Pub Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Lady with Large Hat
Location: Tonbridge (Kent) - The Cardinal's Error public house, Lodge Oak Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Seen sitting at the base of a bed by two different ladies, the true history of this ghost is unknown.
First added: 2002-06-16 | Last updated: 2002-06-16 | ID #1263
Civil War Horse
Location: Towcester (Northamptonshire) - Brave Old Oak public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Several ghosts are said to haunt this pub, including a horse from the Civil War, a child, and something in the cellar.
First added: 2013-04-01 | Last updated: 2013-04-01 | ID #11327
Footsteps
Location: Tralee (County Kerry) - Osborne public house (no longer operating)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Despite two previous exorcisms, The Osborne remained haunted by footsteps running up the staircase and the sounds of things being thrown around.
First added: 2022-09-25 | Last updated: 2022-09-25 | ID #14665
John and Lucy
Location: Trefriw (Clwyd) - Fairy Falls public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 2007
Further Comments: The landlord of this pub reported that two ghosts haunted the property, going by the names of John and Lucy.
First added: 2015-10-30 | Last updated: 2015-10-30 | ID #11963
Reduction in Numbers
Location: Tremeirchion (Clwyd) - Salusbury Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2010s
Further Comments: It was claimed that this pub once had seven ghosts, but an exorcism reduced the number to three.
First added: 2021-06-19 | Last updated: 2021-06-19 | ID #14224
Screaming Children
Location: Trowse (Norfolk) - White Horse public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2004
Further Comments: As well as the upset children, witnesses have reported hearing footsteps along deserted corridors in the pub, and pictures have fallen from the walls without reason. The landlord claims to have managed to capture 'orbs' flying around the building on CCTV.
First added: 2004-08-21 | Last updated: 2004-08-21 | ID #5329
Young Girl
Location: Truro (Cornwall) - The Star public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Said to have been murdered close by, this forlorn shade now occasionally pops up in the pub.
First added: 2003-01-02 | Last updated: 2003-01-02 | ID #3386
Friar
Location: Truro (Cornwall) - William the Forth public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Built on the site of a friary, the former occupants of which appear reluctant to leave.
First added: 2003-01-02 | Last updated: 2003-01-02 | ID #3387
Cowboy
Location: Tunstall (Staffordshire) - Ancient Briton Public House (no longer operational)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 2006
Further Comments: A video recorded on a mobile phone was said to contain the image of a ghostly cowboy, though the 'ghost' resembles light flare. A previous landlord claimed his child spoke to the phantom cowboy, who would move the child's socks.
First added: 2009-04-04 | Last updated: 2009-04-04 | ID #9155
Landlord's Wife
Location: Turville (Buckinghamshire) - Bull and Butcher public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: The sound of barrels being moved has been reported coming from the cellar, though on investigation everything is always in the correct place. A ghostly woman has been spotted a couple of times and is thought to be the shade of a publican's wife murdered in the 1940s.
First added: 2007-06-10 | Last updated: 2007-06-10 | ID #7576
Mr Chicket
Location: Upham (Hampshire) - Brushmakers Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Chicket was murdered for his money while staying at the pub. Even though this event occurred a couple of hundred years ago, his shadowy form still flits around the site.
First added: 2008-01-13 | Last updated: 2008-01-13 | ID #8173
Chickett
Location: Upham (Hampshire) - Brushmaker's Arms public house, Shoe Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: Murdered for his vast wealth, Mr Chickett can sometimes be heard counting his former fortune. Phantom footfalls have also been reported in the building.
First added: 2002-12-31 | Last updated: 2002-12-31 | ID #3310
Growing Hound
Location: Uplyme (Devon) - Lane near Black Dog public house
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The black dog here increases in size until it matches the height of the local trees, after which it turns into vapour and vanishes. A local tale reports it haunted a farmhouse that once stood nearby - the farmer once chased the dog away, and it vanished into the ceiling of one of the rooms; on examination, he found much gold hidden in the roof where it disappeared.
First added: 2002-06-19 | Last updated: 2002-06-19 | ID #1326
Knife Thrower
Location: Upminster (Essex) - Masons Arms public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: April 2009
Further Comments: The East London Paranormal Research Society visited this site after staff reported poltergeist activity, including a butter knife which was thrown from an empty kitchen. The society claimed to establish contact with a sixteenth century witch and a young boy.
First added: 2009-04-29 | Last updated: 2009-04-29 | ID #9290
Lady in Red
Location: Upper Halling (Kent) - Black Boy public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: While the normal pub poltergeist activities also apply here (visitors have been poked and electrical appliances have been unplugged), there have also been sightings of a woman in red drifting silently near the staircase and of a child in the upper part of the building.
First added: 2002-11-12 | Last updated: 2002-11-12 | ID #3160
Crying Girl
Location: Upton Snodsbury (Worcestershire) - Royal Oak public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Once a month (reoccurring)
Further Comments: This young girl was killed by the head of the household, who grew sick of listening to her constant crying. He threw the child out of the window, and she died immediately. The sounds of crying are now heard, abruptly ending with a short sharp scream.
First added: 2004-09-18 | Last updated: 2004-09-18 | ID #5470
Red Eyed Man
Location: W1 (Greater London) - John Snow public house, Broadwick Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: This man with red eyes looks as if he is in terrible pain and sits alone in the furthest corner of the bar. Just outside the pub, a phantom water pump was seen several times, though it has vanished since a real one was installed.
First added: 2002-08-25 | Last updated: 2002-08-25 | ID #2304
Prisoners
Location: W1 (Greater London) - Rose and Crown public house, Old Park Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Once housed in the basement of this pub prior to hanging, the shades of those killed are still lurking here.
First added: 2003-12-21 | Last updated: 2003-12-21 | ID #4772
The Condemned
Location: W2 (Greater London) - Mason's Arms public house, Upper Berkeley Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The cellars of this public house were once used to hold prisoners due to be hanged from the nearby Tyburn Tree (now only marked by a plaque). Their presence lingers on.
First added: 2003-12-21 | Last updated: 2003-12-21 | ID #4768
Bar Walker
Location: W5 (Greater London) - West Five public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2005
Further Comments: A former employee at this pub recalled how staff would see someone walking through the bar out of the corner of their eye, even though the area would be empty. The same event would also occur in the cellar.
First added: 2008-04-27 | Last updated: 2008-04-27 | ID #8432
Man in Dark Clothing
Location: Waddington (Lincolnshire) - Horse and Jockey public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: The ghost of a man dressed in dark clothing and having a nasty streak was reported by workers in the pub during the 2000s. Another story says the site is home to a green lady.
First added: 2026-01-10 | Last updated: 2026-01-10 | ID #16279
Bangs
Location: Wakefield (West Yorkshire) - Black Horse public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2017
Further Comments: After reporting bangs on the walls and the sound of footsteps, the pub called in the 'Soul Reaper' paranormal group who claimed the site was haunted by 'Hannah', killed by a bear close to the site.
First added: 2018-02-01 | Last updated: 2018-02-01 | ID #12728
Falling Glasses
Location: Wakefield (West Yorkshire) - Griffin public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2010s
Further Comments: The pub is said to be home to a non-threatening entity which occasionally throws glasses from the shelves.
First added: 2017-10-03 | Last updated: 2017-10-03 | ID #12572
Maybe Bill
Location: Walsall (West Midlands) - Spring Cottage Public House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: May 1978
Further Comments: After several customers encountered the pub's ghost, landlord John O'Connell attempted spirit writing. John scribbled the name 'Bill', the year 1855, and sketched an 'act of violence'. It would later be discovered that the landlord of the pub in 1855 was William Meddlicott.
First added: 2026-04-06 | Last updated: 2026-04-06 | ID #16524
Ethel
Location: Walsall (West Midlands) - Starting Gate public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: February 2003
Further Comments: This entity, named by locals as a former Black Country landlady, has been known to clean and tidy up after messy customers have left.
First added: 2003-03-12 | Last updated: 2003-03-12 | ID #3975
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