Halloween

Whitby Goth weekend is a central event on the UK Gothic scene. /Picture credit: Rahman Hassani/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Gothic days out for Halloween

Castle with an owl

Britain’s most haunted castles

Spooky halloween tales in the countryfile podcast

New nature podcast – listen to folktales and old stories on a Halloween walk in Dorset

Pumpkin lantern on leafy grass, Getty Images

Food and Recipes

History and traditions of Halloween in the UK and pumpkin recipes ideas

Curbar Edge with a cloud inversion looking towards the Chatsworth Estate - Getty Images

Natural phenomena to spot in autumn

Stones and moor and sunset

Where is the most haunted place in Britain?

Castle with owl

Historic places

Britain’s scariest Halloween events

Abbey at sunset

Historic places

Britain’s most haunted places

Castle in the mist

Historic places

British myths and legends: history and best haunted sites to visit

View across farmland towards distant fells, looking towards Pendle Hill in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Day out: Pendle Hill, Lancashire

St Brides Bay, Pembrokeshire ©Alamy

Day Out: St Bride’s Bay, Pembrokeshire

Hellfire Caves, Buckinghamshire

Day out: Hellfire Caves, Buckinghamshire

The Wicker Man 1973

Historic places

Best British rural horror films to watch this Halloween

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Wildlife stories

Halloween sky lanterns a danger to wildlife

A30PDB Public footpath sign for Pendle Hill circular walk, Lancashire

Historical figures

Witchcraft in the UK: history and locations