What's On DAYS OUT ODDS FARM PARK Wooburn Common Road, Wooburn Common, High Wycombe, Bucks HP10 0LX 01628 520188 www.oddsfarm.co.uk Open everyday 10am-5.30pm, £9.50 adults, £8.50 children, under 2’s free. Children can get up close to whole range of rare breed farm animals as well as play in the heated barn with haybales to climb, a soft play park, indoor sandpit and games area. Special activities in September include Sheep Racing, and a Maize Maze to navigate.
BATTERSEA PARK CHILDREN’S ZOO Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge Gate, London SW11 020 7924 5826 www.batterseaparkzoo.co.uk Daily from 10am. Usual child entrance fee £6 with activities. HALLOWEEN HALF-TERM EVENTS 22-31 Oct. PUMPKIN TRAIL Purchase a quiz sheet upon entry and use the clues to find which animals have put out pumpkins! £1 25 Oct. SLIPPERY SNAKE DAY Create a spooky snake picture and meet a real snake. Drop-in sessions 11am-1pm & 2pm-3.30pm 27 Oct MAKE A TRICK OR TREAT BAG Drop in sessions 11am-1pm & 2pm-3.30pm. 29 Oct. HALLOWEEN FUN DAY: Spooky Face-Painting: £2.50, Guess what’s in the Spooky Box £1, Spooky Colouring in Picture Free, 11am-1pm & 2pm-3.30pm.
WWT WETLAND CENTRE
Pipistrelle Bat – Credit BCT
Queen Elizabeth's Walk, Barnes SW13 9WT. 020 8409 4400. www.wwt.org.uk
22 – 23 Oct. BATS AND SPIDERS WEEKEND Meet Bats and Spiders close up and learn more about these fascinating animals. See some common British spider species and learn how to identify them.
INTRODUCTION TO KEW Free, daily 11am and 1.30pm (throughout the year) The walk lasts for one hour and is a great way to discover Kew’s seasonal highlights and to learn about its history, plants and science.
22-30 Oct HALF TERM FAMILY FUN 10.30am - Storytelling, 11.15am Nature Crafts, 12.30pm Pond Dipping, 2pm Yuk! An interactive show about the horrid habits of wetland wildlife, 3.30pm Pond Dipping.
MELLOW FRUITFULNESS Free, daily at 12pm until the 30th Nov. The tour lasts for 1 hour and celebrates all that is Autumnal – from ripening fruits and seeds to vibrant foliage. (Register 15mns before the tour at the Guide’s Information Desk inside Victoria Gate Plaza.
26, 27 and 29 Oct WOLF TALES PUPPET SHOW 12.30 and 3pm, Based on the tales of Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs. 25 Oct CHILDREN’S PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE 9.30am-1pm, £10 28 Oct HALLOWEEN PARTY 4.30-7.15pm, A bat walk, firelighting, spooky stories and the Yuk interactive show. £10. Booking essential.
LONDON EYE Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7PB. Book online at www.londoneye.com to receive 10% off. HALLOWEEN IN A CAPSULE! 22 – 31 Oct 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm STORYTELLING CAPSULE AVAILABLE Willamina has forgotten how to be wicked! Are the children of London Town brave enough to help her read the Wicked Witch’s spell and reinstate her powers? Adult £21, child £11.50, family £65 (2 adults & 2 children under 16)
KEW GARDENS Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB 020 8332 5655 www.kew.org 9.30am-6pm £11.90/£13.90, free for children under 17 (with an adult)
Daily 9.30am - 5pm £4.95/ £8.95, under 4s free, family £25.
Highlights for children: Climbers and Creepers and Stag Beetle Loggery.
A spectacular 105 acre wetland landscape of lagoons, lakes and ponds offers a safe haven for hundreds of wild bird species, dragonflies, bats and amphibians.
A LANDSCAPE OF COLOUR: KEW GARDENS IN AUTUMN As the trees shed their summer growth, one of Kew’s most popular attractions – the 18 meter high Xstrata Treetop Walkway – opens up stunning views across the Gardens and the city’s skyline.
TREE IDENTIFICATION TOUR £5, bkg essential. Weds & Saturdays at 1pm from the 1st to the 29th Oct and lasts 90mns. To book call 020 8332 5604 or email tours@kew.org
NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTIES HAM HOUSE Ham Street, Ham, Richmond upon Thames TW10 7RS 020 8940 1950 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 24-27 Oct. FAMILY GHOST TOURS Enjoy spine-chilling family fun on one hour guided tours with spooky stories. Come in fancy dress. 11.30am-12.30pm, adults £8.50, children £6.50. Bkg essential: 0844 249 1895
OSTERLEY PARK Jersey Road, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 4RB 020 8232 5050 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 29 and 30 Oct. PUMPKIN FESTIVAL 12noon-4pm. Family activities include pumpkin carving and tasting, talks and plenty of games, culminating in the telling of the “Great Pumpkin Story” Come dressed up and get a trick or treat. Free upon normal adm charge. 30 Oct. FAMILY DISCOVERY DAYS 12noon-4pm Hands-on art and craft activities or storytelling for a creative fun day in the house and Garden.
Cooking Parties! • Fun, cooking parties • For boys and girls aged 5-16 years • Cooking classes
Give your child the best party ever! whisking, baking, giggling, rolling, making, laughing, turning, licking, joking
A great way to learn while having fun! Call for details:
0208 876 9912 email: info@cookiecrumbles.co.uk www.cookiecrumbles.co.uk October 2011
Families West PO Box 32231 London W5 1JR
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