Here at iHeartEssex we don’t need an excuse to get our party on, and with Halloween becoming a bigger holiday every year, we couldn’t wait to check out some of the spooktacular events happening in the county. Here is our rundown of some of the top Halloween events happening in Essex in 2015.
This contemporary restaurant is offering a Fright Night on Saturday 31st October that includes a Heston Blumenthal inspired 6 course menu of tricks and treats. Each dish has a horror movie themed name, and the actual ingredients will not be revealed until the end of the evening. The chefs promise nothing gruesome, but you may sample some unusual foods that you have not previously tried! The best dressed guest will win a £20 gift voucher.
Course 1: Torture Garden, Course 2: The Abyss, Course 3: Silence of the Lambs, Course 4: Trick R’ Treat, Course 5: Buried Alive and Course 6: Sixth Sense.
This evening of fear and food is not recommended for expectant mothers, guests with heart problems, or people with a nervous disposition as there may be some unexpected surprises!
Priced at a fang-tastic £45 per person just for dinner, or why not treat yourself to an overnight stay in one of their guest rooms, with Fright Night and breakfast for just £160!
Brave enough for the challenge? Don’t delay, book your place today.
Visit Orsett Hall on Friday 30th October to join their devilishly daring Halloween School Disco. Strictly over 21’s (ID will be required), get ready to show off your best zombie moves as you dance the night away to 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s music played by their house DJ.
Fancy dress is optional, but the best costume will win a bottle of champagne to help the evening go frightfully well! Tickets cost £9 each (Inc booking fee), and if you really want to treat yourself, stay overnight in one of this 4* hotel’s sumptuous bedrooms.
For more information and to reserve your tickets, don’t hesitate, contact Orsett Hall today.
Enjoy your Halloween in this cosy 16th Century pub with a variety of cask ales, extensive wine list and a special Halloween menu.
On Saturday 31st October from 615pm til 845pm you can feast on a monstrous menu especially created to leave you horribly full! Nasty nibbles to start include Boil & Bubble, and Witches Fingers. For your main course dare you try Roasted Bat or Eyeball Curry? And if there is space for something sinful you can choose from dishes including blood and bandages and spider web, all washed down with a cup of mouldy brew!
Only £19 per person, this is one Halloween that is frightfully good value for the whole family. Fancy a bite at this quality establishment? Reserve your table today.
If a shockingly fantastic Champagne Ball sounds like your kind of Halloween fun then head along to Thriller Night at The Brickyard on Friday 30th October.
Moet & Chandon champagne is just £40 a bottle and you can throw some scary shapes on the dance floor with DJ Woody (from Capital Xtra) and other DJs until it’s time to return to your coffin.
You can even enjoy a 3 course meal from their set menu beforehand, including their Surf and Turf special. 3 courses will cost you your life (or £34.95!).
Check out their website to find out more!
For one night only, this beautiful beachfront hotel and restaurant is turning into a hotel of horrors! On 31st October you can enjoy a specially prepared menu of disgusting dishes including Pumpkin Soup with Satan Dust, Roasted Bat Risotto, Fish Brains in Bloody Mary Sauce and Beef Goulash with Eyeball Fried Rice and Slimy Sour Cream.
Priced at only £16.95 for 2 courses, or £18.95 for 3 courses, you’d be simply gutted to miss out! Reserve your table of terror today.
If you are looking for a Halloween event suitable for your mini-monsters then look no further than the Foresters Arms.
On Thursday 29th October, this recently refurbished pub and restaurant is holding a children’s Halloween party. From 7-9pm there will be gruesome games, sickly stories and a terrifying treasure hunt to keep your little toads busy. Fancy dress is a must to stand a chance of winning the ‘best costume’ competition. Tickets are just £5 on the door.
If you are feeling ravenous then you can sink your teeth one of the home-cooked dishes from the menu before the party. Contact them today to reserve your table.
One of the most popular nightclubs in Essex and loved by celebrities including Emma Bunton, Professor Green, the cast of TOWIE and even Usher, Sugar Hut is hosting “Yelloween”, sponsored by Veuve Clicquot champagne.
Dress as any superhero with a freaky twist, or as any evil super-villain for a chance to win a bottle of VC bubbles! The best costume on each night wins. Other Halloween fancy dress is allowed, otherwise the usual dress code applies.
Enjoy four rooms of freakishly awesome music including commercial, dance, RnB and club classics. Ahead of the party you can pop next door to the Sugar Hut restaurant where there is an extensive menu for you to choose from.
Not stopping by would be a grave mistake! Check out their website to find out more information. (ID will be required for this venue).
This Indian restaurant has created a special Halloween dish, Kadhu Gosht (Lamb & Pumpkin Curry), and has a brand new a la carte menu including the Naga Raj Kebab, a meal so hot it must have been created in hell.
On Friday 30th and Saturday 31st of October you fill your belly and monster mash the night away with their resident DJ. Wear your most horrifying outfit for a chance to win a free meal (competition deets on their website).
With plenty of drinks offers too, you will have to be careful not to end up with a fangover!
You’d be batty to miss out. Give them a call to reserve your table today.
That about rounds up this week’s blog post. We hope you have found it horrifically helpful when it comes to finding somewhere to spend your Halloween. We are sure that whatever your choice, you will end up having one hell of a night! See you next week!