We are so so happy that it’s nearly October half term, as let’s be honest, Autumn term at school always feels so LONG! Anyhoo, here’s I’ve rounded up some fun half term activities in the Slough and Windsor area:
Free or Low Cost Activities
★ Eton College Museums – FREE halloween crafting workshops 20 and 27 Oct
★ Free Dionysus Ensemble Children’s Performance at St Marys Church, Slough 25 Oct 4pm-4.45pm
★ Broad Street Mall Spooktacular Potion Quest 26 Oct – FREE https://www.broadstreetmall.com/whats_on/spook-tacular-potion-quest/
★ Windsor Royal Shopping Pumpkin Party 26 Oct
https://windsorroyal.co.uk/events/event/pumpkin-party
★ Eden Shopping Centre, High Wycombe 28 Oct – 2 Nov – FREE Halloween Ball Pit with prizes to be won
★ Explore Day at The Curve, Slough 29 Oct – £4 kids workshops – VR, Arts & Crafts, Magical Show & Balloon Modelling, African Dance and Spooky Magic. Book a slot
★ Two Rivers Pumpkin Patch, Staines 30 Oct 11am-3pm and pick up a FREE pumpkin https://www.tworiversstaines.com/pumpkin-patch-at-two-rivers/
★ Elmsleigh Shopping Centre Staines, FREE Thursday Treatment Tomb 31 Oct 11am – 4pm https://bit.ly/3zSOmSD
★ Queensmere Observatory, Slough – FREE Halloween Kids Activities 31 Oct with Art Classes Group – also fundraising for One Great Day
★ Nicholsons Shopping Centre, Maidenhead – FREE Pumpkin Carving 31 Oct 10am – 3pm
★ Reading Museum Make and Take Pom Pom Bats 31 Oct – £2 https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/make-take-pom-pom-spiders-and-bats
★ Reading Biscuit Factory Pumpkin Carving 31 Oct – £3.50 https://www.readingbiscuitfactory.co.uk/movie/pumpkin-carving
★ Half Term Family Art Workshops at Slough Museum with Antz Kidz – to book call 01753 476611 / 07598 062569 https://antzkidz.co.uk/ | Mon: Andy Warhol, Tues: Geogia O’Keele, Weds: Jackson Pollock, Thurs: Piet Mondrian, Fri: Salvador Dali
★ Ikea Reading FREE Half Term activities https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/stores/events/ikea-reading/
Halloween Trails
★ Binfield Scarecrow Hunt 26 Oct – 3 Nov https://www.binfieldevents.com/scarecrows
★ Reading Monster Mash Trail 26 Oct – 3 Nov – https://www.visit-reading.com/whats-on/whats-on-this-month/reading-monster-mash
★ Black Park Halloween Trail 28 Oct – 1 Nov https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-park-halloween-trail-tickets-1026845541657
★ Braywick Nature Centre, The Night Forest 28 – 30 Oct Night time story-telling around a campfire and pumpkin carving
★ Windsor Royal Shopping FREE Half Term Trail 26 Oct – 2 Nov https://windsorroyal.co.uk/events/event/pumpkin-party
★ Marlow Bottom Scarecrow Trail 27 Oct – 3 Nov @mymarlow
★ Jennetts Park PTA Scarecrow Trail, Bracknell 25 Oct – 1 Nov https://www.jennetts.bonitas.org.uk/community/961-2/
★ Bewitching Bat Trail – Woolley Firs Maidenhead 28, 31 Oct, 1 Nov https://www.bbowt.org.uk/events/2024-10-28-bewitching-bat-trail-woolley-firs-maidenhead-monday-28-october
★ Halloween Mystery Family Trail, Windsor Great Park 29, 31 Oct https://www.bbowt.org.uk/events/2024-10-29-wildlife-halloween-mystery-family-trail-windsor-great-park-tuesday-29-october
★ Halloween Daytime Trail, West Green House, Basingstoke 26/27/30/31 Oct https://www.westgreenhouse.co.uk/events/halloween/
★ Cliveden National Trust, Autumn Animal Trail 25 Oct – 3 Nov https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/cliveden/events/52db5dba-c9f1-4f3a-bd10-bda85ce2724a
Halloween Parties/Afternoon Tea
★ Royal Berkshire, Ascot – Halloween Afternoon Tea 26 Oct – 3 Nov https://www.exclusive.co.uk/royal-berkshire/dine/afternoon-tea/ Book one adult, one child goes free
★ Teddys Playtown Halloween Party, Slough 28 and 29 Oct
https://teddysplaytown.co.uk/classes-events/
★ Cantley House Halloween Afternoon Tea, Wokingham 28 Oct – 1 Nov https://www.cantleyhotel.co.uk/events/halloween-afternoon-tea.html
Train things
★ Slough Model Railway Exhibition, Burnham Park Hall 26 and 27 Oct https://www.swrs.co.uk/swrsweb/html/exhibition.html
★ The Berkshire Special Train Show, CIM Business Centre, Moor Hall, Cookham 26 Oct 10am-4pm https://convention.nmrabr.org.uk/
★ Ruislip Lido Railway running daily 19th Oct – 3rd Nov https://www.ruisliplidorailway.org/timetable
★ Ickenham Miniature Railway running day Sat 2nd Nov https://www.idsme.co.uk/IMR/IMRWelcome.php
★ Prospect Railway Miniature Railway running day Sun 3rd Nov https://www.rsme.uk/rsme-railways
★ Bracknell Railway Society Model Railway Exhibition, Pinewood Hall, Sun 3rd Nov 10.30am – 4,30pm https://bracknellrailwaysociety.co.uk/model-railways/exhibitions/
Half Term Shows
★ Random & Rocks Halloween Show, Braywick Leisure Centre, Maidenhead, 25 Oct https://www.leisurefocus.org.uk/our-centres/braywick-leisure-centre/events/
★ WiFi Wars, Norden Farm, 29 Oct https://norden.farm/events/wifi-wars-41
★ Curious Investigators, The Curve Slough, 30 Oct https://curvevenue.uk/events/curious-investigators
★ The Amazing Bubble Man, Norden Farm, 30 Oct https://norden.farm/events/the-amazing-bubble-man-80
★ Pigs and Bears don’t come in Pairs, 1 Nov https://curvevenue.uk/events/pigs-bears-don-t-come-in-pairs
Halloween Themed Days Out
★ Legoland Windsor, Brick or Treat now to 3 Nov https://www.legoland.co.uk/explore/special-events/brick-or-treat/
★ Hobbleween at Hobbledown Heath, Hounslow 26 Oct – 3 Nov https://www.hobbledown.com/hounslow/whats-on/its-hobbleween/
★ Odds Farm Pumpkin Festival 26 Oct – 3 Nov https://www.oddsfarm.co.uk/
★ HalloWellyWeen, Wellington Country Park 26 Oct – 3 Nov https://wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk/whats-on/hallowellyween/
★ Chiltern Open Air Museum, Halloween Spectacular 1 Nov https://coam.org.uk/events/halloween-spectacular/
★ River and Rowing Museum, Henley, Halloween Half Term Family Activities https://rrm.co.uk/event/october-half-term-family-fun/
Pumpkin PYO Farms
★ Hobbledown Heath Pumpkin Patch now until 3 Nov https://www.hobbledown.com/hounslow/whats-on/hobbledown-heaths-new-pumpkin-patch/
★ Copas Farm – Iver and Cookham https://www.thefruitfields.co.uk
★ Berkshire Farm Girl PYO Pumpkins and Maize Maze, Newbury https://berkshirefarmgirl.co.uk/
★ High Lodge Farm Pumpkin Picking and Spooky Trail, Abingdon 19 – 31 Oct https://www.highlodgefarm.com/halloween
★ Wasing PYO, West Berkshire 18-31 Oct https://www.wasing.co.uk/pumpkins
★ Odds Farm Pumpkin Festival, Bucks 26 Oct – 3 Nov https://www.oddsfarm.co.uk/events/
★ Crockford Bridge, Surrey PYO now until 20 Oct https://www.crockfordbridgefarm.co.uk/pick-your-own-pumpkins Pumpkin Festival 25 Oct – 1 Nov https://www.crockfordbridgefarm.co.uk/Pumpkin-Festival
★ Garsons PYO, Surrey now until 31 Oct https://www.garsons.co.uk/pyo-farm/pumpkin-parade
★ Farmer Pauls, Aylesbury now and through half term until they sell out https://www.farmerpaul.co.uk/pumpkins
★ Tulleys Farm, Surrey now until 31 Oct https://www.pumpkinfarm.co.uk (26th and 27th are SOLD OUT)
★ Millets Farm, Oxfordshire now – 31 Oct https://milletsfarmcentre.com/halloween-spook-tacular
★ Secretts, Surrey 25 – 30 Oct https://www.secretts.co.uk/pumpkin-week/
★ Peterley Manor Farm, Great Missenden 5 – 27 Oct https://peterleymanorfarm.co.uk/pumpkins/
★ Priory Farm Estate, Surrey https://prioryfarm.co.uk/discovery-land/halloween/
More events may be announced through the month – do follow my Instagram page @themummystylist where I’ll share on stories.
I hope you found this guide useful! Share it with your friends, and tag me on socials or drop me a message if you have been inspired to visit anywhere from my page – I LOVE hearing about your adventures.
Have a great October half term!
Sabrina x
