A few years ago my girlfriend and I stayed in an old Tudor manor house in Norfolk (UK). It was a spooky place and, although we didn't experience anything during our stay, except a feeling of unease, we suspected that it might be haunted.

On the day that we left we asked the owner if the house had any ghosts (we, of course, avoided asking the question at the beginning of our stay!). The owner said, "oh yes, we've got several."

She related several stories but one sticks in my mind:

One Christmas her grandchildren came to stay and slept in one of the bedrooms. On Christmas morning they were suspiciously quiet - previous experience suggested that they should be up very early on Christmas morning to investigate their presents. She went into their bedroom and found them still in bed. She asked them why they weren't up and out of their beds. They replied, "the Silver Lady told us not to."