Halloween days out in Surrey 2023

With the nights drawing in and autumn approaching, now’s the time to start getting excited about Halloween!  Halloween falls just after October half-term, giving you loads of time to enjoy the best Halloween days out in Surrey in 2023.

Luckily, there’s plenty of Halloween events taking place across Surrey this year.  So, whether you’re looking for creepy crafts, ghostly activities or spooky shows you’ll find a Halloween activity that’s right for you.

Read on for our round-up of the best events and things to do at Halloween in Surrey in 2023.  It should help find a Halloween event near you.

Plus we also have a fantastic round-up of all the other awesome events taking place in Surrey this autumn 2023.

And if you love forward planning, take a look at what’s going on at Christmas in Surrey 2023.

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Here’s a guide to some of the top Halloween events in Surrey in 2023.  Don’t they look spine-tingling fun?

Hopefully, some of these spooky goings-on might provide inspiration for fun things to do during October half-term in Surrey.

Bocketts Farm is always a brilliant place to take younger kids and Halloween is no exception.  As well as its collection of farm animals and fantastic play equipment, Bocketts Farm has a full programme of Halloween activities.

The Halloween activities during Witches and Wizards Week at Bocketts Farm include:

• Tom’s talking reptile road show
• A creepy craft corner
• Science and slime shows
• a fun Halloween trail
• Tractor rides
• Owls and birds of prey
• Monster Mash Bubble Disco

Wizard and Witches Week at Bocketts Farm runs during half-term from 21 – 29^th October 2023.

Click here on the Bocketts Farm website for more details.

Get ready for a spook-tacular time at Godstone Farm this Halloween with a Halloween day of friendly frights and festive fun.

Master the art of broomstick flying and don’t miss out on Rosina the fortune teller’s mystical predictions. Leave time for the kids to putt their way throughout our Halloween mini golf course and explore our bone-chilling skeleton scavenger hunt.

Tickets will be available for purchase on the day to enjoy carving your own petrifying pumpkins.

Address:  Godstone Farm, Tilburstow Hill Road, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8LX

Get ready for a week of spooky goings on at the Rural Life Museum in Farnham.   Join them during October half-term (1pm- 4pm) for spooky crafts and activities.

Plus, on 25th and 26th October, you can join Railway Wednesday or Activity Thursday.

Address:  Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey GU10 2DL

Treat your family to a spooky Halloween day out at Priory Farm in Redhill this October.

If you are looking for Halloween things to do for younger children, the Halloween Trail at Priory Farm is perfect.

The spooky walk takes visitors on the bewitching nature trail at Discovery Land.  The spine-tingling trail leads through the woodlands, across fields and around the lakes at the Priory Farm estate.

The Halloween Trail is open from at weekends in October and half-term.  Admission is £9 per person over 2 years (and £6 off-peak).

Address:  Sandy Lane, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4EJ

Once again, Birdworld, near Farnham is hosting its Halloween Activity Week during October half-term.   Feel your hair stand on end and a shiver down your spine as you take a walk through the creepy corridors of Birdworld’s unique Halloween Grotto.

Join the Wizard as he entertains you with his impressive and daring magic tricks or follow the spooky activity trail around the park to learn gruesome facts about different species.

Running from 11am – 4pm all half-term week, there will be themed arts and crafts as well as face painting (separate charges apply).

Address: Birdworld, Holt Pound, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LD, UK

Willow the Witch is busy helping turn Winkworth into an autumnal colour explosion. Can you become her witch apprentice?

The haunted trail at Winkworth Arboretum runs from 21^st October 2023.  Admission prices apply, plus £2 for each child doing the trail.

Address: Hascombe Road, Godalming, Surrey,

Little children can help the Wandering Witches organise an All Hallows Eve party for the magickal creatures at Claremont.

The Halloween themed trail at Claremont Gardens in Esher runs from 14^th October 2023.  Plus, they also have a fantastic new interactive play area.

Admission prices apply, plus £2 for each child doing the trail.

Address: Claremont Gardens, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9JG

Younger kids can enjoy a fun-packed week of Halloween activities at Hobbledown in Epsom.  The following spooky activities are all included in the admission price:-

• Fire shows
• Spooky storytelling
• Skibbler Maze
• Pumpkin Hunting

Address: Horton Lane, Horton, KT19 8PT

Of course, Halloween is not just for little kids.  Here’s a few spooky Halloween events in Surrey for teens and adults.

Another of the big Surrey theme parks celebrating Halloween is the Chessington World of Adventures.  They are putting on some hair-raising Halloween events at the annual Howl ‘o’ Ween event.

Tickets for the halloween event include admission to the theme park and zoo too.

Howl’o’ween at Chessington runs from 7^th October 2023.

Click the Chessington World of Adventures website for tickets and details.

The Ghost Tour of Guildford runs every Friday from Easter until the end of November.  Tours begin at 8pm in Guildford High Street and follow a route around 20 haunted and mysterious sites in Guildford.

The Ghost Tour lasts 90 minutes and costs £10 for adults and £5 for children (8-16).  Dogs are welcome.

Address: Meet at Holy Trinity Church at the Top of Guildford High Street.  No booking required.

Discover Reigate’s murky past and hear tales of mystery, murder and paranormal activity on the Reigate Ghost Walk.

The Ghost Tour runs every Friday in October from 8pm.  The Ghost Tour lasts 90 minutes and costs £10 for adults.

Address: Meet between Market Stores and Cafe Rouge, 2 High Street, Reigate, RH2 0AA (No booking required)

BRING A TORCH!

Everyone knows you can’t celebrate Halloween without a pumpkin.  So, to get yourself ready, head over to one of the four best pick-your-own pumpkin farms in Surrey.

As well as being fun and fairly cheap, many of the pumpkin farms in Surrey offer a choice of other Halloween activities and events too.

One of the best places to pick pumpkins in Surrey is at Garsons Farm in Esher.  They have thousands, plus lots of other produce too.  Pumpkin picking is available throughout October You will need to buy a pyo farm pass and book online in advance.  The cost of the pass will be deducted from your pumpkin.

Address:  Garsons PYO Farm, Winterdown Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8LS

At Priory Farm in Redhill, you can take a tractor ride out to the pumpkin fields.  They have over 10,000 pumpkins to choose from, which you can pick on selected days in October.

Address:  Priory Farm, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey RH1 4EJ

Another popular location for pumpkin-picking in Surrey is at Secretts in Milford.  Pumpkin Week is from 21 to 29^th October 2023.

Address:  Hurst Farm, Chapel Lane, Milford, Surrey GU8 5HU

Although you can’t always pick your own pumpkin at Crockford Bridge Farm, you can choose your own high-quality pumpkin.  They have a wide choice of shapes and sizes to pick from.

Address:  Crockford Bridge Farm, Addlestone, near Weybridge, Surrey, KT15 2BU

One of the best things to do in London during October half-term is a visit to the London Dungeons.

The London Dungeons is a fantastic attraction for older kids, whatever time of the year,  so is perfect for Halloween.  They use live actors and special effects to re-enact stories from 1000 years of London’s dark and macabre past.

It’s a really interactive experience and an easy way to learn about London’s most infamous characters and gruesome historical events.  We went during our recent weekend stay in London and loved it.

Address:   The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 7PB

Click here for tickets for the London Dungeons.

One of the biggest Halloween events near Surrey for teenagers is at Tulley’s Farm in Crawley.  Just over the Surrey border in West Sussex, Tulley’s Farm is now celebrating 26 years of its Shocktober Fest.

This unique Halloween event invites visitors to try 10 immersive spooky attractions.  Watch out as real life actors and special effects do their best to scare you.  In addition to the “haunts”,  the Shocktober Fest has a Circus of Horrors, a street theatre, and food stalls.

Shocktober Fest runs on selected dates from 29^th October 2023.   Plus, on the finale night, they hold a big firework display.

Address:  Tulleys Shocktober Fest, Crawley, RH10 4PE

Click here admission prices and time for the Tulley’s website

The Watercress Line in Hampshire is holding its annual Wizard Week from 21^st October 2023.

Wizard Week has a full programme of Halloween activities for younger kids.  As well as a ride on the Wizard Express steam train, children can get a face painting, make a wand or watch a magic show.

Address:   You can start at Alresford or Alton.

Click here on the Watercress Line website for more details.

If you are looking for ghoulish things to do with kids during October half-term, head to Hever Castle in Kent.  They have a programme of Halloween events for children who can dress up in their favourite spooky costumes.

Halloween activities at Hever Castle include planting garlic bulbs to ward off vampires, a Halloween Trail and Ghost stories.  Hever Castle also has an amazing adventure playground, which the kids love.

Address:   Hever Castle, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7NG

With its extensive collection of historic houses, it’s no surprise that Surrey has its fair share of resident ghosts.  And there’s nothing better than a day out at a haunted house to get you in the spirit of Halloween.

Here are some of the best haunted houses in Surrey to visit during October half-term.

Another of the most haunted houses in Surrey is Ham House, in Richmond-upon-Thames.  It is believed they have up to 16 ghosts here.  Amongst the things that go bump in the dark are the anguished spirit of a woman in black, the presence of a mysterious man of the stairs and a ghostly dog.  And not forgetting, a wheelchair that moves itself in the night.

Take the kids on a tour of this magnificent 17^th Century house to see if you can hear the phantoms trapped within the house’s ancient walls!  For those of a sensitive nature, the gardens are beautiful and they have a great café.

Address:  Ham House, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7RS

Click the National Trust website for admission details.

Another ghostly dog roams the ruins of Betchworth Castle near Leatherhead.  The black death dog supposedly prowls the castle ruins at night.

Actually, the dog is not the only revenant at the site in the evenings, as this is when the spirit of Lord Hope walks the grounds.  He is full of remorse after killing his own son in error, believing him to be an escaped convict.

Or you could head over to the outskirts of Guildford for sightings of another tormented soul.  Some believe the historic manor house, Loseley Park, is the haunt of a women in brown who appears in the stairwell.

If she’s not there, stay for a visit the garden and grounds.  You don’t need to book in advance.

Of course, the phantoms of Surrey don’t limit themselves to inside appearances.  Here are some of the spookiest outside places you can go for Halloween days out in Surrey.

One of the best outdoor places to take kids at October half-term in Surrey is Box Hill.  Here you can find the grave of  Major Labelliere’s, who was buried upside down on the hill in 1800.  Apparently, the ghost of this eccentric officer is a regular visitor to Box Hill.

Whether or not the ghost is in attendance, Box Hill is ideal for a free family day out in Surrey.  You’ll find a choice of walks including the iconic stepping stones and Box Hill’s natural play trail.

Address:  The Old Fort, Box Hill Road , Tadworth, KT20 7LB

Click here for our 3 best family walks at Box Hill

Another Halloween day out in Surrey for ghost hunters is to the top of Gibbet Hill near to the Devil’s Punch Bowl in Hindhead.  Three unknown sailors befriended a seaman in the pub.  They then followed him and murdered him on the Portsmouth Road.

The sailors were caught and hung at the top of Gibbet Hill as a warning to others.  Locals were so worried about the area being haunted that a Celtic cross was erected to ward off spirits and reassure them.

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