Hertford Museum
Easter Holiday Family Activities: Brilliant Bugs!
Tue 12 to Thu 14 Apr 2022 (3 days)
Tuesday 12th – Thursday 14th April 2022. 10.30 -3.30 pm (last entry 3pm)
Come and join us for garden themed crafts during the Easter holidays. Different crafts available each week.
£3 per child, DROP IN
*Free places available for children of low-income families. Contact the museum for more information.
For more information visit www.hertfordmuseum.org/
North Herts Museum
Paddington™ comes to town!
19 March to 26 June 2022
The brilliant touring exhibition from the British Library, Paddington: The Story of a Bear, is coming to North Herts Museum. Follow his trail of marmalade splats to explore his tales of adventures in this educational and fun exhibition.
Celebrate one of the world’s most beloved fictional characters over 60 years on from when he was first introduced in 1958. Featuring over 50 books, documents and original artworks, highlights include the first edition of A Bear Called Pad-dington by Michael Bond given to his parents, a selection of memorabilia owned by Michael Bond – including Bond’s typewriter used in the 1960s – and original illustrations of Paddington stories by artists including Peggy Fortnum, David McKee and R.W. Alley.
Join us for a marmalade sandwich-fuelled trip down memory lane – an average visit lasts 30 minutes.
For more information visit: www.northhertsmuseum.org/north-hertfordshire-museum/whats-on-2/
Stevenage Museum
Medieval Madness
13 April 2022, 11:00 - 14 April 2022, 15:00
Wednesday 13 April
Find out what jesters did to entertain the crowd! Make jester stick to tickle your audience's funny bone....
Thursday 14 April
Decorate your shield to show off, or perhaps terrify your enemy in battle.
Sessions: 11am to 12 noon and 2pm to 3pm
Cost: £3 or £1.50 for concessions
Booking: Please book in advance as places go very quickly. If you can't make it please let the Museum know so that someone else can use the space.
Contact us on 01438 218881
Email museum@stevenage.gov.uk
Knebworth House
Easter Trail
April 15 - April 18
Join us this Spring for the Knebworth Easter Trail over the long bank holiday weekend!
Follow the Trail around Knebworth Gardens to gather all the Easter clues and solve the word jumble. There will also be a craft activity available between 12pm and 3pm.
Trail sheets are available on arrival for £1 and are free to Season Ticket Holders. Under 3’s will need to purchase a Trail Sheet if they wish to take part and claim a prize. Last starting time for the Trail is 3pm.
This ticket will include access to Knebworth Park, Gardens, Adventure Playground with Fort Knebworth and Dinosaur Trail.
Book online before your visit for a reduced rate. Full priced tickets will also be available at the entrance on the day of your visit. Under 3’s are welcome free of charge.
Please check your tickets carefully before purchasing as we are unable to refund or transfer tickets.
For information on admission for Essential carers please visit www.knebworthhouse.com/accessibility/
British Schools Museum
Easter Craft Sessions
Tuesday 5th April, Wednesday 6th April, Monday 11th April, Wednesday 13th April
Welcome to our historic Monitorial Schoolroom for Easter holiday craft sessions. For all children age 5 and over. Morning and afternoon sessions, £7 per child. Younger siblings welcome free with a paying child. All children must be accompa-nied by a responsible adult.
https://www.britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk/
Mill Green Museum
Decorate an Easter Tote Bag
7 and 14 April, 10.30 - 12.30 and 1.30-3.30, drop in
Come and decorate a tote bag to use in your Easter Egg hunts.
Buy your tickets on the day.
Price: £5 per child, includes entry to the Mill and Museum.
One adult goes free, additional adults charged at £5 general admission rate.
Spring at the Mill
Friday 8 and Saturday 9 April, 11am - 4pm
Join us on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 April as we welcome Spring to the gardens at Mill Green.
Explore our new exhibitions; hear from local groups about gardens and walks in Hertfordshire; buy some plants for your own garden; make your own crafty spring flowers.
Free with a general admission ticket.
www.millgreenmuseum.co.uk/holiday-activities
Lowewood Museum
Fossil Fun
March 24, 2022
On Friday 8th April 2022, Lowewood Museum will be holding a Fossil Fun day in partnership with Rockwatch, the UK’s Nationwide Geology Club for Children.
Activities will include:
– Make a Jurassic landscape;
– Have a go at making your own plaster cast fossils;
– Dino hunt around the museum.
– Bring your fossils to have them identified and see other fossils on display!
Admission is free but donations are appreciated. Lowewood Museum is open be-tween 10am and 4:30pm. The event is on the ground floor so is accessible for those in wheelchairs.
https://lowewoodmuseum.com/2022/03/24/fossil-fun/
Natural History Musuem at Tring
Egg-Hunt Trail
Saturday 2 April - Sunday 24 April
Tuesday- Saturday 10.00 - 17.00
£1 per trail, drop-in
Search the galleries high and low for hidden eggs.
Set off on the trail for 12 hidden eggs in the galleries. On your journey discover some of the egg-laying animals around the Museum and answer some questions about them.
Drop-in, no need to book.
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/events/egg-hunt-trail-tring.html