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There's lots of family fun and spooky adventures to be enjoyed by adults and children alike during October 2023 half term. See our list of events taking place including Halloween activities (if you dare to go!). And don't forget there's a whole host of attractions offering fantastic days out to keep all ages entertained.


PUMPKIN FESTIVAL AT WROXHAM BARNS
There's lots of spooky fun at the pumpkin festival on Junior Farm over half term (21 to 29 October 2023). Tickets include unlimited access to Junior Farm and The Fun Park, plus a FREE Pumpkin for every paying child which they can take to the undercover carving barn. Tickets (all include a free pumpkin) are £14.99 per child and adults £13.99 and under 2s are £2.50 (including free pumpkin). Find out more and book


CREATURES OF THE NIGHT AT PENSTHORPE
Pop over to Pensthorpe Natural Park (21 to 29 October 2023) and experience a hair-raising Halloween with a ghoulish abundance of fun! Mini witches and wizards can enjoy a whole week of eerie-sistible adventures including creepy woodland trails, scary scarecrows and petrifying pumpkin carving (£3 per pumpkin). Find out more and book here


GLORIOUS GLOWING LANTERN PARADE AT BeWILDerwood
BeWILDerwood Glorious Glowing Lantern Parade returns to the woods 14 to 31 October 2023! It's a glorious opportunity to see BeWILDerwood by night and meet all your forest friends! Adventure through the magical light extravaganza and watch the story unfold as you journey through the woods down mysterious paths exclusive to this event. Start your adventure at dusk and craft your own Twiggle Twilight Lantern to help the Boggles light up the woods at Hazel's Hideaway. Find out more and book.


NOT SO CREEPY CRAWLIES AT HOLKHAM

Head to Holkham this Halloween for pumpkin carving, storytelling, web weaving and more! Step through Holkham’s 259-year-old door and take part in the Haunted Hunt, meet Bert’s amazing creatures in the Walled Garden and uncover members of the squash family tree in Holkham Stories. Grab your spooky map and explore the estate, and keep a look out for the creepy crawlies made out of pumpkins as you go! Plus, the opportunity to pedal through the park and swing from the treetops. Standard admission applies. Find out more and book.


DIPPY'S HALLOWEEN DAYS AT ROARR! DINOSAUR ADVENTURE
Get ready for some spooky fun across Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure Park (21 to 29 October 2023). Dippy and friends will be joined by a host of unusual Professors with hands on lessons and sessions. Get your spook on this Halloween and meet some of the original teachers who have returned in various forms to bring order, discipline, and a good solid education to the guests of ROARR! You will find six lessons to attend including Professor Bloodlust teaching history lessons about dinosaurs, Professor Crochet leads the dance classes with some ghostly tunes and other special Halloween activities. And that's all on top of the well-known spook-tacular attractions being open to enjoy, including Valley of the Dinosaurs, Predator High Ropes, Dippy’s Raceway and Dinomite Indoor Adventure Play. Find out more and book


PRIMEVIL SCARE AT ROARR! Now in its 14th year, PrimEvil will take place on selected nights between 13 October and 4 November 2023. There will be five terrifying haunts full of scares, twists and turns await those brave enough to enter. There will be a licenced bar for adults and food vendors. The event contains flash lighting and is NOT suitable for under 12s. Find out more.


MUSEUM OF THE BROADS. 

There's lots of spooky family fun to be had while discovering some of the stories of Broadland’s ghosts from 22 to 29 October 2023. Did you know St Benet’s Abbey is haunted? Have you heard about Black Shuck, the ghostly dog, who patrols the Broads and north Norfolk coast? Find out more from the storyteller at 11.45am and 2pm each day. Also, complete the trail and win a prize but watch out for the Wroxham witches along the way! Free entry to all 12s and under | £3 for 13/18 year olds | £7 for adults. Pay once and return as many times as you like for one year! Find out more.


BURE VALLEY RAILWAY
Get on track for half term fun with Bure Valley Railway. This October half term (21 to 29 October 2023), children go free on Bure Valley Railway with a full return fare paying adult. Start from either Aylsham Station located in the historic market town, or Wroxham Station the home of the Norfolk Broads. Children can also take part in a Halloween themed activity for their journey. The Whilstlestop Café will will also be decorated and Halloween Lunch Boxes will be available to purchase (not included in ticket price). Booking advisable to avoid disappointment. Find out more.


SPOOKY I-SPY ON WELLS & WALSINGHAM LIGHT RAILWAY

Hop aboard the world's smallest public railway for Spooky I-Spy. See if you can spot the hidden potion ingredients on the line, but watch out for the ghoulish charcaters along the way! The train steams between Wells-next-the-Sea and Walsingham. Enjoy the half-hour trip through beautiful countryside, over and under bridges, passing a hill-fort and chugging through a real ghost platform! Open daily from 21 to 29 October 2023. Spooky I-Spy covered in ticket cost and under 4s go free. Find out more.


A HALLOWEEN HALF TERM AT THE BUG PARC

Get hands on with creepy crawlies at The Bug Parc from 23 October to 29 October 2023). As well as their many, many bugs to admire (and even handle with handling tickets), you can enjoy face painting of ghouls, spiders, and many more fearsome creatures, indoor and outdoor ‘spook and search’ trails, and even an insect eating challenge, if you’re feeling brave (and hungry) enough! The Bug Parc will also be opening for the whole week throughout the October half term, so you can get your insect fix anytime you like! Tickets are available from £10.95 per adult and £8.95 per child aged 4-17. Handling tickets are also available from £2. Find out more.


NATIONAL TRUST BLICKLING ESTATE
Over half term, discover fun for all the family with a variety of activities across the Blickling Estate. Hire bikes or bring your own to enjoy the Autumnal grounds. Explore the garden and cosy house. You can enjoy the garden every day of the week and find secret tunnels, squishy trees and much more. Find out more.


OUTDOOR HALLOWEEN CINEMA AT FAIRHAVEN WOODLAND & WATER GARDEN

On 27 and 28 October 2023, there's some spooky films for families and adults only (Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and from Dusk Til Dawn) showing in the outdoor cinema. Wrap up warm and settle in for a hair-raising evening! Find out more. 


CREEPY CRUISES ABOARD THE VINTAGE HAUNTSMAN WITH BROADS TOURS
Broads Tours has a special treat (or trick) for river trip passengers this October half term. The Vintage Broadsman will be transformed into the Vintage Hauntsman, a ghostly river trip boat for Halloween-themed river trips. Featuring spooky commentary with the ghostly tales of the Broads by our River Trip skippers and trick-or-treat activity packs for children. These 1.5 hour trips run at 11am and 2pm from 21 to 29 October 2023 during half term. Join them if you dare...mwhuahahaha! Book here.


BIG ADVENTURES AT WROXHAM MINIATURE WORLDS
Visit the UK’s largest indoor modelling attraction, Wroxham Miniature Worlds, stretching over 10,000 square feet and see some of the largest model railways in the world! Admire the different ‘worlds’ of model railways, slot car displays, a whole city made from Lego bricks, model boat displays and a host of toys from across the decades. Enjoy the vintage penny arcade, interactive flight simulators, train simulators and more new railway layouts; some of which you can drive yourself. (Open every day during half term). Find out more.

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