Scarefest breaks Scarefest – Halloween breaks at Alton Towers Resort
Tiptoe into Alton Towers Resort for all sorts of creepy scares and shocks, as it's award-winning Scarefest returns for 2021!
With rides open until 9pm each day, daring guests can enjoy the head-spinning, hair-raising rides and attractions in darkness, including Wicker Man and the Alton Towers Dungeon.* If that's not scary enough, 4 multi-award winning terrifying mazes are set to return**, as well as the brand new Trick O' Treat Town!†
After a spine-tingling day of spooky fun, return to your choice of fantabulous Resort Accommodation, where you can relax with a ghoulish cocktail and enjoy Scarefest entertainment, before creeping up to bed.
Enjoy a spooky Halloween short break, including October half term! Scarefest is running on the following dates: 8th – 10th, 15th – 31st October 2021.
Thrilling Frights
Brave enough to ride head-spinning, hair-raising coasters in total darkness? Bold enough to tiptoe through the Dungeon in the dark? Mad enough to journey through the terrifying scare mazes, including Freak Show: Toxic Junkyard, The Attic: Terror of the Towers, Altonville Mine Tours and Darkest Depths?**
Summon your courage and book your Alton Towers Resort staycation — where terror awaits!
**Scarefest Mazes are an additional charge.
Family spooks
Families can brave spook-tacular Halloween shows in the Freaky Fun Zone, dress up in your favourite costumes and join your favourite characters in the CBeebies Land Monster Ball or have a dance-off with the spook-alicious Alton Ancestors!
Trick O' Treat
TownGet ready to explore a town where every day is Halloween! The townsfolk's favourite pastime is to host Trick-or-Treating for their visitors, so prepare to knock on doors from Spooky Avenue all the way up to the Witchy Woods. But be careful – as well as treats there can be tricks aplenty!
†Interactive walkthrough suitable for everyone, additional charge applies.
Garden Lights Walk: Whispering Souls
Wait till darkness falls and take the most otherworldly stroll of your life, but beware! A mysterious energy runs through the Garden's water; people say it brings lost souls back from the dead for ALL Hallows' Eve. Who knows, you might have some phant...astical company on the way!
Rides in the
darkDo you dare to take on the world-class thrill rides in the dark? Will you hurtle towards a six-storey high Wicker Man effigy as it spectacularly bursts into flames? Or fly through the night sky on Galactica then dive into Oblivion in the pitch black?!
With the Theme Park open until 9pm each day during Scarefest, see if you can master over 40 rides and attractions at night!
Resort Accommodation
Stay the night at your very own haunted hotel — Halloween takes over our Resort Accommodation during October! Extend the spooky fun at the Alton Towers Resort Hotel, Splash Landings Hotel or an Enchanted Village Lodge. Little ones can enjoy a stay at the CBeebies Land Hotel or why not snuggle up in a cosy Stargazing Pod?
Resort stays include: an overnight stay, a delicious breakfast, exclusive entertainment, free parking and guaranteed Theme Park entry when you add tickets to your package.
Nearby Partner Hotels
If you need to escape the frights and thrills of the Resort, we've got a great choice of nearby partner hotels for your short break. Whether you're looking for fantastic leisure facilities, or family-friendly offers such as Kids Eat Free, there's something for everyone.
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Terms and Conditions
Terms and conditions apply. Events are subject to change and availability.
Entry to Scarefest is valid when booked as part of a hotel and ticket package (add your Theme Park tickets at the upgrades stage).
*Alton Towers Dungeon is an additional charge.
**Entry to Scare Mazes is not included in your ticket and hotel package. Additional charges apply for Scare Mazes. Tickets for Scare Mazes can be purchased from altontowers.com or on the day from the Resort box office.
† Trick O' Treat Town is an Interactive walkthrough suitable for everyone, additional charge applies.
Theme Park Entry is not included as standard – add your Theme Park Passes at the Upgrades stage.
There will be no Early Ride Time during Scarefest.
Resort guests only: each member of the booking party will receive one complimentary 9-hole round of Extraordinary Golf to be redeemed during your stay.