No bones about it, Scone Palace will be full of Halloween horrors

A spooky Halloween event at Scone Palace is to be extended following the success of its first year.

There will be six nights of spookiness combined with some of Perthshire’s scariest folk tales at the Spirits of Scone event.

The visitor attraction will transform its historic grounds into a horrorscape for the event, which runs from October 26 to 31.

Spirits of Scone will offer an illuminated tour around the palace grounds, including the graveyard and the Ghoul’s Maze.

Some gruesome characters from Scottish history will be brought back to life with spinetingling stories inspired by local folklore.

Heather McArthur, sales and events manager for Scone Palace, said: “Last year our inaugural Spirits of Scone event was a huge success and this year we wanted to build on that by making it bigger, better and scarier than before.

“Our grounds, which include an ancient graveyard, definitely lend themselves to becoming an atmospheric Halloween backdrop.

“Scone Palace is a place steeped in history and the local area has some fascinating characters for us to build spinetingling stories around.

“We’re delighted to have Ad-Lib Theatre Arts and NL Productions on board again.

“They have worked with our talented creative team to really turn up the fright dial.”

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Due to the nature of the event, it is not suitable for young children.

Tickets are available for purchase from the palace and online.