There are two types of people who live for 31st October. First, there's the party animals who see it as the night for dressing up like a fool and painting the town fake-blood-red. Then, there's the ones who are here for the scares... for whom this time of year should be a national holiday. Halloween parties are small potatoes for this particular coven; they need something spookier. With that in mind, we've rounded up some of the creepiest and most haunted things to do in London, with alternative Halloween activities that are a little more hands-on.
Last updated on 28th July 2021
@ Outside the Bunch of Grapes on Various dates from Saturday 31st July 2021
One of London's scariest attractions, this ghostly ride will leave you seriously spooked. Join the London Bridge Ghost Tour and journey back in time to the world's oldest operating theatre, spirits that linger in England's oldest prison and a 17th-century pub haunted by a canine ghost.
@ Outside Farringdon Station on Thursday 19th August 2021 and 16 other Thursdays
With the Seven Deadly Sins Tour, you'll start outside Farringdon Station then visit four of the capital's naughtiest pubs and learn about the city's gruesome history. Discover a bar which used to be an infamous prison and even a plague pit that was favoured by bodysnatchers.
@ Outside the Entrance to Cutty Sark Tall Ship on Saturday 14th August 2021 and 34 other Saturdays
Be regaled with twisted tales of drunken sailors sent to "Shanghai", the Cutty Sark Curse and ghosts of jilted lovers as you embark on Royal Maritime Greenwich Ghost Tour. Expect spooky hidden laneways, London's scariest park and a visit to Charles Dickens' favourite haunted pub.
@ Infront of Newspaper Stand Outside Farringdon Station on Friday 13th August 2021 and 31 other Fridays
This two-hour tour of London's most ghostly locations will take you off the beaten path, into places with more than a few tales to tell. From creepy abandoned cells to seemingly harmless gin palaces, the Paranormal Activity Tour will attempt to commune with the other side at every stop.
@ Temple Underground Station on Various dates from Saturday 7th August 2021
London just so happens to be the most haunted city in the UK, and there are plenty of creepy pubs and brewing tales to back up that fact. Taking you to learn their deepest and darkest stories, join the Haunted London Pub Tour for a bar crawl to remember.
