So the first school holiday of the new year, February Half Term, is just around the corner. How quickly has that gone? This holiday also falls over Valentine’s day, so as you can imagine all the half term activities will include a touch of love and hearts.
I’m working the first couple of days of the holiday, but the husband has taken the whole week off. It will be nice for us to have some family time together towards the end of the week. Hopefully the weather will stay nice and we can get a few trips out.
If you live or are visiting the Torbay area during the holidays, here is a list of things to do with the kids:
Cockington – Valentines Heart Trail
Date: Saturday 11th February 2017 to Sunday 19th February 2017
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Price: £1 per child
This half term there is love in the air at Cockington Court. Find the trail of beautiful love hearts around Cockington and win a treat. This is for children aged 2 and over.
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Paignton Zoo – Cold Blooded Creatures
Date: Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th February 2017
Time: 10 am to 4.30 pm (last entry at 3.30 pm)
Price: Usual admission
This half term join the staff at Paignton Zoo to celebrate the launch of Cold-blooded Creatures 2017. There will be special talks, trails, appearances by Cuba the Croc mascot and much more. To book your tickets online click here.
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Living Coasts – Beside the Seaside
Date: Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th February 2017
Time: 10 am to 4 pm (last entry at 3 pm)
Price: Usual admission
This February half term Living Coasts are launching Beside the Seaside! Come on down and join in a host of seaside activities including; a shipwreck trail, puppet shows, crafts and more. To book your tickets online click here.
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Occombe Farm – Occombe’s Natural Treasure Hunt
Date: Monday 13th to Friday 17th February 2017
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Price: £2.50 per child
Occombe are once again putting on one of their fab trails, and this half term it’s a natural treasure hunt. Come and find the natural treasures around the Farm, solve puzzles and clues to unlock the hidden treasures of Occombe. Booking is not necessary just turn up on the day. The trail is suitable for all ages and children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Occombe Farm – Meet the Occombe Farm Animals
Date: Tuesday 14 February & Thursday 16 February 2017
Time: 10 am to 11 am
Price: £2.50 per child
Come and meet the animals of Occombe and get a taste of what it’s like to feed and care for them. In these special hour-long sessions, you will get to meet the animals in a small group and say hello to all your favourites including goats, pigs, alpaca and more. These sessions will go ahead whatever the weather, so make sure you bring some wellies and a waterproof.
Places for this event need to be booked, and you can do this here. This activity is suitable for children aged 3 plus and please note all attendees must pay and all children must be accompained by a paying adult. All adults and children attending must purchase a space due to group size restrictions.
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Goodrington Beach – Rockpool Ramble
Date: Friday 17th February 2017
Time: 3 pm
Price: £3.50 per child
We love a good walk on the beach and this would be a great activity to add onto it. Join a Marine Ranger in exploring the incredible marine life that lives in rock pools on Torbay beaches. Discover daring crabs, wriggly starfish, slimy anemones and speedy prawns in the rockpools at Middlestone. This is suitable for all children aged 4 plus and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
It is essential to book this activity and you can do that here.
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Hannahs at Seale-hayne – Fantastic Hannimals (and where to find them…)
Date: Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th February 2017
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Price: £2.50
Now I know Hannah’s at Seale-Hayne is not in Torbay but they do put on some great activities, so it felt worthy of a mention. This half term they will be running a Treasure Hunt. Apparently some weird and wonderful creatures have escaped – can you find all of the missing “Hannamals” and win a sweet treat. Quiz sheets will be available from the Gift Shop.
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Babbacombe Theatre- CBeebies Spotbots star in TREASURE ISLAND
Date: Thursday 16th February 2017
Time: 2.30 pm
Price: All tickets £12, Family ticket £40 (2 Adults & 2 Children)
Children’s TV stars Callum Donnelly, Richard Franks and Robin Hatcher are the stars of the popular hit CBeebies TV show ‘SPOTBOTS’. This hilarious trio (who are also the manic ‘Three Half Pints’) are setting sail during February school half term 2017 so prepare yourself for a very funny, big, bright and breezy swashbuckling time on the high seas! The audience will be taken on an amazing and memorable trip into a world of pirates, treasure and mermaids – as one of the nation’s favourite children’s novels is brought to life with a lively (and very child friendly) modern twist.
This laugh a minute show is jam-packed with shanty’s, cheering, booing, puppets, lots of colourful costumes, amazing sets, slapstick comedy and maybe even a monkey or two! The only question is… ‘Aaaargh you ready?!?’ To book your tickets click here.
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Kents Cavern Stone Age school
Date: Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th February 2017
Time: Open from 10 am with cave tours at 11 am, 12.30 pm, 2 pm & 3.30 pm
Price: Usual admission
Join the Stone Age School gang this Half Term for some Prehistoric themed fun. Try the Palaeo-Table and learn about Stone Age artefacts and even handle some. Make a leather pouch and scavenge through the woods for resources that might help you survive the Stone Age. Also have a go at making and decorating your own Stone Age necklace. To book a cave tour click here.
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Torquay’s Dinosaur World
Date: Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th February 2017
Time: from 11am – last entry 3pm, close at 4.30pm.
Price: All tickets £5.95, concessions available.
Escape the winter weather during February half term and visit Torquay’s Dinosaur World to take part in their February Fossil Festival. With new fossils to discover, new fossils to learn about and new fossils to touch, there’s so much to see and do. And don’t forget the old favourites like putting your head inside the jaw of a fossilised T-Rex skull, or touching the fossilised dinosaur poo!! Plus, with a special Fossil Festival Quiz you can even win your very own 160 million year old fossil to take home. Now that’s going to banish the winter blues!
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Hopefully if you are around the Torbay area over this half term this post has given you some ideas on how to keep the kids occupied. Please let me know if you like these posts, because if you do I’ll keep them going.
Happy half term!
Jo
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You seriously are organised! This year I am taking my son and Grandma to Butlins (because I like torture) so and going to spend my half term playing 2 penny slots and watching puppets. This is a really useful list to know what’s on locally, I really want to come check out Torquay’s Dinosaur World! X
Have fun at Butlins! Hopefully wine can see you through. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. X