Half Term Activities

After the busy weeks at school, adjusting after the summer break, every family member will be ready for a well-earned rest and some fun! To keep everyone happy, we’ve rounded up some family friendly activities, inside and out, to ensure you’re not short of ideas this half term!

How do our bodies work? Discover that and more at the Science and Industry Museum

Join the team at the Science & Industry Museum from 23rd – 31st October for half term activities inspired by their new special exhibition Cancer Revolution: Science, innovation and hope. Discover different ways to see inside your body with microscopes, magnets and high-tech cameras at Science Stops with their expert Explainers. Look out for Get Curious on 26th and 27th October, when you can learn even more about how your body works. Plus, play and explore in their interactive gallery, Experiment, find out how cotton transformed Manchester, and uncover some of the incredible stories behind their historic site. Plan your visit and book your free tickets online. W: www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk

Keep your footie skills sharp with a fantastic day out at the National Football Museum

The National Football Museum is the perfect day out for footie-mad families this autumn. Step up to interactive challenges and games designed to sharpen your football skills. Test your nerve from 12 yards in the new and improved Penalty Shootout game. Soak up the pressure and score past the virtual goalkeeper. Use teamwork with family trails to unearth football treasures. Enjoy fantastic exhibitions and have your photo taken with the museum’s Premier League trophy. Find out more about the beginnings of football and get up close to footballing crown jewels from the 1966 World Cup Final ball to Diego Maradona’s incredible ‘Hand of God’ Argentina shirt. W: www.nationalfootballmuseum.com

What made Napoleon so famous? Discover the facts this half term

Napoleon in Exile tells the fascinating story of Napoleon and his time in exile on St Helena. Find out who cared for him until his death in May 1821 and visit a replica of his bedroom in Longwood House. The exhibition also features items which belonged to Napoleon himself including a tunic worn by Napoleon at the Battle of Marengo. The tunic will be on display at the museum until 5th November, as well as his pistols until early December. Napoleon themed craft activities will also be held at the museum during October Half Term. For more information, look online. W: www.fusilliermuseum.com

Treat all the family to a Magical Woodland Experience at Blakemere

Make Autumn extra special this year with a visit to the Magical Woodland Experience at Blakemere Village, set in a 15-acre woodland in the heart of Cheshire. See the woods come alive; be amazed and enjoy an enchanting and interactive outdoor experience with dazzling lights and sound on a true woodland light trail . Experience the Rainforest , Fairy Woodland and even Jurassic Cheshire and much more. Enjoy toasting marshmallows with a woodland Hot Chocolate at the “Grub in the Wood”. Tickets from £15.50 at www.magicalwoodland.com or via Facebook

Spooktacular fun this half term!

TraffordCity is the perfect place for some Halloween half term fun with an amazing choice of indoor and outdoor activities from snow fun and indoor skydiving to golfing fun and high ropes adventure courses.

Get ready for some truly thrilling activities from The Trafford Centre’s Halloween Spooktacular circus and fairground to the SEA LIFE ‘Ascarium’ underwater adventure and Brick or Treat LEGO fun.

And don’t miss out on the ‘ooohs and aahs’ as City Airport hosts its Halloween themed firework display set to music.

And when your little ghouls and ghosts have worked up an appetite, fill those rumbling tums with delicious food!

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A spooky spectacle is coming this Halloween! SPOOKFEST at The Trafford Centre opens from 11th – 31st October, complete with a hair-raising haybale maze, ghastly ghost train, haunted house, Halloween Spooktacular circus show and lots of tasty treats (and tricks!) for little ghouls. traffordcity.co.uk/traffordcentre

City Airport

City Airport is a unique location where all ages can watch aircraft take off and land. With free parking, regular events, picnic area, children’s play zone and grass viewing area . Don’t miss the stunning firework display set to Halloween music on 30 October.

Barton Square

Barton Square will burst into life this October half term, with a vibrant celebration of the natural world. Take a walk on the wild side through our immersive environment, learn more about nature through handson activities, and look out for friendly faces from SEA LIFE and LEGOLAND along the way! traffordcity.co.uk/bartonsquare

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The UK’s most popular driving range and nation’s premiere golf academy, Trafford Golf Centre offers 53 bays of ball-whacking fun, each with amazing pop-up Power Tees and ball-tracking Top Tracer technology. All equipment is provided, with free parking and a Starbucks café and bar onsite. Learn a new skill today! traffordcity.co.uk/tgc

Dino Falls Adventure Golf

The perfect spot for families, mates and dates, Dino Falls Adventure Golf offers two courses and 36 holes of dinosaur-themed fun. Open seven days a week, from 7am–10.30pm, a family ticket is just £24. Simply book in advance on our website to secure your time slot. traffordcity.co.uk/dinofalls

Holiday Inn Express

Thinking of planning a half term adventure where you can enjoy comfortable accommodation a huge choice of local attractions and days out for the whole family? Our family friendly hotel offers rooms from £89.00 which include a complimentary buffet breakfast Trafford Golf Centre for all the family. traffordcity.co.uk/holidayinn

Trafford Treetop Adventures

Swing, climb, hop and shop for under £15 with Trafford Treetop Adventures! If you are looking for a family and Halloween adventure this half term, visit our high ropes experience. Why not swing, climb, and zip line with our high ropes course at the Trafford Centre! traffordcity.co.uk/trafftreetop

Chill Factore

For an action-packed day out this half-term, bring your family to Chill Factore. Experience the adventure of Snow Park, with donut slides and sledging. Or, why not learn to Ski or Snowboard or even rediscover your snow legs with a lift pass on our real snow slope.

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Play Factore

Celebrate the most important day of the year for any child - their birthday! Play Factore is the ultimate kid’s party venue and promises to deliver a party like no other in the UK’s largest indoor family entertainment arena!

Playfactore – the ultimate destination for familyfriendly entertainment!

Play Factore provides families with a state-of-the-art, active indoor play arena to play in together. It houses the tallest standing indoor slide in the UK, as well as a full indoor intergalactic laser tag arena, interactive ValoJump trampolines, exhilarating zip wire and an interactive gaming platform included with admission for 5–16-year-olds! W: www.playfactore.com

Holiday Inn Express at TraffordCity – treat the family to a break away!

Thinking of planning a half term adventure where you can enjoy comfortable accommodation, a huge choice of local attractions and days out, amazing shopping and something for the whole family? Then look no further than Holiday Inn Express TraffordCity. Their family friendly hotel offers rooms from £89.00 which include a complimentary buffet breakfast for all the family and is the ideal base to start your family adventure. To make a reservation, call directly. T: 0161 359 5757

Chill out this half term with masses of snowy fun!

For an action-packed day out this half term, take your family along to Chill Factore for some fun in the ice and snow! There’s loads to do – experience the adventure of their thrilling Snow Park, whizzing downhill with donut slides and sledging. Or, why not learn to Ski or Snowboard, or even rediscover your snow legs with a lift pass on their real snow slope! W: www.chillfactore.com

Get face to face with the awesome sharks at Blue Planet Aquarium!

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Entertain the kids for less this half term with 10% off admission at Blue Planet Aquarium. Simply present your copy of Primary Times upon entry. Experience the jaw-dropping 70m long underwater tunnel and come face to face with gigantic Sand Tiger Sharks, stubborn Nurse Sharks, shy Zebra Sharks and sneaky Blacktip Reef Sharks! Watch divers feed the massive Stingrays and other tropical fish at the Aquatheatre’s huge window and take in any of the thousands of species on display across 12 exhibits! In Cheshire Oaks, it often forms the central part of a fun-filled, memorable, and educational family day out! W: www.blueplanetaquarium.com

Fun, food, films and everything in-between at Printworks this half term

Manchester’s number one entertainment venue, Printworks, promises plenty of fun, food, films, and games, for the whole family. With 19+ venues to keep the kids happy, nip over to Printworks with your little nippers for an action-packed day out. From mini golf in the rainforest at Treetop Adventure Golf, to karaoke and striking out at Tenpin. There’s tasty food and drink for all your el niños and mini noodlers at Chiquito and Wagamama, alongside your family favourites at Frankie & Benny’s and Hard Rock Café. Whether you need some R&R, or thrills and spills, they’ve got you covered at Printworks. W: www.printworks-manchester.com