With Halloween just around the corner, Govia Thameslink Railway has a whole host of wonderfully spooky ways to make the most of the half-term break and has published a reimagined special edition route map called the ‘Trainsylvania' Map which makes for a brilliant Halloween railway guide.
The special guide sees the rail operator highlight 10 pumpkin patches alongside 8 spooky stops across its network, making for some fabulously fun activities for the half term from picking a pumpkin or getting out and about at some spine-tingling destinations.
The spooky sites can be found on Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern networks from Cambridge and Peterborough to Brighton and Polegate, and a whole host of locations between, all of which are located within a short walk or taxi ride from a Govia Thameslink Railway station.
One location on the map is Brighton's haunted West Pier with reports of sightings of a pale ghost or Tulley's Farm in Crawley, which hosts a Pumpkin Festival unlike any other! The map offers lots for families to do, or why not enjoy some after-dark fun using the mystic map with friends?
Pumpkin Patches:
On the Thameslink Network:
- Willows Activity Farm, AL4 0PF and is a 14 minute taxi from St Albans City Station
- Tulleys Pumpkin Farm, RH10 4PD and is 14 minute taxi from Crawley Station
- Stanhill Farm, DA2 7HD and is a 5 min taxi from Swanley Station
- The Pop Up Farm, AL3 8HT and is a 17 min taxi from St Albans City Station
- Hill Farm PYO and Farm Shop, PE7 3UA and is a 20 min taxi from Peterborough Station
On the Southern network:
- Bocketts Farm, KT22 9BS and is a 7 min taxi from Leatherhead Station
- Priory Farm, RH1 4EJ and is a 4 min taxi from Nutfield Station
- Sharnfold Farm, BN24 5BU and is a 10 min taxi from Polegate Station
On the Great Northern network:
- Milton Maze Pumpkin Patch, CB24 6AE and is a 6 min taxi from Cambridge North Station
- Pumpkin Farm, CB24 9NG and is a 6 min taxi from Cambridge North Station
Spooky Stops:
On the Thameslink network:
- Tower of London, EC3N 4AB and is a 16 min walk from London Bridge Station
- Brighton West Pier, BN1 2FL and is a 18 min walk from Brighton Station
- Peterborough Cathedral, PE1 1XS and is a 13 min walk from Peterborough Station
- Peterborough Museum, PE1 1LF and is a 6 min walk from Peterborough Station
On the Southern network:
- Pluckley Village, TN27 and is a 18 min taxi from Ashford International Station
- Preston Manor, BN1 6SD and is a 10 min walk from Preston Park Station
On the Great Northern network:
- Christ's College, CB2 3BU and is a 26 min walk from Cambridge Station
- Corpus Christi College, CB2 1RH and is a 25 min walk from Cambridge Station
To find out more about the ‘Transylvania' map or to download it, please click here.
Jenny Saunders, Customer Services Director at GTR, said:
“We know from Google trends analytics that searches for local pumpkin patches and haunted houses soar between 16 and 29 October, so we wanted to inspire our customers with a choice of destinations to visit this Halloween season, which are all easily reachable by train.”
