Pumpkin Carving at The Wardrobe

The Wardrobe is doing pumpkin carving on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October, with sessions at 10:00 and 14:00 each day. It's a family-friendly one, so if you've got kids in tow, these are the dates to keep in mind.

The setup is straightforward: you pick your pumpkin and carve your own masterpiece, and the museum provides the pumpkins and the tools. They also handle the clear-up afterwards, which is the best part of the whole thing. If you're the type who likes to save the seeds, you're welcome to take yours home. The carving happens in a covered outdoor area, so you're out of the wind but still in the fresh air.

Once you've finished your pumpkin, there's a spooky Halloween trail to follow through the museum and the garden, with creepy surprises to discover along the way. It's a nice way to stretch your legs after sitting over a pumpkin for an hour.

It helps to know where you're heading. The Wardrobe is the Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum, at 58 The Close, right in the heart of Salisbury. It's home to more than 65,000 objects and over 40 War Diaries, and they do research into ancestors' military service and regimental history there. The building also hires out its room and garden for meetings, private dinners and wedding receptions, with views over Salisbury Cathedral and the River Avon. It's a pumpkin carving session, but it's set in a proper museum. Each pumpkin is £5, and the sessions run at 10:00 and 14:00 on both the 29th and 30th.