playground at the Museum Of London Docklands where young children can try out some old-fashioned games and make a toy to take home.Mansfield Museum Dickens FestivalFebruary 13–17Nottingham’s Mansfield Museum is laying on a plethora of crafty dickens

of wild activities.Halloween SkiesOctober 24Those who are afraid of the dark may wish to avoid this special celestial event at The National Maritime Museum. Sit back and relax as an astronomer from the Royal Observatory guides you through the night sky

celebrations at Astley Hall in Lancashire, activities include singing, dancing and of course chestnut roasting.Ghostly GalleonOctober 29Set sail on a spooky seafaring voyage aboard an Ullswater Steamer in Carlisle for this two hour Halloween Spooktacular event

.Banks of the Foyle Halloween carnival, October 29–31Since 1986, the Banks of the Foyle Carnival in Londonderry has played host to a week long calendar of spooky events and now attracts up to 40,000 revellers each year. The agenda includes music, magic, storytelling

. A Celtic Celebration Of Hallowe’enOctober 29–30Step back over 2,000 years at this spooky family fun day at Castell Henllys, an Iron Age hill fort set within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The ghosts of times long since past will be overseeing

Alton Towers ScarefestOctober 15–31Now in its fifth year, the annual Alton Towers Scarefest may just be Britain’s biggest and boldest Hallowe’en celebration. The park will remain open long after sunset to provide plenty of chills and thrills

children can indulge their inner monster with plenty of Halloween themed games and creepy crafts.Tractor Spooktacular October 13, 27Ancient Blair Castle in the stormy Scottish highlands is the perfect setting for a ghoulish family adventure. Children

October 2This alternative to Hallowe’en is a Somerset tradition which takes place on the last Thursday of October each year. Legend has it that one misty night many years ago, the local ladies feared their menfolk were not returning and set out to find them

.Much like Collete in Paris and Dover Street Market in London, PlayLOVEPop brings together a range of hip, under-the-radar designer brands with free art exhibitions, live music and literature events – with one major difference: This boutique was created

.WalesAll aboardDecember 31 – January 2Chug merrily into 2012 aboard a steam hauled train on the Deans Forest Railway, during one of these special seasonal events. Enjoy unlimited travel on the majestic locomotives making pit-stops for a bracing forest walk, deer