The cottage was formerly the prison for notorious Essex witch Ursula Kemp who was hung in 1582 after being accused of causing the deaths of two children. Some claim that the French POW’s who were forced to help with the construction, and whose graffiti can still be found on the walls of the cells today, haunt the fort’s remains. Founded in 1110 by Robert FitzSuen, the original “Preterwelle priory” of St Mary was home to 18 monks, who followed the rule of St Benedict.

Founded in 1100, the ruins of St Botolph’s Priory sit within a cemetery so it’s no surprise that it’s said to be one of the most haunted places to visit in Essex. It’s said that ghosts of soldiers can be seen manning the walls at night and they disappear when you approach them. Most of the strange things that have been reported have been heard from the tunnels that lay beneath the building.As you enter the heavy blast doors, you will begin to traverse a pathway that leads deep into the hidden, underground bunker.

In the middle of the investigation, when the building was covered in darkness but for the light of the teams’ torches, the bunker’s generator suddenly sprung into action. When he is seen in December he is the form of a white butterfly and people have often felt as if they are being watched. Her executioners were astonished when she picked up her head and, holding it at arms length, walked to the village church, where she knocked several times on the door before slumping to the ground. Visitors often report seeing strange, spectral mists and ghostly apparitions and echoing footsteps in the fort’s tunnels as well as voices and the mysterious sound of footsteps.Located in Colchester, The Red Lion Hotel is one of the oldest inns in the oldest recorded town in Britain. Andy Radley, of Silver End, has been heading up the Essex Ghost Hunting Team for 30 years and says Braintree is one of the most haunted places he’s been to.

He tends to materialise in the early hours of the morning and is most often seen in the reception area or walking along the corridors.The battery is located just half a mile away from Coalhouse Fort constructed in 1890 to supplement the Coalhouse Fort as part of the Thames’ coastal defence system. Exasperated they lit a small fire in the grate, the smoke from which unfortunately suffocated old "Spider," whose well cured remains are supposedly still up there today! He died in 1647, but the evil he perpetrated in life has apparently prevented his spirit from resting, for his ghostly figure has been seen at the inn on several occasions. As early as 1953 there have been phantom laughs and areas of extreme hot and cold inside felt inside. Not willing to dedicate his remaining years and fortune to a child, the man took matters into his own hands and shoved the pregnant mother from one of the hotel windows.

Haunted Houses Events Ltd formed in 2014 and is one of the most experienced ghost hunting providers you can find. If you see a stone fall from the church tower, you can be certain that a witch has died, but another has replaced her in her coven. It seems it’s not just rooms where our ghostly residents like to wander, as several staff members and guests have reported the sound of footsteps walking down the corridor towards them. Several people have also said to have seen his ghost in different pubs around the area including; The Mistley Thorn Hotel, The White Hart Inn and The Red Lion.Legend has it that Kitty became bored with life in Thorpe and to get away from her domineering husband, went to London. All of our booking terms and conditions are agreed to at the point of sale and we advise reading through these prior to booking. To this day, it is said that the withered hag can still be heard cackling during the night, and few have been brave enough to venture to the ruins after dusk.