GALLERY: Be afraid.... it's Halloween in the Skegness area!

At Gunby Hall, even the servant some believe haunts the 16th century National Trust house would have been frightened when the ‘ghosts’ came out to welcome visitors on Saturday.

Nearly 400 visitors braved three floors and the basement, which had been plunged into darkness and decorated with lots of cobwebs and eerie noises.

Visitor experience manager Astrid Gatenby: “It was our best Halloween yet, especially as nearly all of the younsters who came wore fancy dress.

“It was very easy to make the house feel spooky and our volunteers who wore fancy dress did a great job surprising the visitors.

”With the weather being so mild, some visitors made a day of it and played croquet on the lawn, enjoyed a picnic. We even sold some ice-cream.”

Something spooky was brewing at the normally tranquil setting of the Skegness Eco Centre when families descended on it for some Halloween fun.

More than 75 adults and children attended the event on Wednesday at the centre, hidden in the woods off the end of Richmond Drive.

There were Halloween crafts, a carved pumpkin competition and a spooky woodland story time. Families were also able to gather around the campfire and toast marshmallows, as well as enjoy a barbecue, soup and refreshments.

Paul Charles, managing director, said: “We held a sililar event last year but think this was the best one ever.

*We’d especially like to thank everyone who turned up with their carved pumpkins and brilliant costumes, Ash Wilson for his amazing storytelling, Janet and Clive Taylor and Izzy for their expert cookery skills and everyone who worked so hard for many hours to prepare everything and run the evening.”

Other events in the area included the Bateman’s Brewery Halloween Beer Festival, which took place at the visitor centre on Saturday.