October Half Term Guide
Ok so this may be a bit late and to be fair the first one of its kind this year. However after the way that this year has been going and could still go I couldn’t really be fucked to put the effort in for it all to go tits up again.
So here you have it the big ass October Half term guide. I’m buggering off to Norfolk as long as we don’t get locked down before then. So have a cracking week, stay safe and hopefully the kids wont realise that things are a little different this year.
Check the bottom for the pumpkin patch’s. Do check all the links as I’m sure the majority of places will require you pre book.
Halloween Trails
- Nocturnal creatures trail @Natural History Museum Tring, 24th Oct -1st Nov
- Autumn Bat Trail @Cannons Ashby 19th Oct – 2nd Nov
- Chilton “Big Bug” Scarecrow Trail @Chilton Garden Centre, 24th Oct – 30th
- Severn Trent Halloween Trail @Draycote water, 17th oct – 1st Nov
- The Waterperry Halloween Bat Hunt @Waterperry gardens, 24th Oct – 1st Nov
- Pumpkin Trail @Kidlington 24th Oct – 31st Oct
- Waddesdon Manor @Waddesdon 24th Oct – 1st Nov
- Pumpkin Trail @Bunkers Hill, Kidlington (I’ve heard this one is awesome)
- Wildlife and Heritage Halloween Trail @Stanwick Lakes 27th Oct – 1st Nov
- Halloween Trail @Forest Of Marston Vale 26th Oct – 1st Nov
- Halloween Spooktacular @Evenley wood Gardens 26th Oct – 31st Oct (Favourite)
- Free Pumpkin Hunt @Bell plantation, Towcester 24th Oct – 1st Nov
- Spooky Kenilworth Castle @Kenilworth castle, Warwickshire 24th Oct – 1st Nov
- The Wild Witch’s Half Term Trail @Education Centre Sutton Courtenay
Saturday 24th Oct
- Ghost Fest: Spooky Tours @Oxford Prison 7pm – 8pm Ages 12+
- Spooky Walks & Fire Shows @Blenhiem Palace
- The Witch’s House @Cogges Manor Farm, Witney
- Trainmaster @Waddesdon Village hall 2pm – 3.30pm
Sunday 25th Oct
- Spooky Walks & Fire Shows @Blenhiem Palace
- Miniature railway @Cutteslowe Park 1.30pm – 5pm
Monday 26th October
- Trainmaster @Langford (Bicester) 11.30am – 2pm
- Pumpkin Carving @Evenley Wood Garden
- Built It! @Banbury Museum 10.15am – 3.30pm
- Night Animals @River & Rowing Museum
- Family Half Term Workshops @Westbury Arts Centre (MK)
Tuesday 27th October
- Trainmaster @Deddington windmill centre 12pm – 2.30pm
- Spooky Science Family Open Day @Science Oxford (Love this place)
- Woodland Holiday Club @Cogges (Whitney) Ages 5-11yrs drop off session
- When things go Bump in the Night @College lakes (Tring)
- Creepy Clay @Banbury Museum
Wednesday 28th October
- Ghost Fest: Spooky Tours @Oxford Prison 7pm – 8pm Ages 12+
- Spooky Science Family Open Day @Science Oxford (Love this place)
- Trick or Treat at The Railway @Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
- Pumpkin Carving @Evenley Wood Garden
- Monstrous Masks @Banbury Museum
- Trainmaster @Fleet meadow hall (Didcot) 12.30pm – 2pm
Thursday 29th October
- Wow MK spooktacular @Willen Lake MK (Really want to try this)
- Autumn Magic Family Fun Day @River and rowing museum (Henley)
- Spooky Science Family Open Day @Science Oxford
- Trainmaster @Lace Hill community centre (Buckingham) 11.30am – 1pm
- Spooky Woodland Walk @Wrest Park 5.30pm – 6.15pm
- When things go Bump in the Night @College lakes (Tring)
- Creepy Clay @Banbury Museum
Friday 30th October
- Ready, Steady SQUIRREL @River and rowing museum
- Ghost Fest: Spooky Tours @Oxford Prison 7pm – 8pm Ages 12+
- Pumpkin Carving @Evenley Wood Garden
- FRIGHT NIGHT 2020 @Crocodiles of the world 7pm – 9.30pm
- Built It! @Banbury Museum
- Spooky Science Workshop @West Oxford Community Centre ages 5-11
- Wow MK spooktacular @Willen Lake MK (Really want to try this)
Saturday 31st October
- FRIGHT NIGHT 2020 @Crocodiles of the world 7pm – 9.30pm
- Ghost Fest: Spooky Tours @Oxford Prison 7pm – 8pm Ages 12+
- Spooky Science Family Open Day @Science Oxford
- Wow MK spooktacular @Willen Lake MK (Really want to try this)
- Trick or Treat at The Railway @Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
- Drive In Films presents Hocus Pocus @Banbury Rugby Club 3.30pm – 6.30pm
- Pumpkin Carving @Evenley Wood Garden
Sunday 1st November
- Ghost Fest: Spooky Tours @Oxford Prison 7pm – 8pm Ages 12+
- Wow MK spooktacular @Willen Lake MK (Really want to try this)
- Drive In Films presents Hocus Pocus @NT Stowe 3.15pm – 6.30pm
Running Daily Throughout October Half Term
- The Witch’s House @Cogges, Witney
- Illuminated Evenings @Fairytale Farm, Chipping Norton
- Halloween Spooktacular and Pumpkin Patch @West Lodge Farm (our fav)
- Spook-Fest 2020 @Aldenham Country Park
- Spooky Wrest Park @Wrest park duhhhhhh
- Hallo’Welly’Ween @Wellington Country Park, Wellingborough
- Halloween Entertainment @Blenhiem Palace
- Pick Your Own Pumpkins & Spooky Family Fun @Green Dragon Eco Farm
Where The Fuck Are The Pumpkin Patches
All fully booked that’s where! Best idea buy a shit load of pumpkins the day before Halloween when they’re practically giving them away. Shove them all in your garden if you have one and buy a kids wheel barrow. It’ll be a load cheaper and I bet it’ll keep them quieter for longer.
Failing that here are a few that I’ve found and a few that my FB group told me about. Cant promise there will be any spots left though.
- The Wappenham Pumpkin Farm In Towcester
- Pumpkins R Us In Kenilworth
- Bunkers Hill In Kidlington
- Rumblers Farm Shop In Hemel Hempstead
- Cotswold Farm Park In Cheltenham
- Lotmead Farm Nr Swindon
- Lillingstone Pick Your Own Pumpkins Nr Buckingham
- Peterley Manor Farm In Great Missenden
The End
Ok that’s all I have for now for the October half term guide. If I’ve missed anything out I will attempt to add them but my loathing for typing up a what’s on guide is still strong. I swear to fuck if old BOJO locks us down after I typed this shit up I’m going to number 10 to fart on his door handles!
If you’d like to show your appreciation of this big bloody list you’re more than welcome to buy me a coffee/Gin HERE. On the other hand it’s also not a problem if you don’t want to or can’t I’ll carry on regardless.
Don’t forget if none of these activities tickle your tits and or balls then don’t forget to have a look through the website or at the huge ass map of places I’ve previously reviewed HERE
Every single coloured name in bold is a link by the way and it’ll send you to the page with more information on bookings and costs if there are any.
