October Half-Term Fun
15 October 2022
As the half-term holiday fast approaches, we take a look at some fun activities for all the family
Half Term Dates: 24th - 28th October 2022
Willow Crowns at Glendurgan Garden
Saturday 22 - Sunday 30 October (excluding Monday 24 October) 10:30 - 16:00
Let the changing colours be your inspiration this season with the Glendurgan Garden autumn willow crowns decorating sessions. A lovely autumnal activity for all ages, collect a willow crown from the garden entrance and collect your leaves from the garden floor. Make it a day out and head over to the apple shed for some nature based activities including leaf rubbing and sketching, learn more about the history of orchards at Glendurgan, take a look at the beehives and you can even try on a beekeeping outfit yourself!
Silhouettes and Shadows at the National Maritime Museum
Monday 24 - Friday 28 October 11:00, 13:00, 15:00
The nights are drawing in and the shadows are taking over. Join the National Maritime Museum Cornwall for a spooky half term! Take to the spooky high seas for eerie songs and ghostly shadow puppet stories in the Museum’s Main Hall, make a spooky shadow puppet and create your own shadow puppet show, or find as many shadows as you can on the hidden shadow trail. There’s plenty of fun to be had this half-term and beyond with 15 galleries over four floors to explore!
The Silhouettes & Shadows October half term activities are FREE as part of the Museum’s annual admission fee. Pay once and get in free for a year.
Halloween Half Term at Pendennis Castle
Saturday 22 - Sunday 30 October 10:00 - 17:00
Gather your little monsters and prepare for a ghoulishly good day out at Pendennis Castle.
Follow Dennis, Gnasher and friends to solve creepy clues on the fun family quest around the grounds. Then, meet the storytellers to hear tall tales of the strange, the supernatural and the downright silly! Seek out Fermont and Fiddler, the monster meddlers, to learn all about how to apprehend demons, werewolves and vampires. Listen to Spooky Stories for all the family, and even join the Fantasm Apparition Research and Takedown ghost hunters as they lead a scien-terrific quest around the grounds to find and take down the ghostly ghouls they find.
With so much spooky stuff to see and do, it’s a phantomtastic, great value day out for families – and tickets are even cheaper if you book in advance.
As well as their Halloween activities, there’s lots more to enjoy at Pendennis Castle.
Outdoor Adventure at Via Ferrata
In need of an epic adrenaline adventure? Nestled away in a beautiful 60 acre site near Penryn is Via Ferrata, an outdoor activity centre offering one-of-a-kind activities, all designed to boost confidence and wellbeing. Learn something new, embrace the great outdoors and have fun with your family as you push your limits and journey across historic granite quarries on an unforgettable adventure! Enjoy some of the most scenic zip-lines in Cornwall, test your nerve and have fun on this epic outdoor adventure. The on site cafe is open to all so reward yourself after your activity with a well earned hot chocolate and sweet treat.
Over Half Term there’s also the chance to treat your children to an Adventure Holiday Club! For 6-13 year olds, this is one of the most exciting childcare options out there and includes either a half or full day pack with fun outdoor activities, from climbing to zip-lining, adventure quarry games, canoeing, catapulting and archery. All you need to do is drop them off for a brilliant time!
Find out more here and read our Guest Blog
Pottery Painting at Star Glazers Pottery Painting Cafe
Star Glazers is located on the old High Street in Falmouth and provides a relaxed and creative atmosphere for adults and children of all ages, and is a perfect choice for half-term fun. Create a memorable keepsake or a personalised gift for a friend or family member and unleash your little artists! The studio has a range of paints, stencils and stamps, and even helpful drawing books to give you some inspiration. You can also select clay imprints, glazed hands and footprints as a way to capture a moment in time. Staff are on hand for helpful tips and tricks and all paints and glazes are non-toxic and food safe.
Find out more and book your table here
Half-term hidden cinema at the St Mawes Hotel
Enjoy a half-term film showing at the St Mawes Hotel secret cinema during half-term week. Perfect entertainment on a mizzly day and tickets include free popcorn! There’s a whole range of family-friendly films on offer too!
Sunday 23rd October, 3pm: Small Soldiers
Tuesday 25th October, 3pm: Monster House
Wednesday 26th October, 3pm: The Incredibles
Thursday 27th October, 3pm: Monsters Inc
Friday 28th October, 11am: Soul
Saturday 29th October, 3pm: Ratatouille
Sunday 30th October, 11am: ET: The Extra Terrestrial
Find out more and book tickets here
Take the St Mawes Ferry from Falmouth and make it a real family day out! More information here
Towan beach and a hot chocolate at The Thirstea Co
Towan beach is a secluded, quiet sandy crescent-shaped beach near St Mawes on the Roseland Peninsula. Rock pools are revealed at low tide and the beach is dog friendly all year. Have a playdate on the beach and follow it up with a hot chocolate and homemade cake, cornish pasty, or toastie and savour some fresh, local produce. Set in a converted building at the National Trust’s Porth Farm, The Thirstea Co tea room is just yards from Towan beach.
Get there by boat by either using the King Harry Ferry, or if you fancy a walk take the St Mawes Ferry followed by Place Ferry to take you to Place Creek on the Roseland Penisula.
More information and timetables here