Visit London Dungeons this spooky season to find more of London’s most haunted places

The team at the London Dungeon have appointed professional paranormal investigator and TV presenter Barri Ghai – star of Discovery’s Help! My House Is Haunted – to reveal some of London’s most haunted locations this spooky season.

The top five were ranked based on Barri’s own personal terrifying experiences, from feeling chills running through his body to being pushed and shoved and include: The Ten Bells Pub, 84 Commercial Street, Spitalfields – once called the Jack the Ripper, this Spitalfields pub can’t get away from its gory former namesake.

In November 1888, Mary Kelly, a 25-year-old described as having ‘a fair complexion, light hair and rather attractive features’, left the pub before becoming Jack the Ripper’s final victim.

Her body was discovered the very next morning in Miller’s Court, Dorset Street, on the opposite side of the road from where the now Ten Bells pub stands.

The Ragged School Museum in Copperfield Road, Mile End, is a former school in the heart of east London and is reported by many to be haunted.

Poltergeist activity has been documented while bangs, knocks and cries have also been heard echoing throughout its walls.

The Ragged School was set up to educate the poorest children from the East End and their treatment was incredibly harsh.

The Clink Prison in Clink Street, Southwark is renowned for its ghostly sightings and unexplained paranormal activity.

In the 14th century, inmates were living in terrible conditions.

It flooded regularly and they often ended up waist deep in raw sewage and rats. Disease was rife with dysentery, typhoid and malaria.

Torture devices such racks, iron boots, balls and chains and gibbets were commonly used to punish inmates.

Speaking on his terrifying findings, ghost expert Barri Ghai said: “London is a truly scary place with so many tormented souls wandering the streets day and night.

“Having been born and raised in London, I’ve encountered many of the spiritual entities that haunt our capital first-hand.

“I’ve used some of my most terrifying paranormal experiences to compile a list of the most haunted places in London, with truly horrific stories.”

You can visit London Dungeons this spooky season to find more of London’s most haunted places.

 

Pictured: The Clink Prison in Southwark Picture: London Dungeons