Halloween: homes for sale in spooky places Location: Axminster Guide price: £1.95m Agent: Jackson-Stops & Staff (01823 325144) Axminster is not only a byword for plush carpets, it has a ghostly heritage, too. A woman hanged during the Civil War still roams the area, but not, thankfully, in this Elizabethan manor. It has seven bedrooms with one known as the King's Bedroom following an overnight stay by Charles II. The 16 acres of grounds include stables, barns and a swimming pool.