Heritage events to enjoy this half term

Want to indulge in some heritage this half term? Spooky season, with its ghost stories is the best time to unearth Britain’s heritage – here are our suggestions for a fun day out for the whole family this half term.

Knebworth House’s Halloween Adventure
Knebworth House, Hertfordshire SG3 6PY

Get your costumes ready and your tickets to Knebworth House’s Halloween Adventure! With a host of games and activities, plus tasty seasonal treats, there’s fun for the whole family throughout the gardens.

American Museum’s American Halloween
American Museum, Bath, Somerset BA2 7BD

Enjoy a classic American Halloween with exciting indoor and outdoor trails and fun activities throughout half term. If you visit on Halloween itself, you can take part in trick or treating and costume parades around the gardens.

Halloween Half Term at Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke Castle, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1XY

Managed by English Heritage, Carisbrooke Castle has a host of family friendly things to do this half term and if you book online, you’ll even get a discount off your visit!

Halloween at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire OX20 1UL

A much anticipated Halloween trail with even more surprises than before comes to Blenheim Palace, you might see a headless horseman or two!

Wizard Week @ Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Isle of Wight Steam Railway, PO33 4DS

Grab your wands and brooms and hitch a ride on Isle of Wight Steam Railway for wizard week! Meet the witches of Havenstreet and keep an eye out for the Birds of Prey from Haven Falconry.

October Half Term at Brunel’s SS Great Britain
Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY

Board the SS Great Britain for the spookiest Halloween yet, throughout half term, you can follow a turnip trail and indulge in some Victorian ghost stories.

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