Trick and treat this Halloween

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Augill castle is the only castle in Cumbria that you can actually stay in. And on October 26-27 there is a cooking in the kitchen of Halloween for children. For 45 per child, they can create pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread and pumpkin muffins.

While the children are busy, adults can relax by log fires or take walks in the 15 acres of castle grounds.Family suites with two rooms for two adults and up to two children cost from 240 per night for a bed and breakfast with pumpkin carving activities included. Small streams cooks are suitable for children aged seven to 14 years. See stayinacastle.com.

Jurys Inn offer special rates incident to their hotels in some of the most haunted cities in the UK on Halloween. Derby is said to be one of the most haunted in the country.Scarefest Jurys Inn package, valid until October 31 for two adults and up to two children, begins at 120 and includes entry to Alton Towers.

Jurys Inn Exeter is a package of only 69 a night for two adults and two children, and includes a guided tour with Red Coat spectra such as the ship glides silently ghostly Viking River Exe.

To book, visit or call jurysinns.com 0870 4100 800.

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There are coasters and scary magic animal Chessington World of Adventures on Halloween. The theme park in Surrey is open 10:00 to 8:00 p.m. until October 31. New for 2011 is Krypt, an interactive solution in wild in Asia, and Trick Or Treat with the Headless Horseman in the Market Square.

The hotel on the site of safari-theme was a metamorphosis of Halloween, with themed rooms, scary animals meet-and-home movie and a fantastic club. For more information chessington.com.

The National Trust have chills A-Plenty to some of the more sinister houses and castles throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Trails terrifying and frightening tale to face painting and fancy dress, there is something to spook the whole family. Highlights include Skellington & trails Wellingtons family Belton House in Lincolnshire and the factor Hex at Nunnington Hall in North Yorkshire on October 29 from 5:00 p.m. with costumes, pumpkin lantern competitions and more. See nationaltrust.org.uk / events.

Rumor: Retro Studios' Big New Project Café Title is Eternal ...

Was one of the single best games ever created in the GameCube era, a survival horror game that always warranted a sequel... but never got one. To get this out of the way, our source (who shall remain unnamed) works for a very large gaming studio and happens to have a friend or two working for Nintendo in Retro Studios. Oftentimes friends from different studios will share small tidbits of information about upcoming titles, and even go as far as to get each other into beta testing for games. However, we don't have to just rely on this source to really provide weight behind this (I stress, this is a rumor, and not a fact). How is this even possible? What about Silicon Knights? Our friends over at Kotaku confirmed last year that Nintendo had renewed the Eternal Darkness trademark , which of course sparked curiosity into whether or not we would see a second game. This is important to note, because since Nintendo owns the trademark it is likely that Silicon Knights (who at the time of creating the game was a second party developer for Nintendo, under contract and licensed by them to create Eternal Darkness While this will remain a rumor until we get some official confirmation from Nintendo, wouldn't it be just glorious to have Retro Studios behind this title? They certainly won't turn back to Silicon Knights after they broke off the contract with Nintendo back in the mid 2000s after just two games, which likely created a bit of tension between the two parties. In addition, Silicon Knights' latest game offerings have been less than stellar, and they recently laid off a stunning 26 developers. In the end, it would appear Nintendo may not think Silicon Knights (of which Nintendo does still own some stock) is fit to do a sequel. But Retro? That's a whole 'nother can of worms.