Halloween walks North West 2025
If you’re looking for a spooky walk across the North West this October, I have some great ideas for you. There are loads of Halloween walks North West in 2025 to choose from. There are free and low cost options. This post is part of my series of posts on Halloween events North West.
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I have done my best to make sure this post is up to date but please check the organiser’s website before travelling as events may be cancelled at short notice. The majority of these events need pre-booking.
A lot of these events are already on sale but some aren’t yet so I have left last year’s details in for now. Do drop me an email at info@northwestforkids.co.uk if you know an event I should include.
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Halloween light trails Cheshire
There are some amazing Halloween light trails in our region so I have written a separate guide to Halloween light trails Cheshire (and 1 in Manchester).
Halloween walks Cheshire
Blakemere Halloween trail – 2025 details
Where: Blakemere village, Northwich CW8 2EB
When: 18th October – 2nd November 2025,
Cost: no details yet
Summary: Wander through the enchanted woodland trail, solve creepy clues, and encounter mysterious characters along the way.
Find out more here – Blakemere’s Halloween Trail
Halloween half-term fun at Quarry Bank – details for 2025
Where: Quarry Bank Mill, Styal
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: Included in admission cost, free for NT members.
Summary: Halloween trail around the Upper Garden. Spooky trail around the Mill. There are also Spooky tours of the Apprentice House. Enjoy Halloween themed crafts in the Learning Space. (Offered Monday to Friday only).
Full details here – October half term at Quarry Bank | National Trust
Teggs Nose country park Halloween trail – Details for 2025
Where: Buxton old road, Macclesfield
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: Purchase a map from The Nose Coffee inside the Tegg’s Nose Visitor Centre, for 50p, and get searching around the top of the park. Once you’ve completed the trail come back to The Nose Coffee for 50p off your food and / or drink order.
Summary: Find the spooky visitors on posters displayed around the country park.
Full details here – Tegg’s Nose Country Park Halloween Trail
Brereton Heath Halloween Trail – details for 2025
Where: Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, Davenport Lane, Brereton, Congleton, CW12 4SU
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: free
Pick up a map from the outside dispenser and get searching around the park for the posters.
Full details here – Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve Halloween Trail
Halloween at Seven Sisters, Knutsford – 2025 details
Where: Seven Sisters Farm Ice Cream, Knutsford, WA16 9ER
When: Day maze – 25th, 26th, 29th, 30th, 31st October, 1st, 2nd November 2025. Night maze – 31st October & 1st November
Cost:
Summary: more details about the Halloween maize maze to follow
Full details here – Halloween — Seven Sisters Ice Cream Farm
Knutsford pumpkin path 2025
Where: Knutsford town centre
When: 31st October 2025, 4-7 pm
Cost: free
Summary: Find the pumpkins hidden around the town centre in shop windows, each of which has a letter carved into it. You note down the letter on your entry forms and completed entry forms can then be posted into dedicated post boxes to enter a prize draw!
Enjoy lots of extra entertainment on the night including singing and dance performances, spooky characters available for photo opportunities, Halloween themed window displays, competitions and other activities.
Find out more here – Knutsford Pumpkin Path
Halloween trail at Ness Botanic gardens – Details for 2025
Where: Neston Road, Ness, Neston, Cheshire, CH64 4AY
When: 25th October – 3rd November 2025
Cost: free trail with standard entry fee.
Summary: There is plenty for all the family to see & a conundrum for 5-12 year olds to solve. The trail will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.
Find out more here – Halloween at Ness
Halloween trail at Beeston castle – no details for 2025 yet
Where: Beeston castle, Beeston, CW6 9TX
Find out more and book here – Halloween Half-Term at Beeston Castle
Halloween trail, Arley Hall & gardens – details for 2025
Where: Arley Hall & Gard ens, Northwich, CW9 6NA
When: 20th – 31st October 2025
Cost: Included in garden admission fee
Summary: Spooky trail around the grove and woodland walk to find clues for a witch’s soup.
Find out more here – What’s On In October – Arley Hall & Gardens
Skellies and Wellies in the Gardens – 2025 details
Where: Tatton park gardens, Knutsford
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: Included in garden entry that is free for NT members. Vehicle parkland entry also applies
Summary: Find 10 hillarious and haunting skeleton displays around the gardens. Free activity sheet and plenty of photo opportunities.
Full details here – Skellies and Wellies in the Gardens
Free Halloween trail, Congleton town centre – details for 2025
Where: collect a leaflet from the information centre or download at home
When: 25th October – 1st November 2025
Find hidden clues in shop windows. Solve the wordsearch and uncover a secret message. Return the completed trail to Congleton Information Centre to claim your reward.
Full details here – Free Halloween trail Congleton
Wilmslow Halloween trail – 2025 details
When: 18th October – 1st November 2025
Participants can pick up a free trail map from Waitrose or Wilmslow Library and set out on a fun-filled adventure. The trail also features 10 hidden Draculas to seek out, along with puzzles, colouring activities and a chance to win spooky prizes by submitting completed sheets at Waitrose.
Full details – Wilmslow Halloween trail
Halloween walks Manchester
Halloween in the city – 2025 details
Where: across Manchester city centre
When: 25th – 31st October 2025
Cost: Free
Summary: Includes a giant rooftop Monster Invasion, a magnificent Monster Procession, and frightful fancy dress challenge, Monster rock music festival and a Carnival of Monsters.
Find full details here – Halloween in the City
All things Autumn at Lyme Park – details for 2025
Where: Lyme Park, Didsley
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: £3 per trail, normal admission applies for none members
Look out for all the colours and weird and wonderful creatures that autumn has to offer, and enjoy autumn games and indoor creative activities.
Full details here – All things autumn trail | National Trust
Spooks’ autumn art adventure at Dunham Massey– details for 2025
Where: Dunham Massey, Woodhouse Lane, Altrincham, WA14 4SJ
When: 18th September – 9th November 2025
Cost: free trail, normal admission applies for none members
Spooks the spider is spinning something spectacular – but first, they need a burst of inspiration! Join Spooks on a wander through the park, where every leaf, colour and creature could inspire their next work of art. Along the way you’ll sort colours, match leaves and hunt for natural treasures, all to help create Spooks’ most magnificent masterpiece yet.
Full details here – Spooks’ Autumn Art Adventure | National Trust
Halloween heart trail at Fletcher Moss, Didsbury – Details for 2025
Where: Fletcher Moss Park, Didsbury
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: £1 per sheet
Full details – Collect your sheet from the cafe and find the Halloween-themed hearts around the park.
Find out more here – Broad Oak Hearts Trail | Manchester
Wicked plant trail at RHS Bridgewater – Details for 2025
When – 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Step into the world of pumpkins and discover amazing seasonal surprises dotted around the garden. Feast your eyes on a pumpkin banquet table, find giant pumpkin letters and see scarecrows showcasing different veggies used in the past for carving. It’s all gourd fun!
Find out more here – RHS Garden Bridgewater / RHS Gardening.
Diggle Scarecrow Trail – Details for 2025
When: 24th October – 2nd November 2025.
Where: Trails available from Grandpa Greene’s, The Gate inn, The Diggle Hotel and Diggle Lock
Cost: £3 a trail
Further details – you can buy a trail sheet and have a spooky walk around the lovely village of Diggle trying to find all the amazing scarecrows.
Full details here – Diggle Scarecrow Trail
Mad Professor town trail – 2025 details
Where: Sale, maps available from Bean and brush Art cafe
When: 25th October – 1st November 2025
Free trail. Help find all the ingredients for the professor’s visibility potion.
Full details here – Mad Professors town trail
Tudor tombstone trail, Ordsall Hall – 2025 details
Where: Ordsall Hall
When: 26th October – 2nd November,
£2 per child. Step into the shadows of history and discover what truly troubled the Tudors. From restless spirits, witches, and goblins to the dreaded plague. This Halloween, we’re bringing their nightmares to life with creepy characters and spooky surprises around every corner.
Full details here – Tudor tombstone trail
Heaton park Hidden Horrors trail, low cost – Details for 2025
Where: Heaton Park
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Self-guided trail and see how many hidden horrors you can find around the park.
Pick up a free checklist from the Stables Visitor Reception before 4.00pm on the 25th October to 2nd November, and don’t forget to pack a pencil.
Find out more here – Heaton Park Halloween trail
Oldham Halloween trail – 2025 details
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Where: Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre, Market and the town centre
Free event. Find the Halloween items across Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre, Market and the town centre. Post your completed form in the box near Next.
Full details – Halloween trail
Free Altrincham’s enchanted Halloween Adventure – 2025 details
When: 24th October – 2nd November 2025
Where: Collect your Trail Sheet from Everyman Altrincham, 74-78 George St, Altrincham, WA14 1RF (10am-4pm)
Follow the trail to discover each of the ghouls, ghosts, and monsters, ticking them off your list as you go. Look out for magic words hidden at stops along the way.
Unscramble the words at the end to reveal the secret spell that will close the portal and save the town!
Full details here – Altrincham Halloween trail
Halloween walks Lancashire
Xplorer at Brockholes – Details for 2025
Where: Brockholes nature reserve, just off Junction 31 of the M6, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 OAG
When: 22nd October – 9th November 2025
Cost: £4.50 if booked in advance, £5.50 on the day
Summary: Explore Brockholes, find the markers, complete the challenge and have fun together! Brought to you in partnership with British Orienteering, Xplorer is the perfect outdoor activity to get the whole family outside in the fresh air together! There are certificates for those completing the challenge along with a sweet treat!
There are 2 courses available, one is pram-friendly and the markers are in number order in a circular route. The other course is more challenging and not pram-friendly. Families will need to use navigation skills to find markers across the reserve.
Book here – Xplorer at Brockholes
Halloween trail at Gawsthorpe Hall – details for 2025
Where: Gawsthorpe Hall, Burnley Road, Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 8UA
When: 26th October 2024
Cost: £2.50 per ticket
Summary: Are you brave enough to explore Gawthorpe Hall’s gardens and see if you find the ghosts, pumpkins, black cats and witches hiding on the Hallowe’en trail? Collect a trail sheet at the front of the Hall and set off to explore.
Full details – Halloween trail | National Trust
Pumpkin trail – Edgeside park – details for 2025
Where: Edgeside Park, Rossendale
When: 1st November 2025
Cost: free
Summary: Bring down your carved pumpkins to Edgeside Park and create a community Pumpkin Trail the day after Halloween! Enjoy this magical, torchlit experience as you wander through the pumpkins on display!
Leave your pumpkins or put them in the provided bins at the end & they will be composted.
Full details here – Pumpkin trail
Funky Pumpkin trail, Lancaster – details for 2025
When: 18th October – 2nd November 2025
Where: Lancaster city centre
Can you hunt down all 10 baskets of Funky Pumpkins which are hiding in the windows of businesses throughout Lancaster city centre? Find them all to enter the draw to win a £50 voucher to spend in the St Nic’s business of your choice.
Download the map here – Funky Pumpkin trail
Pendle Sculpture Trail
This is a great option if you want a family walk with a little bit of a Halloween theme but nothing too scary. This sculpture trail has a little Pendle witches theme but there are many more sculptures that are not Halloween themed.
This is a great trail for families but I wouldn’t recommend taking a pram or pushchair.
Full details here – Pendle sculpture trail
Halloween walks Liverpool/Wirral/Southport
Pumpkin patch trail at Gordale garden centre – details for 2025
Where: Chester High Road, Burton, South Wirral CH64 8TF
When: 18th – 31st October 2025
Cost: £4.50 per child – Includes trail sheet. No need to book, just turn up.
Set off on an adventure in search of the hidden pumpkins on the Pumpkin Trail, once you discover the secret code word you’ll be granted access to the Pumpkin Patch, where you can select your favourite pumpkin to take home.
Find out more here – Gordale pumpkin patch trail
Benty farm tea rooms pick your own pumpkins & children’s trail – Book now for 2025
Where: 3a school lane, Thurstaston, Wirral, CH61 0HH
When: Opens 11th – 26th October 2025 (weekends only)
Cost: £2.17 per adult, pumpkins charged in addition to this.
Further details: Plenty of photo opportunities this year, including their pumpkin house and much more! The annual children’s ‘Halloween Trail’ will also run on pumpkin picking dates (This is priced separately & does not need to be pre-booked).
Book here – Benty Farm Tearooms
Halloween trail at Ness Botanic gardens – Details for 2025
Where: Neston Road, Ness, Neston, Cheshire, CH64 4AY
When: 25th October – 3rd November 2025
Cost: free trail with standard entry fee.
Summary: There is plenty for all the family to see & a conundrum for 5-12 year olds to solve. The trail will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.
Find out more here – Halloween at Ness
Halloween at National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port for 2025
Where: National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 4FW
When: 27th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: Included in day or annual museum pass
Summary: Ghost tour, Halloween trail, fiendishly crafty Halloween activities and boat trips.
Full details – Halloween and Half Term Activities | Canal & River Trust
Spooky Welly walk, Roy Castle, Lung Cancer foundation – book now for 2025
Where: Sefton park, Liverpool
When: 25th October 2025
Cost: £8 per ticket, under 2s free, £30 for a family of 4
Summary: creepy crafts, a freaky funfair, Halloween themed walking route.
Book here – Spooky Welly Walk – Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Brilliant bats trail, Speke Hall – details for 2025
Where: The Walk, Speke, Liverpool, L24 1XD
When: 25th October – 23rd November 2025
Cost: included in admission costs
Summary: On this self-led trail through the Clough Woodland, learn which bat is so small it can fit inside a matchbox, how bats shout and guess some of our bats favourite smells!
Full details here – Brilliant Bats Trail | National Trust
Who is Mavis Davis? whodunnit trail at Rainford farm – book now for 2025
Where: Rainfords Farm, Catchdale Moss Ln, Eccleston, Saint Helens WA10 5QG
When: Every day in October 2025 (interactive trail with actors and a different suspect and demises 28th-30th)
Cost: £5.75 Per adult or child
Put your wellies on for a spooky welly walk with a difference! Head out amongst the trees to meet our scarecrows and help us solve a mystery like no other. Follow your trail guide and solve the clues to work out the identity of Mavis Davis.
Suitable for the whole family, however it will be especially enjoyed by ages 5+
The trail should take approximately 45 mins to complete but you are welcome to take as long as you need.
No dogs.
Book here – Who is Mavis Davis? A Whodunnit Trail – Rainfords Farm Ltd
Halloween with the friendly witch, Inglenook Farm – book now for 2025
Where: Rainford, Moss Nook Ln, Rainford, Saint Helens WA11 8AE
When: 29th – 31st October 2025
Enjoy a fun, kid-friendly walk through the sunflower field, meet Inglenooks friendliest witch, and get creative with our fun-filled Halloween craft activities!
Book here – Halloween with the friendly witch
Free Southport AR Halloween trail – details for 2025
Where: Southport
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Two free AR trails around Southport.
Full details here – AR Halloween trails
Free The skeleton storywalk, Liverpool – details for 2025
When:
Where: Liverpool city centre
Hidden in windows throughout the city centre are the skeletons in a new bone-tingling trail. Walk through town and discover the spooky skeletons created by artists.
Full details here – Halloween in Liverpool
Halloween walks Lake District
I haven’t managed to find any yet but there are loads of great Family walks in the Lake District.
Free Halloween events North West
Find all the free and low cost Halloween events here – Free Halloween events North West.
Where to next?
Find everything that’s going on in October here – Family events North West October
Looking for a pumpkin patch? Find them all here – Pumpkin picking North West
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