Halloween 2022 at Mountfitchet Castle

The tunnel of terror

Sat 22nd until Mon 31st Oct – For kids of all ages
No Pre-Booking required, just come along and join in the fun.

Mountfitchet Castle
Bringing History to Life

Open every day including all weekends and bank holidays until Sunday 6th November 2022

No pre-booking necessary

Halloween is coming to Mountfitchet Castle
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Mountfitchet Castle 2022

Come along and relax in the open spaces with the animals. Explore the Castle grounds and buildings, and experience life as it was in 1066.

Explore the Castle - Feed the animals – Picnic area – Tea Room & Gift shop - Museum

Opening Times

Fred on the BBC

Our doting 15 year old Fred has become a Foster parent for the second time in 5 years But this time to 15 orphaned ducklings Read all about it on the BBC

BBC News Item

Castle History

Mountfitchet Castle is a national Historic Monument, protected by the Department of the Environment. Mountfitchet Castle History It is believed to have been an early Iron Age fort and Roman, Saxon and Viking settlement. Artefacts found on the site from these periods support this belief.

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Halloween 2022

Grab your broomstick for a spooktacular Halloween at Mountfitchet Castle.

Our 2022 Halloween event will run from Sat 22nd until Mon 31st Oct.

No Pre-Booking required, just come along and join in the fun.

Medieval Siege Weapons

Huge medieval Catapult - Climb the Towers that guard against enemy attack - Amazing firing of our full-size medieval Perrier Catapult - Full sized Battering Ram

Rescued Animals

Mountfitchet Castle prides itself on the freedom and happiness of all its animals, many of which have come from less happy backgrounds; some of the chickens are rescued from battery farms, the goats are either unwanted or outgrown pets and the deer are either road accident victims or orphans.

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Meet the animals

Come and meet the animals wandering freely around the Castle grounds

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Museum

The House on the Hill Museum is one of our country’s most popular visitor attractions for both young and old. It contains the largest toy collection in the world with toys from the Victorian era right up to the 1990’s. Over 80,000 individual items on display from trains, lead and tin toys, Meccano, Action Man and Sindy to Raleigh Choppers, teddy bears, annuals, games, dolls and dolls houses.

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