Ye Olde Salutation Inn

A spectral highwayman has been reported in the bar. His ghost leaps to his feet, waving pistols and shouting silent curses before vanishing, a remnant of the time when he was arrested in the 1730s. Rosie, a street urchin, is another phantom - she is seen carrying a bunch of roses. She is said to have struck by a carriage when she was about 4 and her phantom scratches visitors, although it is said that dolls and other teddy bears left in the cave below the pub have placated her. Whenever anyone "catches her eye", she is said to scuttle out of view. "John", a former landlord, who accidentally poisoned himself, has also been seen here and is blamed for lights flickering in the cellar. Two other landlords, also named John are said to have died here; one fell down the cellar steps and the other hanged himself; "One is obsessed with the cleanliness of the cellar. If it is messy, he throws things and slams doors." It is in this area that Roman soldiers have been seen emerging from the wall, march across the room and disappear into the opposite wall. Also in the cellar are tales of stones "rising up" and moving around by themselves. In the bar, glasses have been seen falling off the shelves and some have levitated (as have ashtrays) and been pushed along the bar by unseen hands and keys have gone temporarily missing. A young boy has been seen in the tunnels below the pub, where people experience temperature drops and the sensation of being touched.

A newspaper article in early 2024 notes that a landlord claimed that he had witnessed 89 ghosts, and these are noted on an information board in the pub. In addition to the ghosts above, the article also makes mention of a pirate who fell into the well and drowned whilst hiding in the caves. More details on Rosie have been offered, including the tidbit that she was carried down to the caves after the accident to keep her cool but she passed away before the doctor could arrive to tend to her. Soon afterwards, customers started to be exhibit four small scratch marks, as if left by a child. After two weeks, the landlord took a doll down to the caves and the scratching stopped. When the toys in the cellar/caves are removed, mischief ensues, such as the beer going off until the items are replaced. The current events manager has talked of his own experiences; he was pulled backwards by his belt loop, and another time he saw a pure white shape, about 3 feet tall, run into the boss's flat but it was gone when he checked. A local historian claims that the caves date back to the 15th century along with the rest of the pub and that claims of people buried in pits in the cellar after being sacrificed during Satanic rituals are bunk.

Update 12/8/21 The maintainer of the Facebook page replied, "Yes there's been loads" when asked if anything had happened recently.

Link: Daily Star

Link: Nottingham Post

Link: Nottinghamshire Live

Link: Nottingham Post