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OCTOBER HALF-TERM

24th October - 1st November 2026

Pick up your Pumpkin Trail Leaflet from Willow in Lynton or the Exmoor National Park Centre in Lynmouth.

Each business along the trail will display a pumpkin – some carved, some painted, and some surprises completely unique to their business.

Follow the Pumpkin Trail ...

  1. Visit each area with a PINK DOT on the trail leaflet.
  2. Look out for the ‘Pumpkin Card’ in the shop windows.
  3. Each ‘Pumpkin Card’ will have the answer to one of the questions listed below.
  4. Fill in all of the the answers, and your details once you’ve completed the trail.
  5. Return your completed leaflet to Willow in Lynton or the Exmoor National Park Centre in Lynmouth and collect your Pumpkin Spotter badge.
  6. Your completed leaflet will also be entered into our prize draw for the chance to win a fantastic hamper filled with goodies from around Lynton & Lynmouth.
Map of the Great Pumpkin Trail in Lynton & Lynmouth with pumpkin mascot.

Answer the following questions...

1

What is the Pumpkins Name?

2

What do you call a pumpkin that tells jokes?

3

What is the famous saying?

4

What Spooky Word is Hiding Here?

5

What colour is the Moon in the window?

6

What Room does a Ghost never need?

7

The Witch wrote a spell on a ...

8

What Kind of Music do Mummies like?

9

The Secret Halloween Password is?

10

I Have a point but cannot write. What am i?

11

Which Spooky creature is named on the card?

12

Which Autumn Food Belongs at This Stop?

13

I Spin, but i’m not a top What am I?

14

What number is on the Pumpkin Card?

15

I have no voice, but I can still howl. What am I?

16

What Do Pumpkins Grow On?

17

Which Spooky Creature is Visiting?

18

Which Game Would a ghost always win?

19

I follow you everywhere, but vanish without light. 
What am I?

20

How Many Pumpkins are on the Card?

21

What is this Pumpkin’s Favourite Colour?

22

I have no bones, but can rattle. What am I?

23

What Woodland Creature Can be found Here?

24

Which Eerie Word Belongs To this Pumpkin?

25

What is this Pumpkins Favourite sweet?

26

Boris The Bat’s favourite Snack is?

Cartoon pumpkin character with a winking face and outstretched arm.

Get Your FREE Badge!

Everyone that submits a completed trail leaflet will get a FREE Lynton & Lynmouth Pumpkin Spotter badge.

Competition closes at midnight on 1st November 2026.

The winner will be announced on 8th November 2026.

AND THERE ARE MORE PUMPKINS HERE ....

Here is a list of all the places in Lynton & Lynmouth where you can find a pumpkin or Halloween window display.

LYNTON

  • Longmead House
  • Lyn Candles
  • Lynton Barbers
  • The Oak Room
  • Community Bookshop
  • Gunns Gallery
  • Number Ten
  • The Studio
  • The Greenhouse Restaurant
  • Boutique 52
  • The Exmoor Escape
  • Tuckers Legal & Financial Services
  • Lynton Cliff Railway
  • Lynton Sheepskin Shop
  • Ginger Nut
  • Willow Lynton
  • This and That
  • Exmoor Flowers & Cafe
  • Antiques & More
  • The Den
  • North Coast Cafe
  • Lizzie Bizzie The Seaglassist
  • The Queens
  • The Spicy Mare
  • The Vanilla Pod
  • Hannah’s Hair & Beauty
  • Charlie Friday’s Coffee Shop
  • Pickles & Peculiar
  • The Crown Hotel
  • No.1 Lynton
  • Exmoor Property
  • The Lyn Valley Dog House
  • The Old Coach House / Abi’s Cafe
  • Churchill House
  • The Valley of Rocks Hotel

LYNmouth

  • Sea Mist
  • Exmoor National Park
  • The Pavilion Dining Room
  • Aladdins Cave
  • Onda Gelato
  • The Rising Sun
  • The Coffee Mill
  • The Ancient Mariner
  • The Bath Hotel
  • Portman Boutique Lynmouth
  • Mad 4 Christmas
  • Mad 4 Seafood
  • The Barque
  • Home Coming
  • Lyndale Tea room
  • Lynmouth Soapery
  • Orchard House Hotel
  • Lynmouth Pottery
  • Spinning Wheel Quality Gifts
  • The Rock House
  • The Coffee Shack by The Sea
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