If ghost stories don’t scare you, then here are lots of spooky places around Birmingham perfect for a haunted visit this Halloween. They include places with the most ghouls and ones where you are highly likely to feel a spine-chilling spectre - and they are all stooped in spectacular Brummie history and ideal for a visit as Halloween harkens.
But remember, you don’t have to wait for Halloween to see the spirits, they could be hanging around you right now - staring at you while you read this list of scary and haunted places in this great city of ours, just waiting to take your breath away with a little fright or two!
Try not to be too scared as the witching season nears. Here are nine spots around Birmingham to make memories for those who dare:
Try not to be too scared as the witching season nears. Here are nine spots around Birmingham to make memories for those who dare:
5. Three tuns pub in Sutton Coldfield
If the Alexandra Theatre is most densely populated by ghosts, the spectre in this pub is most likely to be seen. He was seen 19 times between 1955 and 1978 and is likely a drummer boy from the Civil War. He was a Royalist drummer boy, who was reportedly caught and beaten by Parliamentarian troops. His body was found in the cellar of the Sutton Coldfield pub. While his body is long gone, his soul does seem ready to move on from the place of his death.
6. Jewellery Quarter
In one of the oldest neighborhoods of Birmingham - the Jewellery Quarter - lies the Warstone Lane Cemetery. It has been in use since 1847 with some famous Brummies like John Baskerville buried there. Over the years, visitors have seen ghosts. Some say they saw a young woman passing through solid objects. The sighting is accompanied by an unusual scent. Some say it could be the bitter almond smell of potassium cyanide, which used to be used in gold-plating and silver-plating in the Jewellery Quarter.
Photo: BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MAY 19: A view inside the time capsule interior of JW Evans silver workshop in Hockley showing unfinished silverware, dies, tools and stamps on May 19, 2011 in Birmingham, England. In 2008 English Heritage stepped in to save the workshops of silversmiths JW Evans in Birmingham’s jewellery Quarter to preserve the industrial heritage of tools, machinery, dies, stamps, pattern books, archives and order books from being lost forever. After three years of conservation work the workshops are now open to the public and can be seen in its original state. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
7. The Court Oak Pub in Harborne
Harborne’s Court Oak Pub looks innocuous - and, it is a pretty pleasant place to visit these days, except, it was built on a 17th century hanging ground. And, as pop culture would tell us, the dead don’t lie still. The pub has been a favourite haunt for a supernatural being. From random smashing and throwing of objects to abhorring low-quality alcohol - Corky, the ghost and the wine-snob, has done it all to make his anger known.
8. Aston Hall
Built in the 17th century, Aston Hall was the home of Thomas Holte and his family. Holte was a wealthy man who forbade his daughter - Elizabeth Mary - from marrying the man she chose. Instead, she was locked in her bedroom for 16 years. She eventually lost her mind and died in captivity. Visitors to Aston Hall have said they have seen a woman in white - believed to be Elizabeth. The building is also haunted by The Green Lady - believed to be Holte’s housekeeper.
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