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What's On February - Including Half Term

Writer's picture: Kelly Kelly



Finally! The 97 days of January are over and we can now look forward to February and Half term. There's Quite a bit on this month actually and we are excited to get out to some events that are taking place.


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Offers not to miss

⭐Kids Go Free with a paying Adult throughout February - Adventure Valley


⭐Half Price Entry to Thorp Perrow


Gulliver's Valley Theme Park - Overnight stay and park entry for a family of 4, just £159 HERE


Sunderland Wall - Climbing Taster Session from just £9 per person HERE


Afternoon tea for 2 at The Curious Mr. Fox in Durham, just £19! Get the deal HERE


Northumberland College Zoo - Entry for a family of 5 - Just £17 HERE


Easyjet have some free child places which is a fab deal for Half Term find the deal HERE


Fancy leaving the car at home this half term? Find cheap train and coach tickets at the Trainline Get the deal HERE


Half price axe throwing in Newcastle HERE


⭐Paintballing for less than £1 per person - Various North East and Yorkshire venues HERE


Treetop adventure with Go Ape at Matfen or Dalby Forest HERE


Check out the latest deals for all the family at Disneyland Paris get the deal HERE


February 8th/9th

8th Artist Makers - The Bowes Museum

8th Crowd Craft Lantern Fest - Oriental Museum Durham

8th Secret Spaces Tour - Durham Cathedral

8th Stained Glass & Copper Foil crafts for ages 16+ National Glass Centre

8th Coal Face Family Backpacks - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

8th Guided Beginners bird walk - Whitburn Bents

8th Storytelling - The Glasshouse

8th Great Big Tiny World - Hullabaloo

8th Party Time with Pup Patrol - Carnival House Southwick

9th Folk Music - Beamish Museum

9th Lunar New Year - Sunniside Gardens Sunderland

9th Wild Walk - WWT Washington

8th/9th Design a Bookmark - Farrell Centre Newcastle

8th/9th Festival of Snowdrops - Howick Hall

8th/9th Jack & The Beanstalk Panto - Beamish

8th/9th Winter Abbey Tour - Fountains Abbey

8th/9th Sport Heritage Trail - Leeds City Museum



February 15th/16th

15th February Open Day - The Bowes Museum

15th Storytime at Hardwick Park - Stickman

15th Canny Coal Trail - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

15th Lambing at Spilmans Farm

15th Winter Abbey Tour - Fountains Abbey

15th Design & Print - The Hive Darlington

15th Movie Makers - The Hive Darlington

15th Step into storytime - Hardwick Park

15th Wizard Walk of York

15th Colour & Light York Minster

15th Felt Crafts - Sutton Bank visitors centre

15th Indoor funfair - York Event centre Harrogate

15th Cool Cats - Oriental Museum Durham

15th Fairytale February - Whistlestop Valley

15th HT Sea-sons The Deep Hull

15th NER Autocar - Grosmont Station

15th Lambing Festival - Canon hall Farm

15th Lambing Live - Monk Park Farm

15th Love birds in the abbey - Kirkstall Abbey

15th Roar & Explore - Tropical Butterfly House

15th Half Term fun - Stockeld Park

16th Moon Market - Stadium Of Light



What's on for Half Term

(North Yorkshire dates are slightly different, earlier than the North East find those dates and what's on further down)


North East Half Term ( 22nd February - 2nd March)


22nd Movie Makers - The Hive Darlington

22nd - Nest box Building RSPB Saltholme

22nd Illuminated Trail - The Story Durham (Booking required)

22nd Outlaws & Vagabonds Re-enactments - Newcastle Castle

22nd Awesome Silent Disco - Newcastle Castle

22nd Make a mysterious 3d doorway Oriental Museum Durham

22nd Fused Light Catchers - National Glass Centre

22nd Family Crafts WWT Washington

22nd Mask Making - Shipley Art Gallery

22nd - Treasure Hunt - Gibside NT

22nd - Snowdrop Planting - Gibside NT

23rd - Paw Patrol - Stack Middlesbrough

22nd-23rd Elmer Week - 7 Stories

22nd-23rd Grace Darling Trail Alnwick Gardens

22nd - 1st- The Bright lights youth arts festival

22nd - 2nd Storybook activities - Ormesby Hall NT

22nd-2nd Snowdrop Planting - Wallington NT

22nd-2nd Snowdrop crafts - Wallington NT

22nd - 2nd Royal Quays Funfair all rides £2

22nd - 2nd Mudfest - WWT Washington

22nd - 2nd Canny Coal Trail - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens (Closed on Sundays)

22nd - 2nd Museum of marvels Trail Preston Park Museum

22nd-2nd Museum of marvels Trail - Kirkleatham Museum

22nd - 2nd Problem Solving activities - Locomotion

22nd - 2nd Little Astronomers Trail Plotters Forest

22nd-2nd Spring Safari Trail High Force Waterfall

22nd-2nd Half Term Fun at Adventure Valley

22nd - 2nd Super space - Ushaw Historic Hall

22nd - 2nd Half Term Fun - Newham Grange

22nd - 2nd - Half term History Makers - Belsay Hall

22nd - 2nd - Half Term History Makers - Warkworth Castle




23rd - Nest Box building RSPB Saltholme

23rd - Illuminated Trail The Story Durham (Booking required)

24th - Kids Festival of fun - Stack Seaburn

24th - Replica Roman Dagger Crafts - Segedunum

24th - Meet Anglo Saxons - Bamburgh Castle

24th - Proggy mat crafts - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

24th - Dragon School Show with the Metrognomes

24th - Board Game Day - The Word South Shields

24th - Festival of local Authors - Children's event Durham Library

24th - Young Engineers - Hopetown

24th - Seed Planting - Crook Hall NT

24th Clay Crafts - Gibside NT

24th-28th Bird Spotter Trail - Souter Lighthouse




25th - Fishy Crafts - Hopetown

25th - Forest Club - Hardwick Park

25th - Magic Marvin - Stack Middlesbrough

25th-27th - Chain Reaction - Discovery Museum

25th - Pop up hospital family fun day - Newcastle Cathedral

25th - Create Food Collage - South Shields Museum

25th - Animal Sandcasting - National Glass Centre

25th - Celebration of Trolls - Stack Seaburn

25th - Seed Bombs - The Bowes Museum




26th - Pottery Painting - Dairy Barn Crook

26th - Half Term Glass Workshop Two Sweet Peas Chester-Le-Street

26th - Hedgehog Crafts & Facts Mowbray Park Community Garden Sunderland

26th - Make an Ancient Egyptian Sculpture - Oriental Museum Durham

26th - Bluey - Newham Grange Farm

26th - Animal Encounters - Hopetown

26th - Build a Birdbox - Wallington NT

26th - Bird Feeder Making - Crook Hall NT

26th - Treasure Hunt -Gibside NT

26th - Snowdrop Planting - Gibside NT




27th - The Very Hungry Caterpillar Crafts - Discovery Museum

27th - Family Story Tour Deadly Beauty - The Bowes Museum

27th -Time Bandits - Washington Old Hall NT

27th - Max Wriggles & Sammy Seagull Library Tour Redcar Library

27th - Into The Wild - Hardwick Park

27th Sweet Science - Hopetown

27th - Time Bandits - Washington Old Hall NT




28th - Animal Sandcasting - National Glass Centre

28th - Build a Birdbox - Crook Hall

28th - Treasure Hunt - Gibside NT

28th - Snowdrop Planting - Gibside NT

28th - Mono printing Workshop - Oriental Museum Durham

28th - Craft Day - Hopetown

28th-1st - Fire & Ice Durham

28th - 1st - Sky diver Hullabaloo

28th - 1st The Littlest Yak - Arc Stockton




1st - Sonic - Newham Grange Farm

1st - Design & Print - The Hive Darlington

1st March Create your own Matsui Doll - Oriental Museum Durham

1st March Crazy Creatures - Durham Botanic Gardens

1st - Sustainable Crafts - Wharton Park

1st-2nd Nest Box Building

2nd March Natural Printing & Clay Faces WWT Washington

2nd - Snowdrop Parade - Wallington NT

2nd - Snowdrop Crafts - Wallington NT





North Yorkshire Half Term - 15th - 23rd February


10th - 22nd Wizard Walk of York

12th Feb - 2nd March - Colour & Light - York Minster

15th - Lambing Fest - Cannon Hall Farm

15th - York Games Fest - Science & Media Museum

15th - Lambing Live - Monk Park Farm

15th - Love birds in the Abbey - Kirkstall Abbey

15th - Ner Autocar - Grosmont Station

17th - Park in the Dark - Danby National Park centre

25th- 26th - Wizard Walk Of York




Running throughout Half Term in Yorkshire

15th - 23rd - HT Sea-Sons The Deep

15th - 23rd - Nature Awakens Trail - East Riddleston Hall NT

15th - 23rd - Spring Spotters Trail - Fountains Abbey NT

15th - 23rd - Pesky Pests Trail - Nunnington Hall NT

15th - 23rd - Bird Box Workshop - Brimham Rocks NT

15th - 23rd - Felt Crafts - Sutton Bank Visitors centre

15th - 23rd NYMR Steam Rides

15th - 23rd - History Makers - Whitby Abbey

15th - 23rd - Indoor Funfair - York Event Centre Harrogate

15th - 23rd - Fairytale February - Whistlestop Valley

17th - 23rd - Cosmic Adventures - Stump Cross Caverns

17th - 23rd - I spy trail - Eden Camp

22nd - 23rd - Spillman's Lambing



If you would like your family friendly event adding to our guide free of charge, please fill in this FORM 


For more great ideas, check us out on Facebook | Instagram | TikTok


Did you know that most of my content is brought to you with no financial incentive? If you appreciate my posts, why not buy me a virtual coffee?



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