24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026

Halloween half term at Whitby Abbey

The Great Pumpkin Party: storytelling, spooky games, a trail and a daily fancy dress competition

Halloween half term at Whitby Abbey
Photo: Geir Hval (www.MacWhale.eu), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Whitby Abbey celebrates Halloween half term with the Great Pumpkin Party: interactive storytelling, spooky games, a themed trail around the headland and a seasonal selfie spot. Come in costume and enter the daily fancy dress competition for the chance of a prize. It is included in normal admission, and English Heritage members go free. The ruins are illuminated after dark on the evenings of 23 to 31 October, which needs a separate timed ticket.

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