17 of the most haunted pubs to visit in 2024 across Chesterfield, Derbyshire and the Peak District – perfect for those searching a supernatural experience
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The most haunted pubs across Chesterfield, Derbyshire and the Peak District have been revealed by Dr Paul Lee, the author of ‘UK Haunted Hospitality.’
His book covers over 800 pubs and clubs across the UK where apparitions, ghosts and spectral beings have been seen – including a number across our own county.
He also incudes the details of how each venue became haunted – recounting some of the dark tales that explain the supernatural experiences of landlords, staff and customers alike.
The book says: “The two apparitions are those of a young woman and a 10-year-old girl. The former ghost is (was?) to be encountered in the lounge, the stairs and in a bedroom, where bedsheets were once yanked off. There are cases of doors opening and closing by themselves, items moving, and cold spots. Emerging from the cellar is the sound of “unearthly music”; this is also an area where the landlord's pet dog refused to go, and where all the beer taps have been found turned off. The landlord as of September 2020 told this author since a refurbishment in January of that year that all had been quiet - but he was aware of the stories told about the place.” Photo: Google
The book says: “Airmen who crashed in the vicinity during the Second World War have been observed here; during that period, the Hiker's Bar served as a mortuary. As of January 2022, the landlady, who has been at the inn for 11 years said that she had ‘not had many strange things happen!” Photo: Google
Paul wrote: “A man has been seen pacing up and down outside the pub; some say that he was born very near here while other rumours claim that he is Dick Turpin!” Photo: Google
Paul wrote: “After an undiscovered room in the cellar was unearthed, the sound of trays being flung and glasses breaking started to be heard, but nothing was found out of place or damaged. There have been a multitude of reports of apparitions, footsteps, taps being turned on and the sound of voices, which call out the names of bar staff. It is said that a 6-year-old girl named Alice was accidentally kicked to death by horses a long time ago and it is she who is responsible for these outbreaks of ghostly behaviour. The landlord as of August 2020 says that they aren’t aware of anything odd occurring – and noted that his wife being a spiritualist would probably have known if there were any spectral inhabitants.” Photo: Google