Interactive garden trail about the spooky secrets of plants, with ZooLab bringing snakes, snails and spiders, for the October half term.
RHS Garden Harlow Carr is running a half term programme over the last weekend of October, with the Spooky Plants trail and a ZooLab animal session as the main draws. It runs Friday 30 October, Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, from 9:30am to 3:30pm each day.
The trail is an interactive one, and the whole thing is built around the idea of plants with magical powers and spooky secrets. You work your way around the garden, meeting mysterious plant life as you go, and the trail is designed for you to follow at your own pace rather than as a single timed event. It's the kind of thing that works well if you've got kids with you, as they can lead the way and stop whenever they find something that catches their eye.
Running alongside the trail is a session from ZooLab, who bring along snakes, snails and spiders for you to get close to. They describe it as "terrifyingly good fun for the whole family," and it's a separate thing from the trail, so you can do both or just pick the one that suits you. If you're not exactly keen on the creepy-crawlies, you can stick to the plants and leave the snakes to someone else.
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Practicalities: Garden admission applies, but it's free for RHS members and children under five. The activities themselves are included with your admission, so there's no extra charge to join in. The garden is at Crag Lane, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, HG3 1QB, and it's open from 9:30am to 3:30pm on Friday 30 October, Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November.
