What's On February Half Term Week 1
- Kelly
- 7 hours ago
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February half term is almost here and there's lots happening! Check out my handy guide for plenty of ideas to keep you busy. I feel like January went really slow and now February is here its going so quickly!
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Please note that dates are different across the North East and Yorkshire. Some events and activities overlap so I will include them in both Guides. This is Guide 1, there's just too much to list in one guide.
Dates
WEEK 1 - 14th - 22nd February covers - Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside and North Yorkshire
WEEK 2 - 21st February - 1st March covers - Sunderland, Teesside, Durham, South Tyneside
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Offers Not to miss
Bargain Odeon Tickets This deal gets you 2 tickets for just £10.99 or 5 for just £20.99
20% discount on English Heritage membership HERE
Newcastle Castle Family annual pass for just £20 HERE
Northumberland College Zoo family of 5 ticket for just £17 (other options available) HERE
Half price Flamingo Land Tickets HERE
AD - Family Space Explorers - Botton Village - 21st February
Explore the Wonders of Space This Half Term!Â
Join Cosmic Wonders for an interactive afternoon that invites families to explore the wonders of the universe together.Â
Through hands-on activities and immersive experiences, you’ll discover our solar system, learn about dark sky protection, and spark curiosity in explorers of all ages.
What’s included:
Engaging Presentation on Dark Skies & Stargazing
Planetarium Show
Interactive Solar System Workshop
Space-Themed Craft Activity
Limited spaces available
Saturday 21st February 1pm - 4pmÂ
Botton Village, Danby, Whitby, North Yorkshire. YO21 2NJ
What's on Week 1 - 14th - 22nd February
Wizard walk of York is running throughout Half term and is fantastic!
Visit the upside down house at Metrocentre
Amazing Art trail - Sunderland Museum - 7th - 28th February
Brilli-ant - Hopetown - until 15th March
Self led seabird crafts - Souter Lighthouse - 16th February
Active play - Washington Old Hall - 16th February
Ship Shape family crafts - Discovery Museum - 16th February
Ship Shape family crafts - Discovery Museum - 16th February
Chinese New Year - Discovery Museum - 17th February
Discover a Story - Discovery Museum - 17th February
Chinese New Year - Discovery Museum - 17th February
Discover a Story - Discovery Museum - 17th February
Plant snowdrops at Gibside - 17th & 19th February
Books & Bugs - Crook Hall - 17th February
Active Play - Souter Lighthouse - 17th February
Mouse tales for u5s - Hancock Museum 17th February
Fossil Handling - Rotunda Museum - 17th February
Fairy Crafts - Wallington - 17th,18th,19th February
Active Play - Crook Hall - 18th February
Time Odyssey - Hancock Museum 18th February
Drop in crafts - Hancock Museum 18th February
Make a mobile at Scarborough art gallery - 18th February
Family Crafts - Crook Hall - 19th February
Create a dino comic at Rotunda museum - 19th February
Time travel steam ships - Discovery Museum - 19th February
Ship building challenge - Discovery Museum - 20th February
Storytelling & Nature Crafts - Gibside - 20th February
Nature crafts - Washington Old Hall - 20th February
Viking day - Hancock Museum - 20th February
Chinese New Year celebrations - 21st February Durham city centre
Family Crafts - Oriental museum - Durham 21st February
Family space explorers - Botton Villiage 21st February
Family Astronomy - Grassholme Observatory 21st February
Family Open Day - The Bowes Museum - 21st February
Aurora Nights Grassholme Observatory 22nd February
Chinese new year celebrations - Hopetown 21st February
Mindful colouring - Hancock Museum - 11th, 16th February
Stargazing Suppers at High Force Waterfall - 12th-15th, 20th -21st February
Lambing at Spillman's farm - 14th-15th, 19th-27th February, 26th February - 1st March
Whitby Pirate Festival - 14th February
Canny Creations - Wonderful NE Inventions - Beamish Museum 14th February - 1st March
Snow play - Theatre hullabaloo - until 14th March
Chinese Clock crafts - Oriental Museum Durham - 14th February
Winnie the pooh book trail - Skipton town hall - 13th February - 5th March
Stargazing at Danby Lodge National Park centre - 15th,19th,20th,22nd February
On the home front - Eden Camp - 16th - 22nd February
Superheroes of the sea - Tynemouth Aquarium - 14th - 22nd February
World book day trail - Crook Hall - 14th February - 1st March
Half term trail at Gibside - 14th February - 9th March
Snowdrop Festival fairy trail - Wallington - 14th - 22nd February
Living history time bandits - Washington Old Hall 14th & 21st February
Glow Nocturnal - Carlton towers Goole 14th - 21st February
Brimham Rocks - Bird Trail - 14th - 22nd February
Jungle book trail - Nunnington Hall - 14th - 22nd February
Activity trail at the station - Richmond - 14th February - 1st March
Harewood House family takeover - 14th - 22nd February
Fairytale February - Whistlestop valley - 14th - 22nd February
Hero's & villains at Stockeld Park - 14th - 22nd February
Sublime science - Williams Den - 14th - 22nd February
Fun-land Pickering Showground - 14th - 22nd February
Half term activities at York Army Museum - 14th - 21st February
Plotters forest Dragon Quest - 14th February - 29th March
Servant School - Raby Castle - 14th February - 1st March
Lilidorei celebration of Stories - 14th - 22nd February
Reg the Hedges history Hunter - Alnwick Gardens - 14th - 22nd February
February frolics at Piglets Adventure Farm - 14th February - 1st March
Kids go free at Askham Bryan wildlife park - 14th - 22nd February
The essence of the unicorn - Hole in wand York - 14th February - 1st March
Rebuild the railway in Lego - National railway museum York - 14th - 22nd February
Art school in a trail - The Bowes Museum - 14th - 28th February
Storytime with Bluey - Kirkleatham Museum - 14th February
Mad Science trail - National Glass Centre - 14th - 28th Februar
Soaring Seabirds trail - Souter Lighthouse 14th February - 1st March
Hop into the wild at Fountains Abbey - 14th February - 8th March
High force waterfall - Space adventure trail - 14th February - 29th March
Hungry miner crafts - Woodhorn museum - 14th - 22nd February
Uhtred of Bebbanburg tour - Bamburgh Castle - 14th February - 26th October
Free Skating lesson ( admission applies) Whitley bay ice rink - 16th - 20th February
Heritage train rides - Stephenson railway - 15th,19th,22nd February
Winter coastal bird walk - Blackhall rocks - Durham Wildlife Trust - 15th February
Stargazing at Danby Lodge National Park centre - 15th,19th,20th,22nd February
Weetslade Spring Trail - 14th - 22nd February
Wind in the willows trail - RHS Harlow Carr - 14th - 22nd February
Lambing live - Monk Park - 14th February - 1st March
Jorvik Viking Festival - 16th - 22nd February
Little artists + at Laing Art gallery - 16th February
U5s art work shop Hatton Gallery 16th February
Mosaic Mondays - Segedunum - 16th February
Make & Muse family crafts tour - Laing art gallery 17th, 19th February
Crafty kids - Shipley art gallery - 17th February
Art Camp - Laing Art Gallery - 17th,18th,19th February
Art Club - Laing art gallery ages 11-16 years - 18th February
Vile Victorians valentines card - Workhouse museum - 18th February
The scarecrows wedding, tiddler and crafts - The Common Room - 18th February
Step outdoors - U5s - Segedunum - 19th February
Under the sea themed disco - Baltic - 19th February
A very mad birthday party with the Metro Gnomes - Metrocentre - 19th - 24th February
Family Crafting - Shipley art gallery - 20th February
Hartlepool Marina Fun Fair - 21st February - 1st March
Alice in wonderland Trail - Ormesby Hall - 21st February - 1st March
Mudfest - WWT Washington - 21st February - 1st March
Family Open day - The Bowes Museum - 21st February
Luminescence A winter light trail - Swinton Estate until 22nd February
Ancient wood crafts - Roman army museum - Vindolanda - 22nd - 23rd February
New immersive experience at Kirkgate - York castle museum - Throughout
Heritage Weekend - Hopetown - until 6th December
Get to work trail - Workhouse museum Ripon - Throughout
Make your own crafts - Workhouse museum - Throughout
Sketch the suspect - Prison & Police museum - throughout
The railway boy trail - Locomotion - Throughout
Shildon rail trail - Locomotion - Throughout
Room on a broom - Forestry England
£2 movies at Cineworld - throughout
Some of our favourite attractions include: (click on the Purple to book your tickets)
Upside down house - Metrocentre
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