Plan your days out to keep the whole family entertained during the half term holidays in Leeds.
From family trails to arts and crafts workshops there’s plenty to look forward to at all our venues, whatever the weather.
Plan your days out to keep the whole family entertained during the half term holidays in Leeds.
From family trails to arts and crafts workshops there’s plenty to look forward to at all our venues, whatever the weather.
Venue: Lotherton
Price: £10 (pumpkin and tractor ride/ £5 tractor ride only)
Get in the Halloween spirit with pumpkin picking and a thrilling tractor ride!
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Leeds City Museum's ever-popular pumpkin design competition is back for another hair-raising Halloween!
Venue: Lotherton
Price: £12.50/£10 Breezepass (children only)/£10 Lotherton Members
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Breeze presents a spine-chilling Halloween experience for brave souls aged 8 to 15...
Venue: Lotherton
Price: Included in general admission.
Enjoy eerie encounters and spine-tingling tales with our Halloween trail.
Venue: Lotherton
Price: £70 for upto 2 people/additional participants (up to a maximum group size of 4) £25pp
Meet and feed our Humboldt penguins in an up-close animal experience like no other.
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: Included with admission
Opening hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday and Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Saturday: 12 – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm
Wander our Spooky Streets to encounter scary spiders, wicked witches, wily wolves, beguiling bats and skeletons pulling pints!
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
Price: Included with admission
Opening hours:
Monday: closed*
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 4.30pm
Last admission: 30 mins before
*Open Bank Holiday Mondays
Join our fun family trail through the abbey ruins to find creepy creatures, spooky statues and peculiar props.
Venue: Lotherton
Price: £70 for 2 people
2:30pm on Weekends and School holidays
Meet and feed our happy Capys, Carly and Bryan, in an up-close experience like no other.
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: Free
10am - 12pm & 1 - 3pm
Come and learn about Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and the widely practised Mexican tradition of honouring the deceased each November.
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
Celebrate Mexican and Latin American artists by designing your own Day of the Dead mask or assembling a flower crown.
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
Price: Included with admission - donations welcome
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us in the cloister at Kirkstall Abbey to meet some feathered friends from the Wise Owl Bird of Prey Rescue.
Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum
Price: Included as part of entry ticket
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
Get creative and environmentally sustainable with LEGO© this half term.
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: Free
11am - 12pm & 1 - 2pm
Join us this October half term for behind the scenes tours of the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection store.
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: £7.50
Learn about Adinkra printing and try it yourself with artist Nana-Essi in this family workshop (part of Black History Month).
Venue: Lotherton
Price: Various
Join us at Lotherton for Yorkshire's ultimate festive day out.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the beautifully decorated House with Christmas trees adorning the rooms, and traditional historical garlands which transport you back to the festivities Temple Newsam experienced over the past 500 years.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the beautifully decorated House with Christmas trees adorning the rooms, and traditional historical garlands which transport you back to the festivities Temple Newsam experienced over the past 500 years.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the beautifully decorated House with Christmas trees adorning the rooms, and traditional historical garlands which transport you back to the festivities Temple Newsam experienced over the past 500 years.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum
Price: Included in admission
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us in the Palace Picture House, for festive family favourites in the run-up to Christmas.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Our Relaxed Christmas at Temple Newsam is a day for families who would prefer a quieter and more relaxed Christmas event.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
Allotted time slots between 11am - 3pm
Our Relaxed Father Christmas at Temple Newsam is perfect for families who would prefer a quieter and more relaxed Christmas event.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
Allotted time slots between 11.15am - 3pm
Our Relaxed Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus experience is perfect for families who would prefer a quieter and more relaxed Christmas event.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the beautifully decorated House with Christmas trees adorning the rooms, and traditional historical garlands which transport you back to the festivities Temple Newsam experienced over the past 500 years.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM
Opening Hours
Mon: closed
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat: 12 – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm
Address
Abbey Walk
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH
Ticket Provider
LEEDS ART GALLERY
Opening Hours
Mon: Closed
Tues -Sat: 10am – 5pm
Sun: 11am – 3pm
Address
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AA
LEEDS CITY MUSEUM
Opening Hours
Mon: closed (11am – 5pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat & Sun: 11am – 5pm
Address
Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH
Ticket Provider
LEEDS DISCOVERY CENTRE
Opening Hours
Visits by appointment/special event only.
Free public store tours are now available by booking in advance. Please call or email us.
Address
Leeds Discovery Centre
Off Carlisle Road
Leeds
LS10 1LB
LEEDS INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM
Opening Hours
Mon: Closed (10am – 5pm on bank holiday Mondays)
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat – Sun: 12 – 5pm
Last admission one hour before closing.
Address
Canal Road
Leeds
LS12 2QF
KIRKSTALL ABBEY
Opening Hours
Mon: closed (10am – 4pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Sun: 10am – 4.30pm
Last admission: 4pm
Address
Abbey Road
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH
Ticket Provider
LOTHERTON
Opening Hours
Open Daily
Estate opens: 7.30am
Café: 9am – 5pm, hot food finishes 45 mins before
Hall: Open (Downstairs only) 10am-5pm
Wildlife World: 10am – 5pm
Estate closes: 7pm
Last entry 45 mins before estate closing time
TEMPLE NEWSAM
Opening Hours
House: Tues – Sun: 10.30am – 5pm
Home Farm: Tues – Sun: 10am – 5pm | Open Bank Holiday Mondays and throughout summer holidays
Last entry 45 minutes before
THWAITE WATERMILL
Address
Thwaite Lane
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1RP
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