Haunted Durham - Ghost Tours Durham - Durham Ghosts
Both Durham City and the wider area of County Durham, with castles, cathedral, stately homes and industrial heritage has a number of hauntings.
In Durham Cathedral it is said that a secret passage runs from the cathedral to Finchale Abbey, though the journey is so terrifying no person can survive it. In Durham Prison a ground floor cell is haunted by the scene of one prisoner murdering another with a knife. In Durham Castle the wife of one of the former Prince Bishops of Durham haunts the black staircase where she fell down and broke her neck.
In Lumley Castle ghostly monks are sometimes seen walking in file around the area of the castle, while Lady Lumley walks within the castle's corridors and grounds. An Australian cricket player reported seeing the monks in 2005.
The Lambton Arms Hotel (Chester Le Street)
Front Street , Chester-le-Street , County Durham, DH3 3BJ
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10pm till 4am
04/02/2012 - £17 per person
Built 270 years ago & situated on a roman road running through Chester Le Street. This coaching inn & former post house catering for many mail horses & their riders was also a popular spot for coal miners of the time. It seems visitors of past still linger here in form of many light anomalies, sightings of a Victorian lady, loud bangs, running on the stairs & glasses being thrown. - More info
Low Barns Visitors Centre (Bishop Auckland)
Witton-le-Wear, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL14 0AG
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9pm - 3am
02/03/2012 - £19 per person
Dating back to 1771 this former farm and gravel extraction buildings sits in dark woodland that now serves as offices for a nature reserve. Staff fear working here late hours after beliefs that uneasy feelings, chairs being dragged across the floor & sightings of a dark figure of a man in many rooms are connected to lives lost during a great flood here. - More info
Redworth Hall Hotel (Newton Aycliffe)
Redworth, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham DL5 6NL
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9pm - 3am
18/03/2012 - £19 per person
Built as a family home in 1693 this 143 bedroom hotel comes with very interesting history whilst being in position of a famous family for 250 years. One of the saddest stories is of a young boy that was continually chained up in the hall. A jilted lover who suffered a terrible death in the hall is now said to stalk the bedrooms & sounds of children’s laughter & crying are heard throughout the building. - More info
Parkhead Station House (Stanhope)
B&B and Tea Rooms, Stanhope Moor, Stanhope, Co. Durham DL13 2ES
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9pm - 3am
20/04/2012 - £17 per person
Former train station built 1845 on ancient land, ran by son of famous railway engineer George Stephenson. Not just a resting place for travelers from this world. A porthole to the other side with activity of guests arms being held in the bedrooms by a man who suffered a fatal accident here, movement & footsteps in the tea rooms & Many sightings including a farmer, Victorian lady & even a roman. - More info
Seaton Holme (Peterlee)
Hall Walk, Easington Village, Peterlee, County Durham SR8 3BS
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9pm - 3am
27/04/2012 - £21 per person
A former rectory, built in 1248 that throughout the years was sold to the guardians of the poor (1921) and became a home for children from the workhouse and in the 1930s became a hostel for old men. A couple of spirits are said to roam the building. one of which is said to be Prince Bishop Farnham whom the building was originally built for as a retirement home - More info
Seaton Holme (Peterlee)
Hall Walk, Easington Village, Peterlee, County Durham SR8 3BS
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9pm - 3am
27/07/2012 - £21 per person
A former rectory, built in 1248 that throughout the years was sold to the guardians of the poor (1921) and became a home for children from the workhouse and in the 1930s became a hostel for old men. A couple of spirits are said to roam the building. one of which is said to be Prince Bishop Farnham whom the building was originally built for as a retirement home - More info
Seaton Holme (Peterlee)
Hall Walk, Easington Village, Peterlee, County Durham SR8 3BS
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9pm - 3am
26/10/2012 - £21 per person
A former rectory, built in 1248 that throughout the years was sold to the guardians of the poor (1921) and became a home for children from the workhouse and in the 1930s became a hostel for old men. A couple of spirits are said to roam the building. one of which is said to be Prince Bishop Farnham whom the building was originally built for as a retirement home - More info
Teesdale Hotel (Middleton-in-Teesdale)
Market Place , Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham DL12 0QG
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9pm - 3am
03/11/2012 - £20 per person
Write up coming soon :) - More info