If you’re looking to shake off the cobwebs and enjoy all things ‘Spooky’, we have ideas for days out to enjoy as a family this Halloween.
27th October – 31st October 2023
Embark on a spooky adventure at Skelf Island lead by the mischievous Castle Howard Skelves, try out an Outdoor Escape Room trail with puzzles to solve, and whizz around the Hay Bale Obstacle Course.
We’ll be announcing dates and times closer to the event so keep your eyes peeled!
Castle Howard, The Estate Office, Castle Howard, York, YO60 7DA WEBSITE
Saturday 21st October – Sunday 5th November 2023 10am – 4pm
Grab your broomsticks and get ready for a bewitchingly brilliant day out. Gather round for tales from our spooky storytellers and solve creepy clues in our Halloween Quest.
Join our Victorian ghost hunters in the ruins of Whitby Abbey for all things Gothic this half term. Listen to some spooky stories and be inspired to create your very own tale of terror just like Bram Stoker did with Dracula.
Take part in our Halloween quest and discover magical potion ingredients. Complete the booklet’s activities and solve its creepy clues to become a wonderfully wicked witch’s apprentice!
Book online and save 10%. Visit Website
Whitby Abbey, Abbey Lane, Whitby, YO22 4JT
Sat 28th October – Sun 5th November – 10.15pm – 5pm 2023
Join us for our Spooktacular Halloween Adventure!
Calling all magical beings! The Wizards Gathering is the most exciting meeting of witches and wizards in the wizarding calendar! Join us this year at the atmospheric Spooky Barn at Sledmere and help Wizard Fumblefoot, who’s got into a bit of a muddle, and Witch Goodheart who is on the rampage, before having a magical animal encounter of your own!
Enjoy a fun and family-friendly Halloween actor-led walk-through experience, with performers, magical animal encounters and activities! Don’t forget to follow the trail down to the Walled Garden to take part in our petrifying pumpkin hunt!
Sledmere House, Driffield. YO25 3XG
Until 3rd November 2023, we are SO excited that tickets are now on sale for a “Spooktacular Pumpkin Festival” at Piglets!
From 28 October to 5 November 2023 10.30am – 5.30pm, a cloak of supernatural shrouds the adventure park with a schedule of fun and creepy tricks and treats perfect for the under 12s and all the family.
Ghouls and beasties lurk in the shadows of the valley, with friendly frights plus mini and mega scares. Halloween fun is jam packed in the valley this year with everything you’d ever expect and more … it’s certainly Halloween with knobs on at Frightwater Valley!
Sunday 5 November sees Fabulous Fireworks from 5.15pm for a 15 minute display choreographed to music over the Swan Lake for all our visitors in the park that day.
Pre-book tickets online – 28 October – 4 November online £15pp / Sun 5th Nov online £17.50 (includes Fireworks).
Lightwater Valley Adventure Park, North Stainley, Ripon. HG4 3HT
27 October – 5 November 2023
We’re delighted to be showcasing our fourth Dark Skies Fringe Festival – full of activities and opportunities to appreciate the wonders of the night sky.
The North York Moors is one of only 21 locations in the world to be recognised for pristine, dark skies. We’re an International Dark Sky Reserve, awarded by the International Dark-Sky Association.
This exciting 10-day festival has an events programme jam packed full of exciting after dark adventures for the full family to explore. It will only prepare you for what’s to come in our ninth Dark Skies Festival, taking place in February 2024…
Pack up your picnic and enjoy a low-cost day in nature!
Dalby Forest, YO18 7LT
Spooky Season at Scampston!
Saturday 28 October 2023 – Wednesday 01 November 2023
This Halloween half-term join in a Spooky Halloween Trail round the ghoulish, ghostly grounds of Scampston Hall.
With puzzles to solve, riddles to unravel and codes to crack our Halloween Trail is great fun for all the family during our ‘Golden October’ season at Scampston.
Creepy Fun Walk, Games & Crafts
For the real fun and games come and join our mischievous Scampston witches for some Halloween activities on Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th October & Wednesday 1st November!
Take part in ghoulish games, join in with some creepy craft sessions and try our “Monster” egg-rolling down the Mount. Each day will include two games & crafts sessions, followed by our Creepy Fun Story Walk around the grounds at 5pm.
Just as it is starting to get dark, you will be guided round the grounds by two (friendly) witches telling stories as they go. Be sure to watch out for the ghouls in the Hall, the bats in the woodland and the ghosts in the garden! If you make it round, the walk will culminate in toasting marshmallows round the campfire in the woods!
The walk is designed for children, spooky but not scary, just lots of fun!
Tickets include one games and craft session and the creepy fun walk. Tickets should be pre-booked in advance to guarantee a space. Please note: usual entry fees apply.
Fancy dress is encouraged but not required!
Scampston Hall, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 8NG
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Saturday 28th October until Sunday 5th November 2023 (Closed Friday 3rd)
The Museum will be decked out as we explore the magical superstitions and traditions that mark this time of year. Can you find the tricks around the Museum? Can you complete our Halloween challenges? Who will take home the treats?
Hallowmas was a time of magic and mystery, darkness and spells. We’ll be uncovering centuries’ old traditions, with special recipes, guising and lots of fun!
Pick up a brand new trail any day from Saturday 28th October until Thursday 2nd November 2023
Stop by Pickard’s Cottage where we’ll be baking Soul Cakes on Tuesday 31st October 2023
Join in our Guisers mask-making workshops in the Pavilion on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd November from 11am until 3.30pm
Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton le Hole, YO62 6UA.
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28th October – 5th November 2023
15% DISCOUNT WHEN YOU USE THE CODE BOO23 1-5TH NOVEMBER
Think pumpkin picking, spooky witch encounters, zombie laser fun and even a FANG-tastic show at the Stockeld Theatre, Halloween Street! 🕸️
We will be open 21st – 22nd October, as well as half-term week 28th October – 5th November for spooktacular days of fun perfect for the whole family!
Join us this October and get stuck in with:
🎃 Pumpkin picking
🧙♀️ Woodland Witches in our Enchanted Forest
💀 Halloween Street at The Stockeld Theatre
🧛♀️ Fearsome fancy dress
🌀 Mummy maze
🧟♂️ Zombie Laser
Every paying child also gets a free pumpkin, up until 31st October!
The Adventure Park, Stockeld Park, Wetherby, LS22 4AN.
We have lots more ideas for day trips and Halloween parties taking place in Ryedale here.
*All the above events are running until 4th November.
