The Paranormal Database

Leaping Bottles

Location: Leiston (Suffolk) - White House Inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: An exorcist was called to dispatch this entity which caused bottles and glasses to leap from shelves and doors to open and close on their own accord.

Man in Brown

Location: Lewes (Sussex) - Crown Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990-2010 (and ongoing)
Further Comments: The Everything Ghost team reported investigating this site and experiencing poltergeist activity and apparitions. The landlady has reportedly seen a man in brown eighteenth century clothing, while other witnesses have spotted a Victorian woman in grey. A priest has also been observed in the cellar.

Arabelle?

Location: Leyland (Lancashire) - Ley Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 2007
Further Comments: A ghost hunting group videoed a table that violently moved as they attempted to contact the spirits that haunt the inn. They contacted a spirit named Arabelle, who claimed to have been murdered by James Silcock, who in turn was killed by Arabelle's father.

Fred

Location: Lichfield (Staffordshire) - Acorn Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: The Acorn Inn, like several other pubs scattered across the UK, is home to a presence that has been nicknamed Fred.

Landlord

Location: Lillington (Warwickshire) - Jack and Jill Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: A former owner of the inn was said to haunt the cellar.

Strugglers Inn, Lincoln.

Clark's Dog Too

Location: Lincoln (Lincolnshire) - Strugglers Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The hungry phantom hound reported to haunt the castle walls would sometimes try to enter this inn, scratching and barking at the door.

Young Boy

Location: Lingfield (Surrey) - Greyhound Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1976
Further Comments: A visiting medium reported seeing a boy of about eight years of age, dressed in grey. The inn had previous problems with items which would vanish and people reporting being touched by invisible hands.

Face at the Window

Location: Llanddarog (Dyfed) - White Hart Inn
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Pre-1980
Further Comments: A boy staying with his great aunt was shown an old picture of the pub which showed a face peering out of a window, even though it had been locked up by staff who were all going on a day trip.

Street Urchin

Location: Llandrindod Wells (Powys) - Laughing Dog Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A previous resident claimed to have experienced furniture moved by an unseen hand, as well as seeing a young boy resembling Dickensian street urchin. Another witness has seen a lady in Victorian dress sitting and knitting in a rocking chair.

Horseless Horse Rider

Location: Llanerchymedd (Llannerch-y-medd) (Gwynedd) - Road between Llangefni and Benllech, near the California Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Thrown off her mount and killed, this shade now stands around the place where she broke her neck.

Noose

Location: Llanfihangel (Powys) - The Skirrid Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The inn also doubled as a courthouse before the 1850s, and a place of execution. There have been reports of customers feeling an invisible rope being slipped over their heads before being tightened, and the presence of a woman has also been felt.

Monks

Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Britannia Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Phantom monks are said to haunt this inn, which may have been partially constructed using materials from Valle Crucis Abbey. One woman is said to have awoken surrounded by monks which slowly faded from view.

Morannydd

Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Sun Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 1968
Further Comments: Shortly after taking over the inn, Barbara Price christened the entity which could be heard walking around upstairs 'Morannydd'. The poltergeist would also slide heavy items off surfaces and once moved a box from the kitchen to the bar.

Henry

Location: Llanrhidian (West Glamorgan) - Welcome to Town Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The spook known only as Henry has been observed sitting in the pub dressed in Regency clothing.

Blue Boy

Location: Loch Eck (Argyll and Bute) - Coylet Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2018?
Further Comments: This young lad froze to death outside of the inn, and now leaves wet footprints on the floor as he walks through the building. The story was reported in the press in January 2018 when a hen party photograph was published which (debatably) showed the face of a young boy peeping from behind a small pile of wood.

Angus

Location: Loch Lomond (Argyll and Bute) - Drovers Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Angus is the name of the phantom cattle drover who is said to occasionally unnerve people by screaming here. Another phantom is named as Anabel, a young girl who drowned in the loch.

Bagpipes

Location: Lochailort (Highland) - Lochailort Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre-1994
Further Comments: The sound of bagpipes could occasionally be heard in the inn, and a woman in a blue dress was also said to haunt the site. The inn was rebuilt after a fire in 1994, after which the hauntings fell away.

An old woodcut of a running hare, the frame of the image surrounded by daggers.

Hare

Location: Looe (Cornwall) - Hill between Talland and the Jolly Sailor Inn (A387 road)
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This white creature has been observed running down the hill, disappearing as it reaches the public house. It is considered an ill omen if seen, and thought to be the spirit of a young woman who took her own life.

Coachman

Location: Looe (Cornwall) - Jolly Sailor Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s?
Further Comments: The spectre of the coachman is reported to sport a ponytail and ruffled shirt. A young girl was also spotted on the site by a former police officer, while other witnesses have seen a short lady walking around.

Swaying Glasses

Location: Lower Peover (Cheshire) - Crown Inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: November 2023
Further Comments: Several tabloid newspapers reported Nigel Ramsay, manager of the inn, had experienced several spooky occurrences on site, including swaying glasses and a flying TV remote control.

Wigged Soldier

Location: Ludlow (Shropshire) - Globe Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Said to have been murdered in the inn, this long haired soldier wearing a cloak has been spotted walking around the corridors of the building. One guest spoke to the phantasm, mistaking it for a real person.

Farmer's Wife

Location: Lulworth Cove (Dorset) - Castle Inn (was The Jolly Sailor)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: A glowing ball of light that haunted a former landlord for several days was believed to be his wife, who had recently died. This haunting stopped after the landlord honoured his wife's dying request and gave her possessions to their daughter. More recently there were reports of a phantom old lady on the site.

Glass Thrower

Location: Lydford (Devon) - Dartmoor Inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: This shade is blamed for smashing glasses and fiddling with the beer pumps if they go wrong. It is reported only to appear for a couple of weeks after a new landlady or lord begins.

Piping

Location: Lydiate (Merseyside) - Scotch Piper Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: While phantom piping was mentioned in a 1976 newspaper article, no one seems to agree what, if anything, haunts the site.

Musketeers

Location: Lyme Regis (Dorset) - Volunteer Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 01 January 2000
Further Comments: A guest at the inn spotted three men wearing colourful musketeer style military uniforms standing near the bar drinking from tankards. It was believed that she had witnessed phantom Civil War officers readying themselves for the siege that occurred in the town in 1644.