You will not see the British decorate their houses(this goes for other holidays except for Christmas). You might see the odd jack-o-lantern but that is it. They might take their children out to trick-or-treat usually between 5-8. Also when they dress up, they most likely wear costumes such as ghosts, witches and skeletons.
Just because a house doesn’t have its front light on doesn’t mean it is not participating in Halloween so if they are not participating they just won’t answer the door. Sometime teens are naughty and if you don’t give them treats, they will egg your house.
If you don’t want to stick out in your English neighbourhood, you could just put a jack-o-lantern on your doorstep and decorate the inside of your house.
There are other ways to celebrate:
- Have a Halloween party and invite your British friends over to see what the fuss is all about!
- Go to a pumpkin patch like:
- Miton Rectory Farm Shop- Landbeach Rd, Milton, Cambridge CB24 6DA 01223 860 374
- Christmas Hill Farm Shop- Station Road, Lakenheath, IP27 9AB 01842 861144
