A Saturday in Ryde can include a Halloween outing at the Museum of Ryde. Ghosts of Ryde is an exhibition under the Royal Victoria Arcade, and children can follow a treasure hunt or do some colouring while you look round. Head for Union Street on 24 October. The address is Royal Victoria Arcade, Union Street, Ryde, PO33 2LQ, and the way in leads down to the museum.
The exhibition sits in a restored basement that Historic Ryde Society opened to the public in 2011, so the Halloween theme comes with some real local history. Volunteers look after the exhibitions and welcome visitors, and Lord Lambton laid the arcade’s foundation stone in 1835. The treasure hunt gives younger visitors a job to do, and colouring suits anyone who wants to sit down for a bit.
The museum is open 10.30am to 4pm, with last admission at 3.15pm. Adults pay £5; under-eights go free, and so do ages 8–16 (16 included). Sunday and Monday are closing days, so Saturday is your last chance until Tuesday. If you need to know how to reach the basement, ask the museum before you set off. Sunday is a closing day, so the family events programme is the place to look for something else.