Halloween at Ham House

The National Trust claims this seventeenth-century time capsule is one of London's most haunted properties. Find out what the rumblings are about in these themed events: There's free entry for kids wearing fancy dress (Oct 24-27), as well spooky tours for families that take visitors into the house's atmospheric nooks and crannies (11.30am Oct 24-27; £8.50, £6.50 children: booking essential on 0844 249 1895). For grown-ups there are after-hours, torch-lit tours on which you can look out for the Duchess of Lauderdale and her pet spaniel, who have been reported to haunt the halls, followed by drinks and canapés in the orangery to calm the nerves (6-8pm & 7.30-9.30pm Oct 29, 30, 7.30-9.30pm Oct 31; £26; booking essential).