HAUNTINGS at the Ye Olde Man and Scythe, billed as the spookiest pub in Bolton, are well known.

But Michelle Cardno, said spirits are reported to frequent other local hostelries in town.

Ye Olde Man and Scythe hit the headlines when a CCTV video appeared to show a “ghost” appearing at the end of the bar, when the pub was shut.

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The 763-year-old pub is described by the tourist as “one of the oldest in England” and “the most haunted”.

The pub, which dates back to 1251, is the fourth-oldest in Britain and is reputedly haunted by James Stanley, the Seventh Earl of Derby.

It is said that the royalist, whose family originally owned the inn, spent the last hours of his life there before being beheaded in 1651 during the Civil War.

But its not the only haunting in the area, The Blue Boar was the focus of an investigation by Michelle and the Lancashire Hauntings team ­— when they opened up a sealed room after reports of banging, knocking noises and even ghostly voices.

Other pubs mentioned in the book, Haunted Bolton, include The Hen and Chicks and The Old Three Crowns.

As well as public houses, there are haunted houses too, including one on Tonge Moor Road!