| Details were checked against official venue websites on 3 October 2026. Prices may change, so always check the linked page before travelling. |
London
Halloween at Hampton Court Palace
| Location: Hampton Court, London / East Molesey, KT8 9AU Cost: Included with palace admission. Peak: adult £32, child 5-15 £16; under 5s free. Description: 24 October-1 November 2026. Henry VIII’s palace is transformed with atmospheric projections, ghostly figures, eerie sound effects and family-friendly spooky encounters throughout the historic rooms. Link: https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/whats-on/halloween-at-hampton-court-palace/ |
Halloween Half-Term at Eltham Palace
| Location: Eltham, Greenwich, SE9 5NP Cost: Included with standard admission. Advance adult tickets are around £15-£17 and children around £7.65-£8.50 in this period; English Heritage members free. Description: 24 October-1 November 2026. A Great Pumpkin Party with interactive storytelling, spooky games, a themed trail, selfie spots and a daily fancy-dress competition. Link: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/eltham-palace-halloween-2026 |
October Half Term at Cutty Sark
| Location: Greenwich, SE10 9HT Cost: Free with ship entry. Adult £22, child £11; members free. Description: 24 October-1 November 2026. Board the famous tea clipper for creepy-crawly themed crafts, family activities and encounters with characters from the ship’s past. Link: https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark/october-half-term-cutty-sark |
SUPER Natural at WWT London Wetland Centre
| Location: Barnes, SW13 9WT Cost: Included with admission. Online from £17.10 adult and £11.12 child without Gift Aid; under 3s free. Description: 24 October-1 November 2026. A gentle, scare-free Halloween adventure with a nature logbook, wand making, potions, fungi hunts and magical wetland activities for younger children. Link: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/whats-on/super-natural-october-half-term |
Halloween Half Term at Hobbledown Heath
| Location: Hounslow, TW14 0HH Cost: Day tickets from £16.50 online. Park + Pumpkin Patch tickets from £20. Description: 17 October-1 November 2026. Follow the included Trick or Treat Trail, meet Hobbledown characters and combine Halloween fun with the park’s animals, indoor play and outdoor adventure areas. Link: https://www.hobbledown.com/hounslow/whats-on/october-half-term/ |
Pumpkin Hunt & Paint at Marble Hill
| Location: Twickenham, TW1 2NL Cost: £20 per participant; English Heritage members £15; family ticket for two £35. Description: 28, 30 and 31 October 2026. Hunt for a real pumpkin in the grounds, then turn it into your own painted creation to take home. Suitable for ages 4+. Link: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/marble-hill-pumpkin-hunt-and-paint-oct-2026/ |
Halloween at Chelsea Physic Garden
| Location: Chelsea, SW3 4HS Cost: Family activities generally £10-£25 per person, depending on the workshop; daytime tickets include Garden entry. Description: 19-30 October 2026. A full programme of family activities from pumpkin carving and broomstick making, to potion brewing and Halloween storytelling. Link: https://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/halloween-at-the-garden/ |
Potion Lab: Spooky Halloween Crafts
| Location: Discover Children’s Story Centre, Stratford, E15 4QZ Cost: £3 per person. Description: 30 October 2026. A short Halloween workshop for ages 3+ combining spooky storytelling with hands-on slime potion making to take home. Link: https://discover.org.uk/event/potion-lab-a-spooky-halloween-craft-workshop/ |
Kent
Halloween Half Term Fun at Hever Castle
| Location: Hever, Edenbridge, TN8 7NG Cost: Included with admission. Castle & Gardens online: adult £25.50, child 5-17 £14.05; under 5s free. Description: 17 October-1 November 2026. Follow the Mad Scientists Halloween Trail, solve clues for a sweet reward and enjoy themed crafts and family science entertainment in the grounds. Link: https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/whats-on/halloween-half-term-fun/ |
Horrible Histories Halloween at Leeds Castle
| Location: Maidstone, ME17 1PL Cost: Included with Explorer admission. Online adult £34.50, child 3-15 £24.50; under 3s free. Ticket includes return visits for a year. Description: 17 October-1 November 2026. A live-action Horrible Histories trail through ghostly royal stories, witch trials and gruesome superstitions around the castle grounds. Link: https://www.leeds-castle.com/events/halloween-at-leeds-castle/ |
Penhurst Place – Beware the Bad Apple! Halloween Trail
| Location: Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8DG Cost: Included with standard admission. Description: 24 October-1 November 2026. A family Halloween trail around the historic house and gardens, following the mischievous tale of identical twins Fergus Fang and Frightful Fred. Link: https://www.penshurstplace.com/whats-on/events-and-activities |
Trick or Treat Trail at Quex Adventure Farm Park
| Location: Birchington-on-Sea, CT7 0BH Cost: Saver tickets from £10.95 adult and £17.95 child, plus 50p booking fee; under 1s free. Description: 17-31 October 2026 on selected dates. Explore the Spooky Woods, collect treats, ride the Slime Blaster Express and pick a pumpkin. Farm park entry and one pumpkin per child are included. Link: https://www.quexadventurefarmpark.com/trickortreat |
Pumpkin Moon
| Location: Maidstone (ME14 3BE) and Rainham (ME7 2YA) Cost: £2.75 weekdays, £3.75 weekends per person; under 2s and carers free. Pumpkins extra. Description: 10-31 October 2026 on selected dates. Choose from more than 100 varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds at two colourful Kent pumpkin farms. Link: https://pumpkinmoon.uk/ |
Stanhill Farm Pumpkin Patch
| Location: Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7HD Cost: £7.50 per vehicle or walk-in group of up to 8 people. Pumpkins extra, from £1.50. Description: From 3 October 2026. Pre-booked entry required, includes parking, a wheelbarrow and photo opportunities, with pumpkins in a wide range of sizes plus optional seasonal activities on selected dates. Link: https://www.stanhillfarm.co.uk/pumpkin-patch |
Meopham PYO Pumpkins
| Location: Meopham, DA13 0QH Cost: Free entry and free parking; pay only for what you pick. Description: Open weekends through October until 31 October. Family-run pick-your-own farm with pumpkins and squash, no booking required and café facilities on site. Link: https://www.meophampyo.co.uk/ |
Lower Ladysden Farm Pumpkin Picking
| Location: Goudhurst, TN17 1JX Cost: Ticketed timed entry for ages 3+; current ticket price shown at booking. Pumpkins and rides are extra. Description: October weekends and half term. Pick your own pumpkins by day or experience night time pumpkin picking after dark, alongside face painting, photo opportunities, fairground rides, food vans and more! Link: https://www.lowerladysden.co.uk/whats-on/ |
Wye Court Farm Pumpkin Patch
| Location: Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EP Cost: No entry ticket required; pay for pumpkins picked. Description: 17-31 October 2026. A farm pumpkin patch with no advance ticket needed. Link: https://www.wyecourtfarm.co.uk/visit-us |
Spadework Charity Pick Your Own Pumpkin Garden
| Location: Offham, West Malling, ME19 5NA Cost: Free entry and parking; pay for pumpkins picked. Description: 5-31 October 2026. Browse more than 40 varieties of pumpkins at this charity-run garden. Link: https://spadework.org.uk/pumpkins-2026-find-out-more/ |
Surrey
Hobbledown Epsom: Pumpkins, Play and Family Adventure
| Location: Epsom, KT19 8PT Cost: From £16.50 per person online; pumpkins and Marshmallow toasting extra. Description: 26 September-1 November 2026. Pumpkin picking and themed photo displays are included with full park admission, with a friendly Trick or Treat Trail during half term plus animals, indoor play and adventure areas. Link: https://www.hobbledown.com/epsom/whats-on/hobbledown-pumpkin-event/ Full review on Hobbledown Epsom |
Halloween at Godstone Farm
| Location: Godstone, RH9 8LX Cost: From £19.95. Pumpkin carving and marshmallow toasting cost extra. Description: 17 October-1 November 2026. Family-friendly Halloween fun with a mystery trail, face art, crafts, a spooky scarecrow maze, animal activities and the farm’s large indoor and outdoor play areas. Link: https://www.godstonefarm.co.uk/ |
Bocketts Farm
| Location: Fetcham, Leatherhead, KT22 9BS Cost: Event admission: adult £21.50, child 3-17 £23, age 2 £20.50, age 1 £7.50; under 1s free. £1 online booking fee. Description: From 17th October to 1st November, little ghouls and their grown-ups can enjoy a spook-tacular line-up of activities, games and treats Link: https://www.bockettsfarm.co.uk/events |
Priory Farm Pumpkin Field
| Location: South Nutfield, Redhill, RH1 4EJ Cost: £6 online + 50p booking fee, or £7 on the door; under 1s free. Pumpkins from £1.50. Description: 17-31 October 2026. Pick from pumpkins, gourds and squashes, explore the hay-bale maze and enjoy seasonal displays and marshmallow roasting. A tractor adventure is available separately. Link: https://prioryfarm.co.uk/discovery-land/pumpkins/ |
Secretts Pumpkin Picking & Halloween Trail
| Location: Milford, Godalming, GU8 5HU Cost: £8.50 per person; under 2s free. Pumpkins and most extra activities are additional. Description: 17-18 and 21-30 October 2026. Follow a handmade Halloween trail to pumpkin fields. Pick your own. Link: https://www.secretts.co.uk/about-secretts-pumpkin-picking/ |
Garsons Pumpkin Parade
| Location: Esher, KT10 8LS Cost: Around £6.50-£8 per person; under 2s free. Pumpkins are extra. Description: 3-31 October 2026. A circus-themed pumpkin-picking experience with colourful decorations, carnival-style games, interactive photo scenes and thousands of pumpkins to choose from. Link: https://www.garsons.co.uk/pyo-farm/pumpkin-parade |
Hans Christmas Andersen Pumpkin Farm
| Location: Van Arnhem Nursery, Godalming, GU7 2RQ Cost: Free entry and free parking; pay for pumpkins picked. Description: 21-31 October 2026, 10am-4pm. Fun and games for all the family – pumpkin bean bag toss, pirate ship, mini tractor driving, mud kitchen and more! Link: https://www.hanschristmasandersen.co.uk/pumpkin-farm/ |
Spooky Plants at RHS Garden Wisley
| Location: Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QB Cost: Included with garden admission. Half-term online admission: adult £19, child 5-16 £6; under 5s and RHS members free. Description: 17 October-1 November 2026. Meet mysterious plant life, tackle our interactive garden trail and get up close with creepy crawlies from Zoolab – it’s terrifyingly good fun for the whole family. Link: https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley |
We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt at Hatchlands Park
| Location: East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RT Cost: Free after normal National Trust admission; members free. Description: 10 October-1 November 2026. Based on the children’s book, younger visitors can follow the bunnies around the grounds to find hidden ghosts, with a separate pumpkin spotter trail during half term. Link: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey/hatchlands-park |
Polesden Lacey: The Great Polesden Mystery
| Location: Polesden Lacey, Great Bookham, RH5 6BD Cost: £3.50 per trail, plus normal admission. Standard admission from £18 adult and £9 child without Gift Aid; National Trust members free admission. Description: 17 October-1 November 2026. Solve puzzles around the grounds to discover who stole Polesden Lacey’s prized pumpkin. The trail includes a sheet and small prize. Link: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey/polesden-lacey/events/581d3eff-b37d-4e35-a339-3e7160cbe895 |
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