1. Arnos Manor Hotel
Arnos Court (as it was originally called) was built in 1760 and was home to a wealthy merchant by the name of William Reeve. Reeve even commissioned a church on the grounds of his new property, presumably because he wanted to pray in peace and not have to mingle with his pesky fellow man. In the mid 19th Century, an extension was added to Arnos Court and it became the site of a nunnery,
as well as a school for girls. It is said that a nun became pregnant during her time at Arnos Court and was so distraught and worried about the reaction of her peers that she took her own life. When the other nuns discovered their fallen comrade’s body, they became fearful of a scandal, and rather than giving her a proper burial, decided to add a new wall to the mansion, in which they bricked up her corpse. This tale was long considered to be purely legend until damage sustained in World War Two knocked down a number of walls in Arnos Court and exposed long dead bones. Arnos Court had been relatively quiet up to this point, but the discovery of the bones brought on an unprecedented level of paranormal activity in the building. William Reeve’s baby became a hub of disembodied voices, heavy footsteps, and broken plates. Arnos Court was converted into a hotel and renamed “Arnos Manor Hotel” in 1959, meaning the spirit (presumably of the pregnant nun) had a larger audience than ever to disturb with her ghostly powers. Those who have stayed in room 160 have reported witnessing the apparition of a figure dressed in a brown robe, as well as waking up in the middle of the night to find themselves unable to move. Guests have also claimed to have heard their names gently whispered when they are alone, and bathtubs in the hotel have been known to fill up seemingly by themselves.
2. SS Great Britain
Docked at the Great Western Dockyard, stepping onto the SS Great Britain in Bristol is like stepping back into a bye gone era… You can hear, taste, smell and see what the Victorian era was like aboard. You will experience many things in the ship that changed the world, as well as ghostly sounds and apparitions. The ship is very popular, so much so that it was even mentioned in the novel, Ring by Stephen Baxter.
3. Brandon Hill
The eerie sounds of a muffled drum heard on winter nights around Brandon Hill are reportedly made by the ghost of soldier Jim Falkner. The 18th century drummer boy deserted his post, was marched from the hill and shot.
4. Ashton Court
Ashton Court is a mansion and country park in south west Bristol, said to be haunted by a headless horseman and phantom dogs. The ghost stories surrounding Ashton Court range from the subtle to the bizarre. Several years ago workers carrying out renovations on the mansion would arrive each morning to find their equipment scattered about, no matter how neatly they had left them the night before. On clear nights there are stories of a ghostly headless horseman circling the grounds and there are even rumours of grey ladies and phantom hounds that lurk the grounds.
5. BBC Radio Bristol
A poltergeist located here is said to be responsible for the high number of electrical breakdowns which occur. The radio station is also said to be haunted by a man who fell down a flour chute and snapped his neck in the days when a bakery once stood on the site.
6. Badock’s Field
Located in the Westbury on Trym area of Bristol, these fields are said to be haunted by a woman dressed in Victorian clothing picking blackberries. She walked into the bramble bush and just disappeared. The witness who saw her was later told that the site was haunted...
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