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Inspire me for October half term!

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BirdsInTheAttic · 13/04/2019 22:32

Totally clueless here so happy for any and all suggestions. If you were a family of two adults, a five year old and a two year old, where would you go for some sun at October half term?

Doesn’t need to be boiling hot, just ‘pleasant sitting outside’ temperature. We’d ideally fly from Cardiff or Bristol, but Birmingham could work too.

We’ve not travelled aboard as a family yet, so not even sure what would be best in terms of hotel/self catering.. getting a bit overwhelmed with options!

Open to most locations but not sure how long a flight the two year old would manage...!

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samarrange · 14/12/2024 23:10

What are your exact dates?

The Balearics still usually have nice weather at the end of October (not "lie and fry" but certainly great for days out in the sun), but everything tends to shut with a bang on the last Saturday in October. However, next year that will be the 25th, so maybe the season will extend to 1 November — you'll be able to tell from the flight schedules, as there will be a sudden dropoff around that date.

PineapplePatty · 15/12/2024 07:50

samarrange · 14/12/2024 23:10

What are your exact dates?

The Balearics still usually have nice weather at the end of October (not "lie and fry" but certainly great for days out in the sun), but everything tends to shut with a bang on the last Saturday in October. However, next year that will be the 25th, so maybe the season will extend to 1 November — you'll be able to tell from the flight schedules, as there will be a sudden dropoff around that date.

The dates were 2019

Sarah209 · 15/12/2024 08:02

Honeycrisp · 14/12/2024 21:52

East med is less risky than West at that time of year, weather wise.

Thank you . We’ve booked an east med cruise ( athhens, tome, Crete etc) I’d read the med can be rough ioctibervso hopefully this avoids that mostly !

Sarah209 · 15/12/2024 08:03

Rough in October !

Honeycrisp · 15/12/2024 09:12

Sarah209 · 15/12/2024 08:02

Thank you . We’ve booked an east med cruise ( athhens, tome, Crete etc) I’d read the med can be rough ioctibervso hopefully this avoids that mostly !

Fingers crossed! Crete is nice that time of year.

samarrange · 15/12/2024 10:57

PineapplePatty · 15/12/2024 07:50

The dates were 2019

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