Get in the Halloween spirit – five haunted homes for sale in the UK
Halloween is fast approaching, but if you're not in the mood for a party, why not go house and ghost hunting instead?
Home services marketplace Plentific.com has put together a list of five haunted houses – complete with details of the properties’ spooky past (or present).
These buildings are a bargain for buyers who are willing to overlook their 'history', or are not put off by a 'bit of character'. Go on. We dare you…
The Cage, Clacton-on-Sea
£269,000
In the 16th century this cottage was used to house young women accused of witchcraft, including the famous young Ursula Kemp, who was hanged in 1582.
The Ice House, Kincardineshire
£340,000
Young poet George Beattic is said to have fired practice shots at this fishing station, before turning the gun on himself after the heiress he had proposed to ran off with someone else.
The Three Pigeons Inn, North Wales
£775,000
Locals have experienced paranormal encounters, including sights of a mysterious teenager misbehaving around the property, and an old man warming himself by the fire.
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Barley Green Farmhouse, Lancashire
£515,000
A former preaching location for John Wesley, founder of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, this house is close to Pendle Hill, believed to have been the home of the Pendle Witches.
Darnick Tower, Scottish Borders
£695,000
If a haunted castle is more your thing then you’ll have to travel up north to get a thrill. With original features resembling a kind of lair, this 15th century Scottish castle has long been suspected of having ghostly residents. And at £700,000, it's a snip (especially as it's about the size of nine £1m flats in London?
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