October 201 Events
Sunday 7 October 2011
Croxteth Hall: A Stately Affair, A Grand Wedding Show!
11.00am - 4.00pm
With over 40 exhibitors, Croxteth Hall is the ideal venue to plan your perfect country-house wedding and a great day out for everyone involved. An unmissable day for anyone planning their big day, the Bliss Croxteth Hall Wedding Show features Catwalk shows in the stately oak panelled Dining Room at 12.30pm and 2.30pm and live entertainment throughout the day. Bliss are offering free admission and a complimentary goody bag, sponsored by Lush handmade cosmetics, for all brides to be attending the show (pre registration required). For full details of how to register, exhibitors atending and details about the day please visit the Bliss Wedding Shows website.
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Wednesday 10 October
Chocolate Workshop & Tasting Event
7.00pm - 9.00pm
Join our evening 'Tasting Session' to be led by our chocolatiers who will bring along a range of different chocolate samples for you to taste. Whether you want to make, eat, buy or learn about chocolate, there's something for everyone! Booking in advance is essential for this event and we expect tickets to be in high demand, so please book early; telephone 0151 200 2202.
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Sunday 14th October
Chocolate Festival Market
11.00am - 4.00pm
Celebrate National Chocolate Week at Croxteth Hall Chocolate Festival. Run by local chocolatiers The Chocolate Cellar, the Chocolate Festival will have a day of demonstrations celebrating high-quality chocolate. The Chocolatier's Market will tempt you with a selection of goodies from UK chocolatiers, or book a place on our evening workshop (see Wednesday 10 October) to learn more about the chocolate making process.
Saturday 20 to Sunday 28 October
Donkey Rides (subject to weather)
12 noon - 4.00pm
Nostalgic fun for younger children next to the adventure playground area. On some days we will also be visited by our local Horse Drawn Carriage for family rides around the Hall. Small charges apply.
A 'Halloween Special' Event
Saturday 20 until Sunday 28 October
Children's Fun Ghost Hunt
10.30am to 4.00pm
This is a fun, annual event for younger visitors . . . find all the ghosts in the rooms of Croxteth Hall; enter the letters on the worksheet provided to reveal the identity of a famous character associated with Croxteth Hall. All correct entries will enter a prize draw.
This is an 'Added Value' event - normal Hall admission prices apply.
A 'Halloween Special' Event
Tuesday 23, Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25th October
A Ghostly Girl
Tours at 6.00pm, 7.00pm, 8.00pm and 9.00pm
The tale of a servant girls untimely demise . . . is that a squeaky floor board or is she following us . . . visit rooms not usually open to the public . . . are you brave enough to tour the hall at night?
Be entertained by our award winning professional actors in the brilliantly scripted 'A Ghostly Girl'.
"Terrifying but brilliant. Just like being in a horror film. A great Halloween night out"
Please note; these tours are not suitable for children under seven years old, not suitable for patrons with a heart condition or those in the late stages of pregnancy. To participate in the full tour patrons must be able to climb and descend a minimum of thirty steps.
These 'Halloween Special tours must be booked in advance. Numbers are strictly limited. Tickets cost £10.00 and can be booked by calling the ticket line on 0151 228 6445.
A 'Halloween Special' Event
Friday 26 October 2012
'Deadlive Events' present the Croxteth Hall Charity Haunted Sleep Over
9.00p
m to 7.00am
Who will you be sleeping with tonight?
This is the First Ever Haunted Sleep Over at Croxteth Hall. Who knows who or what will join you in the dark, small hours as we travel back in time with ghost stories and experiments . . .
The evening will be filled with 'Paranormal Workshops and 'Ghost Hunt' vigils in many of the less visited rooms of the Hall. Then; dare you stay for the Sleep Over; bring a sleeping bag to keep you warm throug
h the night; is it the chill air - or the spirit filled atmosphere . . .
Tickets (including full use of all ghost hunting equipment) cost a scarily low £69.00 and numbers will be strictly limited to only 24 . To book your Haunted Sleep Over tickets please call 0844 740 9708 or 07950 350 810 or follow the links on the Deadlive web pages. For more information about the event contact Tony Langan on 0151 227 4941
The Croxteth Hall Charity Haunted Sleep Over will be raising money for Claire House Children's Hospice. To see full ticket details, a programme of activities for the night, some Haunted History of Croxteth Hall and most importantly a sponsor form to download, please visit the Deadlive web pages. A brilliant prize is on offer for the person who raises the most sponsorship money; a 'micro-light' plane flight over Liverpool and Cheshire!
A 'Halloween Special' Event
31 October - Halloween night 2012
Paranormal Investigation - Halloween Special
8.00pm - 2.00am
Spend the early evening, through the 'witching hour' and well into the small hours on this special Halloween night event, investigating any signs of paranormal activity in Croxteth Hall. Join with professional investigators, learn how they look for evidence, and use their equipment to find out what may be 'out there'. Its no coincidence this paranormal investigation group chose to be at Croxteth Hall on Halloween - Dare you join them!
Ticket price includes psychic workshops, dowsing workshops, room vigils through the night and the use of all the equipment brought by investigators. All activities are supervised by psychic mediums and paranormal investigators.
Numbers are limited so please book quickly to avoid disappointment. Further information, some haunted history about Croxteth Hall and a link for purchasing tickets are all on Deadlive web pages, or call 0870 3122 332 or 0795 035 0810.Tickets cost £65.00 each.
