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October Half Term Deals 2026: Cheap Days Out, Kids Eat Free & UK Breaks
Make October Half Term cost less
Find family days out, pumpkin picking, Kids Eat Free offers, indoor activities and UK breaks for October Half Term 2026.
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🍂 Pumpkin Picking This October
Pumpkin picking is a popular autumn family day out. Find pumpkin patches, picking events and autumn activities around the UK.
Find Pumpkin Picking Near YouFamilySave’s Best October Half Term Deals
Paultons Breaks
📍 Hampshire
Official ticket and hotel packages include a free consecutive second park day. Check October availability before booking.
Free consecutive second park day
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Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park
📍 Ipswich
Save 10 percent on Jimmy's Farm and Wildlife Park tickets with a free Norfolk and Suffolk attractions voucher.
Diggerland
Drive real diggers and dumpers, advance tickets save 15-25% at Durham, Devon, Kent and Yorkshire
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Days Out Under £50
Great North Museum: Hancock
📍 Newcastle
Newcastle's biggest free museum — dinosaurs, mummies, planetarium and a giant T-Rex skeleton
Highland Folk Museum
📍 Scotland
Scotland's open-air museum of Highland life — turf houses, working farm and the Outlander filming location
Horniman Museum
📍 London
Quirky south London museum with taxidermy, world musical instruments and 16 acres of free gardens
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
📍 Glasgow
Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross, a Spitfire and a mini-museum for under-5s — all free
London Mithraeum
📍 London
Travel 2,000 years back to a Roman temple buried beneath the Bloomberg building
London Transport Museum
📍 London
Climb on red buses, the world's first Tube train and play in the All Aboard zone — free for kids
Kids Eat Free This October Half Term
Eating out with the kids can quickly add up. Check the latest restaurants and cafés where children can eat free or cheaply during the school holidays.
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants
Free kids main when an adult orders 2 courses from the a la carte menu
Holiday Inn
Up to two kids eat free at breakfast, lunch and dinner when staying at participating Holiday Inn hotels
Free & Cheap Things to Do
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
📍 Aberdeen
Aberdeen's seafaring story including a giant North Sea oil rig model — free entry on the harbour
Bank of England Museum
📍 London
Lift a real gold bar and learn about money in this surprisingly fun free museum
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
📍 Birmingham
World-famous Pre-Raphaelite collection and Staffordshire Hoard — free entry in central Birmingham
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
📍 Bristol
Dinosaurs, Egyptian mummies, Banksy and a gypsy caravan — free family fun in central Bristol
British Museum
📍 London
Explore 2 million years of history for free — kids' trails, family backpacks and the Rosetta Stone
Discovery Museum Newcastle
📍 Newcastle
Newcastle's hands-on science and innovation museum — home to the Turbinia, the world's first turbine ship
Rainy Day Ideas for Half Term
City of Norwich Aviation Museum
📍 Norwich
Planes, history and a quid off — rainy day sorted
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Imperial War Museum London
📍 London
Tanks, planes and the powerful First World War Galleries — free family entry with daily kids' activities
Imperial War Museum North
📍 Salford Quays
Striking Daniel Libeskind building exploring how war shapes lives — free for all ages
MyCumbria Card
📍 Cumbria
30% off Lakes Aquarium, 2-for-1 at Windermere Jetty, and much more
£20
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Postal Museum & Mail Rail
📍 London
Ride the underground Mail Rail train and explore 500 years of postal history
Save £2.50 per adult ticket and over £1 per child
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SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth
📍 Norfolk
The biggest percentage saving on this page — up to 30% off SEA LIFE
30%
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When is October Half Term 2026?
October Half Term dates vary by school, local authority and UK nation — there isn’t one universal week that applies everywhere. Check with your child’s school or your local authority for the exact dates in your area before booking anything.
UK Half Term & Last-Minute Family Breaks
Compare holiday parks, lodges and family cottages. Search your school’s dates and check live prices, pet fees and minimum-stay rules before booking.
Explore UK Family BreaksMake Your Half Term Budget Go Further
- ✓Book online where advance tickets are cheaper than paying on the gate.
- ✓Check Kids Eat Free offers before deciding where to eat out.
- ✓Combine a paid day out with a free activity to spread the cost across the week.
- ✓Compare attraction ticket offers before booking — prices for the same day can vary a lot.
- ✓Check parking costs before you travel — some attractions charge separately for parking.
- ✓Check booking requirements in advance, since some free and discounted offers need pre-booking.
- ✓If you’re planning several consecutive days out, a UK short break can work out cheaper than day tickets alone.