Easter Holiday Activities - 2018 Activities that you and your family can take part in over the Easter holidays, most of which are free!

National Trust Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts

As part of its annual event the confectionery giant is planting clues around some of the National Trust’s properties, parks and estates, with questions, challenges and a special prize.

This year, there are Easter Egg Hunts on at Quarry Bank in Styal, Lyme Park in Disley, Dunham Massey in Altrincham and Hare Hill in Over Alderley. The hunts are running from Good Friday (Friday 30th March) to Easter Monday (Monday 2nd April), with them running from 10.30 – 4 at Quarry Bank, Dunham Massey and Hare hill, and from 11 – 4 at Lyme Park. Hunts cost £2, and normal National Trust admission charges will also apply.

Quarry Bank, Styal Road, Styal, Wilmslow, SK9 4LA Dunham Massey, Woodhouse lane, Altrincham, WA14 4SJ Lyme Park, Disley, Stockport, Sk12 2NX Hare Hill, Prestbury Road, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, SK10 4PY

Shimmer and Shine Window Museum of Science and Whitworth Park – Welly Walks workshop Industry (MOSI) Whitworth Park, Oxford Road John Rylands Library, Liverpool Road, , M3 4FP Put on your wellies, get muddy and Be inspired by the colours of the Entry is free. Easy to get to by train discover art and nature in the radiant stained glass windows at Joh or bus – MOSI is at the Whitworth Park. Download a free Rylands Library and recreate your end of Deansgate, close to Welly Walks guide from own in this creative family workshop. Deansgate train station. http://documents.manchester.ac.u It’s free and there’s no need to book k/display.aspx?DocID=26059 to – just drop in (suitable for over 4s). There are a range of activities on enjoy a walk that has been specially across the holidays, many linked to designed to support your 5 Apr 2018 - Open 14:00 - 16:00 space, and the large museum is toddler’s inquisitive nature. 10 Apr 2018 - Open 14:00 - 16:00 there to be explored daily, 10-5. 12 Apr 2018 - Open 14:00 - 16:00

Whitworth Art Gallery Park Farm The Manchester Museum

Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6ER This is a working, countryside, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL community farm, which gives Entry to the gallery is free, from 10-5 children the chance to learn where Regular family events and activities, daily. their food really comes from, as well including an animal hat making th as seeing the animals on site. The workshop on Friday 13 April. Whilst you’re there, pick up a farm is located next to the children’s hamper of art materials to explore www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/whats play area. and get creative with. -on/events/ Open daily Easy to get to by bus, 11.30am – 3.30pm Easy to get to by bus, the museum the gallery is situated on is situated on Oxford road, close to Oxford road, close to the the MRI hospital. MRI hospital.

Z Arts Police Museum National Football Museum

A wide programme of free and low At the Greater Manchester Police Cathedral Gardens, M4 3BG cost activities for children of all ages Museum, discover the stories of FREE entry. Interactive objects, such as dance and art. cops and robbers while learning lots about local history in one of the games and displays throughout the Go to: https://www.z- city’s earliest police stations. museum that will appeal to a wide arts.org/easter-at-z-arts/ to see range of ages. Discovery Zone is what’s on over the holidays. Open Tuesday and designed especially for ages 5 and Thursday under. There is a special trophy hunt 335 Stretford Road, , Manchester, 10.30 – 3.30 over the Easter weekend. M15 5ZA 57a Newton Street, The museum is situated in Manchester, M1 1ET , close to The Printworks.

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Stockport Air Raid Shelters Portland Basin Museum Hat Works

The air raid shelters in Stockport Portland Basin is housed within the Visit and try on hats from all eras of give you the opportunity to restored 19th century Ashton Canal history, to see which suits you best! experience life as it was during a Warehouse. It is an exciting family View live demonstrations of working ‘black out’ in wartime Britain, friendly museum, with something for machinery and a huge collection of surrounded by the sights and all the family. hats. sounds of the home front. Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10 – 4. Open Tuesday – Saturday 10 – 5 Open Tuesday to Friday 1 – 5, and Sundays 11 – 5, the Hat Works Saturday 10 – 5 and Sunday 11 – 5. Admission is free. is easy to reach by bus. Admission is free for under 16s and £5 per Portland Place, Ashton, OL7 0QA Admission is free for under 16s and adult. £5 per adult. Wellington Mill, Wellington Road South, 61 Chestergate, Stockport, SK1 1NE Stockport, SK3 0EU

Manchester Spy Mission Treasure Donkey Sanctuary Manchester The People’s History Museum Trail Visitors are invited to get involved Learn about the importance of This self-guided themed treasure with rescue mules and learn all Manchester’s cotton trade during the trail map can be downloaded to print about the importance of how people Industrial Revolution. At this at home, or sent through the post. It treat animals. museum you can uncover over is packed with codes to crack, 1,500 objects, and find out the sneaky clues and information to help Open weekdays (except Weds) stories behind them all. you discover new things in familiar 3 – 5pm and places. A trail map costs £6.99, and weekends 10am – 3pm. Open daily 10am – 5pm. only one is needed per family. Free admission Free admission. (donations welcome) Visit Left Bank, Spinnningfields, Manchester, https://www.treasuretrails.co.uk/ Donkey Sanctuary, Green Fold, Abbey M3 3ER Hey, M18 8RJ

Highfield Country Park Vale Country Park Free Swimming

Highfield Road, Manchester, M19 Reddish Vale, Stockport, SK5 7HE FREE swimming for children 16 3RP and under (and over 60s) at nine Easy to get to by bus from Stockport swimming pools across the city. Take a wander around Highfield centre, Reddish Vale Country Park Country Park, exploring amongst the has a wide range of outdoor areas to You must register online at this wooded areas and open spaces. explore. website beforehand.

Highfield Country park is easy to There is a visitor centre, which is www.manchester.gov.uk/info/20008 access from the Loop open daily from 10.30-4.30, with hot 7/sport_activities_and_fitness/5256/ (the cycle path which can be and cold drinks available. swimming_in_manchester accessed at the side of Cringle Brook Primary). Toilets are open all day, including disabled toilets.

Open Access Playschemes Manchester Holiday Activities For more ideas of things to do and Events Calendar during the holidays, go to: Supervised play activities for school aged children (usually free). Open to Free and low cost holiday activities, https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk all children in the local community sports, crafts, exhibitions and events /things-to-do/north-west/greater- on a first come first served basis. in local parks, galleries, swimming manchester pools etc. will be published 7 days Playschemes will be listed at before holidays begin. Various www.manchester.gov.uk/info/20001 locations throughout Manchester. 6/children_and_childcare/3686/play_ www.manchester.gov.uk/allsortstodo services

Telephone 0161 245 7171

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