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  1. Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour - Darkened picture of the castle exterior across the lake.

    Add Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour - 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. 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 - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
  2. Spooky scarecrow looking sinisterly at the camera at Beamish, at night.

    Add Halloween Evening - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Halloween Evening - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Stanley

    Something spooky is coming… Step back in time and get ready for a night you’ll never forget.
    Join us for a special spine-tingling experience as Beamish is transformed into The Un-living Museum of the North.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Halloween Evening - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
  3. A spooky banquet table in a medieval stone room, with a crow and candles

    Add Halloween Banquet - Lumley Castle to your Itinerary

    Halloween Banquet - Lumley Castle

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    Step into the grandeur of an authentic Elizabethan banquet, set within the walls of one of England’s most haunted castles. Meet the witches of the castle, and encounter the eerie Renwick – one of Professor Feeblestine’s earliest (and not entirely…

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2026Open 18:30 - 01:00
    More info for Halloween Banquet - Lumley Castle
  4. White painted pumpkins with bats, on a table surrounded by candles

    Add Little Ones Pumpkin Painting - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Little Ones Pumpkin Painting - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Darlington

    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:
    24 Oct 2026to25 Oct 2026Open 11:00 - 12:00
    From:
    29 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 11:00 - 12:00
    More info for Little Ones Pumpkin Painting - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
  5. Vane Tempest Hall in gloomy weather, looming in the dark.

    Add Spooky Spectacular Investigation - Vane Tempest Hall to your Itinerary

    Spooky Spectacular Investigation - Vane Tempest Hall

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Gilesgate,

    Something is waiting inside the old walls of Vane Tempest Hall... Originally opened as the Gilesgate Militia Barracks, the building later became a smallpox hospital, with the main halls used as sick rooms and the former stables becoming a room for…

    Dates

    From:
    10 Oct 2026to11 Oct 2026Open 21:00 - 03:00
    More info for Spooky Spectacular Investigation - Vane Tempest Hall
  6. A variety of Halloween themed spooky pottery products.

    Add Halloween Pottery Painting - Crafty Ceramics to your Itinerary

    Halloween Pottery Painting - Crafty Ceramics

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    Type:

    Halloween

    North Bitchburn, Crook

    Get creative this October half term and paint your very own Halloween pottery. Looking for something fun and creative to do this October half term ? Come along to the Dairy Barn and paint your very own Halloween themed pottery.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 12:00
    More info for Halloween Pottery Painting - Crafty Ceramics
  7. Raby Castle in the dark under a starry sky, with the logo 'B*Trail x Raby Castle'

    Add After Dark trail run & cycle with B*Trail - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    After Dark trail run & cycle with B*Trail - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Darlington

    Experience Raby in a completely different light. As darkness settles across the estate, the familiar parkland, woodland trails and estate tracks are transformed into an unforgettable after-hours running adventure. With head torches lighting the way,…

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2026Open 19:00 -
    More info for After Dark trail run & cycle with B*Trail - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
  8. A large pumpkin patch, with a welcome sign in the shape of a pumpkin to the left.

    Add Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch to your Itinerary

    Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch

    Type

    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:
    3 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Open 09:00 - 17:00
    More info for Kinley Hill Pumpkin Patch
  9. Stunning fireworks above the lake - Kynren.

    Add Pyromusical - Kynren to your Itinerary

    Pyromusical - Kynren

    Type

    Type:

    Bonfire Night

    Bishop Auckland

    The North East’s biggest Pyromusical returns on Saturday 31 October 2026, lighting up the night sky above Bishop Auckland with 25 minutes of spectacular fireworks choreographed to an epic soundtrack.

    As this year’s event falls on Halloween,…

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2026Open 19:00 -
    More info for Pyromusical - Kynren
  10. Two misty purple cocktails with berries on top

    Add Halloween Cocktail Masterclass - The Curious Mr Fox to your Itinerary

    Halloween Cocktail Masterclass - The Curious Mr Fox

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    Join us for a one-off Halloween Cocktail Masterclass from 6-8pm featuring spooky cocktails, mezze boards & certificate

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2026Open 18:00 - 21:00
    More info for Halloween Cocktail Masterclass - The Curious Mr Fox
  11. 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.
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    Dates

    From:
    24 Sept 2026to8 Nov 2026
    More info for The Haunting of The Magic Corner
  12. A group of white pumpkins of various sizes decorated with pressed flowers

    Add Pumpkin Flower Workshop with Periwinkle Barn - Raby Castle, Park & Gardens to your Itinerary

    Pumpkin Flower Workshop with Periwinkle Barn - Raby Castle, Park & Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Arts & Crafts

    Staindrop, Darlington

    Join Deborah from Periwinkle Barn in the Conservatory at Raby Castle for a charming autumn pumpkin flower workshop, with beautiful views across the Walled Gardens as your backdrop. In this hands-on seasonal session, you’ll transform a pumpkin into a…

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026Open 10:30 -
    More info for Pumpkin Flower Workshop with Periwinkle Barn - Raby Castle, Park & Gardens
  13. A spooky green grave in the forest saying "Dr.Acula 1897" with a skeleton coming out of the ground

    Add Halloween After Dark in The Plotters’ Forest - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Halloween After Dark in The Plotters’ Forest - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Darlington

    Halloween After Dark Illuminated Trail in The Plotters Forest. As dusk descends, The Plotters’ Forest stirs with an eerie excitement. Adventurers don their spookiest costumes and venture into the shadows, where spiders spin webs and witches and…

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026Various Opening Times
    From:
    29 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Halloween After Dark in The Plotters’ Forest - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
  14. A spooky Halloween events poster for Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Museum, decorated with ghosts, bats, spiders and a creepy bus under the full

    Add A Night At The Museum Horror Spooktackular - Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Museum to your Itinerary

    A Night At The Museum Horror Spooktackular - Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe

    Get ready for a fun-filled Halloween evening for all the family as Aycliffe Bus Museum opens its doors for 'A Night at the Museum – Halloween Horror Spooktakular.' Local residents are invited to come along to the museum on Burtree Road, Newton…

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2026Open 17:30 - 21:00
    More info for A Night At The Museum Horror Spooktackular - Aycliffe & District Bus Preservation Museum
  15. An orange pumpkin sat amongst the green leaves in a field.

    Add Pumpkin Patch - East Grange Farm to your Itinerary

    Pumpkin Patch - East Grange Farm

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    This year we will grow over 100,000 pumpkins spread out over 20 acres. There will be 17 varieties, 6 different colours and sizes ranging from 500g to 12kg. Don't worry about carrying all those pumpkins; we will have plenty of wheelbarrows to help.

    Dates

    From:
    11 Oct 2026to12 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    From:
    18 Oct 2026to19 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    From:
    24 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Pumpkin Patch - East Grange Farm
  16. A bearded person, wearing a black and yellow striped top and blue jacket, screaming whilst holding a skull next to their face on a black background.

    Add Ghastly Stories for Gruesome Gremlins - Middleton-in-Teesdale to your Itinerary

    Ghastly Stories for Gruesome Gremlins - Middleton-in-Teesdale

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle

    Boggarts, ghosts & things that go burp in the night... Ghastly Stories for Gruesome Gremlins is a silly & spooky storytelling show for ages 6+ and their families from master storyteller, Gav Cross!

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026Open 13:45 - 15:45
    More info for Ghastly Stories for Gruesome Gremlins - Middleton-in-Teesdale
  17. 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:
    17 Oct 2026to18 Oct 2026Open 10:30 - 17:00
    From:
    24 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 10:30 - 17:00
    More info for Spooky Half Term - Hall Hill Farm
  18. A smiling cartoon pumpkin surrounded by Holmside Park and valuable information.

    Add Holmside Park Pumpkin Patch - Holmside Park to your Itinerary

    Holmside Park Pumpkin Patch - Holmside Park

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    It's pumpkins galore at Holmside Park this October! Our pumpkin patch is filled with dozens of future jack-o-lanterns just waiting to be picked & carved! Plus, our 2026 Pumpkin Patch is set to be one of our best ones yet, filled with autumnal Photo…

    Dates

    From:
    2 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Holmside Park Pumpkin Patch - Holmside Park
  19. Haunted House of Hillarity

    Add Phantom Panto - Crook Community Centre to your Itinerary

    Phantom Panto - Crook Community Centre

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Crook

    Dare you enter a haunted mansion this Halloween? Join us in our HAUNTED HOUSE OF HILARITY.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2026Open 15:30 - 17:30
    More info for Phantom Panto - Crook Community Centre
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