Five of the most haunted hotels in Devon

Have you ever imagined a spooky weekend looking for ghosts in a real haunted hotel? All of these hotels in Devon have had supernatural sightings reported.

1) Chambercombe Manor, Ilfracombe

One of Britain’s most famous haunted houses, Chambercombe Manor was featured in the Living ‘Most Haunted’ television series. It has long been reported that he is haunted by the ghost of Lady Jane Grey.

Even more eerie, in 1865, a tenant noticed the outline of a window that did not correspond to a room within the building. When they investigated, they found a small sealed room containing a skeleton bed frame. The skeleton is believed to have been a titled lady visiting her relatives at Chambercombe who was shipwrecked in a storm on the rocks at Hele. When she later died in the room, the occupants of the mansion took the jewelry from her and sealed it. A section of the partition has now been removed so that visitors can see inside the chamber.

Chambercombe Manor hosts guided tours, paranormal events, overnight paranormal nights, and murder mysteries. Vacation accommodation is available in luxury cabins.

2) The Devil’s Stone Inn, Shebbear

Devil’s Stone Inn has a certificate on the bar showing that it has been officially inspected and recognized as one of the eight most haunted pubs in the UK.

The bedrooms and bathrooms are said to be haunted by the ghost of a girl about seven years old. She is sometimes seen with a grey-bearded man believed to be her father, who is said to be a friendly ghost and has ‘appeared’ on demand at the bar, moving coats and closing doors. She is also blamed for pictures falling off the walls.

The pub itself is an old country house that was converted into an inn in the 17th century. It is named after the Devil’s Stone, a large glacial rock in the village park, which is said to imprison the Devil beneath it. Following local tradition, the town’s bell ringers turn the stone over every year at 8pm on Guy Fawkes Night (November 5) to protect the town from disaster. Once the stone is turned, the celebrations begin at the Devil’s Stone Inn.

Local legend states that there is also a hidden tunnel that connects the Devil’s Stone Inn to the church.

3) The Royal Castle Hotel, Dartmouth Pier

The Royal Castle Hotel has played host to Queen Victoria, Edward VII, Sir Francis Drake and Cary Grant, as well as providing a home for several of King Charles II’s mistresses.

At 2 a.m. on autumn mornings, a ghostly carriage and horses can be heard arriving, taking a passenger and driving away. This ghost carriage is said to date from the time of the arrival of King William and Queen Mary of the Netherlands in 1688. The queen arrived first and stayed at the Royal Castle Hotel, then two pairs of houses with a courtyard. narrow in the middle. The King was forced by a storm to land at Torbay instead of Dartmouth, and a carriage was sent for Queen Mary, arriving at the Royal Castle Hotel shortly before 2am.

Since then, hotel staff and guests in the fall have reported hearing the hooves of horses crossing the cobblestones, the door of a carriage opening and closing, followed by the crack of a whip, the chimes of a clock that is no longer and the neighing of horses. as they speed away.

4) The Lord Haldon Hotel, Dunchideock, near Exeter

A grand country hotel that has played host to many aristocratic guests, the Lord Haldon Hotel has had many reports of ghosts.

The most tragic story is that of an 18th-century servant girl who appears distraught and dripping with water. Locals believe that she became pregnant by a man of higher social status and was murdered in the lake to avoid a scandal.

A more mysterious ghost, seen several times, is a large man with his sleeves rolled up. He appears by the frosted windows at the rear of the old hall, next to what used to be the stables, and when his silhouette is seen through the windows, his height matches the level of the previous floor.

Another unexplained ghost is a girl who knocks on guests’ doors and calls out their names in the early morning, between 1 and 3 in the morning. Guests and staff have also heard footstep sounds when no one is there.

5) The Royal Clarence Hotel, Exeter Cathedral Courtyard

Built on the site of explorer Sir Walter Raleigh’s parental home, the Royal Clarence Hotel is the starting and ending point for the Ghosts and Legends of Exeter’s Red Coat guided tours. It is claimed to be the home of three friendly ghosts, one of which may be Sir Walter Raleigh himself. Famous visitors to the Royal Clarence Hotel have included Lord Nelson, Nicholas I, Czar of Russia, author Thomas Hardy, and Hollywood actors Clark Gable and Gary Cooper.

Queen Victoria’s father, the Duke of Kent, traveled to Exeter to receive the freedom of the city, but died during his stay in Sidmouth on January 23, 1820. His body was transported to the Royal Clarence and embalmed there before being transported to his funeral in Windsor.

Disturbing manifestations include coughing sounds on the top floor, which some have claimed to be the ghost of Sir Walter Raleigh. A gray ghost lady has also been seen looking out of a window.

Another part of the Royal Clarence Hotel is the Well House Tavern, which has a basement crypt with a skeleton, believed to have fallen victim to the plague.

During your visit to Exeter Cathedral Green, you can also keep an eye out for a monk, a nun, a three-headed man and a tall, resplendent figure, who are reported to frequent that area – not surprisingly, people say Exeter is one. of The Most Haunted Cities in Britain!