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Created by Lee Nixon Updated On: November 27, 2011
Hooded faceless monks, Poltergeist activity, vanishing spectres and one of the most haunted places in the UK - a recipe for a spine-chilling experience. Make sure you sleep with one eye open...
Lee Nixon: The 'Grey Lady', a wraith-like entity is said to glide through the corridors and the ballroom. A mysterious man is also seen to enter one of the rooms. But the room remains empty...
Lee Nixon: The ghost of an unfaithful wife roams the corridors and goes across to where the stables used to be. She had an affair with the stable boy, who killed himself when the affair became public knowledge.
Lee Nixon: In 1975, a ghostly figure wearing a black gown and a grey wig was seen on the main staircase by the town clerk. He is said to be the unquiet soul of a judge from the turn of the 20th Century.
Lee Nixon: Between 1am & 4am, the ghostly figure of a monk is seen on the roof of the priory running around and peering over the edge, before slowly fading away...
Lee Nixon: Subject of an investigation by NGRIT-UK (Northern Ghost Research & Investigation Team). Whispering voices, strange banging, sounds of footsteps & mysteriously moving furniture have been experienced.
Lee Nixon: Home to the Rufford Ghost, a giant monk with a skull instead of a face. Said to be so scary that he once caused a man to die of fright. Look for him at your peril.
Unit 4, Brunts Business Centre, Samuel Brunts Way, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Music Venue · 4 tips and reviews
Lee Nixon: At 8am on 28/07/2008, a newsreader heard a voice whispering 'Time' just before the news bulletin. It was so clear that it stopped the newsreader in his tracks. No-one else was present in the studio.
Lee Nixon: 'Ballroom Charlie' is the name of the ghost who haunts the Admiral Rodney and plays tricks on the staff. He has been seen by several landlords reflected in the glass doors of the ballroom.
Lee Nixon: Newark Castle has been regularly visited by paranormal investigators. Lights switching themselves on, strange lights in rooms, objects moving and mysterious voices have all been experienced.
Lee Nixon: A resident ghost in the theatre reportedly opens and closes doors as if passing through them, and whose footsteps have been heard pacing around the building at night.
Lee Nixon: In the 1990s unexplained footsteps could be heard and the scent of violets permeated the air. No reason for this strange activity could be found.
Lee Nixon: 'Jane' is the ghostly woman seen gliding around the church at night. Seen several times, no one knows who she is or why she haunts the church.
73-75 Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Pub · City Centre · 13 tips and reviews
Lee Nixon: Rosie is the ghost of a child who roams the caves beneath the inn. The story goes that she was playing behind a horse and cart when it backed over and killed her.
History Museum · City Centre · 14 tips and reviews
Lee Nixon: In 2008 the museum was voted the most haunted building in the UK. When Living TV's 'Most Haunted' team visited in 2003 they declared it the most frightening place they've ever been.
Castle Blvd (Maid Marian Way), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Historic and Protected Site · City Centre West · 33 tips and reviews
Lee Nixon: In 1212, King John hanged 28 Welsh boy hostages from the castle walls. It is said that in the castle precincts you can still hear the pitiful sound of their ghostly pleas for mercy.
Lee Nixon: In the Rock Lounge, visitors can see the Cursed Galleon, a model ship that brings death to anyone who cleans it. The ghost of Roger Mortimer, lover of Queen Isabella, is said to haunt the caves.
Lee Nixon: Creaking floorboards, groaning, footsteps and slamming doors have all been experienced in Room 19, together with a hostile presence and a sudden drop in temperature.