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  1. White painted pumpkins with bats, on a table surrounded by candles

    Add Little Ones Pumpkin Painting to your Itinerary

    Little Ones Pumpkin Painting

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Staindrop

    Celebrate the autumn season with a fun and creative pumpkin painting workshop! Little artists will receive their own pumpkin along with a variety of paints and brushes to design a unique creation – no carving required! From spooky faces to colourful…

    Dates

    From:
    29 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 11:00 - 12:00
    More info for Little Ones Pumpkin Painting
  2. Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour - Darkened picture of the castle exterior across the lake.

    Add Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour to your Itinerary

    Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour

    Type

    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. From the unfortunate demise of some of the castle's past residents…

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 18:00 - 19:00
    More info for Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour
  3. A hooded figure shrouded in darkness, with the text 'Saboteur, one game, countless secrets'.

    Add Saboteur to your Itinerary

    Saboteur

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    Step into the grand hall of Lumley Castle for an evening of mystery and mischief, where not everyone at your table is who they seem. Will you uncover the devious Saboteurs hiding among your friends and family, or will they outwit you all and claim…

    Dates

    From:
    14 Nov 2026Open 18:30 - 23:00
    From:
    29 Jan 2027Open 18:30 - 23:00
    More info for Saboteur
  4. Children dressed up in fancy dress walking around a spooky outdoor trail.

    Add The Haunted Forest: Trick or Trail to your Itinerary

    The Haunted Forest: Trick or Trail

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Staindrop

    Join us for a spooktacular Halloween adventure at The Plotters’ Forest! Dress up, bring your family, and get ready for a Halloween experience like no other. Get ready to unleash your inner spookiness and dive into a world of double trouble…

    Dates

    From:
    3 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for The Haunted Forest: Trick or Trail
  5. A sinister painting of a ghostly figure in front of a dark castle.

    Add Night with The Spirits to your Itinerary

    Night with The Spirits

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    Join our resident Paranormal team, GhostWatchers UK, this September and October, and take part in paranormal experiments in and around a Castle! Challenge your fears, open your mind, and dare to be different as we take you into areas of the Castle…

    Dates

    From:
    13 Nov 2026to14 Nov 2026Open 20:30 - 02:00
    More info for Night with The Spirits
  6. A Halloween poster, which reads 'Halloween Hounds, Obstacle Course' at Country Canines Dog Park, decorated with a full moon, bats, witches silhouette

    Add Halloween Hounds Obstacle Course to your Itinerary

    Halloween Hounds Obstacle Course

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Eggleston, Barnard Castle

    Halloween hounds have arrived! Get ready for a spooktacular family adventure packed with spooky challenges, muddy mayhem, treats and photo fun - not just for the dogs, children and adults can join in too! ️‍

    Dates

    From:
    29 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Halloween Hounds Obstacle Course
  7. A red cocktail with mist coming off it.

    Add Spooky Food & Cocktail Specials - South Causey Inn to your Itinerary

    Spooky Food & Cocktail Specials - South Causey Inn

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Stanley

    Get into the Halloween spirit with our spooktacular food and cocktail specials, available throughout the Halloween holidays!

    Dates

    From:
    23 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026
    More info for Spooky Food & Cocktail Specials - South Causey Inn
  8. A child in a blue shirt, looking surprised surrounded by tropical plants, snakes, frogs and tarantulas.

    Add Creature Experience to your Itinerary

    Creature Experience

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Bishop Auckland

    Join Guy from bugsnstuff for a fun family Creature Experience, meeting a fascinating range of reptiles, insects and other unusual creatures and learning more about the animals along the way.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Nov 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Creature Experience
  9. A smiling child peering out of a train window at Locomotion.

    Add Twilight Trains to your Itinerary

    Twilight Trains

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Shildon

    Discover links between light, communication and the railways, with spooky surprises along the way. As the clocks change and the nights draw in—we’re exploring how railways used signals and colours to send messages across great distances.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Twilight Trains
  10. Tom Bolton with tape over his mouth.

    Add The Haunting of The Magic Corner to your Itinerary

    The Haunting of The Magic Corner

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

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

    Dates

    From:
    24 Sept 2026to8 Nov 2026
    More info for The Haunting of The Magic Corner
  11. A person in a hat and waist coat, sat at a vintage-style desk with a Ouija board, surrounded by red sinister mist.

    Add Spooked to your Itinerary

    Spooked

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    SPOOKED! Presented by the Middlesbrough Circle of Magicians. Journey through the castle, a series of eerie rooms where strange experiments, ghostly encounters, and impossible illusions await around every corner. Blending theatre, storytelling, and…

    Dates

    From:
    12 Nov 2026Open 18:30 -
    More info for Spooked
  12. Scarecrows and pumpkins in a garden

    Add Halloween Scarecrow Festival - South Causey Inn to your Itinerary

    Halloween Scarecrow Festival - South Causey Inn

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Stanley

    Step forth… if you dare! This Halloween, South Causey Inn comes alive with fright, fun and plenty of spooky surprises at our Halloween Scarecrow Festival...

    Dates

    From:
    23 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026
    More info for Halloween Scarecrow Festival - South Causey Inn
  13. A rubber duck in the shape of a knight surrounded by carved pumpkins, the text reads 'The Auckland Pumpkin Trail.'

    Add Pumpkin Trail at Auckland Gardens to your Itinerary

    Pumpkin Trail at Auckland Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Bishop Auckland

    The ducks are at it again… After their summer adventures, our mischievous ducks have discovered a collection of pumpkins at Auckland Palace – and naturally, they’ve hidden them.

    Dates

    From:
    17 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026
    More info for Pumpkin Trail at Auckland Gardens
  14. Two children dressed up as a witch and a skeleton, smiling holding pumpkins against a stone wall.

    Add Spooky Half Term - Hall Hill Farm to your Itinerary

    Spooky Half Term - Hall Hill Farm

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    Are you brave enough to come to Hall Hill Farm for a ghoulishly-good time? There are�lots of extra activities- including giant scarecrows, haunted Sheep Race, Mini Monster Maze, Trick or Treat treasure hunt, choose your pumpkin from the pumpkin…

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 10:30 - 17:00
    More info for Spooky Half Term - Hall Hill Farm
  15. A Witch and a cat riding a broom.  Room on the Broom © 2001 Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. Licensed by Magic Light Pictures Ltd.

    Add Room on the Broom Trail at Hamsterley Forest to your Itinerary

    Room on the Broom Trail at Hamsterley Forest

    Type

    Type:

    October Half Term

    Bedburn , Hamsterley Forest

    This interactive family trail is packed with Room on the Broom themed activities, fascinating forest facts and plenty of hands-on fun. 

    Dates

    From:
    28 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026
    More info for Room on the Broom Trail at Hamsterley Forest
  16. An autumnal landscape view of The Light.

    Add October Half-Term Programme to your Itinerary

    October Half-Term Programme

    Type

    Type:

    October Half Term

    Durham

    Autumnal fun for all the family at The Light this half-term. Kids go free for our vibrant, interactive and colourful light art exhibition Victory Over the Sun.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026
    More info for October Half-Term Programme
  17. Three witches from Hocus Pocus, looking mischievously at the camera.

    Add Grand Cinema: Hocus Pocus - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Grand Cinema: Hocus Pocus - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Stanley

    A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.

    Dates

    From:
    29 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Grand Cinema: Hocus Pocus - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
  18. Children sat on hay bales decorated with pumpkins and plastic skeletons.

    Add Spooktown - Hopetown Darlington to your Itinerary

    Spooktown - Hopetown Darlington

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Darlington

    All Hallows’ Eve will soon be on us and something spooky is stirring at Hopetown Darlington. This Halloween, Hopetown transforms into Spooktown; a hauntingly fun destination packed with thrills, chills and ghostly goings-on for the whole family.…

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Spooktown - Hopetown Darlington
  19. A spooky skeleton wearing medieval clothing propped up in a forest next to a wheel barrow full of carved pumpkins.

    Add Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall to your Itinerary

    Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Forest in Teesdale, Barnard Castle

    This Halloween, step into a world of spooky surprises…

    Breathe in the crisp autumn air and venture into a hauntingly fun adventure at High Force Hotel & Waterfall. Our brand-new Spooky Skeletons Trail is waiting for little explorers who love…

    Dates

    From:
    15 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
  20. A historical street view, a tram driver on a vintage tram, smiling at children on the street.

    Add October Half-Term - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    October Half-Term - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

    Type

    Type:

    October Half Term

    Stanley

    Step back in time this October. Join us this Autumn for family friendly fun across our museum.

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for October Half-Term - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
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