MUMbler has secured a 20% discount for MUMblers at any Diggerland UK park.
Diggerland is the UK’s most unique digger-themed adventure park where children and adults have the chance to ride, drive and operate REAL full-size construction machinery, under the guidance of trained staff – no driving licence required!
It really is the perfect place to take your kids for an action-packed family day out. Experience the variety of rides and drives on offer – whether it’s enjoying the view on Sky Shuttle, hanging tight on Spin Dizzy, going for a bumpy ride in the Groundshuttle or digging dirt with a 6-tonne digger, there is something for all ages!
There are indoor and outdoor play areas, sandpits, coin-operated rides and much more where the younger guests can let off steam whilst parents can relax and just watch the fun… or join in!
With four Diggerland theme parks located in Devon, Durham, Kent and Yorkshire, you can dig until your heart’s content!
Also available at Diggerland for over 17’s only is Dumper Racing, JCB Racing, JCB Experience Days and Monster Digger Experience Days.
Open most weekends and school holidays (closed Nov to early February) openings times vary check the website.
Call: 0871 22 77 007
Regular competitions and discounts on Facebook and Twitter
Tower Street, Hull, HU1 4DP (Sat Nav HU9 1TU). 01482 381000. Open daily 10am – 6pm (last entry 5pm).
Love Your Aquarium, runs 26th May to 3rd June
Join us for fin-tastic family fun this May half term as we find ways to protect our local environment and the wildlife that calls it home. Plant your own wildflower seeds to take home for your own garden, get creative in craft corner, follow the save our seas trail and much more. There’s lots to keep your little ones entertained. Don’t miss our daily dive shows and touch pool sessions too!
Also during half term week on 2nd June: Shark Egg Case Hunt. Join us at Spurn Point for our second Egg Case Hunt of the year! Taking place along the East Coast, these free events are being delivered in partnership with the Shark Trust and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in a bid to involve local people in shark conservation. Ideal for children aged 3 upwards, you can support marine life whilst enjoying a great day out. All participants are asked to wear suitable sturdy footwear. The event is expected to finish by 3pm. All under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult. For more information or to register your place please email suzy.rowe@thedeep.co.uk.
The Deep offers FREE return visits for 12 months with the Day Plus Pass. Simply complete your details at reception and retain your tickets to make use of this offer. Full terms and conditions can be found on The Deep’s website.
Visit The Hepworth Wakefield this May half term to turn yourself into a sculpture, explore our forest of oversized jumpers, enjoy dance performances in the gallery and create colourful printed artworks – all for FREE.
FREE ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES
FAMILY WORKSHOPS
SUITABLE FOR 3 – 12 YEAR OLDS
WEARABLE SULPTURES
Sun 28 May, 11am – 4pm, FREE
Kids will love to transform themselves into a sculpture by making wearable pieces of artwork.
PRINTED PATTERNS
Tue 30, Wed 31 May & Thurs 1 June, drop-in 11am – 4pm, FREE
Make your very own roller-printing tool and create a colour printed artwork to take home with you.
BEAT IT, BEND IT, BUILD IT
Sun 4 June, drop-in 11am – 4pm, FREE
Make some noise while building your own 3D metal sculpture.
EXPLORE & DRAW
EXPLORE & DRAW BAGS
Available daily, 10am – 3.30pm, FREE
Suitable for children aged 2 – 12
Borrow one of our Explore & Draw bags to discover our exhibitions and try out new drawing techniques and activities.
EXPLORE & DRAW STATION
Available daily, 10am – 5pm, FREE
Suitable for children aged 0 – 12
Find the Explore & Draw station in Gallery 4 to experiment with looking tools, build your own sculptures and try out drawing activities to get creative as a family.
ART, FASHION, DANCE
28 JUMPERS
Part of Disobedient Bodies: JW Anderson curates The Hepworth Wakefield
Open daily during half term, 10am – 5pm, FREE
Suitable for all ages
Visit our room of twenty-eight oversized jumpers – suspended from the ceiling to the floor – to experience a forest of knitted patterns and colours. Become part of the material to create shapes, forms and have fun.
DANCE PERFORMANCE
Sat 3 June, 11am, 2pm & 4pm, FREE
Dancer and choreographer Jack Thomson will be performing a brand new dance piece in the gallery, devised in response to Disobedient Bodies.
HALF TERM COURSE FOR CHILDREN
FASHION SCHOOL
Mon 29, Tue 30, Wed 31 May & Thurs 1 June, 10am – 3.30pm
For 11 – 16 year olds
Calling all budding fashion designers. Discover printing, felt making, sewing and embroidery techniques to create your own fashion masterpiece. £150 for four sessions – a 15% discount is available for siblings also attending.
Super Hero Challenges – From 29th – 31st May. Open to all age groups with the chance of becoming William’s Den Ultimate Hero on Friday 1st June! Activity times from 1.30-3pm. From Tuesday to Thursday there will be individual challenges for different age groups. Share the action with family and friends with Super Hero Changing Challenge, The William’s Water Drop and the Recylon Relay. There will be certificates for the winners.
On Friday 1st June all our winners will be invited to take part in the Ultimate Hero Challenge with Laser Tapes, Wall Breaking, Tunnels and Bridges, to begin with! Again, there will be different degrees of difficulty for the various ages with prizes for the winners, including some off-road driving in the Mini Tanks.. All the Hero activities are included in the normal ticket price
Do you need a school holiday club? Williams Den are now offering a Holiday Club! This ‘out of school’ club is available for 8-12 year olds to provide a safe place for your child while you’re at work.
For more information and reservations for the Holiday Club please call 01430 472230 or email hello@williamsden.co.uk.
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
TERM TIMES EVERY: Mon & Wed 10:00 | Tue & Fri 13:00 | Sat 09:00
HOLIDAY TIMES EVERY: Sat 09:00
P&T THEMED SPECIALS: last Friday of every month 10:00 & 13:00 – TERM & HOLIDAYS
Discover our large object store where the big mining machinery and vehicles are kept. Open Monday-Friday.
Dungeon Tours Every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Additional Tours in school Holidays (Adults £3, Children £1.50)
School Holiday Activities and workshops, check out our events calendar for details
Castle Entrance is FREE
The Hepworth Gallery always has activities on for children during term-time and weekends but also during school holidays.
You’ll find their art camps listed on our school holiday and fun clubs page, all other events at the Hepworth are on our events calendar.
Many events are free although some incur a charge.
The Theatre Royal has a number of Family shows planned for 2018. Check our events calendar for more details.
Grandad’s Island
Sarah and Duck’s Big Top Birthday
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon
Thumbelina
Christopher Nibble
Panto: Cinderella
Lightening McQueen Visits Trinity, 29th May
Meet our cosplay Lightening McQueen AND get a free framed souvenir picture of you with the famous car character!
Join us for this free, fun bank holiday event 11am -3pm in the big square by Burger King.
Free souvenir picture while stocks last.
Feel the Force- Darth Vader comes to Trinity, 31st May
Lightsabers – and phones – at the ready. Darth Vader and co will be a Force to be reckoned with as these famous cosplay characters land here this half term.
Meet the dark lord of the Sith and grab a picture while you can as we celebrate six months until The Last Jedi hits the screens and shops.
The free fun takes place Wednesday May 31 from 11am to 3pm around our various malls (with breaks every 40 minutes to recharge blasters).
