Watch: Kew Gardens gets spooky Halloween makeover

With Halloween less than a week away, Kew Gardens, in south-west London, has for the first time swapped its plants for poltergeists in a Halloween-themed light trail.

Pumpkin fields, 'carnivorous' trees and actors posing as scary characters lurking in dark corners will be there to spook but not terrify visitors, organisers have said.

Head of event operations Dáire Basra said the team took inspiration from the natural landscape at Kew, adding lighting treatments, props and actors to enhance landscapes in a way people have not seen before.

The trail took around two weeks to pull together, she added.

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