Anyone who comes from the UK is aware Dover Castle is infamously haunted by several ghosts. It was used as a bombing shelter in WW2 and a hospital then too. It was also used by Dukes I think (can't remember years since I've been). It's now open to public and serves as a museum of sorts.
The most famous ghost rumored to have dwelled there is the ghost of a headless drummer boy. I did hope to see this spirit - but the one I saw wasn't as famous.
I went there when I was 7 with my Dad (believer), stepmum (believer) and brother (sceptic). This is where I saw my first spirit.
We were doing a tour in the bomb shelters and my dad, stepmum and I saw an army man in WW2 uniform at the end of the corridor. Other people on the tour saw him, but not everyone. My brother didn't. He then disappeared.
The spirit wasn't scary or threatening, rather peaceful. I don't know why only half of the people on the tour saw him, truthfully I have no clue. My guess is that only believers saw him.
I have been back twice and not seen a single ghost. If I mention that story to my family they just say "yeah that was a weird day" and my brother is still adamant that it was a hologram and he wasn't looking properly.
He's the type of sceptic who if he was thrown across the room by a man and then the man disappeared he would say he was imagining it.
Has anyone else experienced anything similar to this? I've probably missed out some important details in my story as it was so long ago. Thank you for reading.
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That said, there are some effects, which are either darn difficult or prohibitively expensive to achieve. I don't know what Dover Castle's finances are but most museums I have worked for don't have money to waste. A hologram generator can't be cheap and from what I have seen of them, there is little likelihood of an adult mistaking the image for the real thing.
P.S. Nectaravore (sorry if I spelled that wrong - I shouldn't have waited until the preview page to add this in) - I second your comment whole heartedly!