Halloween Highlights in Northamptonshire
Here are your highlights for Halloween in Northamptonshire for 2025!
Family Fun
We've compiled just a few places offering Halloween trails, pumpkin patches, and lots of other spooky activities.
Frightful Fun at Wappenham Farm
Get ready for a frightfully fun time at Wappenham Farm this Halloween! From picking the perfect pumpkin in the patch to exploring the spooky 3D trail, there’s something for everyone — including tasty food & drink, a play patch for little monsters, and plenty of photo ops to capture the magic.
Eerie excitement at Mini Meadows Farm
Embark on the brand-new Wicked Pumpkin Trail, where you’ll help restore order to a pumpkin kingdom by hunting down magical charms. Explore eerie zones like the Forbidden Forest, Pumpkin Town, and the Gruesome Graveyard, meet creepy characters, and enjoy a ghoulish celebration with music, dancing, and delicious treats.
Spooksville at The Chester House Estate
Explore the haunted pumpkin patch, navigate the eerie hay bale maze, and hunt down runaway ghosts in the mischievous village of Spooksville. With pumpkin carving, interactive trails, and plenty of Halloween surprises across the estate, it’s a frightfully fun day out for all ages.
A Wizard's Quest at Kelmarsh Hall
Witches, wizards, and curious minds are invited to brew potions, craft wands, explore spooky trails, and brave the dungeon walk. With storytelling in the grand ballroom and enchanting activities for children, it’s a Halloween experience full of fun, learning, and unforgettable memories. Costumes encouraged, imagination required!
Halloween Train Rides at Northampton & Lamport Railway
With daytime Hocus Pocus Trains and the thrilling after-dark Eerie Night Express, there’s something for every ghost and ghoul. Enjoy steam-hauled journeys through a world of jack-o’-lanterns, spooky decorations, and creepy fun — plus hot food, drinks, and fancy dress encouraged!
Witchy Fun at Rockingham Castle
Explore the castle’s spooky halls, guess the characters behind creatively carved pumpkins, and follow a garden trail to uncover a hidden spooky word. Test your pumpkin rolling skills and see if you can get closest to the witch! With delicious seasonal treats available at Walkers House Tea Room and fun for all ages, it’s a magical mix of history, mystery, and Halloween fun.
Family Frights at Boughton House
Explore Boughton's spine-tingling Halloween trail, play pumpkin bowling, navigate the spooky maze, and even wander through the pumpkin patch! Mini wheelbarrows will be available for little ones to choose from a variety of pumpkins which have all been grown on the estate. The Stableyard will also be open for refreshments including slaughter-pounder burgers...
Halloween Spooktacular at Evenley Wood Garden
Evenley Wood Garden is transforming into a Halloween Spooktacular! Collect your map and find their spooky creations to collect your bag of treats. Venture on a spooky journey of ghosts, myths and legends. See the wood in a whole new light, following the black cats to see what might be hiding in the undergrowth!
Pumpkin Trail at the Canal Museum
Pop down to the Canal Museum in Stoke Bruerne for some Halloween fun! Make sure to pick up a clue sheet for £1.50 and follow the Pumpkin Trail...
Return your answers once completed to receive your Halloween treat!
Good Times for Grown-ups
Grown-ups can have spooky fun, too! Here are some events and activities to enjoy after dark.
Murder Most Haunted
Join Finedon Community centre for an interactive murder mystery evening on Saturday 11th October, featuring professional actors from The Laugh Out Loud Theatre Company. Expect unexpected twists, plenty of laughs, and top-quality entertainment, along with a delicious two-course meal provided by Salvatore’s.
Murder Mystery Night at Whittlebury Park
You will experience an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery first-hand, with interactive characters & suspects performing face-to-face with you, spending time at each table and weaving tales of intrigue. Clues and evidence will also be planted & unveiled throughout the evening.
Murder Mystery at Delapré Abbey
What was originally set out to be a conventional, suburban Halloween themed party, quickly becomes a horror in more ways than one when one of the partygoers is murdered.
A tongue-in-cheek murder mystery where everyone has the motive and the opportunity but the evidence will separate the guilty from the innocent.
Murder Mystery at Kettering Park Hotel
Get ready for an evening of intrigue and mystery. Every year, the witches of the Shadow Ember Coven gather for their celebration. This year, however, the air is thick with suspicion. Whispers of rebellion have spread like wildfire; someone wants to violently overthrow the coven’s enigmatic leader, High Witch Elaria...
Brackley Horror House
Are you brave enough to delve deep into the horrors that haunt this town? Experience the unique walk through scare attractions, fair ground rides, whilst enjoying decadent street food, a variety of bars, live music, DJs, and live shows. Where carnival meets crazy!
Halloween Movies with Outdoor Film Club
Outdoor Film Club are running 3 days of Halloween films at Delapré Abbey. These are all indoor screenings in the halls of the Abbey. The interior will be transformed into a hauntingly magical cinema experience and each screening will feature delicious food, a fully stocked bar, and plenty of sweet treats to enjoy.
