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The creepy UK pub with jail cells in the cellar and a special room where you can spy on MI6 agents
CCTV has also been set up to film the ghosts of former prisoners who haunt the pub
A LOT of people fantasise about being a spy, with films like James Bond making a life of espionage seem like a thrilling prospect.
And there's a place in the UK where people can briefly live out that fantasy, while having a pint.
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The Morpeth Arms in London is situated directly opposite the British Intelligence Service building and is reportedly often visited by both MI6 and FBI agents.
The even labels it as "an obvious hangout for spies".
However, its owners also make sure that the intelligence services aren't up to no good, with its own "Spying Room" upstairs providing guests with the perfect chance to try and see what they're up to.
Binoculars are handily placed by the windows in the room, meaning you can try and catch a glimpse of some secret spy action, while enjoying your drink.
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wrote: "The Spying Room upstairs is particularly cosy and provides a clear view of the MI6 building opposite, made even clearer with the aid of the binoculars provided for punters to 'spy on the spies'."
The Morpeth has much more to it than a pair of binoculars by a window however, with an extensive past leading some people to label it as "creepy".
Beneath the pub are cells left over from the former Millbank Prison, which opened in 1816 and closed in 1890.
Prisoners slept in hammocks in the cells, which can still be visited from time to time.
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As well as being part of Millbank, the cells were also used as a holding centre for convicts before they were put on ships and deported to Australia.
A bollard remains in place that marks the point from where they would begin their journey.
A plaque on the bollard reads: “Near this site stood Millbank Prison, which opened in 1816 and closed in 1890.
"This buttress stood at the head of the river steps from which, until 1867, prisoners sentenced to transportation embarked on their journey to Australia.”
The pub say they are happy to take customers to visit the cells "when we can" while also displaying them on a live "ghost cam" feed displayed on a screen on the wall.
This camera was installed after several reports of ghostly goings on, particularly at the end of the night when the pub was being closed down for the night.
One of the ghosts said to haunt the staff and patrons is believed to be one of the prisoners from Millbank, whose failed escape resulted in death in one of the tunnels beneath.
labelled the Morpeth as "one of the creepiest of the old pubs in London" and said: "The dark history of the cells in the basement hasn’t been forgotten.
"Bar staff have reported seeing movements or items replaced, and a general feeling of unease when closing up at the end of the night.
"The phantom feelings have gotten to the point there’s a closed-circuit TV with a camera fixed on the cells monitoring for spectral activity."
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