When I was a young child, we celebrated Halloween by dressing up in a bin bag, using hairspray to make my hair all volumised and bedraggled and my face was painted green. Every year, I was a witch. We would go to an event held at Shugborough Hall (20 plus miles away) where we would…
Category: Seasonal Activities/events
Halloween, Christmas and Easter in the Midlands
Pumpkin Picking at Essington Farm
Yes, that’s right, Pumpkin Picking at our favourite farm has started. Essington Farm are running a ticketed event this year to ensure that the event remains as safe as possible during the current pandemic. We headed along today (1st October) on its first day of opening to see how they are running the sessions, to…
PYO Pumpkin Midlands Guide
Halloween is getting more and more American-like in the UK as the years go by and being a huge Autumn and Halloween fan myself, I thought a post detailing the best places to visit in 2020 to pick your pumpkins was a must! As more information comes in about the individual places, we will update…