Spring has sprung and the Easter break is fast approaching. Parents can put their eggs in one basket this Easter holiday with Bath Preservation Trust and its selection of activities across three museums!
Bath Preservation Trust is offering FREE drop-in activities with entry at its historic museums No.1 Royal Crescent and the Herschel Museum of Astronomy during the Easter holidays, designed to inspire creativity and keep those little minds thinking and learning.
Children get free museum entry, and must be accompanied by a paying adult. While Beckford’s Tower museum remains closed, the team will be running an Easter activity in the Tower’s secret garden.
From 1 – 16 April 2023 (excluding Mondays) at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, children can create their own planet suncatcher, perfect to make the most of the sunshine as the days grow longer and fill their rooms with colour!
A few minutes’ walk from the popular playground at Royal Victoria Park, the Herschel Museum of Astronomy is one of the city’s hidden gems. In this museum, which occupies the former home of William and Caroline Herschel, visitors can learn all about the startlingly talented brother-sister duo, whom between them made several important discoveries.
Running 1 – 16 April (excluding Mondays), the exhibition gallery at No.1 Royal Crescent will become an arts and crafts space where children can weave an Easter basket with colourful ribbon and wool; perfect to collect and store their Easter eggs!
In addition to the Easter fun, No.1 Royal Crescent is running a special Conservator Challenge trail throughout the year to introduce children to the perils of pests and pollution. The trail will take families around the house to find museum pests and hazards, and stop them in their tracks!
Booking is not required to enjoy these family activities, which are free with museum entry. Children will enjoy free museum entry when accompanied by a paying adult.
Beckford’s Tower remains closed to the public while it undergoes extensive repairs and updates, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and other donors.
During the Easter Holidays the team will run an outdoor Easter activity in the Tower’s secret garden: ‘Beckford’s Secret Spring Garden Trail’. Families can come and find ‘spring flowers’ – created from recycled plastics by a local artist – in Beckford’s Secret Garden, then take home a craft idea to make their own flowers at home.
This will be a FREE activity running at Beckford’s Tower from the 1st April to the 16th April over the Easter Holidays.
For more information about these free Easter holiday activities (including times and dates) plus their host venues, visit:
www.no1royalcresecent.org.uk and follow @No1museum on Twitter, @no1royalcrescent on Instagram, @No1RoyalCrescent on Facebook and No.1 Royal Crescent on Tripadvisor.
www.herschelmuseum.org.uk or for updates in other dimensions follow @HerschelMuseumofAstronomy on Facebook, @herschelmuseum on Twitter, @herschelmuseum on Instagram and Herschel Museum of Astronomy on Tripadvisor.
www.beckfordstower.org.uk and follow @beckfordstower on Twitter, @beckfordstower on Instagram, and Beckford’s Tower and Museum on Facebook.