Pub Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Bag Mover
Location: WC2 (Greater London) - Lamb and Flag public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: This pub polt is blamed for moving client's belongings around the establishment.
ID #4765, last updated 2003-12-20
Non Smoker
Location: WC2 (Greater London) - Lemon Tree public house, Bedfordbury
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Broken ashtrays and glasses are often said to be caused by this pub poltergeist.
ID #4767, last updated 2003-12-20
Grey Lady
Location: Wednesbury (West Midlands) - Ye Olde Leathern Bottle public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 30 January 2022
Further Comments: This pub is reputedly home to a phantom grey lady. It is not clear whether this is the same entity which tugged at a customer's clothing in 2022.
ID #14388, last updated 2022-02-10
Bleeding Ears Murph
Location: Weeton (Lancashire) - Eagle & Child public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Only heard, never seen, Murph is reputed to chatter away to himself.
ID #8077, last updated 2007-12-02
Miss Clements
Location: Wellow (Nottinghamshire) - Durham Ox public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This phantom woman, named as Miss Clements, was said to have been killed in 1857 by a cart driven by the son of the landlord.
ID #8657, last updated 2008-05-27
Young Lad
Location: Wellow (Nottinghamshire) - Red Lion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The Red Lion is reputed to be home of two ghosts. One is of a young boy who drowned in a well in the cellar, while the other presence is said to be a former customer who had nowhere else to go!
ID #8658, last updated 2008-05-27
Cavalier
Location: Wells (Somerset) - King Charles Parlour public house, High Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1977 / 1978
Further Comments: A phantom Cavalier has been spotted on the staircase several times by owners or members of their family, while footsteps and the sound of a harpsichord have also been reported. It is reported that when a BBC TV crew tried to film inside the building all their lighting equipment blew up.
ID #6620, last updated 2005-10-09
Footsteps
Location: Welton (Lincolnshire) - Black Bull public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Heard ascending the staircase and moving down corridors at the dead of night, the cause of these footsteps has yet to be seen.
ID #5671, last updated 2004-11-26
Quick Jab
Location: Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire) - Cottage public house (now known as Doctors Tonic)
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1995
Further Comments: A former worker said that as he was leaving one night, he felt someone jab him in the ribs. He swung round to see if it was another member of staff, but there was no one there.
ID #8600, last updated 2008-05-12
Jessica Ann Hargreaves
Location: West Boldon (Tyne and Wear) - Wheatsheaf public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Mid 2004
Further Comments: A visiting medium spoke to Jessica's spirit, claiming that the young girl had been raped and murdered in 1908 and her remains hidden in the building. Prior to the visit, members of staff at the pub had experienced classic poltergeist activity, and in one incident found a child's handprint in some jelly though there were no children on the site at the time.
ID #5507, last updated 2004-10-24
Cloaked Figure
Location: West Bridgeford (Nottinghamshire) - Lady Bay public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s / 1980s
Further Comments: This cloaked gentleman would be quite commonly seen in the car park, though he has not been seen now for many years. One witness said the figure looked like a monk but had no face.
ID #8523, last updated 2008-05-05
Old Lady Looking In
Location: West Bromwich (West Midlands) - Manor House (currently a public house?)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: A small ghostly face has been observed looking into the building after the lights are put out - the same figure has also been observed inside. Another shade, a bearded man, also haunts the property, while guests have reported hearing strange whisperings and singing coming from empty rooms.
ID #4448, last updated 2003-08-09
Thin Girl
Location: West Lulworth (Dorset) - Red Lion public house (no longer open)
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: 1920s
Further Comments: A sickly man staying at the pub encountered a ghostly thin girl who beckoned the man to follow him. The man refused and believed the encounter to be a warning about his own poor health. He died soon after.
ID #13634, last updated 2020-04-01
Susan
Location: West Wycombe (Buckinghamshire) - George and Dragon public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Susan was killed when a prank went wrong - she was so upset she attacked the people responsible and was mortally wounded as they defended themselves. She died in a guest room at the public house. Since then, the pale white form of Sukie (as she is affectionately known) has been observed in bedrooms and by the fireplace.
ID #2096, last updated 2002-08-10
Left Over Shadow
Location: Westhoughton (Greater Manchester) - Wheatsheaf public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: The ghost that haunts this pub would vanish suddenly, leaving only a shadow which persisted for several seconds after the disappearance. A former landlord of the pub stated his dog would sit and bark at one room but would not dare enter.
ID #4277, last updated 2003-05-31
Portuguese Sailor
Location: Weymouth (Dorset) - Spice Ship public house, Preston
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: This ghostly sailor took the form of a poltergeist and created general mischief. The entity was blamed for phantom footsteps, setting off alarms and even pulling one landlord from his bed. Folklore said that the sailor had said to have become delirious and had jumped to his death from an upper window in the 1870s, although during the 1930s, a visiting medium claimed the man had been thrown from the window during a robbery.
ID #8843, last updated 2024-03-12
Grey Lady
Location: Whaddon (Buckinghamshire) - Lowndes Arms public house and motel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A grey lady and other shadowy figures and said to have made their home in this pub. Poltergeist activity has also been reported - items move around, doors open, and objects are moved around in locked rooms.
ID #10896, last updated 2012-06-05
Cleaner
Location: Whitburn (Tyne and Wear) - Grey Horse public house (ceased trading, now a Co-Op shop)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre 2021
Further Comments: A former cleaner was named as the phantom which haunted the Grey Horse, although the haunting appears to have been limited to creaks and knocks.
ID #14425, last updated 2022-02-17
Charlie Presence
Location: Whittlesey (Cambridgeshire) - The Black Bull public house, Market Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Little is known about the ghost affectionately known as Charlie Presence.
ID #413, last updated 2000-08-17
Lady in White
Location: Wickhambrook (Suffolk) - The Cloak public house (closed 1989, now a private house)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The pub was said to be haunted by an older lady in white, who would sit in the bar.
ID #16182, last updated 2025-11-23
Beer Puller
Location: Wigan (Greater Manchester) - Minorca public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s
Further Comments: This alcoholic phantom would pull pints of beer, though was never seen to drink it.
ID #4720, last updated 2003-10-26
Door Opener
Location: Wilmslow (Cheshire) - George and Dragon public house (no longer operating)
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1966 - 1976
Further Comments: As they were leaving, the publicans spoke to the press about their poltergeist, who opened doors, shook tables and moved pictures. One member of staff had fled the cellar after believing he had seen a ghost.
ID #16107, last updated 2025-09-28
Shapeless Mass
Location: Wimborne (Dorset) - Barley Mow public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: The pub is haunted by an unearthly dark shape which hovers in the bar area. No one is too sure what exactly is it or what is represents.
ID #5261, last updated 2004-07-26
Giggling
Location: Wincanton (Somerset) - Uncle Tom's Cabin public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2010s-2020s
Further Comments: When placed on the market in August 2023, this building's haunted background became a selling point. The sound of a child's giggling had been heard, glasses would smash without reason, and staff could feel something breathing on the backs of their necks.
ID #15026, last updated 2023-08-05
Patter of Feet
Location: Winchcombe (Gloucestershire) - (Ye Old) Corner Cupboard Public House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: The sound of a child's feet running around the building has been reported several times, even though no children have been present.
ID #4450, last updated 2003-08-09
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