Halloween is less than two weeks away so we are officially in the 2024 spooky season.
So why not celebrate Halloween by visiting some of the regions most haunted pubs to see if you have a “ghostly” experience.
Newcastle and the North East is not short of eerie drinking spots, with tales of a poltergeist who haunts toilets or an ale house occupied by the spirit of a giggling Irish prostitute.
Here are seven pubs in Newcastle and the wider North East where you might get a supernatural encounter with your pint.
1. Newcastle and North East haunted pubs.
These are some of the most haunted pubs in Newcastle and the North East. Photo: Google Maps. | Google Maps
2. Swarley’s, Groat Market, Newcastle
Located in Newcastle city centre, Swarley’s is one of the oldest pubs in Newcastle and has experienced unusual happenings in the past. The historic pub is said to have a resident ghost who haunts the building’s second floor, and staff members have reported seeing a dark figure and feeling as though they are being watched. In one incident, a male member of staff was once changing a light bulb when a woman’s voice screamed, “Get out, get out”. | Google Maps Photo: Google Maps
3. Old George Inn, Old George Yard, Newcastle
Dating back to the 16th century, The Old George pub, located on Old George Yard, just off the Cloth Market, is Newcastle’s oldest drinking spot. The pub was frequented by King Charles I in 1646 while he was being held captive by the Scots on Pilgrim Street. They allowed him to play golf on the Shieldfield and on the way back, he would stop off at the Inn for a drink. The chair he is alleged to have sat in is still a feature of the pub inside the ‘Charles I Room’. Visitors have reported the outline of a ghostly figure sitting in the chair. There are also reports of a phantom man and his dog seen at the bar, and staff have heard footsteps while closing up. | Google Maps Photo: Google Maps
4. The Cooperage, Close, Newcastle (or the alleyway beside the pub)
The derelict Cooperage pub, which closed in 2009, is not haunted, but the alleyway next to the pub is. The ghost of Henry Hardwick is said to live on the Long Stairs by the Newcastle Quayside. Henry was supposedly trying to escape a gang when they caught him and beat him up in the alleyway next to the former Cooperage Pub, even tearing out his eyeballs. Witnesses say they have seen an Edwardian-dressed ghost down the alley with nothing but black eye sockets. | Google Maps Photo: Google Maps