I also have a post on the best pumpkin patches in Yorkshire .
So the question is, where are the best Halloween Events in Yorkshire?
The Wizard Walk of York
Book tickets for The Wizard Walk of York.
The Magic Hatter is bringing his award-winning entertainment to the streets, with his Wizard Walk of York.
“Magic, mystery, comedy and excitement plus a dash of York’s history…the ingredients for a truly unforgettable experience for all the family!”
Public tours are running on selected evenings, starting from the bottom of The Shambles opposite The Golden Fleece. Pre-booking required. Private tours are available for birthdays, school groups, brownies, cubs and more. A wonderfully whimsical tour that wizard fans will go Potty for!
Wizard Wand Kits are also available, subject to availability. A handcrafted wand and instructions for seven tricks that young witches and wizards can learn at home. Plus a FREE printable certificate!
** Note from Nikki: If you have younger kids with you, there is no better tour for you. We have seen The Magic Hatter many, many times when the kids were little and wholeheartedly recommend him. **
York Maze – Hallowtween (aimed at 10-15 years)
28th – 31st October 2023
Too old for witches tales, too young for Hallowscream!? Welcome to HallowTween ! The frightful new Halloween event for 10 – 15 year olds and scaredy cat adults! Brought to you by the same team behind the multi-award winning Hallowscream – winner of the Best Scream Park 2018.
Housed under a giant marquee HallowTween is all under cover and takes place on the same site as Halllowscream. Venture into three of Hallowscream’s infamous haunted house attractions but without the shocking scare actors!: Barnageddon 3D, Corney’s Cornevil and The Singularity.
These are still scare attractions and won’t appeal to everyone but without the live actors they offer a milder level of scare (see age advice information below). Plus illusionists performing death-defying acts on stage, music, side-shows, Halloween characters, hot food and more.
See our full review and video of Hallowtween here.
Hallowtween
Burton Agnes Hall Spooky Woodland Trail
28 October 2023 to 5 November 2023
Our Halloween Trail awaits intrepid visitors!
At Burton Agnes – over October half term, Our Halloween Trail awaits intrepid visitors!
Over October half term, join us in a hunt around the peaceful yet eerily atmospheric woodland, finding a frightfully fun series of handcrafted scenes.
Alongside the Halloween Trail, romp in the spine-tingling woodland adventure playground with its nine fabulous swings, tower with corkscrew slide and double zip wire and enjoy refreshments in the Stableyard.
Burton Agnes Hall
Frightwater Valley
28th October – 5th November 2023
Join us this October Half-term for the renewal of our signature Halloween spooktacular, Frightwater Valley . As a cloak of supernatural delight shrouds the adventure park, you’ll find all manner of creepy ghouls and beasties lurking in the shadows of the Valley. There’ll be friendly frights plus mini and mega scares for the whole family to enjoy!
Trick or Treat Doors
Knock very loudly! Will it be a trick or a treat? Which ghastly ghouls or wicked witches will you meet behind the door?
Character Meet and Greet
Your chance to grab a photo with your favourite ghastly ghouls or bothersome beasties.
Spooky Magic Show
Join us in the Show Barn and be amazed by spooky spells and mysterious tricks! Family friendly show, guaranteed to keep you and your little monsters laughing all day.
Live Scare Maze
Back by popular demand! Do you dare go down to the woods today and enter our live scare maze. During the day experience family friendly frights…but be warned as dusk falls you will need to tread scarefully as…the darker the night the scarier the fright!
Trick or Treat Trail
Visit our Trick or Treat Boo-tique to pick up your Halloween swag bag*. Follow the goodies guide around the park to find treats, sweets and much, much more!
*Additional charge applies.
Freaky Fancy Dress
Get into the spirit of Frightwater and come dressed in your scariest Halloween costume. There’ll be lots of prizes with winners picked each day!
Fearsome Face Painting
Who or what do you fancy being? A witch? A Vampire? A ghost? Choose from a wide variety of blood curdling characters.
Tomb stone Trail
Join the Boo Crew and go on a terrible Tombstone Trail around our tremberling woods.
All our usual rides and attractions will also be open from 10.30am, so you can have a fun-filled, frightening day full of chills, thrills and spills for the whole family!
See our review of Frightwater Valley here.
Mad Alice and The Bloody Tour of York
Click here to book tickets for The Bloody Tour of York.
Join Mad Alice on The Bloody Tour of York as you wander “the streets and snickleways to historic landmarks. With 2000 years of history, York has fascinating stories of the macabre and the extraordinary. Uncover the tales of the Romans, the Viking invasion and the Plague amongst tales of torture and execution.
The history of the city is brought to life in this award-winning 90 minute tour which is suitable for gruesome little ones. Learn about the city’s most famous son Guy Fawkes and what really drove him to want to blow up the houses of Parliament in 1605. Dick Turpin, the famous Highwayman was hanged at York in 1739 but he was caught by sheer luck. Margaret Clitherow, martyr and Saint lived amongst the entrailed and blood-soaked Shambles in the 1580’s.”
Accessibility: Suitable for all ages and fully accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs. The walk takes a steady pace around the city. If there are any mobility issues, please talk to Mad Alice at the beginning of the tour who will tailor the tour to be more comfortable. Accompanying carers are invited onto the tour free of charge.
Tour Start Location
St. Williams College, College Street, YO1 7JF
When is the Tour?
January 18:00 (Saturdays only)
February/March – 18:00
April to October – 18:00 & 20:00
November – 18:00
December – 18:00 (Saturdays only)
How long does the Tour last?
90 minutes
How much is the Tour?
£12 adults and £6 children (under 5’s are free)
Click here to book tickets for The Bloody Tour of York .
Stockeld Park – The Halloween Adventure
Witches in the Forest
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd October and Open daily from Saturday 28th October – Sunday 5th November 2023.
Tickets are now on sale for half-term celebrations at Stockeld Park. This year, the much-loved Yorkshire adventure park has sought inspiration from the Mexican festival of Dia de los Muertos to bring a splash of joyful colour to the usual menu of spooky Halloween fun.
The family festivities will take place with lots for everyone to enjoy – whether in the family friendly adventure park or at the haunted farmhouse, a more thrill-seeking family activity available on the wider estate.
The Enchanted Forest will be transformed into a vibrant fall festival with decorations ranging from skeletons, butterflies and flowers in bright colours. Little explorers might find themselves face to face with magical enchanting ancestors roaming the forest to share stories and clues about other activities in the park.
The week-long Halloween activities will include pumpkin picking which includes a free pumpkin for every paying child. The famous Magical Maze will be transformed into an exciting Monster Maze where guests will be tasked with hunting down some of the friendly monsters wandering within.
All adventure playgrounds will be open for visitors meaning hours of fun with every Halloween ticket – and tickets to the brand new Playhive will be available too.
Families can enjoy a fun panto-style monster show with spooky twists and lots of laughs – Monster Mash will be shown three times daily with tickets at £3.50pp.
A spooktacular themed laser tag game will be on offer in the Laser Adventure area. The whole family can get competitive in this immersive game, available daily during the Halloween period. This can be purchased as a separate ticket or with 50% off with an Adventure ticket.
The Escape House at the Haunted Farmhouse is an escape room experience in one of the most haunted buildings in Yorkshire. Bravehearted visitors can choose from the chilling basement or the creepy attic escape adventure. This one-of-a-kind activity is only available at Halloween, with tickets costing £25pp.
Tickets for the adventure park and additional activities are on sale from Saturday 3 rd of September, and can be booked at stockeldpark.co.uk: https://booking.stockeldpark.co.uk/activities
They have Pumpkin Picking too – see our round up of Pumpkin Patches in Yorkshire .
Thornton Hall Country Park
Selected dates 15th – 30th October 2022
Spooky Fields Family Fun Festival
This Halloween, its time to get scary as we transform Thornton Hall Farm into a spooktastic family fun festival, A day jam packed with halloween adventures, great for the little ones and fun for the whole family.
Take a look at what’s going on here at the farm park.
