Bath regularly plays host to large groups of tourists, with almost 5 million visitors drawn to its famous buildings, festivals, parks, cultural life and spa water every year.

Architecturally, the city displays a fine range of buildings ranging from its various, distinct spells as a refined, elegant tourist resort. The building of a modern spa centre, known as Thermae Bath Spa, now allows modern day visitors to experience the warm water bathing pleasures which have been attracting people here since the days of the Roman occupation.

Events which entice people to Bath include concerts by world famous artists and a large number of festivals which celebrate everything from international music to beer.

See also: Bath City Life.

Around the west stairwell of the castle a woman has frequently been seen wearing a long red dress and wandering the halls accompanied by the distinct sound of sobbing. The lower half of a man has also been spotted around the King’s bedroom, as well as crossing the doorway. Though this figure has been seen on numerous occasions, it is not known who he could be and why only his lower half is visible.

Perhaps most famous of all the ghosts of Dover castle is the headless drummer. This drummer is thought to be a fifteen-year-old named Sean who was ambushed whilst carrying a large amount of money, where his head taken off by a sword in the process.

Medium Derek Acorah from the television program Most Haunted supposedly got in contact with Sean and helped him find peace. The drumming has not been heard at all since then.

Read more Kent ghost stories on the CanterburyPages.com website.

The church had been considered unsafe by 1723, but the only one who decided to take action was the churchman, Revd Dr Michael Hutchinson – he ordered that everything except for the tower should be demolished. The decision eventually went through and the church was converted to the design that we still know as Derby Cathedral.

There have been many interesting events at All Saints’ Church including an historic visit from Prince Charles Edward Stuart in 1745. He had marched his army unchallenged from Carlisle, stationing his troops in Derby and ordering the bells of All Saints’ to be rung before attending a service at the Church.

But today’s Cathedral also has a more spooky history, where several ghosts have been experienced around the grounds including that of the Prince, also known as Charles III to his supporters at the time who recognised him as the rightful king. A lady living in the building across the road from the Cathedral claims to have seen the man in Jacobite dress recounting his footsteps.

Read more about the ghosts and legends of Derbyshire at BakewellDerbyshire.com.