This Halloween, BeWILDerwood is introducing an exciting twist to their beloved Glorious Glowing Lantern Parade. With a magical spin on traditional trick-or-treating, visitors are invited to dress up in their best Halloween costumes and wander along the magical light trail, spotting character doors along the way. As they discover each one, they’ll have the chance to say “Twig or Treat” to their favourite BeWILDerwood characters, enjoying a safe, fun-filled trick-or-treating experience like no other.
Twig or Treat at The Glorious Glowing Lantern Parade will run on selected evenings from 12th October to 3rd November 2024, with new earlier arrival timeslots added to accommodate families with younger children too! Arrival timeslots begin from 5.30pm to 7.30pm and the event lasts around 1.5 hours.
Visitors are encouraged to dress in their very best Halloween costumes before embarking on their Twig or Treat adventure through the woods. Children will be given their very own glowing lantern to help guide their way along the Halloween trail. Spot sparkly lights, shiny disco balls, BeWILDerbats and a GIANT pumpkin. Plus, enjoy a NEW 10-minute show Twig or Treat Tales at the Storytelling Stage.
Malpas, Bickley Moss, Cheshire, Whitchurch SY13 4JF
🎃 For details of local pumpkin picking patches in Cheshire click here.🎃
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Palmerston St, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5JX
Some spooky visitors are visiting the Nature Reserve this half-term! Can you explore the park and find them all? Pick up a map from near the visitor centre and get searching around the park.
Saturday 26 October 2024 to Sunday 3 November 2024.
Davenport St, Davenport, Congleton CW12 4SU
This Halloween at Castaway, you can expect a host of spooky fun including spooky slime making, pumpkin picking, and interactive animal shows.
26th – 31st of October 2024
71 Moss Rd, Congleton CW12 3BP
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From Here to There: a trail for children
Children are invited to take a journey through the historic house, accompanied by Speechly the Pineapple. Grab a Pineapple Passport from the entrance of the house, spot the suitcase stacks, and collect a stamp for your passport.
6th September – 3rd November 2024
Hedgehog hibernation: a home for Prickles
Autumn is an important time of year for hibernating animals. From foraging and gathering, to building and creating, find out more about the journey towards hibernation in this family-friendly, seasonal trail.
18th September – 3rd November 2024
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Bomish Ln, Macclesfield SK11 9DW
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Arley Hall and Gardens, Northwich CW9 6NA
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Grange Rd, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent ST8 7SD
Join up with Zombie Bob and his petrifying pals Veronica the Witch and Count Brian the Vampire and help them squash the ghoulish gourds once and for all. Just keep your eyes open for the Pumpkin King and his pesky crows, who will doubtless be “entertaining” with a song and dance number on the platform.
Selected dates between 24th and 31st October 2024
Ghost Trains start and end at Bury Bolton Street Station
Mark the arrival of Halloween with a weekend of terrifyingly good events in Manchester city centre.
MCR Monsters are back from Friday 25 – Thursday 31 October 2024
Halloween in the City Weekender is happening this year Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October 2024
Featuring a giant rooftop monster invasion, Monsters Rock! Music Festival with spooky DJs, live performances, gruesome games and competitions, plus carnival rides, fancy-dress and Walk the Plank’s legendary monster procession.
Manchester City Centre
Cinema on the Green – Hocus Pocus
27th October 2024 @ 4pm
Cheadle Green, Stockport Road, Manchester
Meet the friendly Halloween scarecrows, taste the witches brew in the café, and head down to the enchanted Rutland Cavern to hear the legend of the caves from your Victorian guide.
Toast your own marshmallows outside the tavern and browse the spooky gift shop for that perfect Halloween souvenir.
21st-31st October 2024
The Heights of Abraham Matlock Bath DE4 3NT
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Get ready for a spooky trail & meet the Transformers, Dinosaurs, Wednesday Addams, Hocus Pocus’ Winnifred, the Mad Scientist & Captain Hook in North West’s most Magical Light & Sound Trail.
11th October – Tuesday 31 October 2024
Blakemere Village, Northwich
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Half term events
No matter what the weather may bring, there is something for little ones to enjoy this October Half term at Quarry Bank.
Follow the Halloween trail around the Upper Garden.
For some indoor fun leap on to the spider trail around the Mill.
Enjoy Halloween themed crafts in the Learning Space. (Offered Monday to Friday only).
Relax with a pumpkin spiced latte, whilst the children enjoy a sweet treat.
Browse the autumn and Halloween themed range of gifts and homeware in the Mill Yard Shop.
Saturday 26 October to Sunday 3 November 2024
Halloween events
Halloween Trail
Brought to you by the producers of Christmas at Dunham Massey, this brand-new Halloween trail is filled with so many hidden surprises. Join family and friends to wander from dusk into darkness and remember, the darker it gets, the spookier it gets.
Apprentice House Spooky Tours
What was that noise? Did you see that? Follow our ghoul guide as they take you on a tour full of surprises and discover the stories of the ghosts that still live there!
A selection of tour times will be on offer, from Saturday 26 October to Sunday 3 November 2024.
Styal Rd, Styal, Wilmslow SK9 4LA
Children’s Inflatable Fun in the Octagon.
Monday 28th October, 9:30 am – Friday 1st November, 4:30 pm 2024
St John’s Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
A great family event this Halloween near Cheshire. Not all films are family friendly but some are great for older kids.
Pop up cinema at Peak Cavern cave for a Halloween special, including Hocus Pocus, The Conjuring, and The Addams Family.
Live music, street food and fully stocked bar – meander through the village of Castleton then enjoy the film.
Between October 24th -27th 2024
Peak Cavern Peak Cavern Walk Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 8WP
Event by The Village Screen Pop Up Cinema.
T – 07377 449730
Pumpkin Picking, rides on the Spooky Express, fairground rides and Halloween games.
12th-31st October 2024
Country Park, Reddish Vale Rd, Stockport SK5 7HE
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Occupation Rd, Worsley, Manchester M28 2LJ
Coombes Valley has been taken over by monsters, who are scaring away the woodland creatures! But armed with a set of clues scattered throughout the self-guided trail, brave visitors can help banish the menacing monsters. Solve the clues, save the woodland and pick up your reward.
26th-31st October 2024
Six Oaks farm, Brandon, Leek
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Day time and night time mazes with live Boo Crew. Ice creams and scary treats.
Check with the venue for dates.
Holmes Chapel Rd, Knutsford WA16 9ER
Spooky the Ghost has left a trail of clues hidden in the Halloween scenes to help find his friends. Follow the route and find the answers to the questions. Once you’ve completed the trail, head back for a prize!
Saturday 26 October – Sunday 3 November 2024
Tittesworth Water, Meerbrook, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8SW
Pumpkins, ghosts and ghouls oh my!
Join the fun in the town centre, for some spooky happenings with crafts and entertainment.
Sat 26th Oct 2024, 11:00am to 3:00pm
Macclesfield Town Centre
Skellies and Wellies
A brand new spooktacular Skellies and Wellies Trail at Tatton Park.
Head to the gardens and see them come alive with the rattling fun of Halloween! As you wander through the 50-acre gardens, keep your eyes peeled for bone-chilling skeleton displays, each one ready to tickle your funny bone with a rib-tickling joke.
Little ghouls and goblins are invited to don their wellies and best fancy dress to join the bony brigade.
So, pick up a FREE activity sheet and prepare for a day of frightful fun with the spooky guests in Tatton Park gardens!
Saturday 26 October – Sunday 3 November 2024
Tatton Park, Mereheath Dr, Knutsford WA16 6SG
Some spooky visitors are visiting the park this half-term! Can you explore the park and find them all? Buy a map from the Tegg’s Nose Tea Room for 50p and get searching around the top of the park.
Saturday 26 October 2024 to Sunday 3 November 2024.
Meeting point: Tegg’s Nose Tea Room, Tegg’s Nose Country Park, Buxton Old Road, Macclesfield, SK11 0AP (SJ950733)
Buxton Old Rd, Macclesfield SK11 0AP
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