9 spook-tastic Ideas for the best halloween experience

First up must be a truly unsettling historical tour in York, the most haunted city in the world. Learn all about the gruesome history of the city and the terrible tales of the Witches of Yorkshire from the mouth of your local witchy guide. A perfectly spooky introduction to the ‘city of a thousand ghosts’.

Think you can handle the fear? Take on the truly terrifying Scream Park at Yorkshire Scare Grounds. With scare mazes, roaming characters, live entertainment, street food, and so much more, this frightening festival of terror is not for the faint of heart! Enter if you dare...

Take a guided tour through the corridors and cell blocks of Shrewsbury Prison and walk in the footsteps of those who were incarcerated here. The unsettling feeling doesn’t stop there, you’ll see firsthand how capital punishment was carried out in these walls, who knows, maybe their ghosts are still there?

Maybe you’ve had enough of being scared by the actors in haunted houses and scare mazes? Why not try turning the tables? Try your hand at scaring the attendees of The London Tombs experience with your best acting skills. You’ll be made up as the undead and given a crash course in scaring. Plus, who doesn’t like being treated to lunch halfway through the day? Just better hope it’s not brains.

Tapnell Farm will be celebrating everything pumpkin throughout October with themed events, live music, pumpkin picking, and a licensed bar to enjoy a spooky beverage. A great event for something less scary this autumn.

Learn more about the woman murdered by London’s most notorious serial killer with a brand-new experience. Hand-held projectors will show you the gruesome and ghastly scenes of the murders as you follow in the footsteps of Jack the Ripper’s victims.

We’re big fans of late-night re-runs of Ghost Adventures with Zak Bagans or a game or two of Phasmophobia, but now is the time to put everything you learnt about ghost hunting into practice. You’ll be given access to parts of Fonmon Castle not usually open to the public to find evidence of the paranormal, alongside spooky tales, and the fear that you may not be alone...

See the spookier side to London on this walking and boat tour, including the most haunted house in the city, the Tower of London, and a delightfully dreadful boat tour along the Thames. Listen to stories of the paranormal whilst your guide whisks you through the dark city streets. You may even see some sightings yourself...