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Ham House

Richmond, London

A scheming duchess, a ghostly dog, and the smell of her rose perfume.

Ham House was the home of Elizabeth Murray, Duchess of Lauderdale, a powerful and ruthless woman of the 1600s. Staff and visitors report the scent of her rose perfume, footsteps on the stairs and the tapping of a walking stick.

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When
From the 1600s
Where
51.4440, -0.3150
Group
Haunted places

Visiting

National Trust, open most of the year.

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