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Family Fun Events
The attractions along the Thames offer a varied programme of activities for children of all ages. Here’s some of the latest family things to do during the summer holidays 2024.
Summer Family Fun Events
River & Rowing Museum - Enjoy a Summer of Sporting Fun with: Caterpillar Playtime, T-shirt Printing, The Butterfly Effect, Hobby Horses!, Treasure Trolley, Toad’s Travels: Clickerty Clack to Paris and Back, Summer Fete, Musketeers: Making and Munching, Merry Mascots,Wild Champions Scavenger Hunt, Storytelling & Puppetry
Wild Summer at Tumblestone Hollow Adventures at Stonor Park July 20th 2024 September 1st 2024 - Welcome to the mysterious World of Tumblestone Hollow. Children are encouraged to ignite their curiosity and wonder through the Nature Walk where they can discover more about the woodland and the animals that live there as well as build their own den. Can they use their senses to search the woods for the musical tree? The water pump area provides an interactive space for children to cool off and experiment with waterways in the sand (bring buckets!). Families can follow the walkway that loops throughout the picturesque gardens of Stonor. Refuel at The Rumble Hut, savouring delicious wood-fired pizzas made by Italian Pizzaiolo Salvatore Di Giacomo.
Giffords Circus at Stonor Park 11-22 July 2024 - It’s a side-splitting show that appeals to both young and old. Step inside the tent into a colourful madcap world of acrobats, jugglers, horses, musicians, dancers, and Tweedy the Clown. A production that would rival any West End show.
Cliveden's fun Summer of Play 24 Jul - 1 Sep 2024 - Summer in the woodland is great for tree climbing and there’s a children’s woodland play trail. Enjoy lawn games in the gardens, or venture further afield to play stations in the woodlands. Let your mind run wild at the imagination stations and see how many challenges you can complete along the way. Little ones love to play in the Storybook Play Den or find their way to the centre of the Giant Maze.
100 years of Queen Mary's Dolls' House - See the Dolls' House at Windsor Castle, and marvel at Edwardian life in miniature. Then explore a special display in the magnificent Waterloo Chamber and get up close to some of the tiny treasures usually contained within the Dolls’ House.
There's also a chance for young visitors to have fun and learn all about Knights, including the famous Garter Knights of Windsor Castle. Crafts include designing a Coat of Arms, colouring Garter Knights and even making their own 'Knight on Horseback' to take away. On weekdays, children can enjoy Armour Handling Workshops, led by our Knight in Waiting Marts!Children can also pick up a trail All About Castles to learn more about how knights would defend the castle in medieval times.
Medieval Fantasy Trail Quest, Reading 27 July-18 August - Get up close and personal with medieval fantasy models built from hundreds of thousands of toy bricks. The Fantasy Trail Quest will take place across Reading town centre, including The Oracle and Broad Street Mall, with 23 models on display.
Summer Holidays at Reading Museum, Thurs 25 July-Tues 3 Sept 24 - Activities include: Buzzy Bee Bonanza Activity Day! Victorian Schoolroom Experience in the Abbey Gateway, Reading Museum’s Teddy Bears Picnic, Rhymetime and Craft in the Forbury Gardens, Make & Take: Spoonimals, Bug Club: The Creepy Crawly Crew, Get Into Stitching, Make & Take: Medieval Tile Decorating, Nature Navigators Outdoor Sessions.
Family Days at Wallingford Museum - Family Archaeology Day 20 July 2024. Explore and discover the earth beneath your feet in Wallingford and the surrounding towns, villages and countryside! Please bring in your own finds for identification. Meet the archaeologists and our resident palaeontologist to discover finds and fossils plus hands-on archaeology. Also visit Wallingford Castle Adventure - create your own special family adventure walk with a difference, to discover Wallingford's medieval castle. Take your own guide. Judy Dewey has made five video clips, vividly bringing the castle to life. Just print our your castle plan to help you follow Judy's journey. Play a video at each stopping point.
Norden Farm, Maidenhead
There’s lots going on at Norden Farm this summer including Kite Festival, Art & Crafts sessions, Circus Week, Kite Making Workshops, Art Week, Art Sessions for Teens, Theatre Week, Wifi Wars.
Cookham Regatta
Saturday 7th September
The Cookham Regatta is an annual fun event for families, friends and organisations alike. It includes a variety of boat races and challenges that anyone can enter and a wide range of land side activities that will appeal to all ages.
Explore Abingdon, Henley-on-Thames, Marlow, Reading, Wallingford or Windsor and discover how much there is to do.
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