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The chaos affecting international air travel in the summer has been firmly stowed away, according to UK aviation firms, with a smooth getaway expected in the busiest weekend before Christmas. Passenger numbers for the biggest carriers and airports will peak at the start of what is for many the October …

Ride the Flying Scotsman, Dorset The famous engine will be 100 years old next February, and to kick off celebrations marking its centenary, the locomotive will be steaming up and down the heritage Swanage Railway during half-term. The public will be able to book tickets to ride behind the Flying …

There’s so much to do in Northumberland My family enjoyed a long autumn weekend at Newton Hall’s cabins (from £185pn, sleeping 2-6) near Seahouses. Cabins are luxurious and child- and dog-friendly and have hot tubs and fire pits. There is so much to do in the area, including Lindisfarne – …

Please share details of great days out in the UK you’ve enjoyed as a family during the autumn half-term break. Whether it was a superb cycle, walk or museum trip, a city-based day out or a week’s break in the countryside, we’d like to hear about it. If you stayed …