Pool Parc Asylum, located near Ruthin in North Wales, was originally built as a grand manor house in the 16th century. In 1937, it was converted into a psychiatric hospital, serving as an extension to the nearby North Wales Hospital. The asylum operated until 1989, treating patients with various mental illnesses during its years of operation.

Since its closure, Pool Parc has gained a reputation for paranormal activity. Visitors and ghost hunters have reported numerous unsettling experiences within its decaying walls. One of the most frequently encountered phenomena is the sound of disembodied footsteps echoing through empty corridors. These phantom footfalls are often accompanied by the rustling of clothing, as if invisible patients are still roaming the halls.

In the former ward areas, witnesses have described seeing shadowy figures darting between rooms and vanishing into thin air. Some have even reported feeling unseen hands touching or grabbing them, particularly in the more isolated areas of the building.

The asylum’s kitchen is said to be a hotspot for paranormal activity, with visitors reporting the smell of phantom food and the sound of pots and pans clanging when the room is empty. In the old operating theater, people have claimed to hear agonized screams and moans, believed to be echoes of past patients’ suffering.

Perhaps the most chilling encounters involve apparitions of former patients and staff. Multiple witnesses have described seeing a ghostly nurse patrolling the corridors, clipboard in hand, seemingly continuing her rounds long after the asylum’s closure. Others have reported glimpsing the spectral figure of a distressed female patient in a white gown, who vanishes when approached.