Whether it is right on your doorstep or a short drive away, you should find something to help pass this time this October half term. There are free options as well as paid-for activities, at varying prices.
![October half term is eek! week at Arundel Wetland Centre, including an interactive trail and touch table with bones, feathers and skins. Will you dare to put your hand in a snake box, grab a photo opportunity with a bat or get up close and personal with a toad? There is also an owl pellet family workshop every Sunday in October, £5 per family, book at the admission desk. For pond dipping, a £3 donation per family is appreciated and the Wetland Discovery Boat Safari is £3 per person.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU4YjdmNzA0LTNiZTQtNDJlZi1hMTNlLTEwMTIwMjJiZGMwZjo0YWYyMDdlYi0yNDc2LTRlODMtYTMwMy0xODI4MWZjNTk0MjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. Arundel Wetland Centre
October half term is eek! week at Arundel Wetland Centre, including an interactive trail and touch table with bones, feathers and skins. Will you dare to put your hand in a snake box, grab a photo opportunity with a bat or get up close and personal with a toad? There is also an owl pellet family workshop every Sunday in October, £5 per family, book at the admission desk. For pond dipping, a £3 donation per family is appreciated and the Wetland Discovery Boat Safari is £3 per person.Photo: Jim Johnston / WWT
![Explore the changing season and enjoy the autumn colours. Take a picnic and splash in some puddles. Try Clapham Woods, the Angmering Park Estate and Lancing Ring.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU1OTNmNGY2LTAzMzgtNDQ1ZC05ZWUwLWZlNjhhMjA0Y2Q5MTo3ZDgwMzA0ZC1jNWNiLTQ5OTYtOGVlMi00Y2JhMzYzNTdmNmI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Walking in the woods
Explore the changing season and enjoy the autumn colours. Take a picnic and splash in some puddles. Try Clapham Woods, the Angmering Park Estate and Lancing Ring.Photo: Steve Muddell
![Drusillas Zoo Park near Alfriston has Hallowe'en Shriek Week running from Saturday, October 22, to Sunday, October 30, with lots of fun events, including The Mummy's Tomb maze, meeting the Sugar Skull Witch and handling creepy crawlies. The whole park will be draped in pumpkins, skeletons, spiders, cobwebs and more.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA4ZTYyY2VlLTBhMmQtNGI5NS04ODgzLWU4Yzc4MjQ5MTk4Yjo2YjZhNGEyYS05YWRkLTQ3ZDEtOWY3Mi04MzkyNDMxOTZhM2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. Drusillas Zoo Park
Drusillas Zoo Park near Alfriston has Hallowe'en Shriek Week running from Saturday, October 22, to Sunday, October 30, with lots of fun events, including The Mummy's Tomb maze, meeting the Sugar Skull Witch and handling creepy crawlies. The whole park will be draped in pumpkins, skeletons, spiders, cobwebs and more.Photo: Contributed
![Knockhatch Adventure Park, near Hailsham, is offering fun half-term terrors including monster discos in the big top, a live action scare maze and a Sherlock Holmes experience. Visit their website for full details.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIxNjVkMGE5LTBiM2QtNGZmOS1hY2QwLTA0MTI0NWZjNzFjNTpkMTcyY2RjOS05OGNjLTQ3MWUtYTZjMS1iYzlmNzQ1Y2YwNDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
12. Knockhatch Adventure Park
Knockhatch Adventure Park, near Hailsham, is offering fun half-term terrors including monster discos in the big top, a live action scare maze and a Sherlock Holmes experience. Visit their website for full details.Photo: Contributed