URCHFONT SCARECROW FESTIVAL
3 – 5 MAY 2025
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON
Wiltshire's first, biggest, and most strawsome scarecrow festival.
The 2025 Urchfont Scarecrow Festival promises a family-friendly day out filled with fun, creativity, and community spirit from Saturday the 3rd to Monday the 5th of May.
Purchase a programme by the pond and embark on the scarecrow trail. Crack the clues and match them to the 54 themed scarecrows lovingly crafted by local residents. Kids can join in the fun with a special quiz featuring picture clues at each stop. Prizes await the sharpest sleuths.
Dogs with responsible owners are also invited, so please do bring Fido along for an enjoyable walk.
URCHFONT SCARECROW FESTIVAL 2025
Key information for the 2025 festival
OPENING HOURS
Saturday 3 May
9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 4 May
9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Monday 5 May
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
TRAIL TICKETS
Purchase at the event
Programme with Trail Map
£4 each or 2 for £7
Children's Quiz
£2 each or 2 for £3
FREE PARKING
Donations welcomed
Follow signs in the village to the car parks. Marshals will help direct you.
No on-street parking.
Blue Badge parking at the village hall, and school.
FOOD & DRINK
Festival tents
Barbecue tent with meat and veggie options.
Tea tent with cakes.
Bar tent
Ice cream tent.
Coffee and crafts.
DIRECTIONS
Follow the signs and directions from our official marshals to the free car parks (postcode SN10 4QH for Urchfont on Sat Nav). Blue Badge parking is at the Village Hall and the school.
Please do not park within the village.
A great day out for all the family
The Urchfont Scarecrow Festival has been running since the 1990s and attracts thousands of visitors every year.
Here are some of the reasons why:
THERE'S LOTS TO DO AND SEE
Embark on the scarecrow trail through the charming Urchfont village as you unravel clues. Your little ones can join in the fun with a children's quiz featuring picture clues to decode at each scarecrow spot.
A FUN, LIVELY ATMOSPHERE
Enjoy mouthwatering, locally crafted burgers and sausages, indulge in delectable homemade cakes and a refreshing cup of tea; or satisfy your thirst with locally brewed real ales and ciders at the village pond.
IT'S COMMUNITY RUN
The Festival committee and the Urchfont Parish community work together to create scarecrows, bake cakes, oversee parking, cook on the barbecue, serve drinks, and more.
IT SUPPORTS LOCAL CAUSES.
Profits are dedicated to supporting good causes in the Parish, and a substantial annual contribution is also made to Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance and Devizes Opendoors.
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