9 eerie places to go on Halloween

Catch a twilight display of the owls of Muncaster, and the Castle’s famous firework display. If you want to scare yourself silly, enter the Scary Maze, which is even scarier after dark! There’s also the Ghostly Grotto for spells and potions and the Castle Ghost Tour.

Enter a yawning mouth complete with teeth and dangling uvula, and begin your journey through the maze of The Forbidden Corner. There are mysteries to be uncovered and riddles to solve as you explore gardens, crypts, and caverns. Find statues hiding in bushes, and work through tricks and traps to get to the folly in the middle.

There’s a secret world to uncoverat the Nottingham City of Caves.Wander through a sandstone labyrinth used since the Dark Ages as houses, jails, and even air raid shelters. On Halloween, head down into the depths and meet ghouls who will tell you tales of the caves’ hauntings.

Dating back to 1241, the Adam and Eve is in the running for the oldest pub in England. It was built for the stone masons working on the nearby cathedral, but was evidently also used by the clergy; as the remains of a monk were discovered in the cellar in the 1970s! Pull up a pew and let the landlord fill you in over a pint of local ale.

After dark, follow your costumed guide on a ghost tour through one of England’s most haunted buildings. When the visitors have gone home and the lights have all been switched off, step into the winding corridors on a Tudor World ghost tour. Creep through the exhibits by lantern light and try and find the spectres that linger in this 16th century building. Your guide will give you the history of Stratford-Upon-Avon, and also some of the grisly tales of the area too.

Used as a location for 1990s production The Darling Buds of May, Pluckley is an archetypal  English village complete with friendly residents, a friendly pub and 16 ghosts! a. Will you bump into the Watercress Woman, or the Highwayman pinned by a sword on aptly-named Fright Corner?

Step inside  Dover Castle and discover their Haunted Castle event this Halloween. Witches and ghouls, spells and curses, all manner of things await you within these ancient castle walls. Take a ghostly walk with a guide around the grounds, and if you come in your best costume, you could win the most spookily dressed! Haunted Happenings also run a night vigil at Dover Castle, allowing you to hunt down the spectres of the past.

From swirling mists to craggy granite tors, Dartmoor’s eerie landscapes have inspired many myths and legends throughout the centuries, including The Legend of St Michael de Rupe at Brent Tor.  This ancient church, perched 1,110ft above sea level, is said to have been built by a wealthy merchant who was caught in a storm at sea and vowed to build a church upon the first tract of land he saw if he made it back to shore. This “merchant” was thought to have been Robert Giffard, who caught sight of the Tor in the distance from Plymouth Sound.

The Jamaica Inn was the inspiration for the book by Daphne Du Maurier and has a long history of smugglers and intrigue, and it even has its own resident ghost. Have a run in with the murdered stranger yourself, or attend the popular Murder Mystery. You can look around the smuggling and Du Maurier museums too.