Fancy a Halloween to remember? Haunt a house for the night
TAKE a break in creepy surroundings set amid some really spooky spots
The Towers is a place to get lost in – and has a private cinema
The Towers, Conwy
This rambling gothic chateau is the place for a spooky family getaway.
Get lost among the 10 bedrooms, large kitchen, breakfast room, library, beach room, games room and even a cinema with a handpainted domed ceiling (great for a night of scary movies).
Built in 1872, the mansion has been refurbished to a top standard with exotic bedrooms such as The Lady Of Shalott room that offers a four-poster bed and hand-painted fresco.
Look out across the island of Anglesey as well as Puffi n Island from the lantern tower as the wind whistles past.
The beach is close by and there are walking routes that include the Cambrian Way which begins in Conwy and winds a scenic 274 miles towards Cardiff.
Seven nights from £4,032 (sleeps 20). Arriving October 21
This wedge-shaped house has a grand and creepy setting
King's Stables, Edinburgh
This wedge-shaped house has a grand and creepy setting, sitting within the graveyard at the foot of Edinburgh Castle.
The gothic style and dramatic interior colour scheme create a vivid Halloween picture and the quirky house is very central, giving easy access to the city’s many restaurants, galleries, markets and historic buildings.
It is also only a short walk from pretty Princes Street Gardens.
Seven nights from £713 (Sleeps 2). Arriving October 21.
The 300-year-old Black Swan is said to contain the ghost of a laughing cavalier
Mulberry Cottage, Derbyshire
The 300-year-old Black Swan is said to contain the ghost of a laughing cavalier.
It’s great for a Halloween pint (it’s a Camra pub of the year) and your cottage is only a short walk away in the pretty village of Ashover.
This single-storey, Grade II-listed stone property is set in the Amber Valley amid lovely countryside, an ideal base from which to explore the Peak District.
There are superb walking routes from the door and Bakewell, home of the Bakewell pudding, and the magnifi cent historic houses of Chatsworth and Haddon Hall, are a short drive away.
Seven nights from £299 (sleeps two) Arriving October 30.
Pendle Hill is where the Pendle witches were tried for so-called acts of witchcraft
Pendle View, Lancashire
Pendle Hill is where the Pendle witches were tried for so-called acts of witchcraft and sentenced to death more than 400 years ago.
There are spellbinding views of the hill from this pretty cottage which is a perfect base from which to explore an area that is popular with walkers and cyclists.
It’s a single-fl oor property with a sofa-bed in the living room and a bedroom with French doors.
The Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland are close by along with the town of Clitheroe and its Norman castle.
Seven nights from £250 (sleeps three) Arriving October 28.
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