Gibside Food & Craft MarketJanuary 7, 21Snap up a selection of local food, drinks and crafts and watch live cooking demonstrations at this seasonal market in Gibside Gardens, Gateshead.Winter With BeatrixJanuary 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29Peruse a selection of Beatrix Potter’s w...

Winter BabiesJanuary 1–February 19Meet the adorable newborn lambs, piglets and goats in Longcot Farm, Oxfordshire during twice daily meet the animals sessions.Celebrating Chinese New YearJanuary 4–January 31Drop in to Banbury Museum to welcome in the Year Of The Dragon by hanging...

Golden ProspectsJanuary 3Nottingham Castle’s new family gallery exhibition offers an interactive look at journeys and exploration through dressing up, and exciting quests.Famers MarketJanuary 4For a tasty treat, head to Birmingham’s Upper New Street and pick up a plethora of seas...

, providing a sensory experience where all ages are invited to view, touch and feed their imagination.Family X-Factor By dismantling the barriers between nature and sculpture, this day out is the perfect introduction to modern art for younger children. Whilst

be out in force (well, in literary form) for Really Wild Adventures, an interactive poetry and storytelling session with none other than Ms. Adventure herself, the fragrant Michaela Strachan. Fresh from Cheltenham Literary Festival, pre

With dazzling showers illuminating the sky and the aroma of smoky cinders mingling with hot chestnuts and toffee apples, Bonfire Night can be a wonderful evening out for your family. In order to ensure that much like Guy Fawkes, your well laid plans

significance of the Festival Of Lights and how it came to be?Head to authentic Bombay Café, Dishoom, on October 26 for a day of celebrations including face-painting, traditional pavement chalk–art, and a special screening of award-winning animated film, Sita

.”Families looking for an out-of-this world experience on October 8 may wish to cast their eyes skywards in celebration of International Observe The Moon Night.This global event, part of World Space Week, was created to celebrate the recent NASA mission, Lunar

to retain the mischievous spirit of the man himself whilst providing an educational family day out. Cheeky children will revel in tales of Dahl’s schoolboy pranks whilst adult aficionados can delve into the vast archive of  manuscripts, photographs, letters

place this Sunday, September 30 will see a full day of free drawing activities inspired by the museum’s collection plus visits from legendary etchers Quentin Blake and Gerald Scarfe.Children can meet Cbeebies' Mister Maker for a crown-designing workshop