Summer is a great time of year to travel and explore the UK -there are lots of great things to do and see all over the country – even if your interests are a little unconventional, and you want to explore the many haunted places around the UK then there are plenty of places to choose from if you want to do a bit of ghost hunting over the summer! Here are some ideas for you…
Head up to Northumberland, a beautiful part of the country with a spooky castle. With a long and often violent history, like many castles Chillingham is renowned for being haunted. There have been many reports of ghost sightings here and photographs have even been captured of spirits within the castle, which helps to add more interest to the spooky reputation of the place. There are also tours you can go on that are specifically related to the ghostly activities in the castle.
Nestled in the beautiful Cotswold countryside, is the Ancient Ram Inn, in Wotton under edge is another renowned place for ghostly goings on. If you are holidaying in the local area at somewhere like this spa breaks Stroud based hotel https://hatherleymanor.com/the-spa/spa-breaks-cotswolds/stroud/ then this is definitely a place that is worth a visit if you are interested in the paranormal. Many spirits have been reported here, including a cavalier and a woman hanging from a ceiling.
Of course, London is a popular tourist destination and with a long history it is also somewhere that has many ghost stories. The Tower of London is one of the most famous haunted locations in London – with a very bloody history it is no surprise that it has lots of ghostly residents including Anne Boleyn who was beheaded at the tower in 1536.