Stirling Castle

  • Europe, Scotland
Stirling Castle in Stirling, Scotland, is one of the largest and most important Scottish castles. Like Edinburgh Castle, Stirling castle sits on Castle Hill which is formed by volcanic rock. It’s surrounded by steep cliffs on three sides, giving it a strong defensive position. The castle has been the centre of many sieges and wars. […]

Predjama Castle 

  • Europe, Slovenia
Predjama Castle (Slovenian: Predjama Grad or Grad Predjama) is an impressive castle which is built inside a cave. This makes it an impregnable medieval stronghold with an amazing history. Like, for instance, the story about the Slovenian Robin Hood. The cave under the castle is home to a colony of bats, but something else lurks […]

Alton Towers Resort

  • England, Europe
Alton Towers Resort is the largest theme park in the United Kingdom. It attracs more than 2 million visitors each year, making it the second most popular theme park in England. It was built around an already existing manor house which was built in 1753. The manor house is now part of the park, and […]

Leap Castle 

  • Europe, Ireland
About 2 miles (3 km) from the Irish town Roscrea, you can find Leap Castle. This castle was built somewhere around 1250 and was inhabited by the much-feared O’Carroll clan. But that’s not the only thing that makes this castle so infamous. Through the centuries this castle has seen murder and death. No other place […]

York Minster

  • England, Europe
York Minster has been the centre of Christianity since the 7th century and one of the most magnificent cathedrals in the world. A building this old and with such a rich history is bound to be haunted. And it is! York Minster is believed to be the most haunted building in Yorkshire. The history of […]

Het Steen in Delft

  • Europe, The Netherlands
Het Steen (The Stone in English) has been on my bucket list for years. Normally, the old prison of Delft is not open to the public, but there are exceptions during school holidays. And I’m either at work or away on school holidays, so that’s a problem. But, I managed to go last week and […]

Derby Gaol

  • England, Europe
Originally, the name Derby Gaol referred to 3 separate prisons in Derby. Today, only Friar Gate Goal still remains and it has been transformed into a small but interesting  tourist attraction. The basement of the building still holds some of the original cells and both the cells and the garden are extremely haunted.  The history […]