From £3 Hidden Forest Adventure awaits in the Hidden Forest – our outdoor space for our youngest visitors. Jump, laugh, make, sing, and play together beneath the trees. Each Little Explorers session is a different adventure. Come and enjoy this magical space and have time together in the beauty of the outdoors of YSP. – All...
FREE DROP IN Step inside Howard Hodgkin's colourful world to explore, experiment and create your own vivid artwork. Pick up a sensory kit and drawing materials to discover Hodgkin’s vibrant paintings in the galleries. Back in the learning studio make your own colourful artwork using a variety of materials, textures and bright paints. Suitable for...
Nostell Apple Week Date; Monday 9 – Sunday 15 October It's Nostell Apple Week, Monday 9 - Sunday 15 October. Join us for a range of activities throughout the week to celebrate the changing seasons. Apple family fun day: Sunday 15 October, 11am – 3pm Join in a day of autumnal family fun at Nostell,...
General drop-in session at the play station soft play area. Advice and carrying support, help with your own carrier or hire service for one of ours. Please note that the session runs until 2.30pm, however, our volunteers must leave at this time due to school collections, so we suggest visitors arrive before 2pm to ensure...
Your invitation Hospice Open Day Monday 9th October – 4pm to 8pm Russell House, Fell Greave Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1NH Come along to our Russell House Open Day for the opportunity to have a tour of the hospice including visiting our hydrotherapy pool, sensory room and teenage room, find out more about the care we...
This is the first outdoor dinosaur festival of its kind in the UK and a truly unique experience for children of all ages as they explore the gardens and parklands and uncover epic life-sized replica dinosaurs from everybody’s favourite, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops to flying dinosaurs like Pterosaur. We advise customers to purchase tickets online...
From £3 Garden Studio Inspired by Julien Opie’s new work at YSP, we will work with artists to make a group animation which will be shared with you after the event. – Suitable for ages 6+ – Tickets are non-refundable
From Pontefract Castle (gates open 6pm / parade departs 7pm) to Friarwood Valley Gardens. Entertainment by Ridings FM / tombola / refreshments.
Come along and make a lantern that you can then bring along to our Enchanted Woodland Lantern Walk that is being held later in the month. 2 sessions: 11.15am - 12.15pm 1.15pm - 2.15pm £3 per lantern. Booking required- please call 01924 303980. in Waterton Discovery Centre at Anglers Country Park
Create colourful felted fabrics inspired by the artworks our collection display A Contemporary Collection. Using natural and dyed merino wool, rolling mats and everyday materials like soap and towels, families will be introduced to the process of felt making. Experience everything from manipulating dry fleece to felting pieces into a fused fabric artwork. FURTHER INFORMATION...
1st Steps First Aid offers a course specifically designed for anyone that cares for a child to ensure that if anything from a minor to a major medical emergency arose, you would hopefully have the knowledge and confidence to know what to do. Contact: natalie@1ststepsfirstaid.co.uk
Would you know what to do if your child was choking, unconscious, fitting? Statistics show that currently, only 1 out of 10 parents would have the skills and confidence to help their own child in a medical emergency. Come to Happy Days on Thursday 16 November 6pm-7.30pm to learn: • CPR – how to deliver...
1st Steps First Aid offers a course specifically designed for anyone that cares for a child to ensure that if anything from a minor to a major medical emergency arose, you would hopefully have the knowledge and confidence to know what to do. Contact: natalie@1ststepsfirstaid.co.uk
Kickstart the Autumn half term with a fabulous new event at the Great Yorkshire Showground, as TV favourites Julian Norton and Peter Wright take centre stage with “The Yorkshire Vet at Countryside Live”. The TV favourites will be the star attractions of the two-day event in Harrogate which will be bigger and better than ever...
Sat 21 Oct – Sun 5 Nov 11am-5pm Brodsworth Hall is approximately 30mins from Wakefield towards Doncaster. They run lots of seasonal family activities including October half term and Enchanted Brodsworth at Christmas. Autumn is the perfect time to step into history and explore Brodsworth Hall & Gardens. Join us for frightening fun this October...
From £12 Garden Studio, YSP Learning Go on an adventure in our family art club sessions, as you work together to creatively investigate works from the Arts Council Collection, YSP exhibitions, and the park. Suitable for children ages 5-11 years and participating adults, this family course provides a fantastic journey as you work closely together...
October half-term Join us for autumn adventures this half term for all the family this half-term. All activities are free with a normal admission ticket (National Trust members free). No booking needed. See our October half term pages for details of what's on.
Join us on our evening walk through the enchanted woodland, illuminated by one of the lanterns you have made in our workshops. £5/adult, £3/child but child-free if made lantern at a workshop. Booking required- please call 01924 303980. Waterton Countryside Discovery Centre at Anglers Country Park
Free YSP Learning - Garden Studio Is your family working on their Arts Award Discover or Explore? Our Arts Award Family Studio gives you a free space to think and create, and a base to explore our current Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme exhibitions. A range of simple arts materials and resources will be...
From £3 Outdoor Learning Site Immerse yourself in an imaginative world of sculpture making. Work and play together to build sculptures inspired by artists in the park. Stack, balance, join, arrange. Don’t forget your camera so you can capture your artwork on display at YSP. Always outdoors, Come Rain, Come Shine is about playful making in...
Shape and Colour of Light: Family Drop-in Free Longside Gallery Open from 11.00–12.30 and from 13.15–16.00 at Longside Gallery Discover how artists have used light, colour and shape in the Occasional Geometries: Rana Begum Curates the Arts Council Collection exhibition as you explore the sculpture, paintings and drawings through fun and creative activities with your family in this...
1st Steps First Aid offers a course specifically designed for anyone that cares for a child to ensure that if anything from a minor to a major medical emergency arose, you would hopefully have the knowledge and confidence to know what to do. Contact: natalie@1ststepsfirstaid.co.uk
We invite you all to visit us this Halloween, if you are lucky you might get to see a ghosty or ghouly or two in our Witch Way trail. Why not try and play a trick, bob for apples, get your face painted in a frighteningly spooky way. This year you don't just get...
Something Nasty in the Coal-shed! Half Term Saturday 28th Oct - Sunday 29th October Performances at 12pm,1pm,2pm,3pm Parkinson's Yard Listen to miner's wife Peggy Thorpe sharing spooky stories about the coal-shed. There's something nasty in there - can you guess what it is?! Stories based on miner's experiences.
Halloween, Yorkshire Food and Craft Market, in Ossett Market place 28th October, 10am-4pm Bring along a Carved Pumpkin at 10am Voting by the public for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place 10am until 3pm Halloween Fancy Dress Competition at 2.00pm Prizes for 1st place under age 11 and 1st place 11+ Please contact email@buildingossettbetter.co.uk for more...
From £12 Garden Studio, YSP Learning Go on an adventure in our family art club sessions, as you work together to creatively investigate works from the Arts Council Collection, YSP exhibitions, and the park. Suitable for children ages 5-11 years and participating adults, this family course provides a fantastic journey as you work closely together...
Your invitation Lantern Trail Saturday 28th October – 5:30pm NCMME, Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, WF4 4RH Join other families walking the woodland trail at the National Coal Mining Museum, lit by lanterns the walk has a magical feel to it. The whole event is finished off with a spectacular fireworks display. Hot food and...
The Comets, Wakefield Council and Mum's Team are hosting a Halloween themed Family Event at Pugney's.
Games, Fun and Prizes to be won! Dance show at 5:45pm £4 per child, £3 for siblings Every Child receives a trick or treat party bag Reserve your place with Dee Call: 07528 058 258
