Spooky Nature: 27 October - 4 November
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!
TweetAnimal enrichment and Bug Encounters
Find 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
Help 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..
| Date | Event | Location | Duration time |
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27 Oct |
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 |
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Bones or No Bones and meet the mini beasts |
Cold Blooded Corner, Encounter Village |
11am – 3pm |
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Pumpkin enrichments and animal feeding sessions |
Various see below programme |
11.30am |
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Giraffe Talk |
Please see black boards for daily location (either giraffe house or African Valley) |
11am |
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Royal Python Talk |
Cold Blooded Corner, Encounter Village |
1pm |
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Rhino Talk |
Rhino Enclosure |
2pm |
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Penguin Talk |
Penguin Cove |
3pm |
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31 Oct Only |
Kiddies Catwalk |
Back Lawn / Long Room, Marwell Hall |
11am – 3pm |
| 27 Oct | 28 Oct | 29 Oct | 30 Oct | 31 Oct | 1 Nov | 2 Nov | 3 Nov | 4 Nov | |
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11.30am |
Penguins
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Tigers
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Coati
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Bongos
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Siamang Gibbons
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Tigers |
Peccaries
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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
Christmas at Marwell ...be enchanted
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.
