‘Tis the season of pumpkin spice, toffee, gingerbread … and the best UK Halloween events to scare the pants off you!
Nothing can stop that spooky, autumnal vibe, whether it’s a relaxed family pick-a-pumpkin event or a gore-filled fright night.
So push the spooky boat out with one of these Halloween events for the annual scare season – some for adults and some less frightening for kids (and scaredy-cats!)
PrimEVIL, Norfolk
Marking 16 years of spine-tingling attractions, PrimEvil returns for its Sweet 16 in 2025.
They promise to be bigger, darker, and more twisted than ever before with one brand-new haunt and three horrifying reimaginings.
But beware: PrimEvil is an intense, high-adrenaline experience with loud noises, enclosed spaces, and sudden scares.
Far less terrifying is Roarr’s daytime special for young thrill seekers. Dippy the dinosaur and his quirky cast of professors will take you on a fang-tastic journey, packed with hauntingly fun activities, a new and improved Spooky Maze, the Skeleton Trail, and 25 different attractions.
Where: Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure, Lenwade, Norfolk NR9 5JW
When: 16 October – 1 November 2025
Cost: All haunts tickets from £39. Dippy’s Halloween Days are £21.95 for adults, children under 90cm height and essential companions are free.
Tickets must be purchased by midnight the day before your visit
The London Dungeon
This place really doesn’t need to do anything extra to scare the pants off you, but what better time of the year to come face to face with the capital’s most notorious characters.
Will you evade murderous barber Sweeney Todd, the Plague Doctor and the gruesome Torturer? Or perhaps you’ll bump into Mary Jane Kelly before she encounters Jack the Ripper.
New this year is the blood-curdling Dracula experience, running from 18 October to 2 November 2025.
Expect the unexpected from the moment you join the queue!
Where: Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 7PB
When: Year round
Cost: From £27 per person if booked early, in advance. £35 on the door.
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Tulleys Farm, Sussex
Billed as Europe’s largest scream park, the annual Shocktober Fest has been running since 1996 and is famous for its immersive scare experiences, talented performances, great designs and a splattering of comedy.
They also run family-friendly PYO Pumpkin nights. Pick up the perfect pumpkin for your celebrations by the light of the moon!
Where: Tulleys, Unit 2, Turners Hill Rd, Crawley RH10 4PE
When: Selected nights from 4 October – 1 November 2025
Cost: From £42.95
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Additional attraction: PYO and Pumpkin Nights, various dates between 21 September –31 October 2025
Cost: From £10 for daytimes, from £11.95 for Pumpkin Nights.
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Fright Nights, Thorpe Park, Surrey
The annual scream-inducing theme park event promises to be bigger, darker and more terrifying than ever before. Expect a playground of fear, with a twisted line-up of scare mazes, live entertainment and scare zones designed to drag guests to their darkest limits.
Enjoy the mazes and jump scares of Lucifer’s Lair, Mawkin Meadow, Creature Campus and the Toymaker’s strange factory. And new for 2025 is Purgatory Town, where the seven deadly sins are brought terrifyingly to life.
Where: Staines Road, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 8PN
When: Selected dates from 3 October – 2 November 2025
Cost: From £70, which includes standard theme park entrance
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The Howl, Leighton Buzzard
A night of dazzling special effects, immersive scenery, live actors and one hell of an atmosphere awaits you at Mead Open Farm.
The boys of Squealer’s Yard will give you a run for your money, gruesome things happen at The Full Moon Manor, and dare you go in The Shed?
7 scare attractions, including the latest arrival ShriekEasy – where the drinks are deadly and the house always wins!
Where: Mead Open Farm, Stanbridge Rd, Billington, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9JH
When: various nights from 10 October – 1 November 2025
Cost: From £29.95
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Scarefest, Alton Towers, Staffordshire
Spooky days and frightful nights of fun, thrills and spine-tingling terror, with some lighter daytime rides for the younger ones.
But if you want to dial up the fear factor, you can enjoy hideously horrible times in the scare mazes, take freaky rides-in-the-night and venture into the Alton Towers dungeon.
Two brand-new attractions this year bring you face to face with fear at Edge of the Forest and Dark Hollow.
Trick O’ Treat Town, where every day is Halloween, and Amigos in the Afterlife, celebrating Dia de los Muertos are suitable for families and children.
Where: Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DB
When: Various dates from 27 September – 2 November 2025
Cost: From £34 in advance online, but you’ll pay more at the gate.
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Note: Trick O’ Treat Town interactive walkthrough is recommended for those aged 6+.
Warwick Castle, Warwickshire
Breathe a sigh of relief, Halloween at Warwick Castle is suitable for all.
Join the ghosts, ghouls, wizards and witches of Warwick Castle and prepare for days and nights brimming with spooky tales and family-friendly frights.
No jump scares here, just fun at the Haunted Castle and special castle After Dark events.
Where: Warwick Castle, Warwick, CV34 4QU
When: The Haunted Castle runs between 25 October and 2 November 2025 with Castle After Dark events from 25 October – 2 November 2025
Cost: Haunted Castle from £25, Castle After Dark from £23 per person
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Brick or Treat, Legoland, Berkshire
Little monsters will love this pumpkin-filled wonderland. Perfect for the young, and the young at heart!
LEGOLAND Windsor Resort has Halloween activities to get your fangs into as the LEGO® Monsters take over and throw a party with rides, lives shows and spooky fun.
Expect pumpkins, dance parties and friendly ghouls.
Where: Legoland, Winkfield Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 4AY
When: Selected dates 4 October – 1 November 2025
Cost: From £34 per person
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Scare Kingdom Scream Park, Lancashire
Billed as the UK’s Scariest Scream Park, this is NOT for the children!
Twisted minds have devised menacing mazes and pulse-pounding encounters like Gothica, The Body Snatchers, and Manor Mortis.
You certainly know what you’re in for – the fright of your life!
Where: Mrs Dowson’s Farm Park, Blackburn, BB2 7JA,
When: Selected dates from 3 October – 8 November 2025
Cost: From £33.01 per person.
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FEAR Scream Park, Bristol
Awarded UK’s best scream park in 2019 and again in 2022, FEAR Scream Park is home to 5 terrifying scare mazes, 2 experiences, fire and laser shows plus street theatre.
There’s nowhere to hide!
Strictly 16s and over only – they have a less scary option, FEARless for 11-15 year olds on 25th, 29th, 30th, 31st October.
Where: Avon Valley Country Park
When: Selected nights from 10 October – 1 November 2025
Cost: From £26.99, FEARless tickets £15.99
Tickets Online in advance
HallowScream and HallowTween at York Maze
Based on a farm where legend says a terrible tragedy occurred in 1873, Hallowscream is a terrifyingly entertaining night of fear and fun. The restless souls who died on that night return each Halloween to torment those who dare to visit.
There are 5 live-action haunted house attractions, roving characters and live stage shows, and you must be at least 16 years old to brave Rednecks Revenge, the Fleshpot and other ghastly delights.
But for those aged 10 to 15 (or adults of a nervous disposition) there’s the slightly less scary Hallowtween running from 12.30 to 5.30 pm between 25th and 31st October.
Worth noting that their 2024 events sold out, so get your tickets online in advance to avoid disappointment.
Where: Elvington Lane, York, YO19 5LT
When: 10 October – 1 November 2025
Cost: From £26 for Hallowscream, Hallowtween costs £18.95 per person
Tickets Ticket prices vary on different days and may change depending on demand
Have we mentioned your favourite Halloween event? If not, where do you go for spooky fun?
Note: At the time of writing, all the above details are correct. Please check with the venue before you go.
Where to next?
• There’s a ghost in my house
• Haunted hotels in Sussex
• Ghost Towns of Britain