Experience a Halloween to remember during a week of atmospheric, spine-tingling fun.
Throughout Halloween week (26 October - 3 November) you, your friends and family can experience the House like never before. As candles flicker in rooms with closed shutters, an eerie gloom pervades this extraordinary place. It will be an atmosphere Walpole himself would have known and relished. As you wander from room to room, it will seem as if the very shadows and histories of Strawberry Hill have come to life. For younger visitors, there’s extra creepy fun to be had, searching for the lurking spiders that are hiding in the nooks and crannies.
The highlight for Gothic enthusiasts is the popular Halloween Gothic Tour, returning on 30 and 31 October. Wander the House by candlelight as you hear macabre tales including Walpole’s own nightmarish visions that led to the first gothic novel “The Castle of Otranto”. Choose from two spine-chilling adults-only evening tours, on 30 and 31 October (between 6:30pm and 8:00pm) designed for older visitors (18+). A complimentary glass of fizz will steady your nerves, as you thrill to ripping yarns and truly horrible histories, bursting with romance, tragedy, and horror.
Tickets: Buy Halloween Gothic Tour Tickets online - Strawberry Hill House
On Wednesday 30 October, there’s an opportunity to join an all-new family-friendly Gothic Tour, revealing the dark aspects and secrets of the House, as the daylight begins to fade and give way to the gathering gloom of night…
Tickets: Buy Halloween Gothic Tour - Matinee Tickets online
Of course, Halloween is also a massively fun time for youngsters, so there is something exclusively for the kids, a super special, horrible Halloween Garden Trail. Get your fancy dress costumes on and prepare to listen to oh-so kooky and spooky stories on the weekend of 26 and 27 October (before Halloween). You can also unleash your artistic skills in our self-led design-your-own wizard or witch’s hat-making sessions in the House throughout opening hours on 28 October.
If you miss the Halloween fun, fear not—the Gothic magic of Strawberry Hill House is always here. As Walpole himself said, “with a Gothic house, all you need to bring is your imagination, and the House will do the rest!”
Further Information: What's On - Strawberry Hill House & Garden