinghamshire
- Southwell - Saracen's Head Hotel Restaurant
Haunted by a former waitress in 19th century attire.
Avebury,
Wiltshire - The Red Lion Pub
A woman whose husband caught her boning some other guy was strangled and thrown
down the well at this pub, which dates to the 1600's. "Flori" has been known to
bother bearded men, cover table tops with salt and pepper, and spin chandeliers
around. Glasses are thrown about, the cigarette machine cries puddles of water,
and the juke box turns itself on. Yikes. High Street
Tel. 01672 539266
Bath - Garrick's
Head Pub
A woman in grey and a good looking man are spotted here - locals say the couple
are from the 18th century, and unfaithful wife and her lover.
next to Theater Royal
Bath - The
Beehive
This public house is said to be haunted by a Victorian era serving girl named
Bunty
Banbury - New Inn
Ghostly footsteps are heard in this public house.
Wroxton Heath
Tel: 01295 670376
Banbury -
Reindeer Inn
A particularly malevolent ghost was said to haunt, but has not made an
appearance in many years.
Bickley - The
Chequers public House
The forlorn widow of a former owner killed herself, and her spirit is reported;
also reported are old man Satan himself and the spirit of a servant.
Southborough Lane
Chilham - The
White Horse Public House
The ghost of a vicar was said to actually hold conversations with the living
Cliffe - Black
Bull Public House
phenomena includes odd footsteps and locked doors that open themselves.
Church Street
Clifton Hampden -
Plough public house
A phantom is said to poke patrons in the ass as they stand at the bar, among
other things
Dorcester-on-Thames
- George public house
A pasty looking woman is said to haunt the site of this former hospice
Five Oak Green -
The Kings Head Public House
An old lady's ghost wears black and a cameo pin, and steals lipsticks, jewelry
plus locks doors on people.
Harreitsham -
Ringlestone Tavern
a ghost is said to stomp its way up the empty staircase
London -
Wapping High Street - Town of Ramsgate Public House
A judge Geoffreys, who was particularly strict, was arrested here, trying to flee the country while dressed as a sailor. The police have spotted his ghost on the steps.
London -
Connaught Tavern278
High Rd
The tavern has the sad history of a suicide; the woman who killed herself has
been seen, acting insane, in the back bedroom of the tavern
London
- Wilton Row - Grenadier Pub
Every September the pub is re - visited by a soldier who was thrown down the steps to his death after a card game. He either appears as balls of light, smoke, or sometimes things are mysteriously thrown around. 18 Wilton Row tel:020 7235 3074
Minster Lovell -
White Hart public house
A veiled lady who cries haunts the place. Reportedly she hung herself from the staircase. Burford Road, Witney, Oxfordshire Phone: 01993 775255
Pishill (Piss
Hill?? lordy) - The Crown Public House
a former Vicar is said to haunt the upper floors in a wide-brimmed hat.
Sometimes just the hat is spotted at the bar.
Thame -
Birdcage Public House
Ghostly footsteps are blamed on either a leper who was stoned to death here or a
French soldier who met a similar fate. 4
Cornmarket Tel: 01844 260381
York seems to have a unusually large number of haunted pubs...
York
- Stonegate - Old Starre Inn
Soldier ghosts (Roundhead troops) are seen moldering with war wounds, whilst the happier of this ghostly brigade have been seen stuffing their faces with food in the kitchen area. An apparition of an old lady can be spotted, usually by children, ascending the stairs, and two ghost kitties like to tease dogs who live here. 40 Stonegate tel: 01904 623063
York
-
Peasholme Green - The Black Swan
An impatient looking Victorian
era man in a bowler hat fades in and out of this tavern, which is known for it's
folk music. A woman in white is seen in front of the fireplace.
York
- Skeldergate - The Cock and Bottle
George Villiers, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham and namesake of the "Georgie Porgie Puddin' and Pie" nursery rhyme, was a ladies man in life (he "kissed the girls and made them cry"...) and in death he likes to appear in this pub and "fondle" the young women who frequent it. tel: 01904 654165
York
- Goodramgate
- The Snickleway Inn - 
A malevolent spirit likes to mess with the beer kegs in the basement; there is a young boy who can be seen sitting on the stairs; finally the scent of lavender seems to pervade the top floor, for unknown reasons. 47 Goodramgate
York
- High Petergate -
York Arms
The figures of a child, a young woman, and an old woman have been seen by patrons; things move by themselves as well. 26 High Petergate Tel: 01904 624508
West Boldon,
England - Wheatsheaf Pub
There
were a few of the standard hauntings going on here - chairs that move
themselves, an otherworldly shove on the back here and there - even a phantom
child's handprint in a glob of jelly one strange afternoon. As these places
often attract ghost hunters and psychics, a psychic medium decided to troll the
place for spirits in 2004. If you read this site much, then you probably know
that I don't have a whole lot of, er... "faith", in most people who claim they
are "psychic". (I think it's probably because of my strong roots in science...)
When this particular medium said that, among 37 others, there was a spirit of a
nine year old girl crying out to her - I would've been the first to roll my eyes
and say.. "whaaaaaatevaahh". She said the girl was named Jessica Hargreaves and
that she was raped, murdered, and buried behind the mortar of the pub's
fireplace in 1908. She even claimed to have spoken with the dead baby rapist who
killed her.
Then something happened that even gave Jaded Old Me the willies (at least
slightly). The pub owners decided to tear open the wall where the fireplace used
to be, and within it they found a chunk of human hair, some girl's clothing and
a rotting heel of a girl's shoe. St Nicholas Road
Bampton - Road
between Bampton and Clanfield
A naked manifestation sometimes appears in the road
...the exorcised ghost of a Mrs Whittaker was placed in a keg of beer and stored in a basement in Bampton for many years before disappearing (or being consumed)
Banbury - Co-op
Travel Shop, White Lion Walk
A poltergeist is blamed for the locking of the bathroom doors, the odd smell of
toast being cooked, and for files that throw themselves around the room
Bath - Saville
Row/ Bennett St.
A phantom in 18th century style black cloak and hat is seen on occasion.
Bath - Freezing
Hill
The site of a 17th century battle, ghosts are reported here.
Bath - The Royal
Crescent
A ghostly carriage and four horses is reported to appear on the street,
eternally repeating the elopement of an Irish playwright with a local girl.
Bath - Queen's
Square
haunted by a jilted bride
Bearsted - Road
to Pilgrim's Way
A phantom on horseback dons silver spurs
Biggin Hill -
Biggin Hill Airport
An otherworldly Spitfire airplane is said to circle Biggin Hill, especially in
January. On the ground, ghostly airmen are occasionally reported as well.
Burford - Burford
Priory & Old Rectory
A monk and a hunter with a rifle are said to haunt the area, and phantom church
bells ring at 2AM
Burford - Road
between Burford and Minster Lovell
A black cloud is reported to envelope and drive insane unwitting passersby
Canterbury -
Sudbury Tower, City Wall
A spectre in the tower was said to tuck in visitors at night
Canterbury - city
streets
a dead former mayor is seen riding his bicycle around
Canterbury: In the countryside around Kent, an escaped
zoo leopard lived in the area for 9 months before being shot in 1975
Charlbury -
around the village
A phantom horse is seen
Checkendon -
Checkendon Court
A group of dead nuns is said to appear
Chipping Norton -
church
A minister who was hanged is said to haunt
Cornbury -
Cornbury Park
A woman's apparition is said to appear and wreak havoc on the lives of those who
look at her
Derbyshire -
Glossup - Devil's Elbow "Spook Lights"
Called the "Devil's Bonfires" by locals, ghost lights dance around the ruins of a bronze age archeological site. There are also reports of an enormous animal that is unidentified that wanders near here. "A curved stretch of road on the B6105 between Glossop and Woodhead"
Ditton - New
Hythe train station
a poorly described phantom has been spotted here.
East Malling -
Barming Woods
A frantic entity runs about, one report saying it ran into the car they were in
and disappeared.
Fawkham Green -
Pennis Lane
A nun haunts
Grafty Green -
Road past King's Head Public House
A horrible coach accident that decapitated the driver and killed the passengers
as well is said to re-create itself along this road, sometimes it can only be
heard crashing
Haddenham- road
to Aylesbury
A ghost of a person who was "murdered by sheep stealers" appears
Hartley - A229 to
Maidstone
A ghostly woman with long blonde hair has appeared to drivers in their direct
path.
Hawkinge - Skies
over the area
The noises of WW II airplanes are heard but not seen
Hempton - the
main street
bicyclists claim something shoves them off of their bikes as they ride through
town
Isle of Wight -
East Cowes
A paratrooper from WWII has been seen by a dozen bystanders at different times - parachuting from the sky and without a head. He disappears just after his parachute pops open, before he touches the ground.
Kent -
Pluckley - "Fright Corner"
Among others, this town is haunted by a highwayman who was killed on this particular corner. On the bridge near a crossroads a gypsy woman was burned to death by angry townsfolk, and she reappears on occasion.
It
is whispered around the streets of London that a mutated bunch of Londoners who
dwell beneath the city exist from discarded fast food and the odd solitary
subway traveler...
Kirtlington -
Village pond
The ghost of a local male hooligan is said to haunt the pond.
London -
Blackwall Tunnel, Tower Hamlets
This tunnel is haunted by a phantom hitch hiker, who flags down boys on motorcycles. She vanishes away after they pick her up to giver her a ride to Leigh-on-Sea (in Essex). When they later check the address, they find that she was killed many years ago on the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle.
London - The
Remnants of Jack the Ripper
Whitechapel (formerly Bucks Row) is haunted by the screams of the
victims of Jack The Ripper; on Durward Street a glowing woman has been
seen in the gutter where his first victim, Mary Ann Nichols, was found.
Another victim, "Catherine's" mutilated body is said to appear on Mitre
Square at times. Hanbury Street, near number 29 is home to yet
another victim (named by some as Annie Chapman) that is seen, this one without a
head.
London -
Wanstead Park
Two ghosts haunt this street, and apparently a team of phantom horses: Catherine Tylney Long, a woman who lost her wealth to a careless lover, then took her own life, haunts it. She shares eternity with Elizabeth I, who is said to be seen going across the park in a carriage, en route to meet the Earl of Leicester.
Leicestershire
- Twycross - The Old Gibbet (gallows)
Along the A444 are the gallows where a famous wrestler from the 1800's named John Massey was executed. He murdered his wife, and attempted to murder his young daughter, by throwing them into the churning water of a mill wheel. The two sopping wet women are seen, weeping, near the gallows.
London - Baker
Street
#228, now an Electric Company building, is haunted by dead actress Sarah Siddons, who used to live in the area.
Oxford - St
John's College
Near Magdalene bridge, a beheaded 17th century archbishop is said to pull his
head from his shoulders and bowl it toward witnesses. I'm going here soon... all
I can say is - bring it on, mother fucker!!!
Oxfordshire -
Adderbury
A phantom horse drawn hearse is said to appear after a dead man's last wishes
were ignored
Pluckley
This southeastern England town has been dubbed "The most haunted in England". A lady in Tudor clothing is seen wandering about in people's back yards. She was said to have poisoned herself in the Manor House. A "red lady" is seen in the graveyard, pulling at her hair. "The Colonel" walks up the steps that lead to a large old tree, where he hung himself decades before. Along the road the spirit of a highwayman can be spotted. Also on the road, a headless horseman, phantom coach, and four black phantom stallions have been seen. The brickyards are haunted by a man who fell to his death here. A headmaster who hung himself while the children were playing at recess haunts the school house. Pinnoch Bridge is haunted by a fiery gypsy woman who burned to death there.
Sutton Courtenay
- Hobbyhorse Road
Near the power plant is said to be an occasional apparition of a person wielding
a bloody straight razor.
Thame - Rycote
Chapel
The Earl of Leicester, who apparently did away with his wife, is cursed to haunt
the chapel. A grey lady is also spotted here, as well as a ghostly monk.
Wantage - Road
near the town
An apparition in 20th century clothing is said to walk in front of your car and
vanish.
feel free to
email me if I've screwed up a location, address, etc - I'm not that familiar
with some of the terminology associated with particular areas of the world, and
I don't want to give out false information because of my own ignorance ~ thanks!
(Disclaimer: it is upon the reader of this site to use good judgment in frequenting the places listed herein; it is not the responsibility of the proprietor of ghosttraveller.com if a reader commits an illegal act, such as trespassing, based upon what he or she reads here. It is the reader's responsibility to research the given areas discussed in this forum prior to visiting, and to ensure that it is not illegal to visit said place prior to visiting, or to obtain permission from the owner prior to visiting)
Bibliography
The Shadowlands : an invaluable resource on the net for ghost hunters !!
Weird Travels, The Travel Channel
Travel Channel Secrets, The Travel Channel
http://www.paranormaldatabase.com/index.htm
http://www.english-inns.co.uk/HauntedInns.htm
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