Spooky Winch Word Hunt

Winchester

Type:Halloween

High Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9GH
Halloween Trail in Winchester c Winchester BID

About

Head to Winchester, Hampshire, this October half term for some FREE frightful family fun 

Join in the city-wide Halloween-themed trail, for kids and big kids alike. All you need to do is seek out nine Halloween-themed words hidden in the colourful pumpkin signs, displayed in the windows of businesses, across Winchester city centre.

Grab a trail sheet from the Visitor Information Centre, the Arc Winchester, Winchester City Museum or download a copy from the Winchester BID website 

Have fun exploring Winchester and return your completed trail sheets to either the Visitor Information Centre, the Arc, or the City Museum, where children can instantly redeem a FREE Halloween-themed treat and be entered into a FREE prize draw to win a Halloween-inspired hamper, filled with lots of great spooky-inspired gifts.

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Opening Times

Season (18 Oct 2025 - 2 Nov 2025)

* Free to take part, pick up a trail sheet during opening hours from the Winchester Visitor Information Centre or download ahead of your visit.

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