Half-term hauntings at Guildford Castle
Guildford Castle, Guildford · 14 October to 31 October 2026
Photo of Guildford: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo of Guildford: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
Guildford Borough Council dresses the castle keep for Halloween before it closes for winter. Families can follow a ghost hunt, hear spooky stories and do Halloween colouring inside the medieval keep.
Highlights
- Castle keep decorated for the season
- Ghost hunt activity
- Spooky storytelling on 28 and 30 October
- Halloween colouring
Good to know
- The keep closes fully for winter after 31 October
- Guildford Museum's free Spooktacular Trail is a short walk away
Getting there
Guildford Castle, Castle Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3SX
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Photo of Guildford: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0Spooktacular Trail at Guildford Museum
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Photo of Guildford: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0Illuminate: Guildford Castle winter light trail
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Photo of Guildford: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0Guildford Museum
A free museum in a run of historic buildings beside the Castle Grounds, partly built into the walls of the castle gatehouse of 1256. It covers Guildford and the surrounding area from prehistoric times to today, with a fine textile collection and changing exhibitions.