, these secret spaces open their gates and invite the public to pay a visit, with one ticket allowing unlimited access for the weekend. Time and locations vary: See website for details. Cost: £9–12 (adults), free (children). Price includes guidebook per two

Can you remember visiting a bookstore as a child? For many budding bookworms, the quirky environment, attentive service and limitless adventures of the imagination available a mere shelf away can make a trip to a children’s bookstore a real treat

to be the Cheshire cat’s pyjamas.This Easter, on April 9, bespoke children’s party planners Boo! Productions will be throwing a Wonderland themed bash in the luxury Knightsbridge restaurant’s private dining room where children can meet some of the story’s most

and drinking rose in the garden, to children the summer holidays represent freedom, independence and family days out, awash with activities laid on for their pleasure.So, in honour of this most pleasant of seasons, and in recognition of the fact that those

. The Just So Festival inCheshire, now in its third year, is definitely one of the best if you’re festivalling with babies and very young children: there’s no big name music, just lively skiffle or folksy bands and magical goings-on in the fields

, HampshireCapacity 2,500What’s the vibe? This small but perfectly formed event won the Best Small Festival accolade at the 2007 UK Festival Awards and maintains its intimate atmosphere.Musical interludes One of 2013’s most exciting breakthrough acts, Bastille

, an enchanted woodland area and campfire, entertainment and workshops for children, and the promise of a secret Victorian lido for a revitalizing dip.PlayFest, New Eccles Hall School, Quidenham, NorfolkJune 1-3 Shortlisted for Best New Festival 2011, Play

unveiled this pink, sparkly 7,000 square foot pop-up for the festive season where children can snap up limited edition goodies including sparkly slippers, get the royal treatment in the Princess parlour, and join in jolly Disney-themed activity sessions

Pig-ScotJune 23Children and adults alike should dig out their race day finery and head along to Cantref Aventure Farm for Wales’ premier porcine racing event! Cheer on the farm’s resident pigs as they trot around a specially built racing track

activity day. Children can go on woodland discovery walks, try to spot The Gruffalo and take part in art & craft activities. August 4–11Maiden City FestivalThis week-long celebration of diversity in Northern Ireland is sure to have an exciting event to suit