The most haunted city in the UK with 'orphan voices and visitors strangled by ghosts'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A city voted as one of the best places to live in the UK due to beautiful cafes, restaurants and winding streets is also one of the most haunted places in Europe.

When the bustling daytime crowds disperse in York, eerie shadows fall on the city and whispering voices are said to be heard down its dark lanes.

The city, is alleged host to over 500 ghosts and has a long history of tales with peculiar happenings. Almost every cobbled road and ancient building has a scary story behind it, and most residents all have their own unexplained, hair-raising experiences, reports the Daily Mirror.From old Berden Hall, where neighbours claim to hear frightening voices of murdered orphans, to the phantom-infested King's Arms pub where one former staff member says she was strangled by a ghost - the city's rich Roman and Victorian history continues to live on and spook York local residents.Mark Graham, 68, runs the oldest ghost walk in the world, The Original Ghost Walk of York.Mark, and his wife Sharon, 61, host an event at 8pm every single night to lead guided tours around the ghostly city.

Mark said: "I'm not a psychic investigator, I'm a storyteller, and I've seen shapes and shadows. I used to live in the city where the old orphanage stood in Berden.