For such a friendly town, Cheltenham can really do the business when it comes to Halloween, with a panoply of spooktacular events to keep you and the kids thrilled throughout half term.
Here’s our pick of this year’s crop of the scariest events for the bravest souls.
The Halloween Farm Trail at Primrose Vale, October 21 to October 31
Pick your own pumpkins for carving before attempting the field trail, which involves tasks, searches and puzzles. This event is suitable for all ages, but kids aged 3-15 enjoy it the most. All children will need an accompanying adult. It’s £5.00 per ticket for children, with accompanying adults entering for free.
Primrose Vale Farm Shop, Shurdington Road, Bentham, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 4UA
Call 01452863359 for more information or to book tickets.
Halloween Spook-Tacular, October 28, 11.00am to 4.00pm
Don your fancy dress and join the witches and warlocks outside John Lewis and Marks & Spencer for some crazy Halloween fun. The team will lead your children in a quest to find the ingredients for their magic potions and there may be prizes involved…
Cheltenham Town Centre, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 9SA
11.00am – Outside John Lewis
12.00pm – Outside Marks & Spencer
2.00pm – Outside John Lewis
3.00pm – Outside Marks & Spencer
Klubteenz Halloween Party, October 30, 17.00 until later
This is a safe and supervised clubbing event for teens aged 12-16. Fancy dress is welcomed and there’s prizes for the best costumes. Call 01242528764 for more information and to book tickets.
Pittville Pump Room, Pittville Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3JE
Sing-a-long-a Rocky Horror, October 31, 7.00pm
Rocky Horror Picture Show fans can do the Timewarp at this interactive screening of the 1975 schlock horror classic. You’ll get your own props bag and instructions on how to use them before you all get let loose on those songs. As you can no doubt imagine, fancy dress is strongly encouraged…
Call 01242528764 to book tickets.
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1QA
