Whorticulture.com Presents: The Best Way to Spend October and Halloween in England!
This is a guest post by our dear UK friend, Amber Sweet. Enjoy!
Hi there UK residents! So we don't miss out on all the fun on our side of the pond, Uncle Eddie asked me to write a little something about any events happening near us. I am going to fill you in on a few events happening near my little corner of the world, so even if we can't be over to join in the awesome Halloween events that we read about, we may still be able to get in the 'spirit'!!
Firstly, Marwell Zoological Park, in Colden Common, Winchester is having a Halloween Festival, from 25-31st October. This is good if you have little monsters and need to entertain them. The event is free with normal entry fee, and you can bring a pumpkin (or buy one there) and take part in Pumpkin carving classes, go in the maze, and freak yourself out at the creepy crawly encounters. This is good if you have kids to entertain, kids just love animals! Personally I want to go just to watch animals try and eat a pumpkin, so if you see some crazy looking chick screaming at a tiger to 'nosh down on it, damn it', you found me! http://www.marwell.org.uk/halloween/default.asp
However, if that sounds boring as shit, don't fear, there are other things to do and be scared by in the South of little old England!
Of course the best part of living near London is the history of murders there, and whats the most famous unsolved serial murder case in the UK kiddies? Yes that's right, Jack the Ripper. Give yourself a pat on the back. Now what better day to do one of the Jack the Ripper tours than Halloween? They are lead by well educated people who can answer al your questions as they lead you around the sites of the murders, and at nighttime it can be quite scary! This is the one I went with:
http://www.jack-the-ripper-tours.com/
It was fantastic, but you need to book now to ensure your place, as obviously they get booked up quick for this weekend. Theres others that do it though too, so don't lose heart if they are full!
Now, if even that sounds too tame for you, what about a night in the London Dungeon? Oh, not so tough now then are you? Well listen up, cos this is a one time only thing. Its the Friday 22nd October from 9pm to 3am, so if you like your snoozing time, forget it! This is the shit, seriously. You start with a talk about ghosts, then a walk around the dungeons, then you can take part in the psychic experiments and help monitor the ghost equipment throughout the night. We all know how haunted the Dungeon really is, so this is a once in a lifetime chance to shit yourself in the great tower. Book soon though, because these tickets are gonna go faster than a birthday cake at a fat kids party.
http://www.londonparanormal.com/GFdungeons22oct2010.html
Now you have returned after changing your panties at the prospect of meeting real ghosts, and decided you want something a bit lighter, how about a all nighter dancing in your best Halloween costume? The Lynx Halloween All Nighter takes place at Alexandra Palace on Saturday 30th October. It looks like its in high demand, so book fast to get in with up to 10,000 other people to dance and enjoy fairground rides and laser shows.
http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/whatson/lynx-halloween-all-nighter-tickets-article-10013.html
Of course, if none of those please you, you can go to your nearest cinema and watch the Last Exorcism, or Devil (reviews found on this blog). Hell, you can go see Eat Pray Love if you want, I don't care. Because our cinemas suck, there are no Halloween special showings I can find, and I am pissed about it, really killed me. So anyway, I hope theres something that tickles your winkle to do in this review. And remember, if you choose Marwell and see a tired looking chick chasing a hyperactive toddler, looking like shes going to take a shotgun to the first innocent looking animal she can find, do come and say hi!
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