THE OVERALL EVENT…

WOO – Uniqueness | WOO – F&B & Retail | BOO – Roaming Characters

While Scream Time operates three venues, we chose to visit the Margam Castle location this Halloween, impressed by its successful debut last year. Any event hosted at a castle is inherently special, providing a unique historical backdrop, potential haunting lore, and a naturally prime setting for a Halloween attraction. The event is structured into three distinct parts. The experience starts with the Introduction Trail to the Hub: upon arriving and after a short walk to the castle grounds, you get your tickets scanned and immediately start an outdoor trail (lasting about 10 minutes) that takes you up to the main castle itself. The Main Hub is located outside the castle entrance, featuring food, drink, a licensed bar, marshmallow toasting, an undercover seating area, and amusement rides. Despite the heavy rain on our night, we enjoyed this area the best we could, grabbing drinks and soaking up the music from the rides. The third part is The Castle and Outro: this includes the main building maze, which you queue for before entering the starting hall in large groups, followed by the walk back down to the exit. The weakest feature was the lack of dedicated roaming characters in the main hub area. Although the introduction and outro walks—which are part of the main trail—had plenty of performers, we would have liked to see more actors actively engaging guests while they were relaxing in the hub.