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Haunted pub in York

The Golden Fleece

Often called York's most haunted pub, with a whole cast of resident ghosts and named staff who have described their own experiences. It also lets rooms upstairs.

DocumentedA named witness or a dated first-hand account

The ghosts

  • Lady Alice Peckett, wife of a former Lord Mayor, said to walk the corridors
  • One-Eyed Jack, in a red coat of the 16th or 17th century, carrying a pistol
  • A former landlord said to have hanged himself behind the bar
  • A Canadian airman said to have died after a fall from a window in 1945
  • Hair pulled by unseen hands and keys jingling with nobody there

History

The Golden Fleece appears in city records as early as 1503. The present building is largely an 1840s rebuild of an older one, refurbished in 1926 and Grade II listed. The passage down the side runs under the overhanging upper floor of the house next door.

Visiting

Address
16 Pavement, YO1 9UP
Food
Food served daily, from breakfast to 9pm
Children
Under-18s welcome until 8.30pm with an adult
Dogs
Dogs welcome in the pub, but not in the bedrooms
Rooms
The pub lets rooms

Details last checked 24 October 2026. Check opening times on the pub’s website.

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Ghost tours nearby

Tours starting within a short walk of the pub.

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