Are you looking for something to do with family and friends or seeking a fun day out with the kids in Doncaster?
Then why not explore Doncaster on this self-guided Murder Mystery themed Treasure Trail. As you follow the Trail route, can you solve the sneaky clues set on existing buildings, permanent features and monuments to eliminate the suspects to discover whodunit?
The circular Trail route starts in the middle of Doncaster and shows you many different sides to this town of many faces. You’ll be solving Clues via the theatre, museum, park, market, minster and old Roman fort so there’s plenty to discover!
Trails are done in your own time and at your own pace, one trail booklet is enough for 4-5 people.
The Doncaster Treasure Trail starts at 1 Priory Place, Doncaster, DN1 1BN
Purchase the treasure trail before you leave home – download it from the website (£6.99) here
Explore natural history, archaeology, local history, fine art and more at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery. A varied programme of exhibitions runs throughout the year in the Art Gallery, while Doncaster Museum charts the history of the town from the Ice Age to the present day.
Opening Hours:
Wednesday to Friday 10am-4.30pm
Saturday and Sunday 10.30am-4.15pm
Monday and Tuesday – Closed
General admission FREE, with free parking to visitors when you register your car at the museum reception.
Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, Chequer Road, Doncaster, DN1 2AE
If you want to join or help in any way please do get in touch and/or turn up on the day.
10am in the main picnic area next to the car park.
Activities will depend on the weather: could be painting a rainbow bench; painting rocks to hide around the park, litter picking or playing games. Who knows!
Children must be accompanied by parent/guardian at all times.
Austerfield Study Centre & Community Hub, The Old Primary School, DN10 6RG
Visit the farm over May half-term (25th May – 2nd June 2019) for our ‘creepy crawlytastic’ Bug Week! Handle some real life mini beasts, bugs & critters with a little help from our friends from Lion Learners, maggot racing, bug eating (if you’re brave enough!), bug themed trail through the woodland, meet Crystal the Cockroach, tractor trailer rides, plus all the usual fun on the farm & so much more!
Events tend to be very busy, so visitors are strongly advised to pre-book tickets online to save disappointment nearer the time.
Keep an eye on our facebook page for exciting announcements & exclusives. Find more info and pre-book tickets on their website here.
Holme Hall, Holme, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN16 3RE. 01724 844466
Saturday May 25th 2019, 11am-3pm
Join us at our Superhero themed day of family fun at The Point on South Parade. There will be arts activities, live music, face painting and a superhero fancy dress competition. Activity will be fully inclusive and families are encouraged to pop in or stay all day! It’s FREE to attend and you can turn up on teh day – no need to book.
There are half hour Family Super Raves too where our professional DJ will spin some child-friendly rave classics! These are bookable:
Book for the morning Family Super Rave here: https://bit.ly/2ZuqkGj
Book for the afternoon Family Super Rave here: https://bit.ly/2GrdTCE
We look forward to seeing you on the day!
If you have any questions at all, do get in touch on 01302 341662 or look at our FAQs about what to expect when visiting our fully accessible building on our website here: https://www.thepoint.org.uk/faq-for-families/
The Point, home of darts – Doncaster Community Arts. The Point, South Parade, DN1 2DR
Jurassic Week at Stockeld Park!
25th May – 2nd June 2019, 10am-6pm
**See below for Mumbler offer on pre-booked tickets**
Did you think the age of dinosaurs was well and truly over? Think again! Enter through our Jurassic gates this Spring and prepare yourselves for a MONSTER day out because something ROAR-some is happening at Stockeld Park during May half term!
Take a walk through the Enchanted Forest but watch out… somewhere deep inside, dinosaurs are on the loose and we need your help to find them!
You can dig for fossils at our dig site and take part in our dino craft sessions with the Stockeld Rangers too!
Keep your wits about you during your visit because you never know when you might come face to face with our Raptor who will be roaming the park every day! He’s a curious creature and is looking forward to meeting you, so grab a selfie if you dare!
Our adventure playgrounds, boats, maze, skating rink and more will all be open for fun too!
The Jurassic week event is included free with your day pass. Pre-book online for 10% discount off your day passes, and use the Mumbler code MUMDONCASTER for an additional 10% off!! Click here to book
Stockeld Park, off the A661 Wetherby Road, LS22 4AN. Tel: 01937 586333
Tower Street, Hull, HU1 4DP (Sat Nav HU9 1TU). 01482 381000. Open daily 10am – 6pm (last entry 5pm).
25th May to 2nd June 2019. Dive in and learn more about super shark senses this May half term! It’s sure to be sense-ational! Join us in the Endless Oceans Gallery at 11am and 3pm for our interactive shark senses work shop and discover the amazing senses that sharks have used to survive for over 450 million years. You can even try your hand at hunting for prey just like a shark too!
Visit Craft Corner from 10am to 4pm to make you own finger puppet, choose from a shark, stingray or sawfish and don’t forget to follow the sense-ational shark trail as you go round the aquarium to be in with the chance of winning a prize. Find out more about the Shark Trust #Move4Makos campaign and show your support for ending uncontrolled shark fishing by moving 1 mile. Our guides can give you some great ideas on how to do this when you get home.
The Deep offers FREE return visits for 12 months with the Day Plus Pass. Simply complete your details at reception and retain your tickets to make use of this offer. Full terms and conditions can be found on The Deep’s website.
Saturday 25th May, 10.30am-12.30pm or 1.30pm to 3.30pm – Make Clay Butterflies – Free
Hey Clay! is a national celebration of clay, giving everyone the chance to unleash their inner potter.
Friday 31st May, 10.30am to 12pm – Family Painting Workshop – £4.
Saturday 1st June, 3pm – Butterfly Education Awareness Talk – Free
ARTivities
Join us on our ARTivity table for a creative craft activity that is inspired by one of our current exhibitions or the theme of the session. Drop in FREE
10am – 4pm, May 25th, 28th, 29th, 30, 31 & June 1st.
Stick and Splodge
Creative fun for the under 5’s. Sessions run every Thursday morning 10.30am-12pm. £1 per child
20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Church Square, Scunthorpe, DN15 6TB
01724 297070
Swim and Skate all in one day with the region’s favourite leisure destination.
Cut the ice in the UK’s only split level Ice Rink and Make A Splash with our Big Splash session in the lagoons.
Family multi-activity tickets are only £25 when booked online!
The Dome, Doncaster Lakeside, Bawtry Road, Doncaster, DN4 7PD
Become a Bowling King at Kingpin, whether it’s a family day out or just a get together with friends, there’s something for everyone at Kingpin. Get in the zone, lights down, music on and let the fun begin … BOWL AWAY.
Fiver Fever – 2 games for only £5 | Monday – Friday, 9am – 3pm
Super Six – 2 games for £6 | Monday – Friday, 3pm – 6pm
Adwick Leisure Complex, Welfare Road, Woodlands, Doncaster, Dn6 7QF
01302 721447
Saturday 1st June & Sunday 2nd June 2019
Cast, Waterdale, DN1 3BU
Aliens love underpants. Of every shape and size. But there are no underpants in space. So here’s a big surprise!
Based on the book by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort Adapted & directed by Adam Bampton-Smith.
This zany and hilarious tale based on the best-selling children’s book is wonderfully brought to life on stage for the very first time. With stunning effects, madcap action, original music (and lots of aliens of course!)this fantastically fresh and funny production will delight the whole family.
Telephone 01302 303959
As well as all of their brilliant children’s and family board games, Bake Battle & Roll have other activities during half term.
Wednesday 29th May 2019 – Slime Making, 12pm-3pm, Quiz Night, 7pm-9pm
Bake Battle & Roll, 24-26 Wood Street, Doncaster, DN1 3LW
07895 542951
Beetley Good Time: Discover the variety of beetles that live on our nature reserve and what we can do do encourage them in our gardens.
Booking is essential.
Wednesday 29th May 10.30am-12pm
Bee Spotting: Bees are brilliant but how much do you know about them? Hopefully we can catch a few for a close up!
Thursday 30th May 10.30am-12pm
YWT Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, Potteric Carr Visitor Centre, Mallard Way, DN4 8DB
Saturday 25th May, 11am-5pm, Cantley Park
Lots of family stalls and activities, plus the Fun Dog Show.
15 fun classes. 1.50p per class. Rosettes 1st to 5th and reserve and best in show. Come along for a friendly and fun filled day with your furbabies. Lots to do and see at the carnival.
Class list is…
1. Handsome hound
2. Prettiest girl
3. Cutest puppy
4. 1-6 years old
5. Golden oldie
6. Naughtiest doggy
7. Happiest/smiliest
8. Dog judge wants to take home
9. Sausage catcher
10. Best family
11. Best 6 legs
12. Loveable eyes
13. Best rescue
14. Waggiest tail
15. Fancy dress
Reserve best in show
Best in show
We’re SUPER excited (get it?) to announce the details of our next amazing event!
Friday 31st May, Saturday 1st June & Sunday 2nd June
It’s Comic Book Superheroes – a whole weekend of amazing superhero fun exclusive to YWP from 31st May – 2nd June
There’ll be:
Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Warning Tongue Lane, Doncaster, DN4 6TB
01302 535057
Often described as a jewel in Doncaster’s crown, Cusworth Hall is a beautiful Grade I listed building set in acres of historic parkland. The house was built between 1740 and 1744 for local land owner William Wrightson and recent refurbishments have transformed the Hall into Heritage Doncaster’s social history museum.
From setting up home to working and socialising, the museum collections reflect the daily lives of people in Doncaster from the 18th century to the present day.
Today, visitors can step inside the Hall’s Great Kitchen where many feasts were prepared and view the stunning paintings on the ceiling of the chapel. Admission to the museum is free. Opening times:
The historic parkland surrounding Cusworth Hall is open to the public every day of the year. It’s the perfect location for picnics, walks with the dog, or family days out.
Children’s play areas and a playing field are also located within the Park and a variety of walking trails are available from the Hall reception. Admission to the Park is free (car parking charges apply)
Situated in Cusworth Hall’s former stable and coach house, Butlers Tea Room and Bistro serves meals, snacks and drinks – please visit their website for full details including opening hours.
The newly opened Old Brewhouse is a cosy microbrewery and bar built into the original brewhouse which served the Wrightson family for centuries.
Cusworth Lane, Doncaster DN67TU
01302 782342
Download and print some trails to do with the kids at Cusworth Hall here
Come along and join in with lots for our Dinosaur fun on Friday 31st May 2019.
Tricksy the Dinosaur will be making appearances throughout the day plus two baby dinosaurs will also be here for you to meet. There will also be Dinosaur crafts, a dinosaur hunt and face painting too.
The farm and tearooms will also be open as usual.
This event is ticket only and tickets can be bought for either morning (10am – 1pm) or afternoon (1pm – 4pm) sessions Tickets are £3 for toddlers (1 & 2 years old) , £5 children 3 – 12 years old, £1 for Adults, under 1’s are free. (annual passes can be used)
Purple Vouchers CANNOT be used on this day.
Pre-booking is required.
Boston Park Farm, Bawtry Road, Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 6DS
01302 844818
25th-26th May 2019
Free Entertainment including:
Victorian Street Performers, Live Music, Artisan Market Traders, Best Dressed show, Tea Duelling.
Saturday May 25th to Sunday 2nd June
Magical fun for all the family!
Join our fairy guided walks through the enchanted forest and experience a magical fantasy world – discover tiny pixie dwellings, friendly dragons and fairy hideaways!
FREE Fairy guided tours take place between 10.30am – 11.45am, 12.45pm – 2.15pm and 3.15pm – 5pm
Meet Corrie our magical unicorn and follow the trail to find all the mischievous fairies hiding around the park.
Join in the fun with our fairy and elf dress-up selfie stop and have a go at magical fairy arts and crafts and face-painting in our Art and Crafts Room.
Watch the fairy antics in our spectacular free-flying bird and animal displays and take part in amazing animal encounters!
There’s also all the usual school holiday family fun activities including tractor trailer rides, Realms of Camelot play park and wet play area and the chance to meet Rexy the friendly T-Rex on our Dino Trail!
Normal admission applies. You do not need to book on a tour but please be aware spaces per tour are limited.
Tropical Butterfly House, Wildlife and Falconry Centre, Woodsetts Road, North Anston, Sheffield, S25 4EQ
Wednesday 29th May, 10.30am-2.30pm
Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall
£15 per person.
Contact 07944 566454
It’s National Children’s Gardening week during half term.
We’ll be having some free family activities in the walled garden from 25th May to 2nd June.
Children can decorate a pot and plant a seedling to take home for free!
Flourish Enterprises, The Walled Garden, St Catherine’s House, Woodfield Park, Doncaster, DN4 8QP. 01302 798074
Bring in your once loved old books that you have already read and leave it in our phone box for others to try.
If you see another book that takes your fancy then feel free to take it home and give it a read!
The phone box is situated on the first floor, near where BHS used to be.
Frenchgate Centre, St Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster
01302 368335
Live Life Adventurously!
Our nearest Go Apes’ are:
Normanby Hall Country Park, Normanby, Lincolnshire, DN15 9HU
Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe, NG21 9GL (Also have a brand new Nets Kingdom which opened in Summer 2018 – this looks amazing and is suitable for younger children who might find the Tree Top Adventure or even Tree Top Junior a bit difficult or high. We visited in the summer and my then 4 year old enjoyed the Tree Top Junior half way round, but was terrified of the zip wire. The Nets would have been a good option for him).
Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Low Dalby, Thornton-Le-Dale, YO18 7LT
29th May, 12pm
It’s half term so why not bring the whole family and join us for a fab day out. As well as an exciting afternoon of racing, the training squad from Hull FC are coming down to run fun challenges, drills, skills training and meet the player sessions, with some great prizes available. There’s lots of other fun going on too.
*Small charge applies for these activities
Beverley Racecourse, York Road, Beverley, HU17 8QZ
Call 01482 867488
The parlour can be found next to Thorntons and will be open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10am – 6pm, Thursday 10am until 8pm, Saturday 9.30am until 6pm and Sunday 10am until 4.30pm.
Everyone is welcome to drop in to play on one of the three table tennis tables in the parlour. Simply grab a bat and play – absolutely free of charge!
Wednesday 29th May 2019, 1pm-3pm
Sandall Beat Environment Centre & Woods, Leger Way, DN2 5QB
Come to the woods and make a little house to take away. £1 per house. This is a drop-in session, we estimate that it will take you around 30 mins to make your house.
Please let us know if you are attending so that we can ensure that we have enough materials, and to avoid disappointment! Call us on 01302 300798.
Saturday 25th May to Sunday 2nd June (Closed to the public Sunday 26th May)
What’s on this Half Term…
AQUA-TEK & SCI-TEK – included in entry to Magna Science Adventure Centre
From Sat 25th May, Magna Science Adventure Centre will signal the start of the summer months when it re-opens its popular AQUA-TEK outdoor splash park this May half term. Children of all ages can create a splash with the range of water-based activities AQUA-TEK offers, including hidden sprays, mists and jets of water.
In addition, visitors will be able to explore the SCI-TEK adventure play area. Specially designed to let children of all ages explore and learn through play, SCI-TEK is a wonderland of texture, colour and fascinating features! Think linked trampoline sets, spinning bowls, tilted roundabouts, twisted slides, rockets and castles…all you need to spark the imagination and get active!
ROCKET SHOW – included in entry to Magna Science Adventure Centre
From Mon 27th to Fri 31st May, join us for our family friendly trip around the world of homemade rockets. Fuel, fizz, water or air, they all go with a whoooosh!
STEEL TOURS AND FORGE DEMONSTRATIONS – included in entry to Magna Science Adventure Centre
To find out more about the history of the old steelworks, why not join us for Steel Tours with one of our steel heritage experts. Find out how steel can be shaped and watch a blacksmith at work in the Forge Demonstrations in our Fire Pavilion from Mon 27th to Fri 31st May.
Save 10% when you purchase your tickets in advance online.
25th, 26th and 27th May 2019
See more about Normanby Hall here
Toys and Games – Monday 27th to Friday 31st May 2019, 10.30am-3.30pm
Toys and Games make and take craft activities in the community gallery. Drop in, FREE
Dudley’s Den, providing free under 5’s fun. During the May half term, open daily for free play 10am-4pm
North Lincolnshire Museum, Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7BD
Clulmber park is a special and important place, one of just a handful of Grade 1 registered parks in the country. One of the top 5 most visited National Trust places in the country, there is something for everyone. Great for walking, cycling, exploring there is a great play area too.
Clumber Park, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3AZ
Sunday 2nd June 2019, 10am-5pm
Yorkshire Air Museum, Halifax Way, YO41 4AU,
A unique chance to climb aboard the Museum’s amazing collection of aircraft. Many of our aircraft are entirely complete, including cockpits and our visitors would love to see inside.
For the first time ever, we are arranging access to the cockpits of these aircraft for our visitors to enjoy first hand. We will have a range of our aircraft available for visitors to climb aboard and enjoy an explanation from our expert guides on the systems inside the cockpits and how the aircrew flew these amazing aircraft.
So if you’ve ever wanted to climb aboard the Nimrod and experience her unique aroma, or sit inside a jet cockpit on top of an ejector seat, then this is your chance.
Thursday 30th May 2019, 11am-4pm
Sandall Park, DN2 4
Come and meet our Princess at Sandall Park for a meet and great and live interactive performances.
There will be food stalls, reptile rendezvous, fun fair, live music, dance performances and more!
Tuesday May 28th 2019, 12pm-1.15pm
Reptile Rendezvous & Furry Friends, 28 Kingsgate, Waterdale, DN1 3JU
Meet a variety of exotic animals for handling and strokig £6pp handling.
Sunday 19th May 2019
Our traditional Sunday raceday is one of four family days throughout the summer and we are rolling back the years to bring you the ultimate traditional family fun!
We have lots of free fun for the Children including:
Ripon Races, Boroughbridge Road, Ripon, North Yorkshre, HG4 1UG
Ticket office 01765 530530
Thursday 30th May 2019, 4pm – 10am. Ages 7-14
£45, 17 places available.
You will need: Sleeping bag, bed, clothes
Cantley 58th Scouts, Phoenix Centre, Cantley, DN4 6FN.
Contact Scotty’s Heroes on 07835 949404 to book a place.
Open everyday throughout the school holiday and bank holidays.
Last admission 4pm.
Adult £6.50
Children (5-16) £3
Senior Citizen £5.50
Family £15
For details of group rates please call us on 01302 761616
South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Dakota Way, Airbourne Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 7FB. (Please note, use DN$ 7NW or Dakota Way for Sat Nav)
Out of this world fun at Thoresby Park! Become a space explorer for the day and take on our space themed trail around the grounds.
Our space trail starts on 25th May – 2nd June.
Trail runs from 10am – 4pm for only £1.00 per trail, available to purchase from the Visitor Centre.
Thoresby Park, Thoresby Courtyard, Nr Ollerton, NG22 9EP
(We have done quite a few of their school holiday trails and they are great for the kids. There is a new play area too, which is worth a visit. A trip to Thoresby Park is free aside from the £1 for the trail sheet)
The fun goings on this May Bank Holiday coincide with May half-term and the annual British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (BIAZA)’s Love Your Zoo week which calls for communities to visit and support their local zoos and wildlife parks and the role they play in conservation, welfare and the environment.
Amongst many other experiences, visitors to the park this week will learn about the amazing rescue of the Brown Bears from Japan, see the Amur tigers – the largest of all the big cats in the world, and walk amongst the animals in the South America Viva reserve.
Comic Book Superheros event.
A special new event takes place during Spring Bank Holiday weekend – a marvellous Comic Book Superheroes event from Friday May 31st until Sunday June 2nd.
The incredible Superheroes weekend will include an immersive exhibition of life-sized statues of iconic characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man and Hulk, and original comics, in partnership with The World of Superheroes.
The event, taking over the park in Branton, near Doncaster, will also include a spectacular ‘Hollywood Movies Stunt Show’ every day.
Visitors can enjoy an amazing Fan-Zone, which showcases comic book models along with face-painting, superhero crafts and a themed trail around the park. You can even grab a selfie with a 1989 Batmobile!
The incredible Stamping and Paper Craft Show returns to The Dome on Saturday 2nd June.
If you’re in to crafting, the show is organised by Which Craft? who have stall in the Corn Exchange, Doncaster Market.
25th May to 2nd June
Join the ZooLab rangers for an exciting animal handling experience at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens this half term. Meet some amazing animals including snakes, scorpions, tarantulas and many more.
And don’t forget to discover some fantastic new friends along our critter trail.
Timetable
11.15am & 2.45pm – House Guests
Step back in time to learn about the role of animals in Victorian times! Learn how to treat Whooping cough with a spider, and see how Victorians developed the colour purple using a snail!
12:15pm & 3.45pm – Garden Friends
The gardens at Brodsworth Hall have been used for a number of different reasons, including growing herbs for cooking but what animals are lurking here? Discover some exciting animals and learn some interesting facts!
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, Brodsworth, Doncaster
Tickets will be available to purchase at the site on the day.
