The most haunted Airbnb in Britain is just 90 minutes from London

Orange leaves line the pavements. You’ve had to dig your big coat and your scarf out of storage. That can only mean one thing: spooky season is here.

Diehard Halloween fans will already be crafting plans and costumes for October 31 (which falls on a Friday this year), but if you’re still on the hunt for something extra spooky, we’ve found the place for you.

Time Out has just published out ranking of the most haunted Airbnbs in the UK, and the number one spot goes to a brilliantly creepy Edwardian room in Great Dunmow, Essex. Named ‘The Haunted Bedroom at Talliston’ and decorated like the bedroom of an early 20th century orphan, a stay here will ‘feel like you’ve stepped into an old spooky novel’. Plus, it’s easy to get to, being only a 90-minute drive from London.

Your stay includes only one bedroom in a larger haunted house, but you’ll get access to the entire place during your stay, making it the perfect spot for any amateur ghost hunters. This is the only room in the house whose guests get this privilege, so you’ll feel like a proper VIP. According to the listing, this should be ‘the most magical and mysterious night you will ever spend in a B&B’.

Fancy it? Here’s a quick look at the room that would be yours.

If you want something with less spooky decor but just as much scare-value, the super remote Warren Bothy in Shropshire, could be the place for you. The cottage came second in our list because of the total lack of human contact – there’s not even any wifi. If you do find a ghost in this little house, there’s definitely no one around to hear you scream. 

The Airbnb in third place is similarly remote, except instead of a cute stone cottage you’ll cosy up in a disused lighthouse on the Isle of Wight. Luckily, it’s been renovated since its days as a working building, but its history is pretty spooky. In WW2 its keepers were killed by a bomb, and some say their ghosts still haunt the grounds. Maybe they just want some company – you wouldn’t want to get stuck with two coworkers and nothing to do for 100 years either.

Book The Haunted Bedroom at Talliston here.

Check out Time Out’s full list of the UK’s most haunted Airbnbs here.

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