Halloween 2023
Halloween Specials at Mucking About Playgroup
4 Halloween Specials
Exciting news….Mucking About Playgroup are bringing you 4 fabulous Halloween specials during Half Term
The play space will be transformed into a spectacular Halloween themed experience.
Children will be able to, make nature monster masks, make spider pine cones, decorate Halloween biscuits, mix potions and so much more.
The sessions are suitable for all ages.
Pumpkin Patch at Forge Mill Farm
Pick Your Perfect Pumpkin
This autumn, get your wellies on and head down to Forge Mill Farm to pick your own perfect pumpkin.
There are special pumpkin picking event days where you can visit animals at the farm, then grab your wheelbarrow and head to the pumpkin field.
Forge Mill Farm will be open during half-term, but our pumpkins may sell out before.
Entry to the patch is included free in your farm ticket, just pay for what you pick.
Day of the Dead Festival Fun at Resorts World
Free Day of the Dead Festival
This October half term ’House of MASH‘ are back in the Atrium at Resorts World with two days of free action-packed Day of the Dead festival fun.
Take the kids on 1st & 2nd November for performances, games and one of the popular hunts around the building!
Hunt sheets can be collected from the guest services team during their opening hours. Suitable for all ages but children must be supervised at all times.
Spooky Pumpkin Fun at Botany Bay Garden Centre in Redditch
WaHaHa… Pumpkin Carving is BACK!!!
One of Botany Bay’s favourite events returns this year.
Pumpkins and all the tools you need to carve your pumpkins are provided.
It’s £5 per pumpkin. There’s no need to book, just turn up.
(At the busiest times there may possibly be a short wait for an available space but they will do our best to minimise this!)
Botany Bay Nurseries, Garden Centre & Cafe
Edgioake Lane
Astwood Bank
Redditch
Worcestershire
B96 6BG
Glo-Kids Halloween Disco at Riverside
Spooktacular Disco
Get ready for a groovy time at the Glo-kids Halloween Disco!
Take your little ones and let them dance the afternoon away at this fantastic disco party.
With vibrant lights, catchy tunes, and a lively atmosphere, this event promises to be a blast for kids of all ages (children under 8 years old must be accompanied by a paying adult at all times)
The enthusiastic DJ will be spinning the latest kid-frien
Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity for your kids to have a spook-tacular time!
Forge Mill Needle Museum
Pumpkins, Potions and Potter
There’s lots going on at Forge Mill Needle Museum over Half Term
- Potter Pumpkin Spotter Trail - Saturday 28th October to Friday 3rd November 2023: 10.00am to 3.00pm
- Pumpkin Carving Workshops - Tuesday 31st October 2023: 10.00am and 11.15am
- Wizard School Lego Workshops - Wednesday 1st November 2023: 10.00am, 11.30am, 1.00pm and 2.30pm
- Outdoor Potion Making - Thursday 2nd November 2023: 10.00am, 11.30am and 2.00pm
Forge Mill Needle Museum and Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre
Needle Mill Lane
Riverside
Redditch
B98 8HY
Oversley Hill Farm (near Alcester) Pick Your Own
Colouring - Spooky Maze - Refreshments
The Oversley Hill Farm Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch is now open!
It is open every Saturday and Sunday in October plus a couple of extra days.
Refreshments available, spooky maze to play in and colouring.
There’s an undercover area for a sit and relax whilst the children play.
Pumpkin Picking at Lichfield Maize Maze
Over 3 Miles of Pathways to Explore
Pick your own pumpkins from the hidden Pumpkin Patch
Follow two Halloween trails around the maize mazes - a perfect spooky and Autumnal activity for all the family to enjoy!
Follow the paths as they twist and turn but make sure you watch out for the dead ends!
Afterwards you can either choose a ready picked pumpkin to take home of for the more adventurous, grab a wheelbarrow or sledge, and take a walk through the spooky sunflower field up to the hidden pumpkin patch where you can pick your own pumpkin – hundreds await of all shapes, colours and sizes!
The popular picnic and play area will be open where children can run wild and climb the bale mountains, play in the giant sandpit, challenge you to some games of Swingball, enjoy the mini tractor yard and burn off some energy.
The Pumpkin Patch at Cobbs at The Farm
Open this October
Cobbs’ love the delightful autumn festivities that come with the season.
Head to Cobbs this October & pick up the perfect pumpkin from their patch.
Cute autumnal photos (shared on Instagram) are essential.
Cobbs at The Farm
Kings Lane
Snitterfield
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 0QA
The Pumpkin Patch Trail at Wethele Manor
Outdoor Halloween Fun
Visit Wethele Manor this Halloween for their Pumpkin Patch Trail and see if you can trick the Witch for a treat!
There are no pumpkins for sale - just an outdoor Halloween trail.
Refreshments available in the pumpkin patch! Dogs on leads welcome.
The Farm Shop Bidford - Pick Your Own Pumpkins
Pick Your Own Pumpkins & Spooky Maize Maze
Pumpkins are now available to pick at The Farm Shop in Bidford on Avon
If you’re not a fan of ‘Pick Your Own,’ then don't worry as they have some already picked for you!
Why not make it a spooky afternoon and take part in the Spooky Maize Maze (open 10am until 5pm at weekends only)
Draycote Water Halloween Trail
Spooktacular Halloween Trail
Head to Draycote Water for their annual Spooktacular Halloween Trail this October Half Term
Willow the Witch has left a trail of questions for you with clues hidden in the Halloween scenes.
No booking is required, just collect your spooky trail sheet from the Visitor Hub to start your Halloween adventure.
Draycote Water
Kites Hardwick
Warwickshire
CV23 8AB
Magic Alley
There are 3 Events This Year
The magical experiences take a spine-tingling turn for the spooky season with three spooktacular Halloween events!
- The Witching Hour – A Spinetingling Blood Curdling Murder Mystery
There has been a murder at Magic Alley - enter The Witching Hour, a Halloween Murder Mystery - where aspiring detectives are invited to uncover the truth behind a blood curdling crime!
Suitable for children over 6 and strictly no admittance to anyone younger
- The Witching Hour – A Blood Curdling Murder Mystery (selected dates)
Step into a world of intrigue and excitement as you unravel the clues and solve the chilling murder that has befallen the enchanted realm.
Suitable for anyone 13+
- The Witching Hour After Dark – A Murderer is on the loose – will you be his next victim?
Prepare for a night of spine-tingling thrills and heart-pounding suspense as you step into the dark and mysterious world of Magic Alley at Halloween.
Halloween scare attraction. Sound and lighting effects will be used and there will be actors in the experience.
Suitable for 18+
Lower Clopton Farm Shop Pick Your Own
Our favourite place for Pumpkin Picking
Pick Your Own Pumpkins at Lower Clopton Farm Shop, just outside Stratford upon Avon.
You do not need to book to visit. Admission is £1 per person (under 1's are free)
The pumpkins range in price from £1 to £14 depending on size.
Lower Clopton Farm Shop
Lower Clopton
Upper Quinton
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 8LQ
Pumpkin Picking at Hadsham Farm
Pumpkin Picking and Spooky Sensory Trail
It’s that time of year again…
The pumpkin pop-up event for 2023 includes the following:
- Collect a sledge and head to the pumpkin patch where you can choose you perfect pumpkin
- Take our pumpkin back to the barns where you can collect a carving kit to transform your pumpkins
- Spooky sensory trail
- Indoor sandpit play area and outdoor playground.
- Refreshments
You will need wellies/boots and coats. The pumpkin field is likely to be muddy and there is no heating in the barns/indoor areas.
Top Barn Farm Park Pick Your Own Pumpkin
Pick Your Own Pumpkins
Farmer Mike & Farmer John have opened the Pumpkin Patch for the season.
Head there to pick up your pumpkins for the Halloween celebrations, and whilst you are there why not pick up some supplies from The Farm Shop or grab a hot drink and snack from The Coffee Cabin.
There are lots of animals to visit. Feed buckets for animals available for a fee.
Red Road Garden Centre - Kineton
Pick Your Own Pumpkins
They're getting ready for Pumpkin Season at Red Road Garden Centre in Kineton.
No booking is required and it's FREE entry.
There are tons of pumpkins and gourds to choose from.
Children can hunt for worry worms and exchange them for a small bag of sweets (no charge).
Welford Christmas Tree Farm Spooky Pumpkin Hunt and Pumpkin Patch
Spooky scenes amongst the Christmas Trees
The gates are opening once again on the little family run farm to welcome you for some Halloween fun!
Entry is FREE unless you want to take part in the popular Spooky Hunt.
Choose a pumpkin from the new Pumpkin Patch, visit the Tipi cafe and shop, play in the paddock and pet the pigs.
Take part in the fabulous Spooky Family Pumpkin Hunt that is a huge hit with all ages.
Collect your quiz sheet from the pumpkin shed. Spot the bats high up in the trees to find the spooky scenes. Then answer the questions on your creepy clue sheet as you work your way through the beautiful Christmas tree plantation.
Welford Christmas Tree Farm
Portly Ford Farm
Northampton Road
Welford
Northampton
NN6 6JF
The Pumpkin Place Wolston
Family run farm
Visit this October to pick your own pumpkins directly from the field that they were grown in or from the dry undercover barn.
It's a family run farm located in Wolston, Warwickshire, between Coventry and Rugby.
You can navigate the giant bale maze, sit on classic tractors and make memories with fun Halloween themed photo opportunities.
Woods Barn Pick Your Own
Annual pumpkin picking and carving events
From Saturday 14th October 2023 until Sunday 5th November, we will be running our annual pumpkin picking and carving events.
You can pick your own pumpkins from the covered barn, or take a walk through the reindeer enclosure to pick your own from the field.
Bookings are not required for Pumpkin Picking this year but please be aware that pumpkin carving will be on a first come first serve basis. If the tables are full, you can still take your pumpkins home to carve.
Halloween Fun at Mary Arden's Farm
Learn about Tudor superstitions
Discover the weird and wonderful traditions of All Hallows’ Eve at Mary Arden’s Farm this October half-term.
Families will have the chance to explore the spooktacular traditions that people in medieval and Tudor England took part in to keep the spirits at bay, with fun-hands on activities at Mary Arden's Farm.
Get hands on to keep the mischievous spirits at bay. Craft your very own protection charm to ward off unwanted spirits and carve your own pumpkin with your own frighteningly-good design!
Then with the hurly-burly of the crafting all done you can take part in an interactive retelling of one of Shakespeare’s most spooky tales, Macbeth. Will you be a witch or a warrior?
Manor Farm Spooky Trail
Watch out for the Witches and the Fairies
Manor Farm’s Nature Trail becomes a Spooky Trail during Pumpkin Fest 2023.
Why not make your day even more special and book a walk around our Spooky Trail? Book your Pumpkin Fest by Day tickets and Spooky Trail together and save money for even more Halloween fun!
Make your way round the trail and help Willow Boo Witch find the ingredients to her spell and solve the missing words to cast her Halloween Magic.
Glebe Farm Pick Your Own
Pick your own pumpkins in a beautiful setting
Tickets are now on sale for our Pick Your Own Pumpkins 2023!
There are over 20 different varieties of pumpkin and winter squash to choose from!
Choosing your own pumpkin from the field where they have grown is a lovely autumnal activity – it is also perfect for those family photo shoots!
Hilltop Farm Shop
Enjoy the great outdoors
This October, Hilltop Farm are bringing you Hilltop Horrors
If you enjoy getting in the great outdoors and looking for your perfect pumpkin then there are heaps for you to choose from in all shapes and sizes in the wonderful pumpkin patch!
There will also be a spooky scarecrow trail through the sunflowers leading you to the pumpkin patch, plus pumpkin carving on 14th, 15th & 21st & 22nd October in a very spooky barn!
Malt Kiln Farm Shop
Pick Your Own Pumpkin Season
The pumpkins at Malt Kiln Farm Shop have done brilliantly this year because of the hot summer and the patch is looking fantastic!
Entry to the pick your own pumpkin patch is by booking only.
Poplars Farm Pumpkin Picking
More pumpkins than ever before
Halloween is upon us again!
Poplars Farm have taken great pride in growing some fantastic pumpkins and squash this year! Head down to the farm and see where they were grown and pick your own into wheelbarrows.
There are some fantastic photo opportunities around the event whether it be on the bale pyramid or just out in the field.
Statfold's Halloween Spooktacular
The Ultimate Halloween Spooktacular
This year, Statfold has been taken over by more ghosties and ghoulies than ever for a wicked time… and you’re all invited!
From the Haunted Railway to Live Shows, there’s plenty of fun for the whole family to enjoy.
PLUS the 28th, 29th and 30th sees the return of the sell-out Firework Spooktacular presented by the award-winning team behind London’s New Year's Eve firework celebration.
Don’t forget to upgrade your ticket to include a pumpkin ticket if you’d like to take the spookiness home!
Webbs of Wychbold
Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Webbs of Wychbold have the perfect Halloween half-term activity - take your little ones along for a fun pumpkin carving session.
There will be lots of scary stencils at hand to help spark your child's creativity.
Children will choose their pumpkin, scoop it out and carve their design before popping in a tea light. Parents need to be on hand to help younger children carve their pumpkins for safety reasons.
Bunkers Hill Garden Shop
Annual Pumpkin Hunt
Get yourselves to Bunkers Hill Garden Shop for the cutest little pumpkin trail.
We went along a couple of year ago and really enjoyed it.
Explore the nursery looking for hidden pumpkins with letters and pictures in. Find all the letters and work out the mystery word.
Farm Animal Rescue Sanctuary
Spooky Sanctuary
Join them for a day of spooky Halloween fun at the sanctuary!
Dress yourselves up and join them for a spooky day at the sanctuary, with plenty of fun for all the family and lots of treats on offer!
A great family day out!
Farm Animal Rescue Sanctuary
Saddlebow Lane
Wolverton
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 0HQ
Avonvale Miniature Railway
Dare you ride the ghost train?
Ride the Ghost Train - join them if you dare!
Fancy dress costumes welcomed.
Avonvale Miniature Railway
Dunnington Heath Farm
Alcester
Warwickshire
B49 5PD
Pumpkins R Us
Bigger and Better than Ever
Pumpkins R Us is back again for 2023 at a brand new venue!
This year they will be at Dallas Burton Polo Club near Southam.
There will be indoor and outdoor areas with aluminium matting pathways making them pushchair and wheelchair-friendly.
There's also the opportunity to visit in the evening on selected nights.
The Pumpkin Patch at Wolvey
Experience a local working farm
The Pumpkin Patch at Wolvey, Hinckley is a rustic 10 acre field filled with over 20,000 pumpkins and squashes of all shapes, sizes and colours for you to choose from!
This year they're bigger and even better with plenty more pumpkins to choose from and even more wheelbarrows for you to fill.
Well behaved dogs on leads are more than welcome and we have toilets on site, but be sure to bring your wellies!
Pre-booking is essential and the amount of visitors per hour will be limited to ensure everyone has their own space to enjoy the great outdoors.
Entry is £2 per car (not per person!) and half of the fee from every booking goes to Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice, Coventry.
Lower Drayton Farm
Pick Your Own Pumpkins in Penkridge, Staffordshire
Get the spooky season off to a great start with a visit to the pick your own pumpkin patch at Lower Drayton Farm.
Massive pumpkins, mini pumpkins, perfectly formed pumpkins and white pumpkins - they’ve got them all at Staffordshire’s BIGGEST Pumpkin Patch.
PLUS pick your own carrots, potatoes & sweetcorn and enjoy some extra spoooo-ky fun! (Included in your ticket)
A separate ticket is required to visit PLAY!
JNB Halloween Disco
Get Your Spook On!
Spooky Halloween trampolining Discos at JNB BounceBox!
A 90 minute Halloween Party full of fun games. There will be prizes up for grabs for Best Dressed.
There are two sessions - 4pm session for children aged 4-7 years. 6pm session for children aged 8 years +.
Planters Garden Centre
Pumpkin Paddock in Tamworth
The Pumpkin Paddock returns for 2023!
This Halloween event includes lots of family fun such as pumpkin picking, carving, games and more!
Every child ticket includes picking a pumpkin, which you can pick from the paddock area, carving it and being able to take it home. Anybody not wishing to take home a pumpkin can purchase an adult ticket.
Little Owl Farm Park
Calling all Ghouls and Boys
A Spook-tacular half term awaits you at Little Owl Farm Park this October.
Enjoy a day full of treats (a few tricks). There are some devilish residents on Trick or Treat Street - will you be brave enough to find out if they have a trick or treat for you?
Let's not forget the pumpkins. The pumpkin field is a perfect option for someone who wants to choose their own pumpkin, but doesn’t want to get stuck in the mud this October. Hop aboard the Tractor and Trailer ride, which will then drop you off at the Pumpkin field and then collect you and bring you back once you have chosen your pumpkin.
Manor Farm Fruits
Bigger and Better This Year
Pumpkin Fest 2023 here at the farm this year is going to be bigger, with even more fun for all the family!
Brand new this year there will be storytelling in the Tipi with resident scarecrows, Strawbs and Pippin.
Do you have what it takes to knock on the Trick or Treat doors? Join the Spook Team for an interactive game of Trick or Treat. You’d better just hope that when you knock on the door it’s a treat and you don’t get knocked out by the smell of their feet!
As well as the pumpkins, there will be Bounce and Climb with straw bales, bouncy castles, space hoppers and play area for the children to enjoy - it’s a great outdoor day out for all the family.
Echills Wood Railway
Steam and Scream!! TooWhoooo! WhooHooooo!
The Halloween celebration runs from the daylight to darkness where all sorts of spooky things are to be seen.
There are goodies to eat and stalls to see.
The railway has 'Halloween' exhibits to delight in special places.
Echills Wood Railway
Kingsbury Water Park
Bodymoor Heath Road
Sutton Coldfield
B76 0DY
Middleton Hall and Gardens
Spooktacular Halloween Trail
The popular Halloween Trail returns this half term!
Complete the trail as you make your way through the Hall & Gardens, making sure to collect your prize at the end! The trail is suitable for children and is not aimed to scare. Younger visitors may just need some help in following the clues.
The trail is both inside the Hall and in the Gardens. The Hall can get quite cold and the Gardens muddy at this time of year, so sensible footwear and warm clothing is recommended!
Ash End Children's Farm
The Farm presents Spooktacular!
Hurrah for Halloween!
The farm presents Spooktacular!
Your ticket includes unlimited time on the farm, plus;
- Meet the Wizard and get close to some creepy critters
- Pick a Pumpkin - carve it there or at home
- A sweet treat for all the children
- Spooky Crafts and Ghoulish Games
- A prize for kids in costumes
Ash End House Children's Farm
Middleton Lane
Middleton
Near Tamworth
Staffordshire
B78 2BL
Becketts Farm Pumpkin Extravaganza
Unleash the Magic of Halloween
The spooktacular stage is set for a spellbinding show full of pumpkin picking, creepy carving and thrilling theatre.
Take your little monsters to the interactive pumpkin carving experience, with trained actors to entertain and amaze!
Choose the perfect pumpkin from the patch (included in your ticket price). After that, head to the carving tables, where friendly characters will mix and mingle with their top tips to carve and create your jack-o-lantern.
Attwell Farm Park
Half Term Spooktacular
There are two spooky themed events at Attwell Farm Park this October!
Cauldrons & Cobwebs
With a "Hocus Pocus!" echoing through the air, the infamou
The Haunted Harvest : Ghosts & Ghouls - A Ghost Bust’n Half Term Adventure
11 Days of Ghostly fun This Half term:
All Things Wild
Cobwebs and Cauldrons
Fun for all the family this Halloween at All Things Wild
It's that time of year again when the air turns chilly, leaves rustle ominously, and Halloween spirit descends upon us.
Are you ready to brave a walk down an eerie alley, help defeat the wicked witches, meet some creepy critters, go grave digging, and stir up magical potions?
The Halloween event is the perfect opportunity to showcase your eerie elegance and join in the ghoulish fun. So, dust off those capes, summon your masks, and be prepared to haunt the forest in style! Prizes await the most spellbinding ensembles, so dress to impress and make this Halloween a truly enchanting affair.
All Things Wild Nature Centre
Station Road
Honeybourne Near Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 7QZ
The Barn at Berryfields
Halloween at the Barn
The pumpkin, skating and street food indoor Halloween event is back!
Enjoy pumpkin picking in the giant homegrown pumpkin patch, Eco-skating surrounded by twinkling lights and spooky faces and award-winning street food, all under one roof.
West Lodge Farm Park Halloween and Pumpkin Festival
A Spooktacular Full Day Out
Head to West Lodge Farm Park for a Spooktacular FULL DAY OUT this October Half Term.
Halloween Half Term at Kenilworth Castle
A Ghoulish Day Out
Grab your broomsticks and get ready for a bewitchingly brilliant day out.
Gather round and prepare to be enthralled as you listen to stories spun by spooky storytellers.
Take part in our Monster Hunting Academy and learn to identify, and banish, all kinds of creepy monsters this Halloween.
You can take part in the Halloween quest and discover magical potion ingredients.
Complete the booklet’s activities and solve its creepy clues to become a wonderfully wicked witch's apprentice!
Halloween Spooktacular at Amerton Farm
Join them for their Halloween Spooktacular event this October!
Not only will you have indoor and outdoor access to the farm, you will get to Pick a Pumpkin from the Spooky Graveyard Patch plus you can carve it there in the Spooky Carving Tent at one of the allocated time slots - saving lots of mess at home!
Plus there's lots of Spooky activities going on around the farm all day.
Beech House Farm Pumpkins
Massive 14 Acre Pumpkin Patch
Pick your pumpkins from the exact spot that they were grown. There are dozens of varieties to choose from.
Discover the 10 acre pumpkin patch that’s overflowing with pumpkins and gourds in various shapes and sizes and colours. Find classic orange, elegant white, subtle duck egg blue, striped or warty pumpkins.
Hop on a tractor pulled trailor for a ride around the pumpkin patch.
No booking needed - just turn up - plus Free Entry and Free Parking.
Churchfields Pumpkin Festival
Churchfields Pumpkin Festival Returns
A firm favourite in the Churchfields diary - with over 10,000 pumpkins to choose from the 2023 Pumpkin Festival starts on Saturday 7th October and runs every weekend until Sunday 22nd October.
From the 28th October, the Pumpkin Festival will be open everyday until the day of Halloween.
During the Pumpkin Festival, you can pick your own pumpkin, wheelbarrow it to the carving barn, choose the spookiest face before leaving all the gooey goodness behind - meaning no mess at home!
Torchlit Pumpkin Walk at Bodenham Arboretum
Spooky by Night
Enjoy a torchlit walk around the big pool, spotting the pumpkins and spooky scenes.
Finish off on the terrace for more fun activities such as;
- Fancy Dress Competition
- Halloween Crafts
- Scary Story Time
- Campfire Cooking
Don’t forget your torches and your carved pumpkins for the competition.
Bodenham Arboretum Pumpkin Walk
Enchanting by Day
Enjoy a daytime Halloween adventure.
There will be over 100 unique and cleverly carved pumpkins that will create an enchanting trail around the Big Pool and Farmyard.
Tickets includes entrance into the arboretum.
The restaurant will be open to purchase refreshments.
Umberslade Adventure
Halloween Adventure in the Woods
To finish the 2023 season, Umberslade Adventure are open across the October Half Term for General Public Admission from Monday 30th October to Friday 3rd November, 10am until 4pm daily.
Bookings are now open to purchase your tickets for the annual Halloween Adventure in the Woods.
Umberslade Adventure
Chalcot Wood
Cut Throat Lane
Hockley Heath
West Midlands
B94 6SE