When I first moved to the United Kingdom, Halloween was not a day in the calendar. Some shops sold pumpkins and costumes, but this was a very small range. With the American imports, Halloween has come to be more popular over the years as more families have adopted it fueled by what they seen on television and in films. Each year at this time, there are haunted walks and Halloween parties, costumes, themed foods, and children's trick-or-treat.
With the days getting colder and shorter, I have been staying in with a cup of tea. I bought a new autumn mug at one of the shops, and the pumpkin jack o' lantern biscuit came from a seller at Ruislip's Duck Pond Market. It was pumpkin-spiced flavour.
There are a few shops and restaurants that get into the autumn and Halloween theme in London. Hedonism Wines is one of those, and this year was all about neon "Help!", fake "blood" on the pavement, and purple and black cloaks. These were some serious vampire vibes here.
Another place not far from here at Berkeley Square is Anabell's in Mayfair. This exclusive club always decorates, and this Halloween, they decorated their club with a giant Viking ship and had a Viking theme. The eyes glow, and it looks red at dark.
Of course, the bakeries, patisseries, and restaurants embrace the Halloween themes with different treats. EL&N, Selfridges, Caffe Concerto, Lola, and others decorate their standard items with a Halloween theme.
Blondies Kitchen also had some Halloween cookies.
Leadenhall Market in the City of London has been putting up the purple tentacles by Purple Cephalus, and they also host some Halloween-themed events - ghost stories, walks, crafts, and more.
Halloween at Krispy Kreme this year brought three new doughnuts, including a pumpkin spice cream one that was delicious.
One of the biggest places in London for Halloween is High Street Kensington. Here they host a lot of Halloween events, a trail, and many of the houses decorate for Halloween and partake in "trick or treat". They also have a lot of decorations around the streets too, such as eyes in the trees; I never got to visit it this year. I went last year, and I covered it and posted some photographs here: Halloween in London 2024.
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