GHOSTBUSTERS are being called to a haunted hotel in Cheddar to find out if guests from the afterlife are ‘checking in’.
Managers at Cox’s Mill in The Cliffs have called on Ghost Hunters South West to investigate the ghostly goings on which have been reported by staff, locals and guests.
Manager Marz Harvey said: “I took over the job about nine months ago and everyone said the pub has a ghost and stories about hauntings.
“I didn’t really pay much attention as every old building supposedly has a ghost, but then guests who couldn’t have known what local people were saying started to report the same stories.
“We invited the paranormal group in April and it did a study in the hotel. It said it would have some interesting findings to show us and is putting together a DVD of some of the film footage it shot during their stay.”
Some guests have reported a spooky feeling, while others have actually seen or heard something that cannot be explained.
Before Ghost Hunters South West visited the hotel it told its medium Sarah she would be visiting somewhere in Somerset. Straight away she said the words ‘cliff’ and ‘water’.
Marz added: “This used to be called The Cliff Hotel and obviously we are right next to water, so that really impressed me. She knew all that before being told where she was going. That was impressive.”
Marz says several members of staff have noticed items have been moved around and his boss has seen a figure of a ghostly lady sitting down in the corner of the bar.
When the ghost hunters carried out their investigations on April 11, one of the guests saw them wandering round the hotel and decided to join in. The group is now preparing a report for Marz and his team and will be revisiting Cox’s Mill later in the month to carry out another investigation.
