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Bawtry Paintball Fields is Europe’s biggest outdoor activity centre, voted Europe’s Best, and the UK’s highest rated on Trip Advisor with over 1500 5-Star reviews!
Looking for a family day out, an awesome birthday, stag or hen party, or a fantastic team build event – BPF has something for everyone. Our lovely little café serves hot and cold food and drinks, ice cream and slush all day, so you can stay fuelled and relax in one of our picnic areas between activities.
Attracting groups of all ages from 6yrs+, BPF offers a huge variety of outdoor activities in the beautiful 720 acre woodland setting of Bawtry Forest. Activities include; Target and Zombie Archery, outdoor Laser Combat, Rifle Shooting, Tomahawk Axe and Knife Throwing, Junior ‘low-impact’ Paintballing, a 53ft Climbing Wall, Paintball Mini-Tank Battles, a huge Tree-Trek and Zipline Park with 50ft leap-of-faith, and of course regular Paintballing. BPF is also home of the infamous Predator!
Our award-winning paintball and laser combat game zones are like something out of a Hollywood movie. Props include real Lynx, Wessex and Huey helicopters, 42 ex-MOD armoured vehicles, tanks, castles, and a tree-top fortress.
All activities can be booked online at bawtrypaintballfields.co.uk, or call our friendly team on 01302 868841
Have a ROARRRRSOME holiday with the Love Exploring app!
Using Augmented Reality and GEO-Location, The Love Exploring app has brought dinosaurs to parks across the district, ready for families to discover this school holiday!
Find dinosaurs at:
DOWNLOAD THE LOVE EXPLORING APP HERE
Press “Wakefield” and then select “Games”
Tip – make sure you’ve got a full phone battery!
This experience is similar to Pugrassic Park at Pugneys – read our review from Nov 2019
Open daily from 10th February to 18th February 2024!
Calling all mini explorers, little adventurers, soon-to-be scientists and their grown-ups! The Feb Fun Adventure is back this half-term at Stockeld Park!
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Watch Sublime Science in the Stockeld Park theatre, visit the Playhive, zip around the ice-rink, explore the Enchanted Forest and get lost in the Meteorology Maze!
And that’s just the start of the fun!
Tickets can be purchased via Stockeld Park’s website NOW!
Stockeld Park, off the A661 Wetherby Road, LS22 4AN.
12, 13, 15 and 16* February 2024, 10am – 3pm
There’s something sweet about Castleford! We’ve been fans of sweet treats for decades.
Learn about the local chocolate factory which made a billion After Eights each year.
Marvel at our glass canes filled with real sweets. Explore the many confectionary connections in our displays.
Use this tasty inspiration to design your own chocolate box and mini glass cane!
*16 February – SEND Session:
SEND groups are always welcome at all of our sessions.
We are also running this SEND session for visitors who benefit from a more relaxed atmosphere.
This session will be run with more sensory activities and more focus on independent learning.
There will also be a lower light level and with a sensory tent and ear defenders available upon request.
This event is part of Our Year – Wakefield District 2024
These are free, drop in activities
Carlton Street, Castleford WF10 1BB
14th February 2024 – Food Through Time
Meet the Gelder sisters – Victorian businesswomen who owned a grocers and drapers in Pontefract.
Learn about what food they sold over 100 years ago. Compare it to the food in our shops today.
Make your own mini 3D shop display – complete with tiny fruit and veg!
This event is part of Our Year – Wakefield District 2024
All materials are provided for free.
10.30am – 12:30pm & 1pm – 3pm
No booking required
5 Salter Row, Pontefract WF8 1BA
15th February 2024 – The Rhubarb Express!
All aboard The Rhubarb Express!
Hop on with a ‘choo-choo’ and a ‘clickety-clack’ and join in with our fun interactive story.
Find out how rhubarb was grown in Wakefield. Learn how it travelled to other places on a special train!
Take part in messy multisensory activities. Use rhubarb to make your mark and have some foody fun.
Tick off #4 Make Your Mark and #40 Happy History on your 50 Things to do Before You’re 5!
Please let us know of any allergies when booking.
This event is part of Our Year – Wakefield District 2024
10:30am – 11:30am & 1pm – 2pm
Ages 2-5 years
£2.50 per child. Accompanying adults free.
Book online at bit.ly/WMandCTickets
16th February 2024 – Lets Make Rhubarb Crumble!
Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring Wakefield’s wonderful history of rhubarb.
Work together to make yummy rhubarb crumbles to bake at home (gluten and dairy-free ingredients available).
Be inspired to ‘start’ your own rhubarb crumble business. Design eye-catching packaging for your new products!
This workshop is delivered in partnership with the Community & Family Learning Team at Wakefield Council’s Adult Education Service.
Please let us know of any allergies or food intolerances when booking.
This event is part of Our Year – Wakefield District 2024
10am – 12pm & 1pm – 3pm
£2.50 per child. Accompanying adults free.
Book online at bit.ly/WMandCTickets
Wakefield Museum, Burton Street, Wakefield, WF1 2EB
Hop along to Grass Hoppers indoor and outdoor play area at Tong and Tingley Garden Centre for a proper playtime!
You’ll find a huge outdoor adventure playground with sand pits and bouncing pillows and a large indoor play area, with sports court, big play frame and a baby and toddler zone, where your young ones can enjoy playtime – whatever the weather!
There’s also great grub including pizzas, toasties and award winning ice cream in Woody’s Kitchen!
For more information and to book your playtime session, CLICK HERE
Booking required. Suitable for babies and toddlers.
10th – 18th February 2024
Enjoy a day out at The Hepworth Wakefield this February half term and get creative as a family while you explore the galleries and garden. There’s something fun happening every day from Sat 10 to Sun 18 Feb, including printmaking workshops and pop-up art pods.
If you’ve not visited before, you can pick up a free Draw and Explore kit to discover the artworks on display or pick up a free What’s in our Garden? sketchbook to draw and explore your way around The Hepworth Wakefield Garden. Available daily
A highlight of the week is the Space, Rhythm and Print family workshop. Drop-in on Sun 11, Tue 13, Wed 14, Thur 15, Sat 17 and Sun 18 Feb, 11am – 3.45pm, to make your very own print to take home. Activities in the learning studios and galleries are free with an exhibition ticket, which are FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s.
The Hepworth Wakefield café serves food for children or you can take a packed lunch to enjoy in the indoor picnic area or warm space. The Hepworth Wakefield is accessible, has baby changing facilities and plenty of room for buggies and pushchairs too.
Find out more at hepworthwakefield.org
Gallery Walk, Wakefield WF1 5AW
Hip-hop hooray, Hoppers Half Term Party & Play is back! 
Hop along to Grass Hoppers Tong (13th Feb) or Tingley (15th Feb) for an afternoon of Half Term Fun!
Hopper is hosting an action packed superheroes disco party and play with lots of yummy food and plenty of fun too. 
You will also get to meet Hopper for cuddles, high fives, selfies and a dance & a special visit from spiderman! 
Book now to secure your party place!
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Tingley Garden Centre, Thorpe Lane, Tingley, Leeds WF3 1SL
10th – 18th February 2024 (please note closed on Monday & Tuesdays)
Explore the power of mighty machines this February Half Term with hands-on activities, explosive experiments and so much more.
The Rock ‘n’ Coal Show
11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm & 3pm
Daily, Free
Discover how coal was formed and how we know where to find it! Meet famous people from history such as the Father of Geology William Smith and Marie Curie who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for her scientific discoveries.
Makers’ Shed
11:30am-3:30pm
Daily, Free, Drop-in
Get creative with crafts celebrating the mighty machinery of mining.
Adult Art Workshop
Sun 11 February 2023
£10 per adult, pre-bookable
Learn one of the earliest forms of printing to create vibrant patterns on fabric, with artist Alison Taylor. Experiment with shape, contrast and texture to make a bespoke masterpiece.
The Railways of Caphouse Tour
Wed 14 February
Free, meet at Pit Yard
Unearth the secrets of our coal’s incredible journey, from the mighty locomotives that carried it, to the hidden passage that saw it vanish far away from site.
IzWiz Robotics Workshop (6-14yrs)
Wed 14 & Thu 15 February
Free, 11am-12:30pm & 2pm-3:30pm, pre-bookable
Love LEGO? Keen on coding? Build your own Mighty Machines and learn how to make them move in this creative programming workshop. No experience required.
Heritage Walk
Thu 15 February
Free, 10am, pre-bookable
Enjoy a country walk? Fascinated by local heritage? Combine the two by joining our friendly guide in this 2-hour circular walk around the Museum. Discover shadows of the industry hidden in the landscape that may surprise you!
Caphouse Creators (7-12 yrs)
Wed 14 & Thu 15 February
11am-12pm
£5 per child, pre-bookable
Experiment with negative and positive images as you skillfully wire and solder a circuit board, bringing illumination to your bespoke illustration.
STEAM Club (11-16 yrs)
Fri 16 February – 11am-12:30pm
Sun 18 February – 11am-12:30pm & 2pm-3:30pm
£5 per child, pre-bookable
Experiment with different liquids and solids to learn about density, use this knowledge to make your own lava lamp.
Other activities include the Power House (open daily 10am-4pm), Nature Trail, Paddy Train (weather dependent), Horsekeeper talks (12pm & feeding 2:30pm), Pithead Baths Explore (12pm daily), Discovery Spots, and lots, lots more!
Caphouse Colliery, Overton, WF4 4RH
SEND Incredible Illusion Food – Family Workshop
Pontefract Castle
Wednesday 14 February, 10am – 11am
Illusion food didn’t just start on The Great British Bake Off! We’ve been making tricks out of tasty treats for centuries.
From medieval feasts to Tudor banquets, people have made food look like something else to amaze and delight.
Discover illusion foods that might have been served at Pontefract Castle.
Shape and paint your own sugar treats to fool your friends and family!
Please let us know of any allergies when booking.
This is a relaxed SEND session.
SEND groups are always welcome at all of our sessions.
We are also running this SEND session for visitors who benefit from a more relaxed atmosphere.
Book at SEND Incredible Illusion Food – Family Workshop at Pontefract Castle event tickets from TicketSource
Incredible Illusion Food – Family Workshop (7+)
Pontefract Castle
Wednesday 14 February, 11.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Illusion food didn’t just start on The Great British Bake Off! We’ve been making tricks out of tasty treats for centuries.
From medieval feasts to Tudor banquets, people have made food look like something else to amaze and delight.
Discover illusion foods that might have been served at Pontefract Castle.
Shape and paint your own sugar treats to fool your friends and family!
Please let us know of any allergies when booking.
This activity is recommended for children aged 7+.
Book at Incredible Illusion Food – Family Workshop (7+) at Pontefract Castle event tickets from TicketSource
Beetroot and Batik – teenages (aged 12 to 16)
Pontefract Castle
Thursday 15 February – 10am to 12pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Food created fashion in the Middle Ages!
Join us to discover how common foods gave colour to medieval clothes. Explore the different colours of food-based dyes and find out about their history.
Learn a new skill in batik and create your own food-dyed batik bag!
Please let us know of any allergies when booking.
This workshop is designed for teenagers aged 12 to 16. Accompanying adults are welcome, but not essential.
Book at Beetroot and Batik – teenagers (aged 12 to 16) at Pontefract Castle event tickets from TicketSource
Castle Garth, Pontefract, WF8 1QH (SAT NAV WF8 2JF)
Open daily in the school holidays & every weekend
Take a ride on the miniature railway at Pugneys Country Park! It’s a great addition to a walk around the lake and play in the adventure playground!
11am – 4pm (will be closed in inclement weather)
Asdale Road, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield WF2 7EQ
Friday 16th – Sunday 18th February 2024
It’s time to paint the city pink… Wakefield’s Rhubarb Festival 16-18 February with tons of free family activities for all. Start 2024 off with a bang! Expect everything from celebrity chef demos and incredible street entertainment to children’s activities and workshops including crafts, face painting, cupcake decorating plus much more! The festival also sees the return of the famous food & drink market and a whole host of fringe activities for the whole family to enjoy.
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Join us this February half-term for all-day adventure play – with added science fun from Dragons’ Den winners Sublime Science and our Play Pioneers!
*some activities may vary slightly depending on availability.
You are welcome to arrive anytime from 10 am, we’re open until 4 pm! Your day out with us also includes:
BOOK NOW to start this February half-term with a bang! And don’t miss out on this extraordinary experience!
Castle Farm, Wold Hill, North Cave, HU15 2LS.
Anglers Country Park draws families from afar for so many different reasons. A calming walk around the lake, a lovely bike around on the flat path or a casual stroll with a pushchair.
A day out with the kids at Castle Howard just became even more adventurous and intriguing. Now they can join into the treetops of Yorkshire’s newest adventure playground, Skelf Island.
Ingenious treetop nest structures connected by rope bridges, slides, nets and climbing equipment will allow the Skelves to take young visitors on an adventure like no other.
Skelf Island is included in a gardens ticket.
Pre-booking required.
Castle Howard, York YO60 7DA. Tel: 01653 648333
We’ve picked some of our favourite family friendly walks in Wakefield – featuring woods, ponds, ducks, nature reserves and places it’s easy to push a buggy!!
12th – 16th February 2024
The family nature trail is a waymarked route around the Cliffe House grounds, taking you through mature woodland & open glades. Look out for boards along the trail with flora and fauna guides | Use the map to answer the questions from the boards | Play natural noughts and crosses | Make some natural art with fallen branches, nuts, leaves etc. | Make a mud face or sculpture. At the end of the trail return your completed map to our kiosk & earn yourself a tasty treat.
£2.50 per person
Lots of different payable activities to do each day of the week.
01484 225 083
Cliffe House, 140 Lane Head Road, Shepley, HD8 8DB
Diggerland is the Ultimate Adventure UK Theme Park Experience where children and adults alike can ride, drive and operate REAL diggers, dumpers and other full- size construction machinery.
Diggerland Yorkshire, Willowbridge Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 5NW
Phone: 01634 711711
10th – 25th February 2024
Let your imagination run free this half-term as we celebrate the Eurka Science Festival, with special guest performers and hands-on activities!
The National Children’s Museum, Discovery Road, Halifax HX1 2NE.
9th – 18th February 2024 (closed Mondays)
Celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon with our decorated streets inspired by the 12 characters of the Chinese zodiac.
Follow the fun family trail through the museum and take part in arts and craft activities.
Suitable for all ages, free with museum admission.
Abbey Walk, Abbey Rd, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3EH
10th – 18th February 2024
Join characters from the past for historical hijinks and hands on activities at Brodsworth Hall this half term.
Head back in time to the glamourous Georgian era and be entertained by flamboyant pantos in the grounds of this beautiful mansion.
Brodsworth, Doncaster DN5 7XJ
This February half-term there’s plenty of family fun to be had at the Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds!
Morgan & West’s Massive Magic Show for Kids! | Wed 14 Feb, 2pm
Roll up, roll up! Morgan & West are back with a massive magic show for kids (and their childish grown-ups)!
Age Guidance: 5+
Expect gawps, gasps, and guffaws in this relentlessly funny and fantastical magic filled extravaganza, guaranteed to delight those aged five and 105, and indeed everyone in between!
The Selfish Giant | Thu 15 – Fri 16 Feb
Powerful storytelling, captivating puppetry, beautiful design, enchanting music, and a sprinkling of magic sums up this very special show.
Age Guidance: 3+
Claytime | Sun 18 Feb, 11am & 2pm
Award-winning Indefinite Articles presents its work for the very young: Claytime – a play with clay where audiences are invited to participate.
Age Guidance: 3-6
12th February 2024 – Exciting Science
This brand new, exciting and educational show will amaze and astound all ages from 4 years and upwards, as we put the Exciting back into Science.
With fun and fact filled experiments, watch in amazement as we recreate a volcanic eruption; turn a vacuum cleaner into a missile launcher or take aim at you with our smoke blaster!
Age – 4+
Drury Lane, Wakefield WF1 2TE
10th & 12th February 2024
An outdoor play group that is very friendly and lots of fun!
Sessions running – Bear Hunt & Zog & Dragons
Pre-booking required
514 Bradford Road, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse, HD6 4ED
The perfect family day out in the forest!
Go Ape’s first high-ropes experience in West Yorkshire, set within 1500 acres of parkland, the aerial adventures at Temple Newsam can be found in the heart of Menagerie Wood featuring challenging obstacles as increasing heights, a free-fall Tarzan Swing, four tree-to-tree zips and a 46ft sheer drop called The Plummet. It is a vertical drop experience that will leave you feeling seriously exposed. It’s a true leap of faith!
Phone: 01603 895500
Parent and Toddler sessions
You and your toddlers have the full use of the park without older kids so they have more space and can play as they learn, building confidence at their own pace. There are other toddlers around too so it’s good to mix.
Toddlers must be over 18 months but under 5 years and accompanied by an adult. One adult can accompany up to two toddlers
Local classes
Term time: Every weekday at 10:00am
Holiday time: Every day at 9:00am (not Sunday)
Xscape, Castleford WF10 4TA. Tel: 01977 529920
Discover the small but mighty creatures in the much-loved story and learn about the everyday heroic feats of minibeasts in the forest at Sherwood Pines
The new self-led trail features brightly illustrated panels and a trail pack full of fun activities, including your very own mask.
Trail activity packs are available to purchase from the Visitor Centre during opening times and cost just £3.50, trail approx 2km in length
Sherwood Pines, Kings Clipstone, Nottingham, NG21 9JL
10th – 18th February 2024
Join us for lambing season – one of Cannon Hall Farm’s most exciting times in the farming calendar.
Our shepherds will be caring for more than 100 pregnant ewes who are expecting lambs over the holiday period.
Cannon Hall Farm, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4AT
Contact:01226 790427
10th – 25th February 2024
Join us for our Febru-AIR-y event at the Magna Science Adventure Centre this February Half Term!
Make sure you wrap up, it’s chilly inside!
Whilst exploring the 4 pavilions – Air, Earth, Fire and Water – join in with our WORDSEARCH TRAIL*! Find the Air Pavilion-themed words to complete the wordsearch.
Magna, Sheffield Road, Templeborough, Rotherham, S60 1DX
Whenever we go on a walk where there are ducks, they are always being fed by people of all ages! It is such a good activity to get some fresh air and run off some energy with the kids (as well as being FREE!!)
Reel Cinemas brings you amazing films at bargain prices!!!!
Tickets are priced £3.99 for an adult or child before 1pm!
What a bargain! Oh and you get free parking at The Ridings Centre too!!
The Ridings Shopping Centre, Wakefield, WF1 1DS
Our Wildlife Explorer backpacks can turn a visit into an adventure – they’re full of activities and resources to help you find out more about all the living things on our reserve! Go hunting for tracks and signs, spot different colours and textures in nature, and learn more about our minibeasts.
Backpacks are available to hire – ask a member of our team for more information.
RSPB Fairburn Ings Visitor Centre, Newton Lane, Castleford, WF10 2BH
Phone: 01977 628191
Explore the exotic indoor rainforest environment of our Tropical House. Home to creatures from around the world including minibeasts, butterflies, birds, bats, creepy-crawlies and caimans. Daily animal encounters give you the chance to see and learn about the habitat and lifestyle of lemurs, meerkats, owls, otters, snakes, and other amazing creatures
Woodsetts Road, North Anston, Sheffield S25 4EQ
10th – 17th February 2024
February half term fun, family activities and events at Wakefield District Libraries!!
Please note many require pre-booking
Airedale Library
Castleford Library
13th Feb, 10.30am-11:30am Valentines Craft, booking required
15th Feb, 10.30am-11:30am Chinese New Year Craft, booking required
Featherstone Library
Hemsworth Library
10th Feb, 10am-12pm Chinese New Year Craft
Horbury Library
10th Feb, 10am-12pm Chinese New Year Craft, booking required
12th Feb, 2pm – 3:30pm Valentines Craft, booking required
15th Feb, 2pm – 3:30pm Make your own bird feeder, booking required
Normanton Library
10th Feb, 10am-11am Chinese New Year Craft, ages 5+
12th Feb, 10am-11am Valentines Craft, ages 5+, booking required
Ossett Library
Pontefract Library
13th Feb, 10am – Peter Pan Party Ages 4-11, booking essential
Sandal Library
South Elmsall Library
10th Feb, 10.30am-12pm Chinese New Year Craft, booking required
12th Feb, 2pmam-3:30pm Valentines Craft, booking required
14th Feb, 10am – 11.30am Make Bird Feeders with Frickley Rangers, £1 – booking required
Stanley Library
13th Feb, 2:30pm – 4pm, half term crafts, booking required
15th Feb, 1pm – 4:30pm, build club, 3years+
16th Feb, 1pm – 4:30pm Lego Club
Wakefield Library
Yorkshire Wildlife Park is a unique walk through wildlife park located just outside Doncaster. The wildlife attraction brings families face to face with some of the world’s most beautiful – and at risk – species. Indoor and outdoor play area offers a fun filled day whatever the weather. Open daily, special events throughout the year.
Pre-booking required
Tongue Ln, Branton, Old Cantley, Doncaster DN4 6TB. Tel 01302 535057
