🦔 Woodland Friends Trail 2025 - RSPB The Lodge
Monday 27 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
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🦁 Universal Credit Low Cost Whipsnade Zoo tickets 2025!
Monday 27 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.
https://share.toogoodtogo.com/item/699154/
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🔮 The Centre of Hocus Pocus - Herrings Green Farm Cotton End Road Wilstead Bedfordshire MK45 3DT
Monday 27 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
✏️ The BIG Draw at Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton
Monday 27 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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📽 Family Film Club: The Addams Family 2 - The Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton
Monday 27 October 2025
Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Price: £4.00
📽 Join the club! Handpicked titles for the whole family to enjoy, screened at The Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton on Monday 27th October 2025.
🎬 FILM
The Addams Family 2 (PG)
ℹ️ ABOUT
Gomez gets worried that the children have been growing apart from him and Morticia. He decides to go on a family vacation and packs everyone into their haunted camper.
🎟 TICKET COST: £4 or 4 tickets for £12
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100
🎬 FILM
The Addams Family 2 (PG)
ℹ️ ABOUT
Gomez gets worried that the children have been growing apart from him and Morticia. He decides to go on a family vacation and packs everyone into their haunted camper.
🎟 TICKET COST: £4 or 4 tickets for £12
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100
🇬🇭 Arts & Crafts from Ghana - Wardown House, Luton
Monday 27 October 2025
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
🇬🇭 Taking inspiration from the Ghanaian headwear exhibition curated by The Ghana Society.
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Monday 27th October
▪️Tuesday 28th October
🕚 SESSION TIMES:
▪️ 11:15am and 2:15pm
🖍 EVENT DETAILS
Join us in the drawing room at Wardown Museum to explore some arts and crafts from Ghanaian Culture.
▪️AGE: Suitable for ages 3 - 7 years
✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED - FREE
Free (drop in)
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Monday 27th October
▪️Tuesday 28th October
🕚 SESSION TIMES:
▪️ 11:15am and 2:15pm
🖍 EVENT DETAILS
Join us in the drawing room at Wardown Museum to explore some arts and crafts from Ghanaian Culture.
▪️AGE: Suitable for ages 3 - 7 years
✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED - FREE
Free (drop in)
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100
🎡 Unlimited Fun Park, October 2025 - Willen Lake, Milton Keynes
Monday 27 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 20:45
🎡 Milton Keynes you asked so we’re back!!!
Unlimited funpark returns to Willen lake
It’s Milton Keynes best value funfair
Pay once price for unlimited rides!!!!
🗓 OCTOBER 2025 DATES
▪️Saturday 18th October - Sunday 28th October
🕛 CHOOSE A SESSION SLOT
🗓Saturday & Sunday
▪️12pm - 2.45pm
▪️3pm - 5.45pm
▪️6pm - 8.45pm
🗓 20th - 24th October
▪️4pm - 8pm (Double sessions)
🗓 27th & 28th October
▪️12pm - 2.45pm
▪️3pm - 5.45pm
▪️6pm - 8.45pm
👨👩👧👦 FOR ALL AGES
With adult rides - children’s rides and stalls with prizes there’s something for the whole family to enjoy…
🎟 TICKET COST - ADVANCE BOOKING
(Unlimited rides)
▪️£17.99 mega band - (over 1m tall)
▪️£12.99 children’s band (under 1m tall)
▪️£2 Spectator band (no rides)
▪️Under 2 years old free entry
📍LOCATION
Located at willen lake car park (behind lakeside pub) Brick hill street Milton Keynes MK150DS
Unlimited funpark returns to Willen lake
It’s Milton Keynes best value funfair
Pay once price for unlimited rides!!!!
🗓 OCTOBER 2025 DATES
▪️Saturday 18th October - Sunday 28th October
🕛 CHOOSE A SESSION SLOT
🗓Saturday & Sunday
▪️12pm - 2.45pm
▪️3pm - 5.45pm
▪️6pm - 8.45pm
🗓 20th - 24th October
▪️4pm - 8pm (Double sessions)
🗓 27th & 28th October
▪️12pm - 2.45pm
▪️3pm - 5.45pm
▪️6pm - 8.45pm
👨👩👧👦 FOR ALL AGES
With adult rides - children’s rides and stalls with prizes there’s something for the whole family to enjoy…
🎟 TICKET COST - ADVANCE BOOKING
(Unlimited rides)
▪️£17.99 mega band - (over 1m tall)
▪️£12.99 children’s band (under 1m tall)
▪️£2 Spectator band (no rides)
▪️Under 2 years old free entry
📍LOCATION
Located at willen lake car park (behind lakeside pub) Brick hill street Milton Keynes MK150DS
🎃 Secret Pumpkin PYO 2025 - The Secret Farm, Moggerhanger
Monday 27 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
🕷 Halloween Haunt 2025 - Wicksteed Park
Monday 27 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.
🐭 Free Halloween Park Explorer Trail 2025 - Leighton Buzzard
Monday 27 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!
🧙♀️ Jordans School of Magic 3D Halloween Trail 2025 - Jordans Mill
Monday 27 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
Monday 27 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 March Halloween Trail 2025 - The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine
Monday 27 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
Monday 27 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
🤹♂️ Cirquoise Halloween Spooktacular Circus Show 2025 - Frosts Garden Centre, Woburn Sands
Monday 27 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
Monday 27 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
🐰 Free - My Pet Pals Workshop (October 2025) - Pets at Home, Bedford
Monday 27 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
Monday 27 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
🛡 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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🏚 Halloween in the House 2025 (National Trust) - Wimpole Estate
Monday 27 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.
🧙♀️ Witches & Wizards Week 2025 - Hatfield House
Monday 27 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
