Following a successful debut last year, the producers of Kew Gardens’ beloved Christmas trail are bringing back their Halloween trail through the iconic botanical gardens.
It’s a light trail, basically, but a souped up one: we’re promised eerie illuminated trees, ghoulish installations, fire performers and more, with a troupe of actors on hand to stoke up our horrors (in a family friendly way, of course).
There are three timeslots: Daylight sessions run during the daytime and are intended for younger audiences who want an absolute minimum of spookiness (or simply not be hoe too late); Twlight slots are between 6pm and 7.30pm and things are definitely getting a bit scarier (ie darker); finally the Moonlight slots run after 7.30pm when it should be fully dark.
It’s worth stressing that the trail is suitable for all ages at all times, but certainly there are ways a means of managing the spook factor and fitting it around the bedtime of younger audiences. If none of that’s your bag, there will be a host of activities themed around beloved Julia Donaldson children’s book Zog-themed running at Kew until November 3.
Halloween at Kew opening dates
Halloween at Kew 2025 begins Friday October 17 and runs until Sunday November 2.
Tickets and pricing
Tickets for Halloween at Kew cost £18.50 for adults during off-peak times, or £22 during peak times. Members’ tickets are discounted by £2. Children (aged 4-15) cost £13 off-peak, or £16 peak and under fours go free, but still have to be ticketed. There are also discounted family tickets available, costing £59 for two adults and two children off-peak or £72 peak.
How long does it take to walk around Halloween at Kew?
The trail is around 1.5km long and should take most guests between one hour and one-and-a-half hours to get around.
