Flat Holm Island will welcome visitors to its shores for a Halloween adventure later this month.
Just five miles off the coast of Cardiff and Barry, Flat Holm Island offers a wealth of wildlife, is steeped in history and is awash with areas to explore. This is the ideal location for you and your family to celebrate during this spooky weekend!
With a residential trip available on October 30 and 31 , and a three hour day trip on October 31.
there is a host of activities on offer. The pumpkin carving competition allows you to order a pumpkin or bring your own, and set about carving up a storm! All entries will be displayed with tea lights inside and the best carving will win a spooky prize.
Our team of volunteers will be hosting a range of craft making and seasonal games. Why not come over to the island and try your hand at making spooky decorations, have a go at apple bobbing or even try you luck at pinning the head on the headless horseman?
On an island famous for its cholera hospital and its Second World War fortifications, who knows what ghosts and ghouls may be lurking in the shadows. On a guided ghost walk you can share ghost stories and explore haunted underground ammunition stores and even the Fog Horn Station graveyard!
Those with a taste for the unexplained are invited to Dracula’s Dinner. Visitors to the island are asked to bring an item of food to contribute to the Halloween themed buffet… just the thing to get your teeth into! For more information call Flat Holm Team on Tel 029 2087 7912.
Cllr Nigel Howells, Executive Member for Sport, Leisure and Culture, said: “Flat Holm Island is a fantastic venue, providing an ideal location for a spooky visit, or even a weekend stay. I am certain this will prove to be a very successful and popular location to see in the witching hour and I hope everyone enjoys this exciting adventure!”
Times and Charges:
3hr trip 31st October Depart 0815 Return 1345 £16.50 adults; £9.50 children £44.50 family
Residential 30th depart 0945 – 31st return 1045 £31.00 adults; £21.50 children
FLAT HOLM ISLAND… HALLOWEEN TRIP
Date of visit: 30th – 31st October
Name of School/Group Halloween Residential and 3Hour visit
Timetable
Saturday 30th October
10.45 Residential Visit arrives Flat Holm
11.00 – 11.15 Welcome talk, health and safety, and itinerary
11.15 – 12.45
Tour of island
OR
Ghost hunt
12.45 – 13.45 Halloween Special Lunch
(creepy crawly dish optional)
13.45 – 17.15 Conservation Tasks (vegetation clearance, habitat management)
OR
Halloween themed games / craft making (see below for more details!)
17.15 – 19.00 Dracula’s Dinner Optional – bring an item of food to contribute to Dracula’s Dinner
19.00 Onwards Ghost stories / Spooky tour Optional
Sunday 31st October
08 :45 Pack and Tidy Farmhouse
09:30 Residential Departure*
3hr visit Arrival *Please note: If space is available on the boat (this will be determined approximately 1 week before arrival date) then all residential visitors are welcome to stay and join in with extra Halloween activities and depart slightly later at 12:30
09.30 – 09.45 Welcome talk /itinerary – Halloween activities
09:45 – 10:30
Pumpkin carving and Halloween crafts/games including costume decoration, face painting and apple bobbing (see below for more details!)
10:30 – 12:00 Ghost Walk / Spooky tour of the Island
12:00 – 12:15 Judging of costume competition
12.30 Flat Holm Departure
