Named in 2009 as the world’s first UNESCO city of film, Bradford is the ideal location for Britain’s National Media Museum. This multi-sensory, multimedia eight floor extravaganza provides an immersive hands-on educational experience for aficionados

If you ever stop to ponder how people managed to communicate in a world before email and iPhones, pay a visit to the place where it all began, Porthcurno Telegraph Museum. Discover the Victorian coded system that revolutionised communication forever

Enter the marvellously fantabulous world of universally adored and uniquely imaginative author Roald Dahl at the award-winning Roald Dahl Museum And Story Centre. Based in the village where Roald Dahl lived for over three decades, the quirky

Being BADEvery Friday, Saturday and Monday in SeptemberLearn how to draw dinosaurs, warriors, real archaeological objects and plot a dig at Banchory Museum as part of the Big Archaeology Draw series.Dirt At The Science CentreSeptember 23–26Join in a

at this special exhibition at Sudbury Hall Museum Of Childhood. Explore the world of rough and tumble boy's toys including train sets, transformers, skateboards and soldiers as well as exploring the grand 17th century craftsmanship of Sudbury Hall. Build A

Gift And Craft FairSeptember 10–11, 24–25Head to Llandudno Town Hall for this seasonal craft and gift fair and trawl the stalls for a variety of local goodies. The wares on offer will include homemade jewellery, aromatherapy oils, leather goods and handcrafted greetings cards.Jam...

The Battle Of HastingsSeptember 15–16Soak up the atmosphere of a medieval battlefield as the infamous Battle Of Hastings is re-enacted before your very eyes at Hasting Abbey. This afternoon of historical hi-jinx will also include a Norman cavalry display, ancient weaponry, falcon...

Apple WeekendSeptember 24–25Celebrate the new season’s crop within the historic orchard at Fenton House with a whole weekend dedicated to that most quintessentially English of fruits, the apple. Watch bee-keeping and cookery demonstrations, taste the new harvest and fill your bas...

York Festival Of Food And DrinkSeptember 16–25Foodie families will lap up this week-long calendar of gourmet themed events throughout York. There will be plenty of child-friendly events to get young tastebuds tingling including a chocolate factory workshop, primary school cooking...

-mâché monster mask making session at Make It Glasgow.A Halloween HappeningOctober 22The National Museum Of Costume in Dumfries will be playing host to this ghoulish guided tour where a ghostly presence can be found lurking around every corner.Air And Scare