Mysterious Britain & Ireland

Category: Apparitions

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / Poltergiests

Old Bulls Head Inn, Gornal

At least three ghosts are said to haunt the Old Bulls Head Inn. Whether any of them is responsible for the poltergeist type activity here no one knows. Objects disappear and reappear again in strange places. On one occasion a book from the bookcase was left open on the table even though nobody had touched it.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

The Red Lion, Wombourne

The ghost of a mysterious lady has haunted The Red Lion for many years. When Frank and Lil Ward moved to the pub in 1963 they were told she was a previous landlady who had died falling down the cellar steps but this is debatable.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / Poltergiests

The Miners Arms, Gornal

The Miners Arms has played host to a few strange experiences. A figure has been seen a few times in the pub who simply disappears when he is spotted. He has been known to approach the bar as if to order a drink and then simply vanish.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

Manor Arms, Walsall

The Manor Arms was originally a farmhouse until the Anson family who owned it began selling beer to passing boatmen. The canal runs immediately behind the pub and the bargees were a good source of trade. The building is mainly 18th century but parts of it are believed to date back to the 15th and 16th centuries.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

The Malt Shovel, Dudley

The Malt Shovel is situated in one of the most haunted areas of Dudley. One of the ghosts here is called the Blue Boy and is only seen in the upstairs windows of the pub usually as an indistinct, misty form.

Another of the apparitions is a small person who walks in accompanied by a black dog. When staff go to look where they have gone they are nowhere to be seen.

Apparitions / Hauntings / Poltergiests

The Wheatsheaf, Walsall

The Wheatsheaf is a very old hostelry and was certainly recorded as trading in 1801. A great deal of paranormal activity has reputedly taken place here including the banging of doors and footsteps heard in the bar area after the pub is closed late at night. Footsteps have also been heard on the stairs.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

The Whittington Inn, Kinver

The original Whittington Inn dates back to 1310 and it comes as no surprise to discover that the present building is haunted. Prior to becoming an inn in the 18th century it was the manor house of the De Whittington family of Dick Whittingham fame. One of the ghosts seen here is that of a monk who may have hidden in one of the priest holes in the building.

Apparitions / Civil War Hauntings / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

White Lion Inn, Sedgley

The White Lion, or at least parts of it, date back to the English Civil War. One of the reported ghosts here is a Royalist Cavalier in full uniform who has been seen in various parts of the building including on the main staircase. Nearby Dudley Castle was a Royalist stronghold so he may have been associated with the forces who defended the castle against the Parliamentarians.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / WWI Hauntings

Ye Olde Leathern Bottle, Wednesbury

Ye Olde Leathern Bottle dates back to the 16th century and according to local legend was even once visited by Dick Turpin. The pub also plays host to a variety of paranormal activity particularly in the little front snug which was once part of the Vicarage of nearby St Barts.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

The Starting Gate, Walsall

A good deal of activity has been reported at the Starting Gate including many newspaper reports of the alleged paranormal happenings here. The ghost haunting the pub is reputed to be that of a previous landlady, Ethel Freeman, who is said to have committed suicide in the cellar sometime around the 1950s.