Halloween, Bellaween with spooky horse and carriage rides, and Dracula

Be Prepared To Be Scared!

If at heart you're still a tormented teen

Who'll dress up goth for a Dracula scene

And you live to die of laughter and scream

Then be prepared for a great Halloween

Paint your face red and white and be prepared

So you're not the only one shocked or scared

By the white costumes and black cupcakes shared

By King of Spades or Queen of Halloween.

Poem written by Angela Lansbury

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Copyright Angela Lansbury

Oct 19 2015

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Pumpkins in Waitrose supermarket, Harrow and Wealdstone for Halloween at home, Meetups and pot luck suppers. You can also buy coffee mugs and glasses on eBay with Halloween themes.

If you want classic Halloween horror, try the movies. In Singapore there's Halloween Horror Nights at the Universal Studios tour.
http://www.halloween.sg

Boo at the Zoo
24 Oct - Nov 5th 2015.
Whipsnade zoo. I love the way the lights flicker like candle light inside lanterns cut out with animal shapes on their website.
http://www.zsl.org/zsl-whipsnade-zoo/whats-on/boo-at-the-zoo?gclid=Cj0KEQjwqZKxBRDBkNmLt9DejNgBEiQAq8XWPoQbr3wVrES1EzjmbG1yWD1wFcsBs6kZ7620xuVVTM8aAuKJ8P8HAQ

The Bronx Zoo, New York, USA.
Expect to see illuminations of Jack O Lanterns, pumpkin smashing by big animals playing with their food, and giant 3D sculptures.
http://bronxzoo.com/boo-at-the-zoo?gclid=Cj0KEQjwqZKxBRDBkNmLt9DejNgBEiQAq8XWPst113Y8FX7r8yXIAyEBYqxxN92gTFxRFnMnmez1SogaAlOr8P8HAQ

Horse & Carriage Rides in Hatch End, London.
Pumpkin competition and horse and carriage rides at £3.50 per person. Hatch End.
Gruesome cupcakes. Prizes for the best halloween costume. 4-8 pm on Saturday 31st Oct 2015.
More details from
http://www.bellasblooms.co.uk/bellaween/

That's if you are in or can get to North West London, especially if with children.

If you are in the centre in the evening with adults?

Pumpkins in La Fromagerie, Moxon Street, London.

La Fromagerie had posters for its forthcoming evening events including Halloween.

Your Costumes

You can buy halloween costumes for children in many of the UK supermarkets, as well as face paints, plastic fingernails, masks and more. You can find a large selection in Poundshops and discount stores as well as party shops and costume hire shops.
http://www.skiddle.com/news/all/The-perfect-costume-with-Circus-Scott-Lewis/23619/

Top ten London events
The Coca Cola London Eye has events. So does London Dungeon which calls itself the Home of Halloween.
http://www.visitlondon.com/search?keywords=halloween

Events Around the UK
Events From Brighton to Liverpool including Manchester
http://www.skiddle.com/halloween

Dracula In Whitby, England
Dracula's home town of Whitby has events including the annual October Goth weekend. Friday, Saturday and Sunday you are likely to get musical events at the Whitby Pavilion and a Bizarre Bazaar. To be confirmed. But the site says they do this twice every year, in April and Halloween.
http://www.whitbyevents.co.uk/index.php?com=location

Dracula In Romania
If you have a birthday, or simply want to plan a surprise travel trip, 7 days, 6 nights in Dracula land of Romania including a trip to the haunted castle for Halloween :
Dracula and halloween at a castle in Romania:
http://www.goromaniatours.com/historic-tours/dracula-halloween-tour.html

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author, speaker. I have several more posts on Romania. Please share links to my posts.