Only seems like yesterday the children went back to school, and already the October half term is looming, but at this time of year there is no shortage of things to do and places to go, Halloween seems to be getting bigger every year and with so attractions adding extra entertainment throughout October, its a great time to visit.
If you have an animal lover in the family then you need to check out all of these Halloween and The Zoo and Safari park Halloween options, there will definitely be something for everyone.
Halloween At the Zoo
Battersea Park Children’s Zoo Halloween
Location : Battersea Park, London, SW11 4NJ
Pumpkin Quiz Trail
Which of the animals have put out pumpkins this year?
To take part, purchase a quiz sheet upon entry and use the clues to help you find which animals are taking part in the Halloween fun!
Cost £1.50 .. includes a small spooky prize
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : No event details released for 2022 yet. CLICK HERE
Beale Park Halloween
Location : Lower Basildon, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9NH
Beale Park are well known for their annual Halloween event and this year promises even more spooky fun across the October half term.
The narrow gauge railway will be transformed into a ghost train. Visitors can enjoy a pumpkin and skeleton trail, make broomsticks, wands and bat boxes, and there will be special sessions of Meet the Creepy Crawlies.
On Halloween itself, they will be offering Halloween face painting throughout the day. Some activities incur a small additional cost. One child in full fancy dress goes free with a paying adult – pre-booking recommended online.
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : No event details released for 2022 yet. CLICK HERE
Chessington World of Adventures HOWL’O’WEEN
Location : Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2NE
HOWL’O’WEEN. Things are WICKED in the WILD!
Things are getting spoOoky once again at Chessington this October, with a Fa-BOO-lous Halloween event for the whole family! Tickets are now available – Howl’o’ween includes full theme park and zoo entry.
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : Taking place 15th 30th October 2022. For further information CLICK HERE
Colchester Zoo Halloween
Location : Maldon Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex CO3 0SL
‘Shriek Week’ returns to Colchester Zoo this October half term!
Join in with our fang-tastic themed activities taking place from the 22nd October – 30th October 2022!
Colchester Zoo is open until 5pm everyday throughout October half term with most of our additional ‘Shriek Week’ activities included in the cost of admission. Carve a pumpkin at The Pumpkin Patch or join the good witches and wizards at the Witches’ Craft Coven to make wands and spells, PLUS lot more! 🎃
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Dartmoor Zoo Halloween
Location : Sparkwell, Plymouth PL7 5DG
BOO at the Zoo is back for 2022!
This Halloween, Dartmoor Zoo is opening its gates after dark to invite you to a truly FANG-tastic night at the Zoo!
Join them on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th October for two FRIGHTfully good evenings, filled with shock horrors, hair-raising delights and nail biting frights..
Listen out for rustling amongst the trees and peeping eyes as you make your way around the Zoo, meeting characters of the strange, unsavoury and nightmarish kind on your travels.
This event is suitable for most families, however some areas will have advisories and will not be suitable for young children. They will provide a map that lets you know where to find the thrills you seek!
Gates open at 5.30pm with staggered entry tickets available. Event closes at 8.30pm.
You can expect:
Roam the haunted Zoo grounds - Dark pathways will take you all around the Zoo, through the forest, around the big cats, birds and more. If you look carefully, you may be able to see the bright eyes of the animal residents out at night. Look out for gruesome scenes and expect creatures to be lurking in the shadows.
Watch your step in the Wicked Woodland and Dolls Demise - Find yourself navigating the blackened woodlands. Be careful, you never know what kind of monsters lurk in the shadows. Warning: These areas are not for the faint-hearted. Expect monsters, unusual sounds, sudden shocks and more.
Make it out alive from our Dark Maze - In a menacing maze where your eyes can no longer be trusted, can you feel your way out? Use all your senses to find your direction, but be careful, not everything or everyone is your friend inside these dark walls…
Look closer in our Reptile and Bug House - Meet the reptilian residents and beastly bugs. All guests will have access to the Reptile and Bug House from 5.45pm-8pm. Meet the experts who look after the creepy crawlies and learn all about their weird and wonderful ways. This is a great experience for young children.
Enjoy SPOOKtacular entertainment shows, moreish cuisine and tricks or treats galore… we SCARE you to come!
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Drayton Manor Zoo Halloween
Location : Drayton Manor Park, Near Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3TW
Interested in knowing all the ghoulish details for the Drayton Manor 2022 Halloween event? Find out what spooks and scares you’re in store for, with a Halloween at Drayton like no other! Sign up to be the first to know… if you dare ?
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Drusillas Park Halloween
Location : Drusillas Park, Alfriston, East Sussex BN26 5QS
Enjoy the family-friendly week of faBOOlously eerie excitement
Dare to enter Haunted Heights, escape the clutches of the runaway Mummy, watch out for our new Sugar Skull Witch, get up close with creepy crawlies, trick or treat yourself to a monster makeover, and capture that perfect spooky selfie among our pumpkins, skeletons, spiders and more!
Shriek Week at Drusillas Park (22nd-30th October) is the perfect place to bring the kids for a fun-filled and spooky Halloween week!
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Edinburgh Zoo Halloween
Location : Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, EH12 6TS
This Halloween, Edinburgh Zoo Spooktacular! returns with a new series of family-friendly frights. Follow along our trail and meet some weird and wonderful characters along the way. We SCARE you to come and brave our illuminated trail from Friday 7 – Monday 31 October.
From pirates and dragons to skeletons and ghosts, there’s plenty to get you into the Halloween spirit, as well as themed food and drink kiosks throughout.
Discounted early bird tickets will be on sale for a limited time only.
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Flamingo Land Halloween
Location : Kirby Misperton, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 6UX
Saturday 8th October to Sunday 30th October 2022
This Halloween, there will be a host of spooktacular events, attractions and activities sure to thrill the whole family!
From 10am until 5pm daily. Park admission prices are as standard (£37.50 online advanced and £49 on the day) and includes access to the firework display on Firework Display Nights.
Evening only tickets (from 4pm) are available for £10 per person which include access to the last hour of rides (until 5pm), a selection of Twilight Rides for Kids, access to the ‘Rock’n In The Park’ Show and Fireworks Display Nights (on selected dates).
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Lincolnshire Wildlife Halloween At the Park
Location : Dickonhill Road, Friskney, Lincolnshire, PE22 8PP
Are you ready for Tricks & Treats?
Choose your path to find the clues, but be careful along the way as there may be some spooky surprises!
Get the bonus question correct and win an extra treat too! What’s more, if you arrive wearing your favourite spooky costume then you could win a spot prize for the best dressed!
Available from Saturday 22nd October – Monday 31st October and just a £1 donation to the charity to join in.
Face Painting is available from 10am – 4pm on Sat 22nd, Sun 23rd, Sat 29th & Sun 30th only.
All the usual activities will be available, including feed for the birds and Meerkats and daily animal talks from the keepers. The Rainforest Diner will be serving hot & cold food & drinks, parking is free and they have disabled access throughout.
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Paignton Zoo Halloween
Location : Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon TQ4 7EU
Grab your broomsticks and join Paignton Zoo for some frighteningly good Halloween half term fun, every day from Saturday 23rd to Sunday 31st October.
The FREE Wizard Workshop will be open each day between 10.30am and 4pm, where with some help from mystical characters, children can make their very own spooky spell book mark to take home. You don’t need to pre-book for the craft activity, just turn up and take part!
Bring the kids to visit in their most frighteningly fabulous fancy dress. Whether it’s a wicked witch, a wild werewolf, or super spooky skeleton, they can’t wait to see what your little monsters will dress up as.
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : No event details released for 2022 yet. CLICK HERE
Paradise Wildlife Park Halloween
Location : White Stubbs Lane, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire EN10 7QA
Halloween is hitting Paradise Wildlife Park bigger and better than ever! Complete with the incredible after hours event, Dinos After Dark. They will have everything to deliver the tricks and treats of the festive period.
During October half term the whole park will be dressed for the spooky occasion. There will be multiple autumnal photo opportunities so make sure to tag them in your posts so they can join in the fun too! If you’re lucky you might even see the tigers enjoying some amazing pumpkin enrichment in their amazing new home Land of the Tigers.
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Twycross Zoo Halloween
Location : Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 3PX
Boo At the Zoo
There is so much Halloween FUN to be had this October Half Term – all activities are FREE with your zoo admission!
Singing Pumpkin Display – As you’re exploring 100-acres of zoo, see if you can spot these cheeky pumpkins singing a selection of Halloween classics!
Witchly Come Dancing – Join in with the witch outdoors and follow some spooktacular dance moves on your socially-distanced pumpkin markers!
Broomstick Training – Get your broomsticks at the ready for some training with our wondrous witch. Follow her instructions on your socially-distanced pumpkin marker and see if you can become a Broomstick flying expert!
Scary Tales – Located outdoors, hear a short creepy Halloween tale from our wickedly wonderful witch!
Witches Show – Meet the wondrous witch as you arrive at the zoo, singing songs of ghouls and ghosts for you. Make sure your social group stays within their pumpkin or the witch will turn you into scarecrows!
Ghosts of Madagascar – History books state that some Lemur species were often referred to as the ‘Ghosts of Madagascar’. Their loud calls used to scare natives. Enter this spooky escape trail and collect the clues to crack the code to escape the Ghosts of Madagascar.
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : No event details released for 2022 yet. CLICK HERE
Yorkshire Wildlife Park Halloween
Location : Hurst Ln, Auckley, Doncaster DN9 3QY
Join YWP from Saturday 22nd to Sunday 23rd October for a Spooktacular event of Mystical Beasts and Creatures… If you’re brave enough!
Explore the UK’s no.1 walkthrough Wildlife adventure, but be careful… it’s the spooky season! Who knows who or what you might bump into!
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Safari Park Halloween
Blair Drummond Safari Park and Adventure Park
Location : Blair Drummond by Stirling, Central Scotland, FK9 4UR
Pick-a-pumpkin!
Halloween Adventure from 8th to 31st Oct
The beautiful picket-fence pumpkin patch will be back! Right next the giraffe enclosure, this is quite possibly the prettiest pumpkin patch in Scotland.
Pick your pumpkin, toast marshmallows over the fire-pits, have fun climbing on the giant hay-bale spiders and follow the trick-or-treat trail. This is a beautiful time of year at the park, and a great place to create some festive family memories.
Plus, of course, you can enjoy all the usual animals and safari park attractions. All visitors will have full access to the safari park and dinosaur attraction.
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : No event details released for 2022 yet. CLICK HERE
West Midlands Safari Park
Location : Spring Grove, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY12 1LF
West Midlands Safari park will be having a Spooky Spectacular event from 22nd – 30th October 2022
Brimming with Halloween decorations and hundreds of pumpkins in the impressive Pumpkin Patch.
The excitable pumpkin-scarecrow character, ‘Patch’, will be returning during half term to greet guests and put on a fantastic show!
This year, he has brought some magical pals along with him, including a friendly witch and wizard, cheeky dragons and even a silly skeleton.
Spooky explorers will need to help locate the missing potion ingredients in the free Scratchcard Trail, which have been stolen by some mischievous dragons. If they can find all the items, they will win a special treat!
They also have extended opening hours, so brave explorers can discover dinosaurs and rides in the dark!
Opening Dates/Times/Prices : For further information CLICK HERE
Which One will you visit first ?
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