Halloween at Strawberry Hill House

This Halloween, Strawberry Hill House transforms into the stage of Horace Walpole’s darkest imaginings. Here, in his ‘little Gothic castle’, the Gothic was born: one night in 1764 Walpole dreamt of a giant armoured hand on a staircase and awoke to write The Castle of Otranto — the first Gothic novel, the blueprint for every haunted castle and uncanny tale that followed. Over half-term, shutters will be drawn, every room alive with flickering candlelight, as unsettling stories echo through the halls and visitors wander at their own pace. Families can take part in a riddle-strewn Halloween Garden Trail throughout the week, complete with a sweet treat reward from the Garden Café.

Normal admission applies plus £2 per trail.

https://tickets.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk/event-tickets/66911?catID=13844