Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery: MAKE AND TAKE SESSIONS: CREATIVE SATURDAY SESSIONS
Make something then take it home - it’s as simple as that with our new Saturday sessions held at regular intervals throughout the year! Sessions provide the ideal opportunity for you to enjoy some quality time with your children whilst helping them develop their creative skills. They are held at 11am, 1.30pm and 3pm and last for up to an hour. They are mainly suitable for children aged 5 to 11 although younger/older siblings are welcome too. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is free but places must be booked in advance on 01752 304774.
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AJ
01752 304774 museum@plymouth.gov.uk www.plymouthmuseum.gov.uk
Normal opening hours are 10am to 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday and 10am to 5pm Saturdays and Bank Holiday Mondays. Admission is free. Café and shop facilities are open daily Tues to Sat 10.30am to 4pm. Visitors are advised to check in advance if they are making a special trip.
St Nicholas Priory, The Mint, off Fore Street, Exeter EX4 3BL
Originally part of a medieval priory, this splendid building was later lived in by the wealthy Hurst family. It is now presented as their furnished Elizabethan town house with replica furniture, sumptuous fabrics and rich colours. Come and feel at home in this historical family house.
Opening times:
Devon school holidays: Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm.
Term time: Saturdays, 10am to 5pm.
Closed bank holidays and between Christmas and the New Year.
Admission:
Adults: £3. Children aged under 18 and in full time education: £1. Under 5s: free. Students: £1. Senior citizens: £2. Members of the Museums Association: Free. The Friends: Free. Young Archaeologist Club (and their registered supervisors): Free. Xcard holders, half price.
Booked tours Adult: £5 (evenings £7), Children: £3.50, Xcard holder, adult: £1.75.
Phone 01392 665858 or visit www.exeter.gov.uk/priory
A magical woodland, water and sculpture garden, wonderful for all the family to explore. Discover over 100 sculptures by West Country artists, beautifully displayed amongst the trees. Bring a picnic to enjoy in the garden. Children's treasure hunt runs during the summer holidays. Well-behaved dogs allowed, on leads.
Stone Lane Garden is in the north-eastern corner of Dartmoor National Park, close to the A30 and Castle Drogo. Open daily, 2-6 pm. Adults £5. Children £2 . Family £13. Under fives free. Tel 01647 231311. www.stonelanegardens.com
Chinese State Circus. 5pm & 8pm. Suitable for an audience of all ages. Don't miss this stunning production that features the most daring, breath-taking and thrilling artistes to tour the UK. From adult £21; young person £13.50. Call 01271 324242 or visit www.northdevontheatres.org.uk
Book Fair.10.30am. Come and browse for books, enjoy the open log fire in the Music Room and the relaxed atmosphere of a grand house. Call 01392 881345 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
RSPB Avocet Cruises on the Exe Estuary. And other dates. One of nature’s most beautiful wetlands. Suitable for both beginner and experienced birdwatchers. Adult £10; under 13s £4. Booking essential. Call 01392 432691 or visit www.rspb.org.uk
Sitkovetsky Piano Trio. 7.30pm. A collaboration between three young students at the Yehudi Menuhin School playing music by Haydn, Beethoven and Smetana. Visit www.exeternorthcott.co.uk or call 01392 493493
Discover Lupton House. A house and estate with many stories to tell - from grand families to US soldiers and school children. Visit www.visitdevon.co.uk.
Café Scientifique: Titanium - will it always be considered an exotic metal? First Monday on the month. Anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Free. Call 01392 667080 or visit www.ex.ac./cafescientifique.
Trams, Trains & Barges. 1:30pm. Criss-crossing Plymbridge Woods are the signs of railway, tram and canal systems. Come on a walk to discover its hidden past. Adult £4; child £2. Call 01752 341377 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Milling Day. Also 9 March & 13 April. A day out with the kids to see two waterwheels turning and chat to the millers as they grind wheat. Booking essential. Call 01392 279244 or visit www.devonwildlifetrust.org.
Snowdrop Weekend. Also 12 February. 11am-4pm. Enjoy a wonderful day out with the kids. Wellies advisable. Under 5s free; 5+ £1; adult £3.50. House - extra charge. Call 01237 441234/264 or visit www.hartlandabbey.com.
Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum
Monster under the Microscope. Until 19 February. 11am-3pm. Activities for children. Discover a disgusting world of microscopic monsters and tiny terrors that spend all their days chewing up our precious objects. The conservation scene investigation laboratory is open!
Arlington needs Ewe! 11am-3pm. Until 19 February. A fast paced family trail around the grounds. Can you round up all our lost sheep in record time? Small prize for those with the fastest time each day.
The Great Sheep Dip! 10.30am-5pm. A game of chance. Pick which ewe will give birth to the first lamb of the season. Prize for the winners. Free; normal admission applies. Call 01271 850296 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Activities for Children. Various dates until 14 April. Including crafts, felting, tile painting and much more. Please telephone for details of each day's activities and costs. Call 01822 853607 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Knightshayes Photography Competition. Submit your images of Knightshayes which sum up what Knightshayes means to you. Free; normal admission applies. Call 01884 254665 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Fabulous February. Until 19 February. 10am-4pm. Learn about February's customs and traditions. Find out about the legends of the Snowdrop the weather-lore beliefs and sayings for February. No need to book. Child £1.50. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Early Season Opening. Until 19 February. 11am-4pm. A day out with the kids to see the house waking up! Free; normal admission charges apply.
Wild Drogo Trail. Follow the trail around the garden and grounds to learn about some of the activities at Drogo and on Dartmoor. A prize at the end! £1.50 per trail. Call 01647 433306 or visit or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Animated Exeter 2012. Until 19 February. Screening the best local, national and international animation for adults and children, this popular annual festival offers a host of workshops, events and talks. Call 01392 270253 or visit www.animatedexeter.co.uk
Fabulous February. Until 19 February. 10am-4pm. Learn about February's customs and traditions. Find out about the legends of the Snowdrop the weather-lore beliefs and sayings for February. No need to book. Child £1.50. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Early Season Opening. Until 19 February. 11am-4pm. A day out with the kids to see the house waking up! Free; normal admission charges apply.
Wild Drogo Trail. Follow the trail around the garden and grounds to learn about some of the activities at Drogo and on Dartmoor. A prize at the end! £1.50 per trail. Call 01647 433306 or visit or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Animated Exeter 2012. Until 19 February. Screening the best local, national and international animation for adults and children, this popular annual festival offers a host of workshops, events and talks. Call 01392 270253 or visit www.animatedexeter.co.uk
Killerton's Gems Costume Exhibition. See the most elaborate pieces and poshest frocks from the archives. Try on replica historical costumes and imagine yourself as a Victorian, Georgian or Edwardian. Call 01392 881345 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Killerton's Gems Costume Exhibition. See the most elaborate pieces and poshest frocks from the archives. Try on replica historical costumes and imagine yourself as a Victorian, Georgian or Edwardian. Call 01392 881345 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
12 February (Sunday 12th February 2012, 2pm – 3.30pm)
Junior Rangers – Make a Little Bird House at Decoy Country Park Newton Abbot PROMOTION!
Make a little bird house to take home for the birds in your garden. This event is for Children aged 7-11 years old, booking is essential, if you would like to become a member please call 01626 215773.
Junior Rangers. 2pm-3.30pm. Ages: 7-11. Make a little bird house to take home for the birds in the garden. Booking essential. To become a member call 01626 215773
Torbay Council February Half Term Holiday Club: Level 2 Bike-ability Cycle Training. Until 15 February. Ages: 9-14s who have not completed the course. Attendees must have a bike in full working order and a safety helmet. Free. Pre-booking essential. Email highways@torbay.gov.uk or call 01803 207726.
Winter Rockpool Magic. 2pm-4pm. Wash away the winter blues and explore the amazing marine life that live now and millions of years ago in Torbay’s rock pools. Warm up with a fire and a mug of hot chocolate, cook your own popcorn and make a sea creature hand puppet. Booking essential. Children £4; adults £2. Call 01803 606035 or visit www.countryside-trust.org.uk
Bird Box Day. Also 15 February. Make your own bird boxes with the guidance of Escot’s Nature Rangers! £5. Call 01404 822188 or visit www.escot-devon.co.uk
Holiday on Ice 2012 - Tropicana. Until 19 February. More extravagant, more exhilarating, more spectacular than anything ever before staged on ice! Performing arts created and choreographed by Olympic champion Robin Cousins MBE this is one of the most thrilling ice spectaculars. Adult £36; child free. Call 01392 278801 or visit www.holidayonice.co.uk
The Crowstarver. Various times. Until 24 February. Ages: 8+. One moonlit night on Outoverdown Farm, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, a baby is discovered with a note pinned to its shawl – "Please save this lamb". Performance art packed with action, wonderful animal puppets and beautiful live music. Post Show Talks: 17 Feb, 23 Feb (1.30pm & 7.30pm). From adult £12.50; under 16s £7.50; discounts available from Box Office. Call 01392 493493 or visit www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
Tadpole Tuesday Family Event. 2pm-3.30pm. Help collect frog spawn then have fun learning about the froggy life cycle - if you don’t get eaten by a heron first! Adult £3.50; child free. Booking essential. Call 01626 215773
Beach Clean. 3pm-5pm. Marine litter has a devastating impact on marine life and kills over 1 million birds and 100,000 marine mammals each year. Come and join in a February half term beach clean. Free. Visit www.sea-school.org.uk for details
Bash & Burn: Family Volunteering Day. 10am. Want to do something different as a family in February half term? Join the rangers for a day of gorse bashing. Booking essential. Free. Call 01271 870555 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Nest Box Making. 10am-noon. Creative activities for children building a nest box. National Nest Box week. Booking essential. £7.50 per box. Call 01803 606035.
Bash & Burn: Family Volunteering Day. 10am. Want to do something different as a family in February half term? Join the rangers for a day of gorse bashing. Booking essential. Free. Call 01271 870555 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Young Bird Watchers. 10am-noon. A fun February half term children’s walk in the woods identifying all the different birds that live there. Bring binoculars if you want. Child £4. Call 01752 341377 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Scarecrow Day. Various times. Make your own scarecrow! Prizes!! Some materials supplied, please bring anything which may be useful. Booking essential. Call 01626 834748 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Family Orienteering Challenge. 10.30am–3pm. Collect a competition card and try the orienteering challenge. Prize for the family with best time! No need to book. £3.00 per team. Call 01626 863980.
Scarecrow Day. Various times. Make your own scarecrow! Prizes!! Some materials supplied, please bring anything which may be useful. Booking essential. Call 01626 834748 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Natural Den Building & Hot Chocolate. 10.30am-12.30pm. Good den builders will be rewarded with hot chocolate brewed over a storm kettle in the woods. Booking essential. Child £4; adults £2. Call 01803 606035 or visit www.countryside-trust.org.uk.
Bird Feeders.10.30am-noon. Ages: 5+. Activities for children making simple bird feeders to help garden birds through the last of the winter. Booking essential. Adults £3.50; child £2.50. Call 01803 606035 or visit www.countryside-trust.org.uk
Junior Rangers Beachcombing Bonanza. 10am – 11.30am. Ages: 7-11. Have you ever picked up a pelican’s foot? Opened a mermaid’s purse? Walk with the Ranger to see what treasures the sea has left. To become a member call 01626 863980.
Red Squirrel Day. Talks at 11.30pm & 3.30pm. February half term - take part in the Great Squirrel Hunt and learn all about Red Squirrels. Entry to Escot on Red Squirrel Day is free for children. Call 01404 822188 or visit www.escot-devon.co.uk
Survival! 10am-3pm. A fantastic February half term family adventure. Out in the wilds of Dartmoor your plane has crashed…… follow the map and hike to the emergency beacon, build a shelter and make a fire to cook your lunch. Booking essential. Call 01626 832330 or visit www.naturalengland.org.uk.
Rake and Bake.10am & 2pm. Activities for children – in the garden, learning gardening skills, picking produce and cooking in the kitchen. Booking essential. Child £5. Call 01803 606035 or visit www.countryside-trust.org.uk
North Devon Gang Show. Until 18 February. 7.15pm. Songs from popular music to the musicals. From £8.50. Call 01271 324242 or visit www.northdevontheatres.org.uk
Red Squirrel Day. Talks at 11.30pm & 3.30pm. February half term - take part in the Great Squirrel Hunt and learn all about Red Squirrels. Entry to Escot on Red Squirrel Day is free for children. Call 01404 822188 or visit www.escot-devon.co.uk
National Nest Box Week. 10am-1pm. Turn your garden into a nature reserve by building a nest box. £5. Booking essential. Call 01626 832330 or visit www.naturalengland.org.uk.
Jupiter, Mars and the Winter Sky. 7pm-9pm. Enjoy a night under the glorious winter sky with an astronomer. Wrap up well, it will be cold! If cloudy a presentation in the visitor centre is arranged. Booking essential. Adult & child £5. Call 01803 606035 or visit www.countryside-trust.org.uk.
Coppicing and Coppice Crafts. 10am–2pm. Try your hand at this ancient woodland management technique. Make a hazel walking stick to take away. Meet in the brick barn by the play area. Adults and families welcome. No need to book. Free. Call 01626 215751.
Weekend Warriors: Family Friendly Volunteering on Exmoor. 10am-3pm. Various dates until 16 December. Work to suit all ages and abilities. Free fun that gets you outside, working hard and enjoying your surroundings. Booking Essential. Visit www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk.
Wild Tribe. 10am-3pm. Various dates until 7 October. Ages: 5-18. Activities for families - varies with the time of year including fire lighting, tracking, den building, traditional woodland skills, bush craft, river dipping, willow weaving, forest school and more. Booking essential. Adult £2; child £4. Call 01647 433356 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
The Voyage of Nutjellynana. 6.30pm. Melby, Alice and Fidge are three cuddly toys long since loved, left behind and now forgotten in an old attic….. Journey out of this world with amazing puppets, fabulous storytelling, inspired silliness and some salutes to sci-fi classics! Call: 01884 820566/01884820269 or visit www.angelhearttheatre.com.
DNPA & 3,000 Years of Dartmoor Walk. A day out with the kids exploring the remains of human activity. Booking essential. £5.50. Call 01822 890414 or visit www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.
The Selfish Giant. 3pm. Ages: 5+. This performing art is a captivating and inventive show of storytelling, puppetry and dance. Performed by a storyteller and four dancers, this big hearted production will captivate audiences from 5 to 105. £10; discounts available the Box Office. Call 01392 493493 or visit www.exeternorthcott.co.uk.
The Phantom of the Opera. Until 31 March. Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new performing art will be unveiled ahead of a national tour. Call 01752 230440 or visit www.theatreroyal.com.
More than just a Load of Grass….. Until 6 October. A day out with the kids to find out more about the expansive parkland. Why is it there, what is it used for, who lives there? Free; normal admission charges apply. Call 01884 254665 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Snowdrop Weekend. Also 4 March. Plant a memory and leave a lasting tribute to someone special by planting snowdrops. Bring a trowel and the family to create a carpet of snowdrops. £1 for snowdrops. Call 01392 881345, or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
BalletBoyz. 7.45pm. An explosive performance art of exhilarating live dance cleverly fused with the company’s trademark use of film and behind the scenes footage. From £11; young person £7.50, family discount. Call 01271 324242 or visit www.northdevontheatres.org.uk.
Devon Performing Arts Festival. Until 24 March. A competitive performing arts festival in the City of Exeter with more than 750 performances. £1 per session. New performers welcome. Enter for any class by email at admin@devonpaf.org.uk or mail to DPAF, 37 Pinwood Meadow Drive, Exeter EX4 9LA or call 0845 838 2314.
The Comedy of Errors with Lenny Henry. 7pm. See first-class live performing arts locally. Showing on the Big Screen, National Theatre Live is a groundbreaking initiative to broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world. Call 01271 324242 or visit www.northdevontheatres.org.uk.
Cider House Gardens Open. Look out for details of the official opening, coming soon! Free; normal admission charges apply. Call 01822 853607 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Make and Take: Mothers Day - Keeping mum. Ages: 5-11, siblings welcome. Creative activities for children to make your mum smile with a photo frame and card you've made. Children must be accompanied. Free. Booking essential. Call 01752 304774 or visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture.
Get ready for Mothers Day. Noon-4pm. Creative activities for children - indulge your mum and learn how to make fun beauty treatments in this drop in session. Also discover old fashioned ways of make-up and pampering. Free; normal admission applies. Call 01392 881345 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk
The Grizzly Run 2012. Twentyish muddy, hilly, boggy, beachy miles of the multiest-terrain running experience you will find this side of the end of time! Call 01297 21660
Bolshoi Ballet Season Live by Satellite: Le Corsaire. 3pm. Performing arts direct from Moscow. A swashbuckling romantic tale. Booking recommended. Adult £15; concession £13. Call 0871 9025730 or visit www.bolshoi.ru
Community Events: 3D A Chance to Dance. Performing arts featuring music, sport, dance and live performance from local schools and youth groups. Call 01392 493493 or visit www.exeternorthcott.co.uk.
Riverside Walk. 11am. Discover the woodlands and wildlife along the banks of the river Tavy. Free; normal admission applies. Call 01822 853607 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Focus on Fashion: Silken Riches. 11.30am & 1.30pm. Demonstrations with the costume curator. Free; normal admission applies. Call 01392 881345, or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Universarama. 5pm. A marvellous blend of spectacle, storytelling and cabaret of performing arts in a funny and unique family show. Using only silly puppets, ridiculous and unnecessary props, household objects, and assorted fruits and vegetables. Visit www.squashboxtheatre.co.uk.
Conservation Insight: Umbrellas and Walking Sticks. Also 23 & 30 March. 11.30am-1pm. See the conservation team in action, whilst they undertake a deep clean. Free; normal admission charges apply. Call 01803 842382 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
St Patrick's Day. 10am-5pm. A free day out at the BIG Sheep for all Patricks and Patricia. Bring along some identity. Children must be accompanied. Adults & children £6; children under 3ft £2.50. Call 01237 472366 or visit www.thebigsheep.co.uk
Create a Beautiful Mothers Day present. Also 18 March. 1pm-3pm. Decorate your own flower pot and choose a beautiful flower to plant and take home. A lovely gift to give to all the well deserving and hard working mums. Child £3. Normal admission applied. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Mothers Day. 10am-5pm. A real treat – Mum relaxing with a book, sipping hot chocolate and gossiping with her friends or Mum can run wild in the playground and recapture her youth! Free entry for Mums when accompanied by a full paying under 16 or adult. Adult & children £6; children under 3ft - £2.50. Call 01237 472366 or visit www.thebigsheep.co.uk.
Daffodil Day & Mothering Sunday. 11am-4pm. Come with the family. Bring wellies! Under 5s free; 5+ £1; adult £3.50. House open at extra charge. Call 01237 441234/264 or visit www.hartlandabbey.com
Mothers Day. To make the day extra special, why not treat Mum to a day out with the kids? Mums visit free. Special lunch available in the Coach House Restaurant. Call 01404 822188 or email info@escot-devon.co.uk.
Mothers Day. A trail around the house to find out about the mothers and children of the Acland family and the servants who looked after them. Free; normal admission applies. Call 01392 881345 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Put a Spring in your Step. 2pm. Experience Spring in full swing with a day out with the kids - the perfect treat for mum. £8.
Mothering Sunday Lunches. Noon-2.30pm. Treat Mum to a traditional, three-course Sunday lunch in the Stables restaurant? £15.95. Call 01884 254665 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Mothers Day Lunch.11am-2pm.Treat Mum to a roast in the Refectory Restaurant after a guided tour of the Abbey. Adult £18. Call 01822 853607 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Mothering Sunday. 12.15pm & 2.15pm. The perfect treat for the perfect Mother. Surprise your Mum with a posy of flowers provided by Greenway! Booking essential. £25. Call 01803 842382 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Mothers Day Posies. Treat mum to a day out with the kids and make her a beautiful posy to show how much you care. Free; normal admission applies. Call 01752 333503 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum
Mum’s the Word. 11am. Treat Mum to a special day out with the kids. Enjoy a ramble collecting natural scraps to make into a beautiful collage card or flower. Free; normal admission applies. Call 01271 850296 visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
