Typical festive Halloween activities include: trick or treating, attending costume parties, decorating and carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Today's Halloween customs are also thought to have been influenced by Christian dogma and practices derived from it. Halloween falls on the evening before the Christian holy days of All Hallow's Day (also known as All Saints', Hallowmas or Hallowtide on November 1 an All Soul's Day on November 2, thus giving the holiday on October 31 the full name of All Hallows' Eve.  These three days are collectively referred to as Hallomas and are a time for honoring the saints and praying for the recently departed souls who have yet to reach Heaven. 

Halloween imagery includes themes of death,  evil, the occult, and mythical monsters.  Black, orange, and sometimes purple are Halloween's traditional colors.

If you are looking for a place to visit on Halloween then please look no further.  Some ideas for great days or evenings out include:

Celebrate Halloween with the Exmoor Ponies

Date: 27th Oct 2013 11:00am-3:00pm

Go along and celebrate Halloween and Autumn with the Exmoor ponies at the Exmoor Pony Centre. Children's crafts and activities, fun and games for all. Meet the ponies and staff. Pony rides and pony grooming.

This event is brought to you by: The Exmoor Pony Centre

Location: The Exmoor Pony Centre TA22 9QE

Booking: No need to book - just turn up

Charge: Free Entrance - donations welcome. Small charge for activities.

Contact: 01398 323093

Quince Honey Farm Halloween Party

Date: Sunday 27th October 10:00am-4:00pm

Every year they hold a Halloween event, offering fun competitions and games.  There will be some creepy crawlies to see and hold if you are feeling brave enough!  Once the children have worn themselves out in the playhive there will be some spooky cakes and hot food available.

New for this year is their drawing competition – take a spooky drawing and they will be judged on the day in the following age groups: 10 and under, and 6 and under.  The winners will recieve a membership for 4. Dont forget to come dressed up for the fancy dress competition too!

Location: Quince Honey Farm EX36 3AZ

Charge: Free for members, £3.50 per adult and £3.50 per child

Contact: 01769 572401

Halloween at The BIG Sheep

Halloween at the BIG Sheep - Fun by Day
Saturday 26th October – Sunday 3rd November

The BIG Sheep will be no place for the faint hearted this Halloween half term as the famous family fun attraction is transformed into a seriously scary venue with a haunted house and a trip through the forbidden forest.

Halloween Evening Parties – Scary by Night 
Thursday 31st October, Friday 1st November, Saturday 2nd November 2013 .

Ghoulish ghosts, haunted hayrides, wicked witches, scary skeletons. You’ll not find a scarier Halloween Festival in the South West.

Location: The Big Sheep EX39 5AP

Charge:  To be confirmed - check their website

Contact: 01237 472366

Halloween Arts & Crafts at Arlington Hall and Haunted Walk

Join in their family friendly spooky crafts and be inspired to make something gruesome this half term.  Join them between 12.00pm - 4.00pm.  Dare to join their Rangers for a two mile walk through the grounds. Visit the lake with the eerie unfinished bridge piers and watch out for ghosts in the trees.

Normal admission charges apply.
£1 per craft.

Location: Arlington Court EX31 4LP

Contact: 01271 851123

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