Both of the buildings are said to be haunted by the same female ghost – a white lady who is believed to be the spirit of Miss Anne Lisle. Furthermore, we also offer small teams for a more intimate experience, or for those looking for a truly chilling experience, why not go it alone in a lone vigil? We’ve been visited by many paranormal investigators, almost every single one of them has managed to uncover evidence of supernatural activity.

She was hung along with another woman who was suspected to be a witch and it is of popular belief that their Essex ghosts now haunt The Cage. It is believed that on the night of the fire, the monk was attempting to rescue children that were in his care. It is believed the grounds are haunted by a spectral nun who was executed for falling in love with a monk. Perhaps unsurprisingly Colchester Castle, a Norman castle constructed on the foundations of a Roman temple, there is plenty of history.Another notorious haunted spot in Brentwood, the Golden Fleece, part of the Harvester chain, is said to be haunted by a monk.

Nobody was ever recovered, so if the foreman was indeed drowned in concrete, his corpse still lies beneath the bunker. After Lord Marney’s death, the tower became a hot potato and saw many owners, one of whom frequently entertained Queen Elizabeth I. A sign on the wall here says "St Osyth Resident Ursula Kemp was imprisoned here before being hanged as a witch in 1582. It’s unsure what she is looking for, it could be a ghost waiting for a lover who was lost out to see, or just a dramatic goth lady going for a midnight stroll. A colleague was working on the reception at the same time and also saw the old lady so Sue knew she wasn’t imagining things.Some have also claimed that they have heard phantom soldiers marching day and night from the parade grounds.

However, since the redevelopment of the area, there have been no more official sightings of the ghostly soldier. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. The daughter of the family had seen an apparition of a blonde girl, aged about 10 years old and she saw here as a happy girl and said she runs up and down the hallway. One of the more famous Basildon ghost stories is that of the red monk of the Holy Cross Church, on Church Road.

However, come nightfall it takes a more sinister turn as the ghost of Quaker martyr James Parnell is said to haunt the castle and its dungeons. Built during the 1860s, the Coalhouse Fort was utilised during World War One and World War Two before being used for storage before it was eventually sold to Thurrock Council in 1962. The washrooms at Coalhouse Fort are said to be haunted by the spirit of a man, who has been nicknamed “Harry”. The next time you visit the palace theatre if you start to smell the peculiar stench of tobacco followed by the feeling of a cold hand pressed on your shoulder, you may have been visited by the old theatre manager. Without doubt there are some scary sights and chilling old buildings that would test the very bravest visitor at night time.

The Sarah Moore pub was named after a ‘bent and bitter old’ witch who made her living by the estuary telling fortunes and selling sailors ‘a good wind’ for a penny. In this case the ghost most often encountered by guests and staff is that of Alice Catherine Miller.As early as 1953 there have been phantom laughs and areas of extreme hot and cold inside felt inside. Those who have actually seen Sarah’s apparition say that she is a short woman with blonde hair who wears a lace cap and a maid’s uniform. The tiny Essex village of Manningtree was once home to the self-titled ‘Witchfinder General’ Matthew Hopkins who was estimated to have sentenced nearly 400 people to death for witchcraft. If you live in the Essex area, why not treat your whole family to a spine-tingling sojourn to one of the top 10 most haunted places in Essex?