🍂 October half term breaks, 2027
18 October – 2 November 2027
A week off school in the best month for colour — family days out, indoor plans for the wet days, Halloween events and stays that welcome kids.
Haunted places to visit — and sleep in
All 170+ haunted places →
Shrewsbury Prison
🔦 Ghost hunts
Gloucester Prison
🔦 Ghost hunts
Smithills Hall
🔦 Ghost hunts
Valence House Museum
🔦 Ghost hunts
National Emergency Services Museum
🔦 Ghost hunts
Bosworth Battlefield
🔦 Ghost hunts
Charlton House
🔦 Ghost hunts
Nothe Fort
🔦 Ghost hunts
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
🔦 Ghost hunts
Family days out
Chiseldon MuseumMuseums & Galleries · Wiltshire
The Museum of the Staffordshire YeomanryMuseums & Galleries · Staffordshire
Science and Industry MuseumMuseums & Galleries · Cheshire
Weardale MuseumMuseums & Galleries · County Durham
Mushroom Green Chain ShopMuseums & Galleries · Worcestershire
The Arched HouseMuseums & Galleries · Keswick
Powell-Cotton MuseumMuseums & Galleries · Margate
Avoncroft Museum of BuildingsMuseums & Galleries · Worcestershire
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & MuseumMuseums & Galleries · Warwickshire
Places to stay
Lyons Manor House
🏖️ 2.39 miles from Allonby (Good water quality)
Maryport, North West England
Sleeps 6
£269 per break
Check availability
Doniford Bay Holiday Park
✓ Premium 3-bedroom caravan sleeping up to eight
Watchet, South West England
Sleeps 8
£129 per break
Check availability
Three Rivers Hotel
✓ Sea-view rooms with balconies overlooking Llansteffan castle and countryside
Ferryside
