The most haunted places in Britain this Halloween – from the ‘watercress woman’s’ bridge to ghostly girl’s sweetshop

 HALLOWEEN is here again and for folk who scare easily, it’s best to avoid haunted houses and creepy woods.

But on the spookiest night of the year ghosts are lurking closer than you think and everyday places can hide terrifying stories from the past too.

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With Halloween in our midst, we reveal some of the nation's spookiest spots

From a furniture shop on the site of Sweeney Todd’s first gruesome killing to fright nights at a museum and a bistro built on a brutal crime scene - would you like ‘dead’ to start?

We’ve rounded up spots around Britain with the most horrible histories. Definitely pumpkin to talk about. 

Sweeney Todd's slaughterhouse

1. Balfour & Byrom, Hastings Old Town 

Everyone has heard of Sweeney Todd.

He’s the murderous barber who cut the throats of unsuspecting customers and served them up as pie fillings.

Aged 12 Todd visited Hastings and found work at Harris the butcher's on the high street.