Pumpkin Picking! Picking your own pumpkins is always a fun activity. Entry to the field is usually free or a minimal cost, then you just pay for what you pick. Read our ‘best places to pick a pumpkin guide’ here.
Hull Museums & Feren’s Art Gallery are a good, free day out throughout the school holidays. There are also lots of extra arts and crafts activities during the school holidays. They are all free; some are drop in, the relaxed sessions have limited numbers so need booking in advance. Details coming soon.
If you’re heading up to York, the National Railway Museum is free entry.
Are you considering buying the kids, husband or wife a train set for Christmas but know little about train sets? The Hull Miniature Railway Society are holding a FREE event, open to Mums and/or Dads and Grandparents, offering advice on the types available, reliable suppliers, how to set up and maintain it, and more, on Saturday 26th October 2024 10am and 1pm at their clubrooms on Wincolmlee, in Hull (the event is aimed at grown ups looking for advice, not at children, but they can attend with you). Booking is essential as spaces are limited to 20 per session. Email [email protected] to book your place.
Flemingate in Beverley and Humber Street, Hull Fruit Market usually have free Halloween trails. Details coming soon.
Water’s Edge Visitor Centre & Nature Reserve – located on the south bank of the river Humber at Barton, DN18 5JR. A great, free day out for the Autumn with boardwalks and trails around the nature reserve to explore. Extra activities with a small charge:
Love Your Meadow Wildflower Planting at Humber Bridge Country Park: Saturday 26th October 2024: come and help plant over 4,000 wildflowers, make a fairyland garden and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Friends of the Humber Bridge Country Park. Free event (but you need to book a ticket), suitable for all. There are two sessions 10am – 12.30pm or 1pm – 3.30pm. Each booking reserves a trail of flowers to plant in the meadow, book a space here.
Hull Libraries have lots of free children’s activities and sessions running.
East Riding Libraries also have free activities and events (see below in low cost activities for their Hallowbean show).
The Village Hotel Hull Health & Wellness Club on Priory Park Hull have a great offer – a FREE one day pass. You can use the pass as a family and take the children to use their pool, or if you have a teen you can take them to use the gym with you (over 14s only), or you can use it yourself to try all the facilities – the gym, a class and the pool. Simply sign up on their website here and one of the gym team will call you to discuss what type of pass you would like.
Hallowbean at East Riding Libraries: Dr Frankenheinz is rustling up something special for the annual Halloween cooking competition, the Hallowbean! Suitable for ages 3-11 years. Tickets £3 per child, adults do not need a ticket. Book at your local library.
Have an ‘Ice Day at Hull Ice Arena! Skate this autumn at Hull Ice Arena from just £8! With skate hire and skate aids available for hire, everyone can join in, whether you are a beginner or a pro. With public skate sessions every day, it is the perfect way to get out, get active, and have good fun with friends or family, find the latest timetable here.
Dalby Forest – From conker collecting to jumping in leaf piles, there are so many brilliant, low-cost autumnal activities for the whole family at Dalby. £9 to park all day, free entry. Also for half term: Gruffalo sculpture trail and Pumpkin Spotters trail are free, Gruffalo’s 25th birthday trail (£4 per pack).
William’s Den – 25th to 30th October 2024 is their Halloween event Trick or Treat Street! We have an exclusive Mumbler discount code for 15% OFF, available from 7th October. Book here and simply enter code BOOMUM15 at check out.
Brewdog Hull Kids Eat FREE, with a paying adult meal. Find them on the ground floor of Princes Quay Hull. Available in all school holidays and Sundays term time.
Not just for the school holidays, there is also a range of free days out locally, find the list here. They include:
We have a Mumbler exclusive 20% off visits to the Web Adventure Magical Christmas Experience on 23rd or 24th November 2024. Use code MUMBLER20 at check out, book here.
Bridlington Ice Trail – Saturday 16th November 2024, 10.30am to 5.30pm. Free event. The Ice Trial will feature a variety of stunning frozen sculptures with a ‘Christmas on the Coast’ theme. A magical trail will guide visitors through the heart of the town, depicting traditional Christmas scenes as well maritime wonders, reflecting Bridlington’s rich coastal heritage. There will be live ice carving in which a sculptor will craft an impressive Yuletide masterpiece from an enormous block of ice. The fascinating glacial art carving will begin around 12 noon and take 2 to 3 hours to complete. Breathtaking fire and ice shows will be at 1pm, 3pm and 5.15pm and will feature ice sculpting using chainsaws and power tools, synchronised with a pyrotechnic display set to music. For more information on the event, ice sculptures and ice carving locations see here.
Both Hull and East Riding councils put on free school holiday activities, they will be returning for the Christmas school holidays 2024
Have a great Half Term!
