The haunted hotels guide
Dare to spend the night?
Discover Britain’s most intriguing haunted hotels, historic inns and castles, with ghost stories you can check for yourself.
- 86+ haunted stays
- 36 counties
- 11 ghost tours
- 20 haunted pubs
- Sources on every story
Featured haunted stays
Handpicked for true believers (and curious travellers)
The Langham
London's first grand hotel, opened in 1865 opposite what is now BBC Broadcasting House, and often called the capital's most haunted hotel. Room 333 is the centre of the legend, with a Victorian ghost said to appear there in October.
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Skirrid Mountain Inn
Guests describe a television turning itself on and falling off the wall at 2am, along with a smell of smoking. Others report cupboard doors opening twice in front of them, torches switching on and off, cat toys moving and lighting up by themselves, sudden drops in temperature, and their hair being pulled. Some hear scraping from the boarded-up attic, and some say they have seen dark figures standing beside the hanging noose. One guest's fitness tracker recorded their heart rate spiking during the night.
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The Swan Hotel
Guests describe doors opening on their own again and again, and kettles switching themselves on at 3am. Some have found an impression on the bed as if someone had just sat down. Others report seeing a lady in their room, and one guest describes an elderly man sitting by the bed who walked into the bathroom and vanished. Even sceptical visitors say they left thoroughly spooked.
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Chillingham Castle
Guests who have stayed several nights, in rooms such as the Edward Room, the Guard Room and the Lookout, describe some of the most intense activity on this site. They report furniture slamming at 2am, rails dragging across the floor and objects moving on their own. Some describe being touched, hearing whispers, or night terrors in which they felt their arms and legs being pulled. A few say they watched an apparition take shape in front of them.
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Dalhousies Castle Hotel & Spa
Guests experienced furniture moving on its own with a large wooden chair relocating approximately one metre while they were at dinner (with visible carpet indentations from its original position), a young child seeing strange cloud shapes in the corner of the room at 4am, and feeling the pressure of invisible footsteps walking across the bed at 5:30am with accompanying sleep paralysis.
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30 East Drive
Guests capture numerous orbs and light anomalies throughout the property, with wardrobe doors opening independently and an oppressive atmosphere that forces some visitors to flee during the night despite booking specifically to experience paranormal activity.
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Haunted city breaks
Plan a haunted weekend
Ready-made trips, with a different haunted hotel each night.
3 nights
Haunted London in three nights
Three nights in three of London's most haunted hotels, from the Savoy's fifth floor to Room 333 at the Langham, with executions, plague pits and Jack the Ripper in between.
2 nights
Haunted York in two nights
Two nights in two of York's most haunted hotels, from the attic room facing the Minster to the city's oldest inn, with Roman ghosts, a martyr of the Shambles and two evening ghost walks.
2 nights
Haunted Edinburgh in two nights
A night at the Witchery beside the castle, where hundreds were burned as witches, then the buried streets, graveyards and vaults of the Old Town, ending with a night in Dalhousie Castle and its Grey Lady.
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Every listing has the history of the building, the ghost stories told about it and how much evidence there is for each. Whether you’re a firm believer or just love a good story, you can make up your own mind.
How we research →Honest evidence levels
Clear tiers and labels, with the original sources linked.
Real guest experiences
Accounts from people who have stayed, attributed where we can.
Practical planning
Maps, booking links, ghost tours and haunted pubs nearby.
Real places
Hotels, inns and castles you can actually visit, and say when you can’t stay.
From our guests
Stories from the night
"So me and my freinds start to plan a sleepover so the funny freind saw this house so he rent it then on the first night the i heared the wing rustling from the dark empty room we did not use we…"
"As i pressed the flash on my camera and the initial flash came on, in my screen i saw a large number of orbs and lights...suddenly go in all directions! freaked me out somewhat. I then continued and…"
Tripadvisor Review
Read more about The Talbot Hotel"Our eldest daughter...saw shadows when woken up in the middle of the night."
Tripadvisor Review
Read more about The Fleece at Cirencester"So me and my freinds start to plan a sleepover so the funny freind saw this house so he rent it then on the first night the i heared the wing rustling from the dark empty room we did not use we…"
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Frequently asked questions
Are haunted hotels safe to stay in?
The hotels listed here are ordinary working hotels, inns and castles, run to the same safety rules as anywhere else you might stay. A ghost story doesn't change that. If you have questions about a particular building, such as stairs, access or fire safety, ask the hotel directly before you book.
How do you decide which hotels are haunted?
We read guest reviews, written accounts and the history of each building, and give every hotel a tier based on how many consistent reports of unexplained experiences we can find. Featured and Verified Haunts have written guest accounts; Unverified hotels have a haunted reputation but few first-hand reports so far. The tiers measure the reports, not proof of ghosts. How our tiers work
Can you request a haunted room?
Most haunted hotels allow guests to request specific haunted rooms, though availability varies. Popular haunted rooms should be booked well in advance. See the haunted rooms you can ask for