English heritage has compiled a list of the 10 most horrible places in the UK

Unexplained screams and flickering lights, ghosts, and disembodied figures passing through walls – all these things tremble and which is full of horror movies, you can see and hear the ancient castles of great Britain.

Legends include stories about the face of a girl who drowned in the well of Carisbrooke castle, which regularly appears among the visitors of the Isle of Wight, and the ghostly boy was seen running to the building, the former once a barn in the castle of Kenilworth in Warwickshire.

Other castles heard the frightening sound of footsteps trudging up the stairs. Big trouble awaits any visitors who are trying to cross the path of a woman in the rocking chair blocking the entrance to the castle of Beeston, or anyone who tries to pass through the center stairwells in Whitby Abbey, the place that inspired Bram Stoker to write his novel "Dracula".

And while many are familiar with these myths and legends, members of the British historical sites can tell you about many things which they saw with their eyes once the locks closed for the night.

Analyzing the records of the employees of locks and frequent visitors to historic sites, English heritage has compiled a list of the 10 most horrible places in the UK.

1. Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire

Built on an ancient burial ground with views of the city, once called the "satanic capital of Britain", Bolsover castle won the title of worst castle in the country. Founded in the 11th century, it was abandoned from the 14th century, when in 1612, sir Charles Cavendish decided to build a "Small castle", which since then extends the reputation of the inexplicable.

The staff of the castle have repeatedly reported about the mysterious footsteps and muted voices and loud banging on the door, feeling the cold and the tremors. Two workers were shocked when they saw the woman, disappeared in the wall. In addition, was observed a little boy who were holding hands of visitors, walking through the courtyard of the castle, while his companions were unaware of its existence.

One night delayed the employee when she already left the castle, heard a cry which became louder and louder. She rushed back, but found no one. Night guards while patrolling the building, closed for two days, reported unexplained lights and the moving figures through the empty halls.

2. Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire

Kenilworth castle, a medieval fortress of red brick, built in 1120-ies, was rebuilt in the Palace of Queen Elizabeth, in 1563, who then presented it to her favorite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.

Employees working in a 900-year old castle, has reported several ghostly figures, among whom was a boy, running through the territory of the former stables and hayloft, and a mysterious disappearing woman. Near the fireplaces of the castle often there is a smell of smoke, and an antique baby cot in one of the bedrooms is swinging itself. Workers say that they heard steps coming up the wooden stairs, where there was nobody.

One night the night watchman saw a Ghost that passed right through his colleague, to feel the cold when it happened. At the closing, the castle begins to happen something strange – things change place or disappear for a long time.

3. Carisbrooke castle, Isle of Wight

A deep well in Carisbrook, perhaps, one of the most tragic places of the Isle of Wight and is considered to be the tomb of Elizabeth Ruffin, a young girl who tragically drowned in it many years ago. Employees say they saw in the well a pale disembodied face of a young girl. There are still in the castle "the Gray lady", a Ghost in a long cloak accompanied by four dogs, the Ghost of Princess Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of king Charles I, who died in the time when her brother Henry moved to Carisbrook.

In the morning in the towers hear the sounds of children's laughter. Children, the laughter which sometimes sweeps through all the rooms of the castle, never to be seen, but the staff, going home in the evening, wish them a good night.

At different times the castle was a fortress for protection against the invading Vikings, a prison and a Royal summer residence.

4. The Pendennis Castle, Cornwall

The castle, built by Henry VIII as a defensive Fort from the invasion of France and Spain, in 1646 was under siege for six months. Supporters of the king, who, to survive, were forced to eat their horses and dogs, eventually gave up.

Visitors to the castle can now hear a high-pitched scream of a maid, and before her death, when she slipped into the kitchen, and strange footsteps on the stairs, which never leads.

The Pendennis castle, built between 1539 and 1545 years, was rebuilt throughout its history, including in the 1700's, and in 1902, when there was built a new barracks.

5. Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire

When you first look at the castle built on a high cliff, it is easy to understand why the remains was the inspiration for the novel Bram Stoker's "Dracula." The Abbey stands on the site of a much earlier monastery was founded in the year 657 of the English Princess Hilda.

The parish Church of St. Mary near the Abbey, is a large cemetery, in which some weathered from time tombstones hanging from a cliff edge.

The Museum staff reported speeding on the stairs cold drafts falling from the shelves things and strange invisible touch.

6. Beeston castle and woodland Park, Cheshire

The castle was built in 1220-ies on a huge rock, which offers stunning views of the Cheshire plain. There is a legend that says that in him are hidden the treasures of king Richard the Second, who for many centuries their searches failed to detect.

The staff of Beeston castle rumor about a dark figure standing at the inner gate, flashing lights and knocks on the walls. And visitors claim to have seen the woman in the rocking chair blocking the entrance to the castle, and the light in the depths of a cave.

7. Castle Dover, Kent

Over the long history within the walls of Dover found the salvation of thousands of people. The castle was built in 1066 under the leadership of William the Conqueror on the site of an ancient fortress, then in 1180-ies was reconstructed by Henry II. Located on the shore of the Strait of Pas-de-Calais, Britain and France, since ancient times, the castle is considered to be the "Key to England" due to its strategically important position.

In the great tower of Dover, where the king's quarters, two employees were observed the lower half of the body. Worker working in the basement, saw the figure of a Beau, and staircases and galleries of the castle is occasionally glimpsed the figure of a woman in a red dress.

8. Castle Framlingham, Suffolk

Employees in the former strongholds of Mary Tudor reported encounters with a ghostly man in a dress of the 17th century and a mysterious dark figure with a white face that wanders around the castle. In addition, in the castle there is a Cabinet, from which are heard the mysterious sounds similar to a bell.

The castle was built in the 12th century and was under siege for two days in 1216. By the 14th century the castle passed into the hands of counts and Dukes of Norfolk, who owned them for over 400 years.

9. Clifford's Tower, North Yorkshire

Clifford's tower is almost all that remains of York castle built by William the Conqueror, presumably, on a Roman cemetery. At the time, the castle served as a prison and a Royal mint. This is the place where the Jewish community of York during the rebellion had committed mass suicide in 1190.

The staff serving the castle, reports of strange phone calls, mysterious steps and shouts of the kids running in the yard, when the castle is closed to visitors. The doors to the halls open by themselves, and once the dog guard so fiercely barking at an empty corner of the chapel, that took several people to bring the animal out.

10. The Home Of Charles Darwin, Kent

The former house of the famous scientist Charles Darwin was also not immune from the strange events. An employee of the Museum said that during cleaning in the office, when she reached across the table to close the shutters, the pen that was lying on the table, suddenly turned and continued to roll until she left the room.

English heritage asked for 1800 of its employees to determine the most spooky place, and they chose Bolsover castle.

"Our castles and palaces, especially the night before Halloween can be very scary places, and some members of our team have seen and heard things that cannot be explained,' said Lucy Hutchings, regional Director of "English heritage". - Bolsover castle, the former home of William Cavendish, definitely has a dark history. For many years employees have reported unexplained phenomena, moving objects and glowing balls, and some saw the William, wandering lonely corridors. It is not surprising that his castle was considered the most terrible."

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