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Devon and Cornwall’s Most Instragrammable Pumpkin Patches

Ready for Halloween?

These are Devon and Cornwall’s Most Instragrammable Pumpkin Patches

· Visit The Lost Gardens of Heligan in St Austell, Cornwall, for the ultimate scary pumpkin selfie

· Darts Farm and Pennywell Farm are Devon's go-to destinations for pumpkins

Halloween is just around the corner. And while extravagant celebrations might be off...

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Edinburgh Zoo swings into spooky season as Halloween trail returns

Spooky season is in full swing at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo after the wildlife conservation charity’s Halloween trail opened to visitors this weekend (Friday 7 October 2022).

The Spooktacular! light trail has returned after its debut last year with new family-friendly frights, creepy crawlies and ghostly characters that come out at night while...

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Hide and Treat at The Donkey Sanctuary this October

Visitors to The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth are in for a spooktacular treat this October with the Hide and Treat Halloween Hunt.

Hidden around the sanctuary are specially created Halloween crocheted character ‘Neddies’, which people can discover following the clues on their trail sheet.

This fangtastic activity combines family fun, exercise and brainpower. Trail sheets cost £5 each...

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The UK’s best family hiking spots

The UK’s best family hiking spots:

Rank Hiking spot Country % of hikes below 10 km % of 'kid-friendly' walks Number of family-friendly campsites % of child-friendly restaurants Family-friendly hiking score/10 1. New Forest National Park England 72% 27% 48 81% 8.51 2. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Wales 49% 26% 95 62% 7.30 3. Exmoor National Park England 61% 16% 40 78% 6.71 4. Lake...
picture of Amur tigers play with pumpkins at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Boo at the Zoo at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Get jitters with the critters Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October

For hairy but not too scary Halloween fun, families can trick-or-treat themselves to a trip to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo this October half-term - with Boo at the Zoo .

From Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October , visitors to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo can celebrate all things spooky during a fang-tastic day out for the whole family.

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Ice-Skating Rink Returns at 24th Winter Efteling

Kaatsheuvel, 03 October - For the 24th year running, Efteling is getting ready for Winter Efteling. On 14 November 2022, the fairytale theme park will once again be transformed into a winter paradise with crackling bonfires, atmospheric garlands and thousands of sparkling lights. The rides and inhabitants of the park will be preparing for winter in their own special way and, after two years,...

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Penny Dreadful Halloween Experience at Lanhydrock

First year of the Penny Dreadful Halloween Experience at Lanhydrock

Lanhydrock will be hosting an indoor, walk-through Halloween experience for the first time this year from Saturday 15 October to Monday 31 October. Based on Penny Dreadfuls, the sensational Victorian adventure and horror stories that were once sold on the streets for a penny, visitors will be able to meet a host of creepy...

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Top Trumps trail at London Zoo

Kids can play a wild game of Top Trumps around ZSL London Zoo this October half-term

Saturday 22 - Sunday 31 October 2022

Have you got what it takes to take on ZSL London Zoo at one of the nation’s favourite games? This October half term, families are invited to play the wildest card game around with Top Trumps at London Zoo .

From Saturday 22 to Sunday 31 October, kids will...

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Science Museum opens major Science Fiction exhibition

EXPLORE NEW WORLDS IN THE SCIENCE MUSEUM’S BLOCKBUSTER EXHIBITION – SCIENCE FICTION – OPENING ON 6 OCTOBER

  • A month today the Science Museum will open the most ambitious exhibition it’s ever staged: Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination , placing visitors at the heart of an interactive science fiction story;
  • Through over 70 objects visitors will uncover
  • ...
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Salford's Brand New, Free Festival We Invented The Weekend announces Family-Friendly Events, Activities and Workshops including CBeebies Bedtime Stories, Hey Duggee, and more!

We Invented the Weekend The Festival of Free Time - Family Highlights

Feat. CBeebies Bedtime Stories, Hey Duggee Reading Trail, Baby Rock Sampler, RHS Family Workshops, Playhouse Project, Skateboarding Workshops, The Music Shed, Crafty Family Activities, VR Gaming Experience, Dance Like a Mother and more!

10th and 11th September, 2022

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