A classic Georgian house, built in 1740, the home was bought by Horatio Middleton in 1750 who opened a tavern in the building.  He started running a ferry between Annapolis and Rock Hall, and in keeping with the local laws at that time, he was obligated to provide overnight lodging for ferry passengers so he expanded the tavern to an inn.  After Middleton's death his wife, and later his son ran the tavern and inn. Over the decades (and centuries) the building has had many different owners and uses.  The current owner bought the tavern in the late 1960s and named the business after the first tavern owner.  The Middleton Tavern is an oyster bar and restaurant with four dining rooms, a piano bar, and an outside cafe in the summer.  The staff have nicknamed their ghost "Roland," though no one knows his true identity.  The most frequent signs of his presence are the tossing of plates or glasses off shelves, moving tables and chairs, and the smell of cigar smoke though they are not allowed in the building. Some people have seen an apparition of a man in Patriot era clothing looking out over the harbor.  Middleton Tavern, 2 Market Space, Annapolis. Phone: 410-263-3323.

Middleton Tavern web site

               

Kent Manor Inn, Stevensville

12 miles from Annapolis, Kent Manor Inn is the 1820 original "big house" of the plantation by Thompson Creek.  Alexander Thompson was the owner of the plantation, and his ghost is one of the spirits that haunt the current Inn.  His master bedroom is now Room 209 and it seems that he still visits now and then.  There is sometimes the distinct aroma of tobacco smoke, lights go on and off, and the TV also goes off and turns on by itself. The third floor also has a lingering spirit.  One of the maids who was new had not heard any of the ghost stories opened the door to a presumably empty Room 303 to see the figure of a man in farmer's clothes sitting on the bed.  The doors to rooms on that floor are locked at night by staff if unoccupied, but often some of the doors would be unlocked when the innkeeper checked them.  The staff swore they were locked and double checked by them when they were up there. After a while, this was chalked up to ghostly intervention as there didn't seem to be another explanation. One of the innkeepers who purchased the Inn in 1998 would sometimes, when leaving in her car for the night, see lights on in rooms that she knew she had gone into and turned all the lights out.  Room 305, the Presidential Suite, was a particular room where this would occur.  The Inn has 24 rooms and suites.  The Brightsworth Room is a formal dining room but there is also a newly renovated Generations restaurant which is more casual.  No pets are allowed. children under 18 are free if staying in the same room as their parents. The Kent Manor Inn is at 500 Kent Manor Dr., Stevensville, MD  phone: 800-820-4511

Kent Manor Inn web page

   

Just a Note regarding Snow Hill Inn - I have seen this as a haunted site in several ghost books.  It appears that the Inn was sold in 2004, and I can't find any trace of it still functioning as an Inn.  I as assuming it is now a private home.  If by any chance it is re-opened as an inn and you have any info please email me.

Update:  I've been told the Snow Hill Inn was recently up for auction and has been sold.  Click here to see a link to the description, including the hauntings