Walcot Hall's Halloween Trail is Wednesday 28 October, 10am to 3pm, £6 a child and booked online. An 18+ after-dark trail and pub night follows at £12.

Walcot Hall’s annual Halloween Trail returns on Wednesday 28 October, from 10am to 3pm. Tickets are £6 per child, and adults go free.

Updated 3 October: online booking is open, and the hall has added an 18+ after-dark trail and pub night the same evening, £12 a person.

Families follow a Halloween trail through the arboretum at Walcot Hall, “uncovering surprises and taking part in games along the way”, the hall says. There will also be Halloween crafts and refreshments.

Booking is essential. Children under two go free.

Toddlers in waterproofs and an adult crouching beside them on a leaf-covered path lined with hanging ghosts, with walkers behind
Young children on a leafy woodland path hung with ghosts, at Walcot Hall. Photo: supplied by Walcot Hall

What is on the day

The hall’s announcement lists:

  • a Halloween trail through the arboretum, with surprises to find
  • games along the route
  • Halloween-themed crafts
  • refreshments

Walcot Hall describes the setting as “ancient trees and winding woodland paths”. It says the trail gives families “the chance to enjoy the outdoors” and to make some “slightly spooky” memories together.

A child in a skeleton costume and face paint sitting on a rope swing under a tree
A child in a skeleton costume on a rope swing at Walcot Hall. Photo: supplied by Walcot Hall

Fancy dress

Costumes are optional but encouraged. The hall invites visitors to “come along as their favourite witch, wizard, ghost or ghoul”. It is billing the day as one for “little monsters and brave explorers alike”, and suggests families wrap up warm.

Two adults and two small children sitting on autumn leaves by a metal fence, looking into a paddock
Families sitting among autumn leaves by a paddock fence at Walcot Hall. Photo: supplied by Walcot Hall

Tickets and booking

Who Price
Children £6 each
Adults Free
Children under two Free

When booking, reserve a place for each child who is coming. There is no need to book tickets for adults. Booking is now open online: the hall’s own listing says “Please book online on our website for the amount of children, £6 each (under 2’s free)” (Walcot Hall). Enquiries go to 01588 680570.

After dark: an adults-only trail the same night

Walcot Hall has added a second Halloween event on Wednesday 28 October, for over-18s only and at £12 a person (Walcot Hall):

  • Walcot After Dark Halloween Trail, 6pm to 8pm in the arboretum, last admission strictly 7.30pm. The trail is not lit, so bring a torch, sturdy footwear and warm, waterproof clothing. Fancy dress is encouraged.
  • Big Ruckus Sounds at The Powis Arms, Lydbury North, 7.30pm to 10pm, with Fraizer playing dub, reggae, big beat and breaks, and jacket potatoes on sale.
  • The ticket covers the trail, the pub night and a welcome shot. No under-18 tickets are sold.

Key facts panel: Walcot Hall Halloween Trail, Wednesday 28 October, 10am to 3pm, £6 per child, adults and under-twos free, booking essential with one place per child

A child in a witch's hat walking beside a woman and a girl carrying a toddler along a woodland path between rhododendrons
A family walking a woodland path at Walcot Hall, one child in a witch's hat. Photo: supplied by Walcot Hall

What it means for you

  • Date: Wednesday 28 October, 10am to 3pm.
  • Cost: £6 for each child aged two and over. Adults and under-twos are free.
  • Book first: booking is essential and online, with one place booked for each child.
  • Adults only: the 6pm to 8pm after-dark trail plus the Powis Arms night is 18+, £12 a person.
  • Dress: costumes are welcome but not required, and warm clothes are advised for a day outdoors among the trees.
A small child in a witch's hat and cape walking across fallen leaves towards trees hung with fake cobwebs
A child in a witch costume crossing fallen leaves past trees draped with cobwebs. Photo: supplied by Walcot Hall

Walcot Hall has also told us it is holding a Christmas Market in December, with details to follow.

Hay bales, a cart of pumpkins and a chalkboard sign reading Walcot Hall Halloween Trail, with mist drifting across the grass
Pumpkins, hay bales and a Walcot Hall Halloween Trail sign. Photo: supplied by Walcot Hall