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Documented Supernatural Encounters

Ghost Stories from berkshire

Meet the 14 documented spirits haunting berkshire's historic hotels. Each ghost has their own tragic tale, from murders and accidents to broken hearts and unfinished business.

14
Documented Spirits
7
Haunted Hotels
4
Types of Spirits
600+
Years of History

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Showing 14 ghost stories
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The Grey Lady

Residual Haunting

Victorian era
📍 Easthampstead Park

The Grey Lady is the primary ghostly figure reported at Easthampstead Park, appearing as an elderly cleaning lady in Victorian dress who manifests on the mansion's ornate main staircase. Witnesses describe a flitting female form moving along the landing and down the staircase, regarded as a harmless presence.

🏰 Bracknell, Berkshire
🔥 4 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Ornate main staircas... Upper landing above ... +2 more
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Lady Downshire

Poltergeist

Victorian era
📍 Easthampstead Park

Lady Downshire is reported as a harmless poltergeist at Easthampstead Park, manifesting as a flitting female form that moves along the landing and down the staircase. This ethereal presence may be connected to the aristocratic Downshire family who owned the mansion during its golden era.

🏰 Bracknell, Berkshire
🔥 5 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Main staircase and l... Upper corridors +3 more
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Eliza Kleininger (The Blue Lady)

Intelligent Haunting

1886
📍 MacDonald Berystede Hotel & Spa

Eliza Kleininger, a devoted lady's maid, died in the devastating fire of 1886 while trying to save precious jewelry. Her spirit, known as The Blue Lady, continues to search the hotel for her lost treasures.

🏰 Sunninghill, Ascot, Berkshire
🔥 5 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

North wing rooms Original servants' s... +3 more
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The Crying Woman

Residual Haunting

1820s
📍 The Bull at Wargrave

The tragic spirit of a landlord's wife from the 1820s haunts The Bull at Wargrave. After being cast out by her husband for adultery and forbidden from seeing her child, she died of heartbreak. Her sorrowful weeping continues to echo through the hotel, particularly in the room known as 'The Tear Room'.

🏰 Wargrave, Berkshire
🔥 4 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

The Tear Room (upsta... Upper floor corridor... +2 more
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The Man in the Black Hat

Intelligent Haunting

Victorian period
📍 The Bull at Wargrave

A mysterious tall gentleman in Victorian attire haunts the lounge bar of The Bull at Wargrave. Often seen seated by the inglenook fireplace during winter months, this quiet spirit appears to observe modern patrons with benign curiosity, suggesting a connection to the inn's 19th-century heyday.

🏰 Wargrave, Berkshire
🔥 4 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Main lounge bar area Inglenook fireplace +2 more
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Betty Price

Intelligent Haunting

1640s
📍 The George Hotel

Betty Price is the legendary witch spirit said to haunt The George Hotel. According to local folklore, she died whilst hiding in the inn's flooded cellars during the early 17th century witch persecution period, cursing those who betrayed her location before drowning in the rising Thames waters.

🏰 Pangbourne, Berkshire
🔥 6 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Cellar and basement ... Main corridors near ... +4 more
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The Drunk Tank Ghost

Residual Haunting

1865
📍 The Hind's Head

The tormented spirit of a man who perished in flames whilst detained in the village lock-up in 1865, marking the tragic end to the building's use as a jail.

🏰 Aldermaston, Berkshire
🔥 3 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Lock-up building Pub grounds +1 more
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The Jarman Murder Victims

Intelligent Haunting

17th century
📍 The Ostrich Inn

Over 60 travellers who were brutally murdered by innkeeper John Jarman and his wife using a trap-door bed mechanism. Their restless spirits continue to haunt the inn seeking justice.

🏰 Colnbrook, Slough, Berkshire
🔥 5 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Room 11 (Blue Room) Area above original ... +3 more
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Mrs. Jarman

Intelligent Haunting

17th century
📍 The Ostrich Inn

The ghost of Mrs. Jarman, wife of serial killer John Jarman, appears wearing the clothes she was executed in, still searching the inn where she committed dozens of murders.

🏰 Colnbrook, Slough, Berkshire
🔥 5 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Blue Room area Original kitchen loc... +3 more
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The Victorian Lady and Child Spirits

Intelligent Haunting

Victorian/Modern
📍 The Ostrich Inn

Multiple independent spirits including a Victorian lady and child who manifest throughout the inn, separate from the Jarman murder legend.

🏰 Colnbrook, Slough, Berkshire
🔥 5 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Main bar and recepti... Upstairs corridors +3 more
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The Grey Lady

Intelligent Haunting

16th century
📍 Warner Hotels - Littlecote House

The Grey Lady is believed to be the mother of the murdered infant, eternally searching Littlecote House for her lost child who was killed by William Darrell.

🏰 Near Hungerford, Wiltshire (on Berkshire-Wiltshire border)
🔥 5 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Historic bedrooms Corridors throughout... +3 more
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Mother Barnes

Intelligent Haunting

16th century
📍 Warner Hotels - Littlecote House

Mother Barnes, the midwife who witnessed William Darrell murder the newborn infant, haunts Littlecote House as a shadowy figure searching for justice for the murdered child.

🏰 Near Hungerford, Wiltshire (on Berkshire-Wiltshire border)
🔥 5 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Most haunted bedroom Lawn and garden area... +3 more
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The Phantom Black Dog

Animal Spirit

Unknown
📍 Warner Hotels - Littlecote House

A large black dog that appears solid sitting on the Jerusalem Staircase at Littlecote House, but hands pass straight through it when touched.

🏰 Near Hungerford, Wiltshire (on Berkshire-Wiltshire border)
🔥 4 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Jerusalem Staircase Areas around the mai... +2 more
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William 'Wild' Darrell

Intelligent Haunting

16th century (died 1589)
📍 Warner Hotels - Littlecote House

William 'Wild' Darrell, the last Darrell owner of Littlecote, allegedly murdered a newborn infant in 1575 and was later killed by the child's vengeful ghost while hunting.

🏰 Near Hungerford, Wiltshire (on Berkshire-Wiltshire border)
🔥 5 hotspots

Most Active Areas:

Long Gallery Grounds near Darrell... +3 more

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