Ghost tales and hauntings from across Hampshire

If it's a scare you're after this Halloween you might not need to travel far.

Hampshire is full of locations that are believed to be haunted and many of them are free to visit.

We've put together a list of Hampshire's ghost stories that can give you a bit of a fright on the night:

The Eclipse Inn, Winchester

The tale goes that in the September of 1685, Dame Alice Lisle was beheaded.

The dame was sentenced to death by Judge Jefferys having given shelter to two rebels who fled the aftermath of the Monmouth uprising.

Jeffrys wanted her dragged on a hurdle through the streets of Winchester and burnt at the stake nut King James II commuted her sentence to beheading.

Her last night was spent n an upper room of The Eclipse where she could hear the sounds of scaffolds being erected against its walls.

Her body was laid to rest in Ellingham churchyard but it is told that her spirit still visits the tavern where she spent her final night.

Staff and customers alike have been startled by her appearance clothed in a grey woollen dress, she watches them silently from the dark.

The Dolphin Hotel, Southampton

The Georgian building is a famous feature on Southampton's High Street. But those who visit have told of some spooky goings-on during the early hours.

It's said that a ghost who goes by Mollie haunts the building.

She was once a clearer who died under mysterious circumstances and now chooses to drift around the premises at around 2am.

She can be seen floating just above the ground, leaving a cold chill behind her.

Bolton's Bench, Lyndhurst

The ghost of Sir Maurice de Berkeley and his two dogs can sometime be seen on the hill of Bolton's Bench.

Legend has it that the dragon had a den at Burley Beacon, and would fly every morning to Bisterne to be supplied with milk.

In a valiant bid to slay the beast, a knight - who is usually named a Berkeley - built a hide out where he lay in wait with two dogs.

When the dragon flew down to collect his morning milk, the knight opened the hide door and took the beast by surprise.

A popular telling story tells of a ferocious fight that tore though the Forest with the dragon finally dying outside the village of Lyndhurst, his corpse turning into a hill - Boltons Bench.

The knight was mentally broke following the battle and it is said that after 30 days and 30 nights he returned to the hill where he died alone atop it.

His yew-wood bow fell to the ground beside him and sprouted into the yew tree we see today.

Montagu Arms, Beaulieu

Many ghost hunters believe that the Montagu Arms is haunted by many ghosts including monks seen walking throughout the area.

But one of the more famous spirits said to haunting the Arms is that of Isabella, Countess of Beaulieu, who died in 1786.

Visitors have experienced unaccounted aromas of incense, unexplained lights and other phenomena.

Netley Hospital, Royal Victoria Country Park

A Grey Lady has been seen by many walkers throughout the grounds of the park. The figure is said to be the ghost of a young nurse who committed suicide after accidentally killing a patient.