From escape rooms and bowling to museums and farms, there is plenty to do in Hartlepool during the October half-term break.
See just a flavour of what is on offer below.
1. Ideas for October half-term holiday fun
Nine fun activities for families to do in Hartlepool this October half-term. Photo: National World
2. Tweddle Farm, Blackhall Colliery
Get spooky this half-term with Tweddle Farm's very own pumpkin patch. While you're there, why not also visit the petting centre, have a ride on the go karts or play crazy golf? Photo: Other, third party
3. National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool, Maritime Avenue
Climb aboard the HMS Trincomalee and explore life as a sailor, where you can take part in a spooky Halloween trail if you dare. Why not also attend the museum's pirate school to learn the tricks of the trade and see a cannon fire into the dock? Photo: Frank Reid
4. Heugh Battery Museum, The Headland
Visit the UK's only First World War Battlefield this half-term at the Heugh Battery Museum. Why not explore their range of army tanks and anti-aircraft guns, or delve into the depths of a First World War trench? Photo: Tim Richardson