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Page 2 News Page 15 Let’s Dance Page 6 Baby & Toddler Page 16 Holiday Clubs Page 8 Beaverbrook Review Page 19 Back to School As I’m writing this, it’s looking set to be the hottest June Page 10 Summer Fun Page 21 What’s On we’ve had for ages and long may it continue - cos let’s face it, life’s easier when the kids are outside! The next Families Surrey East is part of the national 23 pages are packed with ideas for Summer family fun – network of Families magazines. we’ve got days out galore, tips for the best beaches, tons See www.familiesonline.co.uk/local/surrey-east of holiday camps and ideas for the inevitable rainy days. for more features and competitions.

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Tudor Towers Take a Trip to Splash Play at Priory Park It’s divided option with local parents, but the Tudor Towers new splash play area at Priory Park is due to A visit to Hever Castle is a open in early July – just in time for the Summer Summer staple in the Families hols. Gone is the sand and the slippy stones, household, so we can’t wait to replaced with a wet pour rubber floor made up check out the Tudor Towers, the of two colours to depict sand and water, making new 9-metre tall castle in Hever’s adventure playground. the pirate ship look close to the beach. Families is hoping Bigger than a 4-bed house and with three slides, two that the toilets might be poles and lots of interactive elements split into three next in line for a refurb! houses - Hawk, Bull and Squirrel, the new build is suitable for kids aged 7-14yrs. For more ideas of waterparks in the East With sound effects (think crackling fires, archers Surrey area, visit our and knights) and a cargo net to fox even the most website determined foes, Tudor Towers will also have musical familiesonline.co.uk/ instruments to play and a roof maze to solve. The local/surrey-east courtyard of the castle features shields designed by children from three local schools, alongside the coats of arms of some of the previous owners of Hever Castle. Celebrating 30 years since For more info about Hever Castle and Gardens visit the Great Storm hevercastle.co.uk The National Trust planning to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Storm of 1988 this autumn with a photographic Have a Higgledy Time! exhibition showing the damage caused at . This Fishers Farm in Surrey beauty spot was devastated by the hurricane-force Wisborough Green winds which resulted in the loss of hundreds of trees. has launched Ranger Sophie Parker is curating a collection of Higgledy Village - photographs from the Great Storm, so if you have any an indoor play barn local memorabilia or personal imagery you’d like to share, for younger visitors. please get in touch at [email protected]. Inspired by Sussex woodland, they have The exhibition will run 6-29th October at Leith Hill Place. created a space that brings the outside in! Kids can enjoy a musical and sensory adventure featuring giant musical The Look Out toadstools, lily jumping pillows, bubble tubes and sensory Discovery Centre equipment, based round a treehouse playframe. They’ve also built 3 new party rooms for those special occasions. They’ve also got a full summer of events planned, like Science and Bouncy Weekend (29-20 Jul), Water Party (5-6 Aug) and discovery fun - Princesses and Pirates (12-13 Aug). For more info and to book visit fishersfarmpark.co.uk over 90 activities. The BIG Dinosaur Show 22 July 2017 - 3 Sept 2017 Shows run at weekends and school holidays. Age 3+

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Help save £3 million a year Did you know that recycling your food waste through your collection service rather than putting it in your rubbish bin will help save over £3 million a year? That’s because it costs less than half to recycle food waste through anaerobic digestion than it does to dispose of it. So putting all your food waste in your caddy every week means you’re helping to protect other council services like social care, libraries and schools. The food is taken to an anaerobic digestion plant where it’s used to generate green electricity and fertiliser used in While most Surrey residents use their caddy there’s more farming. we can all do to help make the savings. Surrey’s councils will be working with residents this autumn to encourage Mike Goodman, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member them to recycle all of their food waste every week. But to for Environment and Planning, said: “Putting food waste in start making a difference today, visit recycleforsurrey.org. your caddy for collection is clean and easy when you use uk where you can find out more about your food waste plastic bags instead of the old compostable liners, which collection, and how to order replacement indoor kitchen cost more and could easily leak or tear. caddies and outside food waste bins if yours are missing or If everybody put their food waste in their damaged. “caddy, your councils would have more money To make it cleaner and easier to recycle your food waste, to spend on the services you value most. you can line your caddy with a plastic bag or liner. Using plastic bags or liners is the cleanest and easiest way to The Recycle for Surrey website also has tips on how” you deal with your food waste – you can use them to line your can reduce the amount of food you throw away – which kitchen caddy and minimise drips, or put smelly food in can save the average family £60 a month. Simple things a bag, tie it up and put it straight into your outside food like storing your food correctly and not being tempted waste bin. All types of plastic bags can be used, including by offers at the supermarket can make a surprising old shopping bags, pedal bin liners, or bread, cereal, fruit or difference to how much food you waste. vegetable bags, but please don’t use black bin bags. recycleforsurrey.org.uk

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New playgrounds for Caterham & Leatherhead Caterham families will be pleased to hear that the new playground at Stafford Road will be ready for the Summer holidays. The new facilities replace the outdate equipment removed in 2015 and include a swings, seesaw and springy animals for the littlies. There’ll also be an outdoor gym aimed at ages 13+. The whole site will be protected by CCTV to deter vandalism. In Leatherhead, residents are asked to vote on the favourite of 3 designs for the new Fortyfoot playground. To register your vote visit molevalley.gov.uk/fortyfoot Narnia comes to No wardrobes required this Summer, when you can visit the exciting new Narnia-themed nature trail at Banstead Woods and Chipstead Downs Nature Reserve. Created by Reigate & Banstead Greenspaces team, the trail includes wooden sculptures of Aslan the lion, Lucy at the iconic lamppost and the infamous wardrobe which children will be able to walk through. Great free fun for the summer holidays!

Dementia-Friendly Cinema Join our 100 day reset Going to the cinema as a family can become more difficult as programme parents and grandparents become confused or suffer from #100dayreset signs of dementia, which is why The Harlequin Cinema in Your journey to beautiful, Redhill is launching monthly Dementia Friendly Screenings on radiant skin starts today Tuesdays at 10.30am. Call for your FREE skin analysis The screenings are enhanced to suit the needs of people living with dementia: the lights are left on low, there are no Working with you to reset your adverts or trailers and the audience can move around or skincare and reset your skin even sing along. Free tea, coffee and biscuits are served and Win £500 worth of Environ products a representative from The Alzheimer’s Society is on hand for people to speak to if they wish. Forthcoming films include Singing in the Rain (11/7), Carousel (15/8) & Gentlemen Prefer THE NaiL & BoDy BouTiquE Blondes (12/9). To book visit harlequin.co.uk Reigate’s Exclusive Pampering Destination Give a Little Gift Little Gifts is a local Horley Tel: 01737 242663 charity providing free children’s toys, clothes and shoes and 15 Lesbourne Road equipment to those in need of a helping hand. They hold swap shops and take donations at St John’s Hall in Massetts Reigate RH2 7JP Road on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 2-4pm. For more nailandbody.co.uk information email [email protected]

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Open at weekends and daily during school hols Summer holiday: Sat 22 July - Sun 3 Sept Pine Marten Ancient Egyptian Day 1 child FREE with this advert - save £8.50 Sunday 13th August Valid to Sun 3 September 2017 with one full paying adult - No cash alternative Visit award-winning Chiddingstone Castle, One voucher per party - No photocopies - Not to be used with other offers (FSE 07-17) a memorable day out for all the family! We’re on the A22, Newchapel, nr Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6LF 01342 834658 www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7AD chiddingstonecastle.org.uk familiesonline.co.uk Families Surrey East 5 Baby and Toddler

Creation Station The Nest sets up Inspires 1000s in Redhill The Nest - a new pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding support centre has opened in Oakdene Road, Redhill. Run by Alexis Ozmen, a qualified and experienced Hypnobirthing Teacher, Breastfeeding Counsellor and Birth Doula, the centre has a packed timetable of helpful courses for new (and recent) parents. The support services on offer include pregnancy relaxation, hypnobirthing and baby massage – as well as practical advice on weaning and breastfeeding. All courses are held in the safe and Lisa Tye, mum of two and owner of The cosy HQ with like-minded parents. Creation Station Reigate, has been The Nest has also started hosting Jo Jingles and Hartbeeps courses awarded the prestigious award of ‘Inspiring for babies and toddlers and are running some useful courses over over 1000 children 2016/17’ at the national the Summer, including the What’s for Dinner? weaning course. Creation Station franchise awards held at For more info visit thenest.support the 15th annual ‘Creation Station Inspiring Imaginations’ Conference. Lisa, who has run her local classes for just Little Street Gets Closer 2 years said “I am so delighted to have won the award. I feel very privileged to The ever-popular children’s play facility Little Street has opened its third have met and inspired so many children. site, in West Byfleet - an easy 20 min drive from Leatherhead. The new It is a real treat to see their eyes sparkle centre has been funded by NatWest and is run by Sara and Rob Howe. as their imaginations shine through their “Having visited Little Street in Frimley, we were inspired to create a similar art. I am very much looking forward to centre locally. We are parents of young children ourselves and so could see what the next year brings.” the appeal and potential of such a facility in this area instantly. Founder and MD of the franchise Sarah “Little Street is unique in Crassall says “Our Creation Station family that we create play facilities make such positive contributions to their that encourage children to local community and really help children interact with each other and and families to be creative and have fun mimic real-life situations.” together, plus our new adult creative The centre has been crafters is proving to be a great hit with built in the style of a grown ups too’. miniature town, with areas The award-winning Creation Station replicating a construction has 124 franchisees nationwide, inspiring site, supermarket, stables, imaginations through fun, educational medical centre, school, and safe tried and tested creative art and theatre and train. They run crafts experiences - from newborn to 99! 4 sessions a day, as well as Lisa is running Family Fun sessions parties. Surely an East Surrey in Nutfield on Aug 1st, 15th and site will be next..? 22nd August, so get signed up now! For more info visit Call 01737 731169 or email lisatye@ little-street.co.uk thecreationstation.co.uk

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explore the magical world of Teletubbyland. Kids can Teletubbies join in with brand new songs by BAFTA award-winning on Tour composer, Mani Svavarsson. You might not believe Teletubbies Live has been created and adapted for the this, but after 20 years stage by Richard Lewis, who has also been involved with in showbiz, the world- the Peppa Pig Live shows. It features full-sized Teletubbies famous Teletubbies have characters, bright colours, puppetry, movement, songs never been on tour – and actions. The tour starts in Manchester in Nov before until now! This year they embarking on a nationwide tour. are set to star in their For more info visit teletubbieslive.com first ever live theatre show, “Big Hugs,” AS SEEN ON created especially for MAKE YOUR CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT MORE FUN! the youngest audience. DISCOVER Join Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po in a stage RUGBYTOTS show full of love, laughter, music and “Big Hugs,” as they Our dynamic weekly play sessions enable boys and girls aged 2–7 to develop their social and physical skills in a fun, positive environment. Come for CAKE! For more details, just call or email: Redhill, Reigate & Horley NCT group has 0345 313 3242 just launched a support group for new [email protected] mums called CAKE. The weekly group aims to provide and enable women with confidence, appreciation, kindness and energy with their rugbytots.co.uk new babies. At (what can be) an overwhelming time, CAKE The world’s favourite rugby play programme welcomes you to come along, meet other mums and local practitioners for free advice. Visit from 11am-1pm on Tuesdays at the Scout Hall, St Josephs, Redhill. It’s free and everyone’s welcome. For more info visit nct.org.uk/branches/redhill-reigate-horley Be Inspired in Horley After the success of January’s event, the Be Inspired baby & toddler show is back at Horley Methodist Church on July 22nd, from 2-4pm. WALTON ON THE HILL, DORKING, , If you want to know more about What’s On in Horley and , OXSHOTT & EPSOM surrounding areas for little ones, this is your one stop shop E: [email protected] for finding out about local classes, playgroups, childcare T: 020 8432 0811 and activities. There’ll be stallholders from local charities and businesses ready to inspire you! Entry is free and refreshments will be available. For more info visit ‘Be Inspired Horley’ on Facebook. Group discounts for NCT members when 3+ people join together at the same time.

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Nestled in the beautiful rolling countryside between Leatherhead and Headley lies a new luxury country house hotel which is as geared- up for kids as it is for the Kensington jet set.

Beaverbrook, a privately- owned estate set amidst 400 acres of meadows, woodland and golf courses is undergoing a refurb, Fun & Games at Family with the first project, The Garden House, now open to guests. This is a unique 11-bedroomed property Friendly Beaverbrook with some adjoining family rooms, the biggest squashiest beds you’ve fruit and veg is grown on site in Rosemary (all rooms are named after ever slept in, more complimentary the Kitchen Garden and there’s garden herbs grown in the Kitchen bits & bobs than you can shake something on the menu to suit all Garden) to enjoy the facilities. Much your strawberries at and an army palettes – even fussy 4 year olds. to the children’s delight, a plate of stylishly-dressed, friendly staff When the Families Surrey East tribe of gooey brownies, strawberries whose number one priority is to visited, the boys chose the Sliders and biscotti awaited us on arrival make you feel at home. with fries (because given the option - while we were more delighted by of a burger they won’t even look the bottle of champagne, which From the quirky cottagey décor, at the rest of the menu), but there we enjoyed on the balcony while to family-friendly touches like kid’s were some other great kids dishes the kids watched Scooby Doo via books, board games, bike hire and on offer, including risotto, pasta, AppleTV in the bedroom. welly boots, The Garden House is grilled chicken and fish. the perfect place for a weekend The bathrooms are pretty treat, a family party or special The adults started with lovely fat impressive – dark green tiles, occasion. Guests are encouraged sprigs of home-grown asparagus huge walk in showers and a bath to enjoy the wildflower meadow, finished with a gooey poached you could dive into, coupled with walk the Kitchen Garden among the egg, and a crispy duck salad, gorgeous toiletries make it all feel wealth of fresh fruit and veg or play complimented by a lovely Sipsmith very luxurious. They’ve even got mini a game of Petanque, before settling rosé from local Albury Vineyard. I bathrobes and slippers for the kids – down for a feast in the Garden took our hosts recommendation of it was all too cute! Fed, watered and House restaurant. gnoccillini stuffed with goats cheese spoilt to death on fab food and fun, and finished with crumbly pistachios we slept like logs. When we say feast, we mean for mains, and Mr Families had the feast. The food is simply delicious. The highlight of the trip for the kids Suckling Pig. Both were devine – Head chef Kaz Suzuki has created was the Sharky & George kids club, even the two wriggly kids couldn’t an Anglo-Italian inspired menu which is on option for all paying put us off our stride! Staying using locally sourced ingredients guests at the hotel. If you’ve never overnight at The Garden House will and organic produce. Much of the heard of Sharky & George before, make quite a dent in your bank balance, but I Sharky & George was pleased to see that kids club the bill for dining was great value for money and no pricier than a posh pub lunch – but make sure you book in advance, this little secret won’t stay secret for long. We didn’t make it to pudding before our two crashed out and we decided to head upstairs to Loveage and

8 Families Surrey East familiesonline.co.uk Easter they’re a top-notch kids entertainment company used by celebs like Holly Willoughby and Edith Bowman. Manned by incredibly enthusiastic folk who love leading tribes of rowdy kids on treasure hunts and spy missions, the sessions run twice a day and will keep your kids occupied for hours. The lovely Becky and Will took my two rascals out for garden games, campfire fun and den building – and brought them back happy, mucky and exhausted. Beaverbrook feels like a place that has really thought of families. This is probably because the owners (including confectionary heir Joel Cadbury) spend time there with their own family and friends. It is a home from home. There are two outdoor play areas for kids – the Hideout for under 5s which is a multi-level fort with slides, secret passages and swings and the magical Treehouse in the woods for older kids. There’s also a wealth of other family attractions on the doorstep, from Bocketts Farm and Denbies, to and Surrey Wildlife Trust’s Nower Wood just up the road. The development of the rest of the estate, formerly owned by press baron and owner of Express Newspapers, Lord Max Beaverbrook, is still undergoing, with The House set to be open by the end of the Summer. Steeped in history, with previous visitors including Winston Churchill, it will have 18 bedrooms, a library, screening room and spa. All of this is being overseen by Beaverbrook’s newly appointed Hotel HEV-Jousting-Families-87x130-AW.indd 1 30/05/2017 10:26 Manager Andrew Spearman, who joins from Domaine de Manville, Provence, where he was General Manager. We loved The Garden House and already have it marked down as one to return to for big birthdays and anniversary GO ON A trips. We loved the nostalgic charm of the interiors and the GARDEN attention to detail – and it is so nice to find an upmarket, ADVENTURE boutique style hotel that is so family-friendly. Even though 22 JULY – 3 SEPT we might not take them next time we go!

Rooms at The Garden House start from £240 a night. For more information and to book visit beaverbrook.co.uk. To find out more about Sharky & George visit sharkyandgeorge.com. With thanks to Quintessentially for our stay.

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mysteries. Animal Agents is illustrated by Tony Ross, The Summer Reading illustrator of the hugely popular Horrid Henry Challenge 2017 series and is published all over the world. The annual Summer Reading The Challenge is open to all primary school Challenge has launched! children and is designed for all reading abilities. During the holidays kids are Why not head to your local library during the encouraged to read six or more summer holidays and enroll? It's completely books of their choice - fact books, free and any child can take part. Visit joke books, picture books or audio books – summerreadingchallenge.org.uk it doesn’t matter, just as long as they are borrowed from the library. There are collectable incentives and rewards Here’s our recommendations for new for every child who completes the Challenge, which is run by independent charity The Reading Agency. Children animal-themed books for the Summer can sign up at their local library and all materials are absolutely free. Grumpy Frog by Ed Vere This year's theme is Animal Agents, introducing young A brand new, funny picture book from readers to a variety of clever creatures, specially the NYT best- selling author and illustrator Ed Vere. Grumpy Frog is not trained to use their skills and natural instincts to unravel grumpy. He loves green, and he loves to hop, and he loves winning. But what happens when Grumpy Frog doesn't win, or encounters - horror of horrors - a Pink Rabbit? Grumpy Frog subtly teaches the importance of being kind Gatwick Fun to all. Age 3+, Puffin £6.99 Saturday 16th September 10am - 4pm The Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie This is a firm favourite in the Families household. Join Nell the detective dog with an amazing sense of smell as she tracks down the book thief. Wonderfully illustrated by Sara Ogilvie (of The Worst Princess – also hilarious), this rhyming story is funny and easy to read. Age 4+, Macmillan £6.99

The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop by Clare Balding Join us for a day of Gatwick Fun A funny and warm-hearted story featuring exciting demonstrations, about a racehorse, a young girl and activities for all the family plus her eccentric family. When ten-year- our friends from Sussex Police, old horse-mad Charlie accidentally Gatwick Fire Service, Airfield manages to buy a racehorse, she is Teams and more! beyond thrilled – but this is one lazy horse. How can Charlie motivate him? The new novel from tv sports presenter Clare Balding. Age 8+, Gatwick Aviation Museum, Vallance By-Ways, Puffin £6.99 Lowfield Heath Rd, RH6 0BT Admission: Adults £10, children £2.50, Family £20 Free parking National Young Writer of the

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The Best Beaches on Your Doorstep Want to feel the sand between your toes? The coast is not as far away as you might Summer think. Here’s our pick of the best. FAmILY FuN! Rainbow Wednesdays Craft activities available every West Sussex In association with The Rainbow Wednesday 11am - 3pm The nearest bit of coastline to us, with a stretch of great Trust www.rainbowtrust.org.uk ranging from £1.50 per craft beaches both sandy and pebbley. The best (and less busy) Wednesday 26 July - Teddy Bears Wednesday 16 are Littlehampton, Worthing and The Witterings. You Train Ride & Story Telling 10am, August - Creation 11am, 12noon & 2pm. £7.50 per Station - Summer can of course train it easily to Brighton, but why not try child incl. sweet treat / £3 per adult Arty Party 11am & somewhere new? incl. hot drink. 2pm. £7.50 per child / adults free. might conjure up images of blue rinses, Wednesday 26 July Wednesday 16 August - Henfold Littlehampton - Henfold Birds of Birds of Prey 11am until 3pm but it's a great spot for smaller kids. With a long promenade Prey 11am until 3pm with a main display at 12.30pm. for scooting and playing fields backing onto the beach, as with a main display at Free admission. 12.30pm. Free admission. well as a small funfair, you certainly won't get bored. Don't Wednesday 23 August - Tropical expect crab shacks - it's more of a chips by the sea kinda Wednesday 2 August Rainforest Roadshow See and - Teddy Bears Summer learn about exciting place, but the kids love it. Drive time: 1.10hrs from Dorking. Disco 11am & 2pm, £7.50 and exotic creatures. per child incl. sweet treat 11am & 2pm, £7.50 Worthing is Brighton's calmer, tidier relation. It's a town & soft drink / adults Free per child / adults free on the up with trendy eateries and shops springing up Wednesday 9 August - Punch Wednesday 30 Aug everywhere. There's a new kids play area off the seafront & Judy Traditional - Teddy Bears Train Ride & Story with great equipment and sand play, as well as a pebbley Family Fun, 10.30am, Telling 10am, 11am, 12noon & 12noon & 2pm 2pm. £7.50 per child incl. sweet beach for the obligatory stone throwing and a pier. And Free admission treat / £3 per adult incl. hot drink don’t miss Worthing’s smaller neighbor, There’s Ferring. Wednesday 9 Wednesday 30 August - Henfold sand and shallow rockpools when the tide’s out and the August - Henfold Birds of Prey Birds of Prey 11am until 3pm super Bluebird Café for all your ice cream and toastie 11am until 3pm with a main with a main display at needs. Travel time: 1.05hrs from Dorking. display at 12.30pm. Free admission. 12.30pm. Free admission. West Wittering (the posh one) and East Wittering London Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6AA T: 01306 876616 (the pebbley one) are both great. West Wittering is a huge RESERvATIoNS online at: www.denbies.co.uk expanse of sandy beach which is superb for sand castles and kids can run for miles and miles. But, it does get busy, so arrive early on a sunny day. East Wittering is a more wild and pebbley affair, great for watersports and a bikes. Travel time: 1.40hr from Dorking. Kent summer festival The pretty town of 12 June - 12 August 2017 Broadstairs, just along the coast from Margate is Make the most of your steeped in history. From Charles Dickens summer in Guildford to the battle of Waterloo, it has blue plaques galore and a lovely sandy Blue Flag beach. It still has an Olde Worlde charm and a Folk Festival every August. Also check out the gardens and authentic gelato shops on upper promenade. Travel time: 1.30hrs from Godstone. East Sussex Bexhill-on Sea feels like the sort of place that's been stopped in time. It's a quaint hybrid of Brighton and Eastbourne - it's got great facilities like the famous De La Warr pavilion with Sponsors Including fab kids splash fountains and a spanking new play area in Egerton Park, but lacks the eateries and shops of some of its neighbours. For a quite day at the seaside, it has all you need - from bucket'n'spade stands to ice cream parlours. Travel time: 1.30hr from Oxted. www.guildfordsummerfestival.co.uk

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Medieval Jousting at Ancient Hever Castle Egyptian & Gardens Day at Chiddingstone The Knights of Royal England will Castle once again delight crowds at Hever There’s loads of Castle this year, great days coming for a summer of outdoor with the annual Summer up this Summer at discovery. Activities change Edenbridge Jousting Tournament award-winning Chiddingstone each week and include & Oxted beginning on 15 & 16th July. Castle, near Edenbridge. woodland mammal safaris, Open every Sunday to Throughout the summer Agricultural Show art and photography, fire- Wednesday from April to the spectators will be treated to lighting and bushcraft, end of October, with special There’s no shortage of fun exciting displays of action, butterfly encounters and events such as the Ancient with The Shetland Pony stunts, falls and fights in an wild cooking. Egyptian Day on Sunday 13th Grand National, tunnel- authentic arena complete Explore the adventurous August and the Country Fair racing between children with Royal Box. Battling it journeys play spaces on Sunday 10th September. and ferrets and world-class out in the saddle and on foot including mammoth BMX stunt displays at this in one-to-one combat, the log trail Treetrunk year’s Edenbridge and valiant knights will compete Trek. Get mucky in the Oxted Agricultural Show on for points to find this season’s mega mud kitchen, 27-28th August. Children ultimate champion. visit for free at the annual diggable veggie patch Join the procession from Bank Holiday weekend and potting shed in the Castle forecourt as show in Lingfield where the Children's Heritage Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn you can learn rural skills Garden. Experience and the Knights of Royal including Coppicing and the new Woodland England make their way to watch Blacksmiths at work. Trail to uncover some the Jousting arena – not magical woodland secrets. Ancient Egyptian Day will If you dare, hold giant before stopping for plenty include family-friendly Learn to climb a Wakehurst snakes, hissing scorpions of photos of course! talks by Egyptologists, the and hairy spiders and tree with the friendly team Surrounded by award- opportunity to handle bona visit the amusing Meerkat of skilled instructors from the winning gardens and dating fide 3,000 year old objects Enclosure. Animals are Big Tree Climbing Company back to the 13th century, and take part in a workshop at the heart of the 180th an enjoy immersive outdoor historic Hever Castle to make a clay mummy community Show - meet theatre that will bring to life provides a picturesque with Kentish artist Brenda dozens of species including two enchanting shows set in setting for a fantastic day Burgess. Don't forget to alpacas, bats, Bearded the backdrop of Wakehurst's of jousting. Take a blanket visit ‘The Fields of Eternity’ - Dragons, bees, cattle, beautiful landscape. Shows or watch the joust in style the Castle's unique, award- chinchillas dogs, donkeys, include Wind in the Willows from the medieval spectator winning Ancient Egyptian- falcons, ferrets, guinea pigs, and Adventures in Bubble stands, available for a small themed conceptual grass hawks, llama, meerkats, Wood (advance booking cost on a first-come, first- maze too! ponies, rabbits, scorpions, necessary). served basis. Then choose With Tudor origins and sheep, snakes and spiders! Pick up a kids’ map and which knights you support Victorian rooms with The livestock section activity leaflet from the and cheer them to glory. hands-on activities, the includes the largest display Visitor Centre for full details Jousting tournaments Castle houses the museum of cattle in southern Britain, and to collect stamps for take place throughout the collections of its former featured in the recent each visit. 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boats from £12 a family Row Your Boat at for a 30 mins spin around Lakes the lake. Kids and non- swimmers are kitted out in The recently rejuvenated lifejackets, so it ticks all the boxes for health & safety. Earlswood Lakes is a great Guildford Festival Can we just give a quick place for a family day out – Take a 20-minute drive shout out to especially in the sunshine. round the M25 for Guildford’s Guildford Lido, a recent Ever popular with dog amazing annual festival gem of a discovery. If you walkers and a great place season. Running June-12th want to feel like you’re on for bike riding, the woodland August, there are loads of and lakes are home to the holiday without stepping family-friendly events taking on a plane, this is the place Lakes Café which serves place around the city. yummy toasties, pies and to go. Kids splash area, locally produced ice-cream. The programme includes giant pool, water slides and It’s open 8.30am-6pm outdoor cinema at the Lido burrito bar – what more throughout the Summer (see What’s On), live kids could you want!? theatre at G Live and the (9am at weekends) and has Guildfordlido.co.uk outside seating. popular Loxwood Joust, complete with falconry and The Families tribe recently wandering minstrels! hired a boat from the top It’s suprisingly peaceful The finale is the Weyfest lake, which was a great on the water, and a great festival in Farnham on 18- novelty and certainly gave chance for the kids to 20th Aug, with headliners my biceps a work out! You get closer to the wildlife. Alison Moyet and Jools can hire pedalos and rowing Half an hour is just about perfect for entertaining the Holland, which even has a little people – especially dedicated Kidzone. For all the when they insist on festival action, please visit ‘helping’ with the rowing! guildfordsummerfestival.co.uk

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It’s great value family tickets, with the option to book activity tickets up to 2 weeks in advance and free parking means it’s affordable too. All activities are subject to availability so it’s advisable to take up that advance booking option. For more information and to book tickets for all of Spectrum’s activities visit guildfordspectrum.co.uk.

W hAT’s on at the flicks? If all else fails, a trip to the cinema is a safe bet for rainy day. It seems to be a Summer of sequels and revivals, so what’s on? Pirates of the Caribbean 6 The Look Out Discovery Centre – Jack Sparrow and The Look Out is a fantastic place to visit as there is his crew are back with plenty to do whatever the weather! Inside, there are their 6th installment over 90 hands-on science and discovery activities, aimed of the swashbuckling at toddlers to under 12’s. Build an unfinished house with series Dead Men Tell ride-on diggers, test your speed with Batak or leave your No Tales. shadow on the wall. With Johnny Depp, This Summer the Dinosaurs arrive! The Big Dinosaur Show Orlando Bloom and is a fun interactive show, where the children help solve Javier Bardem, it some scientific puzzles to help keep the herd of dino’s should’t be too much alive. Running from 22nd July-3rd Sept – it’s so rex- of a hardship to take citing! Shows can be booked on the day. the kids to the cinema Should the weather look kindly on you, then the centre (mums)! is set in woodland with three adventure play areas, including a train and a ship, so a great place to burn off Cars 3 - It’s been some energy. Don’t forget the coffee shop for a snack to a while since we keep you going. heard from Lightning McQueen and the Check out bracknell-forest.gov.uk/ gang, but they’re thelookoutdiscoverycentre for more details. back this Summer and the hot-rod has Guildford Spectrum something to prove. Finding activities that everyone can enjoy over the school - Gru and his minions take on a holidays can be a challenge, but with ice skating, ten pin Despicable Me 3 new nemesis in this hits kids franchise, starring the voices bowling, four pools including a leisure pool, a soft play of comedy duo Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig. area, indoor climbing wall, scalextric track, gym, sports arena and aerobics studio all under one roof, Guildford Spectrum is the perfect solution. Phew! If all that activity makes you hungry, enjoy one of the four family friendly catering outlets on site.

My Life as a Courgette – a heartfelt stop-motion animation about an orphan coming to terms with the loss of his mother. It is both innocent and uplifting. Boss Baby – this animated comedy was out earlier this year and is released on DVD in July.

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(Continued from page 15) to learn how to dance, you also have to work in a team Improved social skills a lot of the time, especially when working on shows and Dancing isn’t all about the individual – even in more solo performances.’ Lucy Pocock of Reigate Dance studio disciplines such as ballet or tap. As part of their class, (reigatedancestudio.com) children will be asked to communicate and cooperate with their fellow students, both in pairs and in groups. For shy Friendship children, in particular, dancing can be a really big help and Improved social skills are just one branch of dance, and encourage them to come out of their shell as they talk to dancing often requires children to work together. Making others and make new friends. friends comes easy to children – they seem to be able to ‘Dance is a great way of meeting new people and talk to anyone and at any time! So place them in a room full improving social skills, as although it’s very technical of similarly aged children where their only job is to move to music, and they’re bound to interact and before you know it they’ve formed a bond. C&C Dance School who hold classes in Nutfield, Reigate and encourage their students to enjoy dancing in a happy, friendly and safe environment. They set high standards, but the ethos is always that students should have a fun and rewarding class (candcdanceschool.co.uk) A healthy body Children weren’t made to sit still, but watching television or playing video games can turn from an occasional treat into a daily habit. Dancing gets them out of the house on a regular basis, and while you may not be looking for your kids to lose weight, it helps to keep their heart, and brain, healthy. Giving children the confidence and encouragement to move while they’re young will give them a taste for physical activity that they carry with them into later life. Whether they become a professional dancer or not, it doesn’t matter as long as they move! It doesn’t have to be classical dance – of Ballet run more commercial classes like hip-hop and musical theatre for kids with more edge (reigateschoolofballet.com). For all your dancewear needs visit dancewearcentral.co.uk Performance Elite for Kids If you’ve got a 9-16 year old who excels at sports and needs to keep their fitness levels up over the summer holidays, book them into the Performance Elite camp at Old Reigatians Rugby Club. Aimed at developing sports performance and conditioning during the Summer break the classes work on strength, agility, speed and power and will run for 2-hour sessions on Wednesdays & Fridays from 17th July-25th Aug. Maintain and improve fitness levels during the long break and PE-Kids-Summer-Camp-87-x-85.pdf 1 14/06/2017 10:22:07 make into the first team in the new term! Classes can be booked in blocks of 6 or 12 sessions from £150 performanceelite.co.uk

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Learn to Code this Summer Featured Holiday Club Providers With just 1 in 4 IT jobs in SPORT the UK being performed If you want to give your child's by a female, there is a massive opportunity swimming a boost, then a for girls to get involved one-week crash course may with STEM (science, be the answer. Lessons from technology, engineering pre-school through to Stage and mathematics) 4 are running at Dorking Sports Centre from 24th-28th subjects. Whilst the July and from 31st July-4th August. To book, call 01306 industry is making 870185 or visit dorkingsportscentre.co.uk huge strides in gender equality, there is still 5-12 year olds can also enjoy a range of activities in much more work to be a great holiday activity programme run by The Fit done. for Sport team. They’re Ofsted registered and run by As we enter an increasingly tech-driven economy, it’s vital trained, DBS-checked activity professionals. All the that we ensure kids, and girls in particular are able be team are committed to a common goal: to provide creative and get hands on with tech, as opposed to simply childcare in a safe, supportive learning environment being passive consumers. Jill Hodges founded Fire Tech where children can try new, fun ways to get moving and Camp in response to the need to enrich and support the discover the benefits of leading a healthy active life. tech-orientated interests of her own daughter, so talking Call 0845 456 3233 or visit fitforsport.co.uk about the importance of getting more girls into STEM comes straight from the heart. CRAFT One of the key points to consider when encouraging girls Blooming Crafts in Redhill to actively enjoy and choose to partake in STEM subjects is is holding a big calendar of communication. workshops this Summer hols, including mosaic, scrapbooking, " We need to educate girls and inform themed arts and crafts, them that tech isn’t just about coding and mobile making, mother and programming, it’s increasingly becoming daughter craft pamper days. a bigger part of every career, from special Book onto a class between effects for movies to being a doctor. 23rd July-1st Sept and get " creative! facebook.com/ bloomingcraftsredhill Tech will soon be the backbone of every industry and to have an understanding of it will ultimately help their career goals - OUTDOOR no matter what they are. Juniper Hall, home of the Field Studies Council in Another element to consider is that often kids don’t Dorking, is running a Summer Nature Club for 5-9 year understand the capabilities of tech and that they can use olds, from 24th July-4th Aug. Kids can take part in and engage with tech in a way that is interesting for them. activities including bushcraft & natural arts, animals, We need to provide girls with the opportunity to explore their own interests and problem solve. Fire Tech campers have landscapes and conservation, as well as pond dipping done everything from coding their own robots to inventing and shelter building in the woods. Sessions run 9am- door alarms to stop their siblings from sneaking into their 4pm and cost £42. To book call 01306 734501 rooms! The capabilities are endless and showing girls that field-studies-council.org they can invent fun, useful and exciting creations is the perfect way to inspire them and get them engaged with STEM subjects. Sign up for a Fire Tech Camp this Summer in Leatherhead, offering a range of cool techy subjects like coding, app design and video game design. Quote FS25 to get £25 off Wild Explorers your booking at FireTechCamp.com Holiday Club August 2017 Fancy a head start at coding? Nower Wood Nature Check out this fab book, Reserve, Leatherhead written by Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani and Den building, endorsed by inspirational m i n i b e a s t s , women like Malala campfire, c r a ft s Yousafzai and Facebook & much more! CEO Sheryl Sandberg. Girls Who Code is out this August from Virgin Books, £12.99. Book online at surreywildlifetrust.org/holiday-club

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A-Z of Holiday Club providers Many other local clubs Ezeesport holiday Clubs, hold holiday activities and Leatherhead Leisure Centre. workshops. Contact your Multisports. Tel: 07862 220857 nearest dance, gymnastics or ezeesport.com sports club for latest news. DASH holiday camps at Agon Sports Caterham & Tandridge Leisure Centre, Girls Attack! Oxted. Netball. Stagecoach Leatherhead, Whyteleafe. Multisports (5- Oxted & DeStafford Sport Tel: 07896 902371 pitchero. Summer holiday workshop, 11yrs) and football coaching Centre, Caterham. Theatre, com/clubs/girlsattack 4-6 yr olds, £120 / 6-18 yr courses (8-11yrs). Tel: 0208 cookery, craft and sports olds, £175. 24-28th Jul 6513319 agonsports.co.uk camps. Prices and dates vary, Inspire Academy of please call for details. Dance, Reigate, RH3 7DJ. Stagecoach.co.uk/ Belfry Centre, Redhill. Free Tel: 01883 716717 Trolls-themed performing leatherhead family activities every Friday tandridgetrust.co.uk arts courses. 7-11th throughout the holidays. Stagecoach Reigate, Little August. Tel: 07783 138348 Performers 4-6yr olds, £120 / redhillbelfry.co.uk Field Studies Council, Juniper Hall, Dorking. Summer Nature inspireacademyofdance.co.uk 7-16yr olds, £160. 7-11th Aug Blooming Crafts, Redhill. Camp. Tel: 01306 734501 Mega Days at Hawthorns, Stagecoach.co.uk/Reigate Range of craft workshops field-studies-council.org Hawthorns School, throughout the Summer. 23rd Stagecoach Redhill, Circus Bletchingley, RH1 4QJ. Multi- July-1st Sept. Fire Tech Camps, Circus workshop for 4-6yr activity. Tel: 01883 743377 Tel: 01737 218328 Leatherhead. Science, olds, £100 / Hairspray Jnr for Technology, Engineering hawthorns.com. 7-16yr olds, £150. 24-28th July Camp Glide, Wray Common & IT. Tel: 020 71934002 Mini Crickets, Leatherhead, Stagecoach.co.uk/Redhill Sch, Reigate. Multi-activity camp firetechcamp.com Reigate & Banstead. Cricket skills including swimming, dance, Star Steppers, Reigate. Sing, camp for ages 3-8yrs. Tel: 01737 gymnastics and games. Fit for Sport, Dorking Sports dance and act in holiday 814399 minicrickets.com Tel: 07449 532326 Centre, RH4 1SW. Multisports. workshops 8-10th August camp-glide.co.uk Tel: 0845 4563233 Perform Holiday Workshops, (6yrs+). School of Rock 2-hr fitforsport.co.uk. Esher & Wimbledon. Beauty workshop, 14th Aug Camp Beaumont, Dunottar and the Beast dance and drama star-steppers.com School, Reigate, RH2 7EL. Multi- Futsal Focus Academy, South workshops for kids aged 4-7yrs. activity for 3-16yrs. Tel: 01603 Croydon. Football. Super Camps, Sutton and Tel: 0207 2559120 perform. 851000 Campbeaumont.co.uk Tel: 0844 3181700 South Croydon. Multi- futsalfa.com org.uk/classes-courses/ activity. Tel: 01235 467300 holiday-courses supercamps.co.uk. Premier Sport, Tilgate Park Wildlife Primary School, KT20 5RR. Rangers, Crawley. Forest Multi-activity. sport.premier- School during school hols. education.com/ Tel: 07771 375254. SCL, Reigate, Banstead & Wacky Wickets, Epsom sites. Multi-activity. Tel: Scout Hut, RH1 3LH. Cricket. 0845 6445747 wearescl.co.uk Tel: 07896 114068 facebook. Sharp Sparks Science, com/WackyWickets/ Kids Holiday Day Camp Effingham. Science & IT.

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FREE Punch & Judy Please tell advertisers WHAT’S ON Shows you saw them in Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking Families Surrey East! Theatre The Emperor’s New RH5 6AA.Traditional children’s Clothes shows at 10.30am, The Hawth Theatre, Crawley, 12pm & 2pm. 9 August RH10 6YZ. Retelling on the denbies.co.uk classic fairytale, with larger- than-life characters and lots of audience participation. For ages 5+yrs. 5 Aug hawth.co.uk Outdoor Theatre, Cinema & Music We’re Going on a Bear Guildford Lido Hunt Open Air Cinema Dorking Halls, Dorking, RH4 Stoke Rd, GU1 1HB. 1SG. Michael Rosen’s award- Family friendly film winning book is brought vividly screenings Shrek (14 and noisily to the stage. For Jul); Top Gun (15 Jul); ages 3+. 22 & 23 July Jungle Book (18 Aug); dorkinghalls.co.uk Footloose (19 Aug); Dogs Don’t Do Ballet Pirates of the Caribbean The Harlequin Theatre, Lazy Jazz Sundays (20 Aug). guildfordlido.co.uk Redhill, RH1 1NN Polesden Lacey, Great Meet Biff, the moonlighting Bookham RH5 6BD Dotty the Dragon Redhill & Reigate ballet dancing dog. 8 July Listen to live jazz on the South Reigate Priory Park. Artistic Roller Skating Club harlequintheatre.co.uk Lawn. Every Sunday in July Fantastic outdoor Westside Story and Aug, 2-4pm nationaltrust. theatre for all the family SKATING PARTIES org.uk/polesden-lacey The Barn Theatre, is coming to Reigate’s / FUN SESSIONS Oxted RH8 0AA. Oxted Twelfth Night Priory Park this summer! Sundays Junior Operatic Society Polesden Lacey, Great Dotty the Dragon is a 11.30am-1.25pm is performing Sondheim’s Bookham RH5 6BD. funny, heartwarming tale at West Side Story. 19-22 July Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night with magical songs and Sports Hall, Rushworth Road barntheatreoxted.co.uk exquisite puppetry, by performed in the open LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH: air. Bring a picnic blanket! acclaimed Blunderbus 8 & 9 July. Tickets from Theatre. A perfect treat ROLLER DISCOS 6-8pm for all ages at Hawthorns School, Bletchingley dorkinghalls.co.uk for 3-7 year olds and their grown-ups, on Tuesday For more details please call Barry on Hobgoblin Children’s 01293 776266 [email protected] 22 August, 2.30 or Theatre 5.30pm. Book now at Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking harlequintheatre.co.uk RH5 6AA. Dedicated kids’ performance in the Vineyard. £7.50 per child. 2 Aug, 11am & 2pm denbies.co.uk Peter Pan The Girl and The Giraffe Leith Hill Place, Dorking Visit Neverland with The Leatherhead Theatre, Leatherhead KT22 8DN Chapterhouse Theatre and Beautiful storytelling in follow the adventures of this sensitive show about Peter Pan. 2 Aug, 2pm & 6pm wellbeing and friendship, told nationaltrust.org.uk from a child's perspective. Open Air Theatre at Ages 3-6yrs. 26 July Hatchlands Park theleatherheadtheatre.org East Clandon GU4 7RT. Big Wow Small Wonder Programme for the Summer includes Dogs Don’t Do Ballet Crawley, The Hawth Theatre, (3 Aug); Comedy of Errors (6 RH10 6YZ. With humour, poetry Aug); Wind in the Willows (9 & Boats open daily 10am - 5pm during school holidays and & original music, this is a tall 10 Aug) and Northanger Abbey weekends, weather permitting. Cafe open 7 days a week. story about the wonders of (30 Aug). Nationaltrust.org. @earlswoodboats Earlswood Lakes Cafe & Boats being small. For ages 4-9yrs. uk/hatchlands WoodHatCH Road, REigatE SuRREy RH2 7QH 5 Aug hawth.co.uk familiesonline.co.uk Families Surrey East 21 What's On Guide

Birds of Prey Outdoor and Butterflies of nature RHS Wisley Gardens, Woking GU23 6BQ. Meet wonderful Wild Tots Sessions Young Street car park, off A246 nr Leatherhead. birds of prey up close and Nower Wood Nature Reserve, Explore the chalk learn all about them during Leatherhead KT22 8QA. Forest grasslands and wander this weekend. Watch the birds School-inspired adventures for through woodland on the in daily agility displays. 5-6 kids aged 2-6, with an adult. lookout for butterflies. British Wildlife Centre Aug, 11am & 2pm rhs.org.uk Friday 7, 14, 21 July, 10:30am- Family (2 Adults + 3 12:30pm. Booking essential See over 40 species of native Star Gazing Kids) £20. 17 Jul, 6-7pm wildlife in the barn, hedgerow, surreywildlifetrust.org Dapdune Wharf, Guildford surreywildlifetrust.org noctursl ares and badge set. See If the weather’s fine, count Nower Wood stunning foxes and red quirrels in shooting stars with Guildford Summer Open Day Henfold Birds of Prey their enclosures and enjoy keep Astronomical Society. Perseids Nower Wood Nature Reserve, Denbies Wine Estate, talks. Open everyday throughout should be at their most visible Leatherhead KT22 8QA. Visit the Dorking RH5 6AA. Come the Summer hols. Family of 4 tonight. 12 Aug, 8.30pm. new education centre and take and see the magnificent £37. 22 July-3 Sept, 10am-5pm nationaltrust.org.uk part in free activities such as pond birds between 11am-3pm. britishwildlifecentre.co.uk dipping and minibeast hunts. FREE display at 12.30pm. Summer Nature Trail Minibeasts and Train Ride Booking essential. 15 July, 11am 26 July & 9, 16 & 30 Aug Microscopes & 2pm surreywildlifetrust.org denbies.co.uk Denbies Wine Estate, Nower Wood Nature Reserve, Dorking RH5 6AA.Bring your Leatherhead KT22 8QA.Collect teddy for a train ride to find creatures from the woodland out about the vineyard’s and ponds and see them wildlife. 16 & 30 Aug, 10am, under our video-microscope. 11am & 2pm denbies.co.uk Booking essential. 26 July, 11am surreywildlifetrust.org Tropical Rainforest Roadshow Outlaw Survival at Gatton Park Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking RH5 6AA. Mini all Reigate RH2 0TW. Have fun manner of mini beatss, incl. learning survival skills in the woods snakes, lizards & frogs. £7.50 and parkland. A self-guided trail per child. 23 Aug, 11am & with activities. Picnics welcome. 2pm denbies.co.uk Booking essential. 27 July, 12- 3.30pm gattonpark.com Arts and crafts Pond Dipping Arts Fest Gatton Park, Reigate RH2 RHS Wisley Gardens, 0TW. Explore the animal life in Woking GU23 6BQ. Live the hidden depths of Gatton’s music, performances, a ponds. 31 July, 10am & 1.30pm programme of poetry and gattonpark.com craft stalls and demos Pony Magic from the Surrey Guild of Craftsmen. Take part in a Hatchlands Park, East Clandon. sand sculpture workshop in 3-5min pony rides for children. the beautiful surroundings of For 2-11yrs. NAA + £3 per ride. Summer Fun the garden. 15-16 July Dates throughout Aug. rhs.org.uk From colourful open-air theatre nationaltrust.org.uk/ to messing about by the river, hatchlands-park Reigate Crafter’s Market there's something to make you Wild Explorers Day Camp smile at a National Trust property Reigate Priory School, Bay Pond, Godstone RH9 8LT Reigate. Stalls of handmade near you this summer: Engage your child in den clothes, jewellery, furniture Claremont Landscape Garden, building, campfire cooking & fire- and homeware. 16 July, 2pm. lighting! For ages 7-11. 1 August, Hatchlands Park, Morden Hall 10am-3.30pm. Booking essential Go Wild summer crafts Park, Polesden Lacey, River Wey surreywildlifetrust.org Polesden Lacey, Great and Winkworth Arboretum. Bat walks Bookham RH5 6BD. Pick up a bag full of craft activities and Call 0344 800 1985 for details Polesden Lacey, Great Bookham games and explore the woods. RH5 6BD.Use bat detectors to try Weekdays only. 22 Jul-3 nationaltrust.org.uk and find nocturnal residents in Sept nationaltrust.org.uk/ When you visit, donate, volunteer or join the National Polesden’s gardens and estate. #nationaltrust Trust, your support helps us to look after special places in polesden-lacey Surrey for ever, for everyone. Various dates throughout Aug. © National Trust 2017. The National Trust is an independent registered charity, number 205846. Photography © National Trust Images\NTI/Paul Harris. Call to book nationaltrust.org. uk/polesden-lacey

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Worth Park Wednesdays Burstow School Outwood Horticultural Victorian Picnic Hawaiian Fair Show Worth Park, Crawley RH10 Worth Park, Crawley RH10 3DH. Free craft activities, Smallfield, RH6 9PT. Surf Lloyd Hall, Outwood 3DH. Victorian picnic with games and trails to help you simulator, live music, fancy Annual horticultural show; live music, arts and crafts, enjoy the park. Free, no need dress, BBQ and lots of family annual country show has been food and drink for sale. 16 to book. Every Weds in the fun. 15 Jul, 12-3pm postponed this year. 2 Sept. July, 11-3.30pm holidays. Chipstead Flower Show Donkey Derby crawley.gov.uk Rainbow Trust Elmore, High Rd, Chipstead Polesden Lacey, Great Jane Austen Day Summer Crafts Annual competitive flower Bookham RH5 6BD. Enjoy a Painshill, Cobham KT11 1JE Denbies Wine Estate, show. 15 July, 12.30-5pm family funday full of donkey Celebrate the author’s Dorking RH5 6AA. Craft chipsteadvilllage.org races, dog shows and fayre Wednesdays all through the games in support of the bicentenary with historic Summer hols, from £1.40. 11- Reigate Skatepark Jam Leatherhead Lions. 3 Sept games, archery, fancy dress 3pm. denbies.co.uk Priory Park, Reigate. BMX, nationaltrust.org.uk/ and horse-drawn carriage skate, comps and live music. rides across the grounds. 16 Meet the Millers polesden-lacey 15 July. See Facebook for July Painshill.co.uk Shalford Mill, Guildford more info. Days out GU4 8BS. Join Maggie from The Famous Five on a Garden Adventure Imbham’s Farm Granary for Brockham Victorian Oxted Model Railway making and baking picnic Fair Exhibition RHS Wisley Gardens, pizzas. Ages 6+. Wed 9 Aug Brockham Green, Nr Oxted School, Oxted RH8 0AB Woking GU23 6BQ. Celebrate 11am-4pm nationaltrust. Dorking. Fun fair, full Around 20 model railway the 75th anniversary of Enid org.uk/shalford-mill programme of family events, layouts in a variety of scales Blyton’s Famous Five this fete, dog shows, magician from tiny Z gauge to O Gauge. summer. Children are invited Have A Go Archery and live music. Finale is the Layouts include Midsummer to follow a self-guided trail Hatchlands Park, East Brockham Duck Race from End, 1940's steam railway with & help Uncle Quentin to Clandon. Think you're the Borough Bridge on Sun 16th model aircraft flying above and uncover more about the next Robin Hood? Exciting, at 3pm. Tickets for the ducks Volks Railway, based on the mysterious Robo Bees. safe archery classes for can be bought on Sat 15th railway on Brighton sea front. Crafts, den building, garden ages 6+. NAA +£2 for 6 from the Brockham Green 9th Jul, 10am-4.30pm games & storytelling. On 11 arrows. 28 August, 11am- Nursery stall at the Victorian August you can celebrate 3pm nationaltrust.org.uk/ Jousting at Hever Fair. Prizes range from £100- Castle Enid Blyton’s birthday with hatchlands-park 25. 14-16 July brockham.org a delightful themed picnic Hever Castle, Edenbridge Hartsfield Manor party. 22 July-3 September Festivals & fetes TN8 7NG. The Knights of rhs.org.uk Family Fun Day Royal England return to battle Limetree School , RH3 7AA it out at the annual Jousting Summer Fayre Thomas the Tank at Bouncy castle, BBQ, face Tournament. A thrilling display KESR Tenterden Battlebridge Lane, Merstham painting & games. 16 Jul, 12- of action, stunts, falls and RH1 3LH.Food, games TN30 6HE. Meet your 4pm hartsfieldmanor.co.uk fights in an authentic arena favourite engine and his inflatables and refreshments. complete with Royal Box. July EAT fest friends at the Kent & East 8 July, 11-2pm 15 & 16; 22 & 23; 29 & 30 July Priory Park, Reigate. Local Sussex Railway. 22-24 July Dormansland Carnival and 12 & 13; 19 & 20; 25-28 kesr.org.uk food, music and festival fun. August. Hevercastle.co.uk Disney-themed carnival Pizza Express hosts a live day. Stalls, silent stage. 22-23 July eatfoodfest. auction, dog show and co.uk more. 8 July, 1.30pm dormanslandcarnival.org Priory Fields Festival Priory Park, Reigate. Move Crawley Down Summer Fair Revolution sponsors summer family festival, with music Crawley Down C of from Boogie Monsters. 26 SUNDAY 27th & MONDAY 28th AUGUST E School, RH10 4XA. July. LINGFIELD, SURREY RH7 6LL (6 MILES SOUTH OF J6, M25) BBQ, Pimms bar and inflatable assault course. 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familiesonline.co.uk Families Surrey East 23 For more What's On visit familiesonline.co.uk What's On Guide Out of town If you fancy travelling a bit further Tudor Tales Trails and Tales at this Summer, all of these events are within an hour’s drive of Hever Castle, Edenbridge TN8 Gatton Park the East Surrey area. 7NG. Discover what life was Redhill RH2 0TW. Enjoy a story Kew Gardens like when English archers ruled and craft activity, for ages Proud Country House Festival Science Festival the battlefield, learn about 2-4yrs. Weds & Fri throughout the history of the bow and its the Summer hols. Stories Stanmer Park, Brighton Richmond TW9 3AE. use in Tudor times. 22-23 July including The Gruffalo, Where BN1 9QA. Tree climbing Discover DNA, microscopic hevercastle.co.uk the Wild Things Are and Zog. and circus skills workshops, gardens and identify exotic Booking essential. 26 Jul-1 Sept treasure hunts, craft, forest plant species. Activities, Summer Fun on the Gattonpark.com school and a Big Fish Little workshops and tours, Farm Bocketts Farm, Fish family rave – there’s a celebrating the incredible Leatherhead KT22 9BS. Enjoy Day out with Thomas packed calendar of events discoveries and pioneering a full programme of activities Watercress Line, New Alresford, this Summer at Stanmer. 1 work of Kew scientists. at Bocketts this Summer. Kids Hant SO24 9JG.Meet Thomas Jul-10 Sept 4-6 Aug Kew.org the Tank Engine and his will enjoy the Animal Passport stanmerhouse.co.uk England’s Medieval Trail as they collect stamps friends. Ride a steam engine, Brogdale Collection Festival from around the farm. Other shake hands with The Fat Cherry Fair activities include pony rides, Controller and enjoy Thomas Herstmonceaux Castle, tractor rides, gold panning, themed activities. 5- 13 Aug. Faversham, Kent ME13 8XZ East Sussex. Music, animal handling, goat milking watercressline.co.uk Visit the National Fruit dancing, jousting, Collection for cherry- reenactment and medieval & the famous pig racing. Don’t Castle Canines miss the brilliant Water Wars themed entertainment family activities at the 25th Splash Zone, the 2 large indoor Hever Castle, Edenbridge including the legendary anniversary of medieval play barns, trampolines, young TN8 7NG. Enjoy a weekend cherry pip spit, cherry pie life. Camping available. driver’s area, sandpits and 2 dedicated to our canine friends eating competition, live 26-28 Aug englands giant jumping pillows! 22 July-3 with informative displays, music and displays. 16 July medievalfestival.com Sept bockettsfarm.co.uk entertainment and a fun dog brogdalecollections.org show. 5-6 Aug hevercastle.co.uk Knights & Princesses Paw Patrol at Hop Farm School Hever Castle, Lingfield Races Family Surrey SME Open Day Paddock Wood TN12 6PY.Meet Edenbridge TN8 7NG. Experience Fun Day Mill Lane, Leatherhead Chase & Marshall and enjoy what it was like to grow up Lingfield Park, Lingfield RH7 6PQ. Take a picnic and enjoy the bumper boats, Zorbs, and serve in a royal household Pirates and Princesses themed model trains. £9 for 5 rides. 28 4D cinema & bouncy castles in medieval times. Kids are family race day with 7 flat races. 21 Aug, 11am-4pm on 9 & 23 Aug ssme.co.uk encouraged to get into the spirit Aug, 12-5pm lingfieldpark.co.uk by coming in costume. Take part thehopfarm.co.uk One for the diary! in a fun sword practise and receive Wings & Wheels Big Wednesdays at Gatwick Fun Day a Knight School. From 22 July Horniman Museum Dunsfold Aerodrome, nr Gatwick Aviation Museum, hevercastle.co.uk Horniman Museum, Forest Guildford. Lancasters, Spitfires and Lowfield Heath Rd, Charlwood Hill SE23 3PQ. Storytelling, the Red Arrows Typhoon display Animal Antics RH6 0BT. In a first of its kind, performances, arts and craft, team lead the line-up at this annual Godstone Farm, Godstone RH9 Gatwick Aviation Museum, dance & films. Part of the Indian airshow. 26-27th Aug, 9am-9pm 8LX. A full Summer of animal in association with Gatwick Summer event. 9, 16, 23, 30 Aug wingsandwheels.net antics including The Hog’stacle Airport, is hosting a special Course Pig Racing, Ferret horniman.ac.uk Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show family fun day. Come and enjoy Agility, Pony Grooming, Animal Reigate Caves Open demonstrations, activities and Ardenrun Showground, Edenbridge Handling, Guinea Pig Brushing, Day Tunnel Road, Reigate. refreshments at the Museum, RH7 6LL.Massive two-day Runner Duck Racing, Big Pig Visit Tunnel caves and Barons with visits from the Sussex countryside event including animal and Piglet Feeding. As well as Cave between 10am-4pm. Kids Police, Gatwick Fire Service, handling, country sports and dog the usual tractor rides, dino under 5 go FREE. 12th Aug Airfield teams and many more. shows. Kids go FREE! 27-28 August trail, adventure playgrounds and reigatecaves.com 16 Sept, 10am-4pm. indoor soft play area. 22 Jul-3 edenbridge-show.co.uk Sept godstonefarm.co.uk Egyptian Day Teddy Bears Picnic Chiddingstone Castle, Nearly New Sales & Train Ride Edenbridge TN8 7AD. Family- friendly talks by Egyptologists, Redhill, Reigate & Horley NCT Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking RH5 the opportunity to handle 6AA. Bring your teddy for a train 8 July. Holy Family Church, 3,000 year old objects and Reigate RH2 9HF nct.org.uk ride around the estate. £7.50 per lots more included in the child. 26 July, 10am, 11am & 2pm. usual admission price! 13 Aug Dorking NCT Inside Clandon Chiddingstonecastle.org.uk 30 Sept, 10.15am. North Holmwood Village Hall, Dorking, Nr Guildford GU4 7RQ Visit Teddy Trips on Spa Bumps2Babies Nearly Clandon to learn more about Valley Railway RH5 4JP nct.org.uk New Sales how the Trust’s largest restoration Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5QY. Mum2mum Market 2nd Sept, 2-4pm. PNL project in a generation is Take Teddy out for the day on 15 July, 11am-1pm. St Mark’s Centre, St Joseph’s progressing. 26 Jul-29 Oct the Spa Valley Railway. 12-13 Aug Church, Alma Rd, Reigate RH2 0DA Redhill, RH1 1LF (Wed-Sun & bank hols) spavalleyrailway.co.uk Mums2mumsmarket.co.uk bumps2babiessales.com

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