Scare attraction for over 16s as mutant plants takeover Midlands farm - full details
Running for 14 nights from Friday, October 10, to Saturday, November 1, Screamfest will feature six main attractions.
Mutant plants are on the rampage at a Staffordshire farm as Screamfest launches a terrifying new scare attraction set to ‘leaf’ guests running for their lives.
Mutation Damnation will debut at Screamfest, held at the National Forest Adventure Farm in Tatenhill, Burton, on Friday, October 10.
The new maze is part of this year’s expanded lineup, which also includes two new scare zones and fresh twists to three of the six scare mazes at the popular Halloween event that draws more than 30,000 visitors each year.
Crazed clown maze Freakout has been transformed into Freakout Resurrected, Screamfest’s biggest-ever UV-themed attraction. Over 50 metres of UV artwork and new glow-in-the-dark clowns have been added to create a disturbing new take on the fan favourite.
The 2025 scare zones will add more fright-night space with two uniquely themed walk-through experiences, offering all the terror of the larger mazes in a shorter format.
Tom Robinson, who has run Screamfest with his brother Ivor since 2012, said: “We’re really excited about this year’s lineup. Every year we aim to create something new to bring shocks and laughs to visitors, and this year is no different. With new elements across all our scares, a fun twist to Freakout Resurrected, and a new maze attraction, Mutation Damnation, it promises to be another frightfully fun year.”
The new attraction features custom prosthetics, costumes, and sets across an acre of maize maze, including three 830 sq ft walk-throughs and 17 live actors. Guests will face claustrophobic tunnels and mutant plants taking over a genetically modified food facility.
Running for 14 nights from Friday, October 10, to Saturday, November 1, Screamfest will feature six main attractions:
- Mutation Damnation (new for 2025)
- Freakout Resurrected
- Area 52 (a terrifying alien apocalypse tractor trailer ride)
- Insomnia
- Hillbilly Joe’s Zombie Zoo
- Hellcatraz, the intense maze where visitors are separated and isolated.
The event also includes live music, extreme fright acts, flash mobs, fairground rides, street food, a licensed bar, fire breathers, and roaming scare actors.
Standard tickets include unlimited access to five main scares (Insomnia, Hellcatraz, Freakout Resurrected, Hillbilly Joe’s Zombie Zoo, and Mutation Damnation), plus all live entertainment. Area 52 is available for an additional charge.
RIP tickets include fast-track entry to all five scare attractions and Area 52, extra paintballs, a £10 food voucher, and three complimentary drinks. Availability is limited.
Screamfest is not recommended for under-16s. Under-16s must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible adult aged 21 or over.
Tickets start from £32 (plus £1.50 booking fee), with Area 52 access costing an additional £10 per person.
For more information, visit www.screamfest.co.uk.