Ghost Sightings Wiltshire Red Lion Avebury

There have been many reports of ghosts at the Red Lion.
The Red Lion has been voted as one of the top ten most haunted pubs in the world.

The most famous ghost at the Red Lion is known as Florrie. It is believed that she lived here in the 17th century during the civil war. Florrie's husband was a soldier. He went off to fight in the civil war, and while he was gone Florrie took a lover. One night her husband returned unexpectedly from duty and discovered his wife with her lover. In a fit of rage he shot dead his rival and stabbed his wife and threw her body down the well and sealed it with a boulder.

Florrie's ghost has been seen emerging and disappearing into the well which is situated in the bar area, it has been glassed over and now serves as drinks table. Florrie's ghost is blamed for throwing salt and pepper mills across the bar, and it is believed to be Florrie's spirit that has been witnessed several times in the ladies' toilets.

You have a better chance of spotting Florrie's ghost if you have a beard, it is believed that either her husband or lover had a one. On one occasion a chandelier in the restaurant started spinning at an alarming speed when ever a bearded patron walked by.