Haunted Blackpool – Whittingham Mental Asylum
Whittingham Mental Asylum in Preston first opened on 1st April 1873. Whilst the building was still being built the previous year, 115 patients had already been moved to the facility. Some of the patients actually helped with the construction of the building! The completed asylum had a 1100 patient capacity Continue Reading
Haunted Blackpool – Mains Hall
It is believed that there has been a stately home on the site of Mains Hall in Singleton since medieval times, if not earlier, although the current building was actually built some time in the 16th century. It was always a “catholic” household and was owned by a devoutly Catholic Continue Reading
Haunted Blackpool – The Black Horse
Kirkham is a small but busy town between Blackpool and Preston. The Black Horse is near to Kirkham’s main high street and as a result, it’s a popular and busy local pub for residents. The Black Horse has always been a popular location in Kirkham and dates back to the Continue Reading
Haunted Blackpool – The Ship and Royal, Lytham
The Ship and Royal pub in Lytham dates back to the early 1800s and it features a striking tudor style front. It is a grade II listed hotel and it is said to have a number of ghostly manifestations. There is a long history of reported hauntings in the Ship Continue Reading
Haunted Blackpool – The Eagle & Child
In the quiet village of Weeton, you’ll find The Eagle & Child pub. It is situated across from the village green. The pub was built in 1585. Lord Derby used to own the land around the building and so the pub takes its name from his family’s crest. It is Continue Reading
Get a FREE 2018 Pleasure Beach Diamond Pass When You Visit Santa’s Grotto
A diamond pass for the Pleasure Beach normally costs £30 and will get you a pass into the theme park for every day for the season next year, but before you rush out to buy one, we’ll let you know how you could get one for free! This year, the Continue Reading
Haunted Blackpool – The Old Coach House
We have some beautiful buildings still standing in Blackpool from over a century ago, and it is not surprising that some of these buildings are said to be haunted. The Old Coach House is just one of them. The Old Coach house can be found in South Shore, Blackpool. It Continue Reading
Halloween for Adults in Blackpool
So we’ve already published our family friendly Halloween lowdown, so here’s the adults only version for the grown ups who still love to party! There are even Halloween parties happening at some of our Haunted Blackpool locations! This is Halloween – Reflex Blackpool Remember our first Haunted Blackpool article Continue Reading
Haunted Blackpool – Witches!
Whilst we’re trying to keep all our ghost stories in this series as local as possible, we can’t help but mention a few places that are a little further away. Pendle Hill is about an hour’s drive away from Blackpool in Lancashire. There were some pretty dark things that happened Continue Reading
Blackpool’s Gangster Past Part 2 – The Krays’ Connection
After getting so much interest in our first part of our gangster past collection of articles, we thought we’d use Part 2 to look a little more into the association that the Krays had with Blackpool. Who Were The Krays? Ronnie and Reggie Kray were born on 24th October 1933. Continue Reading
