Events for 6th August 2024

Encouraging children and young people to get creative and choose their own challenge or plan a bake sale, sponsored challenge or sporting event, pet portrait sale, crafts sale, no treat week or geocaching. The aim is for each individual or team to raise £150 but any amount, large or small will help to make a […]

Ofsted-registered activity day camp childcare for children aged 4-14 during the school holidays, where the children's welfare and fun are at the heart of all we do! Children will enjoy a fantastic range of sports, games and art activities every week led by engaging staff.

With a huge range of sports available, try something new in energetic, multi-skill movement sessions that prioritise fun and enjoyment. There’s something for everyone! All ages and abilities are welcome.

Sport-specific camps in netball, trampolining, athletics and multi-sports with qualified coaches providing a fun and progressive environment to learn new skills and attempt new activities. Further details and booking online.r

Each camp provides a fun day of creativity by experienced artists designed to explore new skills, art practices and exciting materials. All activities are inspired by objects and stories from the museum collection as well as the temporary exhibitions.

Sessions will be tailored to all abilities, developing key fundamental skills through fun games and point play – exploring hand-eye coordination, movement patterns and stroke development through technical/tactical coaching and games. The sessions will consist of drills, serving tuition and target practice, fun games, multi-sports and match play. Wear suitable sporting attire and non-marking trainers […]

SuperCamps Bath holiday club offering indoor and outdoor play while on camp, with access to sports facilities including sports hall, sports field and astroturf, as well as plenty of classrooms. In addition to Multi-Activity camps for children aged 4-12 years, SuperCamps will be running Specialist Courses at this venue: LegoⓇ Play and Take the Stage. […]

Offering a range of sports activities such as dodgeball, kick-rounders, capture the flag, infinity tag and much more. In addition, there will be some art and crafts, games and competitions, cinema club and tuck shop at breaktime. Suitable for school children in years 1(age 5) - 6(age 11). Wrap-around care available.  

GET Sported Multi-Sports and GET Serious Cricket Camps are back combining sports drills and life skills for children aged 5-14 years as well as a variety of sports, lazer tag, water games and pizza day! Further details and booking online: https://www.getsported.org/Groups/316965/Bath.aspx

An opportunity to join Jonathan from Wessex Community Circus for a morning of magic and fun. Children will learn some very simple and baffling magic tricks to impress and amaze their friends and families. Using ordinary household objects such as spoons, coins and playing cards young people will learn some simple sleight of hand, presentation skills […]

Get involved with hands-on games and interactives, see tanks roar round the arena, and experience a tracked vehicle ride. Plus, see the tank-themed outdoor playpark for mini-tank enthusiasts.

Become a summer code breaker and experience a unique adventure that blends fun, education, and the beauty of nature in an interactive puzzle adventure suitable for all. Discover letters hidden around the site and unscramble them to solve the secret phrase and collect a special sticker and enter a prize draw for a chance to […]

Participants will choose objects and plants from the studio and arrange them on light sensitive paper to make prints with sunlight whilst learning about eco photography and sustainable art making in this lo-impact image making process. Everyone will take away some prints they have made. Sessions run 930-11am and 1130-1pm; suitable for ages 11-15 years.

Free exhibition featuring a selection of the 150,000 artefacts, specimens and books donated and cared for in our the collections of the Institute. Highlighting key people and events in the Institution’s history to demonstrate how it survived through two centuries. Some items are on show for the first time and will explore the circumstances in […]

Bath’s most chilled out Summer venue is back with a unique Caribbean beach bar located right in the centre of Bath with shaded Cabanas, picnic benches, table tennis, boules, bean bag toss, cocktails and plenty of food options.

The camp will be split into different groups based on experience but is open to beginners as well as more advanced rowers/scullers. Each group will join activities appropriate for their skill level to maximise engagement and enjoyment, training with world class coaches and guests who have experience in coaching rowers. Children must be able to […]

The camp will be split into different groups based on experience but is open to beginners as well as more advanced rowers/scullers. Each group will join activities appropriate for their skill level to maximise engagement and enjoyment, training with world class coaches and guests who have experience in coaching rowers. Children must be able to […]

A range of family-friendly activities including: Bottle Rockets: build a rocket and see how high you can make it fly! Drop-in sessions, every Tuesday. Lego Engineering: Be an engineer for the day and make your own moving vehicle. Suitable for ages 7+. Pre-bookable sessions, every Wednesday. Rocket-Powered Workshops: REME's engineers helped to develop the rocket […]

How well do you know the night sky? Find the hidden embroidered constellations in and around the museum in a summer star trail and when you’ve found them all, have a go at weaving a constellation to take home. Free drop-in activity included in museum entry (children enter free with a paying adult).

Join Fidgety Feet for a fun-filled adventure with a poorly baby dragon and her journey to find her lost roar. A chaotic trip to the vets ensues where we meet other zodiac characters including some very cheeky monkeys, a grumpy goat and a hungry snake with puppets, props, and musical instruments to immerse yourselves in […]

Celebrating a journey through the diversity of American landscapes, history and culture in this contemporary, immersive experience, where visitors join in and share their own stories. There will be large-scale-travel games, theatrical sets, and an array of American road-trip memorabilia, as well a chance to get up close to an original 1958 Harley Davidson Duo […]

Family trail on a Grimwood museum adventure. Spot as many animals as you can find, complete puzzles and build a bird’s nest from objects you discover on the trail.

Explore the free children and adult museum trails through the museum to encourage doodling, drawing and creativity. .

Explore the free children and adult museum trails through the museum to encourage doodling, drawing and creativity. .

For further details, please contact Dave Stockley, davecarlstockley@gmail.com

A range of activities throughout the exhibition space and lecture rooms as well as the “Name the Jurassic Crocodile” competition. Activities include Is it Treasure? exploring artefacts using using your sense of touch to decide whether it is treasure; Darwin’s Finches: collect seeds, beetles, and worms with different tools representing different beak shapes; My Museum: […]

Spend time feeding and cuddling animals, exploring the 37 acres of the Farm, do some craft, cooking, bug hunt, pond dip and more. Drinks and a snack provided, please wear suitable clothing. Parents do not stay and all children need to be able to be independent; suitable for ages 5-11 years.  

Swish, squelch and splash your way through the 3D sensory installations in Bear Wood to find real bears at the end in this fun family trail.

As well as six different types of sharks, native to the UK and from around the world, find the lesser spotted catshark, bull huss shark, Arabian carpet shark, brownbanded bamboo shark, banded Japanese smooth hound and the Port Jackson shark amongst the thousands of aquatic creatures. Watch sharks being fed at daily talks and get […]

Work alongside a professional director, join a cast of other theatrical adventure-seekers and perform your own pay on the Egg stage. 5-7 years: 10am-1pm, 8-10 years: 1:30-4:30pm (29 July-2 August) 10-12 and 13-16 years: 10am-4pm (5-9 August)

A survey of Moore’s sculptural output from his earliest works through to his last years, in which nothing is more than 30cm in size. The first exhibition of its kind, it will include works from every decade of Moore’s career, from the 1920s to the 1980s.

The first ever UK museum exhibition of internationally renowned artist and internet sensation, Mr Doodle. Primarily characterised by black ink on a white background, his graphic style conjures up a world of quirky creatures and anthropomorphic forms, using ink pens and spray paint to weave together what he describes as “graffiti spaghetti”. The selection of  […]

Try your hand at unearthing the past in the special sandboxes and explore the Where’s My Shadow? summer quest. Artefacts from across the centuries are ready to be excavated, giving children the chance to learn more about the history of Stonehenge through the things that have been left behind.

Workshops for young musicians to experience working with, playing in, and performing as a band to encourage creativity and connect with local musicians of all ages who sing or play an instrument to perform and collaborate. Suitable for ages 10+ years. Drop off available from 9am.

Make a mosaic book plate for your favourite book. Sessions run 10am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4pm. Included in admission price, no need to book.

The Tea Room will be open daily for everyone to come and visit the LEGO® brick paintings exhibition featuring 16 original paintings from two collections of artworks; ‘Architecture that Inspires’ and ‘Experience of the Countryside’ by Emily Corl of Brick Galleria. In addition, there will be play-inspired craft activities and a Duplo pit in the […]

Featuring around 100 posters, this blockbuster show brings bohemian Montmartre to Bath with bright colours and bold lines, Toulouse-Lautrec's striking artwork captured the essence of turn-of-the-century Parisian nightlife. Pieces include his first poster of the Moulin Rouge and the cancan dancers of La Troupe de Mademoiselle Eglantine, alongside works by other celebrated artists of the […]

Free hands-on craft activities inspired by the Toulouse-Lautrec and the Masters of Montmartre exhibition. Further details to follow. 24-26 July Lautrec and Friends; 30 July-2 August Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; 6-9 August Windmill from the Moulin Rouge; 13-16 August Top Hats, Monocles and Moustachios; 20-23 August Feathery Fun. Free drop-in sessions.

Get creative with activities inspired by the Maud Heath exhibition. Free drop-in family activity, no need to book.

Make and decorate a 3D windmill inspired by the Moulin Rouge. Free drop-in family event.

Find out what life was like for the people who worked behind the scenes from the servants of the eighteenth century to the housekeeper and gardener in the 1950s. There will be information available in each room with details of servants' lives throughout the years, an opportunity to dress up in an apron and try […]

With board games, baby rhyme time, lego club, and toddler rhyme time sessions, as well as other fun games and activities throughout the summer. Booking essential for all special events. Please call 01225 702039 or email libraryenquiries@wiltshire.gov.uk to secure your space. Children must be accompanied by an adult (children 8 and under must never be […]

Participants will choose objects and plants from the studio and arrange them on light sensitive paper to make prints with sunlight whilst learning about eco photography and sustainable art making in this lo-impact image making process. Everyone will take away some prints they have made. Sessions run 930-11am and 1130-1pm; suitable for ages 11-15 years.

Variety of activities available including planting and gardening, arts and crafts, kite workshop, games, mud kitchen, tie dye, mocktail classes, pizza making, scavenger hunt and more. Full details and schedule available online.