🐭 Free Halloween Park Explorer Trail 2025 - Leighton Buzzard
Thursday 30 October 2025
🐭 Halloween Door Trail – Who’s Hiding in the Park? Get ready, Park Explorers – something wild is happening this October half term 2025!
🚪 EVENT DETAILS
This October 2025, the animals are throwing a Halloween party… and they’ve taken over Parson’s Close Rec in Leighton Buzzard. Each one has chosen a magical fairy door to make their home – but can you discover who’s hiding behind each door?
🚪 EVENT DETAILS
This October 2025, the animals are throwing a Halloween party… and they’ve taken over Parson’s Close Rec in Leighton Buzzard. Each one has chosen a magical fairy door to make their home – but can you discover who’s hiding behind each door?
Explore the park from 25 October to 2 November 2025 and see if you can match the animals to their fairy homes. It’s the perfect free family activity for half term!
🗺 Pick one up from:
▪️The Library on Lake Street
▪️The White House on Hockliffe Street
▪️The Library on Lake Street
▪️The White House on Hockliffe Street
Will you find them all before the party ends?
Join the adventure and enjoy some spooky seasonal fun in the heart of town!
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🌳 Tree Tots at Howe Park Wood, Milton Keynes
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 10:50
🌳 Outdoor nature play has many proven benefits for pre-schoolers. It supports their development, stimulates their senses, improves creativity, and boosts immunity.
That’s why our Outdoor Learning Team runs Tree Tots, a weekly 50-minute nature play session that enables you and your little ones to join in all kinds of outdoor fun alongside other children, parents and carers.
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Thu 18 Sept 2025
▪️Thu 25 Sept 2025
▪️Thu 02 Oct 2025
▪️Thu 09 Oct 2025
▪️Thu 16 Oct 2025
▪️Thu 23 Oct 2025
▪️Thu 30 Oct 2025
👩🍳 WHAT TO EXPECT
Tree Tots offers a range of seasonal activities designed just for under-5s. You’ll get to join in all kinds of fun things that connect you and your little one with nature – from ‘cooking’ in mud kitchens, balancing on ropes and swinging in hammocks to playing with water, exploring the woods and collecting natural treasure.
📍WHERE/WHEN IT TAKES PLACE
Taking place in a dedicated area of Howe Park Wood every Thursday at 10am (Winter) or 10am and 11am (Summer).
🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
Tree Tots takes place in all weathers (unless it’s very extreme) because we believe that children should have the opportunity to experience the wild outdoors – whether that’s rain, wind, sun or snow. Please come dressed appropriately for the weather.
👶 AGE: Under 5's
🕙 A CHOICE OF TIMES
▪️10:00am - 10:50am
▪️11:00am - 11:50am
🎟 TICKETS:
(Book via the event link)
Sessions cost £3 for the first child and £1 for additional children. Maximum 3 children per adult. No booking is required for accompanying adults.
That’s why our Outdoor Learning Team runs Tree Tots, a weekly 50-minute nature play session that enables you and your little ones to join in all kinds of outdoor fun alongside other children, parents and carers.
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Thu 18 Sept 2025
▪️Thu 25 Sept 2025
▪️Thu 02 Oct 2025
▪️Thu 09 Oct 2025
▪️Thu 16 Oct 2025
▪️Thu 23 Oct 2025
▪️Thu 30 Oct 2025
👩🍳 WHAT TO EXPECT
Tree Tots offers a range of seasonal activities designed just for under-5s. You’ll get to join in all kinds of fun things that connect you and your little one with nature – from ‘cooking’ in mud kitchens, balancing on ropes and swinging in hammocks to playing with water, exploring the woods and collecting natural treasure.
📍WHERE/WHEN IT TAKES PLACE
Taking place in a dedicated area of Howe Park Wood every Thursday at 10am (Winter) or 10am and 11am (Summer).
🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
Tree Tots takes place in all weathers (unless it’s very extreme) because we believe that children should have the opportunity to experience the wild outdoors – whether that’s rain, wind, sun or snow. Please come dressed appropriately for the weather.
👶 AGE: Under 5's
🕙 A CHOICE OF TIMES
▪️10:00am - 10:50am
▪️11:00am - 11:50am
🎟 TICKETS:
(Book via the event link)
Sessions cost £3 for the first child and £1 for additional children. Maximum 3 children per adult. No booking is required for accompanying adults.
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🦁 Universal Credit Low Cost Whipsnade Zoo tickets 2025!
Thursday 30 October 2025
🐵 Reduced price Whipsnade Zoo tickets 2025!
Whipsnade Zoo wants as many people as possible to be able to enjoy a brilliant day out with them, to benefit from the amazing animals which live at Whipsnade Zoo, connect with nature and help us create a world where wildlife thrives.
To help people who might find cost or other challenges a barrier to visiting Whipsnade Zoo, the Universal Credit tickets provide entry at a reduced price.
🙋♀️ WHO CAN GET THE REDUCED TICKETS?
Reduced price tickets to Whipsnade Zoo available for those currently receiving:
▪️Universal Credit,
▪️Working Tax Credit,
▪️Child Tax Credit,
▪️Employment and Support Allowance,
▪️Income Support
▪️Jobseeker’s Allowance.
🌐 ONLINE BOOKING ONLY VIA THE 'EVENT LINK' BUTTON
These tickets are only available to purchase online in advance, for up to six people per household (under 3’s go free and do not need to book – but must be accompanied by an adult with a booked ticket). As only full price tickets are available to buy at the gate.
📝 WHAT WILL I NEED TO BRING WITH ME?
You'll need to bring proof of eligibility with you and show this when you present your ticket(s) to the friendly staff at the Zoo entrance. This can either be by logging into your Universal Credit portal or by bringing your proof of benefit letter (one proof per household). To be eligible you must have received a Universal Credit payment within the last month and you may also be asked to show photographic ID.
🎟 HOW MUCH ARE THE REDUCED TICKETS?
▪️ADULT (AGES 16+) - £7.00 / £6.00
▪️CHILD (3-15 YEARS) - £4.00 / £3.00
▪️UNDER 3 - Free
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💡 AN IDEA TO SAVE MONEY ON FOOD...
You can check out the toogoodtogo app to see if they have any surprise bags of food left, generally they are £3 instead of costing £9. Be quick though they can sell out quickly.
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🔮 The Centre of Hocus Pocus - Herrings Green Farm, Wilstead
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
🪄 The Centre of Hocus Pocus 2025 at Herrings Green Farm in Wilstead.
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️25th October – 2nd November
🧙♀️ WHAT TO EXPECT
Hocus, Pocus, Boil and Bubble, join us for some spooky fun down on the farm this Halloween, it’s going to be spooktacular!
Step into the centre of Hocus Pocus; enjoy bird of prey flying displays, creepy critter encounters, tractor rides, have a go at flying an owl, pat a pet, meet and handle an owl and much more for the whole family to enjoy!
✨️ SCHEDULE
▪️10.30 – Meet and handle an owl
▪️11.00 – Pat a pet with the rabbits and guinea pigs
▪️11.30 – Flying display, see different species of birds in flight
▪️12.15 – Tractor rides (weather dependent)
▪️12.30 – Have a go at flying an owl
▪️13.30 – Creepy critter encounter
▪️14.30 – Flying display, see different species of birds in flight (this display is different to the 11.30 display)
▪️15.15 – Tractor rides (weather dependent)
▪️16.00 – Meet and greet with the farm animals
🎃 PUMPKIN PATCH
PLUS visit our pumpkin patch where each paying child will receive a FREE pumpkin to take home, additional pumpkins can be purchased at an extra cost.
🎟 WHAT'S INCLUDED IN MY TICKET?
All activities are included in the admission.
Take the kids to the outdoor playgrounds, have a go on the tyre run and for the little ones enjoy the ride on tractors.
🥪 FOOD & DRINK
Our tea room is open daily from 10.00am – 5.00pm, serving sandwiches, cakes and snacks or you are welcome to bring a picnic.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult £15.95
▪️Child (2-15 years) £9.95
▪️Children under 2 years are free
(All activities are included in the admission)
✅️ PRE-BOOK OR PAY ON THE DAY
You can either book your tickets online or pay on arrival, we are open daily 10.00am – 5.00pm, we look forward to seeing you soon!
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: info@birdsofpreycentre.co.uk
☎️ Phone: 01234 742362
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️25th October – 2nd November
🧙♀️ WHAT TO EXPECT
Hocus, Pocus, Boil and Bubble, join us for some spooky fun down on the farm this Halloween, it’s going to be spooktacular!
Step into the centre of Hocus Pocus; enjoy bird of prey flying displays, creepy critter encounters, tractor rides, have a go at flying an owl, pat a pet, meet and handle an owl and much more for the whole family to enjoy!
✨️ SCHEDULE
▪️10.30 – Meet and handle an owl
▪️11.00 – Pat a pet with the rabbits and guinea pigs
▪️11.30 – Flying display, see different species of birds in flight
▪️12.15 – Tractor rides (weather dependent)
▪️12.30 – Have a go at flying an owl
▪️13.30 – Creepy critter encounter
▪️14.30 – Flying display, see different species of birds in flight (this display is different to the 11.30 display)
▪️15.15 – Tractor rides (weather dependent)
▪️16.00 – Meet and greet with the farm animals
🎃 PUMPKIN PATCH
PLUS visit our pumpkin patch where each paying child will receive a FREE pumpkin to take home, additional pumpkins can be purchased at an extra cost.
🎟 WHAT'S INCLUDED IN MY TICKET?
All activities are included in the admission.
Take the kids to the outdoor playgrounds, have a go on the tyre run and for the little ones enjoy the ride on tractors.
🥪 FOOD & DRINK
Our tea room is open daily from 10.00am – 5.00pm, serving sandwiches, cakes and snacks or you are welcome to bring a picnic.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult £15.95
▪️Child (2-15 years) £9.95
▪️Children under 2 years are free
(All activities are included in the admission)
✅️ PRE-BOOK OR PAY ON THE DAY
You can either book your tickets online or pay on arrival, we are open daily 10.00am – 5.00pm, we look forward to seeing you soon!
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: info@birdsofpreycentre.co.uk
☎️ Phone: 01234 742362
🎃 🥂 Pumpkin & Prosecco - The Rufus Centre Steppingley Rd
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 19:30 - 22:30 Price: £26.00
Join us for a cosy evening of adult-only pumpkin carving and bubbles.
Sit among twinkling lights and autumnal delights to enjoy an enchanting evening of atmospheric pumpkin carving.
We will provide pumpkins, tools, and plenty of inspiration and advice.
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
1 x prosecco welcome drink and 1 x prosecco token (or soft drink alternative) also included whilst you carve and chat.
The event runs from 7.30pm - 10.30pm, you do not have to stay the duration, this is a relaxed event where you can carve at your own pace!
Once you are done, you are welcome to leave with your creation.
Please note that this event does not have allocated seating if you would like any further information please email: events@flitwick.gov.uk if you are booking a group of 10 or more please email and we will try and reserve seats together.
🎟 TICKET COST: £26
Sit among twinkling lights and autumnal delights to enjoy an enchanting evening of atmospheric pumpkin carving.
We will provide pumpkins, tools, and plenty of inspiration and advice.
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
1 x prosecco welcome drink and 1 x prosecco token (or soft drink alternative) also included whilst you carve and chat.
The event runs from 7.30pm - 10.30pm, you do not have to stay the duration, this is a relaxed event where you can carve at your own pace!
Once you are done, you are welcome to leave with your creation.
Please note that this event does not have allocated seating if you would like any further information please email: events@flitwick.gov.uk if you are booking a group of 10 or more please email and we will try and reserve seats together.
🎟 TICKET COST: £26
👻 Kids Halloween Party 2025 - The Woburn
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 15:30 - 17:30
👻 Bring the kids down for some Halloween fun at The Woburn on Thursday 30th October 2025. The fantastic Corina’s Cool Parties will be hosting our special afternoon with spooky games and activities.
🍕 EVENT DETAILS
Kicking off at 3.30pm, kids get to enjoy 45 minutes for entertainment before taking break for some pizza, fries and a drink. The fun then continues to get them in the mood for Halloween.
🎟 TICKET COST: £12.50 per child
Kicking off at 3.30pm, kids get to enjoy 45 minutes for entertainment before taking break for some pizza, fries and a drink. The fun then continues to get them in the mood for Halloween.
🎟 TICKET COST: £12.50 per child
✏️ The BIG Draw at Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 11:00 - 17:00
✏️ Join us over October half term 2025 as Stockwood gets involved in the “The Big Draw.” Free!
🗓 2025 DATES & TIME
▪️25th October - 31st October
▪️11am - 5pm
▪️AGES: Suitable for all ages.
🖼 EVENT DETAILS
This year, The BIG Draw celebrate 25 years with the theme ‘Drawn Together’, highlighting how creativity unites us and how collaboration and connection are at the heart of making.
How would the smell of the Cedar Oak look? Does the sculpture garden look different in the morning to the afternoon? Who knows. Grab a pencil and some paper from reception and find something around the site that inspires you and draw your very own unique interpretation.
We will be using everyone’s creations to form a giant masterpiece at the end of the week!
✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED - FREE
No need to book, just drop in and speak to a member of staff when you arrive.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100
🗓 2025 DATES & TIME
▪️25th October - 31st October
▪️11am - 5pm
▪️AGES: Suitable for all ages.
🖼 EVENT DETAILS
This year, The BIG Draw celebrate 25 years with the theme ‘Drawn Together’, highlighting how creativity unites us and how collaboration and connection are at the heart of making.
How would the smell of the Cedar Oak look? Does the sculpture garden look different in the morning to the afternoon? Who knows. Grab a pencil and some paper from reception and find something around the site that inspires you and draw your very own unique interpretation.
We will be using everyone’s creations to form a giant masterpiece at the end of the week!
✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED - FREE
No need to book, just drop in and speak to a member of staff when you arrive.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100
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🗺 Fantasy Map Drawing and Miniatures Painting - Sandringham Hub, Houghton Regis
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 18:00 - 21:00 Price: £5.00
🗺 Join us for a beginner friendly art session: Fantasy Map Drawing and Miniatures Painting at the Sandringham Hub in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️October 2nd, 16th, 23rd, 30th
▪️November 13th, 20th, 27th
▪️December 4th, 11th
▪️AGES: Suitable for ages 14+, Staff and Volunteers are Enhanced DBS checked. Please let us know if you require a carer or guardian with you, who will not be participating, as we will reserve them a chair free of charge.
ℹ️ ABOUT US
More Than Board Games is a new Social Enterprise, created to unite and support people using the power of board games. We are a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, money we make from ticket sales is used to fund community projects hosted by More Than Board Games.
This event is run by More Than Board Games, in partnership and shared space with Sew What Have I Found For You.
More Than Board Games Community Interest Company is a proud member of the Safe Space Alliance.
✅️ NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED
Perfect for D&D, TTRPG and Warhammer fans or those looking for an accessible way into a new hobby. Step-by-step assistance, friendly hosts, free refreshments all evening.
✅️ WHAT'S INCLUDED?
No experience or materials needed, we provide everything. (Yes, even a primed miniature figurine!). If you would like to bring your own miniatures, then you are welcome do so. We ask that you still purchase a ticket to reserve a space.
📍HOW TO FIND US
▪️Location: 48 Sandringham Dr, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5UP
▪️By Car: The Hub is close to both Houghton Regis and Dunstable town centre. It can be reached via Junction 11 (Luton) of the M1 motorway and is within easy reach of the A5 in Dunstable.
▪️Bus Stops: Milton Way and Windsor Drive serviced by Arriva: A & Z Busses
▪️Train Stations: The nearest stations are Leagrave and Luton
🅿️ PARKING INFORMATION
Free, unreserved, on street parking: Sandringham Drive and Tudor Drive
♿️ ACCESS INFORMATION
Stepfree access throughout the entire building. Main entrance door: 74cm - 154cm. Meeting room door:90cm. Table height: 72cm & 78cm. Wheelchair access toilet onsite.
📧 ENQUIRIES
If you require anymore information for this event please contact our friendly team at events@morethanboardgames.co.uk
🎟 TICKET COST: £5 person - plus ticket fee.
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️October 2nd, 16th, 23rd, 30th
▪️November 13th, 20th, 27th
▪️December 4th, 11th
▪️AGES: Suitable for ages 14+, Staff and Volunteers are Enhanced DBS checked. Please let us know if you require a carer or guardian with you, who will not be participating, as we will reserve them a chair free of charge.
ℹ️ ABOUT US
More Than Board Games is a new Social Enterprise, created to unite and support people using the power of board games. We are a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, money we make from ticket sales is used to fund community projects hosted by More Than Board Games.
This event is run by More Than Board Games, in partnership and shared space with Sew What Have I Found For You.
More Than Board Games Community Interest Company is a proud member of the Safe Space Alliance.
✅️ NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED
Perfect for D&D, TTRPG and Warhammer fans or those looking for an accessible way into a new hobby. Step-by-step assistance, friendly hosts, free refreshments all evening.
✅️ WHAT'S INCLUDED?
No experience or materials needed, we provide everything. (Yes, even a primed miniature figurine!). If you would like to bring your own miniatures, then you are welcome do so. We ask that you still purchase a ticket to reserve a space.
📍HOW TO FIND US
▪️Location: 48 Sandringham Dr, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5UP
▪️By Car: The Hub is close to both Houghton Regis and Dunstable town centre. It can be reached via Junction 11 (Luton) of the M1 motorway and is within easy reach of the A5 in Dunstable.
▪️Bus Stops: Milton Way and Windsor Drive serviced by Arriva: A & Z Busses
▪️Train Stations: The nearest stations are Leagrave and Luton
🅿️ PARKING INFORMATION
Free, unreserved, on street parking: Sandringham Drive and Tudor Drive
♿️ ACCESS INFORMATION
Stepfree access throughout the entire building. Main entrance door: 74cm - 154cm. Meeting room door:90cm. Table height: 72cm & 78cm. Wheelchair access toilet onsite.
📧 ENQUIRIES
If you require anymore information for this event please contact our friendly team at events@morethanboardgames.co.uk
🎟 TICKET COST: £5 person - plus ticket fee.
👸 Cinderella Ice - Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 11:30 - 15:00 Price: £10.00
👸 Give your family audiences a delicious musical adventure with our new show Cinderella Ice Cream Seller. Written and composed by David Gibb and directed by Tristan Jackson-Pate.
▪️AGE: 5+
This is a one hour show for children aged 5+ and their families, perfect for weekend, half term and twilight family shows.
🕦 SHOW TIMES: 11:30am and 2pm
🍦DETAILS
Get your dessert spoons ready for a tale of perseverance, princes, palace balls, glass slippers and, um, ice cream?
Over the last four decades, Cinderellas has become the kingdom’s most beloved ice cream company, with a parlour on every street corner. But how did a humble street seller with not a penny to her name end up as a multimillionaire business woman with her own ice cream empire?
In this new musical for families and children, join Talvi and Caldwell, loyal employees of Cinderella’s, as they share her rags to riches tale, and confront their own desires, hopes, and the magic that lies within each scoop of ‘Cinderella’s’ legendary ice cream.
Perfect for children and families alike, this exciting musical retelling of a fairytale classic promises a delightful blend of storytelling, live music, and theatrical magic that will capture your heart and tickle your taste buds.
🎟 TICKET COST: £10 (inc. booking fee)
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100
▪️AGE: 5+
This is a one hour show for children aged 5+ and their families, perfect for weekend, half term and twilight family shows.
🕦 SHOW TIMES: 11:30am and 2pm
🍦DETAILS
Get your dessert spoons ready for a tale of perseverance, princes, palace balls, glass slippers and, um, ice cream?
Over the last four decades, Cinderellas has become the kingdom’s most beloved ice cream company, with a parlour on every street corner. But how did a humble street seller with not a penny to her name end up as a multimillionaire business woman with her own ice cream empire?
In this new musical for families and children, join Talvi and Caldwell, loyal employees of Cinderella’s, as they share her rags to riches tale, and confront their own desires, hopes, and the magic that lies within each scoop of ‘Cinderella’s’ legendary ice cream.
Perfect for children and families alike, this exciting musical retelling of a fairytale classic promises a delightful blend of storytelling, live music, and theatrical magic that will capture your heart and tickle your taste buds.
🎟 TICKET COST: £10 (inc. booking fee)
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100
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🎃 Secret Pumpkin PYO 2025 - The Secret Farm, Moggerhanger
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00 Price: £4.00
🎃 Get ready for another year of family fun at the Secret Farm, Moggerhanger at our pumpkin patch for 2025!
We’ve grown a wide variety of pumpkins and gourds in our fields, perfect for your Halloween celebrations. Alongside pumpkin picking, we’ve got a range of exciting activities to entertain the whole family.
🎫 WHAT'S INCLUDED IN MY TICKET?
We’ve grown a wide variety of pumpkins and gourds in our fields, perfect for your Halloween celebrations. Alongside pumpkin picking, we’ve got a range of exciting activities to entertain the whole family.
🎫 WHAT'S INCLUDED IN MY TICKET?
- Parking
- Wheelbarrow use
- Straw Maze
- Straw Bale Climbing
- Pumpkin cannon
- Pumpkin carving area
- Pumpkin wash
- Graveyard
- Hunt the Golden Pumpkin
- Various Games
- Mini tractors
- Burg Pedal Go-Karts
- Climbing Equipment & Swings
- Space hoppers
- Photo opportunities
- Colouring
- Activity trail
- Spooky Beach
- Toilets on site
💳 NOT INCLUDED IN MY TICKET
(EXTRA CHARGE)
- Pumpkins
- Tractor Barrel Trains
- Family Tractor rides
- Scare maze
- Face Painting (selected dates)
- Bouncy castles (weather dependant)
- Paint Ball Guns
- Food and drink
😋 FOOD
▪️Main Dishes: Burgers, hot dogs, jacket potatoes, paninis, pizzas, chili con carne.
▪️Snacks: Fries, nachos, sweets, crisps, cakes, doughnuts, ice-cream.
▪️Special Diets: Vegetarian, gluten-free, and vegan options available.
🎃 PUMPKIN PRICING
£1 – £10+ depending on size. All pumpkins are priced using a simple measuring box
🗓 2025 SEN DATES
Any noisy activities will NOT be available during this period and ticket numbers will be restricted. You are welcome to stay past 10am when general admission starts.
▪️Saturday 11th October: 8.45am - 10am
▪️Monday 27th October: 8.45am - 10am
🎟 TICKET COST: £4.00PP
* Under the age of 3 are free
(No ticket required)
*Tickets must be booked in advance
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: hello@thesecret.farm
🎃 Spooky Fun at Elderswell Retirement Village 2025 - Elderswell
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
👻 Looking for a fang-tastic way to spend Halloween? Come for spooky fun at Elderswell Retirement Village in Bedfordshire. Join us on Thursday 30th October 2025, 2–4pm for an afternoon packed with family-friendly fun.
WHAT TO EXPECT
🎃 Pumpkin Carving – create your spooky masterpiece
🍬 Delicious Nibbles – tasty treats for everyone
🚶♀️ Village Tours – explore all Elderswell has to offer
👗 Fancy Dress (optional!) – win a meal for two at Bridges for the Best Dressed!
☎️ RSVP on: 01234 233 950
Don’t miss out – it’s going to be spooktacular!
WHAT TO EXPECT
🎃 Pumpkin Carving – create your spooky masterpiece
🍬 Delicious Nibbles – tasty treats for everyone
🚶♀️ Village Tours – explore all Elderswell has to offer
👗 Fancy Dress (optional!) – win a meal for two at Bridges for the Best Dressed!
☎️ RSVP on: 01234 233 950
Don’t miss out – it’s going to be spooktacular!
🧙♀️ Halloween Adventure 2025 - Knebworth House
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 09:30 - 12:30
🧙♀️ Get your broomsticks, hats and magic wands at the ready and venture into Knebworth Gardens this Autumn 2025 for a Halloween Adventure filled with family fun!
🧒 SUITABLE AGES:
This Halloween event will be suitable for little pumpkins aged 3 – 10, and will not be too spooky or frightening.
🧒 SUITABLE AGES:
This Halloween event will be suitable for little pumpkins aged 3 – 10, and will not be too spooky or frightening.
▪️Dates: 28th, 29th & 30th October 2025
▪️Session Times: 9.30am – 12.30pm
🎃 WHAT TO EXPECT
This Halloween event will have visitors taking part in a number of fun Halloween activities throughout the Gardens.
👻 Halloween Games
Completing exciting Halloween games such as ‘Hungry Ghosts, ‘Hook a Pumpkin’, ‘Pumpkin Putting’ and ‘What’s in the Box’ in Knebworth Gardens will earn visitors stamps on their Pumpkin Passport. Once full the Pumpkin Passport can been redeemed for a prize. The popular Terror Tunnel will also be back.
Completing exciting Halloween games such as ‘Hungry Ghosts, ‘Hook a Pumpkin’, ‘Pumpkin Putting’ and ‘What’s in the Box’ in Knebworth Gardens will earn visitors stamps on their Pumpkin Passport. Once full the Pumpkin Passport can been redeemed for a prize. The popular Terror Tunnel will also be back.
☕️ The Garden Terrace Tea Room
The Garden Terrace Tea Room will be open and offering some fantastic Halloween sweet treats as well as a delicious selection of fresh Autumnal soups and sandwiches. You can pre-book a Children’s Halloween Lunch Box and collect from the Tea Room during your visit this will include a Sandwich, Halloween Biscuit, Drink, Fruit and Pom Bears. Priced at £6.25 online and £6.75 on the day.
The Garden Terrace Tea Room will be open and offering some fantastic Halloween sweet treats as well as a delicious selection of fresh Autumnal soups and sandwiches. You can pre-book a Children’s Halloween Lunch Box and collect from the Tea Room during your visit this will include a Sandwich, Halloween Biscuit, Drink, Fruit and Pom Bears. Priced at £6.25 online and £6.75 on the day.
🎃 Halloween Carving Competition
Bring your pre-carved Pumpkins with you, place them in our ‘Pumpkin Parking’ area on arrival. Judging will take place half an hour before the end of each session. Be sure to take your Pumpkins home.
🧛♂️ Fancy dress
Bring your pre-carved Pumpkins with you, place them in our ‘Pumpkin Parking’ area on arrival. Judging will take place half an hour before the end of each session. Be sure to take your Pumpkins home.
🧛♂️ Fancy dress
As always, fancy dress for all ages is encouraged at this event.
🪙 A prize for every paying child
A prize for every paying child can be collected at the end of your visit at the Gift Shop.
❗️PLEASE NOTE:
🪙 A prize for every paying child
A prize for every paying child can be collected at the end of your visit at the Gift Shop.
❗️PLEASE NOTE:
Tickets to the Halloween Adventure includes access to Knebworth Gardens and Dinosaur Trail. The Adventure Playground, Park and House will be closed.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Child Ticket – £10.00
▪️Adult Ticket – £4.50
▪️2 and Under – Free (Please be aware that if your child is 2 or under but you would like them to receive a prize at the end of the event they will need to have a child ticket).
▪️Child Ticket – £10.00
▪️Adult Ticket – £4.50
▪️2 and Under – Free (Please be aware that if your child is 2 or under but you would like them to receive a prize at the end of the event they will need to have a child ticket).
Please check tickets carefully before purchasing as we are unable to refund or transfer tickets.
This event must be pre-booked. We find that tickets for this event sell very quickly so be sure to book in plenty of time.
🕷 Halloween Haunt 2025 - Wicksteed Park
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:30 - 16:00
👻 Get ready for a ghoulishly good time at Wicksteed Park, Northamptonshire for Halloween Half-Term and Weekends this 2025!
🗓 2025 DATES
🗓 2025 DATES
We’re open for October Weekends on the 11th, 12th, 18th, and 19th of October, and for Halloween Half-Term daily from the 25th of October to the 2nd of November 2025. Come along from 10:30am to 4pm each day for frightfully good fun the whole family will enjoy!
👻 WALKTHROUGH EVENT DETAILS - ACCESSIBLE ♿️
Halloween Haunt is returning to Wicksteed Park for October weekends and half-term with Halloween House creating a hauntingly exciting Chapter 2! There will be two fantastic family friendly spooky walkthroughs to explore with brand new elements that will possess you with Halloween spirit.*
🤡 ATTRACTIONS
👻 WALKTHROUGH EVENT DETAILS - ACCESSIBLE ♿️
Halloween Haunt is returning to Wicksteed Park for October weekends and half-term with Halloween House creating a hauntingly exciting Chapter 2! There will be two fantastic family friendly spooky walkthroughs to explore with brand new elements that will possess you with Halloween spirit.*
🤡 ATTRACTIONS
Attractions open for Halloween are Halloween Haunt Chapter 2, Astroslide, Treetop Walk, Rockin’ Tug, Clown Coaster, Meerkat Manor, Wicky’s Farmyard, Pig ‘N’ Putt, Roundabout, Cups and Saucers, Lighthouse, Carousel, Sway Rider, and Wicksteed Park Railway.
🚂 31ST OCTOBER SPECIAL EVENT
🚂 31ST OCTOBER SPECIAL EVENT
For one night only on 31st October, two special Zombie Trains will depart the railway station at 5.10pm and 5.30pm. Limited spaces to this free spooktacular upgraded service are available to book online for anyone purchasing a wristband or family wristband for visits on 31st October only. Book early to avoid disappointment.*
🎟 TICKET COST:
🎫 Walkthrough Experience only: £6PP
🎫 Wristband including attractions: From £15 online or with family package offers available from £42.50 online.
*Children under 0.9m get to experience the joy of Halloween at Wicksteed Park for free with an accompanying paying adult.
🅿️ PARKING
Parking charges apply.
🎟 TICKET COST:
🎫 Walkthrough Experience only: £6PP
🎫 Wristband including attractions: From £15 online or with family package offers available from £42.50 online.
*Children under 0.9m get to experience the joy of Halloween at Wicksteed Park for free with an accompanying paying adult.
🅿️ PARKING
Parking charges apply.
🧙♀️ Jordans School of Magic 3D Halloween Trail 2025 - Jordans Mill
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 09:30 - 15:30
🔮 Our magical school timetable at Jordans Mill in Broom has been scrambled up by playful witches and cheeky woodland ghosts! They've mixed up all the lessons, and now we need your help to put things right.
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️25th October - 2nd November
▪️9:30am - 3:30pm
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️25th October - 2nd November
▪️9:30am - 3:30pm
🌳 WHAT TO EXPECT
As you journey through the meadow and woodland, look out for each lesson along the trail. Can you spot the lesson and work out which class it belongs to?
As you journey through the meadow and woodland, look out for each lesson along the trail. Can you spot the lesson and work out which class it belongs to?
At every location, write down the spooky lesson on your trail sheet and match to the correct class to help restore order to our school of magic. As you follow the trail, use your 3D classes to reveal a secret hidden letter. The letters will spell out a magic word. Return to the Mill shop and speak the magic word to stop the mischievous witches and ghosts mixing up the lessons again.
☕️ CAFE
The cafe serves food from 9am - 3pm everyday in half term. Scroll down on the link of the website page below to download the menu.
https://jordansmill.com/plan-your-visit/whats-on
☕️ CAFE
The cafe serves food from 9am - 3pm everyday in half term. Scroll down on the link of the website page below to download the menu.
https://jordansmill.com/plan-your-visit/whats-on
🎫 TICKET COST - PAY ON THE DAY £4 PER CHILD
Don't forget to pick up your prize from the Mill Shop at the end!
Don't forget to pick up your prize from the Mill Shop at the end!
🧙♀️ Halloween at Woodside Animal Farm 2025 - Luton
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
🎃 Woodside Animal Park, Luton Halloween attractions alongside all the usual activities.
👻 WHAT TO EXPECT
✨️ Spooky walkthrough
✨️ Creepy crafts
✨️ Ghost & witches hunt
✨️ Scarecrow field
✨️ Reptile and creepy crawlies hands on
✨️ Hunt for the golden pumpkin
✨️ Plus all the usual indoor and outdoor fun
🤑 2025 HALLOWEEN OFFER
Visit on weekends and half term in October 2025, (11th & 12th, 18th & 19th and half term 25th – 31st of October 2025) and you get a free return visit during November and December 2025. *(offer ends Dec 24th)
After your spooky visit we'll send you a code to book your next visit on us!
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
The whole park is accessible for wheelchair users with the exception of the upstairs play area.
🎫 ONLINE TICKET COST:
▪️Adult from: £15
▪️Child from (2-16) : £15
▪️Tots: (12 - 24 months) from: £5
▪️Under 12 months: Free
▪️Disabled including companion from: £23
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 841044
👻 WHAT TO EXPECT
✨️ Spooky walkthrough
✨️ Creepy crafts
✨️ Ghost & witches hunt
✨️ Scarecrow field
✨️ Reptile and creepy crawlies hands on
✨️ Hunt for the golden pumpkin
✨️ Plus all the usual indoor and outdoor fun
🤑 2025 HALLOWEEN OFFER
Visit on weekends and half term in October 2025, (11th & 12th, 18th & 19th and half term 25th – 31st of October 2025) and you get a free return visit during November and December 2025. *(offer ends Dec 24th)
After your spooky visit we'll send you a code to book your next visit on us!
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
The whole park is accessible for wheelchair users with the exception of the upstairs play area.
🎫 ONLINE TICKET COST:
▪️Adult from: £15
▪️Child from (2-16) : £15
▪️Tots: (12 - 24 months) from: £5
▪️Under 12 months: Free
▪️Disabled including companion from: £23
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 841044
🧛♀️ The Monster Mash Halloween Kids Disco 2025 - The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 17:00 - 19:00 Price: £15.00
🧛♀️ Dust off your best fancy dress costumes and get ready to dance, scream, and play lots of party games as we celebrate the spookiest time of year!
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Wednesday 29th October
▪️Thursday 30th October
🎶 EVENT DETAILS
We'll have a DJ and party games from 5pm - with prizes for best costume, best dancer, best jumper, and more, plus treats (not tricks!) to take home at the end of the night. Costumes are strongly encouraged, so bring your best spooky look! Our kids’ discos are always a hit.
🍗 FOOD INCLUDED
Price includes kids' chicken nugget meal and a juice carton (vegetarian & vegan options available). Food will be available from 5.30pm. Please inform us of any dietary requirements when booking.
🧙♀️ DRESSING UP
Dressing up is encouraged for both children and adults, but not mandatory
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Wednesday 29th October
▪️Thursday 30th October
🎶 EVENT DETAILS
We'll have a DJ and party games from 5pm - with prizes for best costume, best dancer, best jumper, and more, plus treats (not tricks!) to take home at the end of the night. Costumes are strongly encouraged, so bring your best spooky look! Our kids’ discos are always a hit.
🍗 FOOD INCLUDED
Price includes kids' chicken nugget meal and a juice carton (vegetarian & vegan options available). Food will be available from 5.30pm. Please inform us of any dietary requirements when booking.
🧙♀️ DRESSING UP
Dressing up is encouraged for both children and adults, but not mandatory
👨👧👧 PARENTAL SUPERVISION
Parental supervision is essential at all times - Café bar will be open for drinks. Seating available on a first come first serve basis
ℹ️ BOOKING INFORMATION
Your event confirmation email will allow access to the event. Tickets will be checked on arrival
Your event confirmation email will allow access to the event. Tickets will be checked on arrival
All bookings are final, please ensure you are happy with the date and time of your booking before confirming
🅿️ PARKING
Parking us free for this event.
🎟 TICKET COST: £15
Book online now and don’t miss out on the fun!
👾 The Monster March Halloween Trail 2025 - The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 11:00 - 14:00 Price: £3.00
👾 Get ready for some spooky fun this half term on our Monster March Halloween Trail 2025 at The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine.
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Monday 27th October - Friday 31st October
👣 TRAIL TIMES
▪️11am - 12pm
▪️1pm - 2pm
🧛♀️ WHAT TO EXPECT
Mischievous monsters have crept into the Sensory Wildlife Garden and are hiding in all sorts of sneaky spots. Can your little explorers help track them down? Follow the trail, spot all the monsters, and fill in your trail sheet along the way. Once you’ve found them all, come back to claim your prize and a special certificate for your efforts! Come dressed for the weather - and feel free to wear your best Halloween costume for an extra dash of fun! 👻
🎟 TICKET COST: £3 PER CHILD
Advance booking needed.
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Monday 27th October - Friday 31st October
👣 TRAIL TIMES
▪️11am - 12pm
▪️1pm - 2pm
🧛♀️ WHAT TO EXPECT
Mischievous monsters have crept into the Sensory Wildlife Garden and are hiding in all sorts of sneaky spots. Can your little explorers help track them down? Follow the trail, spot all the monsters, and fill in your trail sheet along the way. Once you’ve found them all, come back to claim your prize and a special certificate for your efforts! Come dressed for the weather - and feel free to wear your best Halloween costume for an extra dash of fun! 👻
🎟 TICKET COST: £3 PER CHILD
Advance booking needed.
🎃 Pick a Pumpkin Family Fun 2025 - Barnwell Nursery, Ridgemont
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 15:00
🎃 Pick-A-Pumpkin, Half-Term Fun for the Whole Family at Barnwell Nursery in Ridgemont.
🗓 2025 DATES
Monday 27th – Friday 31st October (School Half Term)
🕒 SESSIONS
▪️10am–12pm or 1pm–3pm
👻 WHAT'S INCLUDED?
🕷 1 Pumpkin per child
🕷 Pumpkin carving
🕷 Face painting
🕷 Spook-tacular Halloween games
🕷 Photo opportunities to capture the memories
🕷 Best costume prize
☕ FOOD & DRINK TO PURCHASE
Our café will be open, serving tasty food plus hot & cold drinks.
🎫 BOOKING ESSENTIAL
▪️£12.50 per child (includes all activities) — Adults go FREE!
▪️Reserve your spot for free on Eventbrite and pay on the day (cash or card).
🅿️ PARKING
Limited parking — booking in advance is essential.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 07445590567
🗓 2025 DATES
Monday 27th – Friday 31st October (School Half Term)
🕒 SESSIONS
▪️10am–12pm or 1pm–3pm
👻 WHAT'S INCLUDED?
🕷 1 Pumpkin per child
🕷 Pumpkin carving
🕷 Face painting
🕷 Spook-tacular Halloween games
🕷 Photo opportunities to capture the memories
🕷 Best costume prize
☕ FOOD & DRINK TO PURCHASE
Our café will be open, serving tasty food plus hot & cold drinks.
🎫 BOOKING ESSENTIAL
▪️£12.50 per child (includes all activities) — Adults go FREE!
▪️Reserve your spot for free on Eventbrite and pay on the day (cash or card).
🅿️ PARKING
Limited parking — booking in advance is essential.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 07445590567
🐊 The Wicked Wood 2025 (includes zoo entry) - Johnsons Of Old Hurst, Huntingdon
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
🧙♀️ Get ready for ‘The Wicked Witch’s Wood’ this Halloween at Johnsons Zoo in Huntingdon. Join us for a family-friendly adventure full of magical mischief, sweet surprises and plenty of Halloween fun!
🗓 2025 DATES & TIME
▪️From 29th October – 1st November ▪️10am–5pm
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adults: £5.50
▪️Children: £4.50
(Price includes zoo entry!)
There is no pre-booking, just pay on the gate!
👀 WHATSUP BEDFORDSHIRE BLOG BELOW:
🗓 2025 DATES & TIME
▪️From 29th October – 1st November ▪️10am–5pm
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adults: £5.50
▪️Children: £4.50
(Price includes zoo entry!)
There is no pre-booking, just pay on the gate!
👀 WHATSUP BEDFORDSHIRE BLOG BELOW:
🦁 WHAT ANIMALS WILL I SEE?
The zoo proudly house's over 100 fascinating animals, from majestic African Lions to delightful sloth bears, a racoon dog, skunk, otters, a bob cat, wallabies, rabbits, meerkats and many more.
🌴 TROPICAL HOUSE
Inside the warm Tropical house you will find crocodiles, turtles, fish & snakes surrounded by palm trees.
(The Whatsup Bedfordshire family loved this!)
🛝 FUN FOR THE KIDS
You will find an outdoor play area with a climing frame, swings, slide and bouncers. You will also find a tranquil circular woodland walk. Keep a look out for Peacocks roaming around near the Steak House!
🐶 DOGS
Dogs are welcome too!
😋 FOOD & DRINK
Onsite your can visit:
▪️The Steakhouse
(Open Wednesday - Sunday)
▪️The Tea Room
▪️Farm Shop
(Please check the website via the event link opening times)
🚫 PICNICS
Please be aware pinics are not allowed.
♿️ IS THE ZOO ACCESSIABLE?
(Whatsup Bedfordshire advice)
The parking is on gravel stones so this maybe hard to navigate a wheelchair. Although it does mention on the website that you can park infront of the Farm Shop which is tarmac ideal for wheelchair users. The farm shop, Steak House & Tea room are accessible. On a winter day you may find the zoo area paths are muddy, with some gravel paths and grass, so it maybe hard to push a wheelchair in places. There is a wooden slat ramp to the Tropical house.
🚻 Accessible toilets - Accessible toilets are available in both the Steakhouse and Tea room.
🎟 NO BOOKING REQUIRED, JUST PAY ON THE GATE BY CASH OR CARD!
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01487 824658
Dogs are welcome too!
😋 FOOD & DRINK
Onsite your can visit:
▪️The Steakhouse
(Open Wednesday - Sunday)
▪️The Tea Room
▪️Farm Shop
(Please check the website via the event link opening times)
🚫 PICNICS
Please be aware pinics are not allowed.
♿️ IS THE ZOO ACCESSIABLE?
(Whatsup Bedfordshire advice)
The parking is on gravel stones so this maybe hard to navigate a wheelchair. Although it does mention on the website that you can park infront of the Farm Shop which is tarmac ideal for wheelchair users. The farm shop, Steak House & Tea room are accessible. On a winter day you may find the zoo area paths are muddy, with some gravel paths and grass, so it maybe hard to push a wheelchair in places. There is a wooden slat ramp to the Tropical house.
🚻 Accessible toilets - Accessible toilets are available in both the Steakhouse and Tea room.
🎟 NO BOOKING REQUIRED, JUST PAY ON THE GATE BY CASH OR CARD!
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01487 824658
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🤹♂️ Cirquoise Halloween Spooktacular Circus Show 2025 - Frosts Garden Centre, Woburn Sands
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 18:00
🎪 Brand NEW Cirquoise Halloween Spooktacular Circus Show for 2025 at Frosts in Woburn Sands.
ℹ️ ABOUT
Frosts are thrilled to welcome back the eerie and enchanting Cirquoise Spooktacular to Woburn Sands this autumn. Step into a spellbinding, Halloween-inspired world with a thrilling hour of circus mischief, jaw-dropping stunts, and mysterious new acts for 2025 that will leave the whole family gasping in delight!
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 25th October: 10am & 2:30pm
▪️Sunday 26th October: 10:30am & 3:30pm
▪️Monday 27th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Tuesday 28th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Wednesday 29th October: 10am & 3pm
▪️Thursday 30th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Friday 31st October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Saturday 1st November: 10am & 3pm
▪️Sunday 2nd November: 10:30am & 3:30pm
Daily Shows: Lasting one hour
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£8.99 per person
▪️Under 18 months free)
ℹ️ FROST GARDEN CENTRE CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01908 583511
ℹ️ ABOUT
Frosts are thrilled to welcome back the eerie and enchanting Cirquoise Spooktacular to Woburn Sands this autumn. Step into a spellbinding, Halloween-inspired world with a thrilling hour of circus mischief, jaw-dropping stunts, and mysterious new acts for 2025 that will leave the whole family gasping in delight!
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 25th October: 10am & 2:30pm
▪️Sunday 26th October: 10:30am & 3:30pm
▪️Monday 27th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Tuesday 28th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Wednesday 29th October: 10am & 3pm
▪️Thursday 30th October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Friday 31st October: 10am, 2:30pm & 5pm
▪️Saturday 1st November: 10am & 3pm
▪️Sunday 2nd November: 10:30am & 3:30pm
Daily Shows: Lasting one hour
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£8.99 per person
▪️Under 18 months free)
ℹ️ FROST GARDEN CENTRE CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01908 583511
👣 Halloween Themed Walk 2025 - Rushmere Country Park
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 15:00 Price: £4.00
👣 Bring your young ones and come for a halloween- themed walk in nature with our half term trail 2025 at Rushmere Country Park.
🎃 EVENT DETAILS
Come and take a walk in the park and find our painted pumpkins with a treat at the end. Starting on the 25th October 2025 - 2nd November 2025. Pop in to the visitor centre to pick up your trail sheet.
🗺 TRAIL SHEET COST: £4
🅿️ PARKING
Parking charges apply.
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 01525 234260
🎃 EVENT DETAILS
Come and take a walk in the park and find our painted pumpkins with a treat at the end. Starting on the 25th October 2025 - 2nd November 2025. Pop in to the visitor centre to pick up your trail sheet.
🗺 TRAIL SHEET COST: £4
🅿️ PARKING
Parking charges apply.
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 01525 234260
🌳 Halloween Story Trail 2025 - Great Ampthill Park
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
🎃 Join us for our Halloween Story Trail in Ampthill park from Thursday 30th October - Sunday 2nd November 2025.
👀 DETAILS
Read the story together, collect the clues, and enjoy some fun family time together.
This is a self guided trail suitable for families with children aged 6 and under. (don't forget sensible shoes and a pen).
🗺 WHERE TO COLLECT YOUR MAP:
Collect your maps from council offices during opening time, or on the outside of the 'green building' in the Central carpark by the The Coffee Lodge Ampthill.
ℹ️ Alternatively contact:
community@ampthill-tc.gov.uk
for a digital map, and any queries.
🕙 COUNCIL OFFICE OPENING TIMES:
▪️Monday: 10 am–4 pm
▪️Tuesday:10 am–4 pm
▪️Wednesday: 10 am–4 pm
▪️Thursday: 10 am–4 pm
▪️Friday: 10 am–12 pm
▪️Saturday: Closed
▪️Sunday: Closed
👀 DETAILS
Read the story together, collect the clues, and enjoy some fun family time together.
This is a self guided trail suitable for families with children aged 6 and under. (don't forget sensible shoes and a pen).
🗺 WHERE TO COLLECT YOUR MAP:
Collect your maps from council offices during opening time, or on the outside of the 'green building' in the Central carpark by the The Coffee Lodge Ampthill.
ℹ️ Alternatively contact:
community@ampthill-tc.gov.uk
for a digital map, and any queries.
🕙 COUNCIL OFFICE OPENING TIMES:
▪️Monday: 10 am–4 pm
▪️Tuesday:10 am–4 pm
▪️Wednesday: 10 am–4 pm
▪️Thursday: 10 am–4 pm
▪️Friday: 10 am–12 pm
▪️Saturday: Closed
▪️Sunday: Closed
👥 Shadow Puppet Workshop For Kids - The Higgins, Bedford
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 11:15 - 15:15
👥 Join Kaye Leidoskope for a shadow puppet making workshop. You will design and create your own shadow puppet and explore how to use it in a shadow box theatre.
▪️AGES: 5 - 12
🕦 SESSION TIMES:
▪️AGES: 5 - 12
🕦 SESSION TIMES:
11:15pm, 12:45pm, 2:15pm
ℹ️ ABOUT
All workshops last for an hour. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Younger children may need more support from their adult. Adults do not need to book a space.
To book a place on all holiday activities book online or call the Box Office on 01234 718044 (open Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm).
🎟 TICKET COST: £5.50
Use promotional code HIGGINS30 to avoid paying a transaction fee.
🐰 Free - My Pet Pals Workshop (October 2025) - Pets at Home, Bedford
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 14:00 - 14:45
🐰 Join us this October 2025 for some free Halloween family fun at our My Pet Pals workshops in Bedford. Learn all about our pets and their diets, with spooky-themed activities to entertain the whole family.
▪️AGE: Recommended for children aged 4 and up.
🎃 EVENT DETAILS
Come along for some Halloween fun and discover the gruesome things our pets love to eat. Get creative with your own pumpkin stencil design and enjoy meeting some of our in-store pets.
▪️AGE: Recommended for children aged 4 and up.
🎃 EVENT DETAILS
Come along for some Halloween fun and discover the gruesome things our pets love to eat. Get creative with your own pumpkin stencil design and enjoy meeting some of our in-store pets.
Our My Pet Pals workshops are a fantastic way to teach children how rewarding pets can be and how to care for them responsibly. With a hands-on approach to pet care, these sessions help ensure both you and your children are clued up on pet welfare and responsible pet ownership—leaving everyone feeling confident and inspired.
🎃 EACH CHILD WILL RECEIVE
✅️ Fun activity sheets
✅️ A My Pet Pals certificate
✅️ The chance to meet some of our wonderful animals. All for FREE!
We can’t wait to see you there - come join the fun!
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 25th October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
▪️Sunday 26th October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
▪️Monday 27th October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
▪️Tuesday 28th October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
▪️Wednesday 29th October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
▪️Monday 27th October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
▪️Tuesday 28th October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
▪️Wednesday 29th October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
▪️Thursday 30th October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
▪️Friday 31st October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
🎟 TICKET COST: FREE
Spaces are limited you can book your free space via the event link.
▪️Friday 31st October: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
🎟 TICKET COST: FREE
Spaces are limited you can book your free space via the event link.
🎃 Halloween at Wrest Park 2025 - Silsoe
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
👻 Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Wrest Park, Silsoe this half-term 2025.
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Sat 25 Oct - Sun 2 Nov 2025
▪️10am - 5pm
🎃 WHAT TO EXPECT
Follow the quest to solve creepy clues and gather round to listen to spooky stories.
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Sat 25 Oct - Sun 2 Nov 2025
▪️10am - 5pm
🎃 WHAT TO EXPECT
Follow the quest to solve creepy clues and gather round to listen to spooky stories.
There’s plenty to keep your little monsters entertained at Wrest Park this Halloween. Learn how to fend off vampires, zombies and werewolves, join in with silly games and sign up for spooky sword school. Plus, join the storyteller to uncover eerie tales from local folklore.
🎟 TICKET COST (ONLINE):
▪️Free for English Heritage members
▪️Adult: £15.90
▪️Child (5-17) : £10.00
▪️Under 5: Free
▪️Senior: £14
▪️Student: £14
▪️1 Adult & up to 3 children: £25.90
▪️2 Adults & up to 3 children: £41.80
▪️Essential Companion: Free
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 03703331181
🎟 TICKET COST (ONLINE):
▪️Free for English Heritage members
▪️Adult: £15.90
▪️Child (5-17) : £10.00
▪️Under 5: Free
▪️Senior: £14
▪️Student: £14
▪️1 Adult & up to 3 children: £25.90
▪️2 Adults & up to 3 children: £41.80
▪️Essential Companion: Free
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 03703331181
😱 The Howl Scare Maze 2025 - Mead Open Farm, Leighton Buzzard
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 18:00 - 23:00
😱 We’re not just a scream park — We’re a MULTI AWARD-WINNING SCREAM PARK. Back this 2025 at Mead Open Farm in Leighton Buzzard. Grab your crew, bring your nerve, and get ready!
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️17th - 19th October
▪️24th - 26th October
▪️28th October - 1st November
🕕 TIMES
Gates open at 6pm with the haunts opening at 6.30pm. Site closes at 11pm.
▪️AGES:
Attendance to The Howl is age restricted. Anyone aged 12-15 years of age will only be permitted entry onto the site and in any attractions if they are with someone 16 or older. Anyone aged 16 or older will be allowed to enter the sites and mazes unsupervised. No one ages 11 or under will be permitted entry.
WHAT TO EXPECT
💀 Award-winning haunts (New haunt for 2025)
🎪 Brand new twisted new circus show
🩸 Award-winning street theatre
🎶 Live music & DJs
🍔 Street food & Bars
🔥 A buzzing festival energy from start to finish
WHAT HAUNTS?
🩸 Shriek Easy
🩸 Red
🩸 Howl Valley High
🩸 Noxious Alley
🩸 The Full Moon Manor
🩸 The Shed
🩸 Squeakers Yard
🎟 TICKET COST: From £36.95
Use discount code HOWLSAVE2 to save £2 online.
🎟 CARER TICKET
Visitors with additional needs are entitled to one free carer ticket, provided they can show proof of requirement with one of the following:
▪️Blue Badge
▪️Access Card with queueing symbol
▪️A headed letter from GP or Consultant (dated within the last 6 months) confirming the inability queue
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️17th - 19th October
▪️24th - 26th October
▪️28th October - 1st November
🕕 TIMES
Gates open at 6pm with the haunts opening at 6.30pm. Site closes at 11pm.
▪️AGES:
Attendance to The Howl is age restricted. Anyone aged 12-15 years of age will only be permitted entry onto the site and in any attractions if they are with someone 16 or older. Anyone aged 16 or older will be allowed to enter the sites and mazes unsupervised. No one ages 11 or under will be permitted entry.
WHAT TO EXPECT
💀 Award-winning haunts (New haunt for 2025)
🎪 Brand new twisted new circus show
🩸 Award-winning street theatre
🎶 Live music & DJs
🍔 Street food & Bars
🔥 A buzzing festival energy from start to finish
WHAT HAUNTS?
🩸 Shriek Easy
🩸 Red
🩸 Howl Valley High
🩸 Noxious Alley
🩸 The Full Moon Manor
🩸 The Shed
🩸 Squeakers Yard
🎟 TICKET COST: From £36.95
Use discount code HOWLSAVE2 to save £2 online.
🎟 CARER TICKET
Visitors with additional needs are entitled to one free carer ticket, provided they can show proof of requirement with one of the following:
▪️Blue Badge
▪️Access Card with queueing symbol
▪️A headed letter from GP or Consultant (dated within the last 6 months) confirming the inability queue
Whichever ticket you book for yourself, your carer’s ticket will mirror this.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
Unfortunately, our haunts are not accessible with a wheelchair or mobility scooters.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
Unfortunately, our haunts are not accessible with a wheelchair or mobility scooters.
🛡 October Adventures 2025 - Dunstable Downs
Time: 10:30 - 16:00
🛡 Put your knightly skills into action this October half term 2025 at Dunstable Downs.
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️25 Oct – 2 Nov
▪️10:30am – 4:00pm (last entry 3:30pm)
⚔️ ABOUT
A dragon has stolen the king’s jewels and is hiding them in its cave! Can you craft your sword and retrieve the treasure to save the kingdom? Sword craft & adventure included.
✨For an alternative trail option, we also have themed sensory bags, a sensory trail, and spotter sheets to ensure everyone can join in the adventure!
🐾 DOGS
Well behaved dogs are welcome on leads.
🅿️ PARKING
Parking charges may apply
🎟 ENTRY COST: £3 PER CHILD PER TRAIL
No booking required
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 500920
📧 Email:dunstabledowns@nationaltrust.org.uk
📸 National Trust Images/Steve Haywood, David Lander
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️25 Oct – 2 Nov
▪️10:30am – 4:00pm (last entry 3:30pm)
⚔️ ABOUT
A dragon has stolen the king’s jewels and is hiding them in its cave! Can you craft your sword and retrieve the treasure to save the kingdom? Sword craft & adventure included.
✨For an alternative trail option, we also have themed sensory bags, a sensory trail, and spotter sheets to ensure everyone can join in the adventure!
🐾 DOGS
Well behaved dogs are welcome on leads.
🅿️ PARKING
Parking charges may apply
🎟 ENTRY COST: £3 PER CHILD PER TRAIL
No booking required
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 500920
📧 Email:dunstabledowns@nationaltrust.org.uk
📸 National Trust Images/Steve Haywood, David Lander
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💀 Haunted Half Term 2025 - Whaddesdon Manor
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
👻 Join us for a spooky trail and more family fun with our haunted half-term this October 2025 at Waddesdon Manor. From 25 October until 2 November, 2025 children get free entry to the house and grounds at Waddesdon!
🗓 2025 DATES:
▪️25th October - 2nd November 2025
▪️Closed 27th & 28th October 2025
💀 EVENT DETAILS
Take part in our Skeleton Trail where Little and Big Adventurers alike have word puzzles to solve! Once you’ve got your answers, head to the Stables Shop with your trail sheet to collect your prize. Visit the Skull Shack (also known as the Conservation Hub), where skeletons are hard at work and mysterious boxes are waiting to be uncovered… Can you guess what’s inside?
⭐️ Spooky outdoor trail with a prize at the end
⭐️ Visit the Skull Shack (also known as the Conservation Hub)
⭐️ Enjoy delicious treats
⭐️ Play in the Woodland Playground
⭐️ Option to add House tickets or a Spooky Afternoon Tea
ℹ️ Outdoor Trail information
£3.50 per trail (we recommend one trail per child). Take part in our Skeleton Trail where Little and Big Adventurers alike have word puzzles to solve! Once you’ve got your answers, head to the Stables Shop with your trail sheet to collect your prize.
🗺 Where can I get my trail sheets from?
Trail sheets are available from the Welcome Pavilion or Visitor Information. The trail runs from 10am – 4pm, last trail entry is 3.30pm and prizes are available to collect until 4pm.
Advance booking recommended.
💀 Skull Shack
Visit the Skull Shack (also known as the Conservation Hub), where skeletons are hard at work and mysterious boxes are waiting to be uncovered… Can you guess what’s inside?
You’ll also have the chance to meet some creepy crawlies and learn about the different species that live in and around Waddesdon, as well as using a microscope to see the beauty of nature.
🎃 Pick a Pumpkin
Pumpkins are available outside the Skull Shack from Oct 22, 2025 while supplies last. Grown at the gardens at Eythrope, they’re perfect for carving or decorating. Suggested donation: 50p for small pumpkins or £1 for large pumpkins.
🗓 2025 DATES:
▪️25th October - 2nd November 2025
▪️Closed 27th & 28th October 2025
💀 EVENT DETAILS
Take part in our Skeleton Trail where Little and Big Adventurers alike have word puzzles to solve! Once you’ve got your answers, head to the Stables Shop with your trail sheet to collect your prize. Visit the Skull Shack (also known as the Conservation Hub), where skeletons are hard at work and mysterious boxes are waiting to be uncovered… Can you guess what’s inside?
⭐️ Spooky outdoor trail with a prize at the end
⭐️ Visit the Skull Shack (also known as the Conservation Hub)
⭐️ Enjoy delicious treats
⭐️ Play in the Woodland Playground
⭐️ Option to add House tickets or a Spooky Afternoon Tea
ℹ️ Outdoor Trail information
£3.50 per trail (we recommend one trail per child). Take part in our Skeleton Trail where Little and Big Adventurers alike have word puzzles to solve! Once you’ve got your answers, head to the Stables Shop with your trail sheet to collect your prize.
🗺 Where can I get my trail sheets from?
Trail sheets are available from the Welcome Pavilion or Visitor Information. The trail runs from 10am – 4pm, last trail entry is 3.30pm and prizes are available to collect until 4pm.
Advance booking recommended.
💀 Skull Shack
Visit the Skull Shack (also known as the Conservation Hub), where skeletons are hard at work and mysterious boxes are waiting to be uncovered… Can you guess what’s inside?
You’ll also have the chance to meet some creepy crawlies and learn about the different species that live in and around Waddesdon, as well as using a microscope to see the beauty of nature.
🎃 Pick a Pumpkin
Pumpkins are available outside the Skull Shack from Oct 22, 2025 while supplies last. Grown at the gardens at Eythrope, they’re perfect for carving or decorating. Suggested donation: 50p for small pumpkins or £1 for large pumpkins.
What's included in your ticket?
✅️ Grounds Admission
✅️ Trail booklet
✅️ Prize at end of trail
🚫 House Admission
🚫 Shuttle Bus tickets
♿️ Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible but ground can be slightly uneven in places.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Aged 18 +: £14.00
▪️Child: Aged 5 - 17: £3.50
▪️Infant Aged 0 - 4: £3.50
▪️National Trust - Adult: Free
▪️National Trust - Child: £3.50
▪️Art Fund Member: Free
▪️Historic House Member: Free
▪️RHS Member: Free
▪️Essential Companion: Free
▪️Local Resident - Adult: Free
▪️Local Resident - Child: £3.50
🏛 Adult House Admission: From £13.00
(Free for under 17 & National Trust Members)
🚍 Shuttle Admission from: £2.50
🏚 Halloween in the House 2025 (National Trust) - Wimpole Estate
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 15:30
🕷 Stand beneath the spider stairwell, draped with cobwebs and clinging creatures, look on at the frightful feast laid out in the dining room, and follow the woodcutter trail along the Long Gallery this spooky season. Those brave enough to venture into the basement will find flickering candlelight casting dancing shadows on the walls.
🗓 2025 DATES:
▪️15th October - 2nd November 2025
🕘 2025 OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER TIMES:
▪️Halloween in the House: 12pm - 3.30pm
▪️Vistors Welcome: 9:30am - 4pm
▪️Hall: 12pm - 3.30pm
▪️Garden: 9:30am - 5pm
▪️Home Farm & Play area: 10:30am - 3:30pm
▪️Cafe: 10:30am - 4pm
▪️Car park times: 9am - 6pm
🐷 PIG FEEDING:
Watch our farm team distribute food amongst the pens and see the pigs use their snouts to root through the fresh straw and soil to find their meals. This method discourages food hogging and ensures every pig gets their fair share as well as encouraging their natural eating behaviours:
▪️11:15am - 11:30pm
▪️14:15pm - 14:30pm
♿️ Accessibility
Our stair climber for the Hall is available to pre-booked before your visit. To book please call: 01223206000 or email wimpolehall@nationaltrust.org.uk
🎟 TICKET COST:
(Free entry to the Halloween event but normal admission applies). Free entry to National Trust Members.
🌳 Gardens & Parkland
▪️Adult (18+): £11.00 / £10.00
▪️Child (5-17): £5.50/£5.00
▪️Under 5s: free
▪️Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children):
£27.50 /£25.00
▪️One parent family: £16.50 / £15.00
🏛 Whole Estate
▪️Adult: (18+): £22.00 / £20.00
▪️Child (5-17): £11.00 / £10.00
▪️Under 5s: Free
▪️Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children):
£55.00 / £50.00
▪️One parent family: £33.00 / £30.00
ℹ️ PAY ON THE DAY
Free entry for National Trust members. There is no pre-booking system in place for daytime admission, just show your membership card or pay for your entry on arrival.
*The Whole Estate ticket includes access to the Hall, Gardens, Park and Farm.
🗓 2025 DATES:
▪️15th October - 2nd November 2025
🕘 2025 OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER TIMES:
▪️Halloween in the House: 12pm - 3.30pm
▪️Vistors Welcome: 9:30am - 4pm
▪️Hall: 12pm - 3.30pm
▪️Garden: 9:30am - 5pm
▪️Home Farm & Play area: 10:30am - 3:30pm
▪️Cafe: 10:30am - 4pm
▪️Car park times: 9am - 6pm
🐷 PIG FEEDING:
Watch our farm team distribute food amongst the pens and see the pigs use their snouts to root through the fresh straw and soil to find their meals. This method discourages food hogging and ensures every pig gets their fair share as well as encouraging their natural eating behaviours:
▪️11:15am - 11:30pm
▪️14:15pm - 14:30pm
♿️ Accessibility
Our stair climber for the Hall is available to pre-booked before your visit. To book please call: 01223206000 or email wimpolehall@nationaltrust.org.uk
🎟 TICKET COST:
(Free entry to the Halloween event but normal admission applies). Free entry to National Trust Members.
🌳 Gardens & Parkland
▪️Adult (18+): £11.00 / £10.00
▪️Child (5-17): £5.50/£5.00
▪️Under 5s: free
▪️Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children):
£27.50 /£25.00
▪️One parent family: £16.50 / £15.00
🏛 Whole Estate
▪️Adult: (18+): £22.00 / £20.00
▪️Child (5-17): £11.00 / £10.00
▪️Under 5s: Free
▪️Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children):
£55.00 / £50.00
▪️One parent family: £33.00 / £30.00
ℹ️ PAY ON THE DAY
Free entry for National Trust members. There is no pre-booking system in place for daytime admission, just show your membership card or pay for your entry on arrival.
*The Whole Estate ticket includes access to the Hall, Gardens, Park and Farm.
🦔 Woodland Friends Trail 2025 - RSPB The Lodge
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
🍂 Embrace the Magic of Autumn and enjoy a walk through the woods to the gardens, but who will you choose to help: badger, hedgehog or maybe both?
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️15th October - 2nd November
▪️Excluding 26th & 28th October
ℹ️ DETAILS
Pick up a mini-map book from the Welcome Hut or Shop (£2) and set off to follow the signs and choose which way to go. It comes with a certificate!
♿️ 🚻 FACILITIES
https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/the-lodge/facilities
🅿️ PARKING
▪️£7.50
▪️RSPB Members: Free
💷 COST: £2.00
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️15th October - 2nd November
▪️Excluding 26th & 28th October
ℹ️ DETAILS
Pick up a mini-map book from the Welcome Hut or Shop (£2) and set off to follow the signs and choose which way to go. It comes with a certificate!
♿️ 🚻 FACILITIES
https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/the-lodge/facilities
🅿️ PARKING
▪️£7.50
▪️RSPB Members: Free
💷 COST: £2.00
🧙♀️ Witches & Wizards Week 2025 - Hatfield House
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 11:00 - 19:00
🧙♂️ Calling all witches, wizards, and magical creatures! This October half-term, Hatfield Park invites you to dust off your broomsticks and join us for a spook-tacular adventure at Witches & Wizards Week! From haunted forests to wicked workshops, this is a family-friendly event you won’t want to miss.
🗓 2025 DATES:
▪️25th October - 2nd November
🌳 Haunted Forest Walk: 11am - 5pm
Venture deep into the Haunted Forest, where things go bump in the night (and day)! As you walk through the eerie woods, discover bewitching creatures, magical scenes, and ghostly surprises. Created from recycled materials by one of our talented Park and Gardens Team, this year’s forest is spookier than ever before.
🌛 New late sessions for 2025: 5pm - 7pm
Are you brave enough to face the Haunted Forest after dark? Put your wellies on and find out in our spookier late sessions. From 5pm until 7pm (last entry 6pm). The Haunted Forest is included with your Hatfield Park ticket and will be open throughout Witches & Wizards Week.
📽 Spooky Cinema Club
From Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October, enjoy frightening, family-friendly favourites including Goosebumps (2015) on 27th October, The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) on 28th October, Coraline (2009) on 29th October, Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) on 30th October, and ParaNorman (2012) on 31st October.
Each film will be screened at 12pm and 3pm.
Free entry.
🧹 Witches & Wizards Broomstick-Crafting Workshop
Step into the spellbinding world of broomstick-crafting! From Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd November Witches and Wizards of all ages are invited to take flight in this hands-on workshop. Step into the Motor House and craft magical creations from wooden sticks and string—no wand required. Whether you’re a seasoned sorcerer or just starting out, this workshop promises a bewitching blend of creativity and wicked fun.
The workshop runs from 11am – 4pm.
Each Witches & Wizards Week ticket includes access to one workshop. To attend a second workshop, a separate Workshop Only ticket must be purchased.
👑 Wicked Old Palace Tours
From Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd November, uncover spine-tingling tales of Henry VIII and the chilling fate of his many wives in this hauntingly fun, family-friendly tour of Queen Elizabeth I’s childhood home.
Tours will take place at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm.
There will be an £8 supplementary charge for Wicked Old Palace Tours, payable at the Ticket Kiosk on the day.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult: Witches & Wizards week - October Half Term. Price includes entry to Hatfield Park, Woodland Walks and also includes our Motor House Workshop: £16.00
▪️Child: (3-15) Witches & Wizards Week at Hatfield Park. Price includes entry to Hatfield Park, Woodland Walks and also includes our Motor House Workshop: £8.00
🌳 Adult: Park & Woodland Walks Only Ticket:
£9.00
🌳 Child: (3-17) Park & Woodland Walks Only £4.50
🚘 Motor House Workshop Only
Seperate Woodland Walk ticket required for access to Hatfield Park:
£10.00
🅿️ PARKING
The Coach and Car Park is accessed through George’s Gate and is located a few hundred yards on from the Station Lodge entrance, at the mini roundabout with a large Citroen dealership.
There is an access panel at the gate. Simply press ‘Security’ and the gate will be opened remotely for you.
Post code: AL9 5HX
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01707 287 000 (Monday – Friday)
📧 Email: visitors@hatfield-house.co.uk
🗓 2025 DATES:
▪️25th October - 2nd November
🌳 Haunted Forest Walk: 11am - 5pm
Venture deep into the Haunted Forest, where things go bump in the night (and day)! As you walk through the eerie woods, discover bewitching creatures, magical scenes, and ghostly surprises. Created from recycled materials by one of our talented Park and Gardens Team, this year’s forest is spookier than ever before.
🌛 New late sessions for 2025: 5pm - 7pm
Are you brave enough to face the Haunted Forest after dark? Put your wellies on and find out in our spookier late sessions. From 5pm until 7pm (last entry 6pm). The Haunted Forest is included with your Hatfield Park ticket and will be open throughout Witches & Wizards Week.
📽 Spooky Cinema Club
From Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October, enjoy frightening, family-friendly favourites including Goosebumps (2015) on 27th October, The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) on 28th October, Coraline (2009) on 29th October, Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) on 30th October, and ParaNorman (2012) on 31st October.
Each film will be screened at 12pm and 3pm.
Free entry.
🧹 Witches & Wizards Broomstick-Crafting Workshop
Step into the spellbinding world of broomstick-crafting! From Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd November Witches and Wizards of all ages are invited to take flight in this hands-on workshop. Step into the Motor House and craft magical creations from wooden sticks and string—no wand required. Whether you’re a seasoned sorcerer or just starting out, this workshop promises a bewitching blend of creativity and wicked fun.
The workshop runs from 11am – 4pm.
Each Witches & Wizards Week ticket includes access to one workshop. To attend a second workshop, a separate Workshop Only ticket must be purchased.
👑 Wicked Old Palace Tours
From Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd November, uncover spine-tingling tales of Henry VIII and the chilling fate of his many wives in this hauntingly fun, family-friendly tour of Queen Elizabeth I’s childhood home.
Tours will take place at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm.
There will be an £8 supplementary charge for Wicked Old Palace Tours, payable at the Ticket Kiosk on the day.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult: Witches & Wizards week - October Half Term. Price includes entry to Hatfield Park, Woodland Walks and also includes our Motor House Workshop: £16.00
▪️Child: (3-15) Witches & Wizards Week at Hatfield Park. Price includes entry to Hatfield Park, Woodland Walks and also includes our Motor House Workshop: £8.00
🌳 Adult: Park & Woodland Walks Only Ticket:
£9.00
🌳 Child: (3-17) Park & Woodland Walks Only £4.50
🚘 Motor House Workshop Only
Seperate Woodland Walk ticket required for access to Hatfield Park:
£10.00
🅿️ PARKING
The Coach and Car Park is accessed through George’s Gate and is located a few hundred yards on from the Station Lodge entrance, at the mini roundabout with a large Citroen dealership.
There is an access panel at the gate. Simply press ‘Security’ and the gate will be opened remotely for you.
Post code: AL9 5HX
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01707 287 000 (Monday – Friday)
📧 Email: visitors@hatfield-house.co.uk
😱 Halloween Haunt Fest 2025 - Hertfordshire Showground
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 16:30 - 23:00
😱 Halloween Haunt Fest 2025 at Hertfordshire Show Ground. All ticket types include unlimited access to all attractions. Food, drinks and fairground rides are not included in ticket prices.
😱 HAUNTS
▪️The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
▪️The Hertfordshire Witch
▪️EDEN
▪️Winnie the Pooh Blood & Honey
😱 HAUNTS
▪️The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
▪️The Hertfordshire Witch
▪️EDEN
▪️Winnie the Pooh Blood & Honey
▪️AGE: 16+
Halloween Haunt Fest is a recommended 16+ event. Due to the nature of the event and level of scare, the event is not recommended to anyone under the age of 16.
If you are under the age of 16, you must be accompanied by a full-paying adult (18+) throughout the evening, including in attractions.
16-21 year olds must be able to prove their age with a photo ID to enter, unless accompanied by an adult (18+). Proof of ID must be photographic (Passport or Driving License) and photocopies are permitted.
🗓 2025 DATES:
🩸17th Oct - 19th Oct
🩸22nd Oct - 26th Oct
🩸29th Oct - 1st Nov
🕔 TIMES:
Gates open at 16:30 and attractions open at 17:00. We recommend that you arrive at the start of the evening to have enough time to watch our live shows, grab some food & drinks plus enter each scare attraction. All four of our popular attractions may have longer queues at peak times. Please note that the event will close at either 22:30 or 23:00 depending on the date you select, and queue lines may close an hour prior.
🤑 SAVE UP TO 50% OFF ON GROUPON HERE!
🎟 TICKET COST: From £20.00
Unlimited screams, unlimited scares. Enjoy unlimited entry to all attractions on the date of your ticket.
🩸 Standard Plus Ticket
Why wait to be terrified? Includes unlimited entry to all attractions + 1x Fast Track for each attraction on the date of your ticket.
Why wait to be terrified? Includes unlimited entry to all attractions + 1x Fast Track for each attraction on the date of your ticket.
🩸 VIP Ticket
The ultimate nightmare pass. Includes unlimited entry to all attractions + unlimited Fast Track access all night long. No queues, just pure fear.
The ultimate nightmare pass. Includes unlimited entry to all attractions + unlimited Fast Track access all night long. No queues, just pure fear.
🩸 Scaredy Cat Ticket
Not sure you can handle all the scares? This ticket gives you access to the festival site and live entertainment, plus entry into one scare attraction of your choice.
Feeling braver than expected? 😱
You can upgrade on site to unlock full access.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: admin@halloweenhauntfest.com
Not sure you can handle all the scares? This ticket gives you access to the festival site and live entertainment, plus entry into one scare attraction of your choice.
Feeling braver than expected? 😱
You can upgrade on site to unlock full access.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: admin@halloweenhauntfest.com
🍻 Oktoberfest 2025 - The Crooked Crow Bar, Leighton Buzzard
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 20:00 Price: £5.42
🍻 Join us for OKTOBERFEST at The Crooked Crow Bar in Leighton Buzzard on Thursday 30th October 2025.
For 1 night only we'll have German beers on tap, deals on stein's, hot dogs, bar games and live Oompah band, Top Brass!
🎟 TICKET COST:
£5.42 (£5.00 + £0.42 fee)
For 1 night only we'll have German beers on tap, deals on stein's, hot dogs, bar games and live Oompah band, Top Brass!
🎟 TICKET COST:
£5.42 (£5.00 + £0.42 fee)
🌂 Mary Poppins 2025 - Milton Keynes Theatre
Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 19:30 - 22:10
🌂 Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s spectacular production of the classic multi award-winning musical MARY POPPINS is embarking on a UK and Ireland tour and is flying to Milton Keynes Theatre from Wednesday 29 October 2025 for 4 weeks only.
▪️AGE: Age guidance: 7+. Children under the age of 5 will not be admitted into the theatre.
🕑 SHOW LENGTH OF TIME:
2 hours 40 minutes incl. interval
🤩 EVENT DETAILS
Based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film, the story of the World’s favourite nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane is even more magical than ever before featuring dazzling choreography, incredible effects and unforgettable songs.
The timeless score includes the classic songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Jolly Holiday, Step in Time, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Feed the Birds with new songs and additional music and lyrics by the Olivier award-winning British team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
🗓 2025 DATES
Wed 29 Oct - Sat 22 Nov 2025
🕢 TIMES:
▪️Tuesday: 19:30
▪️Wednesday: 14:30 & 19:30
▪️Thursday: 19:30
▪️Friday: 19:30
▪️Saturday: 14:30 & 19:30
▪️Sunday: 14:00
🎟 TICKET COST: From £27.00
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT & BOOKING
Call our Accessibility Assistance line on
03330 095 399. Please note you will need to register for our Access Membership Scheme to book tickets.
▪️AGE: Age guidance: 7+. Children under the age of 5 will not be admitted into the theatre.
🕑 SHOW LENGTH OF TIME:
2 hours 40 minutes incl. interval
🤩 EVENT DETAILS
Based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film, the story of the World’s favourite nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane is even more magical than ever before featuring dazzling choreography, incredible effects and unforgettable songs.
The timeless score includes the classic songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Jolly Holiday, Step in Time, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Feed the Birds with new songs and additional music and lyrics by the Olivier award-winning British team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
🗓 2025 DATES
Wed 29 Oct - Sat 22 Nov 2025
🕢 TIMES:
▪️Tuesday: 19:30
▪️Wednesday: 14:30 & 19:30
▪️Thursday: 19:30
▪️Friday: 19:30
▪️Saturday: 14:30 & 19:30
▪️Sunday: 14:00
🎟 TICKET COST: From £27.00
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT & BOOKING
Call our Accessibility Assistance line on
03330 095 399. Please note you will need to register for our Access Membership Scheme to book tickets.
