There’s always plenty for families with children to enjoy at RAMM, as Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum is affectionately known, but there are extra activities planned for the Easter school holidays.
Courtyard Family Activities Wed 30 & Thu 31 Mar, Fri 1 Apr, 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm. Drop in. Donation of £2 encouraged Come and discover our famous bee bags, explorer bags and brain-teaser quizzes. There will be short-and-sweet activities which will change across the holiday, including make-a-mosaic, fuzz-and-felt museum, and costumes to try on. Don't forget to...
Join East Devon’s education rangers for an action-packed week of activities from 16 to 20 February 2016
East Devon District Council’s Countryside team is preparing for a fun-filled half term of activities for children and parents at a number of popular nature sites in East Devon from 16 to 20 February 2016.
The planned activities start on Tuesday February 16 with Wildlife Gardening on the Wetlands. At this free event, which runs from 10am to 2pm, children and grown-ups alike will have the chance to develop the wildlife garden at Seaton Wetlands, creating bird boxes, bug...
No, it’s an otter! Olly the Otter, the world’s newest superhero, is one of the attractions at Living Coasts this half term. 2016 is the year of Super Sea Heroes at Torquay’s coastal zoo. Staff and visitors will be celebrating with a variety of activities that include crafts, talks and a superhero trail. Children will be able to create their own superhero mask, design their own Super Sea Hero and follow the Super Sea Heroes Trail if they pick up a trail sheet from the main entrance. Olly the Otter will be on hand from Monday to Thursday at 1.30pm. Plus, visitors of all ages who come dressed...
Five star performance from PaddleBoat and Exeter Deaf Academy
How many shows have you been to and felt engrossed in the performance? Like you were fully immersed in the experience?
PaddleBoat Theatre Company’s production of “A Little Man’s Holiday” takes the audience on a sensory pirate adventure of light up jellyfish, origami seagulls and paper cannonballs.
This enriched production has been made accessible to all children and families, telling a special, vibrant and sensory story using clever puppetry, interaction, a set that can be touched and explored, characters...
The Education Department at Exeter Cathedral is gearing up for another busy school holiday, with plenty of half-term fun lined up for next week (Monday 15th February).
New for 2016 are special family-friendly tours of the Cathedral which will give children and adults alike an insight into howExeter’s best-loved landmark was built and some of the stories from its long history. February 2016 sees 500 years since the birthday of Mary I, so Tudor-themed crafts will also be on offer, alongside the opportunity to donate bricks to the Big LEGO® Build.
Your essential guide to the best of What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (12-14 February)
THEATRE
Tommy Tiernan: Out of the Whirlwind Friday, Exeter Corn Exchange Now entering his 20th year as a stand-up comedian, having won every award going and still as passionate as ever about the adventure of storytelling and comedy, Irelands number one comedian is also starting to take some very exciting risks. Over 16s, tickets £19.50. http://sites.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
Panto: Sleeping Beauty Friday & Saturday, Tedburn St Mary Village Hall Tedburn Amateur...
Thursday 18th February 2016, 10.00-14.30 (Cathedral) Did you know: Mary Tudor was born 500 years ago on this date?
Come and take part in our Tudor crafts! Make a Tudor Rose collage, a gruesome be-headable puppet, or become a Tudor character by creating a portrait and making your own ruff.
Plus try on our costumes and have a go at writing with a quill! £1 per craft.
Families can travel all around the world this half-term at Knightshayes, following in the footsteps of intrepid Victorian plant hunters. With the launch of a brand new family trail, they can discover amazing trees, shrubs and flowers from all corners of the globe.
The Knightshayes garden passport trail takes families all around the beautiful woodland garden. From Chile to Australia and Taiwan to North America, explorers will have to find the passport stamp on each tree and add it to their own Knightshayes passport which they can collect visitor reception.
This February half term there’s plenty of fun and adventure to keep the whole family entertained at The Donkey Sanctuary, including daily grooming and face painting activities from the 13-21 February
Open from 9am to dusk every day. An array of family-friendly activities will be on offer. In addition to exciting activities, there are rescued donkeys to meet and visitors can, explore the Maze, or take a walk through the beautiful woods and amazing scenery.
Chris Phillips of The Donkey Sanctuary says “This half term we have some great exclusive activities planned. These will...
