Looking for ideas to celebrate Halloween in London with kids? In this guide, you’ll find a list of Halloween events and activities for kids in London and surrounding areas, spooky Halloween porch decorations around London through the years, and where to shop for decorations and Halloween costumes for kids.
This post is currently being updated with the latest information on Halloween events and activities coming up in London in October 2025.
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Pumpkin Picking near London
One of the top things to do in London with kids during October is picking pumpkins at the pumpkin patch for carving, decorating and baking. There are several pumpkin patches near London in Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Hertfordshire which I have listed and will keep updating for Halloween 2025 in the Pumpkin Patches Near London post.
In previous years, we have been to Tulleys Pumpkin Farm, Hobbledown Heath Pumpkin Patch, Crockford Bridge Farm, Garsons Farm Pumpkin Parade and Cammas Hall Farm for pumpkin picking and family fall activities.
New additions to the Halloween events and activities list include: Halloween Trail at Kenwood House. London Pumpkin Patch in Parsons Green and Discovery Land Halloween Trail at Priory Farm.
Halloween for Kids in London 2025 Map
I will also pin the top places around London for Halloween family events, trails, activities and workshops as well as pumpkin picking near London in my “Halloween in London with Kids” Google Map Guide. For a direct link to the map to bookmark, click here. To explore the map, click on the door sign with an arrow just before the map title.
Halloween Events for Kids in London
Since Halloween typically falls during or just after the October half term break for schools in England, many museums, attractions and parks run special Halloween events in London for kids.
Find more autumn days out inspiration and things to do in London this October half term on my post, October Half Term in London with kids.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter – Dark Arts
12 September to 9 November 2025
The Making of Harry Potter studio tour is an amazing experience going behind the scenes of the work that went into filming the Harry Potter movies. In celebration for Halloween, there will be 100 floating pumpkins in the magnificent Great Hall and tables laden with sweets, cakes and pies, as seen in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
The WB Studio Tours London are also featuring the Dark Arts this autumn. Keep an eye out for the Dark Mark projected in various parts of the tour and learn the moves behind a wand combat scene, just like the Battle of Hogwarts, in a live duel with Death Eaters.
Read more: Dark Arts at Harry Potter Studio Tour London
Address: Warner Bros. Studio Tour London, Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden, WD25 7LR
Book tickets for Warner Bros. Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter
Kew Gardens – Halloween at Kew
17 October – 2 November 2025
Join family and friends to wander from dusk into darkness between one ghostly space to another in an after-dark Halloween trail at Kew Gardens.
Watch out for tricks in the forgotton fairground and beware of the monsters lurking in Frankenstein’s laboratory. Wind your way through the illuminated haunted woods filled with creepy neon cobwebs, ghastly ghouls, wicked witches, larger-than life spiders and beastly bats.
Related: Autumn at Kew Gardens
Sweet treats will be on offer, including hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows.
Book tickets for Halloween at Kew Gardens
Kenwood House – Halloween Trail
17 October – 2 November 2025
A brand-new illuminated Halloween trail is at Kenwood House this October half-term! Features of the Halloween trail include a Headless Horseman who rides across a path, a glowing spider tunnel swarming with 50 neon spiders and a chilling fire show performed by three spellbinding artists.
Recharge between frights with a range of spooky snacks for all ages along the trail, from hot dogs and burgers to hot chocolate and warming hot toddies.
Book tickets for Halloween at Kenwood House
London Pumpkin Patch & Trick or Treat Lane
25 – 31 October 2025
Celebrate the week of Halloween on Parsons Green in Fulham as it transforms into central London’s largest pumpkin patch and trick-or-treating adventures.
This half-term Halloween celebration will feature thousands of pumpkins to choose from, Halloween installations for family photos, a Haunted House and Trick-or-Treat Lane, an immersive trick-or-treating experience created especially for children.
Entry tickets cost £6 for adults and children (ages 3 – 10) and children under 2 enter free.
Trick or Treat Lane costs an additional £10 and is a timed experience with limited spaces to keep it safe. Please allow at least 30 minutes to enjoy the Trick or Treating interactive experience.
Book tickets for the London Pumpkin Patch
Eltham Palace & Gardens – Halloween Half Term
25 October – 2 November 2025
Enjoy a ghoulishly good day out at Eltham Palace and Gardens this half term. Follow the trail to solve creepy clues and gather round to listen to spooky stories.
Book early online and save 15% off the ticket price.
Book tickets for Eltham Palace & Gardens
Hobbledown Heath – Hobble’ween
25 October – 2 November 2025
Hobbledown Adventure Park will have a special Hobble’ween line up at both their Hobbledown Heath and Epsom locations during the October half term break.
Enjoy Halloween-themed interactive activities, playful performances, costume parade and a spooky Hobbleween trail.
Book tickets for Hobble’ween at Hobbledown Heath
Hobbledown Heath – Pumpkin Patch
26 September – 2 November 2025, selected dates
With its brilliant photo points, spooky installations and fun family activities, Hobbledown Heath Pumpkin Patch has become one of the best places to go pumpkin picking near London.
Browse through a wide variety of pumpkins at the Hobbledown pumpkin patch, take part in family activities and enjoy a whole range of seasonal delights at the street food vendors.
Read more: Hobbledown Heath Pumpkin Patch
Tickets from £7.50 per person ages 2+, £2 for ages 12 to 24 months old and free entry for under 1s. Bundle tickets also available to combine your pumpkin patch visit with entry to Hobbledown Heath.
Book tickets for the Pumpkin Patch at Hobbledown Heath
London Zoo – Halloween Family Fun
25 October – 2 November 2025
Visit the London Zoo for a fun family adventure this October half term. Halloween-themed activities include spooky animal talks, crafting a flapping bat to take home and meeting some of the Zoo’s most extraordinary animals.
Explore the Boo at the Zoo pumpkin patch, where you can choose your own pumpkin and capture photos. Additional charges apply for pumpkin painting and face painting.
Book tickets to visit London Zoo
Hampton Court Palace – Halloween Trail
25 October – 2 November 2025
Explore Henry VIII’s notoriously haunted palace along a spooky, family-friendly Halloween trail with atmospheric projections and creepy sound effects.
Work with ghost hunters to seek out all of Hampton Court Palace’s spirits, and afterwards, cosy down to hear some spooky stories and enjoy a Halloween-themed treat from the café.
Book tickets to visit Hampton Court Palace
London Museum of Water & Steam – Meet the Monsters!
25 October – 2 November 2025
Step into a world of giant machines, hissing pipes, and puffing pistons as the steam engines become the monsters at London Museum of Water and Steam this October half-term.
Book tickets to visit London Museum of Water & Steam
Hyde Park Learning Centre – Hair-Raising Halloween
28 – 30 October 2025
Celebrate Halloween with the little ones at a free drop-in Halloween-themed Discovery Day at the Hyde Park Learning Centre. Take part in a host of free creepy crawly activities including guessing the gruesome contents of “feely boxes”, exploring an eerie nature trail and learning about the bats in the Royal Parks.
Drop in to this free event between 11am and 3:30pm. Dressing up is encouraged and everyone is welcome – their grounds are fully accessible. The Hyde Park Learning Centre do ask for no more than 3 children per adult. Only assistance dogs are allowed.
Register your interest for the Royal Parks Discovery Day
Chiswick House – Spooktacular Half-Term Halloween Party
31 October – 1 November 2025
Bizzy Buddies are bringing the party to Chiswick House & Gardens this October half-term. They will be running four sessions across two days, two hours each.
Take part in ghoulish shenanigans at this family Halloween event with activities that include face painting, arts and crafts and a Halloween-themed disco.
Tickets cost £18 for children up to 16 years old and £6 for adults. Pre-walking infants are free but tickets are still required.
Book tickets for the Halloween party at Chiswick House
This post is currently being updated with the latest information on Halloween family events and activities coming up in London.
Halloween Trick or Treat – Covent Garden
October 2025 dates TBA
Enjoy a spooky trick or treat trail at Covent Garden this Halloween and explore areas you may never have been to before. Test your observation skills, learn fun facts and collect awesome treats.
Make sure to sign up to receive the Covent Garden Halloween Trail as only trail holders can follow the route and claim the goodies on offer! Halloween 2025 trail information TBA.
Sign up for Trick or Treat at Halloween in Covent Garden
Halloween Days Out near London
For even more Halloween days out inspiration around London, I have also included in this list upcoming Halloween events and activities in nearby Surrey, Kent, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire.
Cammas Hall Farm – Halloween Activities for Kids
4 – 31 October 2025
Located on the Essex / Hertfordshire border, Cammas Hall Farm is a PYO Farm, Farmshop, Tea Barn and Maize Maze. Cammas Hall Farm always put together a fantastic pumpkin patch, and this year, their Halloween Pumpkin Patch will feature a giant erupting Pumpcano and a mammoth pumpkin mosaic!
Related: Pumpkin Picking Near London
Halloween activities at Cammas Hall Farm also include a wicked walkway and terror tunnel for all age groups, a dinosaur-themed Maize Maze and Footgolf (weather permitting).
On set dates throughout October, Cammas Hall Farm are ramping up on the scare factor with their Resurrected nights. Featuring terrifying actors, terror tunnels, live music and the famous Pumpcano lit up and erupting in the pumpkin patch, Resurrected will be running on Friday and Saturday nights from 10 to 31 October.
Pumpkin patch day tickets cost from £6.95 to £9.95 per person, depending on the day you visit. Children under 2 years old are free and do not need a ticket.
Resurrected night tickets cost £14.95 for adults and £9.95 for children. Recommended for ages 12+
The Maize Maze is open day and night on selected dates and costs £6 per person. Enjoy a 20% off discount (£4.80 per person) if booked in conjunction with the Pumpkin Patch or Resurrected event.
Address: Cammas Hall Farm Needham Green, Hatfield Broad Oak CM22 7JT
Book tickets for the Halloween Pumpkin Patch at Cammas Hall Farm
Priory Farm – Halloween Trail at Discovery Land
4 – 12 and 14 October – 2 November 2025
Priory Farm will also have a Halloween Trail with spooky surprises along a nature trail in their Discovery Land. Venture along a spooky, Halloween themed walk through ancient woodland and meadows and around their fishing lakes.
Priory Farm grow over 10,000 pumpkins every year and there will be range of shapes and sizes for picking in their fields. Take a tractor ride to their fields to pick your own pumpkin on selected dates in October.
Halloween Trail tickets are £12.50 (online) or £13 (on the door) per person at peak times and £9.50 (online) or £10 (on the door) per person at off-peak times. Free for under 2s.
Address: Sandy Lane, South Nutfield, Redhill, RH1 4EJ
Buy tickets for the Discovery Land Halloween Trail at Priory Farm
Willows Activity Farm – Pumpkin Festival
11 -12, 18 – 19, 24 – 31 October 2025
Pick your pumpkin from Willow’s Pumpkin Patch and enjoy a full programme of fun activities, including a pumpkin activity trail and photo opportunities at their Gourds Grotto with weird and wonderful gourds, squashes and pumpkin scenes.
Address: Willows Activity Farm, Coursers Road, London Colney, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0PF
Book tickets for Pumpkin Festival at Willows Activity Farm
Hever Castle & Gardens – Halloween Half Term Fun
18 – 26 October 2025
Visit Hever Castle & Gardens in Kent for a fun Halloween family day out. Explore the Castle grounds on a family-friendly Bones and Giggles Halloween trail as you search for clues to claim your reward.
Look out for spooky Halloween characters roaming the grounds and be entertained with interactive stories along the way. Additional Halloween-themed activities include arts and crafts and face painting on select dates during the Halloween half-term break.
Address: Hever Rd, Hever, Edenbridge TN8 7NG
Book tickets for Hever Castle & Gardens
Bocketts Farm Park – Halloween Family Fun
Little Pumpkins Week
18 – 24 October 2025
Perfect for pre-schoolers, Bocketts Farm Park will be running Little Pumpkins Week, a mini event before the main half-term Halloween-themed event!
Enjoy a fun filled day out with a Spooky Stamp Tail, Halloween crafts, Pumpkin Village photo opportunities and exciting play areas inside and out.
Witches and Wizards Week
25 October – 2 November 2025
Activities during the half-term Witches and Wizards Week at Bocketts Farm Park include a Reptile Roadshow, Science and Slime Shows, a spooky scavenger hunt, Meet and Green with owls and birds of prey and a Creepy Craft Corner.
There will be hundreds of pumpkins to choose from that were grown at Bocketts Farm and an opportunity to take family photos in their Pumpkin Village.
Plus the fun activities we enjoy year round on days out at Bocketts Farm Park – trailer rides, pig races, feeding the farm animals, indoor and outdoor playgrounds and small animal encounters.
Address: Young Street, Fetcham, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 9BS
Book tickets for Bocketts Farm Park
Leeds Castle – Halloween Half Term Fun
18 October – 2 November 2025
Spooky adventures await this October half term with spellbinding activities planned throughout the grounds at Leeds Castle.
Join in on the Guardians on the Grounds, a haunted Halloween quest where young adventurers become spell seekers on a thrilling interactive journey full of surprises and friendly characters through the mystical Leeds Castle estate.
Address: Broomfield, Maidstone ME17 1PL
Book tickets for Leeds Castle
Blenheim Palace – Spooky Illuminated Trail
23 October – 2 November 2025
The Spooky Illuminated Trail returns to Blenheim Palace this October half term. The trail will take you through an illuminated haunted woods with towering skeletons, giant spiderwebs and a cursed tomb.
Watch for a medieval dungeon steeped in dark secrets and a pagan ritual site along the way. Halloween Trail tickets cost from £20 per adult and £15 per child (ages 3 – 16).
You can also book separately their popular Halloween Afternoon Tea at Blenheim Palace. Chocolate tombstone and spiced mandarin pumpkins are among the delicious offerings.
Address: Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1UL
Book tickets for Halloween at Blenheim Palace
Hobbledown Epsom – Hobble’ween
25 October – 2 November 2025
Hobbledown Adventure Park Surrey are running a special Hobble’ween line up during October half term, with Halloween-themed activities, a fancy dress monster ball, costume parade and more.
Any tickets purchased for the dates above include all Hobble’ween celebrations, free of cost.
Address: Horton Lane, Horton KT19 8PT
Book tickets to visit Hobbledown Epsom
Knebworth House – Halloween Adventure
28 – 30 October 2025
Venture into Knebworth Gardens for a Halloween event that will have visitors taking part in a number of fun activities throughout the Gardens, including a Terror Tunnel, Hook a Pumpkin and What’s in the Box. Earn stamps on your Pumpkin Passport to receive a prize.
Tickets cost £10 per child and £4.50 per adult. Children under 2 enter free, however, if you would like them to receive a prize at the end of the event the will need to have a child ticket.
Book tickets for the Halloween Adventure at Knebworth House
Halloween Events for Kids at the Theme Parks
Chessington World of Adventures – Howl’o’ween
4 – 5, 11 – 12, 18 October – 2 November 2025
Celebrate the spookiest time of the year with Halloween Fun for families at Chessington World of Adventures. There will be spellbinding entertainment for all ages, theme park rides at dusk and Halloween fancy dress competitions.
Also on at Howl’o’ween will be the Enchanted Hollow walk-through attraction, where children can go trick-or-treating at the homes of the charming animal residents. Enchanted Hollow is an optional extra and can be purchased in a package alongside Howl’o’ween tickets.
Address: Leatherhead Rd, Chessington, Surrey KT9 2NE
Book tickets for Chessington World of Adventures
Peppa Pig World – Happy Halloween
16 October – 3 November 2025
Peppa Pig World (part of Paultons Park) will have a spooky Halloween makeover for a frightful fun fest this October half term.
Meet Peppa and George in their spooky outfits and enjoy lots of fun Peppa themed Halloween decorations.
Book tickets for Paultons Park
LEGOLAND Windsor – Brick or Treat
4 October – 1 November 2025, selected dates
This autumn, LEGOLAND Windsor Resort will be transformed into a bewitching party venue for their frightfully fun annual Brick or Treat event. The ultimate family Hallween party features all new themed shows, exclusive LEGO character meet and greens and build activities.
New for 2025, meet the Ghoulish residents around the Resort at Trick or Treat stops and dance at Lord Vampyre’s House Party show! Online saver tickets start from £34 for the Brick or Treat event at LEGOLAND Windsor.
Address: Winkfield Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 4AY
Book tickets for LEGOLAND Windsor
Halloween House Decorations in London
One of our favourite things to do at Halloween in London with kids is to see some of the brilliant Halloween porch decorations. You can find some of the best Halloween decorations in London around Holland Park, Notting Hill, Chelsea and Knightsbridge.
There are several houses that really go all out and it’s always a pleasure to see what they come up with each year!
Many of the party shops around London sell a variety of Halloween decorations and accessories. Non-Stop Party Shop in Kensington has a great selection of Halloween decorations, including animated and light up props, giant jumping spiders and hanging decorations. See their extensive range of Halloween decorations here.
Hobbycraft has a great selection of Halloween decorations and craft supplies available in stores from August. The Hobbycraft Halloween collection includes plush pumpkins, decorative potion bottles, themed baking kits and light-up bat wreaths.
You can also find plenty of Halloween treats, decorative items and party supplies at the grocery superstores, such as Tesco, Asda and Sainsburys.
If you are placing an online grocery order, have a look at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, M&S and Ocado for Halloween sweets, pumpkins, party food and drinks.
Shop Halloween Costumes in London
Party shops that I can recommend for a great selection of Halloween costumes, masks and accessories are Party and Celebrate in Clapham, Non-Stop Party Shop in Kensington and Partica Party in Kingston.
If you’re shopping online, then have a look at the following websites for a wide variety of costumes;
Sainsbury’s Tu Halloween Costume Collection
Party and Celebrate Fancy Dress
Non-Stop Party Shop Fancy Dress
Trick or Treating in London
Trick or treating is one of our favourite Halloween activities and our experiences have varied over the years living in London. Trick or treat is always on 31 October, even if it falls on a weekday.
Trick-or-treating in London typically starts after sunset, around 5pm/6pm depending on neighbourhood and the houses taking part are decorated with at least a pumpkin. St John’s Wood, Kensington, Chelsea and Chiswick are London neighbourhoods popular for trick-of-treating.
I hope you found this guide to Halloween in London with kids helpful! I’ll keep adding to this Halloween Events 2025 list so do check back for more updates.
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