OUT AND ABOUT
all-out for spooky season! Among the devilish delights on offer this month are an evening of candlelit ghost stories at Theatre Royal on 6 October, a talk on witchcraft and cunning folk by Dr Tabitha Stanmore at Moyse’s Hall Museum on 24 October, Firestorm Cabaret’s Hell-O- Ween creep show of burlesque, circus and cabaret at the Hunter Club Arts Centre on 25 October and guided Ghostly and Macabre Tours through the town, operating as of 31 October. theatreroyal. org, moyseshall.org, hunterclub.org.uk, burystedmundstourguides.org And let’s not forget the infamous Scaresville Haunted Village live-action immersive experience, which returns to Kentwell Hall from 15 October to 1 November! scaresville.co.uk Become a mad scientist Kids will love taking on the Evil Genius Awards, making their own ‘blood in a bottle’ and getting gloriously slimed in fantastically foul experiments at the Cambridge Science Centre. Open every day in the October half-term and a short hop from Cambridge city centre, the Science Centre is filled with hands-on fun for the whole family. Individual session tickets can be booked online, with annual membership also available. cambridgesciencecentre.org Cherish the colours of autumn As well as the aforementioned Anglesey Abbey, Wimpole Estate and Cambridge WITCHING HOUR Make sure to stock up on witchy supplies (bottom), attend a guided Ghostly and Macabre Tour in Bury St Edmunds (right) or look out for bright orange pumpkins (top)
University Botanic Garden, where there’s an entire section of the garden given over to autumn leaf colour, from the buttery yellow of the Ginkgo biloba to the fiery red of the Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’, there are a few other recommended spots to soak up the rich seasonal spectrum. In particular, there’s Jesus Green, Beechwoods nature reserve, Churchill College with its fabulous Boston ivy-covered wall and the long, leaf-carpeted avenues of trees at Wandlebury Country Park. Nature at its most spectacular!
Don’t miss!
The ADC Theatre is hosting a double bill of Halloween-themed shows this year: The Addams Family , 28 October to 1 November, and Dragtime! Presents: Ghosted , 29 October to 1 November. Find out more and book tickets at adctheatre.com
12 OCTOBER 2025 CAMBSEDITION.CO.UK
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