Pub Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Toilet Haunter
Location: Grasscroft (Lancashire) - Farrars Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: This public house is home to a male spook that haunts the woman's bathroom area. The upper part of the building is said to be haunted by a maid who died on site.
First added: 2009-04-19 | Last updated: 2009-04-19 | ID #9286
Two Lads
Location: Gravesend (Kent) - Hearts of Oak public house (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: A couple of young boys were said to haunt this pub, playing tricks and making fleeting appearances until finally disappearing once the building was taken down.
First added: 2002-10-28 | Last updated: 2002-10-28 | ID #2906
Livvy
Location: Great Urswick (Cumbria) - General Burgoyne public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2016
Further Comments: The bar manager watched a faceless girl in a white nightgown walk through the closed front door. The ghost is thought to be Livvy, who drowned in the Urswick Tarn. A skull nicknamed 'Jimmy', believed to be bad luck if touched, is kept in a cupboard that sometimes opens on its own.
First added: 2024-09-29 | Last updated: 2024-09-29 | ID #15646
Three Men
Location: Great Waldingfield (Suffolk) - Road to Sudbury, near the public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2012
Further Comments: Three men wearing long coats and large boots were spotted on the road by a driver. Convincing they were going to hit one of the men, the driver slammed on their brakes; the figures vanished, leaving the witness quite shocked. The witness was later told that the area was once a US air base during the Second World War, and that other people had encountered phantom airmen and even heard old aircraft in the area.
First added: 2016-09-23 | Last updated: 2016-09-23 | ID #12259
A Grey Cat and Old Ruffy
Location: Great Waltham (Essex) - Beehive public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: A grey cat has been seen in the building on several occasions, running down a corridor, only to disappear into a wall in the bathroom. Old Ruffy is the affectionate name given to the pub poltergeist who once had a habit of breaking glasses.
First added: 2001-09-06 | Last updated: 2001-09-06 | ID #299
Phantom Footsteps on Upstairs Corridor
Location: Great Wilbraham (Cambridgeshire) - The Carpenter's Arms public house, High Street
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: Footsteps are often heard on the upper floor of the public house, always stopping at the same place. Any investigation to find an intruder has failed.
First added: 2000-08-17 | Last updated: 2023-10-07 | ID #408
Flying Food
Location: Great Yarmouth (Norfolk) - White Horse public house (no longer open), Northgate Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: The chef came close to quitting this pub after a beef stake was thrown at him in the kitchen by an invisible entity. A few customers have reported seeing shadowy figures lurking around, and one ghost hunter claimed to have filmed contorted faces behind the bar.
First added: 2003-07-19 | Last updated: 2003-07-19 | ID #4407
Gladys
Location: Grimsthrope (Lincolnshire) - Black Horse public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghost known as Gladys is thought to be that of an old woman who hanged herself. Two more spooks are reputed to haunt here - the phantom sounds of a horse and coach arrive outside the building, while in the same area, a hooded figure wearing a brown cloak haunts.
First added: 2012-07-29 | Last updated: 2012-07-29 | ID #11060
Clare
Location: Gwinear (Cornwall) - Royal Standard public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2006
Further Comments: The ghostly Clare may also be responsible for the disembodied footsteps and other strange noises reported in this pub.
First added: 2006-12-10 | Last updated: 2006-12-10 | ID #7064
Quaker
Location: Hadfield (Derbyshire) - Mason's Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970-1973
Further Comments: A member of the cleaning staff would bring her young son with her while working in this pub. Several times she would hear him talking to someone, but when she looked, no one would be near the child. At home one morning, the son pointed to a box of Quaker Oats and told his mother that the man he would speak to was on the packaging. It was later discovered that the area was home to Quakers in the seventeenth century.
First added: 2012-06-16 | Last updated: 2012-06-16 | ID #10952
Navvy
Location: Hadfield (Derbyshire) - The Lamp public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1999
Further Comments: The male presence here was attributed to a worker who may have died while engaged in digging a nearby tunnel.
First added: 2002-08-08 | Last updated: 2002-08-08 | ID #2065
Seaman
Location: Hadleigh (Suffolk) - White Lion public house
Type: Post-Mortem Manifestation
Date / Time: 1979
Further Comments: A landlord of the pub reported waking up one evening and finding an old man in his bedroom. Though nothing was said, the publican 'felt' the ghost had been a seaman. Prior to this, other witnesses had seen a phantom girl emerge from a wall.
First added: 2000-08-17 | Last updated: 2026-05-25 | ID #416
Mary Holt
Location: Hale Altrincham (Lancashire) - The Railway public house, Ashley Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early twenty-first century
Further Comments: A former landlady, Holt has been seen drifting along corridors in the building. She also moves heavy barrels in the basement at night.
First added: 2003-03-05 | Last updated: 2003-03-05 | ID #3953
The Priestly Family
Location: Halifax (West Yorkshire) - Ring O'Bells public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2007
Further Comments: An elderly man seen sitting near the fireplace is thought to be connected to the discovery of an old gravestone in the basement that mentions a family named Priestly. The old man is said to be behind mild poltergeist activities, such as flicking light switches and turning taps on. Also reported is a lady in old fashioned clothing who smells of lavender.
First added: 2007-09-18 | Last updated: 2007-09-18 | ID #7973
John Lacy
Location: Halifax (West Yorkshire) - Running Man public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The pub is named after the man who managed to escape the town's guillotine, though he was later caught and beheaded anyway. The decapitated criminal is sometimes reported at the inn.
First added: 2002-10-16 | Last updated: 2002-10-16 | ID #2639
Ghost or Coat?
Location: Hampton Court (Surrey) - Kings Arms Hotel (public house)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 2014
Further Comments: A photograph carried in the tabloids showed what could have been a rather tall phantom, or a coat hanging on the wall, in this public house. The building is also said to be haunted by a mother and child, who both committed suicide on the site.
First added: 2015-01-31 | Last updated: 2015-01-31 | ID #11737
Robed Man
Location: Hanford (Staffordshire) - The Bull's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century?
Further Comments: A member of staff quit after encountering a tall, dark stranger dressed in a long white robe. The daughter of the landlord awoke one night to also find the entity standing by her bed.
First added: 2005-05-30 | Last updated: 2005-05-30 | ID #6283
Cellar Dweller
Location: Hannington (Northamptonshire) - Old Red House Public House (aka Green Man, aka Henry's of Hannington) (demolished May 2021)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This pub was said to have a haunted cellar, while the outside of the building was surrounded by the ghosts of those killed on the A43.
First added: 2013-06-02 | Last updated: 2021-05-06 | ID #11349
Scruffy Man
Location: Hannington (Wiltshire) - Jolly Tar public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: BBC Wiltshire reported that the landlady, chef and customers had all encountered a phantom middle-aged man, just under six feet tall. Paranormal group PSI reported recording strange sounds during a vigil.
First added: 2007-07-10 | Last updated: 2007-07-10 | ID #7630
Alex McKay
Location: Hanslope (Buckinghamshire) - Watts Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This building was haunted by bare-knuckle boxer Alex McKay - he died in the pub after being knocked unconscious during a fight nearby.
First added: 2007-08-12 | Last updated: 2007-08-12 | ID #7737
Flying CDs
Location: Hardraw (North Yorkshire) - Green Dragon public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2001-2023
Further Comments: Owner Mark Thompson witnessed a pile of compact discs fly into the air and move in different directions. The entity would also push a small glass ball around and may have been responsible for removing a glass of Guinness from a dismissive patron's hand before smashing it to the floor.
First added: 2024-10-26 | Last updated: 2024-10-26 | ID #15678
Monks
Location: Harpenden (Hertfordshire) - Cross Keys public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s, 2011
Further Comments: Monks were once based on this site prior to the construction of the pub and their ghosts reported to been seen during the 1960s. The paranormal investigation team Paraception UK were called in 2011 after the landlady reported hearing loud bangs, and the team reported feeling pressure being applied to their throats during the night.
First added: 2003-12-31 | Last updated: 2003-12-31 | ID #4979
Stomping Boot
Location: Harreitsham (Kent) - Ringlestone Tavern
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Varies: Summer & Winter (reoccurring)
Further Comments: The sounds of someone stomping on the cellar steps have been heard, stopping just prior to reaching the top.
First added: 2002-06-17 | Last updated: 2002-06-17 | ID #1298
Lady Jane Stanhope
Location: Harrington (Northamptonshire) - Tollemache Arms public house, fields behind the building
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Prior to personal disaster
Further Comments: This white lady, condemned to haunt the area where she murdered her gardener after he accidentally killed a plant, only appears to those who are due to die within a few months.
First added: 2003-01-01 | Last updated: 2003-01-01 | ID #3367
White Lady
Location: Harston (Cambridgeshire) - Area between the Queens Head public house and Mill Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This phantom woman is likely to be the same suicidal figure that haunts elsewhere in the village.
First added: 2008-02-25 | Last updated: 2008-02-25 | ID #8228
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