Halloween Events 2026

PART 1: NORTH EAST FAMILY EVENTS

Northumberland

The Alnwick Garden, Pumpkin Garden (Alnwick NE66 1HB)

10 Oct to 1 Nov. 10am-5pm until 23 Oct, then 10am-4pm. From 24 Oct there is a scavenger hunt and harvest games. Included in entry. Adult Garden £17.90, under-17s free on a standard Garden ticket (up to four per booking). Online is cheaper, standard tickets are non-refundable.

Lilidorei, Spookydorei Days and Nights (Alnwick NE66 1HB)

Days: 10 Oct to 1 Nov, 10am-5pm. Dress-up, spooky stories, trails, trick-or-treating.

Nights: 23 to 31 Oct, 5pm-9pm. Price and age guidance not confirmed.

Lilidorei £16.65 (age 3 to 16 and adults). Combined Garden and Lilidorei adult £20.30.

Whitehouse Farm Centre, Halloween Spooktacular (Morpeth NE61 6AW)

10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24 to 31 Oct, 10am-5pm.

Child £15.95, adult £16.95, carer £24.95, family £64.95, under 3s free. Booking essential.

Indoor pumpkin patch (free pumpkin for each full-paying child), carving, live shows,

Walkway of Terror, fancy dress, tubing slide.

Belsay Hall, Great Pumpkin Party (Belsay NE20 0DX)

24 Oct to 1 Nov, 10am-4pm. Storytelling, spooky games, trail, daily fancy dress.

Included in entry, 15% off if booked ahead. English Heritage members free.

Seaton Delaval Hall (Seaton Sluice NE26 4QR)

Tales from the Shadows: 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 11am-4:30pm, immersive ghost-story scenes.

Free with admission, no booking.

Halloween at the Hall: Sat 31 Oct, 2pm-5pm, costume and pumpkin competitions at 2pm, parade at 3pm. Free with admission, no booking.

Wallington (National Trust) (near Cambo NE61 4AR)

Creatures of the night trail: 17 Oct to 15 Nov, 10am-5pm (not clearly Halloween-branded).

Half term crafts: 27 to 29 Oct, 11am-3pm, drop-in, free with admission.

Woodhorn Museum, Pumpkin Trail (Ashington NE63 9YF)

14 Oct to 1 Nov, 10am-4pm. Hunt for hidden pumpkins, sweet treat for finding them all.

Luminarium 24 to 29 Oct. Birds of Prey display 31 Oct.Included with Annual Pass.

Ford and Etal, Scarycrow Trail (TD12 4TL): 26 Oct to 1 Nov. Listed as free

Aln Valley Railway, Halloween Weekend (Alnwick): 31 Oct to 1 Nov, from 10:30am. Book online.

Bamburgh Castle, The Dr Will See You Now: 26 to 29 Oct, ages 6+.

Free and small Northumberland events

Blyth Halloween Trick or Treat (Market Pavilion and town centre): 27 to 31 Oct, free.

Northumberlandia (Cramlington): Halloween Nature Celebration 30 Oct 10:30am,

Mystical Halloween Stories 31 Oct 11am.

Spooky Scavenger Hunt, St Nicholas Park, Morpeth: 26 Oct 11am, free, book via NWT.

Hexham: Spook Night 31 Oct from 2pm, free. Hexham Old Gaol has Skull Trail, Escape from the Gaol and Make a Groaning Ghost to 1 Nov, plus a poster workshop on 31 Oct.

Alnwick Halloween House: 24 to 31 Oct, free (donations welcome).

Tyne and Wear (including Newcastle and Gateshead)

Family Fright Fest, Lintz Hall Farm (Burnopfield NE16 6AS)

10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31 Oct confirmed from listings.

Starts 11am or 12pm depending on the day, ends 4pm.

From £12 on most dates (£10 on 17 Oct), prices vary. Ages 1 to 12.

Stage shows, characters, mazes, pumpkin patch, funfair, face painting.

Details Here

Discovery Museum, Spooky Night at the Museum (Newcastle NE1 4JA)

Fri 30 Oct. Session 1: 4:30pm-6:30pm, ages 4+. Session 2: 7:30pm-9:30pm, ages 9+ (licensed bar).

£8 child, £6 adult, under 4s free. Booking essential.

Also: Trick or Treat spooky challenge 27 Oct, Discover a Story 28 Oct (ages 3 to 5),

Time Travel Club 29 Oct.

Life Science Centre (Newcastle NE1 4EP)

October through half term. Halloween dome show Bump in the Night, live shows, spooky making, slime workshop 31 Oct (included with entry, limited places).

Mon to Fri 10am-3pm, Sat and Sun 10am-5pm. Halloween ticket details not listed when checked.Newcastle Castle (NE1 1RQ)

Ghosts of History: 8 Oct to 2 Nov. Gory Tours at half past each hour daily during half term, Trick or Treat Trail, fancy dress and drawing competition.

Included in Annual Pass, standard ticket price unclear.

Old Newcastle Walking Tours, Halloween Edition: Fri 9, 16 and 23 Oct listed (text says every Monday and Friday). 90 minutes. £11 to £23.32. Phone 0191 230 6300. Times unconfirmed.

Seven Stories (Newcastle NE1 2PQ)

24 Oct to 1 Nov: Monster Mash craft, Ghastly Ghouls craft, Funnybones: The Ghost Train, Spooktacular Storytimes (costumes encouraged). Times and prices unconfirmed. Box office 0300 330 1095.

Gibside (National Trust) (Gateshead NE16 6BG)

Stranger Folk Halloween trail: daily 17 Oct to 15 Nov, 10am-4pm. Goblins and folklore, free app, aimed at ages 7 to 12. Free with admission.

Also: half term harvest quest 17 Oct to 8 Nov, crafts 24 Oct to 1 Nov, meet a bat with Ranger Tim 27 Oct 11:30am.

WWT Washington Wetland Centre, SUPER Natural half term (NE38 8LE)

24 Oct to 1 Nov. Scare-free wetland folklore: willow wands and potions daily at 1pm, Birds of Myth walk, owl pellet dissecting, pond dipping, trail.

Included in entry (members free). Online booking saves 10%. Shortbread decorating £2.

Washington Old Hall (National Trust) (NE38 7LE): Broomsticks and magic tricks trail 17 Oct to 1 Nov, 11am-4pm. Arts and Bats crafts 26 Oct, 11:15am-12:45pm.

Stephenson Steam Railway, The Phantom Flyer (North Shields NE29 8DX)

Sat 31 Oct. Trains 11:30am, 12:30pm, 2pm, 3pm. Costumed ghost-train ride, ages 4 to 12. From £7. Pre-booking recommended.

Eldon Scare Trail (Eldon Square, Newcastle NE1 7JB)

Sat 31 Oct. Sessions 9-10, 10-11, 12-1, 1-2. Hunt for 12 Halloween vinyls, goody bag, free face painting. £3.96 including fee (Eventbrite).

Beamish, daytime half term (County Durham DH9 0RG)

Spooky-themed half term 23 Oct to 1 Nov. 10am-5pm until 23 Oct, then 10am-4pm. No timeslot needed.

Hocus Pocus screenings at the Grand Cinema 29 Oct and 1 Nov (price and age notlisted).

Evening events are in Part 3.

Other Tyne and Wear events

STACK Newcastle Kids Halloween: Techno Tots 27 Oct, "It's Too Good To Be Bad" disco

30 Oct. £3.

Great North Museum Hancock: Halloween Takeover 30 Oct (the sleepover is cancelled).

Laing Art Gallery: Spooky Special Effects Make Up, ages 7 to 12, 30 Oct.

Hatton Gallery: Halloween Makes, free, ages 4 to 11, 28 Oct.

The Word, South Shields: Halloween dance lessons for kids 29 Oct, free.

Council country parks: free Halloween trails with a sweet treat at Plessey Woods,

Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside, multiple dates 3 Oct to 1 Nov.

O2 City Hall, Halloween in Concert: Fri 30 Oct, for all the family.

County Durham

Raby Castle, Halloween After Dark in The Plotters' Forest (Staindrop DL2 3AH)

24, 28, 29, 30 and 31 Oct. Sessions 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm, 6:30pm. Illuminated woodland

trail, "fun rather than fright".

Adult £8, child £10, under 4s free. Book online.

Hall Hill Farm, Spooky Half Term (Lanchester DH7 0TA)

17 to 18 Oct and 24 Oct to 1 Nov, closing 5pm.

Child £12.50, adult £13.50, family £48, under 2s free. Pumpkins and the Spooky Spider

Barrel Train cost extra. Pre-book, no payment at the gate.

Pumpkin choosing and carving, tractor ride, giant scarecrows, haunted sheep race, mini

monster maze, trick-or-treat treasure hunt.

Adventure Valley (Durham DH1 5SG)

Halloween half term with friendly non-scary characters, Bruno the bear disco, three

indoor play areas, go-karts, reptile show.

Exact 2026 dates and prices unconfirmed. Book via Website

Hopetown, Spooktown (Darlington DL3 6ST)

24 Oct to 1 Nov, 10am-4pm (one page says 25 Oct start). Site entry free but a free ticket

is needed.

Ghost train, trick-or-treat trail, Family Fun Day 31 Oct, Little Monsters Halloween Bash31 Oct 10:30am-2pm, Big Science Spooktacular 30 Oct, bushcraft 26 Oct, Misfit Market

1 Nov.

Evening events: Spectre Detectors ghost hunt 29 Oct 6pm and Haunted Night at the

Museum 30 Oct 6pm (age suitability unconfirmed).

Bowes Museum, October half term (Barnard Castle DL12 8NP): 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 10am-

5pm. Nature and light crafts and autumn trails, not a Halloween event. Under-18s free.

Free County Durham events

Locomotion (Shildon): Spooky Stargazing 31 Oct, free.

Darlington town centre: Halloween activities 30 to 31 Oct, free.

Land of Oak and Iron (Winlaton): jam jar light making 29 Oct, free.

Darlington Market (Horsemarket DL1 5PN): pumpkin carving 29 and 31 Oct, £5 per child

including pumpkin, accompanying adult free.

Tees Valley

Ormesby Hall (National Trust) (Middlesbrough TS7 0NU)

Non-booking days 24 to 27 Oct and 1 Nov, 10:30am-5pm. Pre-booking days 28 to 31

Oct.

Pre-booking days: adult £7, child £3.50, family £10.50 or £17.50, members and under 5s

free.

Halloween Evenings 28 to 29 Oct, 5pm to 5:30pm slots, pre-booking essential, price

unconfirmed. Decorated house, monster seeker trail, The Skeleton Bride performance.

Newham Grange Farm (Coulby Newham TS8 0TG)

17 to 18 and 24 to 31 Oct, 10am-5:30pm, last admission 2:30pm.

Child (2 to 16) £4.90, adult £5.80, family £19.50, pumpkins £3.75. Booking unclear.

Frightmare on the Farm: Wed 28 Oct after dark, £10pp (age suitability unconfirmed).

Cherry Hill Garden Centre (Hemlington TS8 9DY) - see pumpkin section. Separate tickets

for Halloween Walk (1 to 31 Oct), Haunted Forest Trail (10 to 31 Oct) and Twilight Pumpkin

Picking (22 Oct).

National Museum of the Royal Navy, Spooquay: Ghost Ship (Hartlepool TS24 0XZ)

Fri 30 and Sat 31 Oct, 5pm-9pm, 20-minute slots (last 8:40pm).

Adult £15, under 18 £12.50, under 3s free. Book online. Earlier slots family-friendly, later

slots darker with jump scares, under 16s need an adult.

Dorman Museum, The Creepy Collection (Middlesbrough): 27 Oct, free.

North East pumpkin patches

Brocksbushes Pumpkin Experience (Stocksfield NE43 7UB): 3 to 31 Oct. Weekends

first, then daily from 16 Oct. Friday twilight sessions 16 and 23 Oct, open until 8pm.

£3.50 per person aged 3+, family £12 (up to five), under 3s free. Booking essential.

155,000+ pumpkins, witches area, monster pumpkin castle, marshmallow toasting.

East Grange Farm (High Shincliffe, Durham DH1 2TB): £5 per car or walk-in group (not

per person), redeemable off pumpkins. Pumpkins £1 to £12. Booking essential. Dates

released so far: Sun 4 Oct, Sat 10 and Sun 11 Oct, Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct. More dates are

released once the pumpkins are cut, check eastgrange.com/tickets. Do not follow satnav

up Strawberry Lane.

Red Fox Garden World (Gateshead): 12 to 31 Oct, £2.50 per person, tickets via

Digitickets.

Down at the Farm (Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8JG): Pumpkin Week 17 to 18 Oct and 24

to 31 Oct, 10am-4pm. Patch £3.50 for up to two people, redeemable against pumpkins

(the page also shows child £3.50 and adult £10.95, unclear). Scarecrow making, spooky

barrel ride, Dino Maze, face painting. Online booking advised.

Tweddle Farm (Blackhall Colliery TS27 4BT): weekends 10-11, 17-18, 24-25 Oct, then

Mon 26 to Fri 30 Oct, 10am-5pm (last admission about 3pm). Ticket includes farm entry

but not pumpkins, price not listed. Online booking. Garden games, funfair rides, face

painting, tractor and barrel rides.

Holmside Park (Edmondsley DH7 6EY): 2 to 31 Oct, closed Wed and Thu except 28 to

29 Oct. Mon, Tue, Fri 10am-4pm, Sat and Sun 10am-6pm, school holidays daily 10am-

6pm. Listing shows "Babies and Toddlers £9, Child £15, carer £8, Adult Free" which

looks like an error, confirm. Online booking, same-day adds £2.

Thorpe Farm Centre (Greta Bridge, Barnard Castle DL12 9TY): 3 to 31 Oct daily, 9am-

5pm (last entry 4pm). Free patch entry, no booking, pay for pumpkins in the farm shop.

Maize Maze Trail £4.50. Scare Nights 29, 30, 31 Oct £12.50 to £16 (age suitability

unconfirmed).

Baydale Farm (Darlington DL3 8TA): 3 to 31 Oct. Weekends 10am-4pm, Thu and Fri

12pm-5pm, half term 10am-4pm. No entry fee, pumpkins from £2, daytime no booking.

Dusk to Darkness evening sessions need booking.

Newham Grange Farm and Hall Hill Farm: see above.

Cherry Hill Garden Centre (Hemlington TS8 9DY): 3 to 31 Oct. £4.95 per child (age

4+), family £16.95 (2 adults and 2 children, or 1 adult and 3 children), under 4s free,pumpkins £4 to £10 extra. Online booking

Alnwick Pumpkin Patch (Broxfield Farm): 10 to 11 Oct only. Oxford Farm Pumpkin

Patch: 10 Oct only.

PART 2: YORKSHIRE FAMILY EVENTS

York city

Ghosts in the Gardens (York Museum Gardens and 32 sites): 19 Sep to 1 Nov, free trail,

no booking.

York Castle Museum, A Truly Historical Halloween (YO1 9RY): 24 Oct to 1 Nov. Nut-

Crack Night storytelling 24 to 31 Oct. Prison cells clue hunt, Victorian Halloween on

Kirkgate. Included in admission, price and times unconfirmed.

Little York Ghost Hunt (York Ghost Merchants, streets round the Minster): Mon 26 to

Wed 28 Oct, 6pm-8pm. Free, no booking. Maps from the Ghost Merchants shop from

mid October.

Haunted York Ghost Hunt (Shambles Market): 24 Oct to 1 Nov. Times and price not

listed.

Haunted York Night Market (Shambles Market): Wed 28 Oct, 7:30pm-10pm, free.

Yorkshire Halloween Festival (Parliament Street): 22 to 30 Oct, family-friendly.

York Dungeon, Little Peasants Halloween walking tour: 24 to 31 Oct, departing

11:30am, 1pm, 3pm, 4:30pm. Adult £9.95, child £7.95, under 3s free. Pre-book at

thedungeons.com. Dungeon recommended for ages 8+.

York's Chocolate Story (King's Square YO1 7LD): Truffle Rolling Tour daily 24 Oct to 1

Nov, child £25, adult £27, under 4s free, ages 4+. Halloween Family Masterclass 26, 28,

30, 31 Oct at 2:15pm, 90 minutes, £37.50, ages 4+.

Barley Hall, Haunted Hall family ghost hunt: 24 to 31 Oct, ages 6+, £15 per child,

£5.50 per adult. Sources conflict on whether the family hunt runs, confirm first.

Fairfax House, Sine Dominis Ghost Week: 24 Oct to 1 Nov, daytime £9.50. Candlelit

evenings 26, 28, 30 Oct 5pm-7:30pm, adult £15, child (16 and under) £6.

Murton Park (YO19 5UF): Trick or Treat Thu 29 and Fri 30 Oct, sessions 5pm and

6:15pm (about 45 minutes), adult £5, child £10, booking required, ages 6+. Daytime

extras 24 Oct to 1 Nov: Raven Trail £1.50, Halloween Crafts 26 to 31 Oct £4.

Hallowtween at York Maze: 24 to 31 Oct, 12:30pm-5:30pm, closed 26 and 27 Oct.

Aimed at ages 10 to 15 with scare houses, under 16s need an adult. Booking essential,

prices not found.

The Web Adventure Park, Wicked Web'oween (YO32 2RH): 10, 11, 17, 18 Oct, then

daily 24 Oct to 1 Nov. Child £20.50, adult £14.50, under 1s £4.95 (secondary source).

Book online.

Beningbrough Hall: October half term trail 24 Oct to 1 Nov, free with admission (not

verified on National Trust site).

North Yorkshire

Mother Shipton's Cave, Hocus Pocus Halloween (Knaresborough HG5 8DD): 24 Oct

to 1 Nov, 9:30am-5:30pm. Car or group up to 5 £42, additional passenger or pedestrian

£16, under 2s free. Entry is a 2.5 hour slot. Booking essential. Gentle, not scary. Witch

displays, witchy sisters, creepy carnival displays, costume competitions.

Stockeld Park, Halloween Adventure (Wetherby LS22 4AN): 3-4, 10-11, 17-18 Oct and

24 Oct to 1 Nov (see conflict note), 9:30am-5:30pm. Tickets £12.75 to £29.50.

Woodland Witches trail, Mummy Maze, pumpkin patch with tractor ride (pumpkins

extra), Zombie Laser Tag £5.50, face paint £6, daily 4:45pm costume contest. Pumpkin

Nights 17 and 24 Oct, 5:30pm-9pm, £15pp (half price with a day ticket).

Forbidden Corner (Middleham): Halloween Adventure through October, "enchanting,

not hair-raising", no jump scares. Pre-booking required. Open 12pm Mon to Sat, 10am

Sun. Standard prices (from earlier research): adult £19, child £17, family £66. Halloween

day prices not found.

Flamingo Land (Kirby Misperton YO17 6UX): family daytime Trick or Treat trail of five

spots 9 to 31 Oct, 10am-4:30pm, £5pp. Fancy dress competition 1:45pm on 9, 10, 14,

16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31 Oct. Family Halloween Show at The Club 4:30pm-5:15pm on

12 to 15 and 19 to 31 Oct. Fireworks 14, 24, 28, 30 Oct. Drone show 31 Oct from

6:45pm. Daytime admission not found. Stalk in the Park is 13+ (Part 3).

Lightwater Valley, Frightwater Valley "Movie Mayhem" (North Stainley, Ripon HG4

3HT): Sat 10 Oct, Sat 17 Oct, Sat 24 Oct and daily 25 to 31 Oct, 10:30am-5pm. Standard

(90cm+) £22 online, £25 on the day, under 90cm free, plus £3.25 booking fee.

Fireworks finale Sat 31 Oct. Live Scare Maze for bigger scares, age rule unconfirmed.

Castle Howard, Pesky Pumpkin Trail (YO60 7DA): 1 to 31 Oct, included with House

and Garden ticket (price not found).

North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Station Trick or Treat at Pickering, Goathland,

Grosmont 24 to 28 Oct and 31 Oct to 1 Nov. Kids go free on standard half term services

(one child per paying adult). Spooky Tiny Engine Tuesday 27 Oct 10am-12pm, ages 1 to

10, free. Spooky Station Stay and Play 28 Oct 9:30am-11am, under 5s.

Bolton Abbey, Pumpkin Trail (Skipton BD23 6EX): 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 9am-4pm. Included

in car park fee (amount not found), pre-book car park.

RHS Harlow Carr (Harrogate): October half term with pumpkin trail and crafts. Dates,price and booking unconfirmed.

Fountains Abbey: no Halloween event. Half term "Stories of Colour and Light" 24 Oct

to 1 Nov. See Fountains by Floodlight in Part 3.

Whitby Abbey (YO22 4JT): Great Pumpkin Party daytime 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 10am-4pm,

included in admission, 15% off booked ahead. Evening event in Part 3.

Scarborough Castle, Great Pumpkin Party (YO11 1HY): 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 10am-4pm,

included in admission, 15% off booked ahead. Storytelling, spooky games, trail, daily

fancy dress prize.

Whitby Goth Weekend: 30 Oct to 1 Nov. Free to attend, some events ticketed.

Described as family-friendly with bands and an alternative market.

Eden Camp (Malton YO17 6RT): no Halloween event beyond a "Haunted Hut" 31 Oct to

1 Nov, 11am-5pm. Half term runs 24 or 26 Oct to 1 Nov. Adult £20 on the day (£17

online), child (5 to 16) £18 (£15 online), under 5s free.

Knaresborough Ghost Walk: Wed 28 Oct, 7pm-8:30pm, Market Cross to the castle. £6

adult, £3 under 16, all ages. Book at ticketsource.com/knaresboroughghostwalks.

Rotunda Museum, Scarborough, Haunted Houses: Thu 29 Oct, 10am-12pm and 1pm-

3pm

Dark Skies Fringe Festival (North York Moors): 23 Oct to 1 Nov

West Yorkshire

Harewood House, Spells and Sparkles (LS17 9LQ): 24 Oct to 1 Nov, grounds 10am-

5pm (house closed). Children free if booked online before 10am on the day, adult £22.55

online, under 4s free. Witch trail, Spooky Tree trail, broomstick making, Hocus Pocus

outdoor film 24 Oct, LEGO Club Spooky Special. Day camps ages 7 to 11. Book online or

0113 218 1000.

Leeds Museums and Galleries: 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 10am-5pm. Temple Newsam

Halloween at Home Farm (included in admission), Lotherton "Spellbound With Breeze"

(included), Leeds Industrial Museum Scarecrow Trail (included), Leeds City Museum

Glow in the Dark Week (give what you can, some pre-booking), Kirkstall Abbey

Nocturnal Creatures Trail 10am-3pm (give what you can). Temple Newsam pumpkin

carving Wed 28 Oct 1pm-3pm, free.

National Science and Media Museum, Mossy Bottom Laboratory (Bradford): 24 Oct

to 1 Nov, enhanced Halloween day Sat 31 Oct (silent disco, family tours of horror props).

Shaun the Sheep activities.

Free or low cost.

Eureka! The National Children's Museum (Halifax HX1 2NE): 24 Oct to 1 Nov.

Witchcraft and Wizardry drop-in Mon 26 to Fri 30 Oct. Story Postcards on weekends(ages 4 to 11).

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, The Spooky Express (Oxenhope): Thu 29, Fri 30,

Sat 31 Oct. Departures 10:00, 11:30, 13:30, 15:05, 16:35. Adult £25.50, child £15,

includes Day Rover.

South Yorkshire

Yorkshire Wildlife Park (Doncaster DN11 9AZ): 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 9:45am-5pm (last

entry 3pm). Event activities included in admission (price not found). Trick or treat trail

£6 per child or £12 premium bag with teddy. Booking advised.

Brodsworth Hall, Great Pumpkin Party (Doncaster): 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 10am-4pm,

included in admission, 15% off booked ahead.

Magna, Wicked Week (Rotherham): 24 Oct to 1 Nov. Science magic show Mon 26 to Fri

30 Oct at 10:30am, 11:45am, 1pm. Fizzing Potion workshop 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm.

Small extra charge, pre-booked.

East Yorkshire

William's Den, Trick or Treat Street (North Cave HU15 2LS): 24 to 31 Oct (closed Mon

26 Oct), 11am-8pm, ages 3 to 12. Adult £24.95, child £21.95. Book online. Village

mystery story, trick-or-treating, live characters, monster disco.

Burton Constable Hall (near Hull): Halloween half term 24 Oct to 1 Nov, extra activities

on Halloween day. From £5. Book at tickets.burtonconstable.com.

Yorkshire pumpkin patches

North Yorkshire

Spilman's Farm (Church Farm, Sessay, Thirsk YO7 3NB): 175,000 pumpkins. Pumpkin

Festival days (activities, disco and show included): 26 Sep, 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 Oct and 23

to 30 Oct, £9.74pp including £5 pumpkin voucher. Back to Basics days (pumpkins only):

13 to 16 Oct and 20 to 22 Oct, from £7.95pp including £5 voucher. Pumpkin Nights

(twilight, £4 voucher): 10, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 Oct. Pumpkins from £2.50. Try It All

bundle £17 (9 activities, £5 voucher, entry). Timed slots, booking essential, tickets non-

refundable. 28 and 29 Oct the site closes 4:30pm and reopens 5:30pm for fireworks.

Yorkshire Pumpkins (Lodge Farm, Cundall YO61 2RN): 3 to 31 Oct, specific open days

not listed. From £1 per child, no adult price listed. Booking essential. Pumpkin bowling,

bale mountain, toy tractors, photo backdrops, Stable Pizza Co.

The Great Yorkshire Pumpkin Festival (Monk Park Farm, Bagby, Thirsk YO7 2AG):selected dates 3 to 31 Oct (exact days not listed). Day 10am-5pm, last admission 3pm.

Family Pumpkin Nights and Adults-Only (18+) Pumpkin Nights 5:30pm-8:30pm. Child

£6.95, adult £10, baby or toddler £3, carer free, each ticket includes a £3.50 voucher.

Booking recommended, cheaper online, peak dates sell out.

The Balloon Tree (Gate Helmsley YO41 1NB): open until 31 Oct. £1.50 per person, under

2s free, pumpkins by weight at the Berry Barn or Farm Shop. No booking.

Pop Up Patch (Westfield Farm, Sutton-on-the-Forest, York): selected October dates,

10am-4pm. Free entry, pay for pumpkins. Carving from 2pm on 24, 25, 29, 30 Oct. Face

painting 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 Oct. Book day passes at popuppatch.as.me. 2026 pumpkin

prices not listed.

Humble Bee Farm (Flixton, Scarborough YO11 3UJ): 17, 18 and 24 to 31 Oct. Child £12

(includes one pumpkin), adult £6. Everyone needs a ticket, bought online. On-site

carving, alpacas, micro pigs, Shetland pony.

Ripon Walled Garden (HG4 3HN): 17 to 31 Oct, 9:30am-4pm. Free, proceeds to Ripon

Community Link. Carving on site. Check riponcommunitylink.org/event/pumpkin-patch

for sign-up.

West Yorkshire

Farmer Copleys (Pontefract WF7 5AF): daily 26 Sep to 1 Nov, hours vary by day (for

example 24 to 25 Oct 9am-8pm, 26 to 30 Oct 9:30am-6pm, Sat 31 Oct 9:30am-9pm,

Sun 1 Nov 9:30am-8pm fireworks night). Entry price varies by day and age, not listed.

Under 3s free. Booking essential. Tractor rides, live shows, archery, vintage fairground,

Witches' Storytime, daily fancy dress.

Blacker Hall Farm (Calder Grove, Wakefield WF4 3DN): 3 to 31 Oct daily, 10am-4pm.

£6.95 per person including Little Farmers Trail, under 1s free. Date-specific booking.

Painting station, fancy dress spot prizes.

Kemps Farm (Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5ES): 26 Sep to 31 Oct, selected dates. Price and

times not listed. Booking essential via kemps.farm, no walk-up.

Lotherton (Aberford, Leeds LS25 3EB): 3 to 25 Oct (weekends from 3 Oct, weekdays

from 19 Oct). Field entry £4 per person (includes a pumpkin) plus estate admission

(adult £10.50, child £4).

Swithens Farm (Rothwell, Leeds LS26 0BT): 10 to 31 Oct, selected dates, 10am-4pm.

Night festival 22, 23, 24 Oct 5pm-8pm. 2026 prices not listed (last year's night tickets

£6 and sold out). Book at swithensfarm.co.uk.

Lineham Farm Pumpkin Festival (Eccup, Leeds LS16 8AZ): Thu 29, Fri 30, Sat 31 Oct,

sessions 10am-12pm and 12pm-2pm. Pumpkin picking included. Wicked Woods trick ortreat trail, storytelling, wand-making. Booking essential via leedschildrenscharity.org.uk.

No dogs.

South Yorkshire

Cannon Hall Farm (Cawthorne, Barnsley S75 4AT): selected dates 10 to 31 Oct, 10am-

4pm. £12.95 adults and children, under 2s free, one carer free. Pumpkins £3 each,

unlimited, added at booking. Booking essential. Free pumpkin decorating.

Wentworth Garden Centre Family Farm (Rotherham S62 7TF): 10 to 31 Oct, 10am-

4:30pm. Listing says free but shows child £2, adult £2.45, babies free (check). No

booking for farm or pumpkin picking, "Meet the Wentworth Witch" 24 to 31 Oct must be

booked.

Billingley Christmas Tree Farm (Barnsley S72 0JF): Saturdays and Sundays 3 to 31

Oct, 11am-5pm. From £10, weekend price unconfirmed. Floodlit indoor barn.

Boston Park Farm (Old Cantley, Doncaster): 18 to 31 Oct daily, 10am-4pm. Child (3 to

12) £10.75, adult or toddler £8.75, under 1s free. Pumpkins from £5, £1 to carve. Free

Witches Academy 25 to 31 Oct. Family Halloween Disco and torchlight pumpkin hunt Fri

30 Oct 4pm-7pm. Booking essential via bostonpark.com.

East Yorkshire

The Pumpkin Patch at Bewholme (Driffield YO25 8DX): 3 to 31 Oct, 10am-4pm. £2 per

person, under 2s free. 45+ varieties, walk-in Pumpkin House. No booking.

Butt Farm (Beverley HU17 8PJ): 26 Sep to 31 Oct, 10am-4pm (daily confirmed only for

23 to 31 Oct). Entry by donation to Yorkshire Air Ambulance. No booking for general

picking. Free carving daily during half term.

Sandy Bottom Farm (Hedon, Hull HU12 8BB): open 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 23 Oct, then daily

24 to 31 Oct. Night picking Fri 9 and 16 Oct, 5:30pm-9pm. From £3 per person.

Pumpkins £1.50 to £8. Maize maze.

Drewton's (South Cave, Brough HU15 2AG): 3-4, 10-11, 17-18 Oct 10am-4pm, Fri 23

Oct 12pm-5pm, 24 to 31 Oct 10am-4pm. Free entry, pay for pumpkins.

PART 3: SCARES, EVENING EVENTS AND OLDER

TEENS (NORTH EAST AND YORKSHIRE)

North East

Psycho Path (Lintz Hall Farm, Burnopfield NE16 6AS): season 12 Sep to 1 Nov.Confirmed listings: Fri 9, Sat 10, Fri 16, Sat 31 Oct, other Fri and Sat likely. Gates 5pm,

mazes from 6pm, last entry 10:55pm. From £45 (Fri 9 Oct), £50 (Sat 10 Oct), from £47

(Fri 16 Oct), from £55 (Sat 31 Oct), prices rise in phases up to £120 with VIP. Fatsoma

only. Minimum age 13+ . Free parking.

Beamish Halloween Evenings (DH9 0RG): Wed 28 Oct and Sat 31 Oct confirmed (Fri

30 Oct Pockerley Old Hall evening also listed). 5pm-9:30pm. Adult £25.50, child £16,

under 2s free. Optional Tarantula film at 3:30pm £6.50 adult, £5 child. 16 to visit without

an adult. Advance online only, Unlimited Passes and memberships not valid.

Haunted Raby Ghost Walk (Raby Castle DL2 3AH): 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 6pm or 6:30pm.

£25 (£20 members). Not suitable under 16. Groups capped at 20.

Chillingham Scarefest (Chillingham NE66 5NJ): Sun 25 Oct, 16+. Details unconfirmed.

Horror Car Wash (Sunderland Live, Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PH): Thu 29 Oct 6pm-

9pm, Fri 30, Sat 31 Oct, Sun 1 Nov 5pm-9pm, possibly from 16 Oct. Via Skiddle. 2026

Newcastle Halloween Ghost Walk (Northumbria University): Sat 31 Oct 6:15pm, £7.

Showing sold out.

Durham Halloween Ghost Walk (Ghost of Durham): Sat 31 Oct 9pm-10pm, meet

Durham School DH1 4SZ. From £3.96, showing sold out. Organiser text is dated 2025,

confirm the year.

Other Durham ghost walks: Walking with the Ghosts of Durham (about 3 hours, Tue to

Thu and Sat, 07939 419474) and Durham Ghost Walk (0191 384 6583,

durhamghostwalk.co.uk). No Halloween-specific dates.

Newcastle city centre, 30 to 31 Oct: Murder Mystery Dinner at Blackfriars (Fri 30 Oct),

Skeleton Ball at Freight Island (Sat 31 Oct from 8pm, grown-up),

Haunted House Party at Flight Club (Sat 31 Oct),

Tyneside Cinema Halloween All-Nighters (Sat 24 and Sat 31 Oct).

Tees Valley:

Halloween Special: An Evening of Clairvoyance, The Parkway Sports Bar,

Middlesbrough, Sat 31 Oct 7pm-10:30pm, 16+. Tales and Ales Halloween special, Angels

Cut Bar, Darlington, Sat 31 Oct 7:30pm-9pm, 12+. Terror On The Terrace, The Black

Lion, Sedgefield, Sat 31 Oct 5:30pm-midnight, 18+.

18+ club nights, Sat 31 Oct: Clubland Halloween (Elysium, Sunderland), Velocity

Halloween Special (Viva At The Venue, South Shields), Enzo Siragusa Halloween (NX

Newcastle), Halloween Secret Rave (secret venue, Newcastle), Thriller On The Hour

Party (Billy Bootleggers), Rocky Horror Halloween Brunch (The Rebel Yell, 12pm-5pm).

BDTH Halloween House Party, Vaux Social, Sunderland, 7pm-11:45pm, from £6.

Northumberland Haunted Museum: Spooky Candle Making Thu 29 Oct 7pm, probably

adults. After-dark investigations are 18+, no dates.

Yorkshire

Yorkshire Scare Grounds, Face Your Fears 2026 (Hell Lane, Heath, Wakefield WF1

5SH): selected nights Fri 9 Oct to Sun 1 Nov including Halloween. Doors 6:30pm (9 to 11

and 15 to 18 Oct), 6pm from 22 Oct, until 11pm, timed slots. £30 on 9 to 11 Oct, £32

other dates. 12+ recommended, under 16s with an adult over 18. Free parking. Can sell

out.

Flamingo Land, Stalk in the Park (Kirby Misperton YO17 6UX): 9 to 18 Oct and 24 to 31

Oct. Arrive from 3pm, rides in the dark 4pm-8pm, scare mazes from 5:30pm. Strictly

13+, 13 to 17s with an adult. Gate price not found, extra scare mazes £5 each. Reported

£20 on one page.

Doncaster Fear Factory (Thornhurst Manor, Doncaster): "October", exact 2026 dates

not found. Tickets at doncasterfearfactory.co.uk. 2024 reference was 13+ and gate

tickets from £45

Related family event: Fearless Factory, Thornhurst Manor, 17 to 18 and 24 to 25 Oct, 10am-3pm, ages 8+, fearlessfactory.co.uk.

Leeds Scare Maze, Motel of Horrors (Minton Chambers, 12 Heatons Court, Leeds LS1

4LJ): Skiddle says 9 Oct to 1 Nov, another listing says 20 to 27 Oct only. 6pm-10:30pm,

from £15, 12+.

Mad Alice's Ghost Train (North Yorkshire Moors Railway): 18 and 25 Oct and 1 Nov,

6:15pm and 8pm, £35 to £40, 14+.

Hallowscream at York Maze: 16+ only.

Barley Hall, Dark Tales: 30 and 31 Oct, £20, 18+.

Illuminated Whitby Abbey (YO22 4JT): Fri 23 to Sat 31 Oct, 5:30pm-9pm. Dracula-

inspired, atmospheric rather than scary, all ages. Mon to Fri and Sun: adult £18 advance

(£22 on the day), child £9 (£11), family 2 adults £45 (£55). Sat 31 Oct: adult £20 (£24),

child £10 (£12), family £50 (£60). Book online to save 15%.

Fountains by Floodlight (Fountains Abbey, Ripon HG4 3DY): selected evenings 9 to 30

Oct, 5pm-9pm, last admission 8pm, timed slots. Adult £12, child (5 to 17) £6, under 5s

free but need a ticket, members free. Must be booked in advance.

Castle Howard Late Night Tour: Fri 23 Oct or Sat 24 Oct (sources conflict), about

6:30pm-8:30pm, £48 including House and Gardens admission earlier that day.

Candlelit, no scare actors.

18+ nights: Leeds and Bradford club nights Fri 30 and Sat 31 Oct, Halloween Ball at

Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa (Leeds) 30 Oct £46.21, The Asylum at Home (Leeds) 29 Oct

£4.99 to £12.99, Inzombifest at Beaver Works 30 Oct.

Other: Ghost Ships of Doncaster, Sat 31 Oct from 5pm, free canal ghost boat gathering.Forbidden Dragons Curse, Mr Chu's Palace, Hull, 31 Oct 7pm, £5.

PART 4: FREE OR UNDER £5

Seven Stories (free entry)

Ghosts in the Gardens, York (free trail)

Little York Ghost Hunt (free)

Haunted York Night Market 28 Oct (free)

Butt Farm, Beverley (donation)

Ripon Walled Garden (free)

Drewton's, South Cave (free entry)

Blyth Trick or Treat, Hexham Spook Night, Alnwick Halloween House (free)

Council country park trails: Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay, Tyne Riverside (free)

Hatton Gallery Halloween Makes 28 Oct (free)

Dorman Museum Creepy Collection 27 Oct (free)

Locomotion Spooky Stargazing 31 Oct (free)

Darlington town centre Halloween 30 to 31 Oct (free)

Land of Oak and Iron jam jar lights 29 Oct (free)

The Word dance lessons, South Shields 29 Oct (free)

Seaton Delaval Hall and Gibside (free with admission)

Thorpe Farm Centre pumpkin patch (free entry)

Baydale Farm (free entry, pumpkins from £2)

Red Fox Garden World £2.50, Bewholme £2, Balloon Tree £1.50

STACK Newcastle Kids Halloween £3, Eldon Scare Trail £3.96