Family-Friendly Spookiness:

- Friends of Tooting Common are hosting their annual Pumpkin Parade on 27th October at 4 pm near the cafe
- Penwortham Primary is organizing a spooky trail on 31st October from 5 pm — pick up a map outside Sprout Arts on Moyser Road
- The Festival of the Dead is holding a silent disco at Woodfield Pavilion on Friday 1st November
- Battersea Park Zoo has Halloween half term events
- English Heritage has woodland walks, spooky story time and other family-friendly Halloween activities to keep kids busy during half term
- Hair-Raising Halloween Discovery Day in Hyde Park has free spooky activities for little ones
- Howl’o’ween at Chessington World of Adventures
- Brick or Treat at Legoland Windsor
- Hobble’ween lots of spooky activities for little ones at Hobbledown in Epsom, Surrey
- Spooktacular Halloween with Peppa Pig at Paultons Park
- Pumpkin Nights and pick-your-own pumpkins at Tulley’s Farm
- Witches and Wizards Week at Bocketts Farm Park in Leatherhead
- Godstone Farm in Godstone, Surrey, has half term activities for little ones
- Chelsea Physic Garden offers various Halloween events
- Warwick Castle has a Halloween Spooktacular
- Halloween at the Tower of London
- Hampton Court Palace has Halloween events during half term (inspired by its famous hauntings!)
- Hever Castle in Kent has family-friendly activities for half term
- The Hellfire Caves in High Wycombe have a variety of spooky and scary Halloween events
- Funland’s Fright Nights in Portsmouth
- The London Bridge Experience has some family-friendly Halloween-themed events
A Little Creepier…
- Fright Nights at Thorpe Park
- Scarefest at Alton Towers
- London Dungeon … of course đ
- London Bridge Experience has adults-only scares too
- Shocktoberfest at Tulley’s Farm is definitely only for adults, but they also have pick-your-own pumpkins and Pumpkin Nights at the pumpkin patch, complete with a bar
- Fort Amherst Halloween Horrors in Chatham, Kent
- The Howl in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
- Cursed Fright Nights in Pitsea, Essex
- Horror at Hinchingbrooke House in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
- London Month of the Dead, a series of talks about the macabre and morbid
Performances and Nights Out
- Clapham Grand has a few Halloween shows including the Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Gothic Opera presents bold, atmospheric productions of rarely-heard operatic works with supernatural themes
Pumpkin Patches
- Crockford Bridge Farm in Weybridge, Surrey, has a pumpkin patch and pumpkin festival
- Secretts Farm in Milford, Surrey, has Halloween activities, pumpkin treats and pick-your-own
- Priory Farm in Redhill, Surrey, has a discovery trail, hay ride, seasonal treats and, of course, pumpkins
- Foxes Farm has pumpkin patches in Basildon and Colchester
- Tulley’s Farm in Crawley, West Sussex, has pick-your-own pumpkins and even Pumpkin Nights at the pumpkin patch
Historical Horrors
- The National Trust has put together a spine-chilling list of their most haunted sites.
- Visit Britain has a map showing famous hauntings.
- Jack the Ripper Tours both in person and virtually.
- London Ghost Bus Tours are up and running.
- The Guardian has a list of spooky places in the U.K.
More Lists!
- Londonist has put together a long list of Halloween events, plus tips on celebrating with delicious treats and drinks.
- The Family Adventure Project put together a great list of ideas a few years ago, but many are still useful — plus some great outdoor Halloween activities.
- TimeOut’s annual list has more spooky films and atmospheric parks than club nights and shows — plus tips on generally spooky London locations.
- Parks Scares & Glitter has reviews of haunted attractions and scare parks around Britian.
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