Activities in Derby (79)

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  • Harvest Mice

    SUN 26 MAY

    FREE

    Meet the Harvest Mice

    Derby Museums and Art Gallery, Derby

    Run by: Derby Museums

    Make time for some fun and meet real, live, tiny harvest mice.

  • Section of Log Boat

    MON 27 MAY

    FREE

    What a Lovely Long Logboat

    Derby Museums and Art Gallery, Derby

    Run by: Derby Museums

    Take a closer look at the Bronze Age Logboat from Shardlow Quarry. Learn about how these boats were made and used more than 3000 years …

  • Family Fun Trail

    MON 27 MAY

    Family Fun Trail at Shipley Country Park

    Shipley Country Park, Heanor, Heanor

    Run by: Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service

    Spend some time with the kids in the fresh air and have a go at our trail to track down the clue cards to complete the activity sheet a…

  • Photograph of metal pipe

    MON 27 MAY

    FREE

    Exploring Derby's Metal Makers

    Derby Museums and Art Gallery, Derby

    Run by: Derby Museums

    Join us for a handling session with some smaller industrial objects from the collections currently in store.

  • Assorted reading and sunglasses collection

    TUE 28 MAY

    FREE

    1001 Objects to Handle

    Derby Museums and Art Gallery, Derby

    Run by: Derby Museums

    Join us for an object handling sessions in the 1001 Objects Gallery and get even closer to these fascinating artefacts.

  • Family Fun Trail

    TUE 28 MAY

    Family Fun Trail at Shipley Country Park

    Shipley Country Park, Heanor, Heanor

    Run by: Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service

    Spend some time with the kids in the fresh air and have a go at our trail to track down the clue cards to complete the activity sheet a…

  • Stick insect

    WED 29 MAY

    FREE

    Mini Beasts at the Museum

    Derby Museums and Art Gallery, Derby

    Run by: Derby Museums

    Find out all about the mini beasts in our Nature Gallery and make friends with our resident stick insects.

  • Barn owl by Margaret Holland

    WED 29 MAY

    Owls of Carsington

    Wildlife Discovery Room, Ashbourne

    Run by: Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

    Discover what the barn owls have been eating by dissecting owl pellets, have a go at some owl crafts and get up close and personal with…

  • Insect display

    WED 29 MAY

    FREE

    Mini Beast Hunt

    Pickford's House, Derby

    Run by: Derby Museums

    Take part in our popular Mini Beast Hunt and help us find and identify as many insects as you can in our wonderful garden.

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