Haunted York - The Punch Bowl, Stonegate

Two ghosts are known to haunt this inn that was said to be a house of ill repute in the past. The first ghost dates from more recent times, that of a 19th century landlord who perished in a fire, but the second is a reminder of the building's more colourful past. Legend has it that on a cold winter's night a man seeking company called at the house. After imbibing copious amounts of alcohol, he began to harass one of the girls who rejected his advances. He subsequently pursued her around the building, finally strangling her in a drunken rage, and her desperate spirit is said to re-enact her last moments, still running from room to room, trying to evade her assailant.