Last Updated on 9 October 2023 by Colette
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New for October 2023, Partridge Lakes Fishery in Warrington have launched a brand new family friendly, Halloween attraction – the Halloween Lakeside Light Trail.
* Now known as Halloweenville, this event returns to Partridge Lakes on Friday 3rd October 2025
“As the sun dips below the horizon and the moon casts its gentle glow upon the tranquil waters, a mesmerizing world of Halloween wonder comes to life around the lakes. Stroll along a winding path that hugs the water’s edge, leading you on a magical journey through woodland transformed by eerie and captivating lights. Shadows of witches on broomsticks, smoke bubbles floating out of cauldrons, and spiders crawling out of trees all illuminated by magical lights to create an immersive experience that feels like stepping into a living Halloween storybook.“
We made a head start on the Halloween celebrations with a trip to Halloween Lakeside Light Trail for the launch night – it officially opens to the public on Monday 2nd October with tickets available to book now.
If you’ve been following for a while, you’ll know that I’m not typically fussed by Halloween (Bonfire night is my vibe) but the kids always feel like they’re missing out when we don’t do anything to celebrate so they were really excited to try out this brand new Halloween trail.
The Halloween Lakeside Light Trail is spooky rather than scary with lots of clever and often funny details – we liked the skeleton on the lake in an inflatable flamingo and the mer-skeleton! There were lots of things that made us laugh rather than shriek and there’s plenty to look at and notice if you take your time walking around (and of course plenty of spooky Halloween photo opportunities).
The trail is, as the name would suggest, around a lake so you get the dark spooky woodland to your right and the lake itself to your left. There’s light projections across the lake, things hanging in trees, spooky music and clever lighting. We arrived at 6.30pm which is currently still fairly light and we were advised to wait about 15 minutes till it got a bit darker before heading off on the trail – which was fair comment as you’re not really going to get the full effect of the lights until it’s properly dark.
If you do arrive before it’s quite dark, there’s plenty of options for food and drink at the entrance – but don’t fill up too much because once you set off towards the trail, there’s a clearing with more food and drink options and a tepee with fires where you can toast marshmallows (we didn’t actually do this because I just wasn’t prepared to pay £7 for a stick of three marshmallows – I think you’d have got away with taking a bag of marshmallows and skewers with you though to toast your own!). I kinda wished that this clearing was at the end of the trail so we could have sat down there and enjoyed treats from @thetravellingteapot (they have some incredible looking Halloween themed drinks but I was still too full from my tea to have one!). With hindsight I don think there’s any reason why we couldn’t have just walked back to the clearing once the trail was complete but it didn’t occur to me at the time!
When we visited the Halloween Lakeside Trail, it was a bit of a damp evening which probably took the edge off our enjoyment and made us walk faster than we might normally have done! There are covered areas in the food court at the start of the trail and of course the tepee and the trail itself is mostly under the cover of trees however although it had actually stopped raining when we were walking the trail, the trees were heavy with rain so any gust of wind shook a shower down on to us! Of course we were all dressed for the weather in our walking boots and rain coats but its definitely something to bear in mind when you’re trying to decide whether to wear fancy dress or not!
The trail is about 0.7 miles long so perfect for little legs. It has the potential to be quite muddy so I’d avoid taking a pushchair if you can help it.
We were on site for just over an hour – we didn’t buy any food and drinks while we were there as we had foolishly had a big tea at the pub down the road before hand (though I think we probably spent less money doing that)! If you were to eat and drink, then this would obviously extend your evening but realistically you’re going to be done in one to to two hours – which I think makes it quite an expensive evening out as a family (for the five of us, tickets would be £74 and had we bought food or drinks we’d have very quickly been well over £100).
When is the Halloween Lakeside Light Trail?
The Halloween Lakeside Light Trail at Partridge Lakes runs from Monday 2nd October to Tuesday 31st October 2023. The event is open from 6.30pm each evening.
For more information and to book tickets visit  www.halloweenlakesidelighttrail.co.uk
Where will I find the Halloween Lakeside Light Trail?
Partridge Lakes, Glaziers Lane, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 4AQ
And what about parking?
There is plenty of parking available including disabled spaces. There is an additional charge for parking – £5 if booked online with your entrance tickets or £7 if you pay on the night. There is no local on road parking available.
How long does the trail take?
On average, the trail should take 1 – 2 hours. The trail itself is about 0.7 miles long and we were onsite for a total of one hour and that included sitting in the food court at the start waiting for it to get darker – had the weather been less damp, we would have probably spent longer there but even with food I can’t see you being there for more than two hours.
How much are tickets?
Tickets are for the Halloween Lakeside Light Trail are priced at £18 for adults and £14 for children or £60 for a family of four (2 adults + 2 children).
Are dogs allowed?
Dogs are welcome on the Halloween Lakeside Light Trail but must be kept on a lead and well-behaved around small children! We did see a couple of people with their dogs when we visited but I must admit we wouldn’t take Poppy – I think she’d have found it quite stressful!
Our top tips for making the most of the Halloween Lakeside Light Trail
- Wearing walking boots or wellies, it will probably be muddy!
- Wrap up warm and wear your waterproofs
- Dress up in your Halloween finery if you feel like it – but remember this is an outdoor event so dressing for the weather is more important
- Don’t set off on the trail until dark or very close to
- Take a bag of marshmallows and some skewers to toast marshmallows at the firepits
- Take your time walking around the trail – there’s lots to notice!
- Make sure you take plenty of photos!
- Try a Halloween themed drink from the Travelling Teapot (and then tell me if they’re as gorgeous as they look?)
- Don’t forget to pre-book your parking so you don’t pay extra on the gate
- Take some time to chill out at the tepee enjoying the magical smoke filled bubbles and firepits
- Have fun!
Have a look at these posts next for more Halloween things to do:
Where to go pumpkin picking near Manchester
Things to do with the kids in Manchester this Halloween
Pumpkin picking near Blackpool
Halloween things to do in Leeds
Halloween things to do in York
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