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Time: 11.30am to 12.30pm
Venue: Brownsea Island
Address: Poole Harbour, BH13 7EE
Daily until 19 October. Go on a guided walk and see how many rare red squirrels you can spot. At this time of year they come down from the trees to store food and can be seen playing in the low branches.
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Venue: Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre
Address: Granby Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3NZ
Create a home for all your creepy crawlies, making them snug as a bug. Suitable for ages 5+. Cost: £5 donation. Booking essential. Phone 01202 451548 for more details.
Time: 10am to 4pm
Venue: Chesil Beach Centre
Address: Portland Road, Portland, DT3 9XE
Find out about garden birds, the best things to feed them with and how to ready your garden for winter. Fun activities for the kids will be running all week, like making fat balls and bird feeders. Call...
Time: 10:30am to 3:30pm
Venue: Knoll Beach Visitor Centre
Address: Studland Bay, Near Swanage, BH19 3AQ
Take part in the nature-themed Halloween trail. For details call 01929 450500.
Time: 10am to 4pm
Venue: The Blue Pool
Address: Furzebrook, Wareham, BH20 5AR
Website: www.bluepooluk.com
Plenty of Halloween fun is planned at the Blue Pool with spooky hunts and 15% discount off all refreshments in the Tea House. For more information call 01929 551408.
Venue: Weymouth Pavilion
Address: The Esplanade, Weymouth, DT4 8ED
Website: www.weareweymouth.co.uk
Join the Halloween half-term fairground down at the Weymouth Pavilion forecourt for a range of fun activities.
Venue: Wimborne Model Town and Gardens
Address: King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1DY
Website: www.wimborne-modeltown.com
Wimborne Model Town is offering some great autumn fun over half term. Complete the Halloween Quiz - search for clues around the Model Town buildings. The new Wendy Street play area will be open throughout...
Time: 11am to 3pm
Venue: Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre
Address: Granby Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3NZ
Solve the clues and win a fangtastic sur-prize. No need to book - £2.50 per child. Also; make Paper Plate Monsters. Phone 01202 451548 for more details.
Time: 10am to 6pm
Venue: Kingston Lacy
Address: Wimborne Minster, BH21 4EA
Join in the fun over half-term; celebrate the harvest, autumn produce and all the beautiful autumn colour with a series of hands on activities for all the family. For details ring 01202 883402.
Time: 10am to 4pm
Venue: Brownsea Island
Address: Poole Harbour, Poole, BH13 7EE
A week of frightful fun. Venture into the creepy copse and brave giant spiders, skeletons and ghosts. Plus, ghoulish crafts and spooktacular pictures. Head to the witches’ corner every day from 10am...
Venue: Compton Acres
Address: Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, BH13 7ES
Website: www.comptonacres.co.uk
With over 10 acres of beautiful gardens to explore, children can solve the Emoji puzzle in a special free children’s challenge. Pick up a sheet from the ticket desk and when complete, return it to claim...
Venue: Corfe Castle
Address: Wareham, BH29 5EZ
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/corfe-castle
Explore Corfe Castle’s spooky All Hallows quest, learn about mysterious natural creatures and find all the missing pumpkins. Plus: The Great Escape – take your own brave teddy and Trebuchet missile...
Time: 10am to 5pm
Venue: The Tank Museum
Address: Bovington, Wareham, BH20 6JG
Website: www.tankmuseum.org
With 10 powerful exhibitions, live displays every weekday at 1pm, and free tours and trails, there is tonnes to see and do. Each ticket includes an Annual Pass allowing you to visit again for a year.
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Venue: Moors Valley Country Park
Address: Ringwood, BH24 2ET
Website: www.moors-valley.co.uk
Discover more about some of the creatures that live at Moors Valley with fun activities and hands-on displays, every afternoon during the school holidays. Learn about nature, meet Bramble and Berry the...
Time: 10am to 6pm
Venue: Adventure Wonderland
Address: Merritown Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BA
Website: www.adventurewonderland.co.uk
Enter a world of spooks and skellys with some fangtastic events and lots of fiendish fun. With a daily Spooky Halloween Show at 12noon and 3pm, plus enter the Scary Maze with its giant spiders, cobwebs...
Time: 12pm to 2pm
Venue: Brownsea Island
Address: Poole Harbour, Poole, BH13 7EE
Warm up by the campfire whilst you toast a succulent marshmallow. For details call 01202 707744.
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Venue: Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre
Address: Granby Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3NZ
Also on 26 October. A fun arty-crafty session where children can style and decorate paper hats and stick wands. Cost: £2 donation. Suitable for ages 4+. No need to book. Phone 01202 451548 for more details.
Time: 10.30am to 3.30pm
Venue: Knoll Beach Visitor Centre
Address: Studland Bay, Near Swanage, BH19 3AQ
Go to the woods and dunes for inspiration and get creative using the natural things around you. For details call 01929 450500.
Time: 11am to 12:30pm
Venue: Chesil Beach Centre
Address: Portland Road, Portland, DT3 9XE
Hunt for wildlife treasure washed in from the sea. This is a great way to find out what lives in the deep water as you look for rare pink sea fans and shark eggcases. For details call 01305 206191.
Time: 6pm to 7:30pm
Venue: Moors Valley Country Park
Address: Ringwood, BH24 2ET
Website: www.moors-valley.co.uk
A chance for families to have a go at night riding. An exciting opportunity to experience the thrills and adrenaline rush of riding the tracks and trails of Moors Valley at night. For children aged 8 years+...
Venue: Crealy Adventure Park and Resort, Near Exeter, EX5 1DR
Website: https://www.crealy.co.uk/events/halloween-at-crealy
Join Crealy for Halloween 2018 for its biggest halloween event ever! With all its rides and attractions open, along with its spooktacular activities (all included within the admission...
Venue: Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park
Address: Wareham Road, Organford, Poole, BH16 6EU
Website: www.farmerpalmers.co.uk
Low key fang-tastic family fun for little ones with extra spooky daily activities. Let the dressed up “Boo Crew” entertain the children. There are cauldrons full of family fun to be had down on the...
Time: 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Venue: Hengistbury Head
Address: Broadway, Bournemouth, BH6 4EN
Website: www.visithengistburyhead.co.uk
Children can join an archaeologist who will help them make a pendant using natural materials. Cost: £6 per pendant. Suitable for ages 5+. Booking essential. For details ring 01202 451618.
Time: 10am to 2pm
Venue: Priest’s House Museum and Garden
Address: High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AW
Website: www.priest-house.co.uk
With fun activity sessions for all the family. Cost £1.75 per person. For details ring 01202 882533.
Time: 10am to 12pm
Venue: Moors Valley Country Park
Address: Ringwood, BH24 2ET
Website: www.moors-valley.co.uk
Help out winter birds by making a simple bird feeder to take home. Learn more about our feathered friends, make a bird feeder using lard and bird seed and more.
Time: 10am to 12pm
Venue: Upton Country Park
Address: Poole Road, Upton, Poole, BH17 7BJ
Enjoy some fun and games in a natural woodland setting. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for children aged 5 to 11 year olds. Cost: £5 per child. Booking is essential. Find out by calling...
Venue: Crealy Great Adventure Park
Address: Near Exeter, EX5 1DR
Website: www.crealy.co.uk
The superheroes from PJ Masks are the extra-special guests visiting Crealy this October. Catboy and Owlette will be making appearances at intervals throughout the day. For information call 01395 233200.
Venue: Adventure Wonderland
Address: Merritown Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BA
Website: www.adventurewonderland.co.uk
See The Gruffalo at intervals throughout the day. Everyone's favourite monster will join in the fang-tastic celebration of Halloween. For details ring 01202 483444.
Venue: Wimborne Model Town and Gardens
Address: King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1DY
Website: www.wimborne-modeltown.com
Also 27 October. Enjoy the best of the model town and see some entertaining spooky fun and magic shows with Mervyn Cole at noon and 2pm. For more information call 01202 881924.
Time: 10:30am to 5pm
Venue: Lulworth Castle
Address: East Lulworth, Wareham, BH20 5QS
Spooktacular half term fun with lots of themed activities. Meet Merlin the magician, play in the leaf pile, hunt the bats or make a spooky mask. For more details ring 01929 400352.
Time: 11am to 4pm
Venue: Fine Foundation Marine Centre
Address: Kimmeridge Bay, BH20 5PE
Find out about the creepy creatures such as vampire squid, hatchet fish and dragon fish, that live in the dark depths of the ocean. Learn about their crazy lives and then make one to take home with you....
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Lemur Landings
Address: Poole, BH12 4NY
Website: www.lemurlandings.co.uk
Join the crew for a 'spooktacular' evening of phaser tag. Climb aboard the giant space station themed play frame for 6 terrifying Halloween phaser missions. Minimum age 6+. For details ring 01202 740500.
Time: 10:30am to 11:30am
Venue: Moors Valley Country Park
Address: Ringwood, BH24 2ET
Website: www.moors-valley.co.uk
Also 25 October. Get into the Halloween spirit by listening to a telling of Julia Donaldson’s popular story ‘Room on the Broom’ before making a mini broomstick to fly away home with. Booking essential.
Time: 2pm to 2:45pm
Venue: Chesil Beach Centre
Address: Portland Road, Portland, DT3 9XE
Get active and have some fun with kids’ animal yoga. Learn the different wildlife positions including the Grey Heron, the Adder and the Toad. Cost: Children £2, must be accompanied. For details call...
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Venue: Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre
Address: Granby Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3NZ
Children are inspired to use their imaginations to create Halloween monsters. Cost: £2 donation. Suitable for ages 4+. Phone 01202 451548 for more details.
Time: From 2pm
Venue: Visitor Centre
Address: Lulworth Cove, Wareham, BH20 5RQ
A witch’s broom making activity using locally sourced materials. This is followed by a short talk to introduce children to the wonderful world of UK bats. Booking essential. Call 01929 400587.
Time: 2pm to 3:30pm
Venue: Fine Foundation Marine Centre
Address: Kimmeridge Bay, BH20 5PE
Search for and discover the stories behind beach treasures. Everything that the sea washes ashore has a story to tell. Find out why some sea shells have tiny holes drilled through them. Cost: £3 adult,...
Time: 1:30am to 3:30pm
Venue: Lorton Meadows Centre
Address: Lorton Lane, Weymouth, DT3 5QH
Website: www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
Discover the mini 'hogs' of the hedgerow - what they eat, why they hibernate and a reminder to check those bonfires. Family fun, wildlife inspired crafts and games. Cost: Children £3. Booking essential...
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Venue: Moors Valley Country Park
Address: Ringwood, BH24 2ET
Website: www.moors-valley.co.uk
Also 26 October. Get in the Halloween spirit with some spooky craft activities for kids – painting, making and creating.
Venue: Visitor Centre
Address: Lulworth Cove, Wareham, BH20 5RQ
With the onset of winter birds will need all the help they can get to see them through the colder months. Join a ranger to make DIY bird feeders. Cost: £3 per feeder. Booking essential. Call 01929 400587.
Venue: Kingston Lacy
Address: Wimborne Minster, BH21 4EA
Find out all about Kingston Lacy's brilliant bees. Meet the beekeepers, taste samples of delicious honey, and try on a beekeeper suit. Booking essential. For details ring 01202 883402.
Time: 11am to 1pm
Venue: Hengistbury Head
Address: Broadway, Bournemouth, BH6 4EN
Website: www.visithengistburyhead.co.uk
A session of pumpkin carving with a difference. Take home a unique pumpkin once you have finished. Cost: £6 per pumpkin. Spaces limited so booking essential. For details ring 01202 451618.
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Venue: Scaplens Court
Address: Sarum Street, Poole, BH15 1JW
Meet the resident witch and explore some horrible handling objects on a spooky trail around Scaplen’s Court - one of Poole's oldest original buildings. For more details ring 01202 262600.
Time: 10:30am to 12:30pm
Venue: Lorton Meadows Centre
Address: Lorton Lane, Weymouth, DT3 5QH
Discover the secret life of bats, and other spooky Halloween creatures, then make bouncing bats & wonderful webs to take home. Family fun, wildlife inspired crafts and games. Cost: Children £3. Booking...
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Hamworthy Club
Address: Magna Rd, Wimborne, BH21 3AP
Website: www.forestholmehospice.org.uk
Dig out your checked shirt and join Forest Holme Hospice for a charity fundraiser, which includes a Ploughman’s Supper and dancing with live music from the Black Sheep. Tickets: £13 adults, £7 children....
Time: 10am to 3:30pm
Venue: Hengistbury Head
Address: Broadway, Bournemouth, BH6 4EN
Website: www.visithengistburyhead.co.uk
The super-scary Halloween trail returns to Hengistbury Head. Follow the trail, solving clues along the way and collect a small prize at the end. Cost: £3 per child. For details ring 01202 451618.
Time: 6:30pm to 10pm
Venue: Adventure Wonderland
Address: Merritown Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BA
Website: www.adventurewonderland.co.uk
An enormously popular event with indoor play in Wild Thing complete with spooks, a ‘Spellbound’ show in the ‘Spookydrome’ Theatre, a Witches of the Woods maze and much more. Booking essential....
Time: 11am to 12:30pm
Venue: Brownsea Island
Address: Poole Harbour, Poole, BH13 7EE
These sessions will take place on the new low ropes course and fully equipped archery course. There will be a session of low ropes and archery running in both the morning and the afternoon. For details...
Time: 10:30am to 12 noon
Venue: Knoll Gardens
Address: Hampreston, Wimborne, BH21 7ND
Website: www.knollgardensfoundation.org
A Saturday morning monthly toddler club created to inspire children to love nature. The club encourages interaction with the garden's many wildlife inhabitants as well as its trees and flowers. For information...
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Venue: Coastal Craft Collective
Address: Marine Place, Seaton, EX12 2QL
Have fun getting creative making an item from locally collected driftwood. Suitable for children age 6+ and adults. For details call 01297 691262.
Time: 5pm to 9pm
Venue: Crealy Great Adventure Park
Address: Near Exeter, EX5 1DR
Website: www.crealy.co.uk
Also Sunday 28 October. Enjoy the spooktacular half term events before watching the stunning Firework Extravaganza. Selected rides will be open late and there will be a live DJ from 5pm. The main event...
Venue: Wimborne Model Town and Gardens
Address: King Street, Wimborne, BH21 1DY
Website: www.wimborne-modeltown.com
The Halloween activities and Costume Parade takes place from 2:30pm. Booking is not necessary but go dressed for the part! For more information call 01202 881924.
Time: 11am to 3pm
Venue: Chesil Beach Centre
Address: Portland Road, Portland, DT3 9XE
Make spooky bird feeders to go in your garden at Halloween. From £1 per item. For details call 01305 206191.
Time: 10am to 3pm
Venue: Brewery Square
Address: Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 1QZ
A special Halloween Ghost Hunt for families. Simply search for the Halloween images around Brewery Square and exchange your completed form for a free Halloween prize. Please mention Primary Times when...
Time: 1:30pm to 4pm
Venue: Moors Valley Country Park
Address: Ringwood, BH24 2ET
Website: www.moors-valley.co.uk
Also 28 October. Join in the Halloween hilarity at this Halloween party. Try blindfolded apple bobbing, potion making, face painting and pumpkin carving, Halloween crafts and more. Fancy dress is essential....
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: Lemur Landings
Address: Poole, BH12 4NY
Website: www.lemurlandings.co.uk
Park your brooms at the door and Get Up and Groove at this ‘fangtastic’ Halloween party. With plenty of fun, games and prizes for every girl and boy, it's no trick, it's a treat. Booking advisable....
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Venue: Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre
Address: Granby Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3NZ
Make some fluffy spiders from ordinary pompons. Then cut out and decorate their webs to take home. Cost: £2 donation. Suitable for ages 4+. No need to book. Phone 01202 451548 for more details.
Time: 12pm
Venue: Poole High Street
Address: Poole, BH15 1SU
Website: www.poolebid.com
A free, family-friendly day of spook-tacular activities taking place within Falkland Square, in the Dolphin Shopping Centre. The free-to-enter Zombie Parade will begin at approximately 4pm. Plus, a zombie...
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: Knoll Beach Visitor Centre
Address: Studland Bay, Near Swanage, BH19 3AQ
Visit Studland this Halloween for a tasty sausage casserole at the beach and, if you're feeling brave, take a night time walk under dark skies. For details call 01929 450500.
Venue: Crealy Great Adventure Park
Address: Near Exeter, EX5 1DR
Website: www.crealy.co.uk
The superheroes from PJ Masks are the extra-special guests visiting Crealy this October. Owlette and Gekko will be making appearances at intervals throughout the day. For details call 01395 233200.
Time: 10:30am to 11:15am
Venue: Lemur Landings
Address: Poole, BH12 4NY
Website: www.lemurlandings.co.uk
Take your little lemurs to get creative with this fun and interactive painting task. For details ring 01202 740500.
Time: 6pm to 7:30pm
Venue: Moors Valley Country Park
Address: Ringwood, BH24 2ET
Website: www.moors-valley.co.uk
Experience the thrills and adrenaline rush of riding the tracks and trails at night. For children aged 8 years+ and their families.
Time: 10:30am to 11:15am
Venue: Lemur Landings
Address: Poole, BH12 4NY
Website: www.lemurlandings.co.uk
Take your little lemurs to get creative and decorate a Halloween themed witch hat. For details ring 01202 740500.
Time: 10am to 5pm
Venue: Monkey World
Address: Longthorns, Wareham, BH20 6HH
Website: www.monkeyworld.org
There will be free entry for children who arrive in full Halloween fancy dress. The fun includes a free fancy dress competition with prizes and the Activity Centre will be open for children. For details...
Time: 10:30am to 11:15am
Venue: Lemur Landings
Address: Poole, BH12 4NY
Website: www.lemurlandings.co.uk
Arty fun for children - cut, create and colour with chalks and glitter and create some spectacular fireworks pictures to display at home. For details ring 01202 740500.
Time: 11am to 12pm
Venue: Bridport Youth and Community Centre
Address: Gundry Lane, Bridport, DT6 3LX
Website: www.bridlit.com
Acclaimed children’s storyteller, Michael Loader, will bring a combination of theatre, song, buffoonery, puppets, props and participation, culminating in Sinbad the Sailor – an awesome adventure performance.
Time: 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Venue: Hengistbury Head
Address: Broadway, Bournemouth, BH6 4EN
Website: www.visithengistburyhead.co.uk
Learn how to create realistic looking fossils using natural materials – then take them home once complete. Cost: £5 per person. For details ring 01202 451618.
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Front Beach
Address: Lyme Regis, DT7 3JJ
Join the crowds to watch the spectacular fireworks in the skies above the ‘Pearl of Dorset’ Lyme Bay and stay warm by the bonfire on the beach. For further information call 01297 442138.
Time: From 7pm
Venue: City Cruises
Address: Poole Quay, Poole, BH15 1HJ
Website: www.citycruisespoole.com
After a 2-hour cruise, stop at the perfect location to admire the magnificent firework display in Poole harbour with the glowing night lights of Poole Quay in the background on bonfire night. Tickets:...
Time: From 5pm to 8pm
Venue: Poole Quay
Address: Poole, BH15
Website: www.pooletourism.com
Join the free party on one of the biggest nights of the year from 5pm with live music, family entertainment, jugglers and fire performances throughout the evening. Plus, children's rides, bouncy castles...
Time: From 6pm
Venue: Leweston School
Address: Sherborne, DT9 6EN
Website: www.leweston.co.uk
Warm up by the bonfire, and then witness a spectacular firework display in the skies above Sherborne.
Time: From 3pm
Venue: Weymouth Beach
Address: The Esplanade, Weymouth, DT4
Website: www.weareweymouth.co.uk
Gather on Weymouth Esplanade to enjoy the traditional community Guy Fawkes celebrations. Plus, a Guy Fawkes competition, fun fair and a beach bonfire which will be lit at 7:40pm. Plus a fabulous free firework...
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Venue: Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre
Address: Granby Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3NZ
Help garden birds this winter by making a tasty treat using large pine cones. Cost: £2 donation. Suitable for ages 4+. No need to book. Phone 01202 451548 for more details.
Venue: Various Locations
Address: Bournemouth, BH1
Experience the magical spectacle of hundreds of glittering trees from around the world. See them shimmer against the night skies along with pine-scented walkways. Explore the Alpine Market and skate under...
Time: 11am to 4pm
Venue: Lighthouse Arts Centre
Address: Poole, BH15 1UG
Website: www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
Featuring over 120 stands selling seasonal goods to suit every pocket. Plus, free story time with Santa, hot food, a Candy Cane Alley leading to a Snowy Post Office, Wonderland workshops, and photos with...
Venue: Crealy Adventure Park and Resort, Near Exeter, EX5 1DR
Website: https://www.crealy.co.uk/events/crealy-christmas-spectacular
This Christmas is going to be truly magical at Crealy Adventure Park & Resort; join Crealy this December and don’t miss out on the South West’s biggest and best festive experience! With...
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