Featured activities
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WED 29 MAY
RSPB Firth of Forth Seabird Cruise
South Queensferry, South Queensferry
Run by: RSPB Scotland
Let us introduce you to the colourful puffins of the Firth of Forth, and be prepared for company! Skuas, gannets, razorbills and dolph…
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FRI 24 MAY
FREE
Bioblitz
Colebrooke Estate, County Fermanagh
Run by: National Museums Northern Ireland
Come to Colebrooke Estate in Co Fermanagh and help record as many species as possible in 24 hours. Not only is bioblitz great fun, it a…
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FRI 24 MAY
FREE
Karate Classes For All
Waltham Forest Pool & Track, Walthamstow
Run by: Karate London
Following a successful 2012 summer of sport, we are giving you the opportunity to try a taster session in Shotokan karate. An activity …
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FRI 24 MAY
Table Tennis Coaching
Bishop Barrington Sports Hall, Bishop Auckland
Run by: Bishop Auckland Table Tennis Club
Come and try table tennis and get some coaching from qualified table tennis coaches in a fun and friendly environment.
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FRI 24 MAY
FREE
Adult Tennis Taster Sessions
Alwoodley Tennis Club, Leeds
Run by: Alwoodley Tennis Club
Catch the tennis bug by trying out free taster sessions at Alwoodley Tennis Club. Available every Wednesday or Friday evening (7-10pm) …
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FRI 24 MAY
Last Man Stands Cricket
St Chad's Broomfield Cricket Club, Leeds
Run by: St Chad's Broomfield Cricket Club
Twenty20 cricket available for players of all standards.
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SAT 25 MAY
FREE
See An Original Model of an Early Thomas Newcomen EngineSee An Original Model of an Early…
Dartmouth Tourist Information Centre, Dartmouth
Run by: Dartmouth Tourist Information Centre
See an original Thomas Newcomen Steam Engine working! Come and learn about this genius inventor in his home town of Dartmouth in Devon,…
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SAT 25 MAY
Hi-tech Hoxton Walk
Museum of London, London
Run by: Museum of London
Learn about Hoxton's modern reincarnation as the centre of London's hi-tech 'silicon' industries.
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SAT 25 MAY
FREE
Wildlife Model Making at Seadrift Centre
Seadrift Centre, Caithness
Run by: The Highland Council
Calling all you budding artists. Come along to the Seadrift Centre at Dunnet Bay and have fun creating another wildlife model to be add…
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SAT 25 MAY
FREE
Seeing the Universe Through Telescopes
Keele Observatory, Keele
Run by: Keele Observatory
Weather permitting and depending on what's up in the sky, visitors can view planets, the moon, sun and stars through large telescopes. …
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SUN 26 MAY
FREE
Spring Steamings At Bolton Steam Museum
Bolton Steam Museum, Bolton
Run by: Bolton Steam Museum
Come and discover stationary steam engines restored and running in steam.
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SUN 26 MAY
Cave Critters at Creswell Crags
Creswell Crags Museum and Visitor Centre, Wellbeck
Run by: RSPB
Join the RSPB along with invertebrate specialists to delve deep into the caves on the hunt for all things creepy crawly, including the …
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SAT 25 MAY
Half-Term Hunt
Dove Cottage, Ambleside
Run by: The Wordsworth Trust
Explore the cottage, museum and our beautiful garden as you hunt for clues to solve our half-term nature hunt and win something special…
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SAT 25 MAY
Secret Palace and Garden Explorers
The Bishop's Palace, Wells
Run by: The Bishop's Palace
Take a deeper look into the mysterious world of the palace gardens - what will you find? Hear? See? Smell? There's a pack of fun activi…
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SAT 25 MAY
Fantastic Fifties Trail
Berrington Hall, Herefordshire
Run by: National Trust - Berrington Hall
Learn about life in the 1950s with a family trail around the gardens with a focus on 50s inventions. Hunt the clues then collect your p…
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SAT 25 MAY
May Half Term: Camouflage - The Science of HidingMay Half Term: Camouflage - The Science…
The Tank Museum, Bovington
Run by: The Tank Museum
Join us for a week of fun family activities exploring the varieties, use and history of camouflage!
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SAT 25 MAY
Bank Holiday Fun
Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey
Run by: Cadw
Who needs Doctors for time travel? Bring your family and travel back to the days of King Edward I in a beautiful Edwardian castle.
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SUN 26 MAY
Be A ‘Smithy' For The Day
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Holywood
Run by: Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith's forge in the nineteenth century.
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SAT 25 MAY
Dawn Chorus Walk
Chigwell Meadows and the Roding Valley Meadows Nature Reserve, Essex
Run by: Essex Wildlife Trust
Come and experience the dawn chorus on a walk around Chigwell Meadows and the Roding Valley Meadows Nature Reserve. Suitable for the be…
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SAT 25 MAY
FREE
Bird Song In Thornley Woods
Thornley Woodlands Centre, Gateshead
Run by: Natural History Society of Northumbria
An early morning visit to Thornley Woods to hear and try to learn the songs of woodland bird species, in particular blackcap, garden wa…
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SAT 25 MAY
Birdsong Morning Walk
Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour
Run by: The National Trust - Brownsea Island
An early morning wildlife experience. Come and experience the island at its most peaceful. Opportunity for the public to take a boat ov…
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SAT 25 MAY
Osprey Festival: Wild About Boat
Boat of Garten Community Garden, Boat of Garten
Run by: Boat of Garten Community Company
Celebrating the Year of Natural Scotland and our local natural environment with wildlife themed activities for all ages and abilities, …
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SAT 25 MAY
Aros White-Tailed Eagles
The Aros Experience, Portree, Isle of Skye
Run by: RSPB
Friendly staff and volunteers are on hand to tell you about the wildlife that inhabits Skye's amazing coastline. Get tips on how and wh…
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SAT 25 MAY
Downy Ducklings
WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Slimbridge
Run by: Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Slimbridge Wetland Centre
Go behind-the-scenes at our duckery to learn how we rear thousands of young birds and to see the fluffy chicks. Learn about eggs, incub…
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FRI 24 MAY
FREE
Karate Taster Sessions
Whitmore Way Primary School, Basildon
Run by: Maru Karate Kai
Free karate taster sessions for children aged between 5 and 16 years.
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FRI 24 MAY
FREE
Try Karate - Martial Arts Free Taster
St Andrews Community Centre, Paignton
Run by: Torbay Karate Club - Paignton
Shotokan Karate is an effective, powerful traditional Japanese martial art for self-defence, confidence, health, fitness and a strong m…
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SAT 25 MAY
FREE
GoCanoeing Starter Sessions - Kayaking and/or CanoeingGoCanoeing Starter Sessions - Kayaking…
Danson Lake, Bexley
Run by: Meridian Canoe Club
You don't need to have any previous canoeing experience, specialist kit or skills; just turn up and have a go!
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SAT 25 MAY
FREE
Cricket For Juniors
St Chad's Broomfield Cricket Club, Leeds
Run by: St Chad's Broomfield Cricket Club
St Chad's Broomfield Cricket Club nets are open to adult players old and new. We cater for all standards.
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SAT 25 MAY
FREE
Dragonboat Introduction
River Tees Watersports Centre, Stockton-on-Tees
Run by: Powerhouse Dragonboat Racing Club
An introduction to a water sport that you will find easy to start and open to all fitness levels. All equipment provided, just bring …
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SAT 25 MAY
Adventure Cycling
Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood
Run by: Activate1000
Explore the tracks and trails of Moors Valley Country Park and Forest under the tuition of a qualified instructor and learn new skills …
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