March What’s On
KENT Kent Life Bugs and Grubs Weekend 11-12 March. Pull on your wellies and get up close to nature as you join the bug-hunters to discover all the mini-beasts living at Kent Life. Take a visit to the creepy critter cuddle corner. Chat to the beekeeper and make a mini-beast house to take home. There’s
Half Term Events
Gastro Science Delves into the Bodies of Astronauts this February Half Term Discover the world of space gastronomy, events around the UK DEVON The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth will be celebrating all marine creatures with tentacles this February half term, with Tentacles Week. Taking place from 11 – 19 February, Tentacles Week will include
Christmas shows
Best Ever Christmas Show A big, brilliant, fun-filled festive extravaganza with songs, snow and of course Santa. It’s Christmas Eve, the busiest day of the year in Christmastown and it’s time to join some familiar Christmas characters and make some new friends. Jack Frost, Princess Twinkle and the residents of Christmastown excitedly prepare for Santa’s
Half-Term Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre
Swimming lessons Regular swimming lessons and learn to swim courses are offered at Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre throughout the year starting in September, January and April. Lessons follow the Amateur Swimming Association Awards Scheme. Carer and baby/toddler courses, children’s lessons from 3 years upwards and adult courses are also available. For more information on
What’s On Half-Term & June 2016 UK
Take a Voyage of Discovery on HMS Belfast this summer Opening hours: 10am – 6pm. Last entry an hour before closing. Admission: £16.00 Adults; £12.80 Concessions; Children (5-15) £8.00 Family ticket (1 adult and 2 children) £28.00; Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) £42.00 HMS Belfast, the most significant surviving Second World War warship, welcomes
London Sth, E.Surrey & W.Kent Mar16
London South, East-Surrey&W-Kent March 2016 on-line exactly as printed and sent home in book bags from schools and nurseries: [YUMPU epaper_id=”22″ width=”512″ height=”384″]
Out & About in February
Pirate’s Quest Newquay New for 2016. Visitors will be transported back over 300 years to 1706; the dawn of the Republic of Pirates. The hour long interactive experience, led by a live Pirate, will allow you and your crewmates to feel, hear, smell and see intriguing legends and exciting history. The attraction is open for
Out & About in September
The Ten Best Ways to Enjoy autumn at Westonbirt Wrap up warmly – Prepare for crisp autumn days and nights by pulling on your favourite woolly jumper, knitted hat and gloves; perfect for a walk through the trees! The race is on – Download the free TreeQuests app to take part in the exciting digital quest around
Summer What’s On in the Southwest
Summer of Fun at the American Museum in Britain For a great day out with the family this summer, the American Museum in Britain, Bath, will delight and excite children with hands-on exhibits, a packed programme of family friendly events and workshops, and extensive grounds for children to explore. The Museum offers fun for all
London Wetland Centres at Easter
Some of our ducklings are missing… Join in the GIANT Easter duck hunt at WWT London Wetland Centre Some of our ducklings have gone missing, can you help us find them? Follow our GIANT Easter Duck Hunt around our beautiful nature reserve to discover where the eight BIG yellow ducklings are hiding, disguised as the
Meet Santa with his reindeer – including baby Rudolph – and take a husky sleigh ride
WWT London Wetland Centre Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December Get into the festive mood at WWT London Wetland Centre’s wonderful winter weekend! Children will be thrilled to hop aboard for a husky sleigh ride, visit Santa in his magical grotto and meet the reindeer, including baby Rudolph. Head over to our northern pine forest;
Have an awesome autumn half term with the National Trust
Have an awesome autumn half term with the National Trust Whether it’s enjoying a stroll in a spectacular landscape ablaze with colour or spending time with friends and family jumping in fallen leaves, there are plenty of reasons to love this time of year. South East Standen, West Sussex Spooky Woodland Art , 29 October,
Top Family Festivals
Blissfields Festival 4th & 5th July 2014 Paul and Mel Bliss the organisers of Blissfields Festival for 14 years, while their two children (now late teens) have grown up. www.blissfields.co.uk Legends Rugby Family Festival Legends Rugby is back this summer even bigger and better, with its South London festival, combining family fun with sport and
Wild at White’s Apples and Tortoises half-term family fun
Follow Timothy the Tortoise’s wildlife trail around the garden of 18th century naturalist Gilbert White at his former home in Selborne, East Hampshire during the autumn half-term, and discover more about the animals he observed for his most famous work: The Natural History of Selborne.
ATTRACTIONS INVITE DADS TO ACT LIKE KIDS AGAIN
From seahorses to clownfish, staff at Hastings Blue Reef Aquarium are paying tribute to some of the aquatic world’s best dads on Sunday, June 16th. And, to celebrate Father’s Day, both Blue Reef and the Smugglers Adventure will be treating dads like kids again by only charging them a child’s admission (when accompanied by at least one other full-paying child*).
THE ART OF BAKING BREAD IN A WOOD FIRED OVEN
?Can anything be more rewarding than making your own bread? At Manna from Devon Cooking School they make bread as it should be made, using first class ingredients, lots of time and heaps of respect.
Visit Father Christmas in his Grotto – in Magic at Milestones
Go along to the Magic at Milestones event in Basingstoke over the weekends of 8 – 9, 15 -16 and 22-23 December and you will also be able to visit Father Christmas in his grotto inside the waiting room at the living history museum’s Victorian train station. Children aged 0-15 years will be able to chat to the merry, red-coated man himself and receive a festive gift to take home.
Child Flu-A Family Affair
What Happens to you if your child get’s Flu? It’s a Family Affair Patients Direct a UK based Medical research Company are conducting a UK Survey to collect the evidence. What happens in a household if a child gets Flu? Does this result in you having to take time off work for childcare? Is
Rare baby giraffe needs a name!
MARWELL Wildlife is celebrating the arrival of a new male Rothschild giraffe and now they need the public’s help to name him. The 6 day old male who is just shy of 6ft tall, was born as part of the European Endangered Species Programme for Rothschild giraffes.