Is the SPR’s conference venue haunted?

SPR member Mick O'Neill has done some research into the venue of the SPR's forthcoming conference (1st-3rd September) and found some interesting information:

'Is the SPR’s conference venue haunted?  The Society for Psychical Research conference in September is to be held at the neo-Gothic De Vere Horsley estate, just outside London. I found three links that suggest it could be haunted, one suggesting Ada Lovelace was the ghost.

'1. "One of our principal locations, Horsley Towers, is apparently listed among the 10 most haunted places in Europe. The spirit of a famous English poet's daughter, who died of a drug overdose, apparently haunts it. “ Presumably, this is Byron’s daughter, Ada Lovelace whose husband rebuilt it and whose home it was for her last seven years, although she died of cancer: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…/articlesh…/59270938.cms

'2. Neil Wheeler commented on a video on YouTube: “Personally I would add Horsley Towers, Surrey to this list (5 most haunted hotels in the world). I was the hotel manager there for 2 years, convinced me that ghosts exist.“ https://plus.google.com/10671363951193818…/posts/gmkF3wWFz9V

'3. I found this on tripadvisor: On arriving back to the hotel and a few more drinks in the bar, we decided to be brave and go and look around horsley towers mansion again. We got in the door and once again no one was around, we had a coffee and I decided to walk up the stairs, once at the top of the stairs, a door slammed shut, I was gone, I ran all the way back to my room. My husband however stayed and said that a clip clop sound was coming down the stairs, but after waiting till this noise came down the stairs still nothing. When he got back to reception, she then informed us, it is supposed to be haunted: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g1077124-d551175-r150397873-De_Vere_Horsley_Estate-East_Horsley_Surrey_England.html

'My sceptical side says that googling “ haunted Horsley” is bound to turn up some evidence in any old building but I was surprised at the claims. Is it all hype?'

Information on the conference can be found here: