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Spooktacular adventures this Halloween

  • Wednesday October 13th 2021
  • Merlin Annual Pass
  • Halloween, Things to do, Fun

Witches at cauldron preparing for Howl'o'ween at Chessington World of Adventures Resort

Passholders! It’s officially spooky season and Halloween is beckoning… It’s set to be a spooktacular month as our attractions conjure up a concoction of fangtastical events! From spooky family fun to spine-tingling award-winning scare mazes for the most daring of Passholders, there’s something for everyone at our attractions this Halloween. Read on to start planning your Halloween frights… and remember pre-booking is essential (to avoid any, ahem, unnecessary spooks when visiting us)!

FRIGHT NIGHTS at THORPE PARK Resort

FRIGHT NIGHTS at THORPE PARK Resort

8th - 10th & 15th - 31st October

The most anticipated Halloween event FRIGHT NIGHTS returns to THORPE PARK Resort this year for its 20th anniversary! Be prepared to be scared senseless as you ride the UK’s most thrilling rides in the dead of night before taking on live action scare experiences. Witness the new awe-inspiring fire and light display - LEGACY and get your heart racing as you venture through spine-chilling scare zones including The Crows of Mawkin Meadow and Creek Freaks Unchained. True fear-seekers can take on three infamously terrifying scare mazes including the all-NEW Trailers, Creek Freak Massacre and Platform 15: End of the Line*.

Pre-book this event via the Passholder Pre-Book Hub.

*Scare mazes require an additional paid ticket. Unlock your Passholder discount below.

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The Alton Ancestors at Scarefest at Alton Towers Resort

Scarefest at Alton Towers Resort

8th - 10th & 15th - 31st October

Tiptoe into Alton Towers Resort for all sorts of creepy scares and shocks as its award-winning Scarefest returns for 2021 with live entertainment for all ages. Families can brave the spook-tacular Halloween shows and enjoy the brand-new attraction Trick O’ Treat Town. Daring souls can face hair-raising rides in the dark, or venture in four truly terrifying scare mazes including Freak Show: Toxic Junkyard, The Attic: Terror of the Towers, Altonville Mine Tours: Uncover the Legend of the Skin Snatchers and Darkest Depths*.

Pre-book this event via the Passholder Pre-Book Hub.

*scare mazes require an additional paid ticket. Unlock your Passholder discount below.

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Witches at cauldron preparing for Howl'o'ween at Chessington World of Adventures Resort

Howl’o’ween at Chessington World of Adventures Resort

16th – 31st October

Things are getting spooky once again at Chessington this October, with a fa-BOO-lous Halloween event for the whole family! This year the mischievous Wild Witches have cast a spell on the Resort, conjuring up wicked spooks around every corner, including the Plunderous Pirates, Ferocious Pharaohs, Barbaric Bandits and Vile Villagers. New for 2021 – join Wilf, Howl’o’ween’s loveable werewolf, on one of his spooktacular mis-adventures. Plus don’t forget to take a wander through the enchanting Forgotten Forest and for the very bravest of Adventurers, journey deep into the dark caverns and experience the multi award-winning scare attraction Creepy Caves: Resurgence*. With lots of tricks and plenty of treats, watch your step as you explore Chessington this Howl’o’ween!

Pre-book this event via the Passholder Pre-Book Hub and buy your Passholder discounted tickets for Creepy Caves: Resurgence below!

*Creepy Caves is a scare attraction which is designed to be frightening. It is not suitable for anyone aged under 10 years. Passholders can book their discounted maze entry online.

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Children in Halloween costumes during Brick or Treat at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort

Brick or Treat at LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort

14th – 31st October

This Halloween, Lord Vampyre invites all little monsters and their families to the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort for the ultimate Halloween party! It’s a frightfully fun day out for all the family with many fun Halloween activities for you to dig your fangs into, including Haunted House Monster Party Ride and NEW activities for 2021 including Lord Vampyre’s Creepy Crypt Trail, The LEGO® Friends Halloween Show, fang-tastic Pumpkin Trail and costume competitions! And of course, enjoy awesome rides including the brand-new land LEGO® MYTHICA: World of Mythical Creatures!

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Children in Halloween costumes at Warwick Castle

The Haunted Castle at Warwick Castle Resort

Join the ghosts, ghouls, wizards and witches of Warwick Castle and prepare for a Halloween brimming with spooky tales and family-friendly frights. Meet the famous Witches of Warwick and find out which secret spells they are concocting in their cauldron! Search the spooky mansion, navigate the Haunted Hollows and discover even more quirky characters in spellbinding shows and activities!

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Man breathing fire at Castle After Dark at Warwick Castle

Castle After Dark at Warwick Castle Resort

23rd, 24th, 29th - 31st October

Brace yourself as Warwick Castle comes to life with haunted spirits and fearful frights like never before! Enjoy an evening of live music, captivating entertainment, quirky roaming characters, delicious street food and thrilling attractions! Their brand-new attractions including Hunted and Massacre-ade Ball, are sure to get your heart pumping and spine tingling… but be warned these are not for the faint hearted!

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The Surgeon at The London Dungeon

The Surgeon at The London Dungeon

9th - 31st October

Brave the Home of Halloween, where The London Dungeon are pulling out all the scream inducing stops to create a truly terrifying experience this scary season. Watch ‘The Surgeon’, a brand-new show that deep dives into the devilish practice of surgery in the Victorian era. You’ll soon learn that a modern day visit to a surgeon is a far cry from the hospitals of the Victorian era. Do you have what it takes to brave the surgeon’s knife...?

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Ascarium at SEA LIFE Centres

Ascarium at SEA LIFE

2nd - 31st October (dates for each location* vary, please see all dates below.)

Join in the spooky family fun as SEA LIFE centres nationwide turn from Aquarium to an Ascarium for Halloween. Follow an immersive trail through the aquarium to find the Sea Witch's missing potion ingredients, which are hidden throughout the depths of the tanks. Make your way to the Witch’s lair where she will cast her spell to open her treasure chest revealing a special reward! You may also discover some of the spookiest creatures of the sea as you explore…

Pre-book this event via the Passholder Pre-Book Hub.

*Excludes SEA LIFE London Aquarium. SEA LIFE London Aquarium will be hosting Spooky Tales.

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Spooky Stories at SEA LIFE London

Spooky Stories at SEA LIFE London Aquarium

23rd - 31st October

Brave the legends of the deep this Halloween at Sea Life London Aquarium! As you dive into the frightful underwater world, be prepared to come across the myths of the sea that will have your fins tingling. Uncover the stories around mystical sea-witches, the ferocious Kraken, ghostly Antarctic explorers and mysterious shipwrecks, all while coming face-to-fin with over 5,000 fang-tastic creatures.

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Witch in Poison Apple Pub during Halloween at Shrek's Adventure! London

Scared Shrekless at Shrek’s Adventure! London

23rd - 31st October

A clumsy witch from Far Far Away has crash landed in London and needs your help, can you find her dropped belongings to help her out in time for Halloween? Pick up an activity leaflet from the entrance and keep your eyeballs open for the spooky items before you board your magic bus. Then hand your list to the witch for a treat from her cauldron after your tour of Far Far Away.

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Halloween at York Dungeon

Hex at The York Dungeon

1st – 31st October

Will you survive the Hex of the Witch? Join the York Dungeon for its scariest Halloween ever…. starring YOU! Watch out as you journey through York’s darkest history in the depths of the Dungeon, with twists and turns to keep you screaming for more as Isabella Billington unleashes her Hex. Are you brave enough? Enter… if you dare!

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Scarecrow and Children at Brick or Treat at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester

Brick or Treat at LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre

Manchester: 2nd - 31st October

Birmingham: 9th - 31st October

This October, take your little monsters to LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre and get into the spirit at the ultimate Halloween celebration! There's so many fang-tastic activities, plus access to two rides, LEGO build & play zones and a cinema experience, all at the ultimate indoor LEGO® playground. Get involved with lots of spook-tacular fun, including LEGO pumpkin building, a ‘Scare’venger hunt, character meet and greets with our Scarecrow mascot, giant LEGO Vampire building and lots more!

Pre-book this event via the Passholder Pre-Book Hub.

*Full Halloween activities will be running on weekends and school holidays in October. Check the attraction’s website for these dates.

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Blackpool Tower Dungeon - the Home of Halloween - Jester with Pumpkins

The Home of Halloween at Blackpool Tower Dungeon

1st - 31st October

This October, The Blackpool Tower Dungeon is the horrifying Home of Halloween! Get dunked headfirst into 1000 years of grisly history as the live actors and immersive sets bring Lancashire's past back to life. This year celebrates 409 years of the Pendle witch trials so watch out for witches wreaking their revenge in the Tower Dungeon this Halloween.

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Halloween Family Party at The Blackpool Tower Ballroom

Halloween Family Party in The Ballroom

30th & 31st October

The Blackpool Tower Ballroom is proud to present The Halloween Family Party 2021! This Halloween weekend, head to The Blackpool Tower Ballroom where you can enjoy spooktacular family entertainment including a fancy dress competition, with the lucky winner receiving special prize for a family of four! Doors open at 12pm and 7pm respectively.

Passholders receive 20% off this event. Head to the link below to book now!

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Edinburgh Dungeon Halloween

Curse of the Possessed Nun at The Edinburgh Dungeon

16th - 31st October

Will you survive the Curse of the Possessed Nun? Join the Edinburgh Dungeon for its scariest Halloween ever…starring YOU! Delve into Scotland’s darkest history and learn the tale of Pearlin Jean, a wronged nun, betrayed by her lover. Help exorcise the spirit of Pearlin Jean from the darkest depths of Allanbank House. Are you brave enough? Enter…if you dare!

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