🍂 SEASONAL · 17 OCT - 1 NOV
October Half Term in Romford 2026: 57 things to do, dates and prices
57 things to do within reach of Romford for 2026, running from 17 Oct - 1 Nov, across 5 towns and villages. 16 are free and paid tickets start from £2.50. The nearest is Observatory Unlocked in London, 10 miles from the centre of Romford.
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57 things to do around Romford
1Observatory Unlocked
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Royal Observatory Greenwich · London · 10 miles from the centre
Free
2British Wildlife Photography Awards
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Horniman Museum and Gardens · London · 14 miles from the centre
Free
3Character Encounters at the National Maritime Museum
17-31 October · 3 days
Prime Meridian · London · 10 miles from the centre
Free
4Sashiko sessions with B_Boheme
17-31 October · 5 days
Chiswick House and Gardens · London · 20 miles from the centre
from £45ages 7+
5Pony rides
17-31 October · 3 days
Kentish Town City Farm · London · 14 miles from the centre
from £5ages 4+
6Exhibition: A dangerous calling - 500 years of William Tyndale's New Testament
17-31 October · 13 days
St. Paul's Cathedral · London · 13 miles from the centre
from £24
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7Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
National Army Museum · London · 16 miles from the centre
Free
8The Operating Theatre: 250 Years of Surgery in Hospitals
17-31 October · 15 days
Hunterian Museum · London · 14 miles from the centre
Free
9Wildlife Photographer of the Year
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Natural History Museum · London · 16 miles from the centre
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Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
National Army Museum · London · 16 miles from the centre
Free - 11
Cutty Sark Characters
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Prime Meridian · London · 10 miles from the centre
Free - 12
From object to art craft workshops
17-31 October · 3 days
Prime Meridian · London · 10 miles from the centre
Free - 13
Royal Observatory Treasures Tour
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Royal Observatory Greenwich · London · 10 miles from the centre
from £2.50 - 14
Treasures Tour of the National Maritime Museum
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Prime Meridian · London · 10 miles from the centre
from £7.50 - 15
Pet Club
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Kentish Town City Farm · London · 14 miles from the centre
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16Keeper talks
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Tilgate Zoo · Crawley · 37 miles from the centre
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17The Magic Sweet Jar
Sat 17 October · 12:00
Vauxhall City Farm · London · 14 miles from the centre
from £6ages 6+
18Meet the animals
17-31 October · 3 days
Freightliners City Farm · London · 13 miles from the centre
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19Les Misérables
17-31 October · 13 days
Sondheim Theatre · London · 14 miles from the centre
ages 7+
20Toy Tonics with Cody Currie, Kapote + Aroop Roy
Sat 17 October · 23:00
Village Underground · London · 12 miles from the centre
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Discover Sundays
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Prime Meridian · London · 10 miles from the centre
Free - 22
Tour with the Farmers
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Freightliners City Farm · London · 13 miles from the centre
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Bizzy Buddies October Camp
19-30 October · 12 days
Chiswick House and Gardens · London · 20 miles from the centre
from £25ages 3-12 - 24
An Introduction to Life in the Universe
19-26 October · 2 days
Prime Meridian · London · 10 miles from the centre
from £106 - 25
Puppy Training Classes by Walkies and Waggietails
19-26 October · 2 days
Chiswick House and Gardens · London · 20 miles from the centre
from £25 - 26
Foundation Astrophysics
20-27 October · 2 days
Prime Meridian · London · 10 miles from the centre
from £220 
27Cirque Berserk!
21-31 October · 11 days
Garrick Theatre · London · 14 miles from the centre
from £17.50ages 5+
28Trike Track
21-28 October · 2 days
Spitalfields City Farm · London · 11 miles from the centre
Free- 29
Animal Stories and Songs with Bright Start
21-28 October · 2 days
Freightliners City Farm · London · 13 miles from the centre
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30League of Improv
Wed 21 October · 19:00
Phoenix Arts Club · London · 14 miles from the centre
from £25- 31
Farm to Fork
22-29 October · 2 days
Spitalfields City Farm · London · 11 miles from the centre
Freeages 5-12 - 32
Behind the scenes tours at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
22-29 October · 2 days
Prime Meridian · London · 10 miles from the centre
from £16 - 33
Anatomists, Bodies and Coffins: Corpse stealing in Georgian London
Thu 22 October · 19:00
Hunterian Museum · London · 14 miles from the centre
See listing - 34
Discover Nature
23-30 October · 2 days
Freightliners City Farm · London · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 35
PLAYPIEM presents PMVU: A Halloween Special
Fri 23 October · 23:00
Village Underground · London · 12 miles from the centre
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36Halloween Festival
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park · Waltham Abbey · 12 miles from the centre
from £11.50ages 0+
37Worm Weekend at Down House
24-25 October · 2 days
Down House · Downe · 18 miles from the centre
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38Autumn guided walk
Sat 24 October · 11:30
Highgate Wood · London · 14 miles from the centre
Free- 39
Katherine Ryan - Firstborn Daughter
Sat 24 October · 13:30
Garrick Theatre · London · 14 miles from the centre
from £46ages 14+ - 40
Origins x VU Free Party: House Techno Trance
Sat 24 October · 23:00
Village Underground · London · 12 miles from the centre
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Archie's October Half Term Adventure Camp
26-30 October · 5 days
Chiswick House and Gardens · London · 20 miles from the centre
ages 5-12 - 42
Family Activities in autumn for children with SEND
Mon 26 October · 10:00
Hunterian Museum · London · 14 miles from the centre
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Charlie Jeer
Tue 27 October · 19:30
Village Underground · London · 12 miles from the centre
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Family Activity in Autumn
Wed 28 October · 11:00
Hunterian Museum · London · 14 miles from the centre
Freeages 5+ - 45
Stop the Bleed Training
Thu 29 October · 14:00
Hunterian Museum · London · 14 miles from the centre
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Amputation: A Dramatic Act
Thu 29 October · 19:00
Hunterian Museum · London · 14 miles from the centre
from £8 - 47
Blood Red Shoes
Thu 29 October · 19:30
Village Underground · London · 12 miles from the centre
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48Tosca
30 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
London Coliseum · London · 14 miles from the centre
from £25ages 15+- 49
KIBO
Fri 30 October · 18:00
Village Underground · London · 12 miles from the centre
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Creative Cathedral: Light of the World
Sat 31 October · 10:00
St. Paul's Cathedral · London · 13 miles from the centre
Free - 51
Day of the Dead Family Festival
Sat 31 October
Horniman Museum and Gardens · London · 14 miles from the centre
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Drawn on the Western Front: Audio-Described Tour
Sat 31 October
National Army Museum · London · 16 miles from the centre
Free - 53
Tree ID walk
Sat 31 October · 11:30
Highgate Wood · London · 14 miles from the centre
Free - 54
Mungo's HiFi (Daytime Session)
Sat 31 October · 15:00
Village Underground · London · 12 miles from the centre
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55Windsor Illuminated
Sun 1 November
HORTON'S STEAM FAIR · Arundel · 62 miles from the centre
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Hever Castle Vintage Fairground
Sun 1 November
HORTON'S STEAM FAIR · Arundel · 62 miles from the centre
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girli
Sun 1 November · 19:30
Village Underground · London · 12 miles from the centre
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