As Halloween approaches, it’s time to embrace the spooky spirit! This festive season lets us dress up in creative costumes, transform our homes with eerie decorations, carve pumpkins, and enjoy some good-natured scares. Who says Halloween is just for kids? It’s a fantastic opportunity for the whole family to have fun together.
Surrey offers a plethora of Halloween activities to keep everyone entertained during the October half-term. To help you plan your spooky adventures, here is a round-up of the best Halloween events in Surrey for 2024. Many of these events are ticketed and tend to sell out quickly, so be sure to check their websites regularly for ticket releases and updates. While events may change, I will do my best to keep this guide current.
Your Guide to the Awesome Halloween Events in Surrey 2024
1. Bocketts Farm – Wizards and Witches Week Halloween Event in Surrey
Address: Young Street, Fetcham, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 9BS
Dates: 24th October and the 1st November during Half Term
Cost: Adult £14, Child 3-17 £15.50, Under 2 Free
Enjoy a spooky day at Bocketts Farm. They have some awesome Halloween events for kids, including the spooktacularly fun trail, pumpkin village, tractor rides, indoor and outdoor play areas, slime shows, meeting the creepy crawlies in Tom’s talking reptile roadshow and much more. Book early on their website to avoid disappointment. This is definitely one of the Halloween events your kids will love.
2. Priory Farm Estate – Halloween Discovery Trail and Pumpkin Patch Tractor Ride
Address: Sandy Lane, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey RH1 4EJ
Date: Monday 24th October to Friday 28th October
Cost: Book tickets ahead of time, Tractor Ride £5 per person, Halloween Discovery Trail £8 per person
Halloween is back for 2024 at the Priory family farm. We absolutely loved their amazing Halloween discovery trail full of adventure, from spooky treehouses and labyrinths to climbing frames and tunnels. After your spooky adventure, hop on their spooky tractor ride, which takes you to their pumpkin patch where you can pick out your own pumpkin. Don’t forget to finish your trip with a pumpkin latte and toasted marshmallows by the fire pit. The perfect Halloween day out for kids
3. Secretts Farm – Pumpkin Week Surrey Halloween Event
Address – Hurst Farm Chapel Lane Milford Surrey GU8 5HU
Dates: 22nd – 29th October during Half Term
Take a spooky walk and select and pick up your own pumpkin. Feeling peckish, then why not try their pumpkin-themed menu, which includes Pumpkin Soup, Pumpkin Curry and spiced Pumpkin cake. Also, don’t forget to dress to impress by entering their daily Halloween costume competition.
4. Hampton Court Palace – Ghostly stories and tour
Address: Hampton Court Palace East Molesey Surrey KT8 9AU
Dates: 26 October – 03 November 2024
Cost: Adult £26.10 Child £13 Family £69.50 Under 5 free
Ready for some haunted action and stories? Visit Hampton Court Palace, known to be one of the most haunted Palaces. Discover haunted stories with a self-guided tour. There is even an after-dark Halloween experience for the brave ones on the week-end.
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5. Oatlands Park Hotel – Halloween Afternoon Tea
Address – Oatlands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 9HB
Dates: 21st – 29th October
Cost: Adult £32.95
Enjoy a Halloween-themed afternoon tea treat including finger sandwiches, scones with jam and clotted cream and Halloween-themed cakes. Perfect family treat and get dressed up for the occasion.
6. Chessington World of Adventures for the best theme park halloween events in Surrey
Address: Leatherhead Rd, Chessington KT9 2NE
Dates: 15th – 30th October
Cost: From £34
Chessington holds some awesome Halloween theme events; from the wild witches at the adventure point to the spirits at the forbidden kingdom. Don’t miss their spectacular spooky show ‘The legend of the wild witches show’, Trick or Treat live show and fire and effects show. There are also some fun shows for the little ones.
7. The Ghost Tour of Guildford – Spooky Halloween Tour
Address: High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3QT
Dates: From Good Friday to End of November, every Friday
Cost: £10 Adults and £5 under 16s
The best way to spend a spooky evening; ghost tour of course! Tour is for 1hr 45m, suitable for over 8 years old and takes you around Guildford High Street, Castle grounds, Holy Trinity Church as well as Guildford’s most haunted building; The Kings Head pub.
8. Hatchlands Park – Outdoor Halloween Event
Address: Hatchlands Park, Guildford, GU4 7RT
Dates: 28th October
Cost: Free
Hatchlands Park a stunning National Trust property will be hosting a charity event to raise money for Cherry Trees; a charity that helps children with disabilities who respite care. The event will be held outdoors, there will be Halloween activities, stalls, pumpkin carving kits for sale. Come dressed in your Halloween costume. All money raised will support the charity.
9. RHS Wisley – Gardening Spooktacular
Address: Wisley Ln, Wisley, Woking GU23 6QB
Dates: 22nd and 30th October
Enjoy a Halloween gardening show as a family and win prizes during this half-term Halloween event in Surrey. Discover the most deadliest plants and creepy crawlies.
10. Godstone Farm Halloween Family Event
Address: Tilburstow Hill Road, Godstone, RH9 8LX
Dates: 23rd -31st October
They have many Halloween activities during the half-term, including meeting Griswalda the witch, pumpkin carving and their clever detective crime event. On the 28th and 29th of October, there is a low-bang fireworks display perfect for little kids. You can book a Halloween and fireworks bundle ticket.
11. Hobbledown – Halloween event
Address: Horton Lane, Horton, KT19 8PT
Dates: 22nd October – 30th October
Enjoy half-term activities at Hobbledown including Potion Commotion from Tipp the Inventor, a 15-minute story feature with The Skibblers and how about a bug brunch!!
12. Pumpkin Patch Picking, Best places in Surrey to pick your own Pumpkin
One of the best ways to enjoy some family fun during Halloween is to get dressed up and go pumpkin picking. Here are the best places in Surrey for pumpkin picking; for more details, check out our Best Pumpkin patches in Surrey article.
- Priory Farm, Redhill
- Crockford Bridge Farm, Addlestone
- Garsons Farm, Esher
- Secretts of Milford
Make sure to book ahead as some may require tickets.
Please do check schedules on individual website as the programmes may change.
Do you know of any other Halloween events for families taking place in Surrey? or free Halloween events for kids? Let us know in the comments box.
Can I bring my dog to Halloween events?
Hello, thank you for your message, it would be best to ask the individual events if dogs are allowed as they all have different rules.