What's on October Half Term in Manchester

Spooky Sleepovers

From £85 pp | Breakfast, parking + castle entry included

CBeebies Land

Meet all your favourite CBeebies friends at Alton Towers!

Alton Towers

There’s something for everyone at Alton Towers Theme Park!

Scarefest at Alton Towers

Runway Visitor Park | Altrincham

A brilliant place to watch planes as they take-off and land!

The Whitworth Art Gallery

A welcoming cultural experience for all ages

Wythenshawe Park Bee Club

Open Saturdays with free entry

Walton Park

Large park with miniature railway in Sale

Delamere Forest

Large woodland with walking and biking trails

Sale Water Park

Lakeside walks, water sports, and wildlife areas

Longford Park

Gardens, play areas, sports facilities and open space in Stretford

Wythenshawe Park

Community farm, play area and green spaces

Manchester Museum

Hands on discovery for all ages!

People's History Museum

open every day except Tuesday

Science and Industry Museum

Discover something new... for FREE!

National Football Museum

The world's largest football museum!

Museum of Transport

Fascinating collection of historic buses, coaches and trams

The Lowry Salford

Offering world-class theatre, galleries, and experiences

Fireground Museum

Telling the story of firefighting and fire engineering

Moss Side Powerhouse Library

Community library and youth space

King Pins Manchester | Trafford Palazzo

Open 7 days a week | A day out the whole family will enjoy!

Woodville Family Hub

One-stop shop for a range of services

Fentons Farm Foods

Farm shop, a variety of animals to meet and a play area

Glebe Farm Astbury

Animals to meet, independent shops, a café, a farm shop and a butcher

The Garden House Marple

Community farm in Marple, Stockport

Heaton Park

Playgrounds, animal centre, boating lake and more

Chadderton Hall Park

Play areas and green spaces in Oldham

Didsbury Park

Community park in Didsbury Village

Mayfield Park

Riverside walks, play area and green spaces in the city centre

Tandle Hill

Large park in Oldham with playground

Philips Park

Historic Park in East Manchester

Chorlton Water Park

Lakeside walks, wildlife and open green space

Buile Hill Park

Sports facilities, heritage features and open parkland in Salford

Clifton Country Park

48 hectares of open woodland, meadows and lakeside walks

Queens Park

Open parkland, sports facilities and a children's play area

Haigh Woodland Park

Large public woodland park on the outskirts of Wigan

Alkrington Woods

Nature reserve north of Manchester

Castlefield Viaduct

Victorian viaduct transformed into a 'garden in the sky'

Hollingworth Lake Country Park

118-acre lake with lakeside walking and picnic spots

Bruntwood Park

100-acre recreational park in Cheadle

Stamford Park

Large park in Stalybridge

Dunvilles Farm | Macclesfield

Farm with café and natural play barn

Walkden Gardens

Cathedral Gardens

Open space in the Medieval Quarter

Marie Louise Gardens

Much loved green space in Didsbury

Manchester Craft and Design Centre

Free exhibitions and studios

Manchester Cathedral

Magnificent Grade I listed medieval building

Manchester Library Trail

Network of little free libraries