Things to do with kids tomorrow near Altrincham & Sale

500 Words story-writing workshops (ages 5-11) Trafford Libraries, Altrincham · 10 min 4-5pm: Sale Mon 19, Urmston Tue 20, Altrincham Wed 21, Stretford Thu 22 Oct; drop in, under-8s with an adultFree

Moonlight Pumpkin Evenings Reddish Vale Farm, Stockport · 25 min Sat 17, Sat 24 and Sun 25 Oct, 5-8pmUnder £10

Myriad by Architects of Air (walk-in luminarium) The Children's Country House at Sudbury, Sudbury, Ashbourne · 85 min 30-minute slots 10.30/11.30am to 3.30/4pm depending on day; quieter and slow sessions also listed£10–25

Pumpkin Picking at Brookheys Farm Brookheys Farm, Dunham Massey · 15 min Date unconfirmed · Weekends only 4-26 Oct per North West for Kids (not the full month); book a slot onlineUnder £10

Pumpkin Patch and Maze at Pye Ash Farm Pye Ash Farm, Bosley, Macclesfield · 45 min Select dates throughout October (farm says "select dates" - check the Beyonk calendar; earlier listing showed weekends plus Mon 26 and Tue 27 Oct); sessions to 4pm, closes 5pm; hourly sheepdog demonstrations£10–25

Grange Farm Pumpkin Festival (timed pumpkin field, funfair, carving tent) Grange Farm, Lowton, Warrington · 35 min Date unconfirmed · Weekends 17-18 and 24-25 Oct plus 27-30 Oct; two-hour slots from 10am, field closes 4.45pm; pre-booking essentialUnder £10

The Evolution of Magic Blackpool Pleasure Beach · 70 min Daily 14-30 Oct; show times on site£10–25

Farmer Bertie's Pumpkin Patch (walk-in picking) Farmer Bertie's, Glazebury, Warrington · 25 min Date unconfirmed · Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm; walk in, pay for what you pickFree

Halloween on the Farm (pumpkin patch, carving tent, Wizard School and show) Lancaster Park & Animal Farm, Chadderton, Oldham · 35 min Weekends 10-11 and 17-18 Oct, then daily 23-31 Oct; farm 9.30am-4pm (last entry 3pm); Wizard School 9.30am-3pm; online booking only, no cash at the gate£10–25

Halloween Pumpkin Festival at Reddish Vale Farm Reddish Vale Farm, Stockport · 25 min 10–31 OctUnder £10

High Legh Pumpkin Patch (weekends, Moonlit Fridays, Half-Term Golden Pumpkin Hunt) High Legh Pumpkin Patch, High Legh, Knutsford · 25 min Sat & Sun 10am-5pm; Fri evenings from 9 Oct 5-9pm; Golden Pumpkin Hunt Mon 26 - Fri 30 Oct 10am-5pmFree

Indoor Pumpkin Patch and free Autumn Pumpkin Trail Summerseat Garden Centre, Bury · 45 min Daily 9am-6pm; free entry, woodland-themed patch with scarecrows and photo spots; bookable extras: Lancashire Hawks and Owls Mon 26 Oct, Pumpkin Patch Magic School Thu 29 OctFree

Journey to Hell Halloween at Pleasure Beach (daytime family fun, free family maze) Blackpool Pleasure Beach · 80 min Park 10am-9pm; South Park/Nickelodeon Land family fun until 6pm, scare mazes and zones from 6pm£25+

Monster Scare Bear bath bomb workshop at Lush Lush, Manchester Arndale · 25 min Date unconfirmed · Hands-on sessions through to Halloween; press your own bath bomb and sculpt a creature from Rainbow Fun soap; times and price not statedUnder £10

Pumpkin Festival at Kenyon Hall Farm Kenyon Hall Farm, Croft, Warrington · 25 min Daily until Sat 31 Oct, 9am–5pm; advance booking onlySelling fastUnder £10

Pumpkin Patch and Halloween Special at Smithills Open Farm Smithills Open Farm, Bolton · 45 min Pumpkin patch Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct, then daily Sat 24-Sat 31 Oct, 10am-5pm; Halloween Special 24-31 Oct£10–25

Pumpkin Patch at Cannon Hall Farm (free craft zone, VR spooky ride, farm admission included) Cannon Hall Farm, Cawthorne, Barnsley · 65 min Farm from 10am, patch closes 4pm, choose arrival time; weekdays 19-23 Oct £8.95, 18 Oct and 24-31 Oct £12.95£10–25

Pumpkin Patch at Tatton Farm Tatton Park, Knutsford · 22 min Selected dates only£10–25

Pumpkin Patch Trail at Gordale Garden and Home Centre Gordale Garden and Home Centre, Burton, Wirral · 60 min Date unconfirmed · Daily 9am-5pm, no bookingUnder £10

Weird Wonders: Halloween at Museum of Illusions Museum of Illusions Manchester, Manchester city centre · 25 min 2-31 Oct, 10am-8pm£10–25

Bugs and Beasties Detective Trail Lyme Park, Disley · 35 min 11am-4pmUnder £10

Calan Gaeaf Trail at Chirk Castle Chirk Castle, Chirk, Wrexham · 85 min Daily 10am-5pm (garden/tower close 4pm); After Dark evening Sat 31 Oct 6-8pm£10–25

Fright Fiesta at Gulliver's World Gulliver's World Resort, Warrington · 30 min 10 Oct - 1 Nov, selected operating days; park 10.30am-4pm£10–25

From Here to There: a tour for children Dunham Massey, Altrincham · 10 min Daily 17 Oct - 1 Nov, 11am-4.15pm; collect passport at house entrance£10–25

Gandeys Halloween Spooktacular Circus The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park · 15 min Shows at 12pm, 2.30pm and 5.30pm (times vary by date); about 1hr 45min£10–25

Halloween at BeWILDerwood Cheshire BeWILDerwood Cheshire, Bickley Moss, near Whitchurch · 65 min 3 Oct-1 Nov, 11am-6pm; open weekends plus half term£25+

Halloween at Chester Zoo Chester Zoo · 45 min Daily 10am-4:30pm, last entry 3:30pm£25+

Halloween Fair and Big Wheel at the Trafford Centre The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park · 15 min 17-18 Oct 2pm–9pm; 19-23 Oct 4pm–9pm; 24 Oct–1 Nov 2pm–9pm£10–25

Halloweenville (family-friendly, no jump scares) Partridge Lakes, Culcheth, Warrington · 25 min Evenings 2 Oct – 1 Nov, timed arrival slots; spooky not scary, no jump scaresSelling fast£10–25

Indoor play space at Quarry Bank (half term) Quarry Bank, Styal · 15 min Daily 16 Oct - 1 Nov, 10.30am-5pm£10–25

Magical Woodland Halloween Magical Woodland, Sandiway · 40 min Fri 9 Oct-Sun 1 Nov; timed evening entry, allow 1.5-2 hours; live characters, marshmallow toasting, owls and food court£10–25

October Half-Term: Doors to Hallowtide Lyme Park, Disley · 35 min 10:30am-4pm (3pm from 26 Oct)Under £10

Pineapple Post with Speechly the Pineapple Dunham Massey, Altrincham · 10 min Daily 10am-4pm; pick up a booklet from reception or the garden kiosk£10–25

Portrait of Black Britain (Cephas Williams photography exhibition) Aviva Studios, Manchester · 30 min Tue-Sun 10am-6pm; closes Sun 1 NovFree

Room on the Broom Halloween Trail Delamere Forest, Delamere, Northwich · 35 min Halloween cauldrons and crossword along the 1-mile trail throughout October; Visitor Welcome Point 9.30am-4.30pmUnder £10

Scarecrow Festival & Sally Scarecrow Trail Quarry Bank, Styal · 15 min Daily 10:30am-5pm£10–25

Seven Sisters Pumpkin Patch and Creamatorium maize maze Seven Sisters Ice Cream Farm, Knutsford · 25 min Open Fri 16, Sat 17, Sun 18, Fri 23, Sat 24, Sun 25, Wed 28 - Sat 31 Oct, Sun 1 Nov (11am-4/5pm). Closed Mon 19 - Thu 22 and 26-27 OctFree

Spooktacular October at Treetop Adventure Golf Treetop Golf, Manchester city centre · 25 min 6 Oct-1 Nov: spot the spooky spiders on both courses to claim a treat; fancy-dress photo booth 24 Oct-1 Nov; open daily from 10am, walk-ins welcomeUnder £10

Spooky World Fun-By-Day at Apple Jacks Adventure Farm (daytime, no scares, free pumpkin) Apple Jacks Adventure Farm, Stretton, Warrington · 25 min Sun 18 Oct, then daily Sat 24 Oct–Sun 1 Nov, 10am–4pm (site closes 4.30pm)£10–25

Stranger Folk at Quarry Bank (app-based folklore trail) Quarry Bank, Styal, Wilmslow · 15 min Daily 10.30am-5pm; download the free app beforehand£10–25

The Great Pumpkin Picking Adventure at Windmill Animal Farm Windmill Animal Farm, Burscough, Lancashire · 55 min Open daily from 10 Oct through half term (end date not stated on the farm site); all-indoor pumpkin patch; Heebie Jeebie live shows 1.30pm and 3.30pm on 10, 11, 17, 18 Oct and every day of half term£25+

The Pumpkin Patch at Cockfields Farm Cockfields Farm, Ashton-under-Lyne · 35 min Main Pumpkin Patch every weekend in October and daily through half term (24 Oct-1 Nov), 10am-4pm; Pumpkin Patch After Dark evenings 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31 Oct; Mini Pumpkin Patch midweek in term time; Pumpkin Smashing Sun 1 Nov£10–25

Wandering Wolves (wolf-spotting at the Tudor hall) Little Moreton Hall, Congleton · 50 min Open dates 16-18, 21-25, 28-31 Oct and 1 Nov; 10.30am-4.30pm£10–25

October Half Term at Elizabeth Gaskell's House Elizabeth Gaskell's House, Manchester · 25 min 19 Oct-2 Nov; house open Wed, Thu and Sun 11am-4.30pm (last entry 3pm); drop-in crafts and trails 11am-3pm; ages 4+Under £10

The Very Hungry Caterpillar trail The Children's Country House at Sudbury, Sudbury, Ashbourne · 85 min 10am-4pm daily£10–25

Kids Comic Art Workshop with Rick Eades Oyez Arts, Altrincham · 10 min Saturdays 17, 24 and 31 Oct and 7 Nov, 10-11.30am (7 Nov at OYEZ Arts, Market St)Under £10

The Trees of Lyme Park and Their Fungal Associates (exhibition and Top Lawn trail) Lyme Park, Disley · 35 min 10.30am–4pm to 25 Oct, then 10.30am–3pm; curator Dr Qin Qi on site Sat 24 and Sat 31 Oct£10–25

Stranger Folk at Speke Hall (app-based folklore adventure, ages 7-12) Speke Hall, Speke, Liverpool · 50 min Daily 10am–4pm; start at Visitor Reception£10–25

Mini Makers (drop-in craft Mondays) Speke Hall, Speke, Liverpool · 45 min Mondays 19 and 26 Oct; 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Nov; 10.30am-12pm at Home Farm restaurant£10–25

Secret Society Skeleton activity People's History Museum, Manchester · 25 min Museum open daily except TuesdaysFree

Kids' football with Altrincham FC at Broomwood Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Mainwood Road, Timperley · 10 min Mondays 5–6pm (free group football) and Tuesdays 4.30–5.30pm (informal drop-in), both coached by Altrincham FC in the Community. Parents stay responsible for their children; may be called off in bad weather.Free

Move It Kids: drop-in gymnastics play for under 9s (move Altrincham) move Altrincham · 10 min Mondays 9.30–11am and Tuesdays 7–8pm in the Gymnastics Hub. A parent assists throughout.Under £10

Sir Alex Ferguson pop-up exhibition National Football Museum, Manchester · 25 min Date unconfirmed · Included with museum admission (annual pass)Under £10

Smithsonian Starstruck: Immersive Space Experience Transmission House, Manchester (Northern Quarter) · 25 min Date unconfirmed · Timed tickets via Fever; runs to end of December£10–25

The Wind in the Willows family garden trail RHS Garden Bridgewater, Worsley · 25 min Every day until December 2026 during garden hours£10–25

The Worst Record Covers in the World (free exhibition) Grosvenor Museum, Chester · 50 min During museum opening hoursFree

The North Revisited (photography exhibition, free with admission) Jodrell Bank, Lower Withington (Macclesfield) · 35 min Tue–Sun 10am–5pm (last entry 3.30pm)£10–25

Our Story with David Attenborough (immersive experience) Chester Zoo, Upton, Chester · 45 min Daily 10.30am-4.30pm in 50-min slots (not 25-26 Dec, 20 Jan); evening showings Thu-Sun until 9 Nov£10–25

Dead or Alive: Birds in our World Manchester Museum · 25 min Mainly an online exhibition on the museum's collections website; check with the museum what's on show in the buildingFree

Baby and toddler swims at move Altrincham move Altrincham · 10 min Parent and toddler swim Tuesdays 9.15am; Baby Splash in the teaching pool Tuesdays 11am, Wednesdays 11.30am, Thursdays 12pm; baby and toddler swim Thursdays 2pm. Sessions about 45 minutes.Under £10

Caterpillars baby and toddler group St Mary Magdalene Church, Ashton on Mersey, Ashton upon Mersey · 15 min Tuesdays 1–2.30pm in term time (no session in half-term week)Under £10

Family Drop-In after school at St George’s St George's Church, Altrincham · 10 min Tuesdays 3.30–4.30pm, term time. LEGO, bracelet making, games and a cuppa for grown-ups; aimed at primary-age children.Free

Rhymetime at Hale Library Hale Library · 10 min Tuesdays 2pm. First come, first served (one adult and one child per ticket).Free

SEND swim sessions at move Altrincham move Altrincham · 10 min Tuesdays 10–10.55am (teaching pool), Wednesdays 10.30–11.30am, Saturdays 4–5pm (teaching pool). Book online; check the timetable in school holidays.Under £10

Storytime at Sale Library (under 5s) Sale Library, Waterside · 15 min Tuesdays 10.30am. First come, first served on the day.Free

Under-5s storytime at Forum Library, Wythenshawe Wythenshawe Forum library · 15 min Tuesdays 11–11.30am, term time only.Free

Pumpkin Fest at The Lambing Shed The Lambing Shed, Knutsford · 25 min Weekends and school-holiday midweek; choose date at booking; ticket-only, no walk-insUnder £10

Pumpkin Picking at Dunham Massey Farm Ice Cream Dunham Massey Farm Ice Cream, Dunham Massey, Altrincham · 10 min Pumpkin patch open until 31 Oct; parlour and cafe 12-5pm daily (start date not stated on the farm site)Under £10

Brick or Treat Monster Party LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester, Trafford Park · 15 min Daily 26 Sep - 1 Nov; centre open 10.30am-6pm (last entry 3.45pm)£10–25

Matlock Bath Illuminations (illuminated boats on the Derwent) Derwent Gardens, Matlock Bath · 75 min 6pm-9pm on event nights (weekends); check for fireworks nightsUnder £10

Scarefest at Alton Towers (Trick O' Treat Town, CBeebies Monster Ball, rides in the dark) Alton Towers, Alton, Staffordshire · 65 min 26-27 Sep, 2-4 and 9-11 Oct, then daily 16 Oct-1 Nov; park open until 9pm£25+

Shaun the Sheep: Find the Flock Trail Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent · 55 min Gardens 9am-6pm, last entry 5pm£10–25

Ascarium: Tricks & Treats Sea Life Manchester, Trafford Centre · 15 min 26 Sep – 8 Nov£10–25

Mythic Reinvention: costumes from 50 years of the Royal Exchange Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester · 25 min 16 Sep – 15 NovFree

Blackpool Illuminations 2026 Blackpool Promenade · 70 min Full route to Sun 1 Nov; shorter Pleasure Beach-Gynn section from 2 Nov, Christmas by the Sea from 20 Nov, season ends 3 JanFree

Rae-Yen Song: •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~• (free glowing-pond installation) FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool · 55 min Wed–Sun 11am–6pmFree

Head, Shoulders, Knees & Goals National Football Museum, Manchester · 25 min 27 Mar – 1 Nov£10–25

Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige The Whitworth, Manchester · 25 min Closes Sun 15 Nov; gallery open Tue-SunFree

Human Natures (exhibition, final week) Manchester Museum · 25 min Closes Sun 1 Nov; museum closed MondaysFree

National Museums Liverpool at 40 (free exhibition: Titanic artefacts and treasures from seven museums) World Museum, Liverpool · 55 min Date unconfirmed · Museum opening hoursFree

Wild Things: free animal storybook exhibition The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min 18 Jul – 1 NovFree

Warrington Wolves: A Game For All (free rugby league exhibition) - final weeks Warrington Museum & Art Gallery · 30 min Museum opening hoursFree

2026 Banner Exhibition with family Banner Bingo trail People's History Museum, Manchester · 25 min Open daily except Tuesdays, 10am–4pmFree

Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos Science and Industry Museum, Castlefield, Manchester · 25 min 13 Feb 2026 – 3 Jan£10–25

Your Salford 100 (centenary exhibition of 100 objects chosen by Salfordians) - final weeks Salford Museum and Art Gallery · 30 min Museum opening hoursFree

Performing Trees (free collection exhibition) - closes 4 April The Whitworth, Manchester (Whitworth Park) · 25 min Gallery opening hoursFree