Essex, Haunted Hotels

Haunted Hotels Essex

Brook Red Lion Hotel,  Colchester, Essex

Haunted Hotels Essex, Red Lion

A historical Grade I listed building, The Red Lion Hotel building dates back to 1465. The Hotel is Located in the busy town centre of Colchester, Britain’s oldest recorded town. The hotel is allegedly very haunted with bedrooms 5, 7, 9, 10 having reports of activity. The Red Lion has connections to Oliver Cromwell and the notorious death of Alice Catherine Miller, who was murdered in 1633. She is said to continue to haunt some rooms and roam around the kitchens of the Hotel. Other reported sightings have included a hooded monk seen around the corridors and in the reception area. This may be a monk that had perished in a previous recorded fire at the Red Lion. A small boy has also been seen in and around the restaurant. Some guests have claimed to have captured the child whilst taking photos in this area.  _________________________________________________________________________

Green Man Hotel, Mulberry Green ,
Old Harlow, Essex

The Green Man Hotel, Old Harlow

The Green Man is an  ivy clad  14th century former coaching in peaceful Mulberry Green. A bereaved mother is believed to haunt the 600- year- old coaching Inn. It is thought her powerful desire to have children led her to forge an adulterous relationship with the local blacksmith. She fell pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl. The  girl was tragically burned to death in a fire. The distraught spirit of the mother is said to still be searching for her child.

Best Western Rose and Crown Hotel,
Colchester, Essex

Best Western Rose & Crown , Colchester, Essex

Best Western Rose and Crown Hotel was originally a 14th-century coaching inn, part of historic Colchester. The oldest Hotel in England’s oldest recorded town .In the 1950′s a night porter saw a ghostly blushing bride as he was going up the stairs in reception. It is reported she wears a white lace wedding dress, garnished with a red flower. Around her neck she wears a white pearl necklace with matching earrings. Her presence has been sensed in room 204, the Honeymoon suite. The bride’s identity is not known. The local rumour is that she was the unfaithful wife of a local farmer. In its historic past the hotel once housed prisoners, which were transported to Colchester Castle through the hotels inter connecting tunnel.

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  1. We would really appreciate hearing your feedback. Please share your experiences after you have stayed in one of these Hotels.
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  2. Stayed in furthest in the end. Not too clean, shower hand broken, looked like room hadn’t been payed attention. Around 2:00, t.v turned on by itself waking me up. Mentioned to staff n was told maybe someone programmed it to that time. Moved to a different room n alarm went off few times. I guess the second was just an alarm set up by previous guest.

        1. Many thanks . We will investigate to see if any other reports of a similar nature. Has anyone else experienced similar events Rose n Crown Hotel?

          1. I’m at the hotel now. The TV went off at 2am this morning freaking me out as I read the previous respondent. I’ve checked the tv menu, timer is set to off. There is no obvious alarm setting. Very weird. I will mention it to reception when we check out. We’re in room 202.

          2. Many Thanks for sharing your experience. You checked the timer so you have ruled that out? The timer might say a normal time but the TV time might be different and reset if a power cut. Remote controls in nearby hotel room is using the same frequency’s as yours? You know the type of thing where your TV starts changing channels on its own and you discover next door has same set up as you? These are plausible explanations. Or you might have just stayed in haunted room :),
            Regards
            Spooky One

        2. That’s really weird because the same happened when I stayed at brook red lion which is in this article in Colchester too! Pretty sure it was 2 am the tv came on waking us up, remote was over at the tv stand we hadn’t even turned the tv on.

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