Haunted Britain and Ireland: Over 100 of the Scariest Places to Visit in the UK and Ireland

by Derek Acorah

Take a spooky journey round the British Isles with the UK's best known psychic Derek Acorah. Derek presents a fascinating guide to 100 'haunted' sites throughout Britain and Ireland, including his incredible ghostly encounters, what you can expect to find at each location, as well as detailed information on opening hours and access. Find out just how haunted Britain and Ireland are in Derek Acorah's fascinating guide to over 100 spooky sites. Derek shares fantasic strories of epic battles, lost lovers, murder, suicide and other ghostly goings-on at locations far and wide. Discover why the ghost of a Victorian actor haunts the Adelphi Theatre in London, what many tragedies haunt the Snickleway Inn of York, and why a mysterious ghostly monk has been sighted in the Tyneside Cinema. This ghostly guide has a map with each section and spooky sites helpfully ordered by county or geographical area. Entries range from haunted castles and manors to shopping centres, hotels, beaches and even bowling alleys. An ideal travelling companion, each section offers helpful information on opening hours and access. Perfect for a family holiday, you can design your break to take in pubs with poltergeists, eerie stately homes or haunted abbeys!

Genres: Paranormal, Scotland, Ireland, British Literature, Ghosts, History

375 pages, Paperback

First published January 26, 2009

About the author

Derek Acorah was a professional Spirit Medium. He captivated audiences by communicating with dead people with the aid of his Ethiopian spirit guide, Sam. He was one of Britain's most respected paranormal investigators.

Reviews

[cherise · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm sure that the book was the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tracey Terrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book when it comes to detail. Not sure about the ghosts though lol

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting book but somewhat lacking in certain areas.
When reading this it doesn't seem to me that Derek actually wrote it - more that the text was mainly done by another and his contribution was smaller and more for the sake of 'making sales' to the public who are well aware of him through TV.
Some of the locations could have gone into more detail, others seemed a bit pointless in their conclusion (eg. barely enough to suggest the place may be haunted let alone haunted enough to warrant mention in a book). At times it also felt as though inclusion in the book was meerly to attract the public to specific places eg. pubs and hotels, in the effort to increase trade as opposed to any serious interest or investigation into the paranormal.
What I did like though was the inclusion of exact locations of each place described - nothing frustrates me more than reading a supposedly true haunting story and not knowing where the place is.

[Mark Maguire · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting, and light-hearted account of paranormal activity across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The book is organised by region and by property allowing the prospective Ghost Hunter to focus upon a particular property; it's history, accounts of paranormal activty, and in some instances, dates and times when "Anniversary Spirits" are said to appear.


The book also acts as a basic travel guide as it provides details of opening times; amenities, and contact details for the privately-owned properties which feature within the book.


An ideal travel companion for the prospective Ghost Hunter.

[Kirsty · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of short articles on various places around the UK and Ireland that are supposedly haunted. I enjoyed this, although I was a little bit skeptical about reading this after seeing Acorah branded as a fake in various tabloids etc. I do believe in ghosts though, so tried to put that to the back of my mind. An interesting read.

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is not about Derek Acorah thankfully! This is a great little guide to some of the places that are supposedly haunted and gives a history of each place. I plan to visit some when I am in the areas.

[Nick 2E0NAQ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this as the book was full of spirit Lol!
Will look out for other books by Derek Acorah.

[Sharon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great book, quite intresting. Much better than his 1st book of his I tried to read.

[Carla Aparo · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED IT!!