Spooky Day and Halloween Trails at Lydford Gorge

October is the month at Lydford Gorge when night’s darkness falls earlier and earlier and it’s is a time when its myths and legends become believable. When you come here to walk the remaining leaves on the trees rustle in the wind like nature’s lullaby before the year finally goes to sleep. As the conditions in the gorge become wetter the river rushes forcefully through the gorge with the waterfall a now magnificent torrent. These damp conditions provide the ideal habitat for fungi to flourish on the woodland floor as well as on the trees. Summer is over and as birds migrate home for winter the weather is getting cooler. This is the time for the squirrels at the gorge to find, and hide nuts to get through the long cold winter ahead for the hedgehogs, dormice and bats to feast on insects and the remaining autumn fruit in readiness for hibernation. Walking through the gorge in October allows our visitors to hear, touch, feel and see nature in the last days of autumn before winter finally arrives.

At Lydford Gorge you can always be assured of a very warm welcome and a wonderful day out. For more information and details of our events please visit our website or give us a call on 01822 820320.

Children's Halloween Trail

Saturday 22 - 30 October, 10-3pm

£3 per child

Come and be spooked on our annual spooky trail.

Commented on by many of our visitors last year to be the best Halloween trail in the area its located in our very own witches wood at our Cauldron entrance where you can come along and enjoy the trail along with our tearooms, picnic and play area or add it into a fantastic and inspiring full day walking the gorge.

Spooky Day

Sunday 31 October, 11-3pm

£5 per child (all craft activities included)

Bring along a pumpkin to carve into your own 'Jack O Lantern', colour a Halloween decoration and make your own witches or wizards

broomstick! Get your face painted. Dress for the occasion and have fun!

Visitor comment 2015. ‘The Halloween activities for the children (and adults) were fabulous. All ages could join in. Good value at £5 especially with the face painting.'