A spooktacular event is being lined-up at Clacton Pier for half term.
The attraction’s popular Halloween Festival will be back next month with new features and the chance to face your fears with plenty of thrills and fun for all the family.
There’s the opportunity to brave Misery Mansion, carve out your own pumpkin to take home or jump on a thrilling journey on the Ghost Train:4D in Jurassic Pier.
The festival runs for nine days from October 26 through to November 3 and preparations are well underway.
Pier General Manager Harry Peek said that it promises to be a busy autumn ahead.
“We have three weekends of Oktoberfest which is then followed very quickly by Halloween,” he said. “It is going to be full on but we are looking forward to the challenge and hope to pull in the visitors.”
Mr Peek revealed that the Experiences Group – who worked with the pier at Whitsun – will be returning for a live stage show with Sidney, the attraction’s mascot, at Halloween.
“This will be one of the new features of the event along with Creepy-Crawly Cabin where there will be the chance to get up close and personal with all types of critters,” he added.
“The cabin will include giant millipedes, thorny stick insects, giant African land snails and hissing cockroaches.
“For those who enjoy their action a bit faster we will have Spooky Shooters: Zombie Zone, where customers will be able to battle hordes of the undead in a pulse-pounding, interactive shooting game.”
Hundreds of pumpkins have been ordered for the patch at the front of the pier where children can create their own masterpiece.
The best deal on offer is a Frightfully Fun Band. It costs just £14.99 if booked online by September 30; £19.99 booked online before your visit or £24.99 on the day.
The band includes: one entry to Misery Mansion, Creepy-Crawly Cabin, Pumpkin Patch, and Ghost Train:4D, along with free unlimited rides (excluding Go Karts and Wheel), 18-holes of Adventure Golf and five video game credits.
Bookings can be made from September 9 at www.clactonpier.co.uk
PHOTOS BY STEVE BRADING
