There's 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 29th September 2020
@ Outside the Entrance to Cutty Sark Tall Ship on Saturday 6th February 2021 and 21 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 22nd January 2021 and 22 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.
@ Trapped Escape Rooms on Various dates from Friday 23rd July 2021
One of the scariest escape rooms in London, this spine-tingling pick will have you in a room with up to nine other people and blood-thirsty zombie chained to the wall. Solve the clues, find the key and escape to safety as quickly as possible at this thrilling immersive experiencing.
@ Outside the Bunch of Grapes on Saturday 23rd January 2021 and 47 other Saturdays
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.
@ Temple Underground Station on Various dates from Saturday 23rd January 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.
