haunted castles in England
Arundel Castle, Sussex
A ghost from King Charles II's time browses books in the library. He is known as the "Blue Man".
Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon
Said to be haunted by the daughter of a wicked baron who, as a consequence of an enforced relationship with her father, bore him a child, which he strangled.
Bramber Castle, Sussex
A father of some children angered King John. The king ordered that the children should be starved to death in the castle. Their ghosts have been seen.
Cadbury Castle, Somerset
Ghostly horsemen carrying torches have been seen at the castle.
Corfe Castle, Dorset
The ghost of a headless woman has been seen next to the walls of the castle.
Dover Castle, Kent
Dover Castle is associated with numerous ghosts and strange sounds.
In the King's bedroom, the lower half of a man has been seen walking through the doorway. The specter of a woman dressed in a red dress has been seen at the west stairway of the keep. The sounds of a creaking doorway opening and closing where a door used to be, but isn't anymore, have been heard.
Featherstone Castle, Northumberland
The castle is associated with a ghostly bridal party. Baron Featherstonehaugh had arranged for his daughter to marry a relative of his choice, even though the daughter was in love with someone else. The wedding party left for the "traditional hunt" after the wedding, leaving the baron behind to make arrangements for the banquet. When the party failed to return by midnight, the baron began to fear the worst. Sitting alone at the table, he heard horses crossing the drawbridge. The door opened and the party entered. But, they made no sound and passed through furniture.
The wedding party had been ambushed and killed. On the anniversary of the wedding, the party can still be seen heading towards the castle.
Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex
Many different ghosts have been seen here. The "White Lady," the "Grey Lady" and a woman on a white donkey.
Hever Castle, Kent
The ghostly figure of Anne Boleyn has been seen gliding over the bridge.
Hurst Castle, Hampshire
A ghostly monk haunts the castle.
Lowther Castle, Cumbria
Haunted by Sir James Lowther. He was very unhappy with a prearranged marriage, and fell in love with a farmer's daughter. When she suddenly grew ill and died, Sir James refused to believe she was dead and left her on the bed. She was finally moved and placed in a coffin with a glass lid, which he set in a cupboard where he could look at her. She was finally buried, and Sir James died unloved and unmourned.
At his funeral his coffin began to sway as it was lowered into the ground. His spectral coach and ungroomed horses can be seen being driven through the parklands of the castle.
Okehampton Castle, Devon
A specter of a black dog can be seen at the castle.
Old Wardour Castle, Wiltshire
Lady Arundel's ghost haunts the castle grounds. She was executed after a siege by the Roundheads.
Pengersick Castle, Cornwall
A specter of a man haunts the castle. He tried to poison his wife, but the wife poisoned him first.
Pevensey Castle, Sussex
Below the castle walls a spectral army can be seen and heard.
Rochester Castle, Kent
The ghost of Lady Blanche de Warenne has been seen walking the castle battlements.
Scotney Castle, Kent
A dripping wet ghost haunts the castle. It is said that the man was a Revenue Officer murdered by smugglers.
Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset
Sir Walter Raleigh's ghost sits on the castle masonry.
Tower of London, London
In 1816, a guard saw what he described afterwards as "a shadowy bear walking up the stairs in the twilight." He lunged at it with his bayonet, which shattered against the wall. The ghostly presence walked on unaffected and the guard, having told his unlikely story to others, died of shock a few days later.
Verdley Castle, Sussex
The last wild bear killed in England haunts the castle.
Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Queen Elizabeth I's ghost has been seen in the library.
A young guard shot and killed himself and another guard on duty saw him afterwards.
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