There's two types of people that like Halloween. Firstly, there's the party animals, the ones who see it as the perfect night for dressing up like a fool and painting the town fake-blood-red. Then there's the ones who are there for the scares, the hard nuts for whom Halloween 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 best alternative Halloween activities in London this year, for those of you who want to get a little more hands on.
Last updated on 18th December 2019
@ Barbican Station on Various dates from Sunday 19th January 2020
One of the goriest walking tours in London, this trip around Smithfield and the surrounding area is showing you some of the bloodiest happenings to occur on London soil. From learning about how the city disposed of Black Death corpses to some medieval execution methods, it's one of the most unique ways to get to know the area.
@ Infront of Newspaper Stand Outside Farringdon Station on Friday 24th January 2020 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 abandoned gaol cells to seemingly harmless gin palaces, your guide will attempt to commune with the other side at every stop.
@ All Hallows by the Tower on Various dates from Sunday 19th January 2020
From horrific crimes to demonic devils and the monsters that walk among us, this creepy tour through some of London's most haunted streets will bring those byways and back alleys into a new and terrifying light.
@ The Happy Days Fish & Chip restaurant on Various dates from Sunday 19th January 2020
Get to grips with the story behind one of London's most brutal serial killers with this fascinating Jack The Ripper tour. Kicking off with a meal in the Happy Days restaurant, where a blood-soaked clue was found back in 1888, before you head off around the streets with a certified Ripperologist.
@ Outside the Bunch of Grapes on Every Saturday
@ Temple Underground Station on Various dates from Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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.
@ Trapped Escape Rooms on Various dates from Sunday 19th January 2020
One of the scariest escape rooms in London, you find yourself in a room with 9 other people and blood-thirsty zombie chained to the wall. Solve the clues and find the key that will let you escape to safety.
@ Statue of Goddess Diana on Saturday 25th January 2020 and 9 other Saturdays
