The Force

Location: Adisham - 3 Church Lane
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1976
Further Comments: Nicknamed 'The Force' by one of the residents of this home, tables would lift themselves up, boiling water would come out of the floor, and the electric meter would operate even when power to the building was cut off.

Bad Poker Night

Location: Aldington - The Walnut Tree Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Home to a gang of smugglers, a poker game they played while waiting for 'the signal' ended with one gang member slitting the throat of another - the ghostly footfalls that can now be heard are that of the murderer taking the body to the well to be disposed of.

Loud Shouts

Location: Appledore - Old house used by Soldiers during WWII
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1940's
Further Comments: The soldiers staying here during World War Two were all killed in action. After the war, it was said they could be heard shouting and screaming in the part of the house where they lived.

Walking in the Attic

Location: Appledore - Unnamed council house on the village heath
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1975 - 1984
Further Comments: The sounds of something moving around the attic have been reported in this property, while strange bangs were heard coming from the stairs. Whispering could often be heard in the smallest bedroom.

Golden Idol

Location: Ash - Exact location unknown
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Hunted for by many a treasure seeker, still yet to be discovered, a large statue made from solid gold is supposed to be hidden in the lands here.

Body in Attic

Location: Ashford - An old Manor House near the railway
Type: Post-Mortem Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghost of a murdered man returned to his lover, and directed her to find his body in the loft in this old house.

Coach

Location: Ashford - Ball Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: New Year's Eve, Midnight (reoccurring)
Further Comments: A phantom horse drawn carriage is said to travel along this lane before either crashing into a tree or falling into a pond.

Jet Black Cat

Location: Ashford - Close to railway line, Ham Street
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 2007
Further Comments: A man spotted an Alsatian sized cat near his home. The creature was jet black and had a long tail. The witness had recently lost his own pet cat, and speculated that the panther must have eaten it.

Swimming Horseman

Location: Ashford - Eastwell Park and Manor House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 20 June - Horseman seen (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Riding towards the park house, this phantom horseman veers off at the last minute and enters the nearby lake. A white lady haunts the house itself, seen by porters on the night shift.

Gliding Lady

Location: Ashford - Repton Manor
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1940s
Further Comments: The phantom white lady here was reportedly seen by soldiers using the building during the Second World War, and was thought to be the murdered wife of a former owner. Within the manor she would ascend the staircase holding a candle, while one person who observed her outside said she had no feet and had drifted across a nearby field. The kitchen area was also reputedly haunted by a ghostly monk.

Burning Horse

Location: Aylesford - Area around the White Horse Stone
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A horse and rider, both bathed in flame, are said to haunt this area.

Religious Procession

Location: Bayham - Abbey
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Midnights
Further Comments: On still, moonless nights, a line of monks have been observed in these ruins. Plainchant has also been heard and the smell of incense detected by tourists at the site.

Rider with Large Hat

Location: Bearsted - Road leading to Pilgrim's Way
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This man on horseback is described as wearing a large hat and possessing silver spurs. Some stories say that various people have engaged the man in conversation, not realising he was a ghost until he vanished.

Turpin in Green Velvet

Location: Bickley - The Chequers public house, Southborough Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dick Turpin's ghost was seen in an upstairs room sitting at a desk, writing with a quill. Another figure, this time a woman in eighteenth century garb, also haunts the upper part of the building.

Footsteps

Location: Bicknor - Bicknor Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Echoing footfalls have been reported around the church and a large strange animal seen that vanished when approached.

Spitfire

Location: Biggin Hill - Biggin Hill Airport & village
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 19 January (spitfire) (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Observed flying overhead, and sometimes heard, a phantom Spitfire haunts the skies of Biggin Hill - January would appear to have become its favourite haunting month. Airmen dressed in trench coats have been reported in the village; they stop people and ask directions before disappearing.

Tailed Bigfoot

Location: Bilington - Field near the town
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: May 1961
Further Comments: Two girls walking from school reported seeing a large hairy figure running into nearby woods, complete with an unmistakeable tail.

Line of Monks

Location: Bilsington - Bilsington Priory
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A ghostly procession of monks are said to haunt this area, and the ruins of the priory return to their former pristine state. The wife of Joseph Conrad was one witness to this event.

Woman with Long Blonde Hair

Location: Birchingham - Court Mount Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 3am (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Said to be quite pleasant to watch, this beautiful wraith in her white dress disappears into a bedroom wall. The sounds of phantom footsteps have also been reported.

Grey Monk

Location: Boughton Malherbe - Old Rectory
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The pale smoke coloured figure still reportedly drifts around the building.

Thomas Sales

Location: Boxley - Boxley House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1950's onwards
Further Comments: Thomas, a butler, is believed to have killed himself in 1898 after he was blackmailed by a gang who burgled the building. His short, well groomed shade has been seen in the bar area after hours, and perhaps more sinisterly, his unseen hands have reportedly tried to push several people downstairs.

Maid carrying a Basket

Location: Bridge - Bridge Place Country Club
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghostly maid seen in a bedroom is believed to have been murdered by a former owner, after giving birth to an unwanted baby. The infant has been heard crying, the sounds coming from behind the fireplace. Another figure, this time a cavalier, has also been observed on site.

Count Louis Zborowski

Location: Bridge - Higham Park
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1998
Further Comments: A figure that disappeared suddenly as it crossed a field was named as the ghost of Zborowski, who once resided at the Higham Park estate.

Bloated Face

Location: Broadstairs - Boarding School, run by Mr & Mrs Hester
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: Author Dennis Wheatley encountered a man with a white, bloated face while boarding at this school. He thought the figure was a burglar, and a hunt ensured on the property after his sighting. However, the figure had disappeared, leaving no trace. A few years later, during the First World War, Wheatley was told the figure he encountered was an elemental, accidently summoned by the Hester's.

Stooping Man

Location: Broadstairs - Thanet House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This phantom stands over a small lake in the area, as if looking for something.