The one walk the partner marks suitable for all ages is the Witch Trial Walking Tour: 90 minutes, from $29.99, past the Memorial, Charter Street and the Witch House. The shortest is one hour; the one described as wheelchair accessible is the 1692 Witchcraft Trials Walk.
Salem witch tours for kids come down to three questions: how long, how far, and whether the operator says children are welcome. Only one walk answers the last one in writing — the Witch Trial Walking Tour, which its partner describes as suitable for all ages. It takes 90 minutes, costs from $29.99 and names three of the five places of 1692: the Memorial, the Charter Street burying point and the Witch House from outside.
For short attention spans, the Witch Trial History and Salem Haunts walk takes one hour, $29, rated 4.61 from 150. For a pushchair or a wheelchair, the 1692 Witchcraft Trials Walk is the one the partner calls fairly flat and wheelchair accessible: 90 minutes, from $25, 364 reviews.
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None of the walks in Salem publishes a child price at this snapshot — prices are per person and set by each operator, so check the partner page for your ages. What the listings do state is below, by age.
The one-hour Haunts walk is the shortest guided option. The From Boston coach day with the Salem Witch Museum is marked not suitable for children under five. Private trips from Boston do not provide car seats, and Massachusetts law requires them up to 8 years or 57 inches, so bring your own. At the Witch House, children under four go in free.
The Witch Trial Walking Tour, marked for all ages, is the default. At the Salem Witch Museum children 6 to 14 pay $16 against $19 for adults, and the seated presentation suits a child who has walked enough. The broom workshop asks that children are not left unattended in its waiting area; the costume photo session has sizes from infant to 4X.
Any of the history walks. Secrets of Salem has nine stops in two hours and warns that it covers more than a mile; Ultimate Witches goes into the European witch hunts. The Lucinda Lipol comedy walk is the exception: adults only, 21 and over, with proof of age.
The 1692 Witchcraft Trials Walk covers a little over a mile with eight to ten stops. Salem 101 warns that there are few places to sit and you stand most of the time. The Salem Village walk in Danvers has no bathrooms on the route and a path down to an archaeological site.
We list a walk as wheelchair accessible only when the operator says so in its own words. Two do. The 1692 Witchcraft Trials Walk: “the tour is wheelchair accessible and the route is fairly flat”, with an amplifier for large groups. Salem 101 General History Tour describes its route as relatively flat and lists it as wheelchair accessible; it is a general history of Salem in which 1692 is one chapter.
“The tour is wheelchair accessible and the route is fairly flat”
“Route relatively flat”
“Not suitable for wheelchair users”
“Not suitable for wheelchair users”
Stairs; no scooters — not suitable for wheelchair users
not stated by operator
The Witch Trial History and Salem Haunts walk and the Witch Trial Walking Tour are tagged “wheelchair-accessible” on GetYourGuide, but their descriptions say nothing about the route, so ask the operator through GetYourGuide before booking. Several listings say plainly that they are not suitable: Secrets of Salem, the From Boston coach day, the private day trip with Witch House entry and the broom workshop, which has stairs to enter.
The Salem Witch Trials Memorial itself is wheelchair accessible and free, from dawn to dusk.
The witch trials are a story about people accused, imprisoned and executed — twenty of them, nineteen hanged and one pressed to death. A history walk tells that story plainly; how much detail a guide gives to a young group is up to the guide, and the listings do not rate how frightening they are. We have not taken these walks with children, so we cannot promise a tone.
Two practical rules help. A daytime history walk is gentler than a ghost walk after dark, which is built to frighten. And the one walk marked for all ages is the safer first choice; tell the guide your children’s ages at the start.
The quotes below come from the Witch Trial Walking Tour, 4.32 from 40, and the 1692 Witchcraft Trials Walk, 4.23 from 364. They are short extracts from GetYourGuide reviews with the first name and month.
“We were the only 2 on the tour and it was very personal.”
“Packed with tons of information and stories, this 90 minute tour satisfied the little girl history geek in me.”
Three things to check before paying for a family. The ages: one walk says all ages, one says 21+, most say nothing. The car seats: on private trips from Boston you bring your own. The start: the Witch Trial Walking Tour’s text says the Salem Five bank while its map pin sits by Salem Common, so confirm after booking. All three are free to cancel up to 24 hours before.
Three walks for families, side by side. Two cost about $30 and one $25; the choice is between the all-ages statement, the shortest time and the flattest route.
The Witch Trial Walking Tour: the one walk its partner marks suitable for all ages, 90 minutes, from $29.99, past the Memorial, Charter Street and the Witch House.
The shortest guided walk takes one hour; most take 90 minutes to two hours. The Salem Witch Museum presentation and exhibit take up to an hour.
The trials involve executions, and a history walk tells that plainly; ghost walks after dark are built to frighten. The listings do not rate scariness, so start with the walk marked for all ages and a daytime slot.
The walks are priced per person with no child price published at this snapshot. The Salem Witch Museum charges $16 for children 6 to 14; the Witch House is free for children under four.
In the partner’s own words, the 1692 Witchcraft Trials Walk and Salem 101. The Memorial is accessible too. For other walks, ask the operator before booking.
The 1692 Witchcraft Trials Walk describes its route as fairly flat. The others do not say; Salem’s historic sidewalks include brick, so a sturdy pushchair helps.
The Lucinda Lipol walk is 21+ with proof of age, and the From Boston coach day is not suitable for children under five. Private trips from Boston need your own car seats.
The costume photo session has costumes from infant sizes up, and the broom workshop lets you make your own broom in 90 minutes. Neither states a minimum age.