Last minute Halloween 2014

Lost for something to do this Halloween, well maybe this will help.

• NECROPOLIS – London’s Journey of the Dead

Between 1854-1941 London’s dead were transported out of the city via the London Necropolis Railway. Closed in 1941 the Necropolis station was locked away and forgotten…until now (dun dun dahhhhhhh).

Discovery London’s largest morgue hidden beneath Waterloo Station. Listen to mad stories and crazy noises as you walk down the aisles of the dead.

Address: To be confirmed upon ticket purchase

Contact: zombieapocalypselondon.co.uk

Cost: From £10, limited £15 tickets available at the door, pre-book to avoid being pissed off.

Date: Thursday 30th Oct – Saturday 1st Nov 2014, times vary between 3pm-7pm, 5pm-7pm & 7pm-10.30pm

• The Coffin Dodgers Disco

Get your groove on without all those young whipper-snappers clogging up the dance floor.

Join the Coffin Dodgers team for a night of boiled sweet munching, “back in my day” chats and sing-a-longs to “real music”.  If you’re under 28yrs old I’m sorry but you are not welcome, ID’s will be checked upon entry so drawing wrinkles on your face will not help!

Address: The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PP

Contact: coffindodgersdisco.com and www.phoenixcavendishsquare.co.uk

Cost: Tickets cost £20, call Don for details 07806 710 236

Date: Friday 31st October, from 8pm

• Fancy dress Ghost Train

Get on the spooky party train for 12 hours of fancy dressed awesomeness.

Address: 34 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RG

Contact: www.carriage34.co.uk

Cost: Free entry for everyone in fancy dress & free blood shots on arrival

Date: Friday 31st October, 4pm – 4am

•  Ghost Ship – The Haunted Paddle Steamer

Jump on London’s largest Steamboat for a Halloween party on the murky waters of the Thames.

Get your dance on with 2 decks of tuneage, while you sail east along the river. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, join 5 other boat parties at a secret location for a massive after party. You don’t have to wear fancy dress, but lets be honest it’ll be more fun if you do.

Address: Tower Millenium Pier near Tower Hill Station. The After party is at a secret location, details given on the night.

Contact: www.residentadvisor.net

Cost: Tickets cost £35 for the boat & £3.50 for the after party, from here

Date: Friday 31st October, from 8pm – 6am

• Bogan Bingo Shitty Halloween Disco

Get your Bingo on at this comedy show event in Clapham Junction. Throw on your best (or worst) 80’s gear, enjoy some ‘seated’ bingo action, then dance like a MANIAC till 3am at their shitty disco (their words, not mine!)

Address: The Clapham Grand, 21-25 St John’s Hill, Clapham Junction, London, SW11 1TT

Contact: claphamgrand.com

Cost: Tickets cost £10 for both the Bingo and Disco, or £9 for just the disco from here

Date: Friday 31st October, from 7pm

•  Halloween Tales

So maybe partying isn’t your thing, on your feet for hours dancing in crowded rooms, spending a fortune on drinks and cabs home, no thank you. So why not head over to The Sekirk for a night of classic horror story readings, listen to the tales of M.R. James read by candle light, for a truely bone chilling evening.

Address: Blackshaw Theatre, Selkirk Road, Tooting Broadway, London, SW17 0ES

Contact: www.blackshawonline.com

Cost: Tickets cost £9.90 from here

Date: 31st October & 1st November, from 7.30pm

• Hot tub Halloween

Yep it’s Hot Tub Cinema again. Grab your wet wear and a towel, some friends and couple of pool toys then head over to the tubs for some Halloween favourites. Chose from Scream, Beetlejuice and The Craft (2 of my fav films),seat back and enjoy.

Address: TBC

Contact: hottubcinema.com

Cost: Tickets cost £35 per person or you can grab a private hot tub for up to 6 people from £190 from here

Date: 31st October – 2nd November, from 6.30pm

• Candy Kittens Pop-up West Fields White City

Not exactly an event,  but if you like Made in Chelsea you may want to head over to Westfields White City. Jame Laing’s Candy Kittens van has set up camp for a Halloween spooktastic Pop-up shop.

Head over to the Southern Terrace were the sweet treat truck will be stationed until the 2nd November.

Address: Westfields London, Ariel Way, Shepherd’s Bush, London, W12 7GF

Contact: uk.westfield.com

Cost: It’s free baby, except the sweets, those you have to pay for.

Date: Until the 2nd November, from 10am – 7pm

Whatever you do have an awesome Halloween…unless your summoning an undead army, in which case you can sod off!

• Images used from visitlondon.com, Facebook.com & blog.homeaway.co.uk
• Info used from zombieapocalypselondon.co.uk, coffindodgersdisco.com,  www.phoenixcavendishsquare.co.uk, www.carriage34.co.uk, www.residentadvisor.net, claphamgrand.com, www.blackshawonline.com, hottubcinema.com & uk.westfield.com