Getting in the mood for the spooky season
If you want something scary - but not TOO scary - to thrill your kids this Halloween, these family-friendly activities offer plenty of freaky fun.
Make your kids' Halloween memorable this year with one of these ghoulishly delightful events. From ghostly walking tours to creepy crafts classes, there's something here for every little monster.
It's time for the whole family to face its fears (whether wellies, wind or witches).
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Howl’o’ween at Chessington World of Adventures
- Oct 7-8, 14-30 | Tickets are from £37 | Suitable for all ages
Something spooky is coming to Chessington World of Adventures!
Come down for Howl'o'ween, and see the adventure park transformed into a creeptastic land of monsters. There are plenty of Halloween-themed activities for the whole family, from toddlers to young teens.
This year's offerings include potion-making, Halloween shows, a spooktacular trail, and costume contests!
Older kids can test their bravery at the Creepy Caves or take on the Vile Villagers of the Wild Woods.
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Halloween at Discovery Land
- From 7 Oct | Tickets from £4pp, under 2s go free | suitable for all ages
Who ate Priory Farm's prize pumpkin? At Discovery Land, your kids can help Toni Scarecrow solve the case and learn to be nature's forensic investigator.
Along with solving crimes, the whole family can participate in a Halloween-themed nature trail, winding through pastures, natures and lakes. You can also take a tractor ride through Priory Farm's pumpkin patch and pick out your very own pumpkin.
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GBC
Ghost Tour of Guildford
Surrey, GU1 3YL- Every Friday until the 29th Nov | 8:00pm-9:45pm | Tickets £10 (adults); £5 (under 16's) | suitable for ages 8+
Running for over a decade, the Ghost Tour of Guildford is a terrifying way to spend an evening. Find facts about Guildford's horrifying history that you'll wish you'd never heard.
Tours run every Friday night from Good Friday until the end of November (and on October 31st) at 8 p.m. outside Holy Trinity Church at the top of the High Street.
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Bocketts Farm, Leatherhead
Wizards and Witches Week at Bockett Farm
- Oct 21-29 | Tickets from £14 (adults); £15.50 (ages 3 - 17); further concessions available | suitable for all ages
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
You'll be frighteningly entertained with a range of shows and activities available at Bocketts Farm during Halloween.
During Witches and Wizards week, kids can check out the creepy crawlies at Tom's Talking Reptile Roadshow, be shocked at the Science and Slime show, get creative at Creepy Craft Corner, and so much more.
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Secretts Pumpkin Week
- 21 - 29 Oct | Tickets £3.50 (under 2yrs free) | Suitable for all ages
Secretts Farm's Pumpkin Week features various Halloween-themed activities for kids to enjoy. With biscuit decorating and glitter tattoos, your little monsters can promenade down the decorated Halloween walkway and pick their pumpkins.
If you get hungry during your visit, a delicious menu of pumpkin-themed dishes is on offer, all made from the award-winning farm's yearly crop.
Fancy dress and jack-o-lantern carving competitions are held daily, with a winner being chosen each day. If you'd like to enter, register online prior to your visit.
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Godstone Farm's Halloween Extravaganza
- 21 - 29 Oct | Tickets from £12.45 (16+); £6.25 (under 2's) | suitable for all ages
Once Upon a Crime at Godstone Farm is tons of ghoulish fun for young children.
Special activities include wand-making and wand lessons from Griselda the Witch, pumpkin carving, and the chance to be a detective and solve nursery crimes.
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Spooky Dance in a Day at G Live
- Oct 26 | Tickets £40 | Ages 7 - 11
For budding dancers or spooky season fanatics, London choreographer Katy Banks will guide a class for ghostly moves (though not the walking-through-walls kind).
Learn a routine to perform to an audience of family and friends at the end of the day and scare their socks off!
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Halloween at Hampton Court Palace
- 21-29 Oct | Tickets from £26.30 (adults); £13.10 (ages 5-15); under 5's free | suitable for ages 5+
Ghosts and ghouls are around every corner at Hampton Court Palace this Halloween as former occupants of the royal residence return from beyond the grave.
There'll be plenty of atmospheric projections and spooky noises during the palace's special Halloween tour. Visitors can participate in a spine-chilling séance or visit the 'Gallery of the Damned' to see portraits come to life.
For those looking for something a little more extreme, the palace also hosts an 'After Dark' special.
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The Lightbox
Halloween Mobile Crafting at The Lightbox
- 24 Oct | Tickets £12 | Ages 5 - 10
Participants in this Halloween-themed crafting class can make their own Halloween decoration - a spooky swinging mobile. It's a perfect activity for creative kids who don't mind a bit of mess!
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Gatton Trust
Gatton Park
Rocky Lane , Surrey, RH2 0TDGatton Park invites the whole family to join Forest Fun (23 Oct; 2+ years; 10am-noon/1.30-3.30 pm; £10 per child). Forest Fun promises two hours of forest explorations in Cedar Wood, utilizing your artistic license to make woodland crafts and enjoying nibbles around the fire.
- Trails and Tales features a live reading of Funnybones by Janet and Alan Ahlberg Room (20 Oct, 2-4 years; 10-11.30 am; £7.50) and Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson (25 Oct, 2-4 years; 10-11.30 am/1.30-3 pm; £8.50) followed by a craft activity and a stroll around the garden.
- Halloween Wizards (29 Oct; noon-5 pm; online booking £6 per adult, £3 children) promises plenty of Halloween activities with a spooky trail around the grounds and themed snacks and refreshments.
Visit gattonpark.co.uk
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Denbies Wine Estate
- 23-27 October; 10am-1pm; £5.50 per adult/£9.50 per child.
Enjoy a ghostly trip around the Dorking Vineyard this Halloween on the Outdoor Train Tour. Look out for the creepy crawlies lurking in the forest and tick them off in your Halloween passport as you take on a Spooky Treasure Hunt. And attention, adults! Free tea and coffee for accompanying adults.
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Witches and Wizards Week
- 23-29 Oct; 10 am-5:30 pm. £16.50 (per child 3+) and £14.50 per adult.
Dust off those spell books and iron your wizard hats for the ultimate spell-binding family day out. Meet the birds of prey, watch sensational science and slime shows and visit the reptile roadshow. The pumpkin village is the perfect setting for a Halloween photo; complete the spooky stamp trail and show your face at the creepy craft corner.
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Spooky Fun at Squires
- 23-27 Oct; 9.30 am-1.30 pm. £6.50.
At Squires venues across Surrey, the messier, the better! Children are invited to paint witches' hat tealight holders at Create & Grow and can enjoy a free ghost hunt around the centre.
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Sundown Adventures
Bucks Horn Oak, Farnham, GU10 4LS- Until 29 Oct; from 6 pm. Tickets £26.
Head to Alice Holt Forest trees this autumn and experience heights at night for the ultimate spooky evening with a series of Sundown Adventures. Test your skills on tree-top crossings and enjoy the thrill of a zip wire into darkness if you can handle it!
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