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October Half Term Activities
21 October 2022If you’re wondering about how you are going to keep the kids entertained this half-term without spending a fortune, help is at hand. With Autumn in full swing, we have put together some great FREE or low-cost activities and events across West Yorkshire all accessible by bus or train.
Remember, MCard tickets give unlimited travel on any bus or train across West Yorkshire so if you have the energy, you can hop from one event to another all on the same ticket. And as part of the Mayor’s pledge for simpler and cheaper bus fares, our MCard Bus DaySaver ticket is still only £4.50 and Adult Single tickets cost no more than £2. Children under 5 travel free and there are other tickets for children, family or groups, easy-to-buy from the comfort of your sofa or on-the-go through the MCard app. All you need to do is activate the ticket when you need to travel. Easy peasy!
What’s not to like? So get out there and make the most of Autumn!
Kirklees
Monday 24 October – Monday Movie Matinee at Huddersfield Library - HD1 2SU
Over 12s only
By bus: 5 minute walk from Huddersfield Bus Station
By train: 9 minute walk from Huddersfield Rail Station
By bus: 2 minute walk from Huddersfield Bus Station
By train: 8 minute walk from Huddersfield Rail Station
Monday 24 October - Day of the Dead Storytime: Gustavo the shy Ghost at Holmfirth Library - HD9 3JH
By bus: 3 minute walk from Holmfirth Bus Station
Tuesday 25 October – Day of the Dead Crafts at Dewsbury Library - WF12 8EQ
By bus: 5 minute walk from Dewsbury Bus Station
By train: 8 minute walk from Dewsbury Train Station
Leeds
By bus: The following service lines have routes that pass near Royal Armouries, Leeds: Leeds Dock stops 74, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446
By train: 15 minute walk from Leeds Rail Station
Saturday 22 October – Sunday 30 October – Code Breaker Trail at Leeds City Museum - LS2 8BH
By bus: Nearest stop – Woodhouse Lane Merrion Centre – Services 1, 1A, 1B, 6, 27, 28, 56, X84
By train: 10 minute walk from Leeds Rail Station
Tuesday 25 October– Thursday 27 October - Half term holidays at Leeds Industrial Museum - LS12 2QF
UNDER 5’s ADMISSION FREE
By bus: Nearest stop – Canal Rd, Armley – Service 15
By train: 18 minute walk from Burley Park Rail Station
Plan your trip to all the libraries with using the handy West Yorkshire Metro journey planner.
Calderdale
By bus: Nearest stop - New Road (stop HB6) – Services 590, 594, 595, 596, 598, 599
By train: 10-minute walk from Hebden Bridge Rail Station
Saturday 22 October – Sunday 30 October – Ghoul School – Halloween at Eureka, Halifax - HX1 2NE
By bus: 5 minute walk from Halifax Bus Station.
By train: Opposite Halifax Rail Station.
By bus: 3 minute walk from Halifax Bus Station
By train: 6 minute walk from Halifax Rail Station
Bradford
Saturday 22 October – Sunday 30 October – Half Term Family Fun at Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
By bus: 5 minute walk from Bradford Interchange.
By train: 5 minute walk from Bradford Interchange and a 15 minute walk from Bradford Forster Square station.
Saturday 22 October- Half Term Pumpkin Trail at East Riddlesden Hall – BD20 5EL
This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.
By bus: Nearest stop – Bradford Rd West Lea Avenue, Riddlesden - Service 662 and K4
By train: 20 minute walk to Keighley Rail Station
Saturday 22 October - Sunday 30 October – Halloween Trails at Bradford Industrial Museum - BD2 3HP
By bus: Nearest stop - Moorside Road Musgrave Road, Eccleshill – Service 660
By train: Bradford Interchange - Service 660 from Bradford Interchange and 645 from Bradford Hall Ings (5 mins walk from Interchange)
Tuesday 25 October - October Half-Term Family Activities at Bradford Cathedral - BD1 4EH
By bus: 10 minute walk from Bradford Interchange
By train: 7 minute walk from Bradford Forster Square Rail Station
By bus: 3 minute walk from Bradford Interchange
By train: 3 minute walk from Bradford Interchange
Wakefield
By bus: 8 minute walk from Wakefield Bus Station.
By train: 2 minute walk from Wakefield Westgate Rail Station.
Monday 28 October – Bats and Bugs Half Term at National Trust Nostell - WF4 1QE
By bus: Nearest stop – Nostell Priory Gates, Nostell – Services: 485, 496
By train: The nearest Rail Station is Fitzwilliam, which is 2 miles away with buses 496 to Nostell Priory
By bus: Bus services run within easy walking distance of the Museum. From Wakefield or Huddersfield, the Arriva 232 service stops at the Reindeer pub bus stop in Overton with a few minutes’ walk to the Museum.
Thursday 31 October – Witches and Wizards at Pontefract Castle - WF8 1QH
By bus: 6 minute walk from Pontefract Bus Station.
By train: 6 minute walk from Pontefract Baghill or Monkhill Rail Stations.
Saturday 22 October – Pontefract Lantern Parade at Friarwood Valley Gardens - WF8 2RR
By bus: Nearest Stop - Southgate Jubilee Way, Pontefract – Service: 28, 28c, 39, 146
By train: 11 minute walk from Pontefract Tanshelf or Baghill Rail Stations.
Monday 24 October –Thursday 27 October – Arty Autumn at Castelford Museum – WF10 1BB
By bus: 7-minute walk from Castleford Bus Station
By train: 5-minute walk from Castleford Rail Station
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