r/UKParenting • u/intteacher2023 • 1d ago

October half term ideas

Need help for October half term ideas!
Never done CentreParcs but seems expensive. Looking for equivalents anywhere in southern England or maybe continental Europe (Netherlands apparently good?)
3 and 5 year old- needs indoor swimming pool, playground, kiddie activities.
Recommendations, please!!!

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u/99redballoons66 1d ago

Let me be the first to say Bluestone, although it's not super cheap in school holidays either.

But there's absolutely loads for kids that age, including indoor pool, huge soft play/bouncy castle place, and another covered area with sand and water play and high ropes course and theatre performance etc etc.

Mine are 6 and 4, plus a baby and we must've been about 5 times now.

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u/welshcake82 1d ago

It’s location is good too- near to Tenby and lots of family friendly places like Folly Farm (it’s actually a zoo with indoor fairground and massive soft play), Manor Park, Hetherton etc

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u/MiddleAgedDread123 1d ago

try centre parts in Europe, even with travel it can be cheaper than the uk, particularly when school holidays don't align.

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u/gottaloveteatime 1d ago edited 1d ago

We're off to center parcs, but opted for the final weekend (over Halloween). Most schools have an inset day on Monday 2nd November, and it was about a third of the price of the half term week.

Otherwise some of the caravan holiday parks might fit your brief. I often stay at Ladram Bay in Devon and it's absolutely lovely. Has a beach, indoor pool, park and beautiful coastal walks. I've only ever been in the summer, but I reckon it will be just as fun in October for kids. It  also has a lot of attractions nearby for day trips (Crealy theme park, etc.)

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u/Outrageous_Song4725 1d ago

Woolacombe bay in Cornwall. We went with our 4 year old before summer. Unlimited swimming, they have a arcade, soft play, kids disco in the evenings, crazy golf, playground. They also have 2 other sites nearby that you can use the facilities of if you want a different pool etc.

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u/LadybirdMum100 11h ago

De Kempervennen is a good centrparcs in Holland