Records describing the building of Dalston Hall refer to the times when the first John Dalston dedicated the Pele Tower to his wife Elizabeth whom he married in 1507, and it is thought that the oldest part of the existing building is the Baronial Hall which dates from about 1500. During the Civil War General David Leslie made his headquarters at Dalston Hall and it was a stronghold for one of the leading Royalists during the Civil War. In 1897 the Hall was bought by Edmund Wright Stead who carried out lots of restoration work. More recently the Hall was used as a private house, farmhouse and youth training centre. It was finally converted into a hotel in 1971. Much activity has been isolated to the Baronial Hall, including a female walking up the stairs, a figure lurking by the iron gate door and an 'entity' that looks like black fog rising up from the floor. Other areas of the building with recorded activity include the Minstrel Gallery overlooking the Hall, Rooms 4, 5, 6 and 7, while apparitions have also been spotted in the cellars as well as the garden.