A celebration of the timeless beauty of the English countryside with daring, high-risk acts, fun, excitement and charm. To come to Giffords is to immerse yourself in another world and escape everyday life for a few hours.
With experienced BHS-qualified coaches in lessons offering a high standard of horse-care and broadening knowledge in all areas. Riders will spend their days making full use of the onsite equestrian facilities, combined with fun leisure activities. The camp includes daily riding lessons with BHS-qualified coaches, the opportunity to bring your own horse or loan one […]
An interactive family trail packed with themed activities, forest facts and hands-on fun. Help Witch find her lost hat, bow and wand, and collect the special ingredients she needs to complete her spell, but watch out for Dragon along the way! Once you’ve finished the trail, snap a photo with Witch and her animal friends […]
A wide variety of activities and experiences including goat yoga, ferret meet and great, guinea pig 'fishing', bug hunt and build, summer trail and summer fun days (11 and 25 August), along with the usual park experiences and cafe.
A range of family-friendly activities including: Lego Engineering: Be an engineer for the day and make your own moving vehicle. Suitable for ages 7+. Pre-bookable sessions Wednesdays and Fridays; suitable for ages 7+ years. Rocket-Powered Workshops: Design and launch your own bottle rocket or air powered car, using the same principles of engineering in rocket […]
Marking the 400th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition celebrates wide-ranging pursuits and scientific interests of John Aubrey, the famous seventeenth century antiquarian, scientist, and biographer. The exhibition will feature significant loans from across the country. Part of the Chippenham - Our History project.
A wide variety of free activities to inspire creativity alongside the current exhibition, Worlds Apart, is all about the invention of photography, and the array of exhibits on display should inspire you to take your own amazing photographs. The exhibition features examples of early photography from Bath and China. In addition, there will be two […]
Marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Throughout the year, the Museum will explore the ideas, events and people behind the American Revolution and reflect on its lasting legacy. From 14 February, there will be new America 250 displays in the Museum, which are part of a special exhibition and trail […]
Have some outdoor fun at the Stableyard and Summer of Play Meadow. Scramble up the straw castle, aim for gold at the archery range, or race through the meadow maze to find the hidden camp.
This year the REME Museum Gnomes are saddling up for a summer of dressage fun. Explore the competing teams, discover their score cards, choose your champion and place your vote in the Winner Pot. Reception staff will advise where to go, what to do and where to get your trail pack.
Each session is £6.99 per child payable on the day and allows each child on the inflatables as many times as they wish. The event is weather dependant and may not go ahead if it is raining, there are winds of over 24 mph or temperatures exceed 25 degrees.
An exhibition of paintings by Glenn Brown, one of the most celebrated painters to emerge from the generation of Young British Artists. Glenn Brown in Bath: Grottoesque will be on exhibition at No1 Royal Crescent from 22 May. Together, representing a homecoming for Brown, who studied at the Bath School of Art and Design.
Exhibition celebrating the resurgence of printmaking from the mid-19th century onwards, spaning the reappraisal of the artform in the 1850s through to the 1930s. Bringing together prints by key artists of the movement including Édouard Manet, Pierre Bonnard, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pablo Picasso, among others, the exhibition explores how these artists, primarily known for […]
Celebrating craft, art and moving sculpture, a family exhibition of animated models, toys and whimsical characters. Discover the world of mechanical art made by contemporary makers and get hands on in creative play workshops. Touring exhibition by Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, featuring 25 vibrant and witty mechanical sculptures, brought to life at the push of a […]
Get active outdoors on a Pokémon Trading Card Game Mega Evolution Trail. Team up as a family to search the parkland for each Mega Evolution Pokémon, discover their powers and complete your own challenges. Trail sheets available to collect on the day.
A display of works by Horton Colour Pencil Society, a combination of local artists and their passion for coloured pencils. Entry included in standard Museum admission (under 18s free).
The planets of our solar system have hidden around the Museum rooms this summer. Once you’ve spotted them all, colour in a planet sticker to take home. Free with museum entry, and children enter the museum for free with a paying adult.
With traditional games, creative activities and moments to spark the imagination. Try your hand at classic favourites like hoopla, skittles, and tin can alley, or bring your own stories to life in the puppet theatre, as well as n opportunities to get creative with garden-inspired craft activities.
With fun and relaxed outdoor activities including lawn games, play library, games, trail sheets and Pokémon sticker book.
With performance and creative play, mini stage, costumes and a beat box, building blocks, ball run, mud kitchen and sensory barefoot walk, bamboo and bunting mini-maze, games, jumping and limbo challenges. In addition, there will be weekly summer sessions: nature explorers on Tuesdays; art adventurers on Wednesdays and thrillseeker Thursdays which include circus skills, morris dancing, […]
Craft activities with a new theme each week, workshops with Wiltshire Scrapstore, mobile climbing wall with Wiltshire Outdoor Learning Team as well as Pokémon trading, mega games, skills and stickers to collect.n
Discover a series of outdoor art installations in the gardens, woodland and arboretum to experience the landscape through creativity, nature and play.
Visit the learning space at the end of your visit and enjoy Georgian-themed games, craft activities and dressing up. Free with museum entry, and children enter the museum for free with a paying adult.
Bringing together objects from the Museum’s collection alongside Hannah Lim’s contemporary sculptural works, some of which have been created in direct response to items within the collection. Shaped by her upbringing in London and her mixed Singaporean and British heritage, Lim works with materials including polymer clay, wood, and metal to create playful sculptures that […]
Exhibition celebrating the artist and master printmaker Norman Ackroyd CBE RA (1938-2024), bringing together Ackroyd's etchings from the 1980s onwards, with a focus on how he portrayed natural light with exceptional finesse. From subtle refracted rainbows in early works, to dramatic contrasts, hazy skies and glimmering vistas, his ability to capture the atmosphere of a […]
Films and talks, a book of original research and fascinating stories about the history of cinemas in the area. Mr Harold Willis, a projectionist at the Beau Nash cinema will present anecdotes and memories. There will also be a special film screening of Cinema Paradiso at the Little Theatre Cinema on 17 May as well […]
Learn how to create embroidered vegetable designs and sow some seeds for the vegetables embroidered as well as advice how to care for them. Please bring your own items to embroider, all other materials provided.
Learn how to handle a bow and arrow and test your skills to hit the targets supported by instructors (each child can fire up to 12 arrows). Suitable for ages 6+ years.
Old MacDonald had a farm, but what animals did he have on his farm? Where do the animals live? How many can you find hidden in the Museum? Trail included in Museum entry with a small prize for finding all of them.
An opportunity to see three stand-up acts along with a compere - from familiar faces to rising stars, different performers every week. In addition, tickets include club night entry to The Big Disco after the show.
