3 Haunted Places in Liverpool
Many of our food tour guests ask us about the supernatural events that Liverpool is also famous for.
Perhaps being a port city has attracted the weird and the wonderful over the years. It’s certainly true that there are plenty of haunted places in Liverpool. Here’s our 3 top spots to get your ghoul on.
William McKenzies Tomb.
This has got to be one of the most original grave stones in the country. William McKenzie was a civil engineer who worked on the Manchester Liverpool railway in the early 1800’s. He amassed a great deal of wealth from projects both in England and on the continent. He was also a very keen gambler. It is said that McKenzie lost his soul in a game of poker with the devil. He figured that if he was not buried and instead interned above ground then the devil couldn’t take him. As a result his tomb is a 15 meter pyramid. Legend has it he is interned in a upright seated position with a winning poker hand.
We visit the tomb on our Liverpool food tour, you can find out more here.
The Adelphi Hotel
Of all the haunted places in Liverpool this is probably the most well know.
Another spot that we walk past on our Liverpool tour is the Adelphi hotel. Believe it or not it is believed that Adolf Hitler used to work here. Apart from that weird claim the hotel is also home to a number of ghosts. Guests have claimed to have heard an unknown whistler in the lift who also blows gently on peoples necks.
In August 1961 a young bell boy died after being trapped in the baggage room. His ghost is said to still haunt the hotel and guests have reported their bags mysteriously being delivered to their rooms without anyone accompanying them.
Philharmonic Dining Rooms
Liverpool has a lot of atmospheric pubs. Dating back over 100 years and full of history and drama. The Philharmonic Dining rooms are a place we visit on the food tour. As soon as you step foot in the pub it’s like stepping back in time. The pub used to be a gentleman’s club and would have played host to the great and the good of the city in the early 20th century. A lot of patrons say they have seen the ghost of a clown causing trouble at the bar. There’s also been reports of an old man who is sat on his own in the pub chattering to himself. Upon closer inspection the ghost disappears.
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