Summer may be over and the rainy winter months may be rolling in – but that doesn’t mean we’ve got to stay in the UK. Manchester Airport has highlighted a host of spooky destinations to get your (vampire) teeth stuck into this Halloween. While some more expensive destinations are available, some flights can be as cheap as a Sunday lunch in Rivington or a round of drinks in Manchester – if you’re at a proper posh place anyway! Monster hunting in Germany Fly to Frankfurt with Lufthansa from £217pp return* A dark, imposing fortress on a hillside overlooking the city of Darmstadt lent its name to arguably the most influential gothic horror novel of all time.
Frankenstein Castle, just outside Frankfurt, has been standing for more than 800 years – and aside from Mary Shelley’s monster, has multiple other myths, legends and purported hauntings attached to it, including a sleeping dragon and a coven of witches. Frankenstein Castle (Image: Manchester Airport) Just to the south is the Black Forest – where visitors can throw themselves into the world of the Brothers Grimm, and see the landscapes that inspired classic German fairy tales like Hansel & Gretel and Rumpelstiltskin. A blood-curdling break in Transylvania Fly to Bucharest with Ryanair from £75pp return* Another icon of gothic horror fiction, Count Dracula, was based on a very real historical figure with a thirst for blood.
Vlad the Impaler ruled with an iron fist and his connections to Castelul Bran, a mediev.
