Our Mega What's On Guide for May Half Term
- Kelly
- May 16
- 8 min read
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 covering 24th May - 1st June
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Carnival Rides will be bringing there Fun - zone to Ridley Park - Blyth throughout the Half Term 24th-1st
You can expect : Bumper cars, rides, face painting, giant bouncy castles, game stalls, soft play and lots more.
Kids go free to Raby Castle with a plotters forest ticket purchase
Tractor & trailer rides - 24th - 26th & 31st -1st
Join the Victorian workforce - 29th - 31st
Bank Holiday BBQ - 24th-26th
Bumble bee safari - 24th - 1st
Family Castle Explorers tour (1pm every day) 24th - 1st
The little gardeners trail in the Plotters Forest - 24th -1st
Children's seed planting station at the Plotters Forest - 24th - 1st
Re enactment camp - 24th-25th
Bee Friendly Week starts 24th
Nurturing Nature Day - 28th
Aardman Presents : Lloyd Of The Flies - Until 1st June
Build a Bug House - 24th
Pond Dipping 25th / 30th
Minibeast Hunting 26th /31st
Clay Faces and Natural printing 27th
Den Building 28th
Wild walk 1st
Half term with English Heritage
Fun at Games :
Belsay Hall, Gardens & Castle - 24th-1st
Whitby Abbey - 24th-1st
Scarborough Castle 24th-1st
Brodsworth Hall 24th-1st
Optical Illusions at The Prison & Police Museum 24th-1st
Get Creative - Wooden Spoon Dolls - 24th-1st
Hopetown Darlington
Walworth Birds of Prey - 26th
Railway storytelling - 27th
Emboss like a boss - 27th
Lino printing workshop - 29th
Blocks of fun - 30th
Gem Arts mini mela - 31st
Blossom - Follow the cycle of the Japanese Blossom tree 24th-1st
Underground adventures with Murray The Mole - 24th-1st
Gosforth Wild Web Project - 26th -1st
Mouse tales - 27th
Blossom themed Crafts - 28th
Mouse House will be open throughout
Sensory Backpacks -Throughout
Teenage Market - 26th
Moving Grooving Landscapes - 28th
May Crowns - 30th
Railway 200 family fun day - 31st
Wallington
Beaver Enclosure Safari - 24th
Moth Mornings - 25th & 27th
Sonic Pond Dipping - 29th & 30th
Traditional pond dipping - 29th & 30th
Attic tours - 29th & 30th (call into the house to book and its for kids and adults over 8)
Creepy Crawly crafts - 24th - 31st
Dinner time - find out what bugs eat - 24th-1st
Insect Trail in the Walled Garden - 24th-1st
Bug Bingo in the central hall - 24th-1st
Tunes in the blooms - 1st June (free live music)
Gibside
Blossom & bloom walk - 24th - 1st
May half term scavenger hunt 24th-1st
Meet the beekeepers - 26th
Make a bird feeder - 27th
Ormesby Hall
Musical Mayhem! Play, listen and compose. 24th-1st
Pond dipping - 26th-30th
Crook Hall
May Half term sports and games - 24th-1st
History of Durham Walks - 27th (this is a 2 mile walk)
North East in blossom crafts - 28th
Washington Old Hall
Half term garden games - 24th - 1st
Blossom Crafts - 25th
Nature weaving - 28th & 30th
Seaton Delaval Hall
Blossom Trail - 24th -1st
Blossom printing - 24th & 31st
Tots plots - 30th
Fountains Abbey
Bird themed nature trail - 24th - 1st
Garden & Abbey tour - 24th - 1st
Family craft workshop - 28th
Deer walk - 31st
Beningbrough Hall
Good Day, bad day trail - 24th - 1st
Crafts in the garden - 27th & 29th
Nunnington Hall
Fun at the fete - 24th - 1st
Nature at Nunnington - Butterfly spotting, insect hunt, crafts, bird feeder making and more. You can also expect to meet some snakes and other crawlies. 31st
Other National Trust Events this Half Term:
Geocaching at Ravenscar - 25th
Turning back time tour - Treasurers house - 25th & 1st
Orienteering taster day - Brimham Rocks - 27th
Fossil forage - Robin Hoods Bay - 27th
Rockpool rummage - Robin Hoods Bay - 28th
Beach art workshop - Robin Hoods Bay - 29th
Pond dipping - Brimham rocks - 29th
Dementia action week (until 25th)
Festival of transport - 24th-25th
What's on 24th May
Sunderland v Sheffield United - Events and showings are taking place at various locations across Sunderland
Family Fun Day - Thirsk & Sowerby Institute
Mexican Stand off Taco Competition - Wylam Brewery
Whitley Bay Carnival
1940's weekend at Brocksbushes farm
Lego Vikings and catapult workshop - Bamburgh Castle
Camel Art - Oriental Museum Durham
Darlington motor sports day
Peppa Pig Day - Alnwick Gardens
Durham Pride
Sunniside Food Market
Big Bear Beach Clean Roker
Festival of medieval fayre & Dragon Parade - Jarrow Hall
Shrek the musical - The Point Sunderland
Brickin it workshop - Pickering Station
Wizard Fest - York
Classic car day - Hull Museum
Living history camp - York museum Gardens
Seaweed Safari - Whitburn Bents
Osprey watch - Tower Knowe Hexham
Animals! performance at Sutton Bank
Malton Food Fest
Dino Live at Thornton Hall
Into the fields Music Festival - Blyth
What's on 25th May
Whirly bird woof fest Great North Air Ambulance - Hurworth Grange
Duck Race - Selby
Into the fields Music Festival - Blyth
Whitley bay carnival
Brickin it workshop - Pickering Station
Dino Live at Thornton Hall
Festival of medieval fayre & Dragon Parade - Jarrow Hall
1940's weekend at Brocksbushes farm
Lego Vikings and catapult workshop - Bamburgh Castle
Heritage train rides - Stephenson Railway
Peppa Pig Day - Alnwick Gardens
Durham Pride
Wizard Fest - York
Roman Army weekend Binchester
Malton Food Fest
Sheep shearing at Hall Hill Farm
Living history camp - York museum Gardens
York black cat quest - York Cat Gallery
Meet a dragon - St Sampson's Church York
Kirkstall Abbey Scarecrow Fest
What's on 26th May
Wizard Fest - York
1940's weekend at Brocksbushes farm
Art day - Pickering Station
Durham Comedy Fest
Malton Food Fest
Festival of medieval fayre & Dragon Parade - Jarrow Hall
Roman Army weekend Binchester
Dino Live at Thornton Hall
Teenage Market - Sunderland Museum
Teddy bear picnic rides
Create your own Roman character - Segedunum
Red Sky Foundation family fun day - Ashbrooke sports ground
Pirates & Princesses - Bolton Abbey
What's On 27th May
Seed bomb making - The Bowes Museum
Family Activities at Northumberlandia - Worms
Tractors & Diggers - Darlington
Bookmark Printing - Ushaw
Crafts at South Shields Museum
Story Explorers - Wharton Park
Crafts at Shipley Art Museum
Magician Marv - Stack Middlesbrough
Superhero takeover - Stack Seaburn
Sheep shearing at Hall Hill Farm
Fairy Fun - Ushaw
Geoparks rock - Bramptom
Clay Tiles (ages 4+) National Glass Centre
Art Club - 7-12 year olds - Laing Art Gallery
Train Time Stay & Play - Pickering Station
May half term at Jarrow Hall -
What's On 28th May
Bookmark Printing - Ushaw
Active Sunderland family fun activities - Ford Football Hub
Drawing activities - Arbeia museum
Archaeology excavations - Arbeia Museum
Build a robot - Hardwick Park
Pirate Show - Stack Middlesbrough
Giant Flower decorating - Oriental Museum Durham
Art Club - 7-12 year olds - Laing Art Gallery
Birds of prey - Woodhorn Museum
Lego coding workshop - Shipley Art Gallery
Wild West Quest - Danby Lodge
Aerial Kids Club - The Choir Room St Marks Church
What's on 29th May
Donkeys visit Richmond's Green Howard Museum
Lego coding workshop - Shipley Art Gallery
Sensory Scavenger hunt and crafts - Mowbray Park
Bug Club - The Bowes Museum
Mini Makers - Hardwick Park
Bluey & Bingo - Stack Seaburn
Fairy Fun - Ushaw
T-shirt printing - National Glass Centre (ages 4+)
Art Club - 7-12 year olds - Laing Art Gallery
Build a Lego city - Discovery Museum
Cramlington Carnival Alderley Way
Wizard workshop - Gutterball
What's On 30th May
Moth & Butterfly walk
Make a lucky charm - Oriental Museum Durham
Stitch-ing breakfast Lanchester Garden Centre
Cramlington Carnival Alderley Way
Horden Beach Clean
Pond dipping - St Nicholas Park Gosforth
Family Friendly Fungi Foraging Walk - Northumberlandia
Active Sunderland family fun activities- Downhill football hub
What's On 31st May
Harrogate Car Show
Crafts - Bamburgh Castle
Satley Glebe Bioblitz
Cetacean watch Hartlepool - Heugh Battery Museum
Links with Nature wonderful wildlife Elemore park
Jurassic Takeover at Utilita arena
Horse & Hooves - Segedunum
Emergency service day - Darlington
Truckfest - Bishop Auckland
Children's day and Refugee week - Backhouse Park
Cramlington Carnival Alderley Way
Birds Of Prey at Pickering Station
What's On 1st June
Children's Slime Workshop - Hallgarth Hotel Darlington
Horse & Hooves - Segedunum
Truckfest - Bishop Auckland
Big Beach clean - Seaburn
Cramlington Carnival Alderley Way
What's on Throughout Half Term ( 24th - 1st )
Dino Week - Adventure Valley
Locomotion - Railway Firsts
May Madness at Sewerby Hall
Deadly beasts from the medicine box trail - The Bowes Museum
LGBTQIA & object trail - The Bowes Museum
Parkland Play - The Bowes Museum
Sensory Packs - The Bowes Museum
Superworm trails - Forestry England
North Pennines nature fest
Superheroes of the sea - Tynemouth Aquarium
H20 heroes at the Deep
Pirates treasure hunt - Sealife Scarborough
Life on the home front trail - Discovery Museum
Rail Zoo Spring trail - North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Mischief of rats trail - Hull City Centre
Indoor Funfair - Harrogate
RHS Children's garden week - Temple Newsham
Fun & Games - Whitby Abbey
Jungle adventures - Williams Den
Half Term Fun & Games Scarborough Castle
Buckets of fun - Kiplin Hall
Half term fun at Eden camp
Step into Oz - Stockeld Park
Teddy Bears Picnic - Studfold
The Great Garden gameathon - RHS Harlow Carr
Half term fun at Woldies
Marvellous may at Whistlestop Valley
Historic Heroes - Murton Park
Mother Shipton - Fairy folk
Magic Owl Trail - Shambles York
Miffy Trail - Leeds City Centre
Guess how much I love you trail - RHS Harlow Carr
Play medieval board games - Hexham Old Gaol 24th -1st
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