{"id":638,"date":"2016-09-22T21:35:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T21:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/articles\/?p=638"},"modified":"2016-09-23T17:52:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T17:52:44","slug":"ideas-for-october-half-term-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/ideas-for-october-half-term-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas for October Half Term Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you have kids, your little ones may be counting down to the October Half Term Holidays.\u00a0 Lots of parents take time off too, whether staying at home or planning a break away, so they can spend time with their children during the Autumn holidays.\u00a0 Exact holiday dates may vary but the Autumn half term break is usually in late October.\u00a0 School holiday dates even in England can vary from region to region and school to school.\u00a0 One thing in common though for most parents is the need to think about what to do to keep your kids occupied over October Half Term.\u00a0 Taking the family away for a cottage break can be ideal for those keen to discover a new area and enjoy activities altogether.<\/div>\n
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Norfolk has Lots to Offer for Holidays with the Kids<\/h2>\n
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Enjoy the great outdoors on holiday with the kids this Autumn<\/p><\/div>\n

Open from mid to late October, Bewilderwood near Hoveton in Norfolk with its treehouses, boat rides, woodland walks and children\u2019s play areas offer plenty of family fun in a largely naturally beautiful environment.\u00a0 Encourage your kids to enjoy spending time in the great outdoors with a trip to this family-friendly Norfolk attraction.<\/p>\n

There are also lots of farm parks to take the kids to, to see the animals, dotted around Norfolk, as well as a zoo at Banham.\u00a0 There are also plenty of soft play centres, indoor play centres, bowling alleys and cinemas, so no matter how old your children are, there should be plenty of options when it comes to places for fun times in Norfolk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Staffordshire for Theme Parks<\/h2>\n
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Staffordshire is home to Alton Towers, one of the UK\u2019s best known theme parks.\u00a0 With rides and attractions to entertain all ages, from rollercoasters that will thrill teenagers to gentler rides and CBeebies land for toddlers, a holiday in Staffordshire close to Alton Towers could be a real hit with the kids.Also within an hour\u2019s drive of Alton Towers is Drayton Manor Theme Park and zoo, where there is a Thomas the Tank Engine Land, lots of different rides, an indoor play area, shows and a Dinosaur trail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Discover Dinosaur Related Attractions along the Jurassic Coast.<\/h2>\n
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Discover Dinosaur-related attractions in Dorset<\/p><\/div>\n

Lots of children, including both boys and girls, are fascinated by dinosaurs.\u00a0 Where better to take them then to feed this interest and help them learn more than Dorset\u2019s Jurassic coast?<\/p>\n

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Enjoy fossil hunting along the Dorset coast and visit the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre where you can see a range of fascinating fossils.\u00a0 Seaton Jurassic is particularly family-friendly and aims to tell the story of the Jurassic coastline, taking you back in time.\u00a0 Also not to be missing is the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester when your kids can learn more about these fascinating creatures that once walked the earth.<\/div>\n
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Find Holiday Cottages for October Half Term holidays<\/a> on Country Cottages Online and look forward to a break away with the kids this Autumn.<\/div>\n

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If you have kids, your little ones may be counting down to the October Half Term Holidays.\u00a0 Lots of parents take time off too, whether staying at home or planning a break away, so they can spend time with their children during the Autumn holidays.\u00a0 Exact holiday dates may vary but the Autumn half term […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,58,16,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holiday-inspiration","category-holidays-in-england","category-seasonal","category-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.countrycottagesonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}