Haunted Hosts

The spirit of Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe, continues to frequent The Bell Inn where he was once a regular guest. Witnesses describe seeing him seated by the grand fireplace, peacefully smoking his clay pipe as he did in life.

The legendary highwayman Dick Turpin is said to haunt The Bell Inn in Stilton, a place he reputedly used as a hideout for nine weeks. His ghost is seen as a dark figure at the foot of beds and is associated with phantom hoofbeats and mysterious fires.

A mysterious woman in period clothing drifts silently through The Bell Inn's corridors. Her identity remains unknown, but her elegant presence and timeless wanderings suggest a soul forever connected to this historic coaching inn.

Beyond the famous individual spirits, The Bell Inn experiences ongoing poltergeist activity and harbours a supposedly cursed table in the restaurant. Discover the mischievous paranormal forces and dark coincidences that continue to perplex staff and guests.

The executed 16th-century Scottish queen, Mary Stuart, who spent her final night at the Haycock in February 1587.

The spirit of Richard Brathwaite, 17th-century poet, author of Barnaby's Travels, and Civil War Royalist officer, lingers in the ancient corridors where he once sought refuge.

One or more ghosts of unknown identity appearing as dark, human-shaped shadows in various parts of the hotel.

An elderly man carrying a gardening trug continues his eternal rounds through the Haycock's walled garden, tending plants that exist only in spectral memory.

An unseen entity of unknown identity that haunts this historic coaching inn, making its presence known through phantom footsteps and moving objects.

The phantom night porter who continues his vigilant rounds at The Bull Hotel, a historic coaching inn on Westgate, whose distinctive footsteps and jangling keys have been heard for generations.

The ghost of a dog believed to have been killed in a coaching accident in the 1800s on the hotel grounds.

The most famous ghost of the Golden Lion Hotel, the Green Lady haunts rooms 12 and 13. She is known for pulling bedclothes off guests and her mysterious identity remains unknown.

On the 13th day of every month, Oliver Cromwell himself is said to walk the corridor adjacent to rooms 12-15 at the Golden Lion Hotel, where he once lived in St Ives.

A ghostly Royalist soldier from the English Civil War era haunts Room 15, where he is observed gliding through walls, likely a Cavalier who met his end during the conflict.

A young woman from the 11th century who died by suicide on 17 March 1050 after a tragic love affair. She is buried beneath the inn’s bar.

The spirit of an elderly chambermaid whose dedicated service appears to continue beyond death at this historic Wisbech inn.

The spirit of a former hotel chambermaid who, as legend says, never stopped taking care of Ye Olde Griffin.