Halloween Events in Yorkshire 2023
Welcome to our roundup of all of the events happening in and around the Yorkshire Dales over Halloween 2023.
You’ll find kid friendly spooky trails, wizarding train rides, pumpkin picking, ghostly quizzes, and so much more that’s going on for the kids over this Halloween season!
Birchfield Ice Cream Farm Pumpkin Festival
📅 Dates Running: From 23/9/2023
📍 Summerbridge, near Harrogate
💰 Free to enter for the pumpkin fields (charges for pumpkins range from £1 - £12 payment by card accepted) The Farm is an additional charge of £6.95/ person (Under 2’s free)
This place is an annual Halloween staple for us! Grab your wheelbarrows and go, go, GO! We love that they have a huge selection of pumpkins, not just your good old fashioned orange ones, but green, white, nobbly bobbly ones and all as quirky as you like!
For an additional charge, you can enter the farm itself, see the animals, visit the gigantic pumpkin carving barn, get lost in the 6 acre maize maze, play on the outdoor play equipment and inflatables and head round the woodland trail and go den building! Farm entry is not compulsory, so if all you want is pumpkins, then you shall just have pumpkins!
Dogs are not allowed on the pumpkin field or in the farm yard.
No booking or tickets required.
The Leeds Scare Trails: Golden Acre Park
🎃 No booking required for the Pumpkin Trail. The evening Frightmare Trail requires pre-booking (age restricted event) – tickets are on sale NOW!
🧒 Pumpkin trail is fun for all the family, Frightmare Trail is suitable for age 13+. Wellies a must as the trail can get muddy. Mainly sturdy pushchair friendly.
📅 Dates Running: 28/10/2023 and 29/10/2022 (Frightmare Trail after 6 - 10pm on 28/10/2023 only)
📍 Where? Golden Acre Park, Bramhope, Leeds
💰 Pumpkin Trail – £1 per trail sheet. Frightmare Trail – Adults £10/ Under 16’s £7pp recommended for ages 13+ (any children under 13 require adult supervision)
A collaboration of the Ilkley Scare Trail and the Otley Zombie Apocalypse, this Charity Event is split into two different activities with the proceeds of the event going to charity.
The Pumpkin Trail takes place on both the Saturday and Sunday and is a family friendly event. With lots of games and activities to take part in, try and collect all the stamps to be entered into a prize draw at the end! The trail is mainly pushchair friendly, but can be muddy in parts, so wellies are a must! It takes just under an hour to complete.
The Frightmare Trail takes place on the Saturday Night only and is after 6 pm. The recommended age is 13+ and with lots of scare actors ready to jump out and make you scream at every available opportunity; it sounds like a brilliant evening out!
Stockeld Park Halloween Adventure and Escape House
🎃 Pre-Booking required Stockeld Park website.
🧒 Fun for all the family (Escape House suitable for 12+). Wear wellies, as the trails through the woodland can be muddy in parts, a lot of this will be pushchair friendly.
📅 21-22/10/2023 & 28/10/2023 - 5/11/2023
📍 Near Wetherby, North Yorkshire (yes, I can hear your shouts from here! Wetherby is in West Yorkshire, but Stockeld Park is in North!!)
💰 Tickets range from £10 - £25/ per person dependant on whether you stick to the adventure park only or whether you add the Playhive on. Zombie Laser is £5/ person extra.
As well as the usual park-based fun, there are plenty of Halloween Surprises in store for you at Stockeld Park! The Enchanted Forest will be turned into a spooky playground with a trail to complete and there is a free pumpkin for every child.
Thorp Perrow Arboretum Halloween Trail
🎃 Pre-booking required,
🧒 Fun for all the family. Muddy paths, carriers and wellies!
📅 7/10/2023 – 5/11/2023
📍 Bedale, North Yorkshire
💰 The trail sheet costs £2.50 on top of standard arboretum admission are available for purchase there or you can pre book them too.
Not only is the arboretum stunning in Autumn, the spooky trail is lots of fun too! You will be lead all the way through the arboretum on a Halloween trail through the trees!
There is also a bird of prey and wildlife centre, and a play area too. The Cafe will be open for light bites, snacks and drinks. Did I mention that Thorpe Perrow is also a top spot for conker collecting?!
The Forbidden Corner Halloween
🎃 Booking Essential. Tickets on sale now on the Forbidden Corner website.
🧒 Fun for all the family, although having visited many times we feel that to get the maximum benefit from this attraction, it’s perfect from around late preschool/ primary school age upwards. Wellies are probably best, as well as a spare change of clothes. Yes, they will get wet! Not pushchair friendly.
📅 28/10/2023 – 5/11/2023
📍 Near Leyburn, North Yorkshire
💰 Adults £16.50, children £14.50 Family £54
I mean isn’t Forbidden Corner the BEST setting for a Halloween spectacular?! If you have never been before, it is one of our favourite places to visit! In the week running up to Halloween there will be spooky trails, a quiz and creepy goings on in the weirdest place on earth!
Those attending on the 31st October can enter their fancy dress competition too!
Mother Shipton’s Cave Halloween Creepy Carnival
🎃 Booking is essential from the Mother Shipton’s website
🧒 Fun for all the family, wellies are a must! Pushchair friendly in parts, but to get to the cave there are steps, so pushchairs would have to be carried or left behind.
📅 28/10/2023 – 5/11/2023
📍 Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
💰 £33/ car (Max 5 people) £12 per additional passenger. Under 3s are free. Pedestrian Entry is £13 per person. The admission charge is for a 2.5 hour time slot.
Mother Shipton’s say…. ‘Step right up and prepare to be thrilled and amazed by hauntingly captivating displays and spine-tingling surprises. Explore abandoned circus tents and meet creepy characters who are waiting to steal the show in a festival of frights’
Make sure you wear your spookiest costume!
Bolton Abbey Pumpkin Trail
🎃 Pre-booking strongly advised for discounted rate.
🧒 Definitely fun for all the family! Wellies and layers a must and the trail is pushchair and wheelchair accessible.
📅 Saturday 21 October - Sunday 5 November 2023
📍 Bolton Abbey, near Skipton, North Yorkshire.
💰 £12.50/ vehicle in advance of £15 on the day
The pumpkin trail is back over half term!
The trail runs through the Strid woodland, and trail sheets are available from the car park kiosks on arrival (no additional cost). We always enjoy this one!
Booking the Riverside Car Park is advisable and the Cavendish Pavillion will be open for light bites, cakes and drinks.
Fountains by Floodlight
🎃 Booking not yet available.
🧒 Suitable for all the family. Wellies, or sturdy footwear and take a torch for the lesser lit areas.
📅 5.30pm - 9pm Saturdays in October as well as 27th and 28th October & 3rd and 4th November.
📍 Fountains Abbey, Near Ripon, North Yorkshire
💰 NT and English Heritage members will be free. Adults £10, Children (age 5-17 £5) Under 5s free (no ticket required for under 5s)
Not technically a pumpkin filled, horror fest, but atmosphere a plenty, Fountains Abbey is hosting their annual Fountains by Floodlight event. As the night sky falls over the Abbey, watch as it begins to glow with light. Grab a torch and chase your shadows as you experience the abbey like never before…. Let those imaginations run wild!
Fairhurst’s Halloween Trail & Pumpkin Patch
🎃 No pre-booking required.
🧒 Fun for all the family.
📍 Fairhurst’s at Berry’s Cafe and Farm Shop Swithinthwaite, Leyburn
📅 23/10/2023 - 29/10/2023
💰 Free
For the first time ever, Fairhurst’s is holding a Halloween event with a pumpkin patch, trail, games and food stall.
Thornton Hall Farm: Spooks
🎃 Pre- Booking is essential, and tickets are already on sale.
🧒 Fun for the family, particularly for younger children. Wellies are best! Bring layers too, it can get chilly!
📅 Pumpkin Picking begins 7th October 2023
Toddler Halloween Party from 19th October 2023
Trick or Treat Street from 21st October 2023
Spooks by Night 27th 28th October 2023
📍 Thornton in Craven, near Skipton
💰 Under 1s free, Under 2 £9.95, Adult £9.95, Child £14.95 (pumpkins are charged extra, as are some of the attractions)
The folks at Thornton Hall Farm say that the farm will be jam packed with ghostly fun!
Farm entry and entry into the pumpkin patch is included in the ticket price. Pumpkins are charged extra. There are the usual animal activities, jumping pillows, outdoor and timed entry to the soft play areas also included. (Pony Rides, Junior Quads, Caterpillar Ride, Farm Safari are at an additional cost).
The Dales Countryside Museum
🎃 Booking is required for some events.
🧒 Fun for all the family.
📅 23/10/2023 - 27/10/2023
📍 Hawes, Wensleydale
💰 Prices range from £3 - £10 as well as admission to the museum.
The DAles Countryside museum is hosting a range of Halloween crafts and activities across the week of half term including, Halloween Crafts and Hot Chocolate, Halloween Bike Trails arranged by Stage 1 Cycles (bikes are available for loan) and more.
Some activities do require booking so check out the Dales Countryside Museum Website for more.
Hesketh Halloween
🎃 No pre-booking required.
🧒 Fun for all the family, but specifically at preschoolers and younger children.
📍 Hesketh Farm Park, near Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire.
📅 28/10/2023 - 5/10/2023
💰 Adults £7.50 Children £7.50 Under 2’s £3.50 and Under 1’s £1. Pumpkin is included in the price.
Hesketh’s open for Halloween!
This has been a favourite of ours for many years, with their carving barn and Halloween grotto returning for October half term. But not just that! You can have some fangtastic fun on the farm, with the outdoor and indoor play areas, the tractor ride (weather permitting) and the animals!
Harlow Carr
🎃 No booking required
🧒 Fun for all the family.
📅 28/10/2023 - 5/11/2023
📍 Harrogate, North Yorkshire
💰 Included in Garden admission prices. Free for RHS members. Prices range from £6.95 - £15.30
There is some spooktacular fun taking place at Harlow Carr, with forest school (selected days), Halloween Crafts, garden detectives and more!
Bolton Castle Halloween
🎃 Pre-Booking preferred
🧒 Fun for all the family.
📅 14th October - 2nd November
📍 Bolton Castle, Wensleydale
💰 Halloween Trail and Storytelling included in admission prices to the castle. Adults £12.50 and Children £9.
Bolton Castle are holding a Halloween trail this year, with pumpkins, witches, skeletons and all things Halloween! There are also storytelling sessions running on specific dates across half term.
To book, head to the Bolton Castle website.
Halloween Crazy Golf and Spooky Walk Through Experience
🎃 Pre-Booking required
🧒 Fun for all the family
📍 Uredale Mill, Askrigg, Wensleydale DL8 3HZ
📅 27/10/2023 - 5/11/2023
💰 Adults £10 Children £8
New for 2023.
This event is taking place in Askrigg and promises an 18 hole indoor crazy golf course and a spooky walk through experience.
You can buy tickets by heading to the Incredible Artists ticket page.
Mainsgill Farm Shop PYO Pumpkins
🎃 No booking required
🧒 Fun for all the family.
📅 30th & 1st September, 7th & 8th October, 14th & 15th October Every day from the 21st - 31st October 2023.
📍 Near Richmond, North Yorkshire.
💰 Not specified yet.
Pick your own Pumpkin is back for 2023 at Mainsgill Farm Shop!
Mainsgill not only has pumpkins, but why not check out their animals, the play area and cafe too (as well as the incredible farm shop there!)
Lakeland Maze Farm Park, No Trick All Treat
🎃 Pre Booking required
🧒 Fun for all the family.
📅 23/10/2023 - 31/10/2023
📍 Sedgwick near Kendal, Cumbria
💰 £19.95/ person
The Lakeland Maze Farm Park is holding a Halloween event this half term. There is a treasure hunt and mini maze, spookuy games, Halloween characters, a kids disco fancy dress and farm fun!
Billy Bobs Ice Cream Parlour
🎃 To eat, book a table well in advance, Billy Bobs is a popular place!
🧒 Fun for all the family. This is a family restaurant with play barns and an outdoor play area. Layers are a good idea as sometimes the barn can get chilly.
📅 The decorations will be going up from the 30th September until the 5th November. Events will take place at the weekends only and half term too.
📍 Calm Slate Farm, Skipton, North Yorkshire
💰 £3/ child for the haunted trail (suitable for younger and older kids) no need to book this, you can just turn up. The other activities are free and are open to diners and non-diners too.
In October, Billy Bobs will transform the restaurant into a Fall Haven, with plenty of photo opportunities and ……… well, Ice Cream, American Diner Style Food and all of the usual Billy Bobs fun thrown in for good measure!
At the Skipton restaurant, you can meet Hilda the friendly witch, take the haunted trail, have the opportunity to take part in the candy scramble and enjoy some of their monstrously tasty Halloween Specials. With their fabulous play barns, and outdoor play areas, Billy Bobs is one of our kids’ favourite places to go eat.
Stump Cross Caverns
🎃 Hooray! Halloween is ON at Stump Cross Caverns! Booking in on the Stump Cross website (link here)
📅 28/10/2023 - 5/11/2023
📍 Stump Cross Caverns, Greenhow Hill, North Yorkshire
💰 Cave Tour £13 for adults and £9 children under 14. Under 3s are free.
Stump Cross Caverns has atmosphere in spades but imagine exploring the depths of the underworld at Halloween….. spine tingling? Absolutely!
This year there will be frightfully fun fossil digs, and a spooky Halloween trail!
Creepy Castle and Tween Scream at Knaresborough
🎃 Tickets required and pre-booking can be found on the website.
🧒 Fun for all the family.
📅 27th October - 30 October
📍 Knaresborough Castle, North Yorkshire
💰Child £5 Adult £7.50 Under 2’s free
Wizard magic show, kids face painting, spooky characters, stories in the castle and more. Booking through the website.
Broom Making at Brimham Rocks
🎃 Some Halloween themed nature crafts at Brimham Rocks
🧒 Fun for all the family.
📅 30th and 31st October
📍 Brimham Rocks, near Harrogate North Yorkshire
💰£7.50 each
Make your own real life witch or wizards broom at Brimham Rocks this Halloween!
Booking is essential through the National Trust website.
What’s Happening Next
in Yorkshire?
Head to our Seasonal Events page to find out what’s going on all year round!
Headed to Manchester this half term?
Why not check out some of the Halloween Events taking place there by heading over to the fabulous Going on an Adventure Blog?
Colette has a list of all the Halloween Events and places to go Pumpkin Picking over on her blog.
Headed on holiday to Somerset?
Claire has shared her favourite spots for pumpkin picking in the Somerset area…
So check out her blog!