Haunted Hotels with Physical Contact Reports
Find haunted hotels in the UK where guests have reported physical contact from unseen entities.
Found 14 haunted hotels with physical contact activity.
The Swan Hotel
Guests have experienced doors repeatedly opening on their own, kettles turning on by themselves at 3 am with impressions appearing on beds as if someone sat down, apparitions of a lady in their room, and an elderly man sitting by the bed who walked into the bathroom and vanished, leaving even sceptical visitors thoroughly spooked.
Skirrid Mountain Inn
Guests experienced a TV turning on and falling off the wall at 2am accompanied by the smell of smoking, terrifying spine-electrifying moments at night with heart rate spikes recorded on Fitbit, cat balls moving and activating on their own, cupboard doors opening twice before their eyes, torches turning on and off by themselves, hair being pulled by invisible forces, temperature drops, scraping sounds from the boarded-up attic, and sightings of black figures standing beside the hanging noose.
Chillingham Castle
Guests have experienced violent poltergeist activity with furniture slamming at 2am, physical attacks including night terrors with spirits pulling arms and legs, objects moving on their own, including rails dragging across floors, being touched and hearing whispers, and witnessing apparitions evolving before their eyes during multi-night stays in various rooms, including the Edward Room, Guard Room, and the Lookout.
Dalhousies Castle Hotel and 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.
The Golden Fleece
Guests have reported interactions with Geoff the airman and a Victorian boy spirit in Catherine's Room, experiencing sensations of invisible cats walking across beds, cold breezes, mysterious scratches appearing on their backs, heavy curtains moving, and unexplained water dripping that vanished immediately, along with overwhelming feelings of presence throughout the property.
Adelphi Hotel
Guests experienced electrical disturbances with lights going on and off while bathing with a shadowing presence in the bathroom corner, shower curtains moving on their own prompting terrified all-night vigilance, paranormal evidence on the haunted third floor including ghost box responses, elevators behaving erratically by skipping floors and opening randomly, 3am opera singing that faded, hard knocks inside walls, overwhelming feelings of being watched requiring lights on all night, passing smells of burning buildings and sea air that lasted seconds, and shadows by doors in silent corridors.
The Langham
Guests have reported full-bodied apparitions in corridors and Room 333, including a ghost that appeared then vanished, alongside mysterious room access difficulties and unusual blue lights in the accommodation.
BallyGally Castle
Guests experienced footsteps coming from within their room (not from adjacent rooms), wild temperature fluctuations despite the thermostat being turned off, and a laptop falling off a table in the middle of the night with no explanation.
The Mermaid Inn
Guests have reported unexplained nighttime disturbances, including a television and shower turning on by themselves, as well as mysterious blue triangular shapes appearing in photographs taken at the property. These spontaneous electronic and paranormal phenomena have created unsettling experiences for multiple visitors.
Bodmin Jail Hotel
Guests have experienced mysterious object movement, including socks being laid out in the middle of rooms after vanishing, waking with red marks on their necks that disappeared after leaving Room 102, alongside feelings of being watched and foggy-headedness, hearing their dogs cry during showers, and sensing strange presences in the alleyways that made them feel they weren't alone at night.
Lumley Castle Hotel
Guests have witnessed mysterious orbs in bedrooms including a bright red tennis ball-sized light floating across rooms and swirling above sleeping partners, experienced candles flying out of candelabras and hitting wedding guests, showers turning on by themselves at 2 am, unexplained feelings of being watched, and such intense paranormal activity that some visitors have fled their rooms in terror despite being sceptical of ghosts.
The Ancient Ram
Visitors have experienced choking sensations in the attic with visible handmarks appearing on their throats, encountered unexplained noises and device activity in the Bishop's Room, witnessed strange lights and sounds throughout the building, and participated in paranormal investigations that confirmed extensive activity, with many locals refusing to walk past the building even during daylight hours.
Prince Rupert Hotel
Guests experienced frightening encounters in the Prince Rupert Suite and hallway, with one partner seeing a full apparition while the other experienced unexplained sneezing fits that stopped upon changing seats, and another guest briefly glimpsed a lady spirit on the stairs despite the peaceful atmosphere.
Arnos Manor Hotel
Guests experienced becoming short of breath in corridors, hearing women screaming at night, seeing shadows move toward doors followed by loud bangs, orbs of light, pressure on legs while sleeping, children's voices playing all night on floors with no children booked, rustling noises in bathrooms with a small figure by the window at 2am causing rapid phone battery drain and heavy energy, and knocks on doors with no one there plus the sensation of someone sitting on the bed.