27 Aug 2013
Halloween and half term – the perfect combination for a family break in one of the UK’s spookiest destinations. And with any ‘Spooky Stay’ booked at the following Hillbrooke Hotels, children also get a pumpkin, tea light and carving kit to create their own jack o’ lantern (parental supervision required).
All ‘Spooky Stays’ must be booked a minimum of five days’ in advance of arrival.
Prices are based on two adults and two children aged 13 or under sharing a Chic or Luxury Room (depending on hotel) on a Bed & Breakfast basis.
Prices quoted are correct as of 21 August and reflect the lowest available B&B rates for a family room during the offer’s validity period. Please call the hotel or check online for current pricing & availability.
Limited number of family rooms available at each hotel; please call for double room or family of three Bed & Breakfast prices.
THE NEW FOREST SPOOKY STAY
Beaulieu Estate, in the heart of The New Forest, was voted the best large visitor attraction 2013 by VisitEngland but did you know Beaulieu is reputed to be one of Britain’s most haunted places and ghosts have often been seen and heard in the Abbey and Palace House? Its ‘Ghosts & Ghouls Half-term Hauntings’ won’t disappoint, offering families a Halloween quiz trail, spooky stories from costumed guides in the Palace House, gruesome face painting and more.
Discounted family tickets to Beaulieu available at The Master Builder’s for £44.75 (usual price £55); covering one adult and up to four children or two adults and up to three children.
Event details: www.beaulieu.co.uk/beaulieu-events/ghost-and-ghouls
26 October – 3 November 2013, open daily 10am – 5pm.
Where to stay: The Master Builder’s – less than 10 minutes’ drive away
Spooky Stay price: Family rooms from: £187.15*
Offer valid for stays: Saturday 26 October - Sunday 3 November 2013
Address: The Master Builder’s House Hotel, Buckler’s Hard, Beaulieu Estate, Hampshire. SO42 7XB
Book: 01590 616 253 or www.themasterbuilders.co.uk/info/special-offers
* Based on 2 adults & 2 children aged 13 or under sharing a Chic Room on a Bed & Breakfast basis, plus a pumpkin & carving kit per child.
LINCOLNSHIRE SPOOKY STAY
Families can enjoy spooky tours around Burghley - one of the largest and grandest houses of the first Elizabethan Age - during a freaky Halloween fortnight. Torch-lit tours at 6.30pm and 8.30pm will take visitors around some of the lesser seen areas of Burghley including the cloisters, cellars and dairy; all will reveal their spooky histories with the help of local ghostly expert Martin Tempest. The 6.30pm tour is for families and suitable for children aged 7 and up, but the later the tour, the spookier the subjects! Tickets cost £10 per person (adult & child). During the day, why not follow the Burghley Pumpkin Trail around the Sculpture Garden to find hidden pumpkins and receive a treat.
Event details: www.burghley.co.uk/events-diary
Tours take place 21 October to 2 November (excluding Sundays) 6.30 & 8.30pm
Where to stay: The William Cecil Hotel on the Burghley Estate, less than 5 minutes’ drive away
Spooky Stay price: Family rooms from: £166.25*
Offer valid for stays: Sunday 20 October to Sunday 3 November 2013
Address: The William Cecil at Stamford, St Martins, Stamford, Lincolnshire. PE9 2LJ
Book: 01780 750070 or www.williamcecil.co.uk/info/special-offers
* Based on 2 adults & 2 children aged 13 or under sharing a Luxury Room on a Bed & Breakfast basis, plus a pumpkin & carving kit per child.
BERKSHIRE SPOOKY STAY
Why not take a conservationist approach to Halloween and visit Beale Park, the Wildlife Park & Gardens, on its Bat Box building day, Wednesday 30 October 2013. The drop in session (operated on a first come, first served basis) has nominal fee of £5 a box and will give youngsters the chance to build a bat box for their garden visitors with the Park’s Conservation Team.
Event details: www.bealepark.co.uk/events/index/?id=80
Wednesday 30 October 2013, 10am to 2pm
Where to stay: The Elephant Hotel at Pangbourne – 5 minutes’ drive away
Spooky Stay price: Family rooms from: £152.75*
Offer valid for stays from: Saturday 26 October to Sunday 3 November 2013.
Address: Elephant Hotel, Church Road, Pangbourne, Berkshire, RG8 7AR
Book: 0118 984 2244 or www.elephanthotel.co.uk/info/special-offers
* Based on 2 adults & 2 children aged 13 or under, sharing a Chic Room on a Bed & Breakfast basis, plus a pumpkin & carving kit per child.
LONGLEAT SPOOKY STAY
Longleat Safari & Adventure Park is planning a fortnight of fiendish fun; their Halloween Spooktacular Festival programme offers a ghost train, spooky pumpkin trail, ghoulish tours & pumpkin carving, plus the opportunity to meet Dracula in the bat cave. And we’ve heard adult only tours will be new at Longleat for 2013!
Discounted one and two day tickets to Longleat are available at The Pembroke Arms (24 hours’ notice required) – one adult is £24 and one child is £17.
Event details: www.longleat.co.uk/halloween
Saturday 19 October to Sunday 3 November 2013, 10am to 6pm
Where to stay: The Pembroke Arms – 30 mins’ drive away
Spooky Stay price: Family rooms from: £177.50*
Offer valid for stays from: Saturday 19 October - Sunday 3 November 2013.
Address: The Pembroke Arms, Minster Street, Wilton, Salisbury, SP2 0BH
Book: 01722 743 328 or www.pembrokearms.co.uk/info/special-offers
* Based on 2 adults & 2 children aged 13 or under, sharing a Luxury Room on a Bed & Breakfast basis, plus a pumpkin & carving kit per child.
For more information, please contact:
Claire Waters
T: 01225 872 640
M: 07837 344 618
