Days out and Adventrues
Solihull Parents’ Network have created a tremendous newsletter, to share all the great family fun and activities happening in and round Solihull and Birmingham, available this October half term.
Below you will find a wide variety of days out and adventures that you and your littles ones can enjoy!
Events & Activities and Stay up to Date
Do you want to be even more adventurous with ghost walks, castles, bushcraft and more?
Find the Days Out blog below with even more fun for you!
To stay up to date with the Solihull Parents’ Newtork, sign up to their network and newsletter! It is jam-packed with events and activities. It’s free and will also keep you up to date with regular ebulletins throughout the year, with information about all the events and activities taking place.
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford Town Walk
For both the Stratford Town Walk and Stratford Ghost Walk fee includes exclusive discounts at selected shops, restaurants, pubs, coffee shops and attractions
Award-winning daily guided walking tour around historic Stratford upon Avon to discover Stratford, its history, attractions and fascinating relationship with William Shakespeare. ‘It’s like walking through the pages of history’ A ‘must do’. Walk in Shakespeare’s footsteps through the ancient town, passing Shakespeare’s Birthplace, New Place, Hall’s Croft, Harvard House, the Royal Shakespeare Theatres, River Avon, a range of architectural gems, the Guild Chapel, Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall and Holy Trinity Church. Hear fascinating stories of fire, flood, plague, medieval medical cures, old fashioned sayings and history, wrapped up in a little Shakespeare. Discover favourite tea houses, pubs, shops and restaurants. Don’t forget your camera.
Walk takes approximately 2 hours
Tickets must be pre-booked via website
AGE:
All ages
DATES
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Saturday
Christmas Day
TIMES
11.00AM (S, M, T, W, T, F,)
11.00AM and 2.00PM (Saturday)
10.30AM
COST
FREE
Under 8 years old
£5
Per child (8 – 15 Years old)
£10
Per Adult
CONTACT
07855 760377
Stratford Ghost Walk
Please note:
For both the Stratford Town Walk and Stratford Ghost Walk fee includes exclusive discounts at selected shops, restaurants, pubs, coffee shops and attractions
Tickets must be pre-booked via website
Award-winning evening Ghost Walk in Stratford upon Avon. Walk around the ’haunted’ streets to discover the ancient creaky buildings seeping with sinister stories of ghosts, witches, murder and misery. The costumed guides are professional entertainers and deliver the tour in their own unique style.
AGE:
8 Years old + (not suitable for under 8’s)
DATES
Every Saturday
Halloween Ghost Walk
TIMES
7.30PM
COST
£5
Per child (8 – 15 Years old)
£10
Per Adult
CONTACT
07855 760377
Solihull
Solihull Spooktacular 2023
Solihull Town Centre Mell Square, Solihull
Halloween Spooktacular event in the town centre!
- Roaming street entertainment
- Ghostbusters characters and the Ghostbusters car
- Day of the Dead gliding characters and Pumpkin stilt walkers
- Zombie dancers and free face painters
- Free VIP Kids Club and a Freddie Frankenstein keyring
- Halloween Parade around the town centre at 3.30pm
- Children’s Halloween Spooky Disco in Mell Square starting from 1pm
- Halloween Trail during half term
- Ten town centre businesses participating in the trail
- Collect special Halloween stickers from each venue
- Complete your sticker collection and bring the scene to life
- Enter the competition to win a £200 gift card to spend at Toys ‘R’ Us inside WH Smiths
- Halloween booklets available at the Touchwood Information Desk and at the event on Saturday 28th
AGE:
All ages
DATES
Halloween Event
Saturday 28th October
Halloween Trail
Saturday 28th October to
Sunday 5th November
TIMES
12.00PM Onwards (Event & Trail)
COST
FREE
CONTACT
All information available via website
Solihull Roundtable Fireworks 2023
Tudor Grange, Park, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3LU
CARERS GO FOR FREE
- Display at Tudor Grange Park!
- Dive into a world where the skies burst with colours and joy fills the air on November 4th at Solihull’s most spectacular Firework Display!
- Don’t miss out on the special price before it rockets up!
- Ignite Your Excitement with:
A mesmerising Professional Fireworks Display
A colossal, cozy Bonfire
An exhilarating Funfair
A plethora of vendors offering delectable Hot Food & Beverages
AGE:
All ages
DATES
Saturday 4th November
TIMES
4.30PM – 9.00PM
COST
£2
3 – 12 years old
Arrive before 6.00PM
£2.50
3 – 12 years old
Arrive after 6.00PM
FREE
CARER TICKET
Arrive before or After 6.00PM
Carer ID required
£10
Standard Ticket
Arrive before 6.00PM
£12
Standard Ticket
Arrive after 6.00PM
£60
Needed for all ages (expect children under 12) 1 free child per ticket – Includes food, free bar, heated VIP tent and private viewing area
CONTACT
WEBSITE
Kenilwroth Castle and Gardens
Castle Green, Off Castle Rd, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1NE
Halloween Half Term
Grab your broomsticks and get ready for a bewitchingly brilliant day out. Follow the quest to solve creepy clues and gather round to listen to spooky stories.
AGE:
All families
DATES
Friday 3rd November
TIMES
10.00AM – 4.00PM
COST
Book online (Save 10%)
CONTACT
WEBSITE
Ghost Tales at Kenilworth Castle
Experience Kenilworth Castle after dark this Halloween. Join our historic storytellers on a journey through the past with tales of ghosts, supernatural sightings and horrors from history.
Over 16s only and don’t forget to bring a torch – things are going to get dark…
AGE:
16 Years old +
DATES
Friday 27th October
Saturday 28th October
Tuesday 31st October
TIMES
6.30PM
7.00PM
7.30PM
8.00PM
8.30PM
COST
Please see website
CONTACT
WEBSITE
West Midlands Safari Park
Bewdley, Worcestershire DY12 1LF
Spooky Spectacular
The Park will be brimming with Halloween decorations and hundreds of pumpkins in the impressive Pumpkin Patch. The excitable pumpkin-scarecrow character, ‘Patch’, will be returning to greet guests and have his picture taken with them!
There will also be the introduction of a new character; Mitzy Monster, who will be hosting a brand-new show in half term only (from 28th October)! Mitzy and Patch will be joined by their creators – the silly scientists, who will also be entertaining guests throughout the day.
Spooky explorers will also need to help locate the missing potion ingredients in the free Spooky Trail, to win a delicious treat!
AGE:
All ages
DATES
Saturday 21st October to
Sunday 5th November