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Halloween & Half term in Devon: what's on & spooky events

10th October 2017

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Halloween and October Half Term in Devon lloks set to be a spook-tacular delight - thanks to scary fun and spooky events at top attractions across the county.

From bats to broomsticks, pumpkins to parties, there'll be low-key Halloween and pumpkin fun for younger ones - and spine-chilling frightful fun for the older children too.

Halloween & Half term in Devon Milky Way Adventure Park(1)

There’s Halloween Hocus Pocus magic going on at the Milky Way Adventure Park. Families are invited to enrol in the special School for Witches and Wizards - dress for the occasion and you could win a prize. There'll be a themed show, wand making, spell writing and casting, broomstick riding and potion making - and don’t miss the special sessions on the spooky swamp dodgems. All designed to be fun rather than scary!

Powderham Castle unveils its NEW Festival of Frights this October Half Term and Halloween. Join in the spooky school, face painting, glitter tattoos, pumpkin crafts and ghostly games.You can also meet the weird and wonderful characters at their potion making show. Braver souls can visit Powderham Castle at night for the House of Horrors, when the shutters are down, the doors are locked and the lights are off, navigate your way through the castle to escape the horrors and characters within!

Head to World of Country Life, Exmouth for some ghostly goings on. Activities include pumpkin carving, a Halloween treasure trail and some spooky arts and crafts. You might even catch the famous ‘Angus and the Witch’ family Halloween show. There will be lots more spooky goings on over at Miniature Pony Centre with a hair-raising week of Halloween treats and surprises. Go along in fiendish fancy dress and the best costume of the day will win a prize.

At Becky Falls why not dare to see the ‘Animal Encounters of the Scary Kind’ - or take part in the spooky craft activities where you can create your very own spider noughts and crosses or make a spider spinner? Over at Bygones in Torquay they have a spooky experience waiting for you, including a spooky Halloween Quiz.

Halloween & Half term in Devon big sheep

Why not visit The Big Sheep and enjoy their ‘Fun by Day’ Halloween Festival - a whole lot of happy and fun spooky treats. Experience the daytime haunted hayride, lakeside train ride, haunted house, witches flying school and see the singing pumpkins. For the older and braver, try the ‘Scary by Night’ Festival; NEW for 2017 is the Spooky Castle, with haunts, special effects and lots more terrifying fun!

Ride the ‘Beer Frights Ghost Train’ at Pecorama and receive a spooky treat for all those in Halloween fancy dress. There'll be more railway fun at the Devon Railway Centre with their week-long Halloween Special. Explore their pumpkin trail and discover the Halloween treasure!

Join Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park for some Spooktacular Halloween Fun! Win yourself some yummy treats taking part in the Pumpkin Trail and venture, if you dare, through the spooky Egyptian tomb!

Halloween & Half term in Devon Quince Honey Farm

Over at Quince Honey Farm, you can have a buzzingly good time at their Halloween week activities. Cuddle some creepy crawlies, join in with some witch crafting and have some spooky fun in the play hive. When you get hungry you try some of the ghoulishly delicious homemade treats in the café.

At the National Trust’s Killerton pick up a trail leaflet and find the wacky and wonderful pumpkin faces popping up around the house, garden and parkland. There’re lots more Halloween trails on offer too at other Devon visitor attractions around the county.

Halloween & Half term in Devon October Pennywell Farm

It’s all treats and no tricks at Pennywell Farm this half term.The Pennywell animals will be waiting for their last cuddle of the season and the world famous Pennywell miniature piglets will be looking forward to piggy cuddles every day. Don’t miss the top-notch daily entertainment from Mr Phil, Matt Pang, Peco Drom and Elfic. It’s all included in your admission price.

Back by popular demand is the Halloween ‘Tram of Terror’ at Seaton Tramway where all children receive a 'baddie bag'. Enjoy the spooky entertainment of Halloween games and activities and taste the revolting refreshments at Colyton Station! Go underground at Kents Cavern and take part in the underground pumpkin hunt, try to complete the witches hat joke trail and then join in the spooky dig. For older children there is a Halloween Ghost Tour that isn’t recommended for the faint-hearted or the under 8s!

Halloween & Half term in Devon at Crealy

Visit Crealy and step inside their Creaky Hotel! Taken over by new owners it will be opening its doors again and will be better than ever with an all-new, even spookier storyline. Brave the mischievous Treehouse Trolls in the Wilderness, play a special game, solve the riddles and win a prize. See Patch the Pumpkin perform the special Eerie Bug Show and see the NEW Jolly-ween Singing Pumpkin Show. Don’t forget to take your free pumpkin home with you - there’s one free for every child!

Woodlands Family Theme Park is offering a half term of family friendly ‘fangtastic’ Halloween experiences. The theme park will mysteriously turn into Woodlands Family SCREAM Park and will be cooking up a whole host of spooky activities and trick or treats. Muster up the courage and enter Marty’s Manor, trek through the creepy cave, join Ezmeralda for broomstick training and party games or dance your legs off at Marty’s Monster Disco on the 27^th October.

Over at Morwellham Quay, there’s a week of Halloween fun where you can meet the witch in her den, paint a creepy clay shape, find the characters in the Halloween hunt and be spooked on the scary mine train. Bicton Park are inviting you to meet their resident witch, see whether she has a trick or treat up her sleeve for you and ride the spooky Halloween train.