Rachel Hazelwood
14th Oct 2025
Studying Time: 8 minutes
As half time period falls throughout Halloween this yr, right here at MoneyMagpie we thought we’d see if we might discover as many free and low cost issues so that you can do with the youngsters.
From kicking leaves within the park to tricksome trails; from unusual science to fearsome festivals, there’s one thing for everybody. All around the nation there are issues to try this will preserve the youngsters entertained and get you all into the spooky spirit of Halloween. Half time period on a finances is at all times a problem, particularly in autumn as we begin to consider our Christmas finances too – so strive a few of these finances and free actions for the youngsters to save cash and nonetheless have enjoyable.
PYO PUMPKIN PATCHES
In fact now we have to begin with the Choose Your Personal (PYO) Pumpkins Patches. There are such a lot of now everywhere in the nation however listed below are just some to get you within the temper!
Examine your native paper, Fb or neighborhood WhatsApp group for one of the best offers round and to see if there are any presents. Simply look out for whether or not or not pumpkins are included in any entry costs, so that you don’t have a scary shock if you get there…
Yorkshire – The Balloon Tree at Gate Helmsley
Open 10am to 4pm Monday to Sunday till finish of October.
No must guide, simply flip up and comply with the ‘Choose Your Personal’ indicators. Choose payment is £1.50 per individual.
Common sized pumpkins price £4-5 every
Surrey – Secretts at Hurst Farm
From Sat twenty fifth to thirtieth October. Tickets are £6.50 every and embrace a variety of actions on web site, though there are some non-obligatory actions which would require further cost.
Dressing up is inspired – there can be a contest! Pumpkins are individually priced and begin at £3.
Leicestershire – Halloween Farm
Open till 2nd November, it’s arguably the largest pumpkin selecting expertise within the UK. This yr, there’s a Wild West theme.
Ticket costs of £3 embrace your pumpkin, parking, the Nashville Music space and a few of the sights (others could price additional however you possibly can add these on the checkout). For a money-saving finances, go for one of many move tickets ranging from £19.99 which embrace the additional actions.
Ashover Household Farm, Chesterfield
With free parking and free entry, and a ton of actions comparable to a corn maze and marshmallow toasting, this can be a nice day trip! Pay for pumpkins picked.
Scotland – Loch Ness Pumpkins
Tickets are £7.50 and embrace actions like a barrel practice, bale run, and suction archery. Canine on leads welcome at chosen classes, test earlier than reserving. On-site bogs and a tea shed for refreshments.
Wales – Poundfflad Farm, Swansea
The farm can be open for pumpkin selecting till 31st October. There is no such thing as a entry cost to the patch however you possibly can guide tickets on-line to the Halloween occasion and present, that are additional. This yr, the Monsters Ball ‘Glow and Foam’ occasion is the principle attraction, with tickets £9.99 for these aged underneath 12 and £4.95 for these over 12.
Wales – Bellis Brothers Farm, Wrexham
Open till thirty first October
Free to enter however reserving is crucial.
Choose your personal pumpkins on the family-run Bellis Brothers Farm. There may be additionally a spooky maize maze for youngsters to discover, which prices £2.50 every).
TREATS AND TRAILS
Haunted Half Time period at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace, twenty fifth Oct – 2nd Nov
Take a look at the Potion Quest Path and roving reveals from a bumbling wizard, or participate in craft workshops or watch a potions present all at Blenheim Palace this half time period.
Covent Backyard Halloween Path
Central London thirty first October solely – FREE
An amazing likelihood to dress up and participate in a free Halloween Path round Covent Backyard, exploring elements of the world you could not have visited earlier than. There’s additionally a photograph competitors.
Halloween at Hyde Park
Central London twenty eighth – thirtieth OCT – FREE
One other nice alternative to dress up and participate in a complete host of free creepy crawly actions in Hyde Park. This free occasion is occurring 11am – 3pm (closes at 3.30pm), no reserving is critical however they might recognize it if individuals might register their curiosity by way of the web site.
Liverpool One Halloween Get together
Liverpool twenty sixth October
A day for enjoyable from 11am – 5pm, together with occasions like drumming workshops and zombie dance courses, with the traditional costume competitors and way more.
There are additionally loads of different issues to do in half time period, from Halloween crafts to adorning your personal pumpkin doughnut at Krispy Kreme.
Ghost Week York
York twenty fifth October – 2nd November
York is claimed to be one of the crucial haunted cities within the nation. It is going to be celebrating all issues ghostly this half time period with a twilight ghost hunt, a path of the seven spectres and a spooky brief movie. The Little York Ghost Hunt takes place within the evenings, with the prospect to win the well-known ghosts from York Ghost Service provider, hidden across the metropolis.
Ghosts within the Gardens has additionally returned, with spooky sculptures scattered throughout town – can you discover all of them?
Gothic Backyard Path
Alton (Hampshire) twenty second October – 2nd November
The home and gardens turns right into a gothic playground, with creatures hidden round each nook. Two new trails happen inside the home, whereas within the gardens you possibly can comply with the cauldron path. Actions included with the worth of admission (household ticket one grownup three youngsters £18, two adults three youngsters £30).
Be a part of the Halloween youngsters craft workshops on twenty sixth October for £5 every, or attend the Satisfaction and Prejudice and Zombies After Darkish Screening with older youngsters (15+).
Scaresville, Kentwell Corridor
Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk) fifteenth Oct – 1st November
A reside motion immersion night appropriate for older youngsters and adults, a spooky stroll by way of the woods and thru buildings, with reside actors on web site. This isn’t for the faint hearted or youthful kids. Tickets from £28.25.
For youthful kids, strive Kentwell’s Halloweenies workshops and sorcery trails, from £15.
Additionally for older kids (14+) is the Ghostly and Macabre Excursions, which happen till March 2026, with tickets £10 every.
The Big’s Lair
Slieve Gullion Forest Park (Co. Armagh) Open Day by day – FREE
There are fairies, witches, dragons and giants to be greeted alongside this path impressed by native legend.
Halloween Makers Market
Fargo Village (Coventry) twenty fifth – twenty sixth Oct – FREE
Fargo Village is a repurposed industrial area in Coventry metropolis centre. Over the Halloween Weekend, the market is host to a variety of artists and makers and can function scary arts and crafts, candles, jewelry and extra.
FREAKY FESTIVALS
Derry Halloween
Londonderry, twenty eighth – thirty first OCT – FREE
Europe’s largest Halloween competition comes again to life with free occasions. Take a look at the walled metropolis path, carnival parade, reside music, fireworks and way more.
Halloween within the Metropolis
Manchester, twenty fifth – twenty sixth OCT – FREE
This spooky occasion is again! There’s a procession, reside band, stilt-walkers and enjoyable rides. The Manchester Monsters are again, with reside music, spooky tales and way more. Occasions run from twenty fifth – thirty first October, with most actions occurring twenty fifth – twenty sixth October.
Creepy Creatures, Arnos Vale Cemetery
Bristol, twenty seventh Oct – £6
Get artistic with recycled supplies to make every kind of creatures towards the backdrop of the spooky Arnos Vale cemetery.
And take a look at a great deal of different household enjoyable occasions throughout Bristol for the half-term weekend, too.
Spooks within the Metropolis
Swansea, twenty fifth OCT – FREE
It’s a Monster Mash Up this yr, with occasions going down 3pm – 8pm. A great deal of kids’s leisure is on the market at St David’s Peculiar Place, from music to video games and a elaborate costume competitors.
Nottingham Fort Halloween Occasions
Nottingham, twenty fifth Oct – 2nd Nov
Be a part of a variety of half time period occasions from as little as £1 a ticket at Nottingham Fort. From the Monster Mash on thirty first October with a DJ, free face portray, and video games and crafts, to the Dungeon Tales, Caves Tales, and Witch’s Path, there’s one thing for each stage of finances and spook-appetite.
Galoshans Competition
Inverclyde, to seventeenth – thirtieth October – FREE
This household competition with a Halloween twist is again for an eighth yr. Whereas some occasions are ticketed, an enormous quantity are free, together with spooky excursions of Customized Home Quay and a ghost story membership in Greenock Central Library. The primary parade and occasion takes place from 5.45pm to 8pm on thirtieth October.
ELECTRIFYING EXHIBITIONS
Have fun Science
County Durham, twenty eighth – twenty ninth Oct – FREE
At its model new location of Locomotion in Shildon, this free two-day occasion consists of a great deal of science workshops and enjoyable actions. It’s free, however it is advisable guide a ticket.
Bat Path – Oxford Museum of Pure Historical past
Oxford, twenty third Oct – 2nd Nov FREE
The Museum of Pure Historical past in Oxford is dwelling to a everlasting assortment of animal skeletons, butterflies, and creepy crawlies. This yr, see what number of bats you possibly can spot hanging out within the museum! Entry is at all times free.
Gladiator Fights – Leeds Royal Armouries
Half of the MoneyMagpie group relies in Yorkshire, and we love Leeds Royal Armouries as a dependable go-to for an inexpensive or free day trip with the household through the holidays. This yr, you possibly can watch gladiators battle it out, study the best way the Romans lived, and way more all without spending a dime. For a small payment, you would additionally learn to hearth a crossbow or take part in an escape room, too!
ENGLISH HERITAGE MEMBER DAYS OUT
These following occasions are free for English Heritage Members. Should you aren’t a member however need to take part, costs are listed on the web sites.
Alternatively, yow will discover out extra about turning into a member right here. (For 1 grownup and as much as 6 kids it’s £6.83 per thirty days, for two adults and as much as 12 kids it’s £12.)
Halloween Trails
Varied areas, Sat 22 – Solar 30 Oct 2022 / 10am – 4pm
English Heritage has a variety of spooky talks and walks, nature trails, and workshops and actions throughout their websites. Examine the reserving particulars for every, as some are inclusive of admission and others have a small further payment.
ILLUMINATED ABBEY
Whitby Abbey, twenty fourth – 1st Nov – 6pm – 9pm
See Bram Stoker’s inspiration in a brand new mild as Whitby Abbey is bathed in dramatic illuminations as soon as once more. Have your digital camera on the prepared as you discover the gothic splendour of the ruins lit up with all the colors of the rainbow.
And naturally it wouldn’t be Halloween with out the Rely! See the story of Dracula delivered to life earlier than your very eyes throughout the abbey ruins all aglow, with a twist on our normal present as we have fun 125 years of Dracula.
VISIT A CREEPY CASTLE
Why not go to a creepy fortress this Halloween! The MoneyMagpie group have picked their High 3 fearsome fortresses:
There now we have it! 31 (and some extra sprinkled in, for good measure) enjoyable actions for this Halloween Half Time period!
And eventually:
Should you take the practice for your loved ones days out, bear in mind you can stand up to 50% off your tickets!
Our favourites for October half time period embrace:
