HALLOWEEN INSPIRATION
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Bond Street Chelmsford: Halloween Guide 22
Spooky season is well and truly in motion! Tis’ the season for foggy nights, dimly lit streets and scary fancy dress. To be perfectly frank(enstein), we absolutely adore the build up to the most terrifying night of the year. Whether you’re in need of Halloween items to spook up your living space, or looking for a treat to get you in the spooky spirit; look no further than Bond Street Chelmsford. We’ve curated this Halloween Guide for all your costume essentials, party bag must-haves, decorations, terrifying treats, and free activities at Bond Street.
HALLOWEEN ESSENTIALS
Halloween Chocolate Treats
Hotel Chocolat
From £4.50
Boo! It’s time for Halloween treats. Come and trick or treat at Hotel Chocolat’s haunted house, where black cats slink along the corridors, ghosts wail in the attic and our resident witch has brewed up a cauldron of creepy cocktails. Scary chocolate caramels, spooky praline chocolates and Halloween treats including vampires, bats, skulls, eyeballs and pumpkins will accompany you – but they won’t save you from the things that go bump in the night!
Luminous Ghost
Flying Tiger Copenhagen
From £4.00
Stop in for a spell and say hello to Flying Tiger’s frightening Halloween decorations! Like their Luminous Ghost in two different sizes. This festive, ceramic LED lamp glows to create a cosy atmosphere with a spooky twist.
Photo credit: LYDIA_CORNALL
Halloween Toast & Marmalade Good Magic Cocoa Mug
Emma Bridgewater
£20.00
From Emma Bridgewater’s Halloween Toast & Marmalade range, this mug is just crying out for a large dose of mini marshmallows to top off your cup of cocoa. Emma Bridgewater pottery is made from cream-coloured earthenware in the company’s factory in Stoke-on-Trent, the home of British pottery. Traditional skills and craftsmanship are used as each piece is smoothed to perfection before being kiln-fired, decorated, glazed and carefully inspected for selection. Shop now at John Lewis & Partners.
Mini Felt Pumpkins
The White Company
£15.00
This set of six felt pumpkin decorations by The White Company are lovingly handmade in Nepal, and are ideal for dressing your Autumn table for the ultimate Halloween feast! Finished with a twine loop, you can hang them from branches, tie around napkins, or simply use as placeholders for table settings.
The HellFire
Byron
£12.25
Things are getting spookily spicy at Byron Burger this Halloween…step over the threshold and take a bite if you dare! The signature Byron burger has been given one hell of a devilish makeover this Halloween. Byron have taken their succulent 6oz Byron beef patty, topped it with crispy bacon, oozy American cheese, zingy pickled red onions and then added a little heat, spice and all things nice, with a ‘hellfire’ spicy siracha mayo and a Korean style hot sauce!
Available from the 18th October – 1st November at Bond Street Chelmsford.
AUTUMNAL BENCHES
We’ve got an autumnal surprise for you! We’re giving one lucky individual the chance to WIN a hamper full of autumn treats including two Everyman Cinema tickets, £50 towards a meal for two at Byron, and goodies from Flying Tiger. To enter simply visit our Instagram, follow the instructions and tag us in your snaps on our autumnal benches!
FREE HALLOWEEN KIDS WORKSHOPS
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any scarier! Keep your little monsters entertained over the half-term holidays and join us at Bond Street Chelmsford for FREE kids Halloween activities from Saturday 22nd – 30th October! With a range of craft workshops and storyline sessions in partnership with John Lewis & Partners, Tiptree Tearooms and Foyles, you won’t be short of fun activations to get the whole family in the Halloween spirit. No booking required, just turn up and have fun! Please note, all workshops will operate on a first come, first serve basis.
CHELMSFORD’S MONSTER INVASION
2021 saw the River Monsters invade Chelmsford in search of their friend the Essex Serpent. These GIANT colourful monsters took to the roofs of our high street shops and businesses creating an exciting trail to be explored… did you see them?
Fear not if you didn’t, after hearing of their monstrous friends exciting visit to Chelmsford a brand NEW group on Monsters are on their way to town this October Half Term… so you best get ready!
In order for them to get the best view of the city those pesky monsters will be taking to rooftop locations once again creating the 2022 Monster Invasion Trail from Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October.
This year each monster location will have QR codes unlocking a secret code word to be collected… along with some exclusive MONSTER DEALS for shops and restaurants in the city.
Once you’ve collected all of the Monsters’ secret code words you’ll be able to collect your very own CFY Monster Invasion Sticker from our two designated collection points – The Art Place Chelmsford and Patch.
Along the trail you can also expect to come across Chelmsford For You’s Monster Bins, Recycled Tentacles Installation, Monster Peep Boards and Monster Portrait Exhibition – featuring fabulous creations from two inspiring community groups, especially created for Chelmsford’s monster invasion!
Make sure you share your pictures as you complete the trail using #CFYMonsters. The Monsters are also bringing a range of FREE family fun with them throughout the week!
* Booking is not required and spaces are filled on availability and first come first serve basis
