While many UK cities claim the title, York is frequently cited as the most haunted due to its rich history, numerous ghost tours, and many reported hauntings in pubs and historic buildings like The Golden Fleece and Treasurer's House. However, Pluckley (Kent) holds records as Britain's most haunted village, and other contenders for most haunted city include Edinburgh, Chester, and even a data-driven study naming Ely highest by newspaper mentions.
Of all the ancient cities of Britain, York seems to be the most haunted. Visitors can join three different ghostly walking tours of the centre and even board the Ghost Bus, a vintage London Routemaster painted black, with a commentary from its driver. Very few historic buildings in the city lack a ghost.
Enfield poltergeist. The Enfield poltergeist was a claim of supernatural activity at 284 Green Street, a council house in Brimsdown, Enfield, London, England, between 1977 and 1979. The alleged poltergeist activity was centred on sisters Janet, aged 11, and Margaret Hodgson, aged 13.
Pluckley holds the title of England's most haunted village, home to numerous ghostly figures, including a screaming man, a lurking highwayman, and a schoolmaster found hanged by his students.
Stourbridge Scare Maze is an intense live action attraction. Experience a world of fear spread out over 12,000sqft. Stourbridge Scare Maze takes you on a journey through several horror themed environments for a truly immersive live action experience.
If you are looking for the safest places to live in the UK right now, recent crime-index data points you towards elegant market and cathedral cities such as Harrogate, Wokingham, Chester, Sevenoaks and Horsham, along with low-crime areas like St Albans, Salisbury, Windsor, Guildford, Lincoln, Norwich and Bath.
Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Hartlepool, Kingston upon Hull and Manchester are the Local Authority Districts with the highest proportions of neighbourhoods among the most deprived in England. Two London boroughs (Tower Hamlets and Hackney) rank as the most deprived regarding income deprivation among children.
Poveglia The small island located near Venice is said to be the most haunted place on Earth. It was once used as a mass burial ground for plague victims. Then, for a time, those with infectious diseases were sent to Poveglia to live out their days.
Shepton Mallet Prison is The Most Haunted Prison In The World. Discover what lurks behind the high prison walls in the dead of night on our chilling Ghost Tour!
Are the actors allowed to make physical contact with me? We can't rule out some extremely close encounters with our scare park inhabitants. Be warned! Visitors are not permitted to make physical contact with the actors – any occurrence may result in removal from the venue.
30 East Drive, Pontefract IS NOT a traditional guesthouse, Hotel, B&B or party venue – and the owner recommends that you DO NOT visit, especially if you are of a nervous disposition or have a heart condition.
In an area as steeped in history as the Suffolk Coast, it takes something special to stand out. Dunwich manages to do just this. Known as the lost city of England, this tiny village certainly has a story to tell.
Borley Rectory was a house located in Borley, Essex, famous for being described as "the most haunted house in England" by psychic researcher Harry Price. Built in 1862 to house the rector of the parish of Borley and his family, the house was badly damaged by fire in 1939 and demolished in 1944.
Pripyat is the most famous of these abandoned towns; it was built for the workers of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and had a population of almost 50,000 at the time of the disaster.
