The Chequers Public Inn, Wootton

Dating from the 17th century, The Chequers Inn in Wootton has a reputation of being haunted. The Bedfordshire local government website refers to an article published in 2000 in the Charles Wells Ltd in house magazine called Pint Pot (WL722/100). The ‘magazine recounted the tale of glasses falling from shelves, supposedly the work of a groom who fell under the wheels of a coach at the inn and lost his head and his life; as with all good ghost stories, there is no evidence of when or if this happened. The report also noted that staff had seen a customer out of the corner of their eye who, on a closer look, did not exist.’