Lots of spooky fun to be had locally this half term!
Take your child to Code Ninjas Newbury for a week packed with coding, creativity, and loads of FUN this half-term!
Book here for full or half days.
Spaces are limited so reserve your places soon.
Open Air Cinema: The Addams Family
Cobbs Farmshop, Hungerford
Sat 26 Oct – entry from 4pm
Get creative this Halloween (and cut down on waste)!
Make your own decs & costumes and cook your pumpkins!
Got lots of apples in your garden?
Scoop them up and enjoy a family outing to My Apple Juice in Hungerford who will juice, pasteurise and bespoke label your very own bottles of delicious apple juice.
• 13 Halloween Nature Activities & Crafts from the Woodland Trust
• Until 31 Oct Berkshire Farm Girl Pick your own Pumpkin and Maize Maze, Thatcham
• Half-term youth clubs for 8 to 11, 11+ yrs and climbing wall sessions, Waterside Centre Newbury.
• Where to visit nature in October including crayon rubbing trail at Snelsmore Common near Newbury.
• 21 Oct to 3 Nov BBOWT’s Big Wild Walk
• 27 to 31 Oct Children’s Halloween Art & Craft Workshops, City Arts Newbury
• Sat 26 Oct Family Halloween Party, Kennet Centre, Newbury.
• Sun 27 Oct Pumpkin Carving, Corn Exchange Newbury.
• Mon 28 to Thu 31 Oct Pumpkin Carving Fun, Cobbs Playbarn.
• Mon 28 Oct to 3 Nov Thatcham Scarecrow Trail, starts at Nature Discovery Centre.
• Wed 30 Oct, Dazzling Dinosours, Vale & Downland Museum, Wantage
• Wed 30 Oct, Halloween Xplorer, Wantage
• Thu 31 Oct Shaw House School of Enchantment, Newbury
• Thu 31 Oct Parkway’s Pumpkin Play Patch, Newbury.
• Thu 31 Oct Make your own Monster Friend, Wantage.
• Thu 31 Oct Brightwalton Youth Club Halloween Party
• Burghfield Pumpkin Decorating Competition enter by Thu 31 Oct
• Fri 1 Nov Family Tour to meet the Great Memergiser of Newtown Road Cemetary, Newbury
• Hungerford Tesco’s Halloween Colouring Competition for age groups 3 to 5 years, 6 to 8 years and 9 to 11 years.
• South & Vale Holiday Activities.
Eye-popping Halloween Soup recipe!
How to look after your teeth at Halloween by Lambourn Valley Dentist
Advice on Trick or Treating from Thames Valley Police – and the option of Pumpkin Trails or Halloween-themed scavenger hunt in your garden.
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
Escape the Everyday at Newbury’s Live ExCLUEsive Games Escape Room!
For 10 years and up.
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