London-based half term holiday activities - days out at Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Legoland and theatre shows
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There’s lots happening in London, with many attractions offering special discounts for the half term week and Halloween themed events.
Check out our top 9 picks of attractions and events all the family can enjoy during the first school break of the year, including overnight stays.
If the kids want to dress up for your chosen trip, we’ve got that sorted for you too. This is our guide to the spookiest children’s Halloween costumes and if you’d like to don a dreadfully scary outfit too then we also have a rundown of the most popular Halloween costumes for adults.
If this has also got you thinking ahead to the next big family occasion and school break - Christmas - consider some of these festive pyjamas for the whole family.
This half term, brace yourself as the UK’s premier award-winning Halloween event returns for 2022 for a fearful celebration.
Visit between 30 September and October 31 for a celebratory anniversary scare. Fright Night entry includes access to some of the UK’s most thrilling rides in the dead of night as well as terrifying live-action experiences and spine-chilling scare zones.
Recommended for people aged 13 plus. Entry price starts at £39.
As the nights get shorter, Scarefest beckons, and this year its celebrating its 15th birthday so it promises to be spookier than ever.
During October half term, visit Alton Towers for all sorts of creepy scares and shocks as its award-winning Halloween festival returns for 2022 with live entertainment for all ages.
Open until 9pm each day, there’s lots of hair-raising rides and attractions visitors can enjoy in total darkness including Wickerman and the Alton Towers Dungeon.
Younger families can enjoy live shows including the Freaky Fun Zone characters and shows.
Book an overnight stay now which includes an overnight stay for all the family, evening entertainment, 9-hole round of golf, a full English breakfast buffet and free parking.
Ticket prices start at £42.
The 9th longest-running West End musical of all time, Wicked the musical tickets remain some of the most sought after on London’s West End.
It tells a backstory for ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and reveals the decisions and events that shape the destinies of two unlikely university friends on their journey to becoming Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Tickets from £24.
