Spookiest Locations in London

Well, London is  hands down one of the most interesting cities in the world. A huge metropolis and a center for trade commerce, culture and tourism, UK’s capital is also one of the most desirable places for moving in. Everyone wants to live in London, just ask your local movers about it and you will see that the number of people moving to London increases each year.

There is another side to London however – scary one, a result of the accumulation of urban legends, spooky architecture and long history. There are many locations in the city that attract people who are into  the paranormal or just looking for a way to increase their adrenaline levels. If you are one of those people, you might be interested in the list below:

• The Greenwich Foot Tunnel was built in 1902. It is almost 400 meters long and 15 meters wide. The sound of your footsteps will echo through the tunnel all the time, making it one of the most unsettling experiences that you might go through while you are in London.
• Ten Bells is a pub on 84 Commercial Street in Spitalfields. It used to be called Jack the Ripper. A local legend has it that the pub is haunted by the ghost of Annie Chapman, who happens to be one of the most notorious victims of the Ripper.
• Bleeding Heart Yard is a comparatively small square in Farrington. On 27 January 1626 the body of one of the most beautiful women in London at the time – Lady Elizabeth Hatton was found on the square and ever since the small courtyard, which can easily be accessed through Greville Street, is among the most feared places in the capital.
• The Hunterian Museum is a place that is going to make your hair stand. Here you will have the unique chance to enjoy bottled human foetuses, monkey heads preserved in jars, and bizarre skeletons from the collection of the notorious surgeon sir John Hunter, known for his interest in anything misshapen and generally creepy – he was something like a real life doctor Frankenstein. Need we say more?
• The Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children was built with a noble purpose, but today it is known as being one of the spookiest and most haunted places in the capital. It was opened after the cholera outbreak of 1866 and since the end of the 1990s the building was left to crumble down. Many people come here to walk the dark corridors and most of them come of the place running. Go and try it if you do not believe.
• City of London Cemetery. Cemeteries are usually creepy, and the largest and most uniquely decorated one in London makes no exception to the rule. Every once in a while ghosts sightings are reported from the grounds of the City of London Cemetery, but that does not discourage enthusiasts looking for a thrill from going there – quite the contrary.