{"id":12816,"date":"2024-10-31T14:53:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T14:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-caerphilly.local\/?p=12816"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:24:39","slug":"halloween-at-caerphilly-castle","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/halloween-at-caerphilly-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween at Caerphilly Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" single-featured-image\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Generic-Pumpkin-Halloween-Stock-Image-from-Graphics.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-tagline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block text-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Celebrate the spookiest time of the year at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/listings\/caerphilly-castle\/\"><strong>Caerphilly Castle<\/strong><\/a>, with a chilling children\u2019s quest and surprise prizes for nine days this school holiday (Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November).<\/p>\n<p>Learn about medieval medicine in all its gruesome glory on the first weekend, and get creepily crafty on 24-25 October.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be spellbinding bubbles and face-painting across the Halloween weekend &#8211; 31 October to 1 November.<\/p>\n<p>You do not need to book tickets for this event.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/cadw.gov.wales\/halloween\"><strong>Cadw website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block featured-content-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-stars\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Discover More<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-wrap\">\t\t\n                \n                    <article class=\"archive-content-card\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/listings\/smugglers-equestrian-centre\/\">\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Adverts-USE-.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n                                <h3>Smugglers Equestrian Centre<\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"featured-content-types\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/animal-encounters\/\" rel=\"tag\">Animal Encounters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/activities\/\" rel=\"tag\">Attractions &amp; Activities<\/a><\/div>\n                                \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n                                    \t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                                     \tPen Deri Farm Lane, Manmoel, Blackwood NP12 0HU\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/article>\n                \n                    <article class=\"archive-content-card\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/listings\/the-cuckoo-cafe\/\">\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20251120-WA0004.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n                                <h3>The Cuckoo Caf\u00e9<\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"featured-content-types\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/cafe\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cafe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/food-and-drink\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food &amp; Drink<\/a><\/div>\n                                \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n                                    \t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                                     \t39-41A Tredegar Street, Risca NP11 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