This line-up of eight Halloween events will get you in the mood.
The Howl Scream Park, Bedfordshire
4 October – 2 November 2024
Only the brave should even toy with navigating The Howl Scream Park on a farm just North of London in Bedfordshire. Targeting older teens and adults, this series of award-winning scare mazes has been constructed to make guests feel like they’re in a real-life horror movie – and they’re the victim. Live actors roam and interact with guests creating unexpected and terrifying immersive experiences. Be afraid, very afraid. Book it.
Halloween: The Black Widow, the York Dungeon, York
12 October – 3 November 2024
A good spooky theatre makes any Halloween memorable. York Dungeon has opened its new show – just in time– and it’s promising to be the scariest in their history. The Black Widow is the story of Britain’s most notorious female serial killer Mary Ann Cotton. She would lace her teapot with arsenic to kill her victims, but who can refuse her cup of tea? Book it.
Halloween Festival, Warwick Castle, Warwick
26 October – 3 November 2024
It’s dubbed the scariest castle in Britain with haunted history galore – so where better to go than Warwick Castle for Halloween? Every October, it transforms into a spooky wonderland. The Headless Horseman roams around, there’s a witch’s den, a series of Halloween themed live shows and a Spooky School focusing on gory medieval times. Those brave enough book ‘Castle After Dark’ tickets. Book it.
Witch’s Potion Trail, Hidcote, Gloucestershire
15 October – 3 November 2024
For a few weeks this autumn, one of the most influential gardens of the 20th-century will host a Halloween-themed ghoulish trail around its grounds. Created to be full of surprises, Hidcote Manor Garden has a maze of narrow pathways and secret gardens. Its spooky Witch’s Potion Trail runs around its infamous linked garden rooms of hedges, rare trees, shrubs and herbaceous borders. All ages are invited to explore the witch’s garden and help find the missing ingredients from her recipe. Book it.
Become a Zombie for a Day at The London Tombs
To really let your hair down this Halloween, buy an immersive experience to become a zombie actor and to scare unsuspecting tourists witless at The London Tombs. After a make-up tutorial to make you look suitably gory and undead, you’ll be kitted out in proper zombie clothes and taught the art of scaring people. Once convincingly gruesome, you’ll join a chorus of flesh-eating zombies at the live shows at the London Tombs. As you wish. Book it.
Spooky Stories and Petrified Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt, Powis Castle, Powys
26 October – 3 November 2024
Ancient castles aren’t short of paranormal vibes, ghost sightings and secret corners, hence making for epic Halloween destinations. Head to Wales to experience first-hand the haunting history and darker side of Powis castle, a 13th century medieval fortress. This Halloween, there will be Spooky Stories in the Bird Room and a Petrified Pumpkins scavenger hunt around the grounds. Book it.
Broomstick Agility Course, Croft Castle, Herefordshire
26 October – 3 November 2024
Budge over Hermione. This Halloween, wannabe witches and wizards will flock to Croft Castle, the most haunted house in the midlands. Here, they’ll try their hand at the broomstick agility course on the front lawn. If plucky enough, they’ll then take on the Paranormal Investigator Trail looking for ghosts around the castle and gardens. Book it.
Tulleys Shocktober Fest, West Sussex
4 October – 2 November 2024
Adrenalin junkie older teens and adults make a night of it at the UK’s most famous scream park festival which is as horrific as it is haunting. Best known for its immersive heart-pounding scare mazes, Tulleys Shocktober Fest has dizzyingly fast funfair rides, freaky live shows and street food. Expect creative fancy dress, aerial acrobatics, a contortionist, sword, fire eating and lots of adult humour. Thrills and chills. Book it.
