With a past as turbulent as the UK's, it is no surprise that the historic buildings, towns and cities that make up much of our cultural heritage also harbour a dark side, with gruesome and violent ...

This picture-perfect town is know for two very conflicting things- the country's prettiest street and it's most haunted hotel ...

Pluckley, Kent holds the record for being the most-haunted in the country, with no fewer than a dozen different phantoms reported. Photograph by Alamy This article was produced by National Geographic ...