The Paranormal Database

George

Location: Hartlepool (Durham) - Blacksmith's Arms public house, Stranton
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2010s
Further Comments: Although more likely to be home to poltergeist-like antics, this pub is also said to be haunted by an older man dressed in old fashioned clothing.

Dragging

Location: Hartlepool (Durham) - Cosmopolitan Public House and Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late 2020
Further Comments: Tables were heard being dragged around the pub, but upon investigation, nothing had been moved (although a picture which had previously gone missing was found on the floor). Three ghosts are said to haunt the site - a former employee, a nun, and a little boy.

A ghostly Cavalier at Hassop.

Cavalier

Location: Hassop (Derbyshire) - Eyre Arms public house, and road passing the pub
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This phantom Cavalier has been seen both inside and outside the pub. He is said to have been the cause of several near accidents as drivers swerve to avoid him.

Maid in Mobcap

Location: Hastings (Sussex) - King's Head public house, Courthouse Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1996
Further Comments: This ghost is only seen in the ladies' toilet, vanishing when approached. It is thought she was killed by a short-tempered employer.

Pusher

Location: Hatfield Peverel (Essex) - William Boosey public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twenty-first century
Further Comments: Three phantoms reputedly haunt this pub, one of which pushes staff behind the bar.

Coach

Location: Hatherleigh (Devon) - George public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Coach unknown, female mid twentieth century
Further Comments: The sounds of a phantom coach approaching the inn have been reported, while a naked female phantom was once reported inside the building.

Soft Footsteps

Location: Hawarden (Clwyd) - Glynne Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: A woman is reported to haunt the site, though she is smelt and heard but never seen. Perfume has been detected though the source remained elusive, and footfalls barely heard also went untraced.

Lily Cove

Location: Haworth (West Yorkshire) - Old White Lion public house, Main Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 10 June (reoccurring)
Further Comments: A local celebrity, Lily fell to her death from a hot air balloon in the early part of the twentieth century, and now returns to the pub on the day she died.

Jolly Fat Man

Location: Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire) - Old King's Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: This jovial chap was seen laughing away as he sat on a bed. A white female form has also been reported on site.

Grey Lady

Location: Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire) - Rose and Crown public house, High Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Three ghosts are reputed to haunt this site, including a grey lady and a young girl locked up in her room because she was crippled.

Charlie

Location: Hemsworth (South Yorkshire) - Alpha Public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twenty-first century
Further Comments: Staff have spotted movement in their peripheral vision and heard a man coughing when the pub is empty. The ghost, nicknamed Charlie, is said to be non-threatening, although some staff refuse to venture into the cellar alone.

Victorian Lady

Location: Hennock (Devon) - Palk Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Several people over the years are said to have seen a woman in Victorian clothing while in the pub. As with many other public houses, mild poltergeist activity has been experienced by staff, such as a flying glass and closing doors.

Raining Straw

Location: Hepworth (Suffolk) - Area around the Duke of Marlborough public house
Type: Other
Date / Time: 28 July 1992
Further Comments: A rain of barley straw fell in the village, covering one end of the area. A local man watched the straw spinning in the air before stopping and suddenly falling.

Ruby

Location: Hereford (Herefordshire) - Queen's Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1984
Further Comments: A former landlady, Ruby would be seen wearing a black dress around the site. Another phantom, that of a white Anglo-Saxon warrior, was also reported and may have been caught on a photograph.

Sitting Woman

Location: Herne Bay (Kent) - Bun Penny public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This phantom lady reputedly sits on a staircase in the building, though she does like to walk around the building and the garden.

Alfred Potter

Location: Herne Bay (Kent) - Divers Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2006
Further Comments: The Ghost Search UK team reported four entities located here; Alfred Potter (a former banker), a short Victorian woman, and two children.

Woman with Burnt Hands

Location: Herne Common (Kent) - Fox and Hounds public house, Canterbury Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This horrid looking woman has had the skin burnt off her face and hands. She is accompanied by the smell of dead burning flowers, and a drop in temperature.

Shadows

Location: High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire) - King George V public house, London Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Appearing, fleetingly, on the walls, the shadows have no physical counterpart. Soft voices can be heard when everyone has gone home for the evening.

Hooded Man

Location: Highworth (Wiltshire) - King and Queen public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid twentieth century
Further Comments: A former landlord at the pub reported seeing a cloaked figure that drifted across the yard and vanished through a brick wall. There were also reports of phantom footsteps above the bar, in an area that should have been empty. The landlord took out an insurance policy to protect him against any harm the entity might do to the customers.

Ffolkes Arms, Hillington.

Nanny

Location: Hillington (Norfolk) - Ffolkes Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This pub is reputedly haunted by the ghost of a young nanny who leapt to her death from one of the attic bedrooms during the late nineteenth century.

Gladys

Location: Hillsborough (County Down) - Hillside public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2020s?
Further Comments: The worst thing that this phantom does appears to be turning on the radio.

Polly

Location: Himley (West Midlands) - Crooked House public house (destroyed by fire August 2023)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A serving girl named Polly supposedly haunted this building.

Cellar Sounds

Location: Hoddesdon (Hertfordshire) - George public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Strange noises have been reported from the cellar, and it is said that no animal dares venture down the steps...

Man in Boiler Suit

Location: Hollywater (Hampshire) - Royal Oak public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This pub's cellar was claimed to be home to a ghostly man wearing a blue boiler suit.

Skittle Player

Location: Holmans Clavel (Somerset) - Public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This pub ghost can be heard playing with wooden pins a few hours after closing.