Past Events

Get to know your way around a sewing machine and learn the basic techniques to help build your confidence and skills. Includes threading and setting up your machine, creating different stitches, inserting a zip, boxing corners, making and joining pieces of a simple pattern. You’ll spend the day learning how to make a variety of projects to take home using a selection of fabrics provided, including a drawstring bag and a zipped pouch. End the day feeling satisfied with your…

An interactive show for all the family. Grab your compass and join an intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus! There will also be a special meet and greet after the show.

Join Creative Bliss for a cosy painting session where you can create your own masterpiece inspired by the beauty of Autumn. Sip on a cup of something warm and enjoy a slice of delicious cake from the cafe whilst you unleash your inner artist. Suitable for beginners and 12+ accompanied by an adult.

Three dancers' shimmy through the audience weaving a tapestry of sticky tape in a tactile dance performance for young children. Tape, stick and groove, to see and feel sound or to be still, watch and listen. Audiences are encouraged to explore freely, choosing how they engage, and turning the rules upside down in this interactive, engaging and colourful performance installation for children and their families. Suitable for ages 3-5 years.

Make a fun, witches hat candle holder. You will be shown the basic steps but creativity and individuality is encouraged! You can make your hat look worn and battered, or super neat and pointy! Which witch would you be? Ticket includes all materials, a hot drink and firing; suitable for ages 12+ (children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult). All items will be ready for collection within two weeks.

An intense multi-sensory horror event suitable for ages 15+. Navigate the house in darkness encountering the horrors of ‘Purgatory’, featuring live actors, special effects and disturbing aromascapes. Brave the dark underbelly of the House in the X-treme basement walkthrough experience and steady your nerves in the Bloody Mary’s Bar serving horrifyingly good cocktails and drinks.

With five scare mazes, fire show, funfair rides, street entertainment, and a theatrical scare experience known as The Exorcism. Suitable for ages 16+.

A new Son et Lumiere installation marking the first light and sound installation in the Abbey. The stained-glass windows of the Abbey will be brought to life using light projections and musical compositions highlighting the intricate designs and colours that define these masterpieces and echo the colours and stories once painted across the architecture.

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.

Free admission for families during half-term (26 October – 3 November) and a ‘Fantastical Tails’ gallery trail inspired by the wonderful creatures and animals in Chila Burman and Paula Rego’s work; suitable for ages 6yrs+.

A celebration of all things autumnal including pumpkin patch Fur, Fangs, and Feathers scavenger hunt (28 Oct–1 Nov) to explore the zoo, hunt for hidden clues whilst learning all about some fascinating animals and native wildlife. Participants will receive a discount pumpkins purchased from the patch and win a family animal adoption of your choice. There will also be displays with a selection of birds of prey.

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 Glide motorcycle, on loan from Haynes Motor Museum. Explore the origins and stories behind the cultural phenomenon, and be transported across thousands of miles on…

The Unforgettable Behaviour exhibition showcases 39 photographs from previous Wildlife Photographer of the Year collections, displaying some of the most incredible animal behaviour moments ever captured on camera. The photos show an extraordinary range of surprising, and often deeply moving, acts by animals. They have been chosen to allow visitors to connect with animals they might never otherwise see and to inspire everyone to care about the world around us. The collection includes the works of several American photographers, with…

Learn how to build and shape a candle holder and after it has dried off, paint your candle holder before firing. Includes all materials and a hot drink; suitable for ages 16+ years. Items will be available for collection 2 weeks later.

An interactive show for all the family. Grab your compass and join an intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus! There will also be a special meet and greet after the show.

Enjoy a ride behind the Fry’s locomotive from the old chocolate factory in Keynsham.  Discover more about this special locomotive, see displays on its history and the factory it served and talk to retired employees who worked there and enjoy a chocolate treat too.

An interactive show for all the family. Grab your compass and join an intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus! There will also be a special meet and greet after the show.

Three dancers' shimmy through the audience weaving a tapestry of sticky tape in a tactile dance performance for young children. Tape, stick and groove, to see and feel sound or to be still, watch and listen. Audiences are encouraged to explore freely, choosing how they engage, and turning the rules upside down in this interactive, engaging and colourful performance installation for children and their families. Suitable for ages 3-5 years.

An interactive show for all the family. Grab your compass and join an intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus! There will also be a special meet and greet after the show.

With five scare mazes, fire show, funfair rides, street entertainment, and a theatrical scare experience known as The Exorcism. Suitable for ages 16+.

Five-day residential course completing 6 nannying-specific modules: children's emotional health, family cooking, paediatric first aid, baby basics, common core skills, and running a home and self-care. Student nannies will graduate with an impactful CV and cover letter, trained in interview skills and with the paperwork to walk into job opportunities with both confidence and knowledge. The course is suitable for Gold Duke of Edinburgh residential.

Five-day residential course completing 6 nannying-specific modules: children's emotional health, family cooking, paediatric first aid, baby basics, common core skills, and running a home and self-care. Student nannies will graduate with an impactful CV and cover letter, trained in interview skills and with the paperwork to walk into job opportunities with both confidence and knowledge. The course is suitable for Gold Duke of Edinburgh residential.

An opportunity to see the School in action, take a tour with the Head, and learn about the opportunities available. o

Free admission for families during half-term (26 October – 3 November) and a ‘Fantastical Tails’ gallery trail inspired by the wonderful creatures and animals in Chila Burman and Paula Rego’s work; suitable for ages 6yrs+.

Join artist Antonia Ramsey to have an immersive, playful and fun art making session exploring artists of the past and present to create the artists of the future inspired by the current exhibitions and works of famous artists. Suitable for under 5’s and their grown ups (children must be accompanied by an adult); please book a free adult space.

A celebration of all things autumnal including pumpkin patch Fur, Fangs, and Feathers scavenger hunt (28 Oct–1 Nov) to explore the zoo, hunt for hidden clues whilst learning all about some fascinating animals and native wildlife. Participants will receive a discount pumpkins purchased from the patch and win a family animal adoption of your choice. There will also be displays with a selection of birds of prey.