It's that spooky time of year again, so as well as having your carved-out pumpkin in the window and a bottomless pot of loose change and sweets for the "little darlings" (there's probably a better way to describe them) that come-a-knocking at your door, we've come up with a list of the best spooky pursuits in London this Halloween:
- Take a Creepy Cruise:
As you cruise down the River Thames, Halloween characters will recount spooky stories and, after dark, the boat will be lit up with eerie green decks. Creepy Cruises depart conveniently from the pier at the London Eye. see more here
- Visit some of the most haunted areas of London:
- Tower of London - the Ghost of Anne Boleyne, the unfortunate wife of King Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I has been regularly seen here at what is thought to be one of the capital's most haunted buildings
- Westminster Abbey - a ghostly Benedictine Monk has been spotted gliding through the passages and halls of the abbey around two feet above the floor
- Theatre Royal in Drury Lane - the figure of a tall man in a grey cloak has often been reported by various actors and crew at the famous London theatre
- London Dungeon Halloween Fest:
A festival dedicated to all things Vampire, from history to legend, everything is covered. There is even set to be an appearance from Count Dracula himself! see more here
- Regress to the age of 8 and go "trick-or-treating":
Many of today's children are strapping 6-footers and so nobody will be any the wiser if you don a cloak and mask and go around asking people for money and sweets. This is a great source of beer money if you've forgotten to stop at the cash-point on the way home.
- Take a Ghost Walk
There are many to choose from in London that take you around all of the capital's spookiest areas with the help of a guide, here's one to get you started see more here
- Enter Friday's "Halloween Special Friday 4":
This month we're giving away an "All In London Ghost Hunting Kit" developed by All In London and vampire expert Corey Feldman - and if you've got one already, then nevermind... you can never have too many of them. The kit comprises of:
- A Kodak 3.2 M pixel digital camera and memory card - for recording your encounters
- A copy of Halloween on DVD - for research purposes (not least to see Jamie Lee Curtis hollering her lungs out)
- A plastic axe for slaying your quarry
- A "Garlic Gun" - a high-tech converted potato gun (the weapon Dirty Harry wished he'd owned)
- A PowerBar to keep your blood-sugar up during "fight-or-flight" encounters
Click here to enter the Friday 4
Whatever you decide to do have a great Halloween!