Halloween at Knowle Farm
/As well as our own pumpkin carving competition we hold for the children here at the farm, there are also tons of fun spooky activities in the local area, making us an ideal place to stay during October half term. Here are a few we’ve picked out:
“It’s that time again…BOO at the Zoo is back!!
This Halloween, Dartmoor Zoo is opening its gates after dark to invite you to a truly FANG-tastic night at the zoo!
Join us on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th October for two FRIGHTfully good evenings, filled with shock horrors, hair raising delights and nail biting frights…
Gates open at 5.30pm with staggered entry tickets available. Event closes at 8.30pm
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 will have areas suitable for most families, however some areas will have advisories and some areas will not be suitable for young children. We will provide a map that lets you know where to find the thrills you seek!
We SCARE you to come!”
Torchlight Maize Maze - Surfing Cow, Mothecombe
“Enter the maze after dark and explore by torchlight, stay late and get ready to scream!
Family Friendly session 5:30pm-7pm
Scary session 7pm - 8pm”
A (Very) Batty Half-term at Kents Cavern
“We've gone batty this Halloween: join us over Half Term week to take part in some bat-astic activities! After your tour around the prehistoric caves, discover our interactive activities, all included with the Cave Tour ticket.
Craft Bats – decorate your very own egg-box bat. No need to stick to realistic colours, your bat can be whatever colour you’d like. We’ll even attached some string to it so that you can hang it up somewhere at home.
Bat Challenge – Find the words missing from your bat fact sheet in the woodland trail whilst discovering the 17 different species of bat native to the UK. Complete the fact sheet to become a bat expert, don’t forget to pick up your certificate!
Pumpkin Hunt – Can you find all the pumpkins hidden in the cave? It won’t be easy, they’ve been turned into all sorts of strange shapes! Collect a prize from your guide at the end of the tour if you find them all.
Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin – You’ll find an unusually large pumpkin in our visitor centre. Anyone who can guess the correct weight of it will be entered into a draw to win 4 annual memberships to Kents Cavern.
Batty Joke Trail – look out for different coloured bat shapes around the visitor centre, each one has the punchline, or answer, to a joke on it. Can you match the correct coloured bats with each other?
Fancy Dress – Halloween costumes and fancy dress is fully encouraged for any children visiting the site.
All of these activities are included in the cost of your Cave Tour ticket.”
