Have fun at a place like no other, make memories and don’t forget to bring your furry friends along too.
Skelf Island Adventure Playground, open daily
The perfect place for young explorers to let off steam and explore the great outdoors. Navigate rope bridges, whizz down slides, discover ingenious treetop nests and don’t forget the zip wire.
There’s plenty to see as you wander through the Estate as the beautiful signs of spring are beginning to appear, a great way to reconnect with nature and blow away the cobwebs.
Castle Howard, The Estate Office, Castle Howard, York, YO60 7DA
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BOOK NOW to start this February half-term with a bang! And don’t miss out on this extraordinary experience!
3. Dalby Forest
With over 8,000 acres of forest to explore, Dalby Forest is the perfect place to spend some quality family time in the great outdoors. The team at Dalby have put together some fun-filled activities to keep the whole family entertained.
So, pack up your picnic and enjoy a low-cost day in nature!
Free activities for young space cadets this half-term. From Galactic iSpy to making your own UFO.
The NEW Gruffalo’s 25th birthday trail is great fun for little legs.
With themed trails, adventure play areas, natural play, safe off-road cycling and lots of space to create your own woodland palace, your local woods and forests are the perfect place for a family day out, fit for a king!
Dalby Forest, YO18 7LT
Booking not required. Entry to the event is FREE but normal admission applies.
Nunnington Hall, YO62 5UY
Visit the National Railway Museum this half term for a guaranteed fun-filled day out, whatever the weather!
New activities in Wonderlab
Visit our new space designed for families, Wonderlab: The Bramall Gallery. Be awestruck at the live science shows and play on the 18 interactive experiences, all designed to get children to test, experiment and improve just like engineers do.
PLUS, there are new activities, especially for February half term, all about shapes and angles. Bubble Geometry and mini origami trains will keep all the family entertained.
Activities will run from 12-25 February. Book Wonderlab tickets here.
Big News: Flying Scotsman is back!
The most famous locomotive in the world returns to the museum. See the much-loved locomotive for FREE, with access to the footplate and entry to the cab. Book free museum admission tickets here.
National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York YO26 4XJ
We’re back open with a baaa-ng for February Frolics this Half Term from 10th – 18th February 2024!
We have 15 expectant mummy ewes ready to give birth this February Half Term. Watch and learn from our animal team as they deliver and care for the new arrivals and have a go at bottle feeding our lambs in sessions daily located in our undercover Animal Barn. Make sure to hold on tight, as they are very hungry!
She’s behind ewe! We have a very special guest joining us with her friends, yes that is right Bo Peep is back with her hilarious pantomine show “Bo Peep’s Lost The Flock…the sequel”, at 12pm and 2:30pm throughout February Half Term.
Take a Tractor-Trailer ride along to our Indoor Playbarn.
Jump as high as the sky on Bouncing Pillows, take a ride on our Pink Barrel Train and see if you can complete our Olym-pig Assault Course in record time. Don’t forget to visit our furry friends as you wander along our Farmyard Trail too!
Towthorpe Grange, Towthorpe Moor Lane, York
Half Term Scavenger Hunt – Pick up clue sheet as you arrive and see what you can find around the Parkland, Gardens and Farm Park!
Thursday 15th and Friday 16th February: Childrens Willow Weaving
Timeslots from 10.20am until 3.20pm
Snowdrop Trail – Wednesday 7th February onwards
Dogs are always welcome, we just ask they are kept on leads.
Sledmere House, Driffield, YO25 3XG
Saturday 10th Feb through to Sunday 18th Feb 2024. Morning sessions 10am-1pm, afternoon 2pm-5pm.
With jaw-dropping rides and amazing inflatables for all ages, Harrogate Indoor Funfair offers all the fun of the fair in an indoor, climate-controlled and family-friendly environment.
Tickets on the door will be limited. We recommend booking online to avoid disappointment.
Riding wristbands can be purchased online for £12.99 – they will be available on the door for £14.99 subject to availability, so booking in advance is strongly urged. Riding wristbands grant access to the event, and to each ride inside – with the exception of food and games stalls. Spectator tickets for adults not wanting to go on the rides are £5, and babies carried in arms enter for free.
Harrogate Indoor Funfair @ The Great Yorkshire Showground. HG2 8NZ.
Open daily from 10th February to 18th February 2024 for INDOOR and OUTDOOR fun.
Calling all mini explorers, little adventurers, soon-to-be scientists and their grown-ups! The Feb Fun Adventure is back this half-term at Stockeld Park!
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Watch Sublime Science in the Stockeld Park theatre, visit the Playhive, zip around the ice-rink, explore the Enchanted Forest and get lost in the Meteorology Maze!
Stockeld Park, off the A661 Wetherby Road, LS22 4AN.
10. Oxygen York
Oxygen York – the NEW indoor free-jumping, Active Play, climbing & trampolining centre at Clifton Moor – is opening on Monday 12th February 2024 – just in time for half term!
Oxygen is a brilliant Free-Jumping, climbing, soft play and trampolining centre for lots of energetic fun. The new park will include:
Clifton Moor Centre, Hurricane Way, Rawcliffe, York, YO30 4XU
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