Halloween events
Give your children a Halloween to remember this year. There's lots going on and it's all great fun for the whole family. Scroll down to view some of our ideas.
Yorkshire
The York Maze Halloween Festival - York Maze
Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November - 10.00am to 5.00pm
Instead of the giant maze there will be a haunted hayride, spooky farm trail, pumpkin carving, ghost stories and host of other Halloween themed activities. The popular children’s play areas and jumping pillow will be open, as well as the gift shop and a special Halloween shop.
Hallowscream! - York Maze
Wed 28– Sat 31st October
For four nights only Halloween turns to Hallowscream! at York Maze with three night-time scare attractions aimed at older children and adults. Tickets for the Hallowscream nights must be purchased in advance on-line.
Halloween For Creepy Kids at Jorvik Viking Centre, York
Saturday 31 October 2009
Late night spooky tour, including scary stories, gruesome ghouls, goody bags and refreshments.
Halloween Eureka - Halifax, West Yorkshire
The Witching Hour - Saturday 31 October 2009
Late night opening with spooky stories and games, trick or treat doors and disgusting busking. Join in the fun by dressing up in a Halloween theme and/or bring a carved pumpkin for the pumpkin parade.
Eureka! School for Witches & Wizards - Fri10 & Sat 11 October 2009
Kids will be able to get up close to some creepy crawlies including frogs, snails, cockroaches and tarantulas with the Wild Roadshow.
Pupils in their best witch or wizard finery get in absolutely free on weekends with a full paying adult.
Haunted Halloween - Victorian Ghost Stories - Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire
Fri 30 & Sat 31 Oct 2009
It is the eve of All Saints - Halloween - and if you think you are brave, fearless and daring; well think again! Join our costumed storytellers for terrifying tales and scary stories. Be sure to wear warm clothes to protect against the chills!
South East
Halloween Hocus Pocus - Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey
Fri 23 Oct - Sun 1 Nov 2009
There will be plenty of freaky frolics at Chessington's Halloween Hocus Pocus event when the witches come back to cause mayhem at the park this Halloween. Rides in the dark and a new 'Black Forest Pass' walk through will send chills down the backs of even the bravest souls.
Halloween at Blenheim Palace - Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Sat 24th Oct - Sat 1st Nov 2009
Blenheim Palace offers a spine tingling day out this October half term with plenty of Halloween horrors, pumpkin trails and special family tours to entertain (or frighten!) the whole family.
Tulleys Shocktober Fest - Tulleys Farm, West Sussex
Every night from Friday 23rd October until Sunday 1st November 2009
Experience the dark side at Tulleys unmissable Shocktober Fest Scream Park with six terrifying attractions such as The Creepy Cottage and Field of Screams.
The Haunted Castle - Dover Castle, Dover, Kent
Mon 26 Oct - Sat 31 Oct 2009
Scare yourself silly this Halloween at Britain's most haunted castle, perched on the dramatic White Cliffs. If you're sure you don't believe in ghosts, Dover Castle's programme of spooky events may just change your mind... Besides a line-up of freaky fun for kids, adults can join a ghost walk through the castle and grounds to discover more about the bloodcurdling myths and legends surrounding this ancient site.
Spooky Spectacular at Lee Valley Park Farm, Waltham Abbey, Essex
Sat 24 Oct 2009 - Sun 1 Nov 2009
Come and be scared by the creepy goings on at the Farms with story telling, gooey feely boxes and much, much more. Can you handle it?
London
Phobophobia - The London Bridge Experience & The London Tombs
Friday 30th October 2009 & Saturday 31st October 2009
From the winners of the UK’S Scariest attraction, this Halloween you, your family and your friends are invited to take a break from the mundane routine of work and scare yourself stupid at The London Bridge Experience and The London Tombs.
London Dungeon
17 - 31 October 2009
The London Dungeon welcomes the curious, the fearless and the foolish this Halloween. The Dungeon's mix of historical gore and scary fun will be hair-raisingly heightened by the Scare Witch Trials. Stand trial before the Witchfinder General in a 17th century courtroom and learn about the punishments meted out for witch crimes.
Kid's Ghost Tours - Hampton Court Palace
Saturday 31 October then every Sunday until 28 December 2009
How much do you really know about the spooky palace past? Creep your way around dark corners and hear stories of kings and queens from long ago. Tickets £12.50 each and includes a free ghost investigators booklet. Recommended minimum age 8 years.
Heart of England
Haunted Halloween - Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire
Sat 24 Oct - 31 Oct 2009
Hunt the castle to find spooky clues and collect your prize in the 'Dungeon of Doom!'.
Haunted Castle After Dark Tour - Warwick Castle, Warwickshire
October 25, 29 and 31 2009
We take you through the scariest parts of the Haunted Castle including the Haunted Hollows and The Castle Dungeon all for just £15 per person. Includes: Tomato and Basil Broth served in the Coach House; Haunted Castle tour including the Haunted Hallows and The Castle Dungeon Tour. Tour price: £15.00 per person. Due to it's scary content The Castle Dungeon may not be suitable for children under the age of 10, all children must be supervised by an adult.
Halloween at the Black County Living Museum - Dudley
24 October - 1 November 2009
On the 31st little devils and mini ghosts and ghouls can trick or treat in safety at Britain's 'Most Haunted' Museum. The Museum's eerie gas-lit village is the perfect venue for safe thrills and chills on Halloween. Visitors can meet psychics and mystics and listen to tales of Black Country bumps in the night! Pre-book only on 0121 520 8054 Trick or treat?
Scarefest at Alton Towers, Stafforshire
Sat 17 Oct - 1 Nov 2009
The Alton Towers Scarefest promises real terror – live! Thrillseekers can confront their most terrifying nightmares in the most shocking combination of indoor and outdoor scare attractions ever seen at the Alton Towers Resort.
South West
Halloween at the BIG Sheep - Bideford, North Devon
Saturday 24th October - Sunday 1st Nov 2009
The BIG Sheep will be no place for the faint hearted this Halloween half term as the famous family fun attraction is transformed into a seriously scary venue with a haunted house, a trip through the forbidden forest.
Halloween Festival at Bristol Gardens Zoo, Bristol
Sat 24 Oct - 1 Nov 2009
Visitors can follow a special spooky trail, take part in a pumpkin carving competition and meet the Zoo’s very own witch and her cat for fancy dress frolics.
Spooky Tours at Powderham Castle - Powderham, Devon
Sunday 25 October - 30 October 2009
Meet the fascinating residents from the past and enjoy a tour of the Castle in a different light. It is recommended to arrive early to avoid disappointment. Suitable for 5 to 12 year olds and brave mums and dads!
North East
Halloween Haunting at Kielder, Northumberland
Sat 31 Oct 2009
Be afraid, be very afraid and be entertained at the North East's premier Halloween event. An evening of fun, games, a tour and competitions in one of the regions most haunted castle.
Refreshments available. Bring a torch and fancy dress.
Haunted Trail - Kielder Castle, Northumberland
Friday 23 Oct - 1 November
A spooky self-led trail around the grounds of Kielder Castle.
Victorian Tales of Fear - Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens, Northumberland
Friday 30 & Saturday 31 October 2009
Found Theatre presents 3 unsettling tales for Halloween, adapted into dramatic form, from the works of Charles Dickens and M R James. Eccentric Victorian ghost hunter, Montagu Fuzan leads you through all three floors of the empty house, from the genuinely chilling bedrooms to the echoing depths of its cellars, where someone, or something, lies chained up on a bed of straw... Not for the faint hearted or for the under 10's. Warm clothes and sensible footwear recommended.
The Alnwick Garden Halloween Family Party - Alnwick, Northumberland
Saturday 31 October 2009
For a fantastic evening of Halloween fun for the whole family, get dressed up and come along to a party in the Pavilion Room.
East of England
Hallowe'en at Denny at The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Cambridge
Sunday 25 October 2009
Hallowe'en at Denny. Pumpkins galore at our final farewell event of the season. Follow the witch's trail and see how many things you can fit on her broom! Apple bobbing, face painting, fancy dress contest, ghost walks and lots more. 10.30am-4pm
Hallowe'en half term - Claremont Landscape Garden, Surrey
October 2009
Come to Claremont for a children's trail around the Garden with a spooky Hallowe'en theme. There will be children's craft activities in Leaky Cauldron Cottage on Monday to Thursday. On Friday there will be an opportunity to carve your own pumpkin into a Hallowe'en lantern. Additional charges for crafts and lantern making.
Snagglefang's Spooky Spectacular - BeWILDerwood, Norfolk
Mon Oct 26th - Nov 1st 2009
It's that spooky time of year again, so dress up to scare! Make your own masks and lanterns and join our end of day lantern parade if you dare!
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