October Half Term in Hampshire 2026 - What the Redhead said

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October half term is one of our favourite school holidays as a family. The start of the school year always takes some getting used to, it’s exhausting being back in such a strict routine after the summer, and so, by October half term, we’re all in need of a break. Plus, it’s autumn, the perfect time to snuggle up at home, make hot chocolate and play board games together.

It’s also lovely to get outside, go for a walk and make memories surrounded by all the signs of autumn. So I thought I’d put together some ideas of things to do across Hampshire this October half term.

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When is October half term in Hampshire?

October half term in Hampshire runs from 27 October to 31 October 2025. Some schools will have an inset day or two attached to the start of end of the half term, making it a little longer.

So here we have ideas of things to do this autumn half term. I hope it’s helpful and if there’s anything that I’ve missed please do get in touch and let me know.

Days Out in Hampshire

If you’re just looking for a day out to enjoy over the October half term holiday dates then we have a lot of inspiration for you and these posts should be helpful:

If you’re happy to go a little further afield then these posts may be helpful too:

Afternoon Tea in Hampshire

If you fancy going for afternoon tea as a half term treat there are plenty of places to choose from and these guides may help you find somewhere perfect!

Fireworks in Hampshire

Half term is when all the fireworks displays start to happen and there are so many across Hampshire this year. This post has all the information you need to add fireworks to your half term plans:

Where to see Fireworks in Hampshire

National Trust Trails

National Trust sites often have fantastic trails to keep children entertained. Here are the ones on this half term in Hampshire:

The Vyne – Vyne Rd, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke RG24 9HL

‘We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt’ Halloween Adventure – 11 October to 2 November 2025 – Included with admission

Based on the bestselling children’s books, this Halloween the bunnies are setting off on an adventure to find the ghosts hidden around The Vyne with heaps of exciting things to see and do along the way.

Pick your bunny name, play Halloween hoopla, race your broomstick and watch out for the warty toads as you cross the stepping stones, before joining the celebration party and collecting your prize/sticker.

You can read about our time at The Vyne here

Mottisfont – Romsey, Hampshire SO51 0LP

Agent 11¾ Spy Family Trail – 4 October to 2 November 2025 – Included with admission

Ian Fleming, creator of the James Bond series, was a frequent visitor to Mottisfont. This October, children of all ages can join the secret service, with a trail inspired by the dashing intelligence officer.

There’ll be plenty of undercover challenges, from cracking codes to creating disguises, to fire the imagination and motivate the next generation to join His Majesty’s Secret Service.

You can read about our trip to Mottisfont here

Hinton Ampner – Alresford SO24 0LA

Halloween Half Term Trail: Wilma the Witch is on a Quest! – 18th October 2025 to 2nd November 2025 – £2 per trail

Calling all young adventurers – the gates are flung wide for two weeks of magical adventures in the Hinton Ampner gardens. Join the quest to find the missing feathers and meet mysterious beasts along the way! Tackle bean bag challenges, leap, jump and dash your way through the quest finding clues and solving puzzles to resolve the mystery this October Half Term.

Days Out with Half Term Activities in Hampshire

Winchester Science Centre – Telegraph Way, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 1HZ

October Half Term – 24th October to 3rd November 2025 – Weekends and school holidays

As well as all the usual Science Centre fun, there’ll be even more on offer this October half term to excite all ages – all included with admission.

Halloween UV Pumpkin Party – 29th October 2025 – £12.50 per child, adults go free

If you’re looking for a Halloween event with a difference this October, here’s just the thing for you and it glows in the dark! Calling little monsters, witches and werewolves everywhere! It’s time to put on your Halloween costumes and dancing shoes and join the Science Centre for a UV Halloween Pumpkin Party.

Visit Winchester Science Centre after dark and enjoy a night of UV fun. Your ticket includes entry to the party with a live DJ, glowing face painting, unlimited squash, and a sweet treat to take home. Plus, you’ll get to explore two floors of interactive exhibits and snap some spooky shots in the photobooth.

Wasing Estate – Wasing Lane, Aldermaston, RG7 4LY

Pumpkins and Woodland Trail at Wasing – Selected dates, 17th – 31st October 2025

Visitors are invited to follow the enchanting decorated woodland trail through Wasing’s stunning autumnal woodland then head for the pumpkin patch where a fairytale pumpkin carriage awaits and where you can choose your perfect pumpkin, nestled in a rustic field, to take home and carve.

Paulton’s Park – Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 6AL

Halloween Spooktacular – 16th October – 3rd November 2025

Guests can enjoy exciting Halloween shows on selected dates, journey to the American Midwest for Halloween at Tornado Springs and have some spooky fun with Peppa and George.

Read our Paultons Park review here

Mid Hants Railway Watercress Line – Station Road, New Alresford, Hampshire SO24 9JG

Wizard Week – Selected dates, 25th October to 2nd November 2025

The spook-tacular Wizard Week returns! Children of all ages are invited to dress up as their favourite scary character – little monsters, ghosts, witches and wizards! There are prizes to be won at the fancy dress competition, to be held each day and spine-tingling treats are in store – including terrific rides on the Wizard Express heritage train and the thrill of walking in Harry Potter’s footsteps over the famous railway footbridge where Harry received his Hogwarts Express ticket in the film.

Read about our Day Out With Thomas here and about the Wizard Week event here

Itchen Valley Country Park – Allington Lane, West End, Southampton, Hampshire SO30 3HQ

Haunted Forest Halloween Trail – 25th October to 2nd November 2025

Step into the shadows of the Haunted Forest this Halloween… if you dare!

Itchen Valley also have some craft workshops on over half term:

Bat Craft, Monday 27 October 2025
Spooky Spider Craft, Wednesday 29 October 2025
Halloween Lantern Craft, Thursday 30 October 2025

Staunton Country Park – Middle Park Way, Havant, Hampshire PO9 5HB

Spooky Staunton Outdoor Trail – 25 October to 2 November 2025

Visit Staunton Country Park for all things spooky this Halloween for the outdoor family trail. Solve the clues, discover interesting facts and try not to get spooked along the way!

Pumpkin Carving – 29 October 2025

Visit Staunton Country Park to carve and decorate your very own spooky pumpkin. Staunton will provide the pumpkins and carving equipment as well as bits and bobs for decorating – you just provide the creativity!

Read about our time at Staunton Country Park here

Chawton House – Chawton, Alton GU34 1SJ

Halloween Kids’ Trails: Gothic Pieces, Phantom Faces & a Cauldron Hunt – Wednesday 22nd October 2025 to Sunday 2nd November 2025

Let your imagination run wild as you explore Chawton House dressed for Gothic, with brand new kids trails and a host of cursed creatures for you to enjoy.

Halloween Half Term Kids Craft Day – Tuesday 28th October 2025

This Halloween half term, bring the kids for a frightfully fun day at Chawton House, with pumpkin-carving workshops, broom making, and spooky trails to explore.

Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway – Lakeside Country Park, Wide Lane, Eastleigh SO50 5PE

Hallowscream Express – 30th and 31st October 2025

Prepare for an spooktacularly frightful evening! Board the Hallowscream Express for unlimited rides round the haunted country park.

Queen Elizabeth Country Park – Gravel Hill, Horndean, Hampshire PO8 0QE

The Magic Cauldron Halloween Trail – 25 October to 2 November 2025

Visir Queen Elizabeth Country Park for all things monstrous this Halloween for our outdoor family trail. Find the creatures, solve the clues and try not to get spooked along the way!

Pumpkin Carving – 30 October 2025

Little Adventures Halloween Forest School – 28 October 2025

Visit Queen Elizabeth Country Park this Halloween in the woodland where you’ll learn about creepy crawlies, make muddy magical potions, build dens and spooky crafts. There will be a tasty treat to toast around the fire to enjoy out in the woods. Drinks and treats are included for the adults too.

Isle of Wight Steam Railway – Havenstreet Station, Isle of Wight Steam, Main Road, Havenstreet, Ryde PO33 4DS

Wizard Week – 19 October – 31 October 2025

There’s wickedly, wonderful fun this half term as witches, wizards and other ghouls take over Havenstreet. It wouldn’t be Halloween without a little magic and there will be a real life magician conjuring up a few tricks plus you can meet the friendly witches of Havenstreet, hear some terrible tales and see some amazing illusions. There’s also free magic shows, a terrifying treasure hunt trail and a chance to explore the grounds before boarding the steam train!

Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway – Exbury, Southampton, Hampshire SO45 1AZ

Halloween Ghost Train – 25 October to 31 October 2025

It won’t be long now until Halloween is upon us, and once again the gardens will be filled with the screams of unsuspecting victims aboard the infamous Ghost Train.

Halloween Face Painting – 25 October to 31 October 2025

Let Exbury turn your little monsters into the coolest, creepiest creatures on the block. From wicked witches to ghoulish characters or one of your favourite designs. Nanuka, from Playful Faces and Balloons, will be there to help you get into the Halloween spirit and show off your scary-awesome style.

Halloween Pumpkin Carving – 25 October to 31 October 2025

It just wouldn’t be Halloween without a spooky pumpkin and you can make yours at Exbury this halloween.

Creepy Crafts Family Workshops – 25 October to 31 October 2025

Join one of the fabulous Creepy Crafts Family workshops, where you will have a choice of two different fun activities. Create a wonderful keepsake to take home with a little help from the Exbury team.

Aldershot Military Museum – Queens Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2LG

Autumn Pumpkin Trail – Not confirmed for 2025

A naughty witch has hidden her pumpkins around the Aldershot Military Museum! Help to find them all and take home a prize.

Read our review of Aldershot Military Museum here

Finkley Down Farm Park – North Way, Andover, Hampshire SP11 6NF

Finkley Halloween Happenings – 18th Oct – Sun 2nd Nov 2025

Enjoy a frightfully freaky Halloween at Finkley, filled with so many special spooky sensations! Head to Halloween at Finkley and enjoy a frightfully freaky time. All the special spooky Halloween activities are included in the all-day entry to Finkley Down Farm. There’s so much to see and do.

You can read about our day at Finkley Down Farm here

Longdown Activity Farm – Deerleap Lane, Ashurst, Southampton, Hampshire SO40 7EH

Frightful Fun at the Farm – 25th October to 2nd November 2025

Enter the Haunted Barn at your peril for a howlingly good time. Encounter real-life barn owls and creeeepy creatures with The Creature Teachers, take on the Pumpkin Quest which promises to be fun for all the family.

You can read about our trip to Longdown Activity Farm here

Shanklin Chine – 3 Chine Hill, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6BW

Shanklin Chine Halloween Spooktacular – 3 October to 2 November 2025

Dare to be scared this year at the Halloween Spooktacular at Shanklin Chine! Visit for a month-long event filled with eerie decorations, animatronics, live actors and spine-chilling surprises. Be prepared to come face to face with anything from werewolves to wyverns!

Wander through the haunted trails, enjoy themed activities and discover all the secrets held within the Chine’s winding pathways! There’ll also be live music during the weekends, where you can expect to hear an assortment of your favourite monstrous melodies.

Butser Ancient Farm – Chalton Lane, Chalton, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO8 0BG

Skeleton Secrets! Half term fun – Not confirmed for 2025

Visit Butser this October half term for a spooky family day out in Hampshire! Embark on a journey through time as you explore the ancient buildings, and search for hidden skeleton bones scattered across the farm.

You can read about our time at Butser Farm here and a more recent review of Butser Ancient Farm here

Milestones Museum – Basingstoke Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 6PG

Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians – 25th October to 2nd November 2025

This Halloween, history gets horrible… Step into the world of Horrible Histories’ Vile Victorians at Milestones Museum of Living History as you discover history with the nasty bits left in!

A frightfully fun family day out, where history comes to life in gruesome, gross and ghastly ways, explore Milestones’ indoor, immersive cobbled streets and uncover the weird and woeful ways of Victorian life – with all the gore and more!

In this unique, interactive trail, unlike anything else this half-term, get your hands dirty as you uncover foul facts and icky activities for all ages; from chimney sweeps stuck in sooty flues to gutsy tapeworm traps, poisoned sweets and rat-infested sewers, every stop reveals a new foul fact and a hands-on challenge to try for yourself. Collect exclusive stamps from Horrible Histories’ beloved Rattus the Rat as you go, test your bravery and make memories together that are as hilarious as they are horrible!

Plus, meet creepy costumed characters, from a sinister undertaker and a meddling pharmacist, to a mad medium and even an unlucky leech seller, and witness interactive scenes that delve into Hampshire’s horrid history. These putrid personalities will be roaming the museum to share spooky stories and startling surprises – you won’t want to miss them!

You can read about our trip to Milestones here

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard – Victory Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3LJ

From Witches to Stitches: Tudor Medicine at the Mary Rose – 25th October to 2nd November 2025

The Wise Woman and the Surgeon’s Wife – Tuesday 28th and Thursday 30th October 2025 11:30, 12:30, 13:30 & 14:15

Meet the Wise Woman and the Surgeon’s wife. Bring your wounds and your woes to the two Tudor ‘experts’ – the local wise woman and the wife of the ship’s surgeon. Find out what cures and potions they can recommend and what disgusting diseases they can treat with even more disgusting remedies!

Make your own lantern – Monday 27 October – Friday 31 October 2025 11:00 – 15:00 daily

Shine a light this Halloween on the dark and dingy parts of the ship and the world of Tudor medicine. How did a surgeon see what he was doing when treating his patients below decks? Make your own Tudor Lantern – beef tallow candles not included!

Take the Surgeon’s Trail – Throughout October Half Term

Take the Surgeon’s trail through the museum as he checks up on the health of the crew and help him find essential ingredients and equipment.

You can read about our time at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard here

Carisbrooke Castle – Castle Hill, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1XY

Halloween Half Term at Carisbrooke Castle – 18th October to 2nd November 2025

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Carisbrooke Castle this half term. Follow the quest to solve creepy clues and gather round to listen to spooky stories.

Blackgang Chine – Ventnor, Isle of Wight PO38 2HN

Fiesta of the Dead – 24th October to 30th October 2025

Make this Halloween more magical in the Land of Imagination. Experience excitement at Fiesta of the Dead – the Isle of Wight’s most extensive family Halloween event inspired by Día de los Muertos. Celebrate life like never before with our thrilling and enchanting festivities that will leave you feeling uplifted and energetic.

Half Term Activities in Hampshire

Wherever you are in Hampshire, there’s bound to be somewhere nearby with organised family activities or events to keep your children entertained over the holidays. Here are a few suggestions of things to do in May half term in Hampshire:

The Arc – Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8SB

The Arc have various activities on offer throughout half term:

Make your own colourful air-dry clay ghosts – 27 Oct 2025 – Age 4+, £10 per child
Make your own colourful air-dry clay monsters – 28 Oct 2025 – Age 4+, £10 per child
Paint a haunted house on canvas – 28 Oct 2025 – Age 7+, £12 per child
Build & decorate a dancing wooden skeleton puppet – 29 Oct 2025 – Age 6+, £12 per child
Create a terrifying trick or treat bag – 30 Oct 2025 – Age 6+, £25 per child
Print your own spooky t-shirt – 30 Oct 2025 – Age 6+, £30 per child
Build and decorate a wooden spooky bat tealight holder – 31 Oct 2025 – Age 6+, £12 per child

The Brickworks Museum – Swanwick Lane, Lower Swanwick, Hampshire SO31 7HB

The Brick People bring LEGO back to the Museum – 29th and 30th October 2025

Find the models and minifigures hidden around the museum, see the display of models made from LEGO, enjoy the free play areas and add a LEGO Dot mosaic tile to the wall.

Halloween and Autumn Steam Up – 26th October 2025

The Autumn steam up welcomes the Traction engines back from their summer show season to join in one last celebration of brickmaking before the Museum closes for the winter months. As the nights darken and the season draws in, don’t miss the chance to explore the genuinely haunted museum at Halloween.

SeaCity Museum – Havelock Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 7FY

Southampton Culture Club for Kids October Half Term – 27th October to 29th October 2025

A day of investigation, imagination and discovery for children aged 6.5 to 12yrs who love being creative and learning through fun activities. Led by the experienced cultural services learning team, at Kids’ Club children will explore the past, experience the museum and gallery and make really cool things!

D Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery – Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO5 3NT

Operation Spies and Lies – 27th and 28th October 2025

Your mission is to work together to complete challenges, crack codes, and answer questions to find a mystery object hidden in the museum. The challenge will take you around the museum, learning more about the objects and people involved in D-Day. Complete all the puzzles to receive your sticker and get an exclusive free D-Day backpack to take home.

Whitchurch Silk Mill – 28 Winchester Street, Whitchurch, Hampshire RG28 7AL

Halloween Trail – 29th October 2025

Collect a bag on arrival, or bring your bucket and hunt high and low around the Mill grounds to find the Halloween treats.

Curtis Museum – High Street, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1BA

Dotty the Dodo’s Autumn Fact Hunt – Until 29th November 2025

Join Dotty the Dodo as they hunt for all the best facts from the natural world!

West End Centre – 48 Queens Road, Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 3JD

The West End Centre has a variety of activities available over half term:

Mini Artists – 28th October 2025
Family Pottery – 28th October 2025
Children’s Pottery – 28th October 2025

And more! See the full list of events at the West End Centre here

Theatre Shows in Hampshire

Going to the theatre is a great activity that the whole family will enjoy and Hampshire has a lot of great theatres to really make the most of. Here are the family shows on during May half term:

Theatre Royal Winchester – Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8SB

The Gruffalo’s Child – 25th and 16th October 2025
Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show – 27th October 2025

Princes Hall – Princes Way, Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 1NX

Taylormania – 28th October 2025
Nutcracker – 1st November 2025

Mayflower Theatre – 22-26 Commercial Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO15 1GE

The Littlest Yak – 31st October to 1st November 2025

The Anvil Basingstoke – Churchill Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7QR

You Choose – 25th October 2025
Tom Gates EPIC Stage Show – 28th October 2025
The Nutcracker – 2nd November 2025

Treasure Trails

If you want to get outside but you don’t really know where, we love Treasure Trails. It’s an adventure that the whole family can get involved in for less than £10. Solve a mystery, save the day or be a spy! It’s great fun and we always really enjoy it. Here are some of the Hampshire Treasure Trails – you can see the full list here.

You can read about one of our Treasure Trail adventures here.

Indoor Activities in Hampshire

If the weather isn’t great over half term then you may want to do something indoors that still gets you out of the house. Here are some ideas:

Libraries in Hampshire

There are many libraries across Hampshire and the vast majority of them have activities and events on for children on a regular basis but especially during school holidays. You can find your local library here and book available sessions online too.

Escape Rooms in Hampshire

Escape rooms are super popular and there are so many family friendly versions around. Here are some ideas for escape rooms in Hampshire:

Escape Rooms in Hampshire

Roller Skating in Hampshire

Roller skating is such a popular activity and there are so many places you can skate in Hampshire. Here are some suggestions:

Where to go Roller Skating in Hampshire

Leisure Centres in Hampshire

Leisure centres can be a fantastic place to spend time as a family and they’ve come far over recent times, now having so much more than just swimming pools. Many have climbing facilities, soft play centres and even trampoline parks within them! Here are all the ones in Hampshire to choose from:

Frogmore Leisure Centre, Yateley – Swimming – Badminton – Gymnastics
Basingstoke Aquadrome – Swimming – Adventure Golf
Charlton lakeside, Andover – Adventure Golf – Boating Lake – Playground
Whitehill and Bordon Leisure Centre – Swimming – Junior Gym
Hart Leisure Centre, Fleet – Swimming – Junior Gym – Football – Gymnastics – Badminton – Soft Play – Trampolining
Alton Sports Centre – Swimming – Football – Basketball – Junior Gym – Climbing – Soft Play – Trampolining – Tennis – Squash
Taro Leisure Centre, Petersfield – Swimming – Junior Gym – Basketball – Squash – Badminton – Football – Soft Play
Winchester Sport and Leisure Park – Junior Gym – Basketball – Active Antz – Football – Swimming – Gymnastics – Football – Badminton – Climbing – Trampolining
Romsey Rapids Sports Complex – Swimming – Soft Play – Crazy Golf
Horizon Waterlooville Leisure Centre – Gymnastics – Trampolining – Sports – Swimming
Horizon Havant Leisure Centre – Gymnastics – Trampolining – Sports – Swimming
Totton health and Leisure, Southampton – Swimming – Junior Gym – Badminton
Wildern Leisure Centre, Southampton – Swimming
Knightwood Leisure Centre, Southampton – Junior Gym
Andover Leisure Centre – Swimming – Soft Play – Gymnastics – Boating Lake – Adventure Golf
Fareham Leisure Centre – Swimming – Junior Gym – Badminton – Dance – Gymnastics – Football – Climbing
Holly Hill leisure Centre, Southampton – Junior Gym – Swimming
Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth – Swimming – Climbing
Gosport Leisure Centre – Swimming – Junior Gym – Trampolining – Football
Meadowside Leisure Centre, Fareham – Football – Active Antz – Junior Gym – Badminton – Basketball
Places Leisure Eastleigh – Swimming – Gymnastics – Soft Play – Trampolining
Bourne Leisure Centre, Emsworth – Junior Gym – Active Antz – Basketball – Badminton – Football
Lymington Health and Leisure – Swimming – Junior Gym – Gymnastics
Tadley Health and Fitness – Swimming
Ringwood Health and Leisure – Swimming – Junior Gym – Soft Play – Badminton
New Milton Health and Leisure – Swimming – Junior Gym – Badminton
BH Live Active Pyramids, Southsea – Climbing – Football – Soft Play – Junior Gym

Trampoline Parks in Hampshire

Trampolining is a fantastic activity that children love and it’s perfect for a wet weather day. Here are the trampoline parks in Hampshire – and many of the leisure centres above offer trampolining classes too. It’s great fun for all ages.

Soft Play and Indoor Play Centres in Hampshire

Soft play and other indoor play centres are fantastic for children and are great for bad weather days too. We have so many great indoor activity hubs in Hampshire from typical soft play centres to role play dressing up experiences.

Shopping Centres in Hampshire

Shopping centres are a great place to spend time. You can wander round the shops, grab some lunch and there are often organised activities and events in to make the most of as well.

Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth
Cascades Shopping Centre, Portsmouth
Westquay Shopping Centre, Southampton
Marlands Shopping Centre, Southampton
Brooks Shopping Centre, Winchester
Festival Place, Basingstoke
Whiteley Shopping Centre, Fareham
Port Solent, Portsmouth
Westgate Retail and Leisure Park, Aldershot
The Meads Shopping Centre, Farnborough
The Meridian Centre, Havant
Swan Centre, Eastleigh
Fareham Shopping Centre
Hart Shopping Centre, Fleet

Pottery Painting in Hampshire

Pottery painting is a fantastic activity for the whole family as well as being a calm and relaxed experience. Children of all ages will love it and it’s so nice to have something to take away with you afterwards – or pick up a few days later when it’s been fired! Here are our Hampshire pottery painting destinations.

Bowling in Hampshire

Bowling is another great activity for the whole family and perfect when the weather isn’t great. Here are the Hampshire bowling alleys to choose from.

Laser Tag in Hampshire

Laser Tag was such a new thing when I was a child but they’ve grown massively in popularity over recent years and now laser centres are everywhere. Here are both indoor and outdoor laser tag sites across Hampshire.

JR Zone, Newport

Climbing Centres and Aerial Adventures in Hampshire

Climbing is another great family activity and we have so many centres across the county – plus those included in the leisure centres above. Here are some more indoor and outdoor centres to give you some climbing inspiration.

Cinemas in Hampshire

Most cinemas have reduced tickets at weekends and in school holidays, a great budget activity that the whole family can enjoy together

Vue – Mighty Mornings

At Vue’s Mini Mornings you can see the best kids and family films from only £2.49 each. Mini Mornings run every Saturday and Sunday morning from 10am plus every day in the school holidays.

Odeon – Odeon Kids

With special Odeon Kids screenings of the most spellbinding fairy tales and animated films, grown-ups pay kids’ ticket prices, making it a great value day out for the whole family.

There are many other cinemas in Hampshire – Everyman, Empire and Harlequin to name a few, but they all seem to have the same ticket prices and offerings during school holidays.

Holiday Clubs in Hampshire

If you need to work over the holidays and need childcare then holiday clubs are a really popular idea – and there are so many across Hampshire that you’re bound to find one perfect for your children that’s close to where you live or work. This post should help you find one:

School Holiday Clubs in Hampshire

I hope that’s given you some inspiration when it comes to organising your half term childcare, days out and activities. I’ll add more events as they’re announced and please do get in touch if I’ve missed your favourite event off the list.

If you’re looking for more things to do in Hampshire this October half term, these posts might help:

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Donna Wishart

Donna Wishart is married to Dave and they have two children, Athena (14) and Troy (12). They live in Surrey with their two cats, Fred and George.

Once a Bank Manager, Donna has been writing about everything from family finance to days out, travel and her favourite recipes since 2012.

Donna is happiest either exploring somewhere new, with her camera in her hand and family by her side, or snuggled up with a cat on her lap, reading a book and enjoying a nice cup of tea. She firmly believes that tea and cake can fix most things.