The third most haunted place in the UK is a pub less than an hour away from Manchester

The Bate Hall – a pub less than an hour away from Manchester – has been given the crown of the third most haunted place in the whole of the UK.

The landlords say The Bate Hall is overrun with ghosts, including a spirit called Richard who has even threatened to kill the landlord.

There’s also a screaming woman, and a young boy who plays hide and seek with his young daughter.

The title has been given to the pub by paranormal website, Higgypop, in their list of ‘Top 100 Haunted Locations in the UK’. The list is measured on the longevity of haunting, the number of reports, type of activity and the credibility of the witnesses.

Higgypop states: “The paranormal activity in the pub includes staff being touched by unseen hands, glasses flying off of shelves and dark shadowy figures are seen around the building.

“According to the owner, her daughter plays hide and seek with the ghost of the young boy called Billy.

“The ghost of a grey lady has been seen in the inn walking the staircase. She’s thought to be the spirit of a woman who was hanged in the stairwell for being a witch.

“A poltergeist is said to throw objects around. On the abandoned upper floor, strange markings are said to appear on the walls before vanishing again.”

The pub has a rich history which dates all the way back to 1525, and even Oliver Cromwell has stayed as a guest.

Since taking over the pub in 2014, Sean and his wife Georgia called Wythenshawe Paranormal Investigation to take a look after one too many ghostly apparitions.

Sean said: “I’ve been told by the Wythenshawe Paranormal Investigation team that there are at least 14 spirits upstairs.

“There’s one ghost called Richard who wants to kill me – I know because he told me. He said ‘kill you’.

“I’m used to ghosts, but the scariest thing is speaking to them through the investigators’ machines. I was shocked to hear so many voices.”

The scariest thing of all happened in 2017 when Sean caught the ‘pure evil, woman-hating demon’ on video!

The Facebook Live sees Sean taunting and swearing at the spirit during a scary vigil at the pub led by medium James Higgins.

The Facebook Live, which has been viewed over 21,000 times, is dramatically cut by James who stopped recording for ‘safety’ reasons.

Sean claims the historic pub has 21 different ghosts who live there due to its location where laylines cross and the towns gallows were.

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