London is home to some of the most haunted pubs in the UK
Halloween is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate things that go bump in the night than mixing spirits with your spirits? Latest research by Funky Pigeon has analysed paranormal sighting data to discover which pubs you are most likely to spot something out of the ordinary.
The counties with the most haunted boozers
The research revealed which counties had the most haunted pubs where you are most likely to get a side of scares with your G&T.
Yorkshire was revealed as the county with the most haunted pubs, crowning it the spookiest pub region in the UK. This county is home to a whopping 89 haunted boozers, according to the data.
At the Three Nun’s Public house in Mirfield, Yorkshire, it is said that doors have opened unaided and shadowy figures are spotted in this building. Ghost Chasers UK reported that the building was haunted by two spirits; a nun named Katherine Grice and the Prioress of Kirklees who is well-known for being the person responsible for killing the famous Robin Hood.
In second place is Lancashire with 77 haunted pubs and Devon in third with 65.
The 15 counties with the most haunted pubs
Rank |
County |
Region |
Haunted pubs in county |
1 |
Yorkshire |
North East and Yorkshire |
89 |
2 |
Lancashire |
North West |
77 |
3 |
Devon |
South West England |
65 |
4 |
Sussex |
South East England |
64 |
5 |
Greater London |
Greater London |
58 |
6 |
Essex |
East of England |
42 |
7 |
Kent |
South East England |
42 |
8 |
Nottinghamshire |
East Midlands |
38 |
9 |
Hampshire |
South East England |
37 |
10 |
Dorset |
South West England |
36 |
11 |
Suffolk |
East of England |
31 |
12 |
Somerset |
South West England |
30 |
13 |
Cornwall |
South West England |
27 |
=14 |
Cheshire |
North West |
26 |
=14 |
Bedfordshire |
East of England |
26 |
While analysing the paranormal occurrences, it became apparent that there were many instances of hauntings in pubs, and of those, similarly named pubs kept coming up. So which British boozer names are the most likely to be host to ghostly patrons?