The Paranormal Database

Fighting

Location: Edinburgh (Lothian) - Old Fish Inn (no longer standing), Murrayfield
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1945-1957
Further Comments: This building was said to be the haunt of a gang of bandits, one figure was seen in the bar, while the sound of fighting could occasionally be heard in the evening.

Little Girl

Location: Edinburgh (Lothian) - Sheep's Heid Inn, Duddingston
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2006
Further Comments: After building work restored the inn to its former glory, a visiting medium reported the ghost of a young girl close to the skittle alley. A former landlord known as 'The Major' is reputed to haunt the bar area.

White Hart Inn, Edinburgh.

Shadows

Location: Edinburgh (Lothian) - White Hart Inn, Grassmarket
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s onwards
Further Comments: A shadowy figure materialises by the door behind the bar and walks down to the cellar. A pair of disembodied legs have also been reported in the cellar, while an unseen hand turns off the beer pumps.

Leathery Coit

Location: Elland (West Yorkshire) - Area around The Great House public house, also known as The Fleece Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Murdered inside the public house in the 1700s, the figure known as Leathery Coit now drives his coach towards his place of death. It is said that his blood that was spilt inside the pub has permanently stained the wooden staircase.

Woman in the Corner

Location: Emery Down (Hampshire) - New Forest Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: A phantom woman is said to haunt the corner of the bar, removing the pictures from the walls and drawing the curtains when no one is looking.

Queenie

Location: Emo (County Laois) - Gandon Inn Hotel & Restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: More often felt rather than seen, the ghost here picked up the nickname Queenie.

Modern Figure

Location: Eton (Berkshire) - Three Tuns Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: As well as the unsurprising poltergeist experiences, one member of the cleaning staff encountered a normal looking man in modern clothing in at bar - he faded away shortly after being spotted.

Highwayman

Location: Evershot (Dorset) - Acorn Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This sixteenth century inn is said to be home to a phantom highwayman.

Horse and Coach

Location: Ewell (Surrey) - William IV Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The sounds of a horse pulling a coach have been heard outside this inn, though never seen.

Wandering Monk

Location: Exeter (Devon) - Cowick Barton Inn, Cowick Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This holy man has been seen walking around outside the pub, as well as inside two nearby houses and in a local field.

Little Girl with Rag Doll

Location: Exeter (Devon) - Prospect Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 25 December (reoccurring)
Further Comments: This young child only appears once a year in the upper part of the building. She is said to smile sweetly at any witnesses, before quickly fading away.

Sir Francis Drake

Location: Exeter (Devon) - Ship Inn, Martin's Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The inn claims to have once banned Drake from coming in, as his behaviour once drunk was intolerable - maybe this is the reason he returns here...

Judge Jeffreys

Location: Exeter (Devon) - White Hart Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Ghost unknown, basilisk 1640s
Further Comments: A popular haunting figure down in the southwest, the Judge's shade has been reported in this public house. A woman in a long black cape, said to resemble the lady from the 'Scottish Widows' advert, has been seen in the courtyard. Another legend states that a basilisk lurked in the well of the building (still present today), and the creature killed two workmen with its obnoxious breath.

Man in Uniform

Location: Farnham (Surrey) - The Old Mitre Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A soldier dressed in an old bright uniform has been seen near the entrance of the building, while the back door is covered by a girl who looks like she comes from the early nineteenth century. The stairs are haunted by a couple who remain united by love until after death.

Former Landlord

Location: Farnham Common (Berkshire) - Crown Inn public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2008
Further Comments: A former Edwardian landlord was blamed when furniture moved across the floor at night, items fell from walls, and a fire broke out. The building was exorcised on 18 March 2008.

Murdered Labourer

Location: Fettercairn (Angus) - House next to the village inn (both are no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Eighteenth century?
Further Comments: A house in the village was haunted by the ghost of a builder killed during a fight with a work colleague. The builder's corpse was concealed under the base of the building's staircase. The haunting stopped after the murderer confessed fifty years after the crime, and the hidden body removed and given a decent burial.

Woman

Location: Fintry (Stirling) - Fintry Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This inn is reputedly haunted by a female spirit, and although she is said to be non-threatening, little is known about her.

Limping Lady

Location: Firle (Sussex) - Ram Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: During life, this woman lived in the attic of this public house during the 1880's. She can often be perceived moving around the building, her distinctive walk heard overhead in the bar room.

Cavalier

Location: Fordingbridge (Hampshire) - Tutor Rose Inn (as of 2025, no longer operating)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: As well as a phantom Cavalier, this inn is also said to be the home of a ghostly woman who ascends the staircase. The female apparition may also be responsible for the footsteps heard on the same staircase.

Fisherman

Location: Forfar (Angus) - Stag Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2018 (poltergeist)
Further Comments: It was reported that there is a ghostly figure of an old fisherman who sits in corner of restaurant with his back to the kitchen wall. Poltergeist activity has also been observed - in 2018 CCTV caught a cup and milk jug as they flew off a kitchen shelf (on the wall which backs on to the phantom fisherman's favourite corner). At other times, objects which have been left on shelfing has been found relocated to the floor.

Glowing Cross

Location: Foulridge (Lancashire) - The New Inn, Skipton Old Road
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: Two boys staying in one of the bedrooms here reported a glowing crucifix which appeared on the ceiling. More recently, claims have been made that phantom Quakers haunt the building.

Alice

Location: Fowey (Cornwall) - Ship Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The phantom identified as Alice is said to sometimes be accompanied by a black dog. Alice is held accountable for the disembodied footfalls sometimes heard.

All Sorts

Location: Freshwater (Isle of Wight) - Vine Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: According to the owners of the inn, all sorts of ghost sightings and strangeness have been reported over the years, although exact details are not known.

Labrador

Location: Garboldisham (Norfolk) - Fox Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The black Labrador of a former landlord is reputed to haunt the site.

Charlie Gordon

Location: Gateshead (Tyne and Wear) - Albion Inn, Bill Quay
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Charlie enjoyed the hospitality of this public house that he returned to it two years after dying. Seen dressed in a grey suit by the new landlady, she had no idea who he was until she described him to a couple of (living) regulars.