Have a spooktacular Paddington Halloween

It’s pumpkin city at Merchant Square again this year, with an eye-catching display of over 300 juicy pumpkins around the water maze. Pumpkins arrive on Thursday 26 October and will be on display until 1 November.

Pumpkin Carving at Lockhouse

If you were wondering who was going to carve all those pumpkins… find out at Lockhouse from Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 October.

Family Afternoon Carving: 12pm – 4pm

Special family-friendly pumpkin carving sessions for parents and children. Every day, your pumpkin will be entered into a competition to win a mystery prize. Carving tools will be provided, children must remain accompanied throughout.

Carving for Grown Up’s: 5pm – 8pm

Grown ups can spend their evenings carving pumpkins at Lockhouse, with a Bloody Mary or Witch’s Brew of course. Just like their family counterparts, the finished pumpkins will be used to adorn Merchant Square and prizes will be up for grabs.

All pumpkins will be nestled around Merchant Square until the night of 31 October.

Participants can enter the competition by sharing photos of their creations on Instagram, tagging @Merchantsquareldn and @Lockhouselondon. Prizes include a family ticket to Warner Bros Studio: The Making of Harry Potter and a £100 Lockhouse gift voucher.

Book you space by going to the Lockhouse website, click ‘Book Now’ in the top right corner, and then scroll down to ‘Pumpkin Carving’.