Make a variety of instruments from woodland materials, including a frog stick, rain maker and seed shaker, then try the sound challenges using your instruments, creating a soundtrack as frog goes on a woodland adventure. Suitable for ages 4+ years.
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Wild About Bees at Westonbirt Arboretum
An informative discovery day about free-living honeybees and their lives led by members of the Natural Beekeeping Trust. Step into the observation hide to watch bees at work, try bee puzzles and challenges to enter the prize draw, and create bee crafts to take home. Suitable for ages 3+ years.
Sensory Woodland Walks at Westonbirt Arboretum
Guided walks that venture off the beaten path, encouraging families to explore the arboretum through smell, touch, sound and sight. Sessions run 10.30am–12pm and 1.30–3pm.
In Tune with Wellbeing at Westonbirt Arboretum
Outdoor wellbeing walks with gentle yoga, designed for families to unwind together beneath the trees. Pre book to avoid disappointment on the day. Wellbeing walks will run at allocated timeslots throughout the day, with sessions suitable for different ages.
Natures Soundtrack at Westonbirt Arboretum
Days of playful exploration, connecting with trees through sound creativity.
If Trees Could Talk at Westonbirt Arboretum
Uncover the secret lives of trees by learning to read their signs. Look at tree rings from different trees to see what this shows us about how they have lived – revealing the past environmental conditions they lived in such as droughts and fires. Create your own tree ring of life, and have a go at...
Creature Conversations at Westonbirt Arboretum
Is it possible to talk to a woodpecker? This gentle day invites families to sit quietly among the trees, map the sounds of woodland wildlife and sharpen listening skills.
Open Morning at St Gregory’s
Opportunity for families looking for a secondary school place from September 2027, or planning ahead to 2028. Take a tour of the school, talk to student ambassadors and meet with members of the staff team. Please register your place online.
Heritage Open Day at REME Museum
Free entry and a special Day in the Life Trail exploring the everyday lives of WW2 soldiers. In addition, you will have access to all of the permanent exhibition galleries, special exhibition With Spanners Descending, annual Sportsfest Family Trail, play park, gardens and cafe.
Gnome Dressage at the REME Museum
This year the REME Museum Gnomes are saddling up for a summer of dressage fun. Explore the competing teams, discover their score cards, choose your champion and place your vote in the Winner Pot. Reception staff will advise where to go, what to do and where to get your trail pack.
Hadestown with Zenith Youth Theatre
The ancient myth of Orpheus and Eurydice brought to life in a bold new musical production. When Eurydice is drawn into the industrial underworld ruled by Hades, the young musician, Orpheus, embarks on a dangerous journey to bring her home. Armed only with his music, he challenges the powers of the underworld and risks everything...
Mr B’s Birthday Celebration
An opportunity to celebrate with the team with lucky dip prizes, pop-up stalls, “20 years of Mr B’s” exhibit, draw-along, puppetry, dog portraits and Therapy Dogs meet-and-greet.
Flotsam at the egg
When a curious child discovers a mysterious camera washed up on the beach, the photos inside reveal a chain of children linked across time and space and an extraordinary underwater world. Turtles carry cities, starfish dance, octopi read by lamplight – but who took the pictures and where will the camera travel next? Blending music,...
Myth Monster at the egg
Part performance, part headphone experience about us, our ancestors, and the ancestors we will become featuring sound, original music, and the chance to move, dance and get involved. Suitable for ages 8+ years.
Rapunzel at the egg
Trapped in a tower by a wicked witch, Rapunzel must seize her destiny and plan her own escape with music, magic, and madcap schemes in a fresh theatrical adventure with no prince in sight! Suitable for ages 3+ years; performances at 11:30am and 3pm.
The Hideout at the egg
When a fallen tree becomes their secret playground, together, they turn this simple hideout into a world of daring climbs, risky jumps, and unexpected discoveries. A mix of circus, parkour and storytelling that captures the highs and lows of making a new friend navigating the balance of trust, boundaries, competition, and connection. Suitable for ages...
Adventure in Hidden History at the egg
Interactive show celebrating the lives, stories, and imaginations of Global Majority trailblazers across time. Blending oral history, live music and imaginative storytelling, the show invites audiences of all ages to explore hidden histories and dream forward into the dazzling realms of Afrofuturism. A tribute to our past, celebration of our present, and an invitation to...
Avatar The Last Airbender in concert at Bath Forum
Combining a live orchestral performance with a two-hour visual journey through fan-favourite moments from the animated series, shown on a full-size cinema screen. This special edition also features new surprises to experience the story in a new light, with creative touches made just for this performance; original dialogue and sound effects remain intact, while Zuckerman’s...
Phoenix Comic Book Draw-Off at Bath Forum
An interactive show for the whole family where Neill Cameron will be joined on stage by superstars Jess Bradley, Thiago de Moraes and Laura Ellen Anderson from the world of The Phoenix comic for a draw-off.
Fab Felt Planets at the Herschel Museum
Stick, stuff and sew a squishy felt “planet pal” to take home in a drop-in, guided craft activity. Suitable for ages 5+ years.
Solar System Trail at the Herschel Museum
The planets of our solar system have hidden around the Museum rooms this summer. Once you’ve spotted them all, colour in a planet sticker to take home. Free with museum entry, and children enter the museum for free with a paying adult.