The Paranormal Database

Pillar of Mist

Location: Outer London: Richmond (Greater London) - Roebuck public house, Richmond Hill
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1972
Further Comments: A guest at the pub reported waking early in the morning to see a pillar of mist floating in the middle of his room - it moved towards the window before vanishing. Earlier the same day, a strange man was seen walking up the staircase, but no sign of him could be found when investigated further.

Smoke Without Fire

Location: Overton (West Glamorgan) - White Horse public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2008
Further Comments: Landlady Sam Nikolic reported several strange events in the pub, including a room which filled with smoke (even though no source could be found) and the sounds of someone walking around empty parts of the building.

Rosamund being poisoned

Fair Rosamund

Location: Oxford (Oxfordshire) - Trout public house, Wolvercote
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Now manifesting as nothing more than a shadowy figure, Rosamund was a nun murdered in the twelfth century by queen Eleanor jealous of her husband's special relationship with the woman.

Cat

Location: Partridge Green (Sussex) - Green Man public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This pub is reputedly haunted by a cat, which probably was not responsible for the kettle once turning itself on in a room devoid of human life.

Tall Man

Location: Peasdown St John (Somerset) - Waggon & Horse public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A tall man wearing strange black headwear was spotted in the bar area. The pub is also home to 'typical' poltergeist activity.

Dead from the Moor

Location: Penistone (South Yorkshire) - Dog and Partridge public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early 2000s
Further Comments: This public house was once used to store dead bodies which were found on the nearby moorland - it is believed a few of these unfortunates have remained earthbound and are now seen as fleeting shadows from the corner of one's eye. Strange smells have also been reported.

Paperwork

Location: Penrhyndeudraeth (Gwynedd) - Royal Oak public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2012
Further Comments: Visitors reportedly heard paperwork being shuffled, occasional screams, and encountered the spirit of a young girl during a ghost hunt at the public house.

Royalist

Location: Pershore (Worcestershire) - Talbot public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A phantom Royalist soldier, connected to the 1651 Battle of Worcester, is said to haunt this pub.

Victorian Man

Location: Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) - Cherry Tree public house, Oundle Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The pub is said to be haunted by a man wearing Victorian clothing.

Monk

Location: Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) - Eight Bells public house, Lincoln Road, Millfield (no longer operational)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s?
Further Comments: This pub was said to be home to a phantom monk, a ghostly woman, and the occasional mild outbreak of poltergeist behaviour.

HG's pub, Peterborough.

Those Shadows

Location: Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) - HG's public house, Cathedral Square
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A dark shadowy figure has been spotted ascending the staircase, but when staff check to see who the intruder is, no one can be found.

Victorian Lady

Location: Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) - Prezzo Italian restaurant (was O'Connell's public house)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The phantom woman dressed in Victorian era clothing is not alone here - the building is also home to a ghostly male figure dressed in eighteenth century garb.

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.

Wife

Location: Pewsey (Wiltshire) - French Horn public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre-1970s
Further Comments: The ghost of a former landlord's wife is said to pop her head around the front door to check everything is okay. The sound of a baby crying would also occasionally be heard.

Friar

Location: Pillaton (Cornwall) - Weary Friar public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: It was said that a phantom friar would appear on the staircase of the building. Ornaments would also swing behind the bar and sometimes guests complained of the loudness of the church clock - there was on clock.

Dark Man

Location: Pirbright (Surrey) - White Hart public house
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1963
Further Comments: This figure, seen briefly in a bedroom before it vanished, was described as dark and hairy, with a black hat.

Lady

Location: Pirton (Hertfordshire) - Fox Public House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2011
Further Comments: Makers of the pilot programme Greatest Haunts claimed this pub was haunted by a woman who had two children.

Father Dominique

Location: Pishill (Oxfordshire) - The Crown public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Dying while defending the name of the girl he loved, Father Dominique can be heard moving around the upper parts of the building. Some say his shadowy form with wide brimmed hat can be seen in the corner of the bar.

Invisible Hand

Location: Pluckley (Kent) - Black Horse Public House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s onwards (pub), 1970s (house)
Further Comments: This non-alcoholic spirit moves items across the bar, tidies, and sometimes hides coats and wallets, with a particular interest in black cardigans. The site is also home to disembodied screaming. In an interview with the Evening News, a former owner of the adjoining property claimed to have seen a tall dark figure appear in the bedroom.

Tudor Maid

Location: Pluckley (Kent) - Blacksmiths Arms public house (aka Spectres Arms, aka Ghosts, aka Blacksmith's Forge tearoom), no longer open
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1995 (boy), others unknown
Further Comments: This now closed establishment changed its name a few times to cash in on its haunted reputation, with one publican blaming evil spirits for going bankrupt. A Tudor maid, a coachman (or old lady) who stood by the fireplace, and a Cavalier are named as the ghosts which made their home here, although the daughter of one owner once spotted a phantom little boy.

Victorian Woman

Location: Pluckley (Kent) - Dering Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This pub is said to be home to a phantom woman in Victorian clothing who lurks by the bar (or the window).

Murder Victim

Location: Plymouth (Devon) - Admiral MacBride public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: One story, the events of which were said to have occurred hundreds of years ago, has a woman pursued into the cellar where she was murdered. Her spirit remains. It is unknown if she is also the fleeting shadow seen in the kitchen.

Smuggler

Location: Plymouth (Devon) - Minerva public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2015
Further Comments: The Haunted Plymouth team in the local media claimed four entities haunted this pub; a smuggler, a ghostly child and two women.

Footsteps

Location: Pontefract (West Yorkshire) - Red Lion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2007
Further Comments: Phantom figures have been reported standing behind the bar, and one manager watched a ghostly young boy walk past in the same area. Loud footsteps have been heard, while poltergeist-like activities include bangs, crashes and glasses which fly off tables.

Laurel

Location: Pontypool (Gwent) - Hanbury Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 21 September 2014, 25 August 2021, 09 February 2022
Further Comments: In 2014, the Spectral Quest company reported recording the sounds of laughter and the word 'Laurel' using EVP equipment. A tall man was also caught on thermal camera and an investigator reported feeling a hand touch their leg. In 2021 the disembodied voice of a man singing within the bar area could be heard along with a girl crying in the portrait room and footsteps on the landing. A year later, a male figure was observed walking the downstairs corridor. A local legend declared the site haunted by a former executioner.