The UK "Half-Term"
 

Assume this is a school break and wondering if these are uniform in terms of happening at the same time(s) every school year. Received a message and offer from the hotel we used in Falmouth which is offering special rates for the half-term. We won't be going but wondered when these things happen and if there might be more folks with children in hotels at those times.

thanks very much

It is a school break and it is not the same dates each year, the dates also vary around the country.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/educatio...nd-inset-days/

Half term is a week's holiday halfway through the school term, so in late October, February and May roughly speaking. Different areas have different dates, but you can look them up online somewhere like this: https://www.schoolholidayseurope.eu/...s-2018-uk.html which also allows you to see when schools in other European countries have their holidays.

Odin and Hetismij2, Thank You both for the information and links. Exactly what I needed to know.

Very helpful link from hetismij2 so you can check yourself how it works in detail but to answer the question about kids/crowds, yes, since school breaks are quite uniform throughout the UK you can expect:

• Much busier hotels
• More families/kids among the crowds
• Higher prices for hotels, airfare, etc.

As stated, there is some variation by area and independent (private) schools often have slightly different schedules than state schools.