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Oxford is renowned for its prestigious university, historic architecture, and vibrant literary culture. Yet, beneath its scholarly facade, the ancient hotels creak with whispered secrets, where shadows linger and the ghosts of forgotten scholars roam the dimly lit halls.

The Old Parsonage Hotel

England

Oxford

Spook rating:
5
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Guests have reported seeing a ghostly figure in period clothing; believed to be a former vicar. There are also tales of strange noises and flickering lights.
Price estimate per night

328

USD
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The Old Parsonage Hotel looms in the twilight, its weathered stones whispering secrets as the air thickens with an unshakeable chill. Guests often find themselves ensnared by the ghostly figure of a vicar draped in tattered vestments, his mournful gaze flickering in and out of existence-a spectral reminder of unquiet souls. At night, the shadows deepen, and with them, the echo of whispers and the flickering of lights become a sinister countdown, as if the hotel itself were preparing to unveil its dark past, trapping the living in a cycle of dread.

The Malmaison Oxford

England

Oxford

Spook rating:
5
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This former prison turned hotel is said to be haunted by the spirits of former inmates. Guests have reported hearing chains rattling and feeling cold spots in their rooms.
Price estimate per night

291

USD
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The Malmaison Oxford looms like a brooding specter, its brick facade shadowed by the weight of a thousand whispered regrets; each creak of the floorboards seems to echo the chains of long-departed inmates, a ghostly reminder of their futile resistance. In the dim light of the corridors, sudden chills creep like icy fingers along the spine, the lingering weight of unseen eyes watching from the corners, waiting for the unwary to lose themselves in the hotel's sinister embrace. Guests often find themselves awakening to the sound of rattling chains in the dead of night, a chilling serenade that promises the restless past is never far from the present.

The Ashmolean Museum Hotel

England

Oxford

Spook rating:
5
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Guests have reported hearing whispers and seeing shadows in the museum's hotel area. Some claim to have encountered the spirit of a former curator.
Price estimate per night

271

USD
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The Ashmolean Museum Hotel, with its grand, ancient archways and whispering corridors, is a mausoleum of lost voices, where shadows dance in the flickering light of gas lamps, weaving tales of a bygone era. Guests settle into their beds, only to be awoken by a chill that skitters along the spine, the faint rustle of paper and hushed whispers trailing through the air, as if the ghostly figure of the former curator roams the halls, still guarding his treasures. The unease lingers, a heavy shroud that creeps into the very marrow of their bones, leaving them to wonder if the past is truly dead-or just biding its time, waiting for the next unwitting soul to awaken

The Bear Inn

England

Oxford

Spook rating:
5
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This inn is said to be haunted by a ghostly bear; as well as the spirits of former patrons. Guests have reported feeling a presence and hearing footsteps when no one is around.
Price estimate per night

195

USD
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The Bear Inn looms in Oxfords misty streets like a slumbering beast, its ancient stones whispering secrets from the 13th century to those who dare tread its threshold. Guests often report the uncanny sensation of being watched, the prickle of unseen eyes, and the oppressive weight of sorrow borne by the flickering shadows, while phantom footsteps echo through the hollow corridors at midnight, a chilling reminder of those who once filled its walls with laughter. But it is the ghostly bear, a spectral guardian of the inn's dark history, that prowls the night, and those who encounter its gaze are seldom the same, returning with an unshakable sense of dread, as if the inn itself had marked them for something far more

The Westgate Hotel

England

Oxford

Spook rating:
5
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Guests have reported strange occurrences; including objects moving and unexplained voices in the night. Some claim to have seen ghostly figures in the corridors.
Price estimate per night

188

USD
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The Westgate Hotel looms on the bones of its ancient predecessor, its brick facade whispering secrets of a time long buried. Shadows flit through the dimly lit corridors, where the soft clatter of unseen footsteps mingles with the anguished murmurs of the past, and objects seem to dance to an unseen conductors tune, their movements eerily deliberate. Guests who dare to linger report spectral figures gliding just beyond the edge of their vision, a reminder that the walls hold more than just echoes of laughter-they cradle the heavy weight of those who never left, waiting to reclaim their place in the night.

The George Hotel

England

Oxford

Spook rating:
5
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Guests have reported sightings of a ghostly woman in white; believed to be a former guest. There are also stories of strange noises and doors opening and closing on their own.
Price estimate per night

142

USD
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The George Hotel looms in the heart of Oxford like a crumbling relic of untold stories, its aged timbers creaking under the weight of centuries, whispering secrets of those who stayed and never left. A spectral woman in white wanders the shadowy corridors, her eyes hollow as they bore into the souls of restless guests, while doors groan open and shut as if taunting the living to join the dead in their eternal waltz. Beneath the veneer of hospitality lies a chilling truth: the only thing more unsettling than the sounds of shuffling footsteps echoing in the night is the unsettling realization that sometimes, its not just the wind thats knocking.