Haunted London

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For a genuine fright, visit London's scariest places

Be afraid, be very afraid. As Halloween sidles up on the capital, we seek out the genuinely frightening places in this ancient and occasionally creepy city. From poltergeists in pubs to haunted hospitals, Time Out picks out London spookiest spots.

City Of London Cemetery

City Of London Cemetery City Of London Cemetery - © Peter Kindersley

Since the mid 1970s locals have complainted about a brilliant orange light emanating from one of the tombstones in the western section of the City of London Cemetery in Wanstead. Despite repeated attempts, investigators have been unable to find any light source outside the graveyard that could account for the phenomenon. Access the cemetery via Aldersbrook Road.

City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, Aldersbrook Road, Manor Park, London, E12 5DQ


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