Halloween Festival at Marwell Wildlife

Halloween

Spooky Nature: 27 October - 4 November

Owl Halloween

Visit this Half term for a whole host of family fun.

Watch as our animals enjoy some tasty pumpkin enrichment treats, visit our “bones or no bones” interactive zone, meet our mini beasts, be enthralled by spooky storytelling with our resident witch and celebrate 200 years since Grimm’s fairy tales were published with classic stories such as Rapunzel, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel and many more.

Ride on our hauntingly good Ghost Train (usual fee applies), create your own Halloween pumpkin and strut your stuff on our kiddies catwalk.

This fun-filled half term Marwell has it all – it’s so much more than just a walk in the park!

The Halloween festival is FREE with park entry.

Book tickets online now, save 5% and jump the queue!

Animal enrichment and Bug Encounters

MeerkatFind out which of our animals are having pumpkin treats with our Halloween enrichment timetable.

Also, between 11am and 3pm daily, meet and learn about forest floor dwellers such as the Madagascan hissing cockroach and giant thorny stick insect at our bug encounters! Also don't miss our Royal Python talk at 1pm.

In addition to our Halloween activities and as part of our ongoing conservation campaign, enjoy a daily Rhino talk at 2pm and find out how you can make a difference.

©Kath Weston, MPG

Go! Rhinos

Go RhinosHelp us celebrate our exciting Go! Rhinos mass public art event, and have your photograph taken with our giant rhino sculpture!

Our brightly coloured rhino has been off limits up until now, so make the most of the opportunity to pose with him this Half Term then see your photo on our dedicated Facebook page.

We will be giving children exclusive access to the rhino from 2pm until 3pm starting 27 October..

 

 

 

Daily Activities
Date Event Location Duration time

27 Oct
– 4 Nov 

Ghost Train Train Station next to the Ark Gift Shop 10.30am - 3.30pm
Pumpkin Carving South Road Picnic Hut 11am – 3pm
Storytelling South Road Picnic Hut 12.30pm, 1pm, 2pm, 2.30pm
(approx 20 mins) Excludes Thursday and Friday

Bones or No Bones and meet the mini beasts 

Cold Blooded Corner, Encounter Village

11am – 3pm

Pumpkin enrichments and animal feeding sessions

Various see below programme

11.30am

Giraffe Talk

Please see black boards for daily location (either giraffe house or African Valley)

11am

Royal Python Talk 

Cold Blooded Corner, Encounter Village

1pm

Rhino Talk

Rhino Enclosure

2pm

Penguin Talk

Penguin Cove

3pm

31 Oct Only

Kiddies Catwalk

Back Lawn / Long Room, Marwell Hall

11am – 3pm

 

enrichment timetable (May be subject to change)
  27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov

11.30am

Penguins

 

Tigers

 

Coati

 

Bongos

 

Siamang Gibbons

 

Tigers

Peccaries

 

Chipmunks

Colobus Monkeys

Watch a Video from our 2010 Halloween Festival

IMAGES TAKEN DURING THE FESTIVAL

See more Halloween images and videos from members of our Flickr group

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Christmas at Marwell ...be enchanted

Mr and Mrs Claus await you!Book tickets for Christmas at Marwell and let us take you on a magical journey through Marwell Hall to meet Santa, Mrs Claus and their attentive elves.

Running on various dates from 24 November - 24 December tickets need to be bought in advance.

...hurry, tickets are selling twice as fast as last year and places are limited! Book online now.

 

 

Download your FREE Halloween kit!

Halloween girl

Halloween Activity pack - twit twoo!

Activity pack answers - no peeking!

Pumpkin carving templates

Spooky pumpkin carving template - careful!

Grow your own pumpkin - factsheet

Make your own witches brew - factsheet

Send a spooky eCard!

Special Offer

Kids eat for 1GBP halloween

KIDS eat for £1 at Cafe Graze between 2pm and 2.30pm from 27 October. Conditions apply

Download your voucher now!

Christmas at Marwell

Download our leaflet now

Christmas at Marwel

Tickets selling fast - book online today to avoid disappointment

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