Have a wicked half term at RHS Garden Rosemoor, with Halloween-inspired activities for your little monsters, 26 October – 3 November 2024.
Enjoy the beautiful autumn colours and discover fascinating plants on a family garden trail, take part in spooky craft activities, decorate your own pumpkin, and enjoy storytelling and a weird and wonderful magic show at the stunning RHS gardens just outside Great Torrington.
Wicked Plants Garden Trail, Saturday 26 October – Sunday 3 November.
Follow the family garden trail and spot the ingredients for a witch’s potion to cast your own magic spell. Learn about beautiful but toxic flowers, insect-munching carnivorous plants, freaky fungi called dead man’s fingers and plants used for spells and potions.
Free, self-guided tour – suitable for all the family.
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Halloween Crafts, Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November.
Have a go at a different craft every day, including making magic wands, Halloween lanterns, spider headbands, monsters and monster stress squeezers.?
Free drop-in indoor sessions at 10.30 – 12.30 and 14.00 – 15.45. Suitable for all ages (must be accompanied by an adult).
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Pumpkin decorating Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November.
Turn a pumpkin into a wicked plant or a woodland creature and let your imagination run wild!
Bookable indoor sessions at 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 14.00, 14.30 and 15.00. *£2 per pumpkin, booking essential, suitable for all ages (must be accompanied by an adult).
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Witch Hazel Halloween Storytime, Wednesday 30th October.
Witch Hazel has arrived, and she can’t wait to explore the magic of the gardens, but beautiful roses and sweet-smelling shrubs don’t impress her at all! Where are the man-eating fly traps and weeds that smell of rotten egg? Join her for a spine-chilling interactive storytelling session.
Free drop-in indoor shows at 11.00, 12.00, 14.00 and 15.00. Suitable for all ages (must be accompanied by an adult).
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Exmoor Zoo Wicked Plants Workshop, Thursday 31st October.
Create your own spooky plant friend to take home, with Exmoor Zoo.
Bookable 30–45 minutes indoor sessions at 11.00, 12.00 and 14.00. £3 per child, booking essential, suitable for ages 7+ (must be accompanied by an adult).
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Professor Strange – The Steampunk Magician*, Friday 1 November.
A lively and original 45-minute family magic show performed by the strikingly unique Professor Strange!
Bookable indoor shows at 1100, 12.00 and 14.00. £3 per child,booking essential, suitable for all ages (must be accompanied by an adult).
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RHS Rosemoor also run popular ‘Welly Walks’ every month specifically to enable preschool-age children to explore and enjoy the wonderful garden. Each session has a different theme and includes a garden walk, craft or planting activity and a story.
Suitable for children aged 5 years and under, accompanied by an adult over the age of 18, the walks go ahead in all weather.
Booking is essential, tickets are £3 per child and includes a children’s drink and all materials. Normal garden admission charges apply to enter the garden for accompanying adults (members go free). Welly Walks are scheduled to take place on the following dates:??
11 November 2024
9 December 2024
13 January 2025
10 February 2025
10 March 2025
14 April 2025
12 May 2025
9 June 2025
14 July 2025
So whether you are a parent or grandparent of children of any age, there is family fun to be had this autumn at RHS Rosemoor.
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