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  1. Arthur Christmas poster

    Add Grand Cinema at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Grand Cinema at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Beamish

    Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema.

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    1 Nov 2025to2 Nov 2025
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    More info for Grand Cinema at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
  2. Two women and three children walking around the lake at Hardwick Park

    Add Halloween Forest Club - Hardwick Park to your Itinerary

    Halloween Forest Club - Hardwick Park

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Sedgefield

    Halloween Forest Club is a hands-on experience designed to engage children about the natural world around them, aimed at children between 2 and 6 years of age. This session will include having a go at toasting a marshmallow on a fire. Outdoor…

    Dates

    From:
    28 Oct 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Halloween Forest Club - Hardwick Park
  3. Alpacas at Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch.

    Add Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch to your Itinerary

    Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Seaham

    Come and explore our family-run, home-grown pumpkin patch, set in the beautiful coastal town of Seaham, County Durham. We’re a local family farm that started our pumpkin patch in 2022, and each year we’re growing, improving, and welcoming more…

    Dates

    From:
    27 Oct 2025to31 Oct 2025Open 09:00 - 17:00
    More info for Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch
  4. Two children walking in a dark room at Raby Castle

    Add Horrible Histories Takeover at Raby Castle Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Horrible Histories Takeover at Raby Castle Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Staindrop

    Join us this autumn for a Horrible Histories takeover of Raby Castle! From 4th October to 9th November we’re turning back clock to the Measly Middle-Ages.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Oct 2025to9 Nov 2025
    More info for Horrible Histories Takeover at Raby Castle Park and Gardens
  5. Silhouettes of bats and pumpkins and text which reads, 'Big Science, Happy Halloween.'

    Add Big "Spooky" Science - Spooky Sherbet, Dancing Mini Brains & Flying Ghosts to your Itinerary

    Big "Spooky" Science - Spooky Sherbet, Dancing Mini Brains & Flying Ghosts

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    Halloween

    Lanchester

    Spooky Sherbet, Dancing Mini Brains & Flying Ghosts. Join us for a session of  Big 'Spooky' Science where every child will take part in some hands on creepy science experiments.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 11:00
    More info for Big "Spooky" Science - Spooky Sherbet, Dancing Mini Brains & Flying Ghosts
  6. Spooky image of one of the Raby Castle towers

    Add Ghost Stories with Dr Emma Liggins and Adam Z. Robinson at Raby Castle Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Ghost Stories with Dr Emma Liggins and Adam Z. Robinson at Raby Castle Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Staindrop

    This spine-chilling Halloween event brings together ghost story expert Dr Emma Liggins with theatrical performer and writer Adam Z. Robinson. It promises spooky stories, haunted histories and the terror of the unknown.

    Dates

    From:
    29 Oct 2025Open 18:00 -
    More info for Ghost Stories with Dr Emma Liggins and Adam Z. Robinson at Raby Castle Park and Gardens
  7. Two examples of a Grimmoire, one in purple, the other silver

    Add Wicked Grimmoire Workshop to your Itinerary

    Wicked Grimmoire Workshop

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Lanchester

    Join us and Craftily Ever After for another Wicked inspired craft workshop.

    Dates

    From:
    29 Oct 2025Open 13:00 - 14:00
    More info for Wicked Grimmoire Workshop
  8. Text reads 'Hollywood Magic' with background showing an enchanted forest.

    Add Hollywood Magic - Gala Durham to your Itinerary

    Hollywood Magic - Gala Durham

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham City

    From the team that brought Hollywood in Space to Gala Durham earlier this year, join conductor Lewis Wilkinson and the 65-piece North East Film Orchestra as they return this October half-term with their brand-new spellbinding show, Hollywood Magic!

    Dates

    From:
    28 Oct 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for Hollywood Magic - Gala Durham
  9. Cartoon images of children dressed in Halloween costume with the wording Halloween Kid's Disco

    Add Halloween Kids’ Disco to your Itinerary

    Halloween Kids’ Disco

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Beamish

    Calling all little monsters! Join us this Halloween for a spook-tacular afternoon of dancing, games and lots of prizes! – perfect for children under 12 years old. 

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2025Open 15:00 - 17:00
    More info for Halloween Kids’ Disco
  10. Black and white spooky photo of Lanchester Community Centre

    Add Halloween Ghost Hunt - Lanchester Community Centre to your Itinerary

    Halloween Ghost Hunt - Lanchester Community Centre

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    A former school dating back to 1875. People have experienced a sense of dread in this building along with an awful feeling of being watched. Sounds of footsteps have been heard walking up and down the stairs and the apparition of a lady dressed in…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2025Open 09:00 - 01:30
    More info for Halloween Ghost Hunt - Lanchester Community Centre
  11. Spooky image of one of the Raby Castle towers

    Add Haunted Raby: Tour by Torchlight at Raby Castle Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Haunted Raby: Tour by Torchlight at Raby Castle Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Staindrop

    Join us at dusk for a special torchlit tour of Raby Castle. Find out from our guides about the unexplained phenomenon and reported hauntings witnessed over centuries at the castle.

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025to1 Nov 2025Open 17:30 - 19:00
    More info for Haunted Raby: Tour by Torchlight at Raby Castle Park and Gardens
  12. An axe wielding clown and person with a mask and chainsaw - Scare Night at Thorpe Farm Centre.

    Add Scare Night - Thorpe Farm Centre to your Itinerary

    Scare Night - Thorpe Farm Centre

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Barnard Castle

    Scare Night – do you dare enter the Halloween Maze?

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2025to31 Oct 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00
    More info for Scare Night - Thorpe Farm Centre
  13. Making a pumpkin bath bomb

    Add Halloween Bath Bomb Workshop to your Itinerary

    Halloween Bath Bomb Workshop

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Lanchester

    Join us for a frightfully fun Halloween Bath Bomb Workshop with Bath Bomb Bons.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Oct 2025Open 10:30 - 12:00
    More info for Halloween Bath Bomb Workshop
  14. Wicked Tea Party. Wicked Witch of the West reaching out to Glinda the Good.

    Add Wicked Tea Party - Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa to your Itinerary

    Wicked Tea Party - Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    Step into a world of magic and mischief this Halloween. ​​​​​​Join us for a spooktacular afternoon tea, enchanting entertainment, and memorable moments for the whole family.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2025Open 14:00 - 17:00
    More info for Wicked Tea Party - Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa
  15. Two children dressed in Halloween costumes at Hall Hill Farm

    Add Spooky Half Term at Hall Hill Farm to your Itinerary

    Spooky Half Term at Hall Hill Farm

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Lanchester

    Are you brave enough to come to Hall Hill Farm for a ghoulishly-good time?

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2025to2 Nov 2025
    More info for Spooky Half Term at Hall Hill Farm
  16. Durham Ghost Walk team.

    Add Free First Sunday Ghost Hunter - Durham Ghost Walk to your Itinerary

    Free First Sunday Ghost Hunter - Durham Ghost Walk

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    Free walks take place at 19:00 on the first Sunday of each month. Others take place at time of your choice. There are three different routes: Ghost Hunter, Horrid History and Pubs & Prisons. Contact Dave for more information. Usually meet in Durham…

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2025Open 19:30 -
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    2 Nov 2025Open 19:00 -
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    7 Dec 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for Free First Sunday Ghost Hunter - Durham Ghost Walk
  17. Children dressed in Halloween costume on the Ushaw Halloween Trail

    Add All Hallows’ Eve: Daytime Garden Trail to your Itinerary

    All Hallows’ Eve: Daytime Garden Trail

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    Head through our wicked forest, which have been transformed into haunting trail, filled with wonder, mystery, and a touch of fright.

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2025to1 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for All Hallows’ Eve: Daytime Garden Trail
  18. A small child looking at a skeleton on the Plotters' Forest Halloween trail

    Add Halloween Tiny Terrors Trail at The Plotters' Forest - Raby Castle Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Halloween Tiny Terrors Trail at The Plotters' Forest - Raby Castle Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Staindrop

    Join us for a spooktacular Halloween adventure at The Plotters’ Forest!

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    4 Oct 2025to2 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Halloween Tiny Terrors Trail at The Plotters' Forest - Raby Castle Park and Gardens
  19. All Hallows' Eve, Ushaw illuminated with pumpkins at night.

    Add All Hallows’ Eve: Illuminated Trail at Ushaw to your Itinerary

    All Hallows’ Eve: Illuminated Trail at Ushaw

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    Our Illuminated Trail is back! Step through the stone gates and leave the everyday behind… if you dare. This spooky season, Ushaw’s historic grounds transform into a haunting illuminated trail, filled with wonder, mystery, and a touch of fright.

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2025to1 Nov 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for All Hallows’ Eve: Illuminated Trail at Ushaw
  20. Tom Bolton with tape over his mouth.

    Add The Haunting of The Magic Corner to your Itinerary

    The Haunting of The Magic Corner

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Old Elvet, Durham

    The Magic Corner is a custom built magic show bar located in the heart of Durham.

    Dates

    From:
    24 Sept 2025to2 Nov 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for The Haunting of The Magic Corner
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