Staying Overnight in the UK's MOST HAUNTED Hotel (Mermaid Inn in Rye)

Carly is an awesome little dogo she's super super cute the Swan is full of spirits especially behind the bar 😉😂

I live in Rye and love it. As a subscriber I was delighted when I saw this! My husband was head chef at The Mermaid and did meet a lot of famous people, we had our marriage dinner there and my son worked there too. It really is a very popular and special place. I wish I had bumped into you guys. Thank you!

I am a member of The Ghost Club, the oldest paranormal society in the world. A few years we did our annual day out around Rye. We went into The Mermaid Inn for a drink, lovey place. We also visited Lamb House. Henry James lived there, he wrote A Turn Of The Screw. The idea for the famous ghost story was given to him by E W Benson who became Archbishop of Canterbury. Benson was a member of the Ghost Club at Cambridge in 1851. His son E F Benson a famous writer of ghost stories, brought Lamb House after Henry James died. A ghost is said to be seen in the garden.

The George and Pilgrim in Glastonbury is seriously haunted. I stayed in The Monks Cell and was absolutely terrified for my life. I was neither a believer or unbeliever, but after experiencing that place, I can categorically say, there's certain 'energies' you can't explain. 😢

I stayed at the Mermaid Inn many years ago. It was a wonderful place to eat, drink and rest. Unfortunately, I had a violent argument with a rough-looking gentleman in the bar, which led to my throat being cut. The wound was so deep my head was almost severed. It was nearly 400 years ago, but it feels like it was just yesterday. I often tell the story to the hotel's guests, usually while they are in their beds, just about to fall asleep. Maybe I will tell you next time you stay. Perhaps I will even show you the wound.

Love Rye, many years ago when I first met my wife we went on a late night walk through the cemetery in Pluckly (not that far from Rye) it’s supposedly the most haunted village. It was a bit of a foggy evening, needless to say my wife was absolutely fine but I was totally freaked.

Look at Chillingham Castle. Now that is scary!

Glad to see you’re enjoying some of our historic (and haunted) hotels 👻

I stayed there in the 80's with my first wife and it was definitely very creepy. Lots of creaking floorboards and a definite feeling that someone was in the room with us in the middle of the night. My wife hardly slept at all and we were both glad when the sun came up.

I love that you've brought your dog with you, More spooky stuff in the future please.

You’re braver than I am as I would never stay anywhere known to be haunted as I’m quite sure I’d be in for a restless night. It was lovely to see inside the Inn. The look of it reminded me of Plas Mawr a beautiful Elizabethan house in Colwyn Bay near the castle in Wales.

Thank you for visiting The Mermaid. Rye is a place that is vivd on my childhood memories. The whole coast from Kent to Cornwall is famous for Smugglers and hauntings related to smuggling.

As someone who grew up in an older house in the U.K, i can tell you that just hearing random bangs and creaking noises as it changes temperature isn’t unusual 😛

From my experience, what would particularly interest me is - how were your dreams when you were asleep there, in your sub-conscious state. Also the behaviour of your dog (however, it seems he may be fairly elderly).

I think you'd like the New Forrest. Also if you like Jane Austen you can visit her house in Chawton and then take a trip to Alton to see many of the places she would have seen.

Knew soon as I saw the title it must be the inn in Rye. Love those old inns with ties to smuggling like The Jamaica Inn in Cornwall

The story of smuggling on the South East Coast is a amazing. There was so much money to be made, everyone was involved. The local parsons, magistrates, the local inns etc. Everyone turned a blind eye. There was a running gun battle on Eastbourne beach between Revenue men and smugglers. This involved in a British Navy ship opening fire on the town and damaging the local church! The Hawkshurst Gang were fearless and brutal. Too brutal for the locals, turned them in, and then caught, a lot were executed.

Delighted to see you visiting my part of the world. I drive through Rye regularly for work and live just along the coast in Eastbourne. Rye has such a history as have many towns and villages in this area. Hopefully you get to revisit and see more of Sussex

Love the bookcase. Very Scooby Doo 👻

I stayed at that hotel back in the 1970's with my then girlfriend. No ghostly encounters that I can remember. However, I do recall my car alarm kept going off in the hotel car park which required re-setting on at least 3 occasions during the night. Maybe it was caused by some entity or, just the wind rocking the car. Great hotel then & probably still is now.