It’s thrilling…It’s chilling...It’s scary...You’ll scream…It’s monsterously good fun...!
Booking and fancy dress is essential!
Campfires and scary tales, ghostly walks in the maze!
Toasted marshmallows, hot blood!, fun and games, grisly lucky dip and fancy dress prize giving!
Meet at Kiosk at 5.30pm - event finished at 8/ 8.30pm(ish).
Booking required. £7 per person (£6 for members). Children must be accompanied by an adult. Younger children may find the Friday night event more suitable as Saturday night is seriously scary! Not...
One day in the pumpkin patch a strange little pumpkin hatched...
Discover the story of Spookley, a square pumpkin in a round pumpkin world. This anti-bullying tale provides the perfect backdrop as we hunt around our very own pumpkin patch.
Compete with pumpkin decorating and treats, our Spookley afternoons are a great way to keep the kids entertained during half term.
Suitable for children aged 4-12. Parents are welcome to say with their children.
Tickets £7.95 per child. Available in advance at Darts Farm or via www.dartsfarm.co.uk
Bampton Fair existed even before King Henry III granted it a Royal Charter in 1258 and it is always held on the last Thursday of October. It is one of the oldest surviving Charter Fairs in the country.
For centuries, the fair mainly sold sheep and cattle and was the largest sheep fair in the South West of England. During the 1880's to the 1980's it evolved to become the famous Bampton Pony Fair trading in Exmoor ponies.
Today this traditional Devon fair continues to attract local producers of foods and livestock, crafts and traditional skills from Exmoor and its surrounding...
Seaton Tramway’s Halloween Week of “Tram of Terror” by Day and “Shock ‘O Horror Zombie Fest” by Night!
Seaton Tramway will be offering spooky family days out in Devon during the Autumn half term from Monday 27 October until Saturday 1t November.
Hallowe'en “Trams of Terror” will run by day during that period up to Colyton for our younger visitors and at night they magically transform into “Shock ‘O Horror Zombie Fest” trams for much “older” children to experience the dark side of Seaton Tramway.
Not for the fainthearted, our single deck trams, very scarily decked...
Crowning Ceremony Fancy Dress Competition Grand Draw Guy Competition from 2.00pm at The Institute with the crowning of the Carnival Royalty.
The carnival procession starts from Alansway Trading Estate at 7.30pm coming up through Mill Street, The Town Square, and finishing in Yonder Street following by a fireworks display on The Land of Canaan at approx 9.30pm.
The Environment Agency is asking for views on how to improve and protect the water environment in the South West. Take a moment to think about how much you use or are near water in your everyday life. Did you know that the Environment Agency has set out plans for how water in the South West will be looked after in coming years? Now is the time for you to have your say on how they will do this.
Water quality in the South West has steadily improved over the last 20 years.
The draft river basin management plan (dRBMP) for the South West looks at water in each catchment across...
Recorded crime in Devon and Cornwall has fallen by almost 4% over the last year according to statistics published today (16 October). Overall crime for the 12 months to September 2014 fell by 3.9%, a drop of 3,336 crimes, compared to the same period in 2012/13. Victim-based crime, a key performance measure for the Police and Crime Commissioner, is down by 5.3% or 3,297 offences. The Force has seen significant reductions in domestic burglary (10.1% or 331 crimes) and vehicle offences (15.6% or 940 crimes). Non dwelling burglaries have decreased by 11% or 863 crimes, other thefts by 9.8% or...
Devon and Cornwall Police are hosting a regional Modern Slavery Conference today to coincide with Anti Slavery Day on Saturday (18 October).
The conference is the first wave in building awareness for partners to try and combat the growing issues of slavery across the South West region. The purpose of the conference is to outline the current national context in respect of Modern Slavery and gather ideas on how the national action plan can be implemented regionally and locally. It is also an opportunity for practitioners to share best practice and identify the opportunities to work...
