Families will soon be in high spirits as the ghostliest season of all creeps up on us.
It’s time for some Halloween fun, when dressing up, trick-or-treating and spooky parties all come to the fore. Halloween season has grown over the years to become a big celebration in many households.
Creepy costumes, ghoulish goodies and pumpkin-picking and carving are all part of the entertainment. If you are up for some ghoulish activities outside your own four walls, there is lots of Halloween activity going on in the northern Lincolnshire area.
Make it a spine-chilling season to remember at one of the Halloween-inspired events going on in the region around October 31. Here is a selection of some of the biggest and best attractions coming this way – please note some locations may charge entry fees or need pre-booking, so please check before arriving.
Halloween animal encounter
(Image: Evening Gazette)
Hold spiders, snakes, creepy crawly insects and even meet a skunk at the trail centre at Elsham Hall this October half-term. Spend an entire hour getting to know the wonderful animals usually used to illustrate something spooky and scary this Halloween – you’re brave enough to hold them, right?
Suitable for children of all ages, the experience is running from Saturday, October 19 to Sunday, October 27, noon to 1pm. Ticket includes entry to the Country Park and Garden at Elsham.
Elsham Estate & Gardens, Elsham Hall, Brigg, DN20 0QZ
Really spooky railway
Dare you ride the ghost train? Or listen to spooky tales in the magical Lisbon Tram on the moors, where you can hear tales of the boggarts, ghosts and other creatures of the moor?
Come to the Crowle Peatland Railway Halloween Event for an evening of spooky fun, including ghost trains, spooky tales, ghostly food and drinks. Dress in your best Halloween costume for a night to remember – Sunday, October 27, 3pm to 7pm.
The Old Peatworks, Crowle, DN17 4BL
Dare to disco
A fun and entertaining Halloween-themed disco open to all children 2+, with fancy dress encouraged. The event, on Saturday, October 19, 4pm to 6pm, is being hosted by Kimberley Performing Arts Centre – please make sure your child is supervised.
Kimberley Performing Arts Centre, Enderby Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 2JL
Creepy castle capers
Halloween at Tattershall Castle means treading carefully in the ghostly grounds. The castle is a maze of haunting walls – take a spine-shivering Halloween trail for some frightful fun, and enjoy the castle decorated for Halloween.
The event is running from Saturday, October 19 to Sunday, November 3, 11am to 3pm.
Sleaford Road, Tattershall, LN4 4LR
Sundown Sessions at Go Ape
Be guided by moonlight and dazzling fairy lights this half-term at Go Ape Normanby Hall. With neon lighting, these sense-heightening experiences add a new level of thrill to your outdoor activity.
Running from Saturday, October 19 to Sunday, November 10, 5pm to 7pm, the exclusive Sundown Sessions are back, giving you chance to experience the Treetop Adventure trail and take in the views at Normanby Hall Country Park in a way that is rarely experienced. Intricate crossings, wobbly bridges and great zip wire rides will be something to quake about this Halloween.
Go Ape Normanby Hall, Normanby Hall Country Park, DN15 9HU
Barton ghost walk
Dare to wander the streets of Barton-up-Humber in North Lincolnshire after dark with only spirits to guide you? Wrap up warm or don your best fancy dress and join the South Bank Players on their spooky ghost walk around the town after dark this Halloween.
Actors in period costumes appear and tell stories of long-dead residents to make your hair stand on end! Take the tour if you dare on Thursday, October 31, 7.15pm arrival, 7.30pm start, meeting at Baysgarth House Museum car park.
Baysgarth House Museum, Caistor Road, Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AH
Halloween dance trail
Are you ready for a fa-boo-lous half-term and Halloween? The Love Exploring App has the special Halloween dance trail to follow – grab the kids and have fun searching for augmented reality characters including scary skeletons, mummies and zombies. It’s perfect for getting out and about in Cleethorpes, Grimsby and Immingham.
Chilling chocolate …
Come and get messy with some Halloween fun chocolate making at Duffy’s Chocolate of Cleethorpes. Children can make a chocolate lolly or decorate a giant marshmallow.
If that doesn’t take your fancy, you can come and watch their award-winning chocolate being made and packaged up. Sessions Monday and Tuesday, October 21 and 22.
On track of treats not tricks
Ready for a fang-tastic week of family fun? Bones the Steam and the team return to the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway for a frightful time this Halloween.
Keep your eyes peeled for pumpkins while on your train journey to be in with a chance of winning a ghoulish goody bag. Make sure to haunt the Sidings Snack Shack for some ghostly grub – or the adults can try the Signal Box Inn if they need some Dutch courage!
No booking required – suitable for visitors of all ages. Running from Saturday, October 19 to Thursday, October 31.
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, Lakeside Station, Kings Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 0AG
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