History

Books & Reading

East Sussex

Eastbourne

Join us on Pevensey Castle on the following dates for our second-hand bookshop sale:

Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 

Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November

Sales of second-hand books help us undertake vital conservation work to ensure that future generations can experience the history of England where it really happened.

This event is included with general admission. Book in advance below and save 15%, or pay on the day of your visit. Members go free.

Book Bunker At Pevensey Castle

See Whitby Abbey in a spectacular new light this Halloween!

Join us at Whitby Abbey to see the breathtaking gothic ruins bathed in dramatic, glowing illuminations. It’s the ultimate seasonal experience for the whole family.

Have your camera at the ready as you explore the ruins after dark and enjoy spook-tacular food and drink from our brilliant local vendors.

Of course, it wouldn't be Halloween in Whitby without Dracula. This year, the spirit of Bram Stoker’s legendary novel is brought to life beneath the shadows of the abbey in a brand-new, captivating way.

Join us for new interactive family performances and step into the story, explore the mysteries of the night and experience Dracula not as a figure of fear, but as a captivating guide to one of the world’s most famous tales.

Don't miss out on Whitby's most magical Halloween tradition.

Illuminated Whitby Abbey

Join us at Gainsborough Old Hall for free drop-in Halloween Craft sessions with our brilliant craft volunteers and have a go at creating your own Halloween themed decorations to take home with you. These sessions take place on the following dates from 10am - 2pm, with last entry at 1.30pm. All materials are provided. These sessions are sutiable for children of all ages.

A Spooky Silhouette Workshop on Saturday 17 October, from 10am - 2pm

Join our Craft Volunteer, Julie, as she teaches you how to paint your own spooky silhouette painting. Just in time for Halloween and spooky season.

Masks and Bunting Craft Session on Saturday 24 October, from 10am - 2pm

Get ready for Halloween by making your own mask for your costume, or bunting to put up in your house.

Conker Pumpkins and Leafy Ghosts Craft Session on Monday 26 October, from 10am - 2pm

Turn our fallen leaves and conkers into some Halloween friends. Decorate bright pumpkins and spooky ghosts to take home.

Spider Making Workshop on Friday 30 October, from 10am - 2pm

Join us the day before Halloween to create your own spider in its web.

These sessions do not include entry to the Hall. If you would like to explore the Hall as part of your visit, you can buy tickets on arrival, or in advance online to save 15%.

Halloween Crafts At Gainsborough Old Hall

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Eltham Palace and Gardens this October half-term. 

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Eltham Palace And Gardens

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens this October half-term. 

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Belsay Hall, Castle And Gardens

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Halloween half-term at Wrest Park this half-term.

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Wrest Park

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Audley End House and Gardens this October half-term.

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At At Carisbrooke Castle

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Dover Castle this October half-term. 

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Dover Castle

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Bolsover Castle this half-term.

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Bolsover Castle

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Stonehenge this October half-term.

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games as well as a themed trail and a seasonal selfie spot around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry. the same:

Halloween Half-Term At Stonehenge

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens this October half-term. 

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Brodsworth Hall And Gardens

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Halloween half-term at Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden this half-term.

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Kenilworth Castle And Elizabethan Garden

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield this half-term.

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At 1066 Battle Of Hastings, Abbey And Battlefield

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Halloween half-term at Whitby Abbey this half-term.

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Whitby Abbey

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Framlingham Castle this half-term.

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Framlingham Castle

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Halloween half-term at Pendennis Castle this half-term.

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Pendennis Castle

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Audley End House and Gardens this October half-term. 

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Audley End House And Gardens

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Halloween half-term at Scarborough Castle this half-term.

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as we celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling, spooky games and devilish disco fun, as well as themed trails and seasonal selfie spots around the site.

And it wouldn't be Halloween without costumes, so don't forget to come dressed for the occasion. Join in the daily fancy dress competition and you might just win a prize.

Keep your eye on the website for more details.

The event is included in the standard entry price, book in advance and save 15%. English Heritage members get free entry.

Halloween Half-Term At Scarborough Castle

Audley End is celebrated for its magnificence: beautifully furnished rooms and fine objects, carefully arranged and presented for visitors. Yet above these showpiece interiors lies another, lesser-known world.

Running from May to November 2026, Behind Closed Doors is a new exhibition that offers a rare glimpse into the hidden second-floor rooms, long closed to the public. Once guest bedrooms and servants’ quarters, they now function as store rooms, revealing a quieter side of life within the house.

Through the photographs of Lachlan French and Clive Downes, these interiors evoke a faded splendour, carefully preserved as if a moment frozen in time.

In contrast to the rooms below, they offer a more subtle beauty, shaped by memory, atmosphere, and the traces of lives once lived behind closed doors.

This event is included with general admission. Book in advance to save 15%. Members go free.

Behind Closed Doors:

Join a community of crafters for a weekly knit and natter in the Coach House Cafe at Marble Hill.

We’re a friendly and encouraging group, who work on our own independent projects alongside each other.

Open to all adult ages and abilities.

There is no booking required. For more details please contact chloe.cooke@english-heritage.org.uk

Knitting Group At Marble Hill

Join Surtal Arts for a hands-on Diwali lantern-making workshop. Create your own decorative lantern using colourful materials and craft techniques, and take home a handmade decoration for Diwali.

A fun creative activity for families to enjoy together. This activity is suitable for children ages 5 and up.

Image courtesy of Surtal Arts.

Bookings will open for this event on this page on Tuesday 13 October at 9am.

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English Heritage

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites - from world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, from Roman forts on the edges of the empire to a Cold War bunker. 

Through these, we bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year. 

Book Bunker At Pevensey Castle

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