Examining folkloric, paranormal & cryptozoological locations in the UK and beyond
Location: Millbrook (Bedfordshire) - Station Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This phantom rider is named as local highwayman Galloping Dick.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2007-08-26
Last updated: 2007-08-26
ID: #7824
Location: Milton Ernest (Bedfordshire) - Field along Thurleigh Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown, 23:30h
Further Comments: A hunter with a torch looking for rabbits heard and felt a heavy horse running toward and then past him, but nothing could be seen in any direction.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2022-10-22
Last updated: 2022-10-22
ID: #14677
The highwayman Dick Turpin, on horseback, arrives at a tree from which two bodies have been hanged. Lithograph by W. Clerk, circa 1839.
Location: Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) - Woughton on the Green, general area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A former hideout of the highwayman Dick Turpin, both he and his dark horse were once seen in the area - even after his death.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2003-05-03
Last updated: 2003-05-03
ID: #4212
Location: Moneyrow Green (Berkshire) - White Hart public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This phantom woman is sometimes seen along with her young child. The road outside the pub is haunted by a racehorse which occasionally gallops by, more often heard than seen.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2004-08-21
Last updated: 2004-08-21
ID: #5353
Location: Mosborough (South Yorkshire) - The Crofts public house, road leading to
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: Patrons of this pub reported seeing a ghostly cart being pulled by a horse, in turn being led by a farmer. The apparition would disappear at a nearby pond.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-10-17
Last updated: 2002-10-17
ID: #2668
Location: Motherwell (Lanarkshire) - Trotting Stadium
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1974
Further Comments: The stadium was briefly haunted by a horse named Lucky Venture which died on the track. The animal's shade was exorcised by a couple of local university students.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2005-03-19
Last updated: 2005-03-19
ID: #5968
Mutford Big Wood, Suffolk.
Location: Mutford (Suffolk) - Mutford Big Wood
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: While moth spotting, a woman watched as three men on horseback pulled up beside her, escorting a coach. The witness reports seeing a woman inside, wearing a cloak, and with feathers in her hair, but her face consisted of smooth flesh - no eyes, nose or mouth were visible. After the witness screamed, the coach and horses rode off.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2000-08-17
Last updated: 2000-08-17
ID: #787
An old image of a witch being carried by winged figures.
Location: Nantyglo (Gwent) - Milfraen Mountain
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 18 July 2004
Further Comments: A local witch, Juan White is thought to now haunt this location. She was seen in 2004 by a couple of people who also heard galloping horses just prior to their sighting, though they could not see any of the creatures.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2004-11-03
Last updated: 2004-11-03
ID: #5514
Location: Nether Lypiatt (estate) (Gloucestershire) - Nether Lypiatt Manor
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 25 January (recurring)
Further Comments: An owner of a horse once hanged a blacksmith for failing to complete a piece of work within a tight time limit - the date of the death is marked by the appearance of a large white horse carrying the dead smith (or the phantom smith opening the gates, depending on the source). Another report says that the ghost of the smith does not actually appear but unlocks and opens the gates. A spirit in the house itself, that of a grey lady, has been seen several times, and there are unsubstantiated reports that it has been exorcised.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-07-02
Last updated: 2023-05-08
ID: #1542
Location: Newmarket (Suffolk) - Hamilton Stud Lane, and Newmarket Racecourse
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1887 onwards
Further Comments: Fred Archer, a famed jockey from the late nineteenth century, has been blamed for accidents on the Newmarket Course. He has also been seen riding on the back of his favourite mount along Hamilton Stud Lane and the heath.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2001-08-14
Last updated: 2001-08-14
ID: #564
Location: Newquay (Cornwall) - Barrowfields
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This barrow is home to a headless horseman who travels several metres above the ground.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2008-10-19
Last updated: 2008-10-19
ID: #9061
A painting of Lady Jane Grey.
Location: Newtown Linford (Leicestershire) - Bradgate Park
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 24 December (recurring)
Further Comments: Raised here as a child, Lady Jane's tormented shade now haunts both the mansion and the grounds surrounding the building. One ghost story says that she arrives in a coach pulled by four black headless horses at the ruins of Bradgate on Christmas Eve.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2004-06-20
Last updated: 2024-04-01
ID: #5188
Location: North Craven (North Yorkshire) - Road outside Brunton House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A team of four horses pulling a spectral coach reportedly passes the house.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2003-01-05
Last updated: 2003-01-05
ID: #3489
Location: Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) - Belgrave Square
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: At least one witness has reported seeing spectral Roundheads on horseback ride through this area.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2008-05-11
Last updated: 2008-05-11
ID: #8582
Ghostly children in the woods.
Location: Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) - Colwick Woods
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghosts of a white woman and of two children have been reported in this wooded area. While the woman in white has been named as Mary Chaworth Musters, the children are thought to have been murdered by their father William Saville, hanged for the crime in 1844. The sound of horses has also been reported.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2008-05-05
Last updated: 2008-05-05
ID: #8524
Location: NW1 (Greater London) - Camden Market (Stables Market section)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Traders have reported the sounds of horses trotting on the cobbles, and occasionally cries for help from long forgotten accidents.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2023-12-09
Last updated: 2023-12-09
ID: #15200
Location: NW3 (Greater London) - The Spaniards Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Horses reported in the 1930s, other events in 2004
Further Comments: Sounds of a horse moving around this area were frequently reported prior to the Second World War. More recently, one witness reported her dog taking bites at an invisible presence within the public house.
Source:
Historical Record, User Submission
First added: 2002-08-17
Last updated: 2002-08-17
ID: #2203
Location: Oakley Down (Dorset) - Area near the barrow
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre-1940
Further Comments: A coach pulled by two headless horses was spotted by a boy transporting wheat during the early hours of the morning.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2008-08-25
Last updated: 2008-08-25
ID: #8790
Location: Oare (Wiltshire) - A345 heading towards Marlborough
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A coach and four, driven by a headless figure, travels along this road.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2009-06-07
Last updated: 2009-06-07
ID: #9436
Location: Odstock (Wiltshire) - Lane adjoining St Marys Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 24 June 2017
Further Comments: A woman sitting in the passenger side of a car opened her window as the vehicle left the church. Suddenly both the woman and driver heard a horse trotting alongside the vehicle, even though no animal could be seen. As the vehicle reached the main road, the trotting ceased.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2017-06-28
Last updated: 2017-06-28
ID: #12536
Location: Old Chilworth (Hampshire) - Walnut Cottage
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: Paranormal occurrences have happened here, including lights that have appeared and floated around the house, sounds of horses trotting up to the back door (no such creature being found on investigation), and the roof glowing so violently, witnesses outside thought the building was on fire.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2002-10-19
Last updated: 2002-10-19
ID: #2746
Location: Onecote (Staffordshire) - Road from Leek to Onecote, and Butterton Moor
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This headless horseman is said to either be a murdered pedlar or a knight killed in combat with the Scots. Either way, the figure is said to be unlucky (with witnesses either dying or losing livestock) and an exorcism once performed on the phantom horseman by seven preachers failed.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2008-08-25
Last updated: 2008-08-25
ID: #8808
Location: Outer London: Barnet (Greater London) - Oak Hill Park, East Barnet
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 24 December 2026, 23:30h or 00:00h next due, then every sixth year (recurring)
Further Comments: Sir Geoffrey, complete with red cloak and jangling spurs, appears here on horseback and heads towards the church to disappear through its wall. Even though the ghost is said to appear on Christmas Eve, the last verified sighting of Sir Geoffrey was on 17 December 1932.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2002-08-17
Last updated: 2026-09-03
ID: #2207
Location: Outer London: Bexley (Greater London) - Lesnes Abbey, Erith
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 31 October (recurring), last seen 1981?
Further Comments: The monk was caught with a woman and killed for his crime. The entity now returns once a year. He may have last been seen in 1981 by a teenager who would search the woods near the abbey for old pots and pipes. After returning home one night from the woods, the teenager reportedly spotted a monk in a brown robe holding a lantern on a hooked pole outside his window. The abbey is also home to phantom horsemen, and Roesia of Dover who is looking for her heart (it was buried here by her father).
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2002-06-11
Last updated: 2026-09-05
ID: #1146
Location: Outer London: Bexley (Greater London) - Maisonettes, Slade Green
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: 1976 or 1977
Further Comments: While sitting in bed in his maisonette on the fourth floor, this witness was startled to see the tail end of a black liveried horse drawn carriage fade through his room and wall. He later learnt that a neighbour had died at exactly the time of his sighting. Soon after this, the now empty flat in which the neighbour had died became the scene of strong paranormal disturbances. Though the windows and doors were sealed, items in the building were smashed and thrown around, and it was not until an exorcism was carried out that the apartment fell silent.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2004-11-06
Last updated: 2026-09-03
ID: #5522