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Museums & Castles
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 Angel
Row Gallery Central Library Building, 3 Angel
Row Nottingham (0115) 9152869
Art Point at Angel Row Gallery
is a new art activity station for children aged
4 upwards and their families, featuring a range
of art materials and simple, fun art idea sheets
based on the current exhibitions. Investigate art
ideas through touch, reading and play.
Art Point contains a selection of the latest books for children
on contemporary art and objects to handle that relate to most
exhibitions. This resource and entrance to the gallery is free.
Opening Times: Monday - Friday 10.00am to
5.00pm, Wednesday 10.00am to 7.00pm, Saturday 10.00am
to 5.00pm,
Closed Sundays, Bank Holidays and during exhibition changeover
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Belvoir
Castle, Belvoir, Grantham NG32 1PD Telephone
01476 871000
I-Spy booklets 'In the Castle' and Sculpture Trail'
that are available from the box office. A children's
adventure playground is situated in the grounds below
the Castle and there is also a picnic area with tables
adjacent to the car park.
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Admission Charges to Castle and Grounds:
Adults £7.00; Children 5-16 inclusive £4.50;Senior
Citizens £6.50; Family (2 adults;2 children) £19.00.
Admission charges to Rose Garden, Statue Garden & Adventure
Playground only: Adults £3.00; Children 5 - 16 inclusive £1.00.
There is a restaurant and gift Shop with home made cooking.
They serve hot and cold lunches, morning coffee and afternoon
teas.
Take the A52 from Nottingham towards Grantham and you'll see
a brown tourist sign for Belvoir Castle. |
Creswell
Crags Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
01909 720378
Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge
honeycombed with caves and smaller fissures.
There are many exciting and interesting things
to do at Creswell Crags.
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Visit the "Age of Ice" exhibition in the
Museum and Education Centre. Go on a tour around Robin Hood
Cave and explore the people and animals that lived here in
the past. Follow up with a tour of the world famous rock art
in Church Hole Cave.
Admission to the Museum and Education Centre and the Creswell
Crags site is FREE. Charges for Site Tours and Events.
Parking is £2.00
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Crich
Tramway Village Crich, Matlock, Derbyshire
0870 75 87267
Very good - lots to do! Hand over
the old penny you are given on entry and
you are free to ride the trams all day.
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The indoor 'Discovery Depot' and outdoor Adventure Playground
are the perfect place for kids and the Woodland Walk and sculpture
trail are great walks for running and playing.
Admission: Adult £8.00, Child (3-15yrs) £4.00,
Senior £7.00, Family (2 Adults & 3 children) £21.00
Open 14th - 22nd February Daily - 10.30am - 4.00pm
Weekends until end of March
1st April - 31st October Daily - 10.00am - 5.30pm
November and December Weekends Only - 10.30am - 4.00pm |
D.H.
Lawrence Heritage Durban House
Heritage Centre, Mansfield Road, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire,
NG16 3DZ Tel: (01773) 717353
D. H. Lawrence Heritage, in Eastwood, has launched
a fun children's trail around its two attractions the
D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum and Durban House Heritage
Centre.
This Family Friendly activity leads children
around a range of fun tasks with the help of Bert, a
cartoon representation of the writer D.H. Lawrence as
a boy.
There is plenty to keep children, and adults a-like,
entertained including:
- Spotting mysterious items that would have been
used by a Victorian family.
- Amuse themselves with a fun crossword, word search,
colouring-in or become an artist in the Watercolours
Room!
- Have a go at doing our laundry in the washhouse,
or try their hand at some Victorian games?
- Experience life in a Victorian classroom and dress
up as a Victorian pupil
- See what it was like to do the shopping one hundred
years ago
- Crawl through a tunnel and imagine what it would
be like in a coalmine!
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The activity trail is suitable for all ages, however all
children must be accompanied by an adult. There is also a
fun Children's guide along the Blue Line Trail, a three mile
walk around the town following the different sites linked
to the writer and his family.
Baby changing facilities and children's play
area nearby.
Open daily, 10am until 5pm (April to October)
and 10am until 4pm (November to March).
FREE admission weekdays.
£3.50 adults/£1.80
Concessions/Children at weekends and bank holidays.
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Greens
Mill & Science Museum Windmill Lane,
Sneinton
(0115) 9156878
This small museum is surprisingly
good for young children. There is an under
5's discovery zone and play area, and a small
coffee shop. There are also tables and benches
outside so bring a picnic lunch. They often
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You can go up inside the windmill and look out the windows
- great fun for waving to people down below! There is a toilet
but not great for nappy changing so bring a padded changing
mat for small babies.
There is also a grassy area and a small playground down
the hill from the museum. Also,
there is a set of steps leading up to the museum with no ramp
but the grassy hill allows access up or down to the playground.
Admission FREE
Open all year
Opening Times: Wed to Sun and Bank Holiday / Mondays: 10am
to 4pm
See more pictures HERE |
Industrial
Museum (Wollaton Hall)
and Wollaton Hall, Wollaton, Nottingham (0115)
915 3900
The Steam Engine House has a fully operational Steaming Day
run by the Nottingham Arkwright Society on the last Sunday
of every month including November, December, January and February.
The Industrial Museum is accessed through the Courtyard Stables
shop and via the Wollaton Visitor Centre.
Admission: Adults £1.50, Children and concessions £1.00,
Family Ticket (2 adults and 3 children) £4 , Under 5's
go free.
Open Daily
Opening times: 11:00am - 5:00pm March to October, 11.00am -
4.00pm November to February
Please see Wollaton Hall Park here.
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Museum
of Nottingham Life at Brewhouse Yard Castle
Boulevard Nottingham (0115) 9153600 / (0115) 9153640
This is a brilliant place for little ones to use their imagination and learn
about Nottingham life and social history. They can pretend they are the headteacher
in the school room, hide from air raids in the caves and discover all the way
people used to live. Lots of fun and fun and interesting for parents too. Special
events throughout the year too!
There are five Cottages that show Nottingham life and social history over
the years. Displays include between the wars shopping street, late Victorian
chemist shop, Cobblers, Baby's room, Caves used as World War II air raids shelters,
Toy room and School Room, and Victorian Kitchen, Dining Room, Chemist shop and
Grocers.
Admission: Weekdays FREE / Weekends and Bank Holidays adults £3, Children
and Concessions £1.50
Family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) £7.00
All year except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Opening Times: Mon to Sun 10am to 4.30pm. Last admissions 4pm.
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National
Space Centre Exploration Drive, Leicester
LE4 5NS 0116 261 0261
Really fantastic hands-on activities for
age 4 and up, although younger children will
still be stimulated. It's a fun and educational
family day out. The best feature is the space
theatre where you get a 360 degree view of
an amazing show. Worth going just for that! There
is a cafe and plenty of toilets, plus lockers
and there's also a party room for those young
astronauts who wish to celebrate their birthday
- rocket style.
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Opening Times:
Tuesday - Sunday
10.00am to 5.00pm (Last Entry 3.30pm)
Entrance Prices
Adult £11.00
Child (4 - 16years) £9.00
Senior Citizen/Student**/Disabled £9.00
Family of Four (max 2 adults) £34
Family of Five (max 2 adults) £42
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Natural
History Museum Wollaton Hall and Park, Wollaton
(0115) 915 3900
Insects, stuffed animals including a large giraffe and
gorilla are popular here with children.
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Admission: Weekdays FREE, Weekends and Bank Holidays £1.50
adults, 80p conc. Family Ticket £3.80. Joint Ticket for
all at Wollaton Hall and Park: £2.00 adults, £1.00
conc. Family Ticket £5.00, Car park £1.00 (up to
2 hours) £2.00 for the day.
Open Every Day except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing
Day and New Years Day.
Opening Times: 11:00am - 4:00pm November to March, 11:00am
- 5:00pm April to October |
New
Walk Museum &
Art Gallery,
53 New Walk,
Leicester,
LE1 7EA, 0116 225 4900
New walk museum’s fantastic!
Café’s not brilliant,
but the museum’s
great – dinosour skeletons, a big earth
/ space gallery which is great, an egyptology
thing, and a great pre-schoolers section which
is very big. Well worth a visit.
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Collections from the natural and cultural world.
Baby changing facilities
Children's play area
Events and resources for children and families
Opening times: Monday - Saturday 10.00am to 5.00pm,
Sunday 11.00am to 5.00pm.
Admission FREE
Closed 24th, 25th, 26th, 31st December and 1st January.
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Nottingham
Castle Museum & Art Gallery Castle Road Nottingham
(0115) 9153700
Fun pull out feely drawers with
different materials and objects from nature, along
the theme of 'Every Object Tells a Story'. A Noah's
Ark with flaps to lift to find animal objects and noises
to listen to. More pull out drawers and brass
rubbings, along with dressing up clothes from different
cultures.
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In the gallery there is an Art Point with books to help adults
discuss art with children, colouring activities and trails
to follow looking for animals in the paintings.
The best place
for little ones inside is The Enchanted Forest, a room with
paintings specially selected to interest children, with toys,
dress up clothes and a 'forest' to help children learn about
the art or just to play with.
"Take a trip to Nottingham Castle to the
Enchanted Forest - indoors for under 5's. Dress up in
the regal costumes and play with the soft animals and why not
have a tea party with the cups and saucers. Great day
out for the family, great indoor cafe and excellent
views of the city. Best of all its FREE to all Nottingham
residents (Just take something to prove your address etc..
ie. Fuel
bill)"
There
are lifts to all floors of the museum, although they are rather
small. The surrounding park is great too, with a modest but
fun wooden play area. There are toilets with baby changing
facilities and the cafe is great for a rest and a quick drink
or bite to eat. There are often special events at the castle
so check out our 'What's on section'.
Admission:
Monday to Friday Free for Nottingham City residents with proof of address.
Adults £3.50
Children/students/seniors £2.00
Family Ticket (two adults and up to three children) £8.00
Times:
Oct-Feb: 10 till 4 last admission 3.30
Feb - Sept: 10 till 5 last admission 4.30
Monday to Friday the grounds around the castle are open at 8, Saturday and Sunday
the grounds open at 9. |
Nottingham
Transport Heritage Centre Mere Way, Ruddington
(0115) 940 5705
Visit the centre and take a steam engine
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Admission: Adults £5.00, Senior Citizens £4.50,
Children 4 - 14 £3.00, Family (2 Adults + 3 Children) £15.00
Open on Easter Sunday & Monday and then every Sunday & Bank
Holiday until October
It is located in Rushcliffe park. |
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