Bristol at HalloweenOpenAI's DALL·E
With the spooky season just around the corner, we take a look at the ghostly happenings in towns around the UK.
From the historic buildings of Edinburgh to the eerie paranormal presences of London, new research from Tarotoo reveals which cities are the scariest this Halloween.
The UK’s most haunted cities
- Bristol
- Belfast
- London
- Plymouth
- Edinburgh
- Derby
- Manchester
- Liverpool
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sheffield
Bristol takes the crown as the most haunted city in the UK, with an eerie combination of 80 ghost hotspots, 64,410 houses aged 100 years or more, and a total of nearly 18,800 searches for ghosts throughout the city each year.
The city has a reputation for being one of the more "spooky" cities in the UK, with plenty of ghost stories, eerie locations, and haunted history to fuel that idea. The city's rich past, with its medieval roots, maritime history, and atmospheric old buildings, makes it a great setting for supernatural legends.
Haunted Locations in Bristol
- Bristol Old Vic Theatre: This theatre, one of the oldest working theatres in the UK, is said to be haunted by multiple ghosts, including a former actress known as "Sarah Siddons." Many actors have reported strange noises and apparitions during rehearsals.
- Redcliffe Caves: The network of caves beneath Redcliffe Hill was once used for everything from smuggling to holding prisoners. Visitors often report eerie feelings or hearing unexplained sounds in the dark tunnels.
- Arnos Vale Cemetery: This atmospheric Victorian cemetery is filled with crumbling graves and towering tombstones, making it a hotspot for ghost hunters. The cemetery is beautiful but can be quite eerie, especially at night.
- The Llandoger Trow Pub: This 17th-century pub is said to be haunted by multiple spirits, and it’s rumored to have inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island." The building's creaking floors and dark corners add to its eerie feel.