Get ready for Halloween!

Our range of spooky props, decorations and accessories will help you unleash your imagination and create the perfect setting for Halloween parties, trick or treating and pumpkin carving.

The Halloween custom began with the ancient Celtic fetival of Samhain, during which individuals would ignite bonfires and don costumes to repel spirits. In the 8th century Pope Gregory III established November the 1st as a day to commemorate all saints. Before long, All Saints Day absorbed various traditions from Samhain.

In Britain Halloween has been traditionally observed through children's activities like bobbing for apples in water-filled containers, sharing ghost stories and carving faces into hollowed-out vegetables such as swedes and turnips These carved faces were typically lit from inside with a candle and the lanterns were placed on windowsills to repel any malevolent spirits. The contemporary practice of using pumpkins is a relatively recent adaptation brought over from the United States and we can also thank America for the charming "Trick or Treat" custom.

Did you know that there are all manor of Halloween traditions and superstitions?

The sound of an owl hooting serves as as warning that a witch is on her way - she may arrive sooner that you anticipate.

To protect yourself from malevolent spirits, it is advisable to walk around your home three times in a counter clockwise direction and backwards before the sun sets on Halloween.

Halloween babies are believed to be magical due to their supposed unique abilities to repel evil spirits and perceive fairies and other spirits.

If the flame of a candle unexpectedly shifts to blue, it indicates the presence of a ghost nearby.

You can browse our range of Halloween items now and don't forget to watch out for details of our Spooky Miniature Railway which will be making it's way through our Halloween themed gardens during the October half-term. Details of this and our Halloween Children's Trail will be announced here on our website and on our social media channels soon.