Reading Moat House Hotel

(Best Western)
Mill Lane
Sindlesham
Reading
Berkshire RG41 5DF

History

Once a 19th Century mill house, this hotel and restaurant, which is now a Best Western, sits peacefully over the river Loddon. The site is believed to have once been an old workhouse and even a church at one point. It is also believed that Dick Turpin once drank in the Poacher’s Pub here.

Paranormal Activity

Investigators have reported much activity at this old mill house such as that of orbs and other light anomalies. The sound of children laughing has been heard and other unexplained voices have been caught on recording equipment. Staff have also reported hearing the sound of what is believed to be a horse and carriage outside when nothing has been there.

The Three Legged Cross

Forest Road
Warfield
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG42 6AE

History

Previously known as the New Inn until the mid-19th Century this old public house used to be the meeting place for the Garth Hunt, a branch of the Pony Club which was established in 1930. The 500 year old building was taken over in the early 90s by a former Yukoslav spy, Jason Fox who pledged to return it a proper community pub but the old inn is prone to flooding time and time again and is now up for sale.

Paranormal Activity

It is said the Three Legged Cross is home to the spirit of a gipsy woman who was barred in the early 1900s so she placed a curse on the then landlord who did indeed become very ill shortly after.

Upton Court

Datchet Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL3 7NR

History

Upton Court was the house of the manor of Upton in the 1600s but few, if any of the Lords of the Manor actually lived in it and so it was leased out for rent. In 1711 Benjamin Lane conveyed it to Edward Lascelles and his heirs and his grandson was made Lord Harewood in 1796 with the property remaining in that family for over a century. The property was sold in 1952 to a Mr Francis Groves of Groves Brodie and Co. Ltd and remained privately owned until his death in 1986 when it was bought by the Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Observer. The Court is now maintained as offices as well as a park and sports area.

Paranormal Activity

Upton Court is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who is often seen covered in blood. She is said to walk the grounds of the Court dressed in a white or cream dress and has mainly been spotted by domestic servants on Friday evenings beside a long path which runs down towards the Thames. She is said to be heard sobbing and wailing and has also been spotted beside the house as well as inside it.