Hauntings

The Guardsman of Castle House Hotel

Castle House Hotel, 28 Castle Street, Canterbury

Undated; figure said to be 16th century

Castle House Hotel stands at 28 Castle Street within the walls of Canterbury, and Spooky Isles says it incorporates parts of the ancient Roman defences and a medieval gatehouse.

The reported ghost is a guardsman from the 16th century. Guests say they have woken to find him standing at the foot of the bed gazing out of the window. He does not speak or move, and the source describes his presence as overwhelming, as if he were still keeping watch.

The source gives no date, no named guest and no detail of how the figure was dated to the 16th century. It is a single report listed in a hotel round-up.

Hotel.
Evidence
Single witness account
Access
Open, admission charged
Location
51.276, 1.080 (Sited to the building or field)

Sources: Spooky Isles, "22 Haunted Kent Hotels Where Ghosts Never Leave" [other]

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