Eliza Jane
Location: Oldham (Greater Manchester) - Old Original Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Eliza was found drowned in a nearby well - no one knew for sure whether she jumped or was pushed. Either way, her ghost is now seen in and around the area of her favourite public house.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2002-10-21
Last updated: 2002-10-21
ID: #2773
Woman in Black
Location: Olney (Buckinghamshire) - Castle Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: The landlord's wife and a customer spotted a woman in black eighteenth century clothing and another witness watched a man walk through a sealed door. An exorcism was performed, but a few years later the ghostly woman was seen again. A legend says that a phantom horse and coach pass through the pub once a year, though no one knows the exact date.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2007-06-10
Last updated: 2007-06-10
ID: #7572
Grey Man
Location: Ormskirk (Lancashire) - Old Ship Inn, aka Abblets shoe shop, Moor street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: This tall male ghost appears quite solid, yet greyish in colour. He stands by the front upstairs window, overlooking the main road. A strong smell of tobacco could also be detected within the building.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2005-03-10
Last updated: 2005-03-10
ID: #5930
Victorian Gentleman
Location: Oswaldtwistle (Lancashire) - Duckworth Hall Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth Century
Further Comments: Dressed in period costume, this chap still pops into his former local for a swift half pint. His ghostly form sits in the corner of one of the public rooms. Another story says the site is home to a Catholic priest who had been held in the building prior to his execution at Whalley Abbey.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2003-05-31
Last updated: 2023-04-01
ID: #4272
Former Landlord
Location: Oundle (Northamptonshire) - Ship Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: Faced with too much stress, this one time owner took his own life by jumping from an upper window, and now haunts the building.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2002-12-05
Last updated: 2002-12-05
ID: #3262
Toast Smell
Location: Outer London: Croydon (Greater London) - Lion Inn, Pawsons Road, Thornton Heath
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Twenty-first century, during winter months
Further Comments: Said to work in the older part of the pub, this poltergeist is blamed for a toast-like smell, as well as creating voices and other noises. The winter-born spirit is just one of the ghosts at home here, with a phantom child, a former serving girl and an old pub regular cited as the others.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2017-12-09
Last updated: 2026-09-05
ID: #12664
Cavalier
Location: Outer London: Hillingdon (Greater London) - Fisheries Inn, Harefield
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: This swordsman has been seen walking around this public house, disturbing any pets that pass in his way. A ghostly monk is also reported to reside in one of the bedrooms here.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2002-08-25
Last updated: 2002-08-25
ID: #2297
Water Spirit
Location: Outer London: Hounslow (Greater London) - Bell Inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This destructive entity, named as a highwayman hanged just across the road, is blamed for turning on taps and smashing barrels of beer.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-11-12
Last updated: 2002-11-12
ID: #3157
Sounds of a Pig
Location: Oxford (Oxfordshire) - Black Drummer Inn (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A room here was haunted by 'piggy' sounds, and a leather bag was found partly eaten by something with large teeth. The spirit was destroyed when the corpse belonging to the presence was dug up from a nearby churchyard, hacked to pieces and burnt by a wise man.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2003-01-04
Last updated: 2003-01-04
ID: #3461
Girl in Nightdress
Location: Oxted (Surrey) - Crown Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: This figure was reported several times along an upstairs corridor and was thought to be a former landlady. She can be heard walking around late at night. A phantom man has also been reported, standing by the fireplace.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2003-01-23
Last updated: 2003-01-23
ID: #3704
Greensleeves
Location: Padiham (Lancashire) - Red Rock Inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1990s-2000s
Further Comments: People in this inn would hear Greensleeves being played, although the source could never be found. Glasses would move around and on one occasion a crystal bowl exploded.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2017-10-28
Last updated: 2017-10-28
ID: #12594
Man
Location: Padstow (Cornwall) - Ship Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown, possibly twenty-first century
Further Comments: Father Chris was called in to bless the inn after a ghostly man was spotted standing by a bed.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2013-07-20
Last updated: 2013-07-20
ID: #11365
The White Hart, Padstow.
Wilfred
Location: Padstow (Cornwall) - The White Hart (no longer an operational inn)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid twentieth century
Further Comments: The haunting presence at this former inn was named Wilfred and was believed to be a priest who had died there a few years previous. Footsteps could be heard walking down the stairs, and a loud rasping sound came from one of the bedrooms.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2005-07-26
Last updated: 2005-07-26
ID: #6437
John Henry
Location: Paignton (Devon) - Blagdon Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: John hanged himself in a nearby barn hundreds of years previous, though his presence is still blamed should anything go wrong in the pub.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2003-12-24
Last updated: 2003-12-24
ID: #4831
Wee Bud
Location: Paisley (Renfrewshire) - Bell Inn, New Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1994
Further Comments: A ghostly young child dressed in black gained the nickname of Wee Bud. Another entity, nicknamed the Lady in the Cellar, was thought to be a landlady from the early twentieth century.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2025-08-25
Last updated: 2025-08-25
ID: #16038
Bottom Pincher
Location: Peasmarsh (Sussex) - Horse & Cart Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: This spirit is blamed whenever a female bottom is pinched. Yeah, right.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-07-21
Last updated: 2002-07-21
ID: #1898
Isabelle
Location: Peebles (Borders) - Tibbie Shiel's Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1999
Further Comments: Determined never to let the business that she started fail, the spirit of Isabelle 'Tibbie' Shiel haunts her inn, sometimes startling guests with her sudden appearances.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-06-13
Last updated: 2002-06-13
ID: #1208
White Lady
Location: Penn (Buckinghamshire) - Crown Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A local legend says that this area is haunted by a white lady and a small child. Minor poltergeist activity is also reported, such as rattling doors, flickering lights and glasses being smashed. The presence is described as playful.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2011-01-16
Last updated: 2011-01-16
ID: #10163
Elisabeth
Location: Penshurst (Kent) - Bottle House Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Felt rather than seen, this phantom lady has an unknown history.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2008-10-14
Last updated: 2008-10-14
ID: #9032
Dolphin Inn, Penzance.
Captain in Tricorne
Location: Penzance (Cornwall) - Dolphin Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This old seadog is said to have been hanged for a petty crime, and now puts in the occasional appearance in protest of his treatment.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-08-08
Last updated: 2002-08-08
ID: #2072
Sailor?
Location: Penzance (Cornwall) - Unidentified house (former inn)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1813
Further Comments: Rumours of a haunting resulted in this property remaining empty for a considerable time. When workmen removed some floorboards, they discovered human remains - a local story told of a wealthy sailor who had mysteriously vanished while staying at the inn, and while it was speculated the bones belonged to him, it was never proven.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2026-09-10
Last updated: 2026-09-10
ID: #16799
Sailor
Location: Pershore (Worcestershire) - Angel Inn and Posting House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1994?
Further Comments: This phantom sailor, dressed in a dark blue donkey jacket resembling Second World War uniform, has been observed several times in the dining room. He always stands in front of the fireplace.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2006-12-24
Last updated: 2006-12-24
ID: #7075
Fred
Location: Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) - Cock Inn, Werrington
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Not much is known about this ghost, other than being nicknamed Fred.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2020-06-02
Last updated: 2020-06-02
ID: #13826
Marbles
Location: Petersfield (Hampshire) - Sun Inn (aka Green Dragon public house), no longer an inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1950s
Further Comments: This pub was haunted by strange sounds, including marble playing, running, and banging. Several witnesses watched a jug swinging on a hook with no obvious means of motion.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2017-06-09
Last updated: 2017-06-09
ID: #12513
Nell Gwyn is said to haunt many a location.
Nell
Location: Pewsey (Wiltshire) - The Phoenix Inn (original building no longer stands)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The king's mistress would stay at the inn when the King travelled and resided in a nearby manor house. Her spirit remained until the inn was demolished.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2002-11-14
Last updated: 2002-11-14
ID: #3200
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