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All Things Wild Nature Centre, Station Road, Honeybourne, Nr Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 7QZ 01386 833083 www.allthingswild.co.uk Mother’s Day .Decorate and take home a treasured keepsake. Feed the Lemurs in an exclusive opportunity for mothers and grandmothers. 22 March
Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4JP 01993 823006, www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk Birds of Prey Demonstrations Some birds will swoop low over your heads and some will soar high in the sky over the Park’s beautiful grounds. See a variety of different birds from eagles to owls in these exciting demonstrations. 10-13 April
Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1RL 01531 633160, www.eastnorcastle.com OlympEGG Easter Treasure Hunt Our legendary Easter Treasure Hunt around the castle and grounds. Chocolate for everyone who takes part and a chance to win an enormous Easter Egg! 10-13 April ChilliFest All things Chilli to try and buy! Live music, bars, hot food, children’s cookery school, Chilli Eating Competition and cooking demonstrations. 2-3 May
Newbridge Farm Park, Little Marcle, Little Marcle, Ledbury HR8 2QG 01531 670780 www.newbridgefarmpark.com Easter Treasure Hunt Join in with our Easter treasure hunt around the farm. Enjoy lamb bottle feeding, egg collecting and baby animals. Closed Easter Sunday. 4-18 April
Severn Valley Railway, Comberton Hill, Kidderminster, DY10 1QX 01562 757900, www.svr.co.uk Easter Fun Step back in time on board our steam trains this Easter Holidays! Take an exciting steam train ride through the Severn Valley. Take part in our Easter Egg Hunt in The Engine House over Easter Weekend, and while you’re there, explore our new Falling Sands activities! 4-19 April Spring Steam Gala Our four-day feast of steam takes a new April slot! An array of visiting locomotives will be in action alongside our own resident steam engines. See famous, ‘new re-build’ locomotive No. 2999 Lady of Legend, making its first appearance on a heritage railway since it was completed last year. 16-19 April
Three Counties Showground, Malvern, WR13 6NW 01684 584900, www.threecounties.co.uk Countrytastic Visitors can expect an action packed day of discovery with plenty of indoor and outdoor activities. Everyone’s favourite farmer from BBC Countryfile and the Cotswold Farm Park, Adam Henson will be headlining this year’s show. 9 April Advance tickets only.
The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester, WR1 3PD 01905 822866, www.thehiveworcester.org Easter Rat-a-Tat Tales All young children are welcome to our interactive Rat-a-Tat Tales. Just stop by the children’s library to join our wonderful librarians reading your favourite stories.Everyday during the holidays Family Coding with the WeeBee Engine Participants will code an animated story using the programming engine Java. Duration: 60 minutes. 6 and 16 April Roman Mystery Calling all detectives! Can you untangle the archaeology to discover what was happening at a Roman site nearly 2000 years ago? 15 April Worcester Wildlife Trust, Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip, Worcester, WR3 8SZ www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk Wild on Wednesdays - Feathery Friends Easter Farm Trail An Easter trail around Lower Smite farm with a chocolate prize for all. 8 April Birdwatching for kids Upton Warren is one of the best places to see birds in the West Midlands. Join us to discover who’s returned and what’s going on. 15 April
National Trust 0844 800 1895 www.nationaltrust.org.uk Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts The Easter holidays are a great time to get the whole family out and about. Find trails, craft activities and lovely Spring walks through beautiful parklands. Berrington Hall, nr Leominster, HR6 0DW 01568 615721 Brockhampton Estate, Greenfields, Bringsty, Herefordshire, WR6 5TB 01885 482077 Clent Hills, Nimmings Wood car park, between Hagley and Stourbridge, B62 0NL 01562 712822 Croft Castle, Yarpole, nr Leominster, HR6 9PW 01568 780246 Croome Park, Croome D’Abitot, WR8 9DW 01905 371006 Hanbury Hall, School Road, Hanbury, Droitwich, WR9 7EA 01527 821214 The Weir Garden, Swainshill, Hereford HR4 7QF 01981 590509
Participate in British Science Week
British Science Week is a 10 day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths which takes place from 6 to 15 March. The annual festival features fascinating, entertaining and engaging events and activities across the UK, designed to appeal to families with children of all ages.
Your child can also enter the annual poster competition and/or download a series of FREE activity packs at www.britishscienceweek.org, filled with resources and ideas to try out at home or school.
The good news is these activities don’t require parents to have a science background or buy any expensive equipment.
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