A family friendly Halloween event full of thrills and frights is coming to a zoo this half term.

Drusillas, near Alfriston, is welcoming back its annual Shriek Week with scares for all ages, including a haunted house, live actors and a spooky spider den.

Guests can step inside the Haunted Heights lair and meet the zoo’s resident witches Hocus and Pocus.

The sugar skull witch will also be making appearances between Monday, October 26, and Friday, November 1.

The sugar skull witch will be making appearances throughout the event The sugar skull witch will be making appearances throughout the event (Image: Drusillas Park) Over at the park’s discovery centre, visitors can learn all about spiders.

The park will also undergo a ghoulish makeover and will offer some "frightful photo opportunities". Visitors can be in with a chance of winning a family ticket for four by taking part in the Shriek Week competition for the best Halloween photo.

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The on-site restaurant will be serving a horrifying menu, including creepy cakes, biscuits and doughnuts.

The park will be spookified with Halloween decorations The park will be spookified with Halloween decorations (Image: Drusillas Park) Assistant operations manager Stuart Terry said: “We’ve spent years getting the level of ‘scary’ right for each of our visitors during Shriek Week, as there is no ‘one size fits all’ experience.

“Children, regardless of their age, have varying levels of sensitivity to these sorts of things, and so we do everything we can to be mindful of that.

“Between our team, we have lots of secret signals we will give to each other to indicate whether the spooky elements need to be toned down or ramped up so the experience fits the individual.

Guests can dare to step inside the haunted house Guests can dare to step inside the haunted house (Image: Drusillas Park) “We take great care in planning events that are suitable for little ones, but still exciting for the rest of the family.

“Over the years we’ve perfected that family friendly Halloween ambiance and invite visitors of all ages to enjoy a truly frightful visit.

“Well you know what they say... if you've got it, haunt it.”

The event will run from October 26 until November 3. Tickets can be booked on the park’s website.