what's on

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

Including last year's favourite activities: potion mixing, pumpkin patch, crafts, along with some brand new activities! Loads of (not too) spooky fun!

FREE SEAFRONT FIREWORKS ARE BACK! 🎆🎆
The Seaside Partnership Presents: Free City of Southend Firework Spectaculars! 🎆💥
Get ready to light up your Saturdays with dazzling firework displays every week from 28th September until 16th November!
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/fireworks

£2 per person
No Booking
Why not join us after school and meet friends at the railway

£2 per person
No Booking
Why not join us after school and meet friends at the railway

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

FREE SEAFRONT FIREWORKS ARE BACK! 🎆🎆
The Seaside Partnership Presents: Free City of Southend Firework Spectaculars! 🎆💥
Get ready to light up your Saturdays with dazzling firework displays every week from 28th September until 16th November!
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/fireworks

Pop down to Prittlewell Priory this half term to choose your pumpkin for Halloween from our own specially created pumpkin patch!

For one weekend only, Prittlewell Priory's lawn has been transformed into a pumpkin patch, just in time for Halloween! Come along and choose a pumpkin to take home with you, and enjoy other family friendly seasonal activities including face painting, crafting, a children's trail and 'medieval melodies', our drop in interactive music and storytelling sessions.

Now that autumn is here, the medieval monks of the priory's past have been busy preparing a feast for All Hallows' Eve, and they could use your help! Once you've found the perfect pumpkin, complete their scavenger hunt to get everything ready for the festival, and learn about what... Read more

There's some spooky goings on down at the Farm at Halloween!
We love Halloween so much at Old MacDonald's Farm, when we say it is a Halloween Festival....we really do mean it!
Come and see us between the Sat 26th October and the Sun 3rd Nov 2024 for a free pumpkin per child!
Check out our amazing decorations, props and spooky theming! We have a Haunted House, you can meet and greet our Dragons (check website for dates), enjoy special craft activities, animal encounters including creepy crawly meerkat feeding, pumpkin carving plus so much more!
Our roller coaster will be open plus you can ride on our attractions as many times as you like!
Our attractions and a pumpkin per paying child are included in the admission price. (see website for full details)
Please... Read more

FRIGHTfully fun day out
Lee Valley Farm Park Halloween Festival
Who will you spot around the farm this Halloween? Witches, Wizards... Vampires? Maybe even Frankenstein!

Come in fancy dress and creep through our devilishly decorated farm and enjoy our spooky shows, day of the dead disco, spell classes, haunted walk-throughs, pumpkin picking patch, adventure play, giant bouncy pillow and 𝘴𝘖𝘰𝘖𝘰𝘰 much more.

Climb aboard our Halloween Express for a journey deep into the spooky woods, where you'll meet a coven of witches and some familiar Halloween characters you'll know and love.

The mischievous witches and their playful friends will dazzle you at their eerie little shop of horrors! After their spine-tingling show, before you go, every little one will receive a special treat.

The Halloween fun doesn't end with the haunted train ride! Take a leisurely walk through our enchanting, spooky woods to the Craft Lodge, where you'll find plenty of opportunities to make memories by capturing Halloween-themed photos. Visit Belinda the Witch in the Fulfen Forest to craft your own potion pouch, then explore our Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk to discover what the fairies are up... Read more

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

Pop down to Prittlewell Priory this half term to choose your pumpkin for Halloween from our own specially created pumpkin patch!

For one weekend only, Prittlewell Priory's lawn has been transformed into a pumpkin patch, just in time for Halloween! Come along and choose a pumpkin to take home with you, and enjoy other family friendly seasonal activities including face painting, crafting, a children's trail and 'medieval melodies', our drop in interactive music and storytelling sessions.

Now that autumn is here, the medieval monks of the priory's past have been busy preparing a feast for All Hallows' Eve, and they could use your help! Once you've found the perfect pumpkin, complete their scavenger hunt to get everything ready for the festival, and learn about what... Read more

There's some spooky goings on down at the Farm at Halloween!
We love Halloween so much at Old MacDonald's Farm, when we say it is a Halloween Festival....we really do mean it!
Come and see us between the Sat 26th October and the Sun 3rd Nov 2024 for a free pumpkin per child!
Check out our amazing decorations, props and spooky theming! We have a Haunted House, you can meet and greet our Dragons (check website for dates), enjoy special craft activities, animal encounters including creepy crawly meerkat feeding, pumpkin carving plus so much more!
Our roller coaster will be open plus you can ride on our attractions as many times as you like!
Our attractions and a pumpkin per paying child are included in the admission price. (see website for full details)
Please... Read more

FRIGHTfully fun day out
Lee Valley Farm Park Halloween Festival
Who will you spot around the farm this Halloween? Witches, Wizards... Vampires? Maybe even Frankenstein!

Come in fancy dress and creep through our devilishly decorated farm and enjoy our spooky shows, day of the dead disco, spell classes, haunted walk-throughs, pumpkin picking patch, adventure play, giant bouncy pillow and 𝘴𝘖𝘰𝘖𝘰𝘰 much more.

Climb aboard our Halloween Express for a journey deep into the spooky woods, where you'll meet a coven of witches and some familiar Halloween characters you'll know and love.

The mischievous witches and their playful friends will dazzle you at their eerie little shop of horrors! After their spine-tingling show, before you go, every little one will receive a special treat.

The Halloween fun doesn't end with the haunted train ride! Take a leisurely walk through our enchanting, spooky woods to the Craft Lodge, where you'll find plenty of opportunities to make memories by capturing Halloween-themed photos. Visit Belinda the Witch in the Fulfen Forest to craft your own potion pouch, then explore our Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk to discover what the fairies are up... Read more

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

There's some spooky goings on down at the Farm at Halloween!
We love Halloween so much at Old MacDonald's Farm, when we say it is a Halloween Festival....we really do mean it!
Come and see us between the Sat 26th October and the Sun 3rd Nov 2024 for a free pumpkin per child!
Check out our amazing decorations, props and spooky theming! We have a Haunted House, you can meet and greet our Dragons (check website for dates), enjoy special craft activities, animal encounters including creepy crawly meerkat feeding, pumpkin carving plus so much more!
Our roller coaster will be open plus you can ride on our attractions as many times as you like!
Our attractions and a pumpkin per paying child are included in the admission price. (see website for full details)
Please... Read more

FRIGHTfully fun day out
Lee Valley Farm Park Halloween Festival
Who will you spot around the farm this Halloween? Witches, Wizards... Vampires? Maybe even Frankenstein!

Come in fancy dress and creep through our devilishly decorated farm and enjoy our spooky shows, day of the dead disco, spell classes, haunted walk-throughs, pumpkin picking patch, adventure play, giant bouncy pillow and 𝘴𝘖𝘰𝘖𝘰𝘰 much more.

Climb aboard our Halloween Express for a journey deep into the spooky woods, where you'll meet a coven of witches and some familiar Halloween characters you'll know and love.

The mischievous witches and their playful friends will dazzle you at their eerie little shop of horrors! After their spine-tingling show, before you go, every little one will receive a special treat.

The Halloween fun doesn't end with the haunted train ride! Take a leisurely walk through our enchanting, spooky woods to the Craft Lodge, where you'll find plenty of opportunities to make memories by capturing Halloween-themed photos. Visit Belinda the Witch in the Fulfen Forest to craft your own potion pouch, then explore our Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk to discover what the fairies are up... Read more

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

There's some spooky goings on down at the Farm at Halloween!
We love Halloween so much at Old MacDonald's Farm, when we say it is a Halloween Festival....we really do mean it!
Come and see us between the Sat 26th October and the Sun 3rd Nov 2024 for a free pumpkin per child!
Check out our amazing decorations, props and spooky theming! We have a Haunted House, you can meet and greet our Dragons (check website for dates), enjoy special craft activities, animal encounters including creepy crawly meerkat feeding, pumpkin carving plus so much more!
Our roller coaster will be open plus you can ride on our attractions as many times as you like!
Our attractions and a pumpkin per paying child are included in the admission price. (see website for full details)
Please... Read more

FRIGHTfully fun day out
Lee Valley Farm Park Halloween Festival
Who will you spot around the farm this Halloween? Witches, Wizards... Vampires? Maybe even Frankenstein!

Come in fancy dress and creep through our devilishly decorated farm and enjoy our spooky shows, day of the dead disco, spell classes, haunted walk-throughs, pumpkin picking patch, adventure play, giant bouncy pillow and 𝘴𝘖𝘰𝘖𝘰𝘰 much more.

Climb aboard our Halloween Express for a journey deep into the spooky woods, where you'll meet a coven of witches and some familiar Halloween characters you'll know and love.

The mischievous witches and their playful friends will dazzle you at their eerie little shop of horrors! After their spine-tingling show, before you go, every little one will receive a special treat.

The Halloween fun doesn't end with the haunted train ride! Take a leisurely walk through our enchanting, spooky woods to the Craft Lodge, where you'll find plenty of opportunities to make memories by capturing Halloween-themed photos. Visit Belinda the Witch in the Fulfen Forest to craft your own potion pouch, then explore our Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk to discover what the fairies are up... Read more

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

Activities to be announced

Thursday 31st October ONLY: Professor Dean the Steampunk Scientist and Magician will be here as well as Royal Society of Chemists & Let's Get Crafty Walk in activities, Miniature Railway Running & Astaria Model Village open.

Miniature Railway also running Sunday 3rd November

Note that the Museum is closed to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays

Normal Museum entry prices apply:

Adults £7.00, Concessions £6.00, Children (5 to 15) £3.50 and Children under 5 £1

Crafty Cabin Open

Join us for an epic Halloween party hosted by Mal from Descendents! Enjoy games, dancing, arts and craft! Drop off optional for over 5s. Parents have the option of staying to enjoy the fun.

A Halloween themed Space Day at Southend Central Museum and Planetarium! Blast off in our specially spooky shows, perfect for all aspiring astronauts and alien investigators, and get your helmets on for spaceman story telling and object handing sessions with real meteorites.

There's some spooky goings on down at the Farm at Halloween!
We love Halloween so much at Old MacDonald's Farm, when we say it is a Halloween Festival....we really do mean it!
Come and see us between the Sat 26th October and the Sun 3rd Nov 2024 for a free pumpkin per child!
Check out our amazing decorations, props and spooky theming! We have a Haunted House, you can meet and greet our Dragons (check website for dates), enjoy special craft activities, animal encounters including creepy crawly meerkat feeding, pumpkin carving plus so much more!
Our roller coaster will be open plus you can ride on our attractions as many times as you like!
Our attractions and a pumpkin per paying child are included in the admission price. (see website for full details)
Please... Read more

FRIGHTfully fun day out
Lee Valley Farm Park Halloween Festival
Who will you spot around the farm this Halloween? Witches, Wizards... Vampires? Maybe even Frankenstein!

Come in fancy dress and creep through our devilishly decorated farm and enjoy our spooky shows, day of the dead disco, spell classes, haunted walk-throughs, pumpkin picking patch, adventure play, giant bouncy pillow and 𝘴𝘖𝘰𝘖𝘰𝘰 much more.

Climb aboard our Halloween Express for a journey deep into the spooky woods, where you'll meet a coven of witches and some familiar Halloween characters you'll know and love.

The mischievous witches and their playful friends will dazzle you at their eerie little shop of horrors! After their spine-tingling show, before you go, every little one will receive a special treat.

The Halloween fun doesn't end with the haunted train ride! Take a leisurely walk through our enchanting, spooky woods to the Craft Lodge, where you'll find plenty of opportunities to make memories by capturing Halloween-themed photos. Visit Belinda the Witch in the Fulfen Forest to craft your own potion pouch, then explore our Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk to discover what the fairies are up... Read more

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

Discover the ghostly history of Purfleet-on-Thames with a guided walk followed by games and fun at the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre for all ages.

Prize for tha best costume.

Entry £2.50 with all profits going toward the upkeep of the Centre.

Refreshments available.

Reserve your place by emailing [email protected]

Activities to be announced

Thursday 31st October ONLY: Professor Dean the Steampunk Scientist and Magician will be here as well as Royal Society of Chemists & Let's Get Crafty Walk in activities, Miniature Railway Running & Astaria Model Village open.

Miniature Railway also running Sunday 3rd November

Note that the Museum is closed to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays

Normal Museum entry prices apply:

Adults £7.00, Concessions £6.00, Children (5 to 15) £3.50 and Children under 5 £1

Crafty Cabin Open

There's some spooky goings on down at the Farm at Halloween!
We love Halloween so much at Old MacDonald's Farm, when we say it is a Halloween Festival....we really do mean it!
Come and see us between the Sat 26th October and the Sun 3rd Nov 2024 for a free pumpkin per child!
Check out our amazing decorations, props and spooky theming! We have a Haunted House, you can meet and greet our Dragons (check website for dates), enjoy special craft activities, animal encounters including creepy crawly meerkat feeding, pumpkin carving plus so much more!
Our roller coaster will be open plus you can ride on our attractions as many times as you like!
Our attractions and a pumpkin per paying child are included in the admission price. (see website for full details)
Please... Read more

FRIGHTfully fun day out
Lee Valley Farm Park Halloween Festival
Who will you spot around the farm this Halloween? Witches, Wizards... Vampires? Maybe even Frankenstein!

Come in fancy dress and creep through our devilishly decorated farm and enjoy our spooky shows, day of the dead disco, spell classes, haunted walk-throughs, pumpkin picking patch, adventure play, giant bouncy pillow and 𝘴𝘖𝘰𝘖𝘰𝘰 much more.

Climb aboard our Halloween Express for a journey deep into the spooky woods, where you'll meet a coven of witches and some familiar Halloween characters you'll know and love.

The mischievous witches and their playful friends will dazzle you at their eerie little shop of horrors! After their spine-tingling show, before you go, every little one will receive a special treat.

The Halloween fun doesn't end with the haunted train ride! Take a leisurely walk through our enchanting, spooky woods to the Craft Lodge, where you'll find plenty of opportunities to make memories by capturing Halloween-themed photos. Visit Belinda the Witch in the Fulfen Forest to craft your own potion pouch, then explore our Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk to discover what the fairies are up... Read more

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

Magic Dave & Friends - The Ultimate Family Variety Show

Join Magic Dave for the Ultimate Variety show as he brings together some of the best family entertainers in the country to perform live on stage for you!

With outstanding magic, comedy, puppets and more it's an event not to be missed! Plus before the show you can join us for an exclusive Magic workshop where you can learn epic magic tricks from real magicians!

Schedule:

4pm - 5pm: Magic Workshop

6pm - 8:30pm: Magic Dave & Friends - Live Show

Book online: https://www.magic-dave.com/event-details/magic-dave-and-friends-live-at-mill-arts-centre-rayleigh

Barleylands fireworks are back for our 10th year! To celebrate, we're hosting an even bigger event than before. Our event will take place within the Farm Park and the evening will begin from 4.30pm.

Hosted by Skittleman the Entertainer, our low bang fireworks come with a whole evening of entertainment.

Your ticket includes:

Skittleman entertainment shows
Unlimited fairground rides
Indoor soft play barn
Meet and feed the animals
Circus themed exotic animal shows
Sophisticated Entertainment will be here with fire performances, lollipop hoops, stilt walking & more
6:30pm low bang fireworks hosted by Skittleman. (Rides and all other entertainment will stop whilst fireworks are on)
Entertainment then resumes... Read more

Thames Chase would like you to join us for an afternoon of magic and illusion in our 17th century barn. Professor Tommy Lusion will take you on a magical journey before your very eyes! Comedy, magic and great fun for all the family. Halloween fancy dress is very much welcomed on the day.

Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Activities to be announced

Thursday 31st October ONLY: Professor Dean the Steampunk Scientist and Magician will be here as well as Royal Society of Chemists & Let's Get Crafty Walk in activities, Miniature Railway Running & Astaria Model Village open.

Miniature Railway also running Sunday 3rd November

Note that the Museum is closed to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays

Normal Museum entry prices apply:

Adults £7.00, Concessions £6.00, Children (5 to 15) £3.50 and Children under 5 £1

Crafty Cabin Open

There's some spooky goings on down at the Farm at Halloween!
We love Halloween so much at Old MacDonald's Farm, when we say it is a Halloween Festival....we really do mean it!
Come and see us between the Sat 26th October and the Sun 3rd Nov 2024 for a free pumpkin per child!
Check out our amazing decorations, props and spooky theming! We have a Haunted House, you can meet and greet our Dragons (check website for dates), enjoy special craft activities, animal encounters including creepy crawly meerkat feeding, pumpkin carving plus so much more!
Our roller coaster will be open plus you can ride on our attractions as many times as you like!
Our attractions and a pumpkin per paying child are included in the admission price. (see website for full details)
Please... Read more

FRIGHTfully fun day out
Lee Valley Farm Park Halloween Festival
Who will you spot around the farm this Halloween? Witches, Wizards... Vampires? Maybe even Frankenstein!

Come in fancy dress and creep through our devilishly decorated farm and enjoy our spooky shows, day of the dead disco, spell classes, haunted walk-throughs, pumpkin picking patch, adventure play, giant bouncy pillow and 𝘴𝘖𝘰𝘖𝘰𝘰 much more.

Climb aboard our Halloween Express for a journey deep into the spooky woods, where you'll meet a coven of witches and some familiar Halloween characters you'll know and love.

The mischievous witches and their playful friends will dazzle you at their eerie little shop of horrors! After their spine-tingling show, before you go, every little one will receive a special treat.

The Halloween fun doesn't end with the haunted train ride! Take a leisurely walk through our enchanting, spooky woods to the Craft Lodge, where you'll find plenty of opportunities to make memories by capturing Halloween-themed photos. Visit Belinda the Witch in the Fulfen Forest to craft your own potion pouch, then explore our Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk to discover what the fairies are up... Read more

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

BRAND NEW for 2024, our 7 acre, cow themed maze is going to be HUGE! An amazing picture of a cow, grown in maize you can explore and enjoy throughout the summer! One ticket per person including children. Under 2's go free. Expect to take at least one hour. Open from 25th July- 1st November. 10am-4pm 7 days a week. (Last entry 3pm).

£8pp

FREE SEAFRONT FIREWORKS ARE BACK! 🎆🎆
The Seaside Partnership Presents: Free City of Southend Firework Spectaculars! 🎆💥
Get ready to light up your Saturdays with dazzling firework displays every week from 28th September until 16th November!
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/fireworks

Now running for its 49th year! This year's display will be held on Saturday 2nd November 2024. Attracting people from across the county, it is an event for the whole family! With fireworks, live entertainment, fairground rides, as well as fantastic food and drink!

2nd Nov 2024
This is when you will be able to catch the biggest and best fireworks in Chelmsford.

5:00PM
This is when the gates will open, don't worry, the fireworks are not launched until 7:30pm.

Tickets
Tickets will be launched on the 5th of August 2024! We sell out fast so make sure you're quick!

No Parking
There will be no parking available at the site and Rainsford Road will be closed at certain times.

There is no parking available... Read more

Family Friendly Fireworks Display
Enjoy a magical evening of fireworks at Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park. There will be bangs and whizzes a plenty!

There will be family entertainment and fire breathing, fantastic fun fair rides all included in your ticket price.

We will also have yummy food and drink on sale till 6pm for anyone who needs a bite to eat.

This event WILL sell out fast, get your tickets quick to avoid disappointment.

The firework display will start around 6:30pm

Crafty cow markets are excited to announce we are back at the Chantry Centre Billericay this November.

An event for all the family to enjoy,

With just 7 weeks to Christmas get ready to shop small and discover the best of your local craft scene at our Artisan Market & Craft fair.
With new & different stalls every month we will once again be showcasing your local crafts people with over 20 stalls selling a wide variety of goods which are handmade with love such as wax melts, crystals, handmade jewellery, jams & pickles, cards, bags, personalized gifts, handmade wood creations, beautiful resin products, sweets, bespoke stone items, children's clothes, food, cakes and much much more, along with chances to win prizes on the tombola. (All proceeds from the tombola... Read more

Barleylands fireworks are back for our 10th year! To celebrate, we're hosting an even bigger event than before. Our event will take place within the Farm Park and the evening will begin from 4.30pm.

Hosted by Skittleman the Entertainer, our low bang fireworks come with a whole evening of entertainment.

Your ticket includes:

Skittleman entertainment shows
Unlimited fairground rides
Indoor soft play barn
Meet and feed the animals
Circus themed exotic animal shows
Sophisticated Entertainment will be here with fire performances, lollipop hoops, stilt walking & more
6:30pm low bang fireworks hosted by Skittleman. (Rides and all other entertainment will stop whilst fireworks are on)
Entertainment then resumes... Read more

Activities to be announced

Thursday 31st October ONLY: Professor Dean the Steampunk Scientist and Magician will be here as well as Royal Society of Chemists & Let's Get Crafty Walk in activities, Miniature Railway Running & Astaria Model Village open.

Miniature Railway also running Sunday 3rd November

Note that the Museum is closed to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays

Normal Museum entry prices apply:

Adults £7.00, Concessions £6.00, Children (5 to 15) £3.50 and Children under 5 £1

Crafty Cabin Open

There's some spooky goings on down at the Farm at Halloween!
We love Halloween so much at Old MacDonald's Farm, when we say it is a Halloween Festival....we really do mean it!
Come and see us between the Sat 26th October and the Sun 3rd Nov 2024 for a free pumpkin per child!
Check out our amazing decorations, props and spooky theming! We have a Haunted House, you can meet and greet our Dragons (check website for dates), enjoy special craft activities, animal encounters including creepy crawly meerkat feeding, pumpkin carving plus so much more!
Our roller coaster will be open plus you can ride on our attractions as many times as you like!
Our attractions and a pumpkin per paying child are included in the admission price. (see website for full details)
Please... Read more

Climb aboard our Halloween Express for a journey deep into the spooky woods, where you'll meet a coven of witches and some familiar Halloween characters you'll know and love.

The mischievous witches and their playful friends will dazzle you at their eerie little shop of horrors! After their spine-tingling show, before you go, every little one will receive a special treat.

The Halloween fun doesn't end with the haunted train ride! Take a leisurely walk through our enchanting, spooky woods to the Craft Lodge, where you'll find plenty of opportunities to make memories by capturing Halloween-themed photos. Visit Belinda the Witch in the Fulfen Forest to craft your own potion pouch, then explore our Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk to discover what the fairies are up... Read more

The pumpkin field is the perfect opportunity to not only pick your own pumpkin, grown in our 10 acre field, but take the most Instagram worth photos with amazing back drops. Our spooky maize maze is also opening, with people invited by Wendy the Witch to search for magical ingredients through the Maize. This is not to be missed! Get your tickets online

Family Friendly Fireworks Display
Enjoy a magical evening of fireworks at Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park. There will be bangs and whizzes a plenty!

There will be family entertainment and fire breathing, fantastic fun fair rides all included in your ticket price.

We will also have yummy food and drink on sale till 6pm for anyone who needs a bite to eat.

This event WILL sell out fast, get your tickets quick to avoid disappointment.

The firework display will start around 6:30pm

Barleylands fireworks are back for our 10th year! To celebrate, we're hosting an even bigger event than before. Our event will take place within the Farm Park and the evening will begin from 4.30pm.

Hosted by Skittleman the Entertainer, our low bang fireworks come with a whole evening of entertainment.

Your ticket includes:

Skittleman entertainment shows
Unlimited fairground rides
Indoor soft play barn
Meet and feed the animals
Circus themed exotic animal shows
Sophisticated Entertainment will be here with fire performances, lollipop hoops, stilt walking & more
6:30pm low bang fireworks hosted by Skittleman. (Rides and all other entertainment will stop whilst fireworks are on)
Entertainment then resumes... Read more

Activities to be announced

Thursday 31st October ONLY: Professor Dean the Steampunk Scientist and Magician will be here as well as Royal Society of Chemists & Let's Get Crafty Walk in activities, Miniature Railway Running & Astaria Model Village open.

Miniature Railway also running Sunday 3rd November

Note that the Museum is closed to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays

Normal Museum entry prices apply:

Adults £7.00, Concessions £6.00, Children (5 to 15) £3.50 and Children under 5 £1

Crafty Cabin Open

There's some spooky goings on down at the Farm at Halloween!
We love Halloween so much at Old MacDonald's Farm, when we say it is a Halloween Festival....we really do mean it!
Come and see us between the Sat 26th October and the Sun 3rd Nov 2024 for a free pumpkin per child!
Check out our amazing decorations, props and spooky theming! We have a Haunted House, you can meet and greet our Dragons (check website for dates), enjoy special craft activities, animal encounters including creepy crawly meerkat feeding, pumpkin carving plus so much more!
Our roller coaster will be open plus you can ride on our attractions as many times as you like!
Our attractions and a pumpkin per paying child are included in the admission price. (see website for full details)
Please... Read more

Climb aboard our Halloween Express for a journey deep into the spooky woods, where you'll meet a coven of witches and some familiar Halloween characters you'll know and love.

The mischievous witches and their playful friends will dazzle you at their eerie little shop of horrors! After their spine-tingling show, before you go, every little one will receive a special treat.

The Halloween fun doesn't end with the haunted train ride! Take a leisurely walk through our enchanting, spooky woods to the Craft Lodge, where you'll find plenty of opportunities to make memories by capturing Halloween-themed photos. Visit Belinda the Witch in the Fulfen Forest to craft your own potion pouch, then explore our Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk to discover what the fairies are up... Read more