While strange goings-on have been reported at the likes of old hospitals, abandoned mills and historic stately homes, paranormal activity is also said to have occurred in several of the city’s pubs. These 10 watering holes are believed to be among the most haunted - how many have you visited?
1. The Palace
Thought to be haunted by the ghost of Michael Hill , a local actor, singer, poet and entertainer who died in the pub in 1948, both bar staff and drinkers have reported spotting a ghostly apparition lurking about inside The Palace from time to time. Photo: Staff
2. The Cardigan Arms
This Victorian pub is reportedly home to the ghost of an elderly woman, with greyish white hair, who haunts the female toilets, with numerous visitors claiming she has appeared in the reflection of the bathroom mirror. Photo: Staff
3. The Abbey Inn
Boasting a ghoulish line-up which includes a grey lady, a phantom figure of Guy Fawkes and a mysterious cloaked spectre, The Abbey Inn has seen its fair share of strange goings-on throughout its history. Photo: Staff
4. The New Inn
Said to be home to at least three ghosts, employee reports over the years have detailed sightings of a black male figure which walks into the kitchen and then disappears, as well as two elderly ghosts sitting by the fireplace. Photo: Other 3rd Party
5. The Black Bull Inn
As well as being said to be the oldest pub in Otley, The Black Bull Inn is also reputed to be haunted, with reports of heavy footsteps in the rooms above the bar, and of people having their faces stroked by unseen fingers. Photo: Google
6. The Swan and Talbot
The ghosts of two boys are reported to stalk the first floor of this pub, with legend stating they were inmates at the local workhouse and died while working in the pub. Photo: Google