England

Kids now half price on PGL family breaks for half term

I highly recommend a PGL family activity break having thoroughly enjoyed one with my own children and what better time to do so as kids are half price on selected breaks this October half term.

PGL centres in Surrey, Dorset, Shropshire and Wiltshire are opening their doors to families this half term with 2 night weekend breaks and 4 night mid week breaks available. You could be experiencing abseiling, archery, climbing, fencing, raft-building, orienteering, the trapeze, Jacob’s ladder and zip wire.

Weekends start at £129 per adult and from £49 per child aged 5 to 18 years (was £99) at Marchants Hill, Surrey and 4 night breaks start on Monday 27 October and cost from £259 per adult and from £109 per child (was £219) at Marchants Hill in Surrey, Boreatton Park in Shropshire and Osmington Bay in Dorset.

Offer ends 24 October 2014.  Quote OCTHT14X when calling 0844 3712424.

October Half Term Offers – Family Adventures.

Wales

Family glamping in a Yurt this half term in the Wye Valley | Hidden Valley Yurts

 

Hidden Valley Yurts provide luxury eco-friendly yurt holidays in the Wye Valley. This year the site is staying open through to October which means you can escape to a Mongolian Yurt for a quirky half term getaway. Stay warm and cosy in felt lined yurts with wood burning stoves and an outside fire pit.

Situated in a 4 acrea wildflower meadow there are paths to follow, a fairy garden. a mown area with a badminton net, a boules pitch and lots of space for football and cricket. You may be lucky and spot deer, badges and foxes that share the land with alpacas and Jacob sheep. Locally there is mountain biking, canoeing, horse riding and climbing. The Black Mountains are a twenty minute drive away.

Breaks from £435 during school holidays, from £200 non peak. Yurts sleep 5 or 7 people.

via Glamping in a Yurt | Luxury Camping Holidays at Hidden Valley Yurts | Yurt holidays for families, groups and couples.

Portugal

October half term holidays Mark Warner

Travel this October half term to one of Mark Warner’s resorts in Greece or Portugal for some late summer sunshine and family fun. Mark Warner have been providing family friendly holidays for over 35 years and voted best Medium Activity/Sports Holiday Company and Best Medium All Inclusive Holiday Company in the British Travel Awards.

A 7 night holiday at the Mark Warner Ocean Club Beach Resort on the southern coast of the  Algarve costs £2718 for a family of four (with 2 children 11 years of age or under). The resort has four swimming pools and plenty of activities including tennis, mountain biking, swimming pools and fitness classes. The sheltered bay is ideal for watersports. The price includes flights, transfers, apartment accommodation, half board, children’s clubs for 2-13 years and  evening childcare. This holiday departs 25 October for 7 nights.

October Half Term.

England

October half term breaks Cornwall at family friendly Sands Resort from £70 per adult per night

Child friendly Sands Resort hotel in Cornwall rated best family hotel in the Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice 2014 awards has some fantastic prices on its October half term breaks when booked early. Stay from £70 per night, per adult. Family rooms are spacious and comfortable and come with a free baby listening service in the evenings. The beach is a 5 minute walk away.

The hotel is situated between Padstow and Newquay and activities include an indoor pool, a Soft Play room, kids club, adventure playgrounds, a maze, zip wire, tennis courts,  a spa, golf course and various family dining options. Free board and wet suit hire is available too.

via October Half Term Holidays and Breaks in Cornwall, UK.

England

Badgells Wood back to nature camping in Kent

 

With just one week of the summer holidays remaining and with the nights drawing in the kids were desperate to go camping. Not wanting to camp too far from home we discovered a quiet, off-grid woodland camp site located on top of the Kent North Downs in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty close to Meopham. In an ancient woodland we set up camp on a spacious pitch.

Longest rope swings ever
Longest rope swings ever

The whole 250 acres of Whitehorse Wood can be explored however we didn’t need to venture far for the children to immerse themselves in an imaginary world of guns and soldiers. The site is on an old WWII training ground complete with trench and sandbags. The kids collected sticks, built shelters and swung forever on rope swings before returning to the base to build the evening’s camp fire.

boys being boys
boys being boys

What you need to know: Badgells Wood is in a woodland so you need to be happy camping under trees – no grass fields here. There is a small shop on site selling their own free range eggs as well as marshmallows, glow sticks, basic groceries, kindling and logs. The showers were awesome – spotlessly clean, warm and with loads of space for changing and the mirrored sinks I simply loved.

boutique washrooms!

Badgells Wood is open until the beginning of November  – perfect for a spooky Halloween wooded adventure. £20 a night for a family of four.

via Off-Grid Woodland Camping – Badgells Wood.

Africa, Borneo, Galapagos

10% off selected family wildlife holidays with the Adventure Company

The Adventure Company has a great choice of family wildlife adventure holidays and if you book by 30 September 2014 you can get 10% off selected holidays.

Visit Borneo and experience a local village homestay, get up close to orangutans and stay in a jungle eco-camp. Or maybe go overlanding in East Africa exploring  the vast Serengeti and visiting local schools and communities. Or if you’re with older kids try a teenage adventure in South Africa. There are also holidays to the Galapagos and Kenya.

Prices from £1161 per person and with departures in 2015.

via 10%offselectedwildlifeholidaysTheAdventureCompany.

England, Scotland, Wales

Affordable October half term breaks in coastal settings with Haven

Kids will be ready for some autumn fun after their first term back at school so why not book a Halloween half term break with Haven. Haven boasts 35 holiday parks in coastal settings from the Scottish shores to the Cornwall coast – what better place to enjoy the change of seasons, put on a few layers and go outside before the winter sets in.

October half term breaks are available between 24 October and 2 November 2014. Three, four and seven night half term family breaks from only £169.00.

October Half Term Holidays & Breaks | 2014 Offers & Deals |Haven.

England

Family friendly boutique vintage cottage in Deal, Kent | Admirals Rest

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Admirals Rest is a child friendly cottage nestled in the pretty  conservation area of Deal. This East Kent coastal town with its Georgian seafront and 1950s pier is a perfect destination for families. Children can explore its two castles and pebble beach whilst mums & dads can enjoy the eclectic mix of independent shops, restaurants and coffee shops on the award winning High Street. The cottage is available for short breaks and weekly rentals.

The cottage sleeps a family of four in two bedrooms and there are heaps of baby/child friendly features including a travel cot, bed guard, high chair, upcycled cable drum as a colouring table, socket protectors, 3D DVDs, books, games, toys, microscooters, plastic cutlery & plates, fishing nets…

A 2 day mid week break in September is just £170, a weekend break £200 (2 nights) and with one week breaks at £430.

For the family | Admirals Rest.

England

Get 15% off grass pitches this September at Camping in the Forest campsites

 

Book a grass pitch stay with Camping in the Forest between now and the end of September and get 15% off – beautiful forest locations in the heart of Forestry Commission land. Offer applies at all of their 16 sites including 10 in the New Forest. Children under five camp for free.

There is plenty of family fun to be had in the woods as each site also offers miles of woodland trails that are directly accessible from your tent. Many of the sites have adult and child bikes to hire including child seats and tag-alongs.

Special offers on Camping in the Forest campsites – Camping in the forest.

England

Great value self catering Northumberland; £175 for 3 nights this Oct

 

If you are looking to get away at the end of the summer and travelling with an infant then this could be the short break for you. Thornton Farm is the perfect base for exploring the Scottish Borders and Northumberland and perfect for guests wishing lots of fresh air, a good night’s sleep, with donkeys for neighbours and the sound of bird song for company. Thornton Farm offers pet friendly self-catering farm cottages with wonderful views to open organic farm land.

Linnet Cottage has some availability in October for 3 nights (£175) or 4 nights (£195) or longer stays.  Sleeps 2 guests plus one infant up to the age of three.  A travel cot, high chair, bathroom stool, potty, baby monitors, baby bath, changing mat, children’s tableware and cutlery, toys and books can be provided on request.

via Thornton Farm – Self Catering Accommodation in Berwick upon Tweed.