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🌳 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
🎃 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
🛡 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
🦁 Universal Credit Low Cost Whipsnade Zoo tickets 2025!
Friday 31 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 Wilstead
Friday 31 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
🧛♂️ Kids Halloween Party 2025 - Wilstead Village Hall
Friday 31 October 2025
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
🧛♂️ Kids Halloween Party at Wilstead Village Hall on 31st October 2025. Limited spaces !! Don't ghost this one , they might dissappear!
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
🕷 Lots of Fun games/activities
🕷 Decorating your own cookie monster
🕷 Unlimited food buffet and drinks, including adults
🕷 £10 prize for scariest outfit ! Boy/girl
🕷 Music
🕷 Goody bag on departure
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£10 per child
▪️Adults free
▪️4 children: £30
▪️5 children: £35
👻 PRE-BOOKINGS ONLY
Message me if you would like to book. Please may I ask for the children's name once paid so I can add them on the guest halloween party list thank you.
📲 WhatsApp: 07743711070
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
🕷 Lots of Fun games/activities
🕷 Decorating your own cookie monster
🕷 Unlimited food buffet and drinks, including adults
🕷 £10 prize for scariest outfit ! Boy/girl
🕷 Music
🕷 Goody bag on departure
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£10 per child
▪️Adults free
▪️4 children: £30
▪️5 children: £35
👻 PRE-BOOKINGS ONLY
Message me if you would like to book. Please may I ask for the children's name once paid so I can add them on the guest halloween party list thank you.
📲 WhatsApp: 07743711070
🎃 Pumpkin Party 2025 - Quadrant Shopping Centre, Dunstable
Friday 31 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 14:00
🎃🕸️ Get ready for a spook-tacular time in the Quadrant Centre, Dunstable for a Pumpkin Party on October 31st, 2025.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Bring the whole family for a day of tricks, treats & spooky surprises — all FREE!
🎯 Pumpkin Hunt
🕺 Silent Disco
🎭 Pumpkin Parade (costumes encouraged!)
🎨 Creepy Crafts & Family Games
… and so much more!
📸 Don’t forget to tag us in your fang-tastic pics!
WHAT TO EXPECT
Bring the whole family for a day of tricks, treats & spooky surprises — all FREE!
🎯 Pumpkin Hunt
🕺 Silent Disco
🎭 Pumpkin Parade (costumes encouraged!)
🎨 Creepy Crafts & Family Games
… and so much more!
📸 Don’t forget to tag us in your fang-tastic pics!
🧙♀️ Free Halloween Trail 2025 - Houghton Hall Park
Friday 31 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 15:00
🎃 Free Halloween Trail on Friday 31st October 2025 at Houghton Hall Park, Houghton Regis.
🎃 WHAT TO EXPECT
Get ready for a fang-tastic FREE family day out! Join us for spooky fun, magical activities, and plenty of Halloween surprises...
🎨 Face Painting – Become a ghoul, ghost, or pumpkin!
⚗️ Potion Making – Bubble, bubble, toil & trouble!
📚 Story Time – Gather round for spine-tingling tales...
👻 Ghostbuster Training – Suit up and bust some ghosts!
💥 No tricks – just treats!
Come along, dress up for fancy dress competitions, and make Halloween unforgettable.
🎃 WHAT TO EXPECT
Get ready for a fang-tastic FREE family day out! Join us for spooky fun, magical activities, and plenty of Halloween surprises...
🎨 Face Painting – Become a ghoul, ghost, or pumpkin!
⚗️ Potion Making – Bubble, bubble, toil & trouble!
📚 Story Time – Gather round for spine-tingling tales...
👻 Ghostbuster Training – Suit up and bust some ghosts!
💥 No tricks – just treats!
Come along, dress up for fancy dress competitions, and make Halloween unforgettable.
🎃 Secret Pumpkin PYO 2025 - The Secret Farm, Moggerhanger
Friday 31 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 2025: After Dark - Dunstable Downs
Time: 16:30 - 18:30
🌙🎃 If trick-or-treating isn’t for you, why not join us for a night-time Halloween adventure at Dunstable Downs? Step into the dark for an evening of family-friendly spooky fun. A frightfully fun evening for the whole family!
🐉 Dragon’s Trail – find out what our mischievous dragon has been up to on a brand-new night-time quest
🎨 Dragon Craft – create your very own mini paper dragon
📖 Spooky Stories – gather round for not-too-scary tales
🍬 Treats (and tricks!) – enjoy tasty food & drinks from the café
🛍 Boo-tiful Boutique – browse Halloween goodies in our shop
📍LOCATION
This event will take place at the Visitor Centre.
💚 ALLERGENS
If you require more information about ingredients or allergens for items served in our cafe, please contact: dunstabledowns@nationaltrust.org.uk
🐶 DOGS
Dogs welcome on leads.
🎟 TICKET COST:
Booking essential – fancy dress encouraged!
▪️£6 per person
▪️Children under 2 go free
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0344 249 1895
📸 Image credit: National Trust Images/Rebecca Hughes, Leah Calnon
🐉 Dragon’s Trail – find out what our mischievous dragon has been up to on a brand-new night-time quest
🎨 Dragon Craft – create your very own mini paper dragon
📖 Spooky Stories – gather round for not-too-scary tales
🍬 Treats (and tricks!) – enjoy tasty food & drinks from the café
🛍 Boo-tiful Boutique – browse Halloween goodies in our shop
📍LOCATION
This event will take place at the Visitor Centre.
💚 ALLERGENS
If you require more information about ingredients or allergens for items served in our cafe, please contact: dunstabledowns@nationaltrust.org.uk
🐶 DOGS
Dogs welcome on leads.
🎟 TICKET COST:
Booking essential – fancy dress encouraged!
▪️£6 per person
▪️Children under 2 go free
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0344 249 1895
📸 Image credit: National Trust Images/Rebecca Hughes, Leah Calnon
👻 Free Entry Family Halloween Party - Dunstable Rugby Club
Friday 31 October 2025
Time: 18:30
🧙♂️ Calling all witches, wizards, pumpkins, and pirates! Our Children’s Halloween Bash is brewing at Dunstable Rugby Club , and you’re invited on Friday 31st October 2025.
🎃 EVENT DETAILS
Come for the sweets, stay for the fun!
Costumes, games & spooky snacks for everyone!
🧙♀️ Free Entry!
🎃 EVENT DETAILS
Come for the sweets, stay for the fun!
Costumes, games & spooky snacks for everyone!
🧙♀️ Free Entry!
👻 Halloween Spectacular 2025 - Chiltern Open Air Museum
Time: 17:00 - 21:00
👻 Our Halloween Spectacular is back at Chiltern Open Air Museum in Buckinghamshire on Friday 31 October 2025.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Get ready for a spine-tingling evening filled with fun for all ages:
✨ Scary woodland walk
🎨 Halloween crafts
🔥 Marshmallow toasting & bonfire
💃 Special fire performance
🐴 Spooky horses
📖 Storytelling
🧛 Costumed characters
🌙 Not-so-spooky walk (perfect for little ones!)
...and much more!
🐶 DOGS
Dogs on short leads are welcome on-site but it is not recommended that you bring them to this event.
💷 BRING CASH
For extra activities bring cash.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Get ready for a spine-tingling evening filled with fun for all ages:
✨ Scary woodland walk
🎨 Halloween crafts
🔥 Marshmallow toasting & bonfire
💃 Special fire performance
🐴 Spooky horses
📖 Storytelling
🧛 Costumed characters
🌙 Not-so-spooky walk (perfect for little ones!)
...and much more!
🐶 DOGS
Dogs on short leads are welcome on-site but it is not recommended that you bring them to this event.
💷 BRING CASH
For extra activities bring cash.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Up to £16.50 each
▪️Free for under 4's
▪️Up to £16.50 each
▪️Free for under 4's
🐭 Free Halloween Park Explorer Trail 2025 - Leighton Buzzard
Friday 31 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!
🧙♀️ Halloween at Woodside Animal Farm 2025 - Luton
Friday 31 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
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🎃 The Patch 2025 (Free) - Bletchley
Friday 31 October 2025
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
🎃 The Patch is back for 2025 at Leon Rec, Fenny Stratford, Bletchley, when we turn it into a spooky fun land with straw bales, pumpkins, crafts, face painting and more!
👻 FREE EVENT
Totally free event and all the activities are free of charge. New for this year is parkour from spiral freerun and the gaming bus from letusgame23.
🎃 WHAT TO EXPECT
✅️ Free Haybale maze
✅️ Free pick & decorate a pumpkin
✅️ Free activities & games
✅️ Free facepainting & crafts
✅️ Kids characters
✅️ Music
💥 A CHANCE TO WIN A £50 VOUCHER!
Get dressed up in your best Halloween gear for a chance to win a £50 gift voucher from SMYTHS TOYS for the first prize!!
🛍 STALLS
You’ll also be able to shop the fabulous autumn market with toys, books, cakes, hairbands and loads more.
🌭 FOOD
Don’t forget to come hungry we’ve got street food including ice cream, donuts and German Sausage!
👻 FREE EVENT
Totally free event and all the activities are free of charge. New for this year is parkour from spiral freerun and the gaming bus from letusgame23.
🎃 WHAT TO EXPECT
✅️ Free Haybale maze
✅️ Free pick & decorate a pumpkin
✅️ Free activities & games
✅️ Free facepainting & crafts
✅️ Kids characters
✅️ Music
💥 A CHANCE TO WIN A £50 VOUCHER!
Get dressed up in your best Halloween gear for a chance to win a £50 gift voucher from SMYTHS TOYS for the first prize!!
🛍 STALLS
You’ll also be able to shop the fabulous autumn market with toys, books, cakes, hairbands and loads more.
🌭 FOOD
Don’t forget to come hungry we’ve got street food including ice cream, donuts and German Sausage!
👾 The Monster March Halloween Trail 2025 - The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine
Friday 31 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.
