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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 […]

Hashima Island

  • Asia, Japan
Hashima Island is a small unoccupied island right in front of the Japanese coast, some 9,5 miles (15 km) from Nagasaki. The island is nicknamed Battleship Island because of its shape and it has been abandoned for several years. But, abandoned does not mean empty, because the ghosts of the past have taken over the […]

The Paris Catacombs

  • Europe, France
Ah Paris! City of romance and… ghosts! The Paris Catacombs aren’t the most ideal place to take your date, unless she’s interested in the paranormal and in creepy places. Underneath the city of Paris there is an underground corridor system which is 290 km (180 miles) long. These corridors originated in the Roman times, and […]

Drottningholm Palace

  • Europe, Sweden
If you take a close look at Sweden, you’ll see that it consists of many small islands. Especially around the capital of Stockholm. One of these islands, Lovön, is the site of a magnificent palace: Drottningholm Palace. Even today, this is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. But they don’t live there alone… […]

The Mermaid Inn 

  • England, Europe
In the ancient town of Rye, East Essex, you can find the Grade II historical Inn the Mermaid Inn. It has a long, interesting and turbulent history. Today, the inn serves both British and French dishes and has received several prizes, along with the AA Rosette prize. But, you won’t be having your dinner alone…  […]

Berry Pomeroy Castle

  • England, Europe
The ruins of Berry Pomeroy Castle can be found in South Devon, near the village of Berry Pomeroy, Totnes. Inside the earlier castle ruins, you’ll find the remains of a 16th century Tudor Mansion. The ruins are in the middle of nowhere and are best to reach by car. The castle is now owned by […]