Our Mega What's On Guide for May Half Term
Updated: May 23
We are almost into May half term, so we have put together an extensive half term what's on guide. I have gone with half term dates for the North East area (Northumberland have slightly different dates) The below events are based on the 26th May - 4th June
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Half Term at Seven Stories
DINOSAUR ACTIVITIES!
Join the dino-detectives at Seven Stories for ROAR-some adventures across the half-term holidays for all the family to enjoy!
🦕ROAR Like a Dinosaur: Interactive Storytime Adventure £9.50 per child (+ one free adult), suitable for all ages 🦕Fantastic Fossils: Craft Workshop £6.50 per child (+ one free adult), suitable for all ages 🦕Jurassic Jars: Craft Workshop £6.50 per child (+ one free adult), suitable for 6+ To Book these activities please visit HERE
Gross and glorious science and lots of hands-on fun 27th-4th
From amazing shows in the region’s biggest planetarium, to thrilling, interactive exhibits in Wow Zone, families can experience a day out that you won’t find anywhere else. Plus, enjoy hands-on experiments and making activities, and a gross and glorious live show about what makes you, YOU! At Life, one ticket gets you everything – so it's great value, too. Highlights include:
•NEW live show: Gross and Glorious Me – Explore the weird and wonderful workings of the human body. How does your body battle against germs? What makes you break wind? And what does the colour of your wee say about you? It’s (s)not for the squeamish!
•Meet real scientists from Durham University – Take part in real scientific research about how you perceive your body in a virtual world. You'll also have the chance to ask any questions about what they do, how they do it and why it’s important!
•Make your own badge in the Making Studios - Create a design that shows what YOU are all about, then take it home to show your friends!
•Be a forensic detective in Experiment Zone – Solve a mystery by using a magnetic powder to examine fingerprints. (Ages 7+)
•Experience Wow Zone interactives – Bend beams of light, see yourself in an infrared camera, and operate our 6-metre-tall ‘Big Machine’... plus much more!
•Immerse yourself in the region’s biggest planetarium – Take a tour of the night skies as they will look that night in Constellation Close-Up. Or go stargazing with Little Bear – an enchanting show especially for under-7s. Life uses Digistar 7, the world’s most advanced planetarium system, to guarantee stunning imagery and sound for a truly immersive experience.
•Space Zone – be the boss in Mission Control and check out how astronauts poo in space. Space-walk through our replica of part of the International Space Station and present your own weather forecast!
•Under-7s fun including Play Zone, discovery backpacks, a special planetarium show and pop-up play areas.
Grange Fest
The Newton Grange, Brasside Durham - 3rd June
Free entry, starting from 11am we have a bouncy castle, face painting, live music (2-9.30), character appearances, local market stalls
Our Mega What's On Guide for May Half Term
26th - Tots Plots - Seaton Delaval Hall INFO
26th Needle Felt Bird & Butterfly Mobile - Shipley Art Gallery INFO
26th-4th Alnwick Untamed - Alnwick Gardens INFO
27th - Nature Explorer Day - Ormesby Hall NT INFO
27th- Whitley Bay Carnival INFO
27th A monster head plant pot - Baltic Centre INFO
27th Treasure Island - Mother Shipton's INFO
27th Shipbuilder trail - Discovery Museum INFO
27th Car Show - Ushaw Hall INFO
27th Northumberland County Show INFO
27th Pond Dipping - WWT Washington INFO
27th-28th Malton Food Lovers Festival INFO
27th-28th - Comic Con NE - Utilita Arena INFO
27th-28th Machine Meet - Eshott Airfield INFO
27th-28th Amble Puffin Festival INFO
27th-29th Pirates at Whitby Abbey INFO
27th-29th Sheep Shearing - Hall Hill Farm INFO
27th-29th Great North Feast in the park - Bents Park INFO
27th-31st Dragonflies Themed activities and Trail - RSPB Saltholme INFO
27th-31st When the birds sang - Hullabaloo INFO
27th-2nd Pond Dipping - Ormesby Hall NT INFO
27th-4th Sensational Science - Locomotion INFO
27th -4th Dinosaurs, Dragons & Fairies - Whitehouse Farm INFO
27th-4th Flower Trail - Wallington NT INFO
27th-4th WW2 Activities - Tynemouth Priory INFO
27th-4th Roman Activities - Chester's Roman Fort INFO
28th Wild Walk Willow Tit - WWT Washington INFO
28th Natural Printing - WWT Washington INFO
28th Folk Festival - Jarrow Hall INFO
28th Stewart Park Farmer Market INFO
28th World Ocean Day - St Marys Lighthouse and visitors centre INFO
28th Car Show Auto Jumble - NE Restoration Club INFO
28th Italian Cars & Motorcycles - Newby Hall INFO
29th Meet Marley the pony - Bamburgh Castle INFO
29th Monkeying around the museum - The Bowes Museum INFO
29th Pond Dipping with Crafts - WWT Washington INFO
29th - 31st Souter Lighthouse Sports INFO
29th-1st Duck Race - Wallington NT INFO
29th-2nd Planting Activity - The Auckland Project INFO
29th - 4th Coronation Street Party Trail - High Force Waterfall INFO
30th Schools out soft play party - Eldon Square INFO
30th Giant ceramic painting workshop - Washington Leisure centre INFO
30th Beginners Bird walk - Gosforth Nature reserve INFO
30th Family Nature Crafts & Stories - Northumberlandia INFO
30th Seascapes Beach Tots - Meet at Roker Pier INFO
30th Family Arts Festival - Floral Wreath & Collage - Shipley Art Gallery INFO
30th Moss Troopers - Hancock Museum INFO
30th Discovery Days Shipshape Crafts - Discovery Museum INFO
30th Grooving with Pirates - The Fire Station INFO
30th Kids Grumbler workshop - Lanchester Garden Centre INFO
30th Monkeying around the museum - The Bowes Museum INFO
30th Children's art workshop Otter - WWT Washington INFO
30th Barbie Party - Wheatsheaf Benton Square INFO
30th Children's dragon egg workshop - Lanchester Garden Centre INFO
30th Intro to Pottery - The Biscuit Factory INFO
30th Tractor & Digger Day - Darlington Market Square INFO
30th Kite Making Souter Lighthouse NT INFO
30th Ben Fogle WILD - Stockton Globe INFO
30th-4th Scarborough Museum Trail INFO
31st Bronze Age Vessels - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens INFO
31st Glass painting - National Glass Centre INFO
31st Storytime in the walled garden - Wallington NT INFO
31st Incredible Insects, Queen Bee & Minibeast Kingdom - Hardwick Park INFO
31st Pond dipping activities - Northumberland Wildlife trust INFO
31st Northumberland Zoo family day INFO
31st Mini Pride Kirkleatham Museum INFO
31st Pond dipping - WWT Washington INFO
31st Are you a smoo or a smed Forest school - Lanchester Garden centre INFO
31st Awesome Archers - Oriental museum Durham INFO
31st Mermaid Breakfast Lanchester Garden centre INFO
31st Crafty Romans - Fabulous Flora - Arbeia INFO
31st The boy who sailed the world - Discovery museum INFO
31st Moss troopers - Hancock Museum INFO
31st Seascapes beach tots - Trow Quarry Car Park INFO
31st Pond dipping - St Nicholas Park Gosforth INFO
31st May HT Fun day - Thompson Park INFO
JUNE
1st Poetry Workshop - Wallington Wall Garden INFO
1st Family Arts Festival Watercolours & Pastel Flower pictures Shipley Art Gallery INFO
1st Bowlees Explorers INFO
1st Kids wildlife walk - Raby Castle INFO
1st Fairies & Dragon trail - Paxton House INFO
2nd Plant Mania - Sunderland Museum & winter gardens INFO
2nd Glass Painting - National Glass Centre INFO
2nd Fossil frolics - St Marys Lighthouse INFO
2nd Pond dipping - WWT Washington INFO
2nd Monkeying around the museum - Hancock Museum INFO
2nd Family trail - Fountains Abbey INFO
2nd Mini Bug house crafts - Fountains Abbey INFO
2nd-3rd Darlington sustainability event INFO
3rd Bioblitz NWT - Whittle dene Prudhoe INFO
3rd Tunes in June - Arbeia INFO
3rd Willow weaving Dragonflies - Dalton Moor Farm INFO
3rd Sacriston Party in the park INFO
3rd Pond dipping with crafts - WWT Washington INFO
3rd Young Creators art club - The Bowes Museum INFO
3rd June Market - Kayll Road Library INFO
3rd The Greatest Showman on big screen - Herrington park INFO
3rd Picnic in the park - North square - North Shields INFO
3rd Windows into strange worlds - Sunderland Museum & winter gardens INFO
4th Encanto on the big screen - Herrington park INFO
4th Watch house crafts fair - Cullercoats INFO
4th Nature journaling with Steve Pardue - WWT Washington INFO
4th Freight & demo - Stephenson railway INFO
Throughout
Dino Week - Adventure Valley INFO
Science Now Hub - Life Science Centre INFO
Myth Quest - Hancock museum INFO
Sun & Seasons trail - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens INFO
WOW week - Tynemouth Aquarium INFO
Zog Trail at Hamsterley Forest, Guisborough Forest, Dalby Forest and Kielder Forest. INFO
Half term fun at Piglets adventure farm INFO
Free glass demos at National Glass Centre INFO
Daily Otter & Flamingo talks at WWT Washington INFO
Saturday outdoor markets Durham INFO
Beautiful Birds Trail - Botanic Gardens Durham INFO
Bluebell Walks - Botanic Gardens Durham INFO
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
PAY ONCE for the year at £40 each with kids going free. You can also explore the loco sheds and try out the brand new station stories app INFO
Half term with National Trust INFO
Washington old hall - Games
Gibside - Explorer trail, games den building and more
Nunnington hall - Nature trail
Half term with English Heritage INFO
Kids Rule at
Tynemouth Priory
Belsay
Chester's Roman Fort
Warkworth castle
Birdoswald
Scarborough castle
Whitby abbey - pirates
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