Spooktacular Trail at Guildford Museum
Guildford Museum, 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
A free self-guided Halloween trail at Guildford Museum. Children pick up a sheet and use the clues to find ghosts hidden around the galleries.
Highlights
- Free trail sheet
- Ghosts hidden throughout the museum
- Go at your own pace
Good to know
- Combine with Half-term hauntings at Guildford Castle nearby
Getting there
Guildford Museum, Castle Arch, Quarry Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3SX
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Nearby
Photo of Guildford: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0Half-term hauntings at Guildford Castle
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.
Photo of Guildford: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0Illuminate: Guildford Castle winter light trail
A 30 to 40 minute light trail around the grounds of Guildford Castle in the town centre, with a new route and new installations for 2026. It suits young families, with hot drinks at the bandstand and marshmallow toasting pits.
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.