Epping Forest is the rumoured hangout of the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin and there are various walks that you can take to see if you can spot him. To find out more head to efht.org.uk
This week in Weymouth there's some spooky goings on with a free Zombie treasure hunt. Seafood Sally has stolen the Pirate Lord's golden doubloons and he needs your help to find them them. weareweymouth.co.uk has more details.
Royal Pump Room Museum in Harrogate is giving kids free entry this week and putting on a bat trail - if you dare try to find them. Go to yourharrogate.co.uk for more info.
LittleBird.co.uk is your one-stop shop for family fun, offering amazing deals on handpicked experiences that make weekends and holidays unforgettable! With offers on theme parks, theatre, exhibitions, events, products, gifts, educational more »
The Black Swan Art Museum in Frome celebrates art by 5-19 year olds with an annual competition and entries can be viewed there now. There's also the opportunity to see more »
Ferry Meadows, Peterborough has fun for all ages with their varied landscapes that include meadows, woodland and lakes, offering everything from fishing to walks to watersports. www.nenepark.org.uk/ferry-meadows has more details.
Check out the Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, London, for a whole host of global artefacts that celebrate human creativity, imagination and adaptability with everything from aromatic herbs more »
Want to go to a real windmill and look around... for free? Greenâs Mill is a restored and working 19th century tower windmill in Nottingham, UK. In the early 1800s more »
Located on the historic waterfront of the city, the V&A Dundee is Scotland's first museum dedicated solely to design. The museum building itself is an incredible feat of innovation and more »
This festive season, let Blue Diamond Garden Centres help you make your home sparkle with holiday magic. From exclusive collections like Mr Christmas to the inspiring Flick Book Christmas Brochure, Blue Diamond Garden Centres have everything you need to create unforgettable moments with your loved ones. Whether youâre searching for stunning decorations, unique gifts, or more »
A colony of penguins has arrived in London for the next 8 weeks to highlight climate change in the Antarctic. Twelve adorable penguins can be found in the Fleet Street Quarter in London, all with QR codes that once scanned tell you their tale. Go to fleetstreetquarter.co.uk to find out more.
The People's History Museum in Manchester is the National Museum of Democracy. Here you can explore the past to help make changes for the future and meet those that have more »
Leeds is about to sparkle with Christmas fun, as the streets come alive with festive cheer. The Leeds Christmas Market brings the city centre to life with cosy wooden stalls selling unique gifts, handmade crafts, and delicious treats from all over the world. Families can enjoy twinkling lights, traditional fairground rides and even some ice-skating! more »
World Museum in Liverpool is packed with a planetarium, an aquarium, and exhibits showcasing ancient civilisations, the World Museum is ideal for curious kids. Special family-friendly events and hands-on science more »
Create your own Christmas lights walk or bus tour in London by searching for the best Christmas lights in London to find out where they are and how to plan your route.
This is your last chance to catch the Bath Christmas Market in Bath Somerset. Wander through the cobbled streets for free to get in the festive spirit with their sea of twinkling lights and winter chalets. www.bathchristmasmarket.co.uk has more info.
Winchester Cathedral hosts some lively Christmas celebrations including concerts and a lantern parade, alongside its Christmas Market. For more info go to winchester-cathedral.org.uk.
Visit the Bournemouth Christmas Tree Wonderland and walk through Christmas trees from across the world, with stunning illuminations and installations to see too. It's all for free! Go to christmaswonderland.co.uk for more information.
The Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market is the biggest German-style Christmas Market outside Germany! There's a live music programme and much more. www.thebfcm.co.uk has more details.
Calling Santaâs little helpers! My Christmas Orchestral Adventure returns this December at the Royal Albert Hall for more family festivities! Oh no! Father Christmas is due at the biggest Christmas concert in the whole world but conductor Tim has lost his Christmas spirit. Join his brother Tom, Albertâs Orchestra, National Youth Choir of Great Britain more »
This is your last chance to follow the Lantern Sculpture Trail in Derby. You can see 11 giant lantern sculptures whilst discovering new places, people, and stories in the area. Go to visitderby.co.uk for more details
Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire has lots of festive activities this week including a Gingerbread Christmas Trail and Yuletide Hidden History Tour. Go to wollatonhall.org.uk to find out what's on when. Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Monster Supplies in Hoxton, London has the weirdest and most wonderful gifts ranging from Fairy Dust to Werewolf Letter Writing Packs. Recently voted No 1 Kids Shop, all profits go more »
January is the perfect time to plan something fun. Is it time to get on some wellies and start running? Pretty Muddy Kids is an event run in aid of Cancer Research. Raise some money for charity and stomp around in some mud. Itâs 5 kilometres and open to ages 6 to 12 and takes more »
Itâs panto season and you can catch Jack and the Beanstalk at The Theatre Chipping Norton. With fantastic costumes and plenty of laughs, this giant-sized panto is on until January 12th. Go to chippingnortontheatre.com.
Brandon Country Park in Suffolk, is a great park to explore. There's an arboretum with its copper beech and intriguing monkey puzzle trees. There are a variety of walks within more »
Bridging The Tamar Visitor and Learning Centre in Plymouth explores the history of the Tamar Bridge whilst offering you the opportunity to find out more about how operators manage and more »
St Abb's Head in Berwickshire is famed for its seabird colonies and stunning dramatic cliffs, making for a fun family walk and if you're lucky you'll spot seals and otters more »
Go back in time and find out more about the railways at the Monkwearmouth Station Museum in Sunderland. Housed in an outstanding Grade 2 1840s station building, you can enjoy more »
Why would someone collect horse shoes? It turns out that donating horse shoes is a real thing and at The Great Hall in Oakham Castle, Rutland, thereâs a unique collection more »
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich has 14 different galleries for you to explore and get up close to the actual uniform Admiral Nelson was wearing when he was fatally more »
Rice Lane City Farm in Liverpool is a great free animal farm where you can see many farmyard animals including rare breeds such as Ryeland sheep and Berkshire Pigs. There's more »
Do you have an aeroplane fan in your family? Then they'll love a day out at Manchester's Runway Visitor Park where you can watch planes taking off from the busy more »
Liverpool's World Museum is a wonderful, free attraction in the heart of the city. The museum really does give you a great choice when it comes to things to see more »
Find out more about money at the Bank of England Museum. Marvel at ancient gold bars and their modern market equivalent, then learn all there is to learn about bank more »
The Francis Crick Institute, in Kings Cross London, is a place for curious minds and what better way to explore the mysterious and marvellous world inside your head than an more »
The Library of Birmingham is not your standard library! Itâs an outdoor Amphitheatre, surrounded by wild flower planting, in Centenary Square providing performance space for music, drama, poetry reading and more »
Redwings Horse Sanctuary in Aylsham is located in the pretty Norfolk countryside. It is free to enter and home to many rescued animals including horses, ponies and donkeys. Meet the more »
This week the Stepping Into Stories Kids Literary Festival takes place in London from 4th - 9th Feb 2025. Sixty children's book events are taking place throughout the week, with leading names from across the world of children's writing and illustration. http://www.steppingintostories.org has more info.
Discover Roman history at the Mithraeum, London. There you can see Roman artefacts and an ancient temple that was only discovered when a building was to be built. Find out more »
The Little Liverpool gallery is a hands-on fantasy world, crammed with fun activities to help you play and learn. Find out more at liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.
Visit the Design Maker over at the Design Museum, High Street Kensington London to see how design has shaped the world around us. You can also construct and build your more »
Crystal Palace Park in South London has so much fun for all and it's free. From dinosaurs to gorillas, mazes and rusty laptops it's a great day out. Go to more »
Have you ever wondered where in the world museum objects come from? Or why as humans, we like to collect things? At The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge in more »
Blaze Farm in Wildboarclough is an award winning farm set on the edge of the Peak District. Walk along one of their nature trails and spot the different wildlife whilst more »
See the Pelicans get fed in St James Park in London. First introduced to the park in 1664 as a gift from the Russian Ambassador, over 40 pelicans have since more »
Irchester Country Park in Wellingborough is a former ironstone quarry with several long and short trails in nature, as well as a great play area. northnorthants.gov.uk has more info.
Hawthorns Urban Wildlife Centre in Southampton gives you all you need to know about the wildlife in Southampton and how the city's open spaces help protect and increase the variety more »
Guildford Museum, in Guildford Surrey, has a great animal trail challenging you to find out how many different ones you can spot. For full details go to www.visitheritage.co.uk.
Saltwell Park in the heart of Gateshead is one of our most popular parks in the UK and a great example of a Victorian park. There's a play area, pets more »
St Albans Museum and Gallery in St Albans has newly created state of the art gallery spaces that showcase over 2,000 years of local, national and international treasures for you more »
In the heart of Tower Hill in London stands one of the largest and most impressive sections of the London Wall which was built around AD 200. This Roman wall more »
Ashton Court Estate in Bristol is a site of specific science interest with over 300 hectares of grasslands, woodlands, ponds and ancient oak trees. It has the UKâs oldest deer more »
Ruislip Lido in Hillingdon, London, has a 60 acre lake with sandy beaches, a splash pad and a railway line that takes you around the lake and the vast woodland. more »
The 100 acres of Ryton Pools Country Park in Warwickshire, are just waiting to be explored. The many different habitats are home to a wide range of birds and other wildlife. There is easy walking around the site, and access to an adjoining ancient woodland, Ryton Wood. There is a regularly updated events programme so more »
The George Miller museum Bristol, celebrates the amazing story of George MĂŒller, who cared for and educated over 10,000 orphans in Victorian Bristol. The interactive multimedia museum lets you explore more »
The Easter Bunnies trail in Painshill Park, Cobham, Surrey is on now until the 27th April. This family friendly event invites you to wander through the grounds and find the playful bunnies hiding amongst the trees and flowers. It's just for fun and free so head to painshill.org for more info.
For a free Easter egg hunt between now and 27th April you can take part in The Big Egg Hunt, a self guided art trail across London where you can find giant decorated eggs across the city. www.elephant-family.org has all the details.
There is so much to see and do at Young V&A! A free museum in Bethnal Green, Young V&A is your space to imagine, play and design. Draw and create more »
Looking for free family activities in London? Look no further! The National Galleryâs Roden Centre for Creative Learning offers a vibrant space for all ages to explore, create, and imagine more »
Hidden City is running the Great Eggsventure in London this Easter for all participants of their immersive treasure hunts. The city wide competition rewards players with Easter eggs for their clue cracking skills and creative problem solving. There's also a chance to win giant eggs. Tickets must be purchased but if you're under 10 you more »
The Easter Egg hunt window trail in Guildford is a free family adventure on now until 21st April. Collect 12 hidden letters in participating shops to unscramble a secret phrase. www.experienceguildford.com has all the details.
At Hestercombe's in Somerset, Dotty duckling has lost her eggs and she needs your help to find them. On now until 22nd April find out more about the trail at hestercombe.com.
Head to Brimham Rocks, just outside Harrogate in North Yorkshire to see weird and wonderfully shaped giant rock formations, created by an immense river 100 million years before the first more »
The Diana Memorial Playground in Kensington, London has a wooden pirate ship at the centre of a great play area designed to let your imaginations run wild! It also includes more »
Chester City Walls are the oldest, longest and most complete in Britain, parts of which are almost 2000 years old. Chester is the only city in Britain that still has more »
How do you fancy going to Dracula's castle? Built in 1557, Slains Castle in Aberdeen is one of the most famous castle ruins in Scotland. Bram Stoker, the author who more »
Want to discover where Robin Hood used to hide out? Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve covers 450 acres and incorporates some truly ancient areas of native woodland. Slender birch trees more »
See 500 years of magnificent paintings, drawings, sculpture, silver and ceramics from Wales and across the world at National Museum Wales in Cardiff. The story starts in space with the more »
Valence House Museum in London tells the story of Barking and Dagenham and its people throughout the ages. Based in the boroughâs only surviving manor house, explore the galleries with more »
Step back in time and stroll through streets of Victorian Leeds with authentically recreated shops and houses, and explore how toys and games have changed over time upstairs in the more »
Weâre counting down the days to play at Elderflower Fields Festival on the 23-26th May in the Ashdown Forest Sussex. It's a brilliant weekend of discovery and outdoor adventure we canât wait for - because we'll be there doing water experiments! There's a special offer just for you, our listeners, if you enter promo code saver25 (where it more »
A Big Day Out for Just ÂŁ1! St Austell Festival of Childrenâs Literature We know planning a family day out can be expensive â but it doesnât have to be! Join us for the St Austell Festival of Childrenâs Literature â a jam-packed day of stories, creativity, and family fun â and tickets are just more »
Barnes Childrenâs Literature Festival, the largest children's literature festival in the UK, returns on the weekend of 21 & 22 June 2025. The festival is celebrating its eleventh birthday this year! Over 100 author events, performances and free activities will take place around beautiful Barnesâ pond. The festival always attracts much-loved names from the world of childrenâs books and this more »
This summer, take part in an archaeological adventure where little hands make big discoveries at London Museum Docklands. Step into the shoes of an archaeologist and help piece together stories of Londonâs history through playful excavation. Dig down through the centuries in your own trench âbased on a real archaeological site in London â and more »
Get creative in the school holidays with the Free Summer of Art â a programme of hands-on art activities for families. Build a castle, paint a masterpiece, explore childrenâs artworks in the âTake One Pictureâ exhibition, or embark on an adventure with âThe Keeper of Paintingsâ. And, for two weeks in August join the NG more »
Four big hangars filled with 1000s of air, land and sea vehicles, objects, restoration projects, and inspirational stories! Bristol has a long and exciting history in building planes and rockets! For more than 100 years, people in the city have been designing and making machines that can fly high above the ground â and even more »