This winter, let the Snowdrop Spectacular at Burton Agnes Hall bring you out of hibernation Wrap up warmly this winter and enjoy the breathtaking display of snowdrops at Burton Agnes Hall.
15th-23rd February 2020, 10am-5pm This February half-term, there’s fun for all the family at Stockeld Park! The park is open from 15th – 23rd of February with plenty to keep the whole family entertained. Get active in the Yorkshire fresh air and whizz around the real ice-rink, it’s covered so you can skate in any weather! Venture...
Part of Dark Skies Festival 2020. Fun themed activity sessions for all the family including park trails, storytelling and crafts with a galactic twist. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Sorry, no dogs. Wheelchair accessible. All children to be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for ages 2-7. Booking essential. Online booking available at https://northyorkmoors.eventbrite.com/ or...
A trailblazing town-takeover of live music and street art Coastival returns for the 11th year in Scarborough between the 21st-23rd February 2020.
Part of Dark Skies Festival 2020. Join us on a space themed treasure hunt. Use your starry map to locate the clues to claim your ‘out of this world’ treasure! Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Sorry, no dogs. Not wheelchair accessible. All children to be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for ages 4 and...
1.30pm – 3pm – Children’s Bird themed craft event – making bird feeders, create your own birds- This will coincide with ongoing Great Garden Bird Watch.
This event will raise money for Zoe's Place baby hospice. There will be a cafe, cake stall, face painter, children's entertainer, craft stalls.
10am -11.30am York University Junior Science event - Red Cabbage experiments.
To coincide with Dark Skies Festival 2020, through trails, crafts and quizzes, the Ryevitalise team will be on hand to help answer one of the world’s most asked questions… Can Fish See in the Dark? Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Dogs welcome on short leads. Wheelchair accessible. All children to be accompanied by an...
Create amazing leaf prints to bring home. In this fun workshop for all the family, visitors can ink up leaves and create a design before putting it through our printing press. Drop-in 11-3 £1.50 or free with museum entry 01947 601900 Grape Lane, Whitby, YO22 4BA
Become a Seashore Detective and help us scour the beach for clues as to what lives off our shores. We will be searching for shells, eggs, bones and all sorts of other treasures.
Part of Dark Skies Festival 2020. ‘Little Boots Wednesdays’ are set aside for anyone aged 3 to 7 to enjoy, with activities and games every Wednesday morning in school holidays. The fun starts at 11am! Follow the lunar trail and then come in for some space crafts. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Sorry, no...
Half Term at More Than Books Special extended Lego session for half-term – adults welcome as well as kids! Plus Board Games and jigsaw puzzles. Refreshments available; drop in anytime to see what you can make with our Lego collection or play a game. High Street, Eastfield, YO11 3LL 01609 536606
Join Active Coast and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust for some beach combing fun and create key rings, jewellery and crafts with your beach finds. Free event but booking essential via www.ActiveCoast.org
Come to the Bank and join the club! Every Wednesday afternoon in school holidays, we’re concentrating on bees, birds, butterflies and beasties! Games, trails, activities and crafts – the fun starts at 2pm! Come along and get your sleeves rolled up as we make some feeders for our feathered friends. Please note that this event...
Rotunda Museum Thursday 20 February, 10.am to noon and 1pm to 3pm Join us for a day of drop in super science activities. Find out more about famous scientists and their powerful discoveries then test your powers and become a science superhero yourself! 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm Drop in, no booking required FREE for under 18s,...
Part of Dark Skies Festival 2020. Using one of our GPS units, enjoy a walk searching for space themed clues in hidden boxes along the way. You pay a charge (per family) for the activity plus a refundable deposit for the GPS unit. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Sorry, no dogs. Not wheelchair accessible....
To coincide with Dark Skies Festival 2020, through trails, crafts and quizzes, the Ryevitalise team will be on hand to help answer one of the world’s most asked questions… Can Fish See in the Dark? Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Dogs welcome on short leads. Wheelchair accessible. All children to be accompanied by an...
Part of Dark Skies Festival 2020. Have a go at art activities based on the famous painting by Vincent Van Gogh and find out what to look out for in our beautiful winter skies. Sorry, no dogs. All children to be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for all the family. No booking required, just drop...
Magic Mike presents Chuck & The Beanstalk- a brand new show for February Half Term 2020! Join Magic Mike and Chuck on their latest adventure as they try to outwit the evil Giant and help save the day by bringing home the loot. A brand-new show for 2020 starring the hilarious Widow Trot (Steven Brailsford)...
What: Join us for a fossil hunting trip along Cayton Bay, south of Scarborough. Each trip is different, but we should find a wide range of fossils from the Jurassic, around 160 million years ago. This event is suitable for all the family as the access is very easy. We do suggest wellies or stout...
10am – 2pm Crafting activities with the Children’s University
Disabled and non-disabled children are invited to discover their own powers, create a superhero identity and use their imagination to change the world.
Marine litter is one of the biggest threats to our marine environment. It affects wildlife through entanglement and ingestion as well as polluting our seas. You can help reduce these threats by taking part in a beach clean with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Meeting Point: The slip way at Limekiln Lane/ North Marine Drive near North...
Join us for tons of family fun at the new-look Family Coastival 2020. Highlights include the chance to learn Brazilian and flamenco dancing, carnival drumming, cardboard engineering, music, crafts and storytelling. All activities are free! For more information see www.coastival.com or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/coastival www.coastival.com
Join us at Peasholm Park for a tree walk. Meeting on Sat 22nd Feb at 1pm, at the ice cream shack near the boat house. If you like there is a peasholm park tree trail which is down loadable from the Friends of Peasholm park website. https://www.peasholmpark.com/ A chance to blow those winter cobwebs away...
Part of Dark Skies Festival 2020. Get creative and add some twinkle and sparkle to a dark winter’s afternoon before heading out into the grounds with the telescopes to view the stars. (weather permitting). Please bring a torch. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Sorry, no dogs. Wheelchair accessible. All children to be accompanied by...
As the sun goes down, the heart-racing tours of the treetop zips begin, with incredible zip wire flights to get your pulse quickening. With stunning backdrops of forest and woodland, you’ll fly over trees in the night sky for a once-in-a-lifetime experience that dials the thrill factor to the max. Zip line runs every half...
Part of Dark Skies Festival 2020. Whitby Astronomical Society invite you to… observe the majestic winter canopy of stars from the heart of the North York Moors. Visit some of winter’s wonders, from stellar nurseries and brilliant galactic clusters, to supernova remnants and remote galaxies. Stand at the edge of the solar system (at least...
Take a Seashore Safari in search of crabs, fish, snails, seaweeds and all sorts of other weird and wonderful wildlife.
Marine litter is one of the biggest threats to our marine environment. It affects wildlife through entanglement and ingestion as well as polluting our seas. You can help reduce these threats by taking part in a beach clean with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Meeting Point: Coble Landing, on the slipway next to Holdsworth Amusements.
