Pluckley in Kent is officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as the most haunted village in England, reputedly home to over a dozen distinct ghosts. Located in the countryside, it features notorious spots like the "Screaming Woods" and reports of spectres including a highwayman, a schoolmaster, and a White Lady.
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.
Tourists haunt the Charter Street Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts. Several locales across the US claim to be king when it comes to Halloween. But three in particular — Savannah, Georgia; New Orleans and Salem, Massachusetts — have the haunting histories to truly earn the title.
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.
Yes, the UK has numerous ghost towns and "deserted medieval villages" (DMVs), ranging from ancient settlements lost to erosion (like Dunwich) and economic shifts to World War II evacuation sites (like Imber and Tyneham) that remain frozen in time, offering glimpses into lost communities with ruins and preserved buildings.
First coming to national attention in 1929, the rectory would soon become know as the most haunted house in England, Borley is a very small village in north Essex, to the north-west of Colchester, and the rectory was built in 1863 by the Rev. Henry Bull.
Pripyat, Ukraine. At 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, a catastrophic meltdown took place inside reactor number four at the Soviet nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. ...
Jaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, has been named the most deprived neighbourhood in England for the fourth consecutive time since 2010, new data shows.
Jerome - the Largest Ghost Town in America. Perched atop Cleopatra Hill in Arizona, Jerome was once a bustling copper mining town that started in the 1870s. By the early 1900s, Jerome's United Verde Mine was the largest producer of cooper in the Arizona area.
There isn't one single "most run-down" town, as it depends on the metric, but recent reports frequently cite Walsall (West Midlands) as Britain's most deprived for overall quality of life (Good Growth for Cities Index 2025), while Jaywick (Essex) is repeatedly named England's most deprived neighbourhood by government data. Other towns often mentioned for significant decline due to economic hardship, unemployment, and urban decay include areas in Blackpool, Hastings, and Middlesbrough, alongside places like Portsmouth and Aldershot facing specific challenges.
At the other end of the spectrum, with just six visits throughout the entire year, the Radar Tower in Essex was found to be the least popular tourist destination. The British in India Museum (70) was the second least popular attraction, with North Ings Farm Museum (98) the third.
Tyneham is a ghost village abandoned in 1943 and former civil parish, now in the parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the Dorset district, in the south of Dorset, England, near Lulworth on the Isle of Purbeck. In 2001 the civil parish had a population of 0.
1. Petra, Jordan. The area around Petra has been inhabited since 7000BCE, but these rock-cut ruins date back to the Nabataean Kingdom of the 1st Century. Bedouin nomads have long associated the valley with spirits known as Djinns.
York. 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.
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.
Colchester is said to be the oldest recorded town in Britain on the grounds that it was mentioned by Pliny the Elder, who died in AD 79, although the Celtic name of the town, Camulodunon appears on coins minted by tribal chieftain Tasciovanus in the period 20–10 BC.
There are multiple times that can be considered the witching hour. Some claim the time is between 12:00 am and 1:00 am, while others claim there is increased supernatural activity between sunset and sunrise.
There are a few thoughts behind the Devil's Hour landing between 3-4AM. The predominant reasoning lies within religious texts—Jesus was crucified at 3PM, and the inverse of that would be 3AM, making it an hour of demonic activity, according to folklore.
The witching hour can start as early as 2-3 weeks old but usually peaks around 6-8 weeks old, right when that newborn sleepiness starts to wear off. By 3 months of age, you should find that the fussiness of the witching hour starts to subside and your evenings become easier to manage.
