Ipswich's 5 most haunted sites including a pub and mansion

However, there are those who believe that the traces of the past are still with us in the form of supernatural goings on which have terrified people over the years. Read on if you dare. 

1. Eagle Street

In Eagle Street there is supposedly one double shopfront that has been the centre of poltergeist activity since the 1930s. 

Initially a family-owned restaurant the owners left after only a few months after cutlery and plates were thrown across the restaurant. 

The next owners organised an exorcism, but this did nothing to stop the malevolent activity, and they also left.

Another family from London subsequently set up a café in the building but they also soon left after one the tables moved across the shopfloor by itself.

Eagle Street. (Image: Google Maps) 2. Christchurch Mansion

The Grade I listed Tudor era mansion has seen its fair share of paranormal activity over the years.

One of the most frequently spotted spectres is a young Edwardian woman who has been seen laughing in the upper picture gallery sometimes accompanied by happy children.

Another female spirit has frequently been spotted downstairs a lady in grey with a full-length gown. There has also been reports of the spirit of a young servant girl at the mansion who supposedly died there under mysterious circumstances.

3. Ipswich Mortgage Centre

Formerly the aptly named Spooks restaurant this building in St Nicholas Street has also been known to house a spooky spectre. 

When it was a restaurant, staff and customers were terrified of an apparition known as ‘Sylvia’ who was frequently seen downstairs and was blamed for jamming the door to the ladies toilet shut. Hauntingly only the upper part of her body could be seen!

The upper floor of the restaurant was haunted by a spirit who is said to have hung himself in the building.

Ipswich Mortgage Centre. (Image: Google Maps) 4. The Buttermarket

Opened in October 1992 The Buttermarket Centre is now an established part of the town centre and a key spot for anyone keen to engage in a spot of retail therapy.

However, the centre was built on top of an Anglo-Saxon graveyard, the foundations of the Carmelite White Priory and some medieval houses.

CCTV cameras in underground car park have recorded shadowy figures in the past.

In the centre itself the emergency exit doors towards the rear of the centre lead into an alleyway.

Several people have reported seeing a male ghost in the alleyway which runs towards them before vanishing.

The opening of The Buttermarket Centre in October 1992. (Image: Archant) 5. The Woolpack

This Georgian pub in Tuddenham Road lays claim to a number of spooky sightings.

A monk, a drowned sailor, and a disgruntled former owner named George are all said to haunt the site. 

The Woolpack pub. (Image: Archant) Admiral Edward Vernon who died in 1757 is also said to haunt the pub.

Initially a Navy officer he later went into politics and earned the nicknamed ‘Grog’ after supporting legislation that watered down rum on navy vessels. His spirit is said to have been spotted in full 18th century Naval Officer uniform.

Supposedly a number of the Woolpack's customers laughed at the idea of their favourite watering hole being haunted. However, their laughter turned to fear when the Admiral is said to have ripped a sign from the wall and hurled it to the ground in response to their scepticism.

The monk has been spotted next door to what was once a priest hole while ‘George’ was apparently killed for helping to conceal the monk.

Sightings of a drowned sailor who is searching for 'Mary' have also been reported.