Real Haunted House Morecombe Winter Gardens

This rund down dillapidated building overlooking Morecombe Bay is rich in history and even richer in unexplained ghostly occurrences. People visiting the building have been touched, pushed and shoved by invisible hands, heard voices and footsteps running through the corridors. Spooky..

Real Haunted Houses Jedburgh Castle Jail

Jedburgh Castle Jail was built in 1823 as a debtors prison. There have been reportings of ghostly footsteps and cell doors banging.

Real Haunted Houses Ireland Carrickfergus Castle

Built in 1180. It is haunted by a young soldier known as Buttoncap who fell in lovoe with another man's wofe in the 16th century. he was killed by the husband.

Real Haunted Houses Carlow Huntington Castle

Built in 1625. The spirit of Bishop Leslie of Limerick is said to haunt the four poster room.

Real Haunted House County Offaly Kinnitty Castle

Rebuilt by the Normans in 1213. The Castle has its own resident ghost. One of the long dead monks has been seen in the banqeting room feasting on ghostly food.

Real Haunted House Co.Offaly Leap Castle

Built in the 14th century. Was the host to a massacre in the banqueting room. It is said to be teeming with ghosts.

Real Haunted House Dublin malahide Castle

Built in the 13th cnetury. It is haunted by many unseen spirits whose presence can be felt in every room. The best known is Puck the phantom jester - a sixteenth century jester for the castle who was found stabbed through the heart.

Haunted York - The Old White Swan, Goodramgate

A group of friendly spirits frequent this timber framed 16th century establishment that is made up of an eclectic mix of nine different buildings. Speculation has it that this was a secret meeting place for papists planning thier escape to France, which might explain why furniture, and in particular chairs, are often found re-arranged in a circle overnight. A previous landlord of the inn is on record saying that in a room closed to the public furniture would whirl around in the air before crashing down in a big heap. Other accounts talk of muffled voices, footsteps and a fire which re-lights itself.

Haunted Essex - Mistley: Thorn Hotel

There are a few reports of a ghostly serving girl who once worked at the hotel who still walks along the corridors. A boy is also seen at the rear of the building - during a fight, he was pushed under a horse in the stable which trampled him to death. Finally, Matthew Hopkins is said to make the occasional appearance.

Haunted York - The Olde Starre lnn, Stonegate

The Olde Starre Inn dates back to the time of Henry VIII and has several different ghostly tales attached to it. It is said that the cellars of the building date back to the 10th century and that they were used to house wounded Royalist soldiers who had fought at the battle of nearby Marston Moor. Their dying screams are still said to ring around the empty rooms of the building in the dead of night. Visitors of the canine variety are more likely to sense the ghosts of two black cats who are said to haunt here after being bricked up alive in the pillar between the door and the main bar. There is also the spirit of an old lady who has been glimpsed climbing the stairs, although she can only be seen by children.

Haunted York - The York Arms, Low Petergate

A sprightly spook has scared many a guest in the gent's toilet here by suddenly appearing and disappearing, her identity is unknown but it has been suggested that she may be the same ghost that haunts the Theatre Royal nearby. On one occasion a former landlord became so frustrated by the ghost that he threw a loaded paint brush at it, the assault produced no effect but left a paint smear on the wall! There is also a poltergeist that annoyingly locks doors, throws cutlery and kitchen equipment around, and generally makes a nuisance of itself.

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.

Haunted York - The Cock & Bottle, Skeldergate

George Villiers, the second Duke of Buckingham, who lived during the reign of Charles II is the saucy spirit who haunts this public house. Villiers was made immortally infamous as the hero of the nursery rhyme 'Georgie Porgie' which refers to his downfall in parliament in 1673. He makes his presence known mostly to women and has been described as 'a shadowy figure with long flowing hair and embroidered clothing'. On one occasion he was caught spying on a former landlady in the shower and has been known to stroke or even fondle young ladies!

Londonderry The River Inn

The ghost of a woman walks from the rest rooms to the front door.

Ireland Dobbin's Inn hotel

Built in the 13th century. But the ghost dates back to the 16th century. Maude, the Mayors wife, owned the house and fell in love with a handsome captain stationed at the barracks. her husband put them both to death and the lovers are still around today.

Real Haunted Houses Berwickshire Thirlestane Castle

Built in the 13th century. There is said to be a haunted corridor in the Castle.

Edinburgh The Last Drop Tavern

This is where the public hangings used to take place. - A little girl in Medievel clothing haunts the Tavern. She likes to play tricks on the staff.

Dumfries The Globe Inn

Built in 1610 and was host to the first Burns supper in 1819. Burns had a daughter with a barmaid called Anna Park. The baby died. Anna Park is said to haunt the Inn.

Real Haunted Houses Dumfries Comlongon Castle

Dates back to the 15th century. It is haunted by the ghost of Lady Marion Carruthers -a resident in the sixteenth century who died by throwing herself from the tower at the castle.

Brodick Castle

Built in the 13th century. Is said to be haunted by a Grey Lady - the ghost of a servant girl who drowned herself in the sea after getting pregnant and being disowned by the father - the captain of the guard.