October Half Term at Shorefield Country Park: A Spooktacular Family Escape!
Get your costumes ready and prepare for a week packed full of frightful fun, magical moments, and unforgettable family entertainment at Shorefield Country Park with Shorefield Holidays!
Whether you're staying for a weekend or the whole week, there’s something for everyone – from slime-making and spooky science to live music and fancy dress parades. Here's what's on at this year's October Halloween Spooktacular!
👻 Spook-tastic Daytime Activities
Keep the kids entertained all week with a spellbinding selection of creative, creepy, and hands-on activities for all ages:
Creative Fun:
- 🎨 Terror-ific Tie Dye (5+ yrs) – £12.50
Create your own spooky shirt or accessory with ghoulish colours and patterns. - 🦴 Spooky Sand Art (3+ yrs) – £5
Let the kids unleash their imagination with colourful Halloween sand designs. - 🧸 Stuff a Spooky Friend (3+ yrs) – £17.50
Build your own cuddly ghost or monster – perfect to snuggle with after dark! - 💀 Haunted Pottery Painting (3+ yrs) – £9
Decorate your very own spooky ceramic keepsake to take home.
Science & Slime:
- 🧪 Franken Slime’s Laboratory (5+ yrs) – £10
Gooey, gory, and gross – in the best way possible! Join the mad lab and make your own slime. - 🔬 Hocus Pocus Science Workshop – NEW! (5+ yrs) – £9
Magical experiments and mind-blowing tricks with Dr Jack-O-Lantern.
Edible & Artistic Treats:
- 🧛 Vampire Bites – NEW! (5+ yrs) – £6
Decorate your own delicious fang-tastic biscuits. - 🎃 Pumpkin Carving – £5 per pumpkin
Get hands-on and carve your own pumpkin masterpiece. - 🎨 Pumpkin Painting – NEW! – £5 per pumpkin
Skip the knives and pick up a brush – decorate your pumpkin your way!
Movement & Mayhem:
- 🧟 Zombie Cheerleading – £5
Creepy cheers and spooky routines in this fun, high-energy session.
Activities can be booked here.
🎤 Live Acts & Entertainment
When the sun sets, the entertainment comes to life! From live music to hilarious magic, here’s what’s on across the week:
🎶 Live Acts:
- 24th Oct – Sneaky Blinders Band
- 25th Oct – The Spoils Band
- 26th Oct (2pm) – Comedy Shomedy & Jack in the Box Family Magic Show
- 29th Oct – Trevor Cline Magic & Balloon Modelling
- 31st Oct – End of Century Band
- 1st Nov – Live act TBC
🌟 Team Shows:
- Aladdin Pantomime – 1pm (Thurs 30th) & 6:30pm (Sat 18th)
- Pumpkin Pop Party – Halloween Show
- 80’s Ladies
- Just Tina
- 90’s Rewind
- Abba-vision
🧙 Fancy Dress Parades:
- Kids & Adults Fancy Dress Parade – 11th, 18th, 25th, 29th & 31st
📍 Between 6:30pm – 8pm
Get dressed to distress and show off your costumes for a chance to win spooktacular prizes!
🕷️ NEW: The Shorefield Spooktacular Seven
Are you brave enough to complete the Shorefield Spooktacular Seven? This fun Halloween challenge is perfect for kids who want to get involved in everything!
How It Works:
- 🎟️ Pick up your collector card from Reception or the Entertainment Team.
- ✅ Collect tokens by:
- Taking part in daytime activities (2 stamps)
- Attending Halloween Bingo Beats (1 stamp from the Treasure Trove)
- Chatting to members of the entertainment team (4 stamps – 1 per team member)
- 🎁 Complete your card and hand it in to win a prize!
It’s a wickedly fun way to get stuck into everything Halloween at Shorefield.
🎃 Don’t Miss the Magic of October Half Term!
Whether you’re making slime, rocking out at the Halloween disco, or watching the kids light up the fancy dress parade, October at Shorefield Country Park is guaranteed to leave you with magical memories and lots of laughs.
Book your spooky stay now with Shorefield Holidays and make this half term your most hauntingly fun one yet!
👉 Visit shorefield.co.uk to book or check availability.
