Looking for something to do this Halloween?

 

Well, whether it's pumpkin carving, scary storytelling or witches and wizards training you are guaranteed to find something fun to do here: 

 

South East England

 

1. Isle of Fright, Isle of Wight (location varies)

  • When: Events running from Saturday, 22nd to Saturday, 5th November 2016
  • Price: Varies

Highlights include fireworks, spooky castle, the Electric Woods Festival of Light, paranormal investigations, interactive “horror” encounters, pumpkin carvings, scary movies and witches and wizards. For more information, click here.

 

2. Family Scare Fair, Margate Winter Gardens, Margate, Kent

  • When: Sunday, 30th October 2016
  • Price: Child £7.50; Adult £2; Family (2 adults & 2 children) £17

Kids 11 and under can play ghoulish games, hear strange stories and dance the afternoon away to frightfully good party tunes. For more information, click here.

 

3. The Witching Hour, Priory Farm, Redhill, Surrey

  • When: Friday 28th, Saturday 29th and Monday 31st October.
  • Price: £2.50 per person 

Bring your lanterns along for an even spookier trail after dusk – you never know what may be lurking in the shadows! For more information, click here.

 

4. Hallowe'en - Wands, Wizards and Witches in the Woods, Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

  • When: Saturday, 22nd – Sunday, 30th October 2016
  • Price: £3 per child

Choose a wooden wand with the power you wish to possess, learn how to cast a spell and collect natural things with which to brew your potion. For more information, click here.

 

5. Pumpkin Carving, Claremont Landscape Garden, Surrey

  • When: Friday, 28th October
  • Price: £1.50 per pumpkin

Get creative and carve a spooky pumpkin to scare your friends. For more information, click here.

 

 

Yorkshire and Humberside

 

1. Scarecrow Trail Lotherton Hall, Leeds

  • When: Friday, 21st - Monday, 31st October 2016 
  • Price: Free with a family ticket to Lotherton Hall, priced at £16.50

The historic Lotherton Hall is home to the Spooky Scarecrow Trail, where you and the kids can follow the clues to find the scarecrows and much more! For more information, click here.

 

2. Farmer Copleys Pumpkin Festival, Purston Pontefract

  • When: Saturday, 15th - Friday, 21st October 2016
  • Price: Free 

One of the most fun Halloween activities is pumpkin carving, and the kids will feel so much prouder they actually went and picked theirs. For more information, click here.

 

3. The Yorkshire Scare Grounds Scream Park, Wakefield

  • When: Thursday, 14th - Monday, 31st October 2016
  • Price: £19

This is definitely on the scarier side of Halloween events, so it’s only suitable for children aged 12 or over, with parental discretion advised. For more information, click here

 

4. Burton Agnes Hall Spooky Woodland Trail, Driffield

  • When: Saturday, 22nd - Monday, 31st October 2016
  • Price:  Adults £7.00, Children £4.00, Under 5s free

Burton Agnes Hall’s spooky trail has everything you and the family need to get into the ‘spirit’ of Halloween. For more information,, click here

 

5. Fear in the Forest, Dalby Forest, North York Moors National Park

  • When: Saturday, 29th October
  • Price: £6 October

Dalby Forest is host to the spookfest that is Fear in the Forest, with stories performed by Lady Lumley's School, live bats and creepy crafts in the Visitor Centre. For more information, click here

 

 

South West England

 

1. Abbotsbury’s Enchanted Illuminations, Dorset

  • When: Thursday, 27th - Saturday, 29th October 2016 
  • Price: £11.50 (Adult), £8.50 (Child, 5-15)

Held at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, the Enchanted Illuminations event allows families to explore an enchanted route, dress up, take in a bug show, meet eerie characters and avail of free face-painting. For more information, click here

 

2. Longleat Halloween Spooktacular, Bath, Somerset

  • When: Saturday, 22nd - Sunday, 30th October 2016
  • Price: Free (Kids under 2), £28.85 (Adult, full day), £21.20 (Child, 3 - 15, full day)

Enjoy ghost tours, scarecrow trails, the skeleton maze, the Trick or Treat Trail, spooky face-painting, and plenty more at the infamous annual festival. For more information, click here

 

3. Pumpkins and Potions Halloween Trail at Hestercombe, Somerset

  • When: Saturday, 22nd - Saturday 30th October 2016
  • Price: £1 per child

Families can enjoy a trail around the Hestercombe gardens, where they will collect all the ingredients to make their own chilling concoction. For more information, click here

 

4. Halloweden at The Eden Project, Cornwall

  • When: Saturday, 22nd - Saturday 30th October 2016
  • Price: £20 (Adults), £14 (Children, 5 – 16), Free (Children, 0 – 4)

Celebrate Halloween with a trip to The Eden Project, with circus performances, illusions, pop-up performances, a spooky puppet show and pumpkin carving. For more information, click here

 

5. Halloween Festival at Bristol Zoo, Bristol

  • When: Saturday, 22nd - Saturday 30th October 2016
  • Price: £5 for child entry with full paying adult (£14.45)

Take the black cat trail to the Witches’ and Wizards’ Workshop, then enjoy a day of crafts, spell-casting and face-painting. For more information, click here

 

 

The Midlands

 

1. October Festivals in Nottingham

  • When: Throughout the month of October
  • Price: Varies

Whether you love music, film, videogames, arts or football, you’ll find a festival to inspire you, as the city comes alive with fantastic events. For more information, click here.

 

2. Mayhem Film Festival, Nottingham

  • When: Thursday, 13th - Sunday, 16th October 2016
  • Price: Varies

Offering a range of amazing previews, midnight screenings, cult screenings and special guests, Mayhem promises to please fans of cult, sci-fi, horror and fantastic cinema. For more information, click here.

 

3. Loogabarooga Festival in Loughborough, Leicestershire

  • When: Wednesday, 19th –  Monday, 24th October 2016
  • Price: Free

The programme includes free creative drop-in workshops, storytelling sessions, advice on how to write and illustrate your own book and appearances from some of the nation’s favourite children’s authors and illustrators. For more information, click here.

 

4. Birmingham’s Comedy Festival, Birmingham

  • When: Friday, 7th – Sunday, 16th October 2016
  • Price: Varies

The gag-fest attracts some seriously big names, with Russell Brand, Michael McIntrye and Jimmy Carr among those who have graced its stages. For more information, click here.

 

 

Greater London

 

1. The London Month of the Dead

  • When: Saturday, 1st - Sunday, 30th October 2016
  • Price: Varies

Events will include a tour of Hyde Park’s pet cemetery, a private view of the Museum of London’s bone archive, taxidermy workshops and a series of weekend death salons. For more information, click here.


2. Museums at Night, London

  • When: Thursday, 27th – Saturday, 29th October 2016
  • Price: Varies

With late-night exhibitions and a range of talks, guided tours and special events, Museums at Night is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy London’s culture and history in a new light. For more information, click here.

 

3. Dinner at the Twits in Lambeth, London

  • When: running until Sunday, 30th October
  • Price: £56.53 to £73.15 per ticket

Step into the foul home of Roald Dahl’s horrible characters for this wonderfully gruesome dinner party. For more information, click here.

 

4. Rocky Horror Picture Show, Southbank, London

  • When: 
  • Price: £26.40, concs £18 (BFI Members pay £1.70 less)

Join the ultimate Science Fiction Double Feature Picture Show as they stage shadow cast screenings of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Shock Treatment. For more information, click here.

 

5. Family Ghost Tours in Hampton Court Palace, London

  • When: From Monday, 31st October
  • Price: Adult Ticket: £14.00. Children (aged 8 to 14 years): £7.00

Join the folks at Hampton Court Palace for a 1¼ – 1½ hours evening walking tour hearing stories of ghostly apparitions and paranormal activity at Hampton Court Palace. For more information, click here.

 

 

East England

 

1. Norwich Pumpkin Rescue, The Forum, Norwich

  • When: Saturday, 29th October 2016
  • Price: Free

As part of the Norwich Science Festival, the Norwich Pumpkin Rescue aims to highlight the issue of food wastage using the example of everyone’s favourite Halloween treat, the pumpkin.  For more information, click here

 

2. Undley Pumpkin Patch, Suffolk

  • When: Every weekend in October (Saturday and Sunday) and daily during half term week, 9am-5pm
  • Price: Free; pumpkin prices range from 50p up to £8 depending on the size.

Let the kids choose their own pumpkin from Undley’s range before bringing it home to carve, eat or decorate. For more information, click here

 

3. Spooky Nights, Barleylands Farm Park, Essex

  • When: Thursday, 28th and Friday, 29th October 2016
  • Price: Under 2s go free, 2-16 years £9.50, Adults £9.50

With clear scare ratings for children of various ages Barleylands Spooky Nights promises spooktacular fun for the whole family. For more information, click here

 

4. Howl-o-Ween at Paradise Wildlife Park, Hertfordshire

  • When: October 22-31.
  • Price: Fees for the park start at £15 for 2-15 year olds and £18 for adults

This Halloween, Paradise Wildlife Park is running a variety of spooky animal themed events. For more information, click here

 

5. Ghosts, Ghouls & Goings On at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire

  • When: Monday, 24th - Sunday, 30th October 
  • Price: 5-15 year olds £6.50, Adults £10.80, Family £28.10

Gruesome guides will take your little monsters through Wrest Park’s mysterious past this half term as they tackle riddles and clues to earn themselves spooky treats. For more information, click here.

 

 

North East England

 

1. Halloween Family Spooktacular at St James' Park, Newcastle

  • When: Friday, 28th October 2016
  • Price: £13 per child; adults go free

From party games to costume competitions, an afternoon spent reliving the Halloween of your childhood with your own brood is always time well spent. For more information, click here


2. Hollybush Halloween Tricks and Treats Fundraiser, Leeds

  • When: Saturday, 29th October 2016
  • Price: Ranging from £5 to £16

Taking place on at the Hollybush Convention Centre in Leeds, this event is focussed more on fun than frights, but with more than a passing nod to the spooky season. For more information, click here

3. Make Me a Monster, Gateshead

  • When: Saturday, 29th October 2016
  • Price: £4.95 per ticket

Halloween is all about showcasing your creative streak, and how better to do it than by delving into the world of materials with your own gang? For more information, click here
 

4. Halloween Half Term, Darlington

  • When: Saturday, 22nd October 2016 
  • Price: £1and £2 per child per activity

From pumpkin carving and apple bobbing to face painting and potion making, half term in Darlington looks set to be heaps of fun. For more information, click here

5. Kid’s Halloween Disco Party, Middlesborough

  • When: Saturday, 29th October 2016
  • Price: £10 per child

The Kid’s Halloween Disco Party at the Marton Country Club in Middlesborough is the perfect way to kick off the festivities. For more information, click here.

 

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