insideKENT Magazine Issue 31 - October 2014 | Page 89

COVERSTORY
Day Haunts cont.
pop into the Squire’s Room to make pumpkinthemed crafts.
10.30am-5pm; house opens 11am. Price:
Normal admission charges apply. With Gift Aid:
Adults £11.50, Children £5.75, Family £29.
Ightham Mote, Mote Rd, Sevenoaks TN15 0NT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ightham-mote

are plenty of handcrafted events, arts and crafts
for your little ones to enjoy throughout the day.
12pm-3pm. Price: Adults £5, Children
£2.50.
Belmont House, Belmont Park, Throwley,
Faversham ME13 0HB
www.belmont-house.org

Halloween at Belmont // 26 Oct
Spend your Halloween at Belmont House and
Gardens this year, where there will be lots of
tricks and treats in store for all the family. The
afternoon will include a spooky trail around the
gardens, pumpkin carving and more; plus, there

Halloween at the Powell-Cotton Museum
// 27 – 31 Oct
Join in the hair-raising adventures at Quex Park's
Powell-Cotton Museum this Halloween, as you
and your family travel to the haunt of the White
Lady. Before your journey begins, you will create

and decorate a lantern that will help to light your
path. With your willow and paper lanterns, you
will then trek in the footsteps of Percy PowellCotton to the dread tower hidden amongst the
trees in the northern woodland of Quex Park. At
this ill-fated location, you will then hear the
horrifying tale of an ancient tomb, a terrible curse,
and discover the identity of the White Lady.
3.30pm-5pm. Price: Book in advance. £8
Adults, £6 children
(maximum of 20 children per tour).
Quex Park, Park Lane, Birchington CT7 0BH
www.quexpark.co.uk

Night Haunts

Broadwitch Hauntfest // 17 – 18 Oct
Not only are you invited to Broadwitch Hauntfest,
you are the guest of honour. Join in the fun at
the ever-popular Spooky Castle; witness horrors
at new haunt, Thirteen; endure deranged doctors
in Containment; and quite literally run for your life
through the Fields of Fear. In what is said to be
its most grotesque and spine-chilling year yet,
Broadwitch is certainly not for the faint-hearted.
A coveted winner at the 2014 Scare Awards,
this hauntfest could well be the answer to your
worst fears. Under 16s must be accompanied
by an adult.
Times TBC. Price: £10-£66 (depending on
how much of a hauntfest you intend to have).
Broadditch Farm Shop, Manor Farm, New Barn
Road, Southfleet DA13 9PU
www.spookycastle.co.uk
The Terrible Tales // 24 – 31 Oct
If you’re looking for some grown-up chills this
Halloween, head to The Canterbury Tales in Kent,
where Chaucer’s classic stories will be taking a
sinister turn with live horror performances in a
church graveyard. Drama students from the
University of Kent will perform the attraction’s
popular Terrible Tales, which has recently been
updated with new twists and turns. Performances
are followed by a guided tour through the
attraction, where nasty surprises await as you

walk the diseased streets of medieval England.
For the really brave, there is a late night tour on
31st October that kicks off at 9pm.
7pm. Price: £10 per person (not suitable
for under 12s). Book online before 30th
September and receive a 20% discount.
Alternatively call 01227 454888.
The Canterbury Tales, St. Margaret's Street,
Canterbury CT1 2TG
www.canterburytales.org.uk

With only a mere lantern to light your path, there
is no telling who or what you might encounter
lurking in the woods. The event is suitable for
children over eight years old, however under 16s
must be accompanied by an adult.
6.45pm-9pm (slots available). Price: £7.50
per person.
Shorne Woods Country Park, Brewers Road,
Shorne, Gravesend DA12 3HX
www.kent.gov.uk

Ghost and Gourmet // 25 Oct & 1 Nov
Don't miss this hugely popular and terrifying tour
of Ightham Mote at night. With only the flickering
of candlelight to guide you, visitors are invited to
walk through the house and listen to the stories
of its past inhabitants. However, watch out...their
ghosts maybe visiting too. Does all this scary
business sound like hungry work? Do not fret,
as once (if) you come out of the spooky tour
alive, you will be treated to a delicious supper in
the restaurant.
7pm-10.30pm. Price: £37.50 per person.
Booking essential on 01732 811314.
Ightham Mote, Mote Rd, Sevenoaks TN15 0NT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ightham-mote

Blood, Boils and Black Death: Evening
Halloween Tour // 31 Oct
Discover the unpleasant side of 'the loveliest
castle in the world' as this Kent favourite invites
you to join their guides for an all Hallows' Eve
tour. In what is sure to be a hideous affair, you
will learn all about the castle's wonderfully
diseased and gruesome history, including tales
of it ravaged by the grisly Black Death and its
part in the ruthless 16th-century sawbones
surgery. Some stories may be unsuitable for
younger children. A reasonable level of fitness is
required to participate in the tour.
6pm-9pm (hourly slots). Price: £15 per
person. Max 20 people per tour. Tours must be
pre-booked online. Some stories may be
unsuitable for younger children.
Leeds Castle, Maidstone ME17 1PL
www.leeds-castle.com

Shorne Scream // 31 Oct
If you dare, join in on this eerie evening trail in
the midst of Shorne Country Park's woodland.

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