Kids/Family Events for October Half Term and Halloween

Monday, October 26 – Friday, October 30 – Webbs Garden Centre, Droitwich - Half Term Fun for Kids Keep the children entertained with a variety of activities.

Pumpkin Scooping

Let your kids have all the fun, but we’ll have all the mess!
Children choose a pumpkin and scoop it out and our trained staff will cut out a great Halloween face.
10am - 5pm
Tickets £4 including pumpkin and battery operated tea-light.

Look out in store or at webbsdirect.co.uk for details of how to buy tickets.

Riverside Ramble

Pick up an entry form from the Reception Desk and fi nd the answers to the questions in the Riverside Gardens.
Everyone returning a completed form will receive a prize.
10am - 5pm FREE

Professor Pepperpot

Our favourite funny man will entertain you with his balloon magic and silly jokes.
1pm - 5pm FREE

Funtastic Fantasy Faces

Children can become anything or anyone they want, from fairies, to animals to superheroes.
1pm - 5pm
£2.50 per child

Fair Rides

Have fun on some favourite rides for youngsters.
11am - 4pm
£1.50 per ride (this activity is weather dependent)

PLEASE NOTE: An adult must accompany children at all times for all activities.

26 October to November 1 – Go Ape! Half term activities

Happy half term adventures at Go Ape! High wire forest adventure.
Calling all Gorillas and Baboons. Gather your tribe and enjoy a three-hour, tree top adventure at Go Ape this October half term.
Your nearest course is Forest of Dean. For more details and to check availability call 0845 643 9215. Or why not try a new adventure at nearby Margam Country Park or Wyre Forest.
Prices: Under 18yr olds must be supervised by a participating adult.
Gorillas (18yrs+) from £25.00
Baboons (10-17yrs) from £20.00

Saturday 24th to Saturday 31st October - Twycross Zoo – Halloween Spooky times at the zoo.

Twycross Zoo’s ghost train is back by popular demand this October half term (Saturday, October 24 to Saturday, October 31). Ghosts, gremlins and ghouls will be haunting the train and scaring the passengers as it travels through the middle of the Zoo.
Watch the meerkats, bat-eared foxes, leopards and otters enjoy their enrichment in an unusual way. The animals will forage for the creepy crawlies that have been hidden in the bright orange jack-o-lanterns.
This is fun to watch, with lots of excitement for the animals that enjoy catching the creepy crawlies and other gruesome treats that are hidden inside.
Also come and join in the witch and wizard hat making activity in the Zoo Centre from Thursday, October 29 to Saturday, October 31. Cut out bats, rats and spiders and decorate your Halloween hat, which you can take home.

October 26 to October 31 - Cadbury World - Half term come and join us for spooky Halloween fun

Come dressed in your trick or treat costume and enter our fancy dress competition (two winners each day announced at 1pm and 3pm) Halloween entertainers.
Halloween craft workshops and spooky stories in the marquee. Ghoulishly themed food in the Café Cadbury. Special handcrafted novelties available to buy in the World’s Biggest Cadbury Shop.
Prices: Adults £13.45, Child £10.10 (4 – 15 yrs), Under 4’s FREE, Senior Citizen and Students £10.30. Telephone: 0845 450 3599

Saturday, October 24 – Saturday, October 31 – Witley Court - Halloween Trail for Children

Be spooked this Halloween with our fun trail for children. Find all the clues to receive your ghoulish treat. In the summer, the woodland trails around Witley Court are an enchanting place to play and explore, but this October half term the longer shadows and falling leaves will transform the area into the Whispering Woods.
10am - 5pm. Prices: Adult £5.80, Concession £4.90, Child £2.90, Family £14.50, Members Free

Saturday, October 31 - Croome Park – Spooky Spirits

Learn more about spooky spirits from around the world with a family trail, creepy crafts, storyteller, face painting & music. 11am - 4pm.
Prices: Per Item £2 per trail, incl prize.
Telephone: 01905 371006

Saturday, October 31 - Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire - Halloween Activity Day - Ghostly Goings On

Enjoy spooky hands-on activities, Halloween trails and face painting. 11am - 4.30pm.
Prices: Per Item £1.50 Trail, £0.50 Make and Take, £2.50 Face Painting. Telephone: 01527 821214.

Saturday, October 24 – Sunday, November 1 - Hatton Country World, Warwick – Pumpkin Week

A FREE pumpkin for every child with daily carving competitions in our brilliant (but slightly spooky!) themed marquee. Plus Hatton’s Pumpkin Hunt with a prize badge and a full day’s programme of Farmyard Fun. Telephone: 01926 843411 for further information. 10am - 5pm.
Prices are per person and apply to adults and children. Weekdays £7.25, Weekends £10.45, under 2’s FREE. Under 14’s are not admitted to the Farm Village without adult supervision (no concessions).

Monday,October 26 – Sunday, November 1 – Ragley Hall, Alcester - Halloween Half Term

Visit Ragley over Halloween Half Term to see the House full of Spooky decorations, Halloween Treasure Hunt, Face Painting, Storytelling and Pumpkin Carving as well as all of the usual attractions.
Plus on October 31 and November 1 meet the Animal Woman and her Creepy Creatures including snakes and spiders!
Normal admission prices apply. Adult - £8.50, Child (5-16) - £5, Senior Citizens - £7, Family (2a + 3c) - £27. All activities are included in the admission price except for pumpkin carving which will incur a small charge.

Sunday, October 27 – Friday, October 30 – Worcestershire County Museum, Hartlebury Castle – Autumn Treasures

Fun for all the family - seasonal craft activities leading up to Halloween, including pumpkin carving! For further details telephone: 01299 250 416.

Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove – Half term events

Tuesday, October 27 – Sunday, November 1 - Half Term Fun – The Big Draw!

Have a go at the sort of drawing everyone can do; let out your inner creativity by having a doodle! 10.30am – 5pm. Normal Admission Prices. Members Free.

Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 - Halloween Trick or Treat

Book now for our ever-popular Halloween Trick or Treat event! Spooky fun around the museum in the dark, with sweets and scares for everyone. Dress up, and bring a torch!
Advance booking essential; don’t miss out on a spectacularly spooky eerie evening!
Prices: Adults £3, Children £6.

Wednesday, October 28 – Friday October 30 – Worcester Art Workshop – The Colour Shapes of Autumn.

Half term activities. The Colours of Autumn full with paint, glue, leaves and other exciting materials. The shapes of Autumn. Fun with clay.
£5.50 per session or £15 for three sessions.
Telephone: 01905 21095.

Saturday, October 24 – Saturday, October 31 - The Commandery, Worcester – Ghost Festival.

Widely reputed to be one of the most haunted buildings in the country, The Commandery in Worcester is opening its creaky doors throughout October for a special Ghost Festival.
During October there will be a whole host of spooky activities including a very special visitor tour with a difference.
Combining the fascinating turbulent history of the 12th century building with a selection of anecdotes of real paranormal experiences from the staff and visitors of The Commandery over the years, visitors will gain an unusual insight into this historic building.
Opening times 10am – 5pm (Monday to Saturday), 1.30pm – 5pm (Sunday). Prices: Adults £5.40, Child (5 – 16) £2.30, under 5’s FREE.

Friday, October 30 – Perdiswell Blue Roof – Halloween Fancy Dress.

Bluey Friday Night club – come dressed up as witches, ghouls, devils etc for a fun Halloween party. Age 11 – 13 year olds. Price £1 (members), £1.20 (non-members). For further details telephone: 01905 451372

Worcester CityMuseum and Art Gallery - October half term.

Tuesday, October 27 - Investigate the Medieval world of Mr Bean!
Mr Bean was a successful Worcester merchant, and has a story to tell. With experts (from the WASP team based at Worcestershire Record Office) discover and identify some Medieval archaeology, decipher Mr Bean’s inventory and using a feather quill, create your own Medieval scroll! 10.30am -12.30pm. Age: 7 - 12 yrs. Cost £4.50 per child, booking is essential.

Thursday, October 29

Batik Halloween Masks - 10.30am - 12.30pm. Age: 7 - 12 yrs
Come and create spooky Halloween masks using oil, pastel and goolish dyes, add creepy cobwebs and spiders to frighten your friends with. Sarah and Marie from Eekbatik will show you how during this fun workshop, specially designed for children. Cost £4.50 per child, booking essential

Batik Halloween Masks - 1.30pm – 3.30pm suitable for families.

Sarah and Marie for Eekbatik will be showing families how to create some spooky masks using oil, pastel and goolish dyes. Join in this fun family workshop and scare all your family and friends! Cost £6.50 per adult / £4.50 per child, booking essential. (Special family ticket available). For more information about half term workshops or to make a booking, contact the gallery on 01905 25371.

Friday, October 23 – Sunday, November 1 - West Midland Safari Park, Bewdley – Enchanted Evenings

There will be many ghoulish goings-on at West Midland Safari Park which includes Spooky Animal Encounters in the classroom, under the supervision of our very own witches, who will no doubt cast their magic with a little help from their best friends the Hissing Cockroach, Giant Millipede and scariest of all the Emperor Scorpion!
During the event, Tree Tops pavilion will be the venue for Creative Capers, which hosts a collection of hands-on activity sessions to suit all budding artisans and those that enjoy creating a little ‘make believe’. Evenings start at 5.30pm. Admission to Enchanted Evenings - £6 adults (16-64). £5.50 children (3-15). Concessions £5.50 per person. A Family Ticket (2ad+2ch) £20. Children under 3 years are admitted free.