Is there a Halloween event at Tynemouth Priory?

In past years Tynemouth Priory has hosted after-dark theatrical ghost tours around Halloween. Check whether it is running this year and the age guidance before booking, as programming varies.

What is there to do for Halloween near Tynemouth?

As well as the priory's ghost tours, Seaton Delaval Hall inland runs a big family Halloween programme, and there are pumpkin patches, spooktaculars and ghost walks across the region.

Is Tynemouth Priory worth visiting at Halloween?

Yes. The clifftop ruins above the mouth of the Tyne are one of the region's most atmospheric spots, and the headland has been a place of burial since the earliest days of Northumbria.

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Halloween in Tynemouth

Spooky season on the coast: after-dark ghost tours at Tynemouth Priory, one of the region's most atmospheric headlands, plus family Halloween nearby.

Tynemouth.live·30 August 2026

There are few more atmospheric places to spend Halloween than a windswept headland above the mouth of the Tyne, with a ruined priory and castle for a backdrop. Here is what is on in and around Tynemouth. Dates change every year, so always check each venue for this year's programme and to book.

Scary Tales at Tynemouth Priory

In past years Tynemouth Priory and Castle has hosted after-dark theatrical ghost tours around Halloween, with a guide leading visitors through the darkened ruins by torchlight, actors and storytelling among the ancient stones. It is genuinely atmospheric on the clifftop site. Check whether it is running this year, and the age guidance, before booking, as programming varies from year to year.

An ancient and eerie site

Even by day, the priory is a fittingly spooky spot. The headland has been a place of burial since the earliest days of the kingdom of Northumbria, with early kings and a saint laid to rest here, and its gun batteries defended the river through two World Wars. Wrap up, walk the ramparts and take in one of the North East's most dramatic views.

Family Halloween nearby

For younger children, the coast and the wider region have plenty on. Just inland, Seaton Delaval Hall runs a substantial family Halloween programme (see our Halloween in Whitley Bay guide), and there are family spooktaculars, ghost walks and pumpkin patches right across the region.

Plan the day

Make the most of a visit with our things to do in Tynemouth guide, and see the full regional round-up, including pumpkin picking and haunted castles, in Halloween in the North East.

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