October half term 2020 is always being updated, so please keep checking back.
Let us know about any events during the school holidays! Contact
BeWILD and Batty this half term!
BeWILDerwood, Horning Road, Hoveton, NR12 8JW
Saturday 17th October – Sunday 1st November. 10am-5pm
Visit BeWILDerwood for family fun & frolics in their magical, autumnal woodland this October!
Brave the Broken Bridge, slip down the slippery slopes and climb to the top of the Treetop Tangles, spotting Hazel’s magic pumpkins and Snagglefang’s BeWILDerbats! It’s a treat, not a trick, running WILD through treehouses and zipping on Wobbly Wires at BeWILDerwood!
This event runs 17th – 18th October and 22nd October – 1st November 2020. The woods are closed 28th September – 16th October and 19th – 21st October 2020.
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BeWILDerwood after dusk
Saturday 17th October – Sunday 1st November. Allocated time slots between 5.30pm and 8.30pm.
Join us for a new adventure! Our most famous and fantastical event of the year, BeWILDerwood will glow like never beforein a magical light extravaganza!
See the park in a new light and watch the story unfold as you journey through the woods.
The event runs 17th – 18th October and 22nd October – 1st November 2020. The woods are closed 28th September – 16th October and 19th – 21st October 2020.
As darkness falls across there land, there’s no better time to grab YOUR little monsters and join us for the ultimate Halloween party.
This October half-term, The Monster Club invites the boys and girls of Norfolk to experience a Fang-tastic fusion of live music and live performance. Enter our ‘Haunted Big Top’ in the grounds of Wensum Valley Hotel, Taverham, for 75 minutes of frightful fun as “The Dead Ringers” our house band, get toes tapping on the other side. Be captivated by the Monster Club dancers and spellbound by our Spook-tacular Circus Stars, before meeting Friedrich Fright, the Ghost Host with the Most, bringing your favourite spooky stories to life with a spirited blend of comedy, creepiness and companionship.
Whether Spectator or Spectre, you’re all welcome at the MONSTER CLUB.
You can call us on 01508 578817 or EMAIL
A Grimm Halloween at Holkham
Holkham, Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1AB
Wednesday 28th – Saturday 31st October 2020, 10am-1pm or 1pm-4pm.
Pre booking essential.
Strange Fascination Theatre performances
Grimm stories by the ‘Ed Shed’ with tale spinner Dave Tonge
Exotic Encounters – super creepy crawlies
Carve own pumpkin (£3)
Face painting (£4)
Repacked witchcraft goody bags
Trick or treat trails
A-scarium.
Sea Life Centre, Great Yarmouth.
17th October to 1st November 2020
Take a step into the creepy deep at SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth this Halloween and navigate the Ascarium; an immersive trail which takes you past some of the ocean’s most weird and wonderful sea creatures.
Pre booking essential. Children under 3 free.
No specific half term activities in October 2020 but the zoo is open and welcomes all visitors. Pre book only and government restrictions in place.
If you plan to visit in November, there is £5 off the price of each ticket with a discount code. See Banham Zoo info for details.
Broads Tours, The Bridge, Wroxham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 8RX
Kids go free!
October 24th – November 1st 2020
October Half Term is a great time to get out on the Broads, as the leaves are changing colour and the wintering birds are returning. The Skipper will give a live commentary explaining the history of the Broads and pointing out all the wildlife.
Saturday 24th October to Sunday 1st November inclusive
Trip departure times: 11:30am and 14:00, duration times: 1.5 hours
£9.50 per adult, children go free, max 2 per fare paying adult
See website for details.
Bure Valley Railway
24th October – 1st November 2020
KIDS GO FREE with a full return fare paying adult. Max 2 children per adult regardless of age (0-15).
Start from either Aylsham Station located in the historic market town or Wroxham Station the home of the Norfolk Broads.
Booking advisable to avoid disappointment.
Virtual event
31st October 2020 11am-12pm via Zoom
More details to follow soon.
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, School Rd, South Walsham, Norwich NR13 6DZ
Saturday 17th October – 1st November 2020
There will be 9 Fairy doors to find throughout the garden and will cost 20p. On arrival (pre booked) you will be given a trail map and a bag to collect Autumn treasures from the resources in the gardens. Some of the doors will be accompanied by craft activities as you go around.
You must pre-book garden entry.
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, Dereham, Norfolk
Daily, 22 Oct – 1 Nov
As the days get shorter and the leaves start to fall, celebrate the changes that autumn brings. Explore nature more closely with our fascinating animal trails, crafty wild weaving and adventurous woodland games. Are you up for the challenge of our pumpkin obstacle course? Plus, don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled for the Gressenhall scarecrows!
Pre booked tickets are essential via the Art Tickets website.
Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure Park
Dinosaur Adventure, Lenwade, Norwich, NR9 5JW
Dippy’s Halloween Days event runs from 24 Oct – 1 Nov
Tickets for the whole of October are now available online!
Check out our website and remember to book an admission arrival slot before you arrive.
Telephone: 01603 876310
Great Yarmouth Hippodrome
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR 2020
To Book tickets for this show please call the Box Office on on 01493 738877 (open daily 10am-7pm). This is due to social distancing the seats.
It’s nearly time for the ultimate spooky experience with our BRAND NEW show for 2020 The Halloween Spooktacular opens on 22nd October until 1st November.
Halloween Hoot
Hirsty’s, Great Yarmouth Road, Hemsby, NR29 4NL
22nd October to 1st November.
Pick a Pumpkin – Carve it on site – Get your face painted.
All the Funpark equipment is available, and every day we award prizes for the best costume and best pumpkin. Join the Pumpkin Queen for a walk through the maze to scare away all the crows
Book tickets in advance.
Events postponed in 2020 but family resources are available on the website.
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Norwich Puppet Theatre, NR3 1TN
Roald Dahl’s Dirty Beasts and Revolting Rhymes
Presented by: Norwich Puppet Theatre and associated artists
Fri 21st Aug 2020 to Fri 4th Dec 2020
Price: FREE
Running time: Each film will be 5-10 minutes
Ages: 0+
Enjoy something a little beastly, and just a bit revolting on our Online Puppet Theatre YouTube channel…
We are thrilled to be presenting a series of brand new performances of Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts poems.
Norwich Science Festival 2020 virtual!
24th-28th October.
Discover our Norwich Science Festival At Home mini programme! We’ve 20 events for you to enjoy – from engaging family shows and virtual talks to activities you can do at home.
Events for children at Norwich Theatre Royal are currently postponed in 2020.
Live streams and resources are available on the website.
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norfolk Road, Norwich NR4 7TJ
Sunday 1st November 2020, 1pm-3pm
Bring your family bubble to the Sainsbury Centre Sculpture Park, where you’ll get everything you need to make a never-ending ribbon sparkler and ideas for exploring light and colour in the open air. Artists Caitlin Howells and Sorrel Muggridge will be there to advise and inspire you. FREE, and suitable for all ages but you MUST book in advance via the website.
Pensthorpe Natural Park, Pensthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 0LN
Become an Eerie Explorer this October half term!
22nd October to 1st November
NEW for 2020, this Halloween-themed extravaganza is ideal for families and children of all ages.
Contact 01328 851465.
Leisure Way, Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5DZ
Pleasurewood Chills
You can now book tickets for this October half term!
The park will be open for nine full days of fun from Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November. The gates open at 10am each day and you can stay until the park closes at 5pm so there’s plenty of time to check out all of the rides, shows and attractions.
Contact 01502 586000 for more information
Sadly, Spooky City is cancelled for 2020
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Norwich City Council, Chapelfield Gardens
Spooky City (Halloween)
Ghoulish activities and fancy dress competitions
24th-31st October 2020
Hunt for 40+ painted pumpkins around the village to enter a prize draw. Trail sheets can be found in a box at 108 Norwich Road. Minimum donation of £3 per family, donations can be made in the trail box. Funds go to Talconeston primary school.
Don’t forget a pen!
Saturday 24th October – Sunday 1st November 2020
Taverham Mill Nature Reserve, Costessey Lane, NR8 6TA
Join us for a wickedly weird wildlife trail. Explore the sights and sounds of Taverham Mill Nature Reserve and find our freaky wildlife facts along the way. All fact finding little monsters will walk away with a trick or treat goody bag.
£3 per child, no need to book.
Wroxham Barns Pumpkin Festival
Wroxham Barns, Tunstead Rd, Hoveton, Norwich NR12 8QU
19th-27th October 2020
Come dressed to impress in your scariest costume,
Spooky crafts and spells
Pick your pumpkin and craft it here with our team of helpers.
FREE pumpkin for every child when you book online.
