Lots of spooky and autumnal fun to be had in our local area this half term!
Stop! It’s Coding time this half term at Code Ninjas Newbury.
Open Air Cinema: CoCo at Cobbs Farmshop near Hungerford
Entry from 4pm Sat 28 Oct
Get creative this Halloween (and cut down on waste) with ideas for making your own decorations, costumes and cooking your pumpkins.
• Tues 24 – Fri 27 Oct Trindledown Farm’s Halloween Half Term event
• Fri 20 – Sun 29 Oct Great Shefford Scarecrow Trail.
• 21 – 29 Oct Festival of Spookiness, City Arts Newbury
• Halloween colouring competition for 3 to 11 yrs at Hungerford Co-op
• Mon 23 – Sat 29 Oct Free Harry Potter Trail, Wantage
• Wed 25 – Sat 28 Oct Ghost Town Shop Trail, Newbury
• Thu 26 Oct Pumpkin Patch event Parkway Shopping Centre, Newbury
• Thu 26 Oct There’s a Monster in your Show, Wantage
• 23, 25 & 27 Oct Cookie Decorating Create & Play, Cobbs Farmshop
• Wed 25 Oct Funny Bones Spooky Activity Event, Vale & Downlands Museum, Wantage.
• Mon 30 Oct Brightwalton children’s Halloween Party
• all week Wasing Pumpkin Event
• Burghfield Pumpkin Competition enter by Thu 26 Oct
Escape the Everyday at Newbury’s Live ExCLUEsive Games Escape Room!
For 10 years and up.
Eye-popping Halloween Soup recipe!
How to look after your teeth at Halloween by Lambourn Valley Dentist
DAYS OUT
PP Guide to Places to Visit – Our personal list of the best local places to visit year-round
Spooky Old Sarum (English Heritage), Salisbury
The Living Rainforest in Hamsptead Norreys: discover exotic creatures and plants and learn about sustainability
Didcot Railway Centre brings alive railway history with models, events and railway experience days
The Rose of Hungerford canal trips for all the family
Go Ape – high ropes adventure course in Bracknell
Treasure Trails explore a town or village near you
Vale & Downland Museum in Wantage
FUN FOR FREE
Five Free Ways to Entertain Your Kids – local stand-up comic Toni Kent shares her top tips on low budget parenting…
West Berkshire Libraries – with all sorts of fun and educational events
Vale & Downland Museum – Aside from the usual exhibits, the museum in Wantage also hosts wonderful events for the whole family
Wantage Library – Hosts various events that are great for kids and adults alike!
Savernake Forest – lots of lovely trails to walk and cycle, near Marlborough
Snelsmore Common – outdoor fun yearround exploring this varied heathland
Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham – great adventure playground, lakeside cafe and activity centre, trails & picnic areas
For Teens
For Primary Aged Kids
Have Fun Geocaching – turn a walk into an adventure. What treasure will you find?
Cook up a storm – have fun taking over the kitchen!
Science Fun at Home – 5 easy experiments to do (that don’t require any specialist equipment!) from Ruth at Mini Professors
