Bewitch Your Family and Friends with more than 25 spooky events and ghoulish activities across Devon this Halloween!

We also have a family ticket to give away in this week’s competition.

There are a fang-tastic number of monstrous activities, events, parties and spooky surprises for families to enjoy over the half term break. Take a look at our attractions across the county, grab your pumpkin or your broomstick and join in the frightful fun.

Anne Blackham, marketing manager at Devon Association of Tourist Attractions said: ‘Yet again Devon’s Top Attractions have come up with some of the best seasonal themed ideas and events providing visitors with top-class family fun and experiences carried out to high quality standards. Our attractions look forward to welcoming everyone and ensuring they have a great time this half term.’

What’s on in South Devon?

The Pennywell Pumpkin Patch is open every day in October for you to pick up your own pumpkin. Explore and take part in the fabulously fun Pumpkin trail and take photos in Pumpkin Photobooth, entry to the pumpkin patch is included in your ticket price!! Plus, there’s loads of further fun on the farm with Pennywell’s usual full day of farm rides, shows, displays and masses of hands-on animal activities. Begin your day with some piggy cuddles, milk a goat, feed the lambs, pamper a pony and cheer on your favourite racing pig, and that’s all before midday!

This Halloween half-term there’s more fun to be had at Becky Falls. Help their Pixie, Oakley, with the Halloween-themed Challenge to earn your pumpkin to take home and carve! Not forgetting all their usual activities, including a choice of three circular walking trails. You can take your time to explore over 50 acres of woodland rich in wildlife. See all the animals there too, along with a petting area and an Animal Discovery Zone, where their more exotic animals live.

At River Dart Country Park you can take advantage of reduced Entry Fees this October Half Term! Autumn has arrived and they’re all set for an October half term of outdoor adventure! Enjoy reduced day admission with 50% off rates from Octber 22 to 30. Open from 10am to Dusk (last entry 3pm). Reduced day admission rates (MUST be pre-booked at www.riverdart.co.uk prior to arrival).

There’s more Spookacular Half Term Fun at Canonteign Falls. There’s a fantastic pumpkin hunt and pumpkin colouring competition, where kids get a chance to win a fun prize. Belle the Shetland pony in fancy dress will be there as well as the usual fun and discovery on offer. Join the staff in dressing up for the closing weekend October 29 and 30. Canonteign Kitchen will be serving an autumnal lunch menu, Halloween hot chocolate, pumpkin spice latte and spooky cakes all week.

At Woodlands Family Theme Park get ready for Hallooscream coming this October! Lurking beyond the Woodlands gates is a Halloween Scream Park waiting to be explored. Meet mischievous monsters and enjoy spooky adventures. With dazzling decorations to eerie sights and sounds, it will be fun for all ages! Get lost in the fang-tastic mirror maze… or explore the ghostly graveyard! Feeling brave? Take the Ghost Farmyard Ride and then navigate the Terrifying Trail with spooks around every turn! Want more screams? Enjoy all the great rides and attractions, open throughout the October half term.

If you’re feeling fit why not join Superworm and friends on their brand-new adventure at Haldon Forest Park? Discover the small but mighty creatures in the much-loved story and learn about the everyday heroic feats of minibeasts in the forest. The new self-led trail features brightly illustrated panels and a trail pack full of fun activities, including your very own mask. Set off with Superworm and become a forest superhero! Superworm also has a trail activity pack! Appearing in Devon for the first time in 2022, Earth Photo is a collection of stunning and poignant photography exhibited among the towering trees of Haldon Forest Park. Earth Photo is an annual international photography project developed jointly by Forestry England and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).

l To find more information and ideas for a day out check out the website www.devonstopattractions.co.uk and their What’s on pages here www.devonstopattractions.co.uk/events/october-half-term/.

l To find attractions and book tickets see www.devonstopattractions.co.uk/tickets