Primary Times - the definitive what’s on and where to go family guide of activities and events for children of primary school age. Things to do with your kids during the school holidays including arts and craft activities, music and theatre for children, parties, competitions, days out, and family attractions along with term time drama schools, dance classes, after school clubs and sports activities. Things to do at a place near you!
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Guess How Much I Love You interactive trail
15th February-31st December 2025
Venue: RHS Rosemoor
Website: www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor
Interactive garden trail and activities based on the well-loved children's book
Exeter fine art collection: a fest for the eyes
5th April-22nd March 2026
Venue: RAMM Exeter
Website: www.rammuseum.org.uk
Exhibition of over 30 prints, paintings, photographs and sketches from the Fine Art collections at RAMM recording how food has transformed the countryside, include the development of towns and played a...
Summer of Play at Arlington Court
7th July-1st September 2025
Venue: Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/arlington-court-and-the-national-trust-carriage-museum
Explore Olde Arlington and discover all the different people who kept a country estate running in the past
Summer of Play at Lorna Doone Vallwy
7th July-31st August 2025
Venue: Lorna Doone Valley
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/lorna-doone-valley
Enjoy a day of lwn games, activities and discovery at the field of play
Millennium Gardens 25th Birthday Trail
15th July-30th August 2025
Venue: Pecorama
Website: www.pecorama.co.uk
honouring 25 years of the Millennium Garden with family friendly questions
Choose your own adventure trail
17th July-7th September 2025
Venue: Lydford Gorge
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/lydford-gorge
Follow the trail around the orchard, answering questions and playing games to follow your own path on this temperate rainforest adventure
Summer of Play at Castle Drogo
18th July-7th September 2025
Venue: Castle Drogo
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/castle-drogo
See their website and social media for details
Summe of Plat at Saltram
19th July-31st August 2025
Venue: Saltram
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/saltram
Action-packed summer filled with games and activities with the Saltram on screen family trail - see the website for more information
Summer Holidays at Crealy
19th July-2nd September 2025
Venue: Crealy Theme Park and rEsort
Website: www.crealy.co.uk
Explore over 60 rides and attractions, double the fun with a free return visit (terms and conditions apply), fun and games with Buddy live show and Meet and Greet With Blossom and much more
Summer of Play at Buckland Abbey
19th July-31st August 2025
Venue: Buckland Abbey
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/buckland-abbey
Activities themed around the Legends of King Arthur
Summer of Play at Coleton Fishacre
19th July-3rd September 2025
Venue: Coleton Fishacre
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/coleton-fishacre
Enxplore sensory moments among the shade paths, get creative with building or spend lazy summer days in the hammocks and on the swing with a view as well as 1920s vintage games and a giant version of Peggity
Summer of Play at Greenway
19th July-3rd September 2025
Venue: Greenway
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/greenway
Jam-packed summer event full of ways to play from circus skills to balancing games and more
Summer of Play at Killerton
19th July-7th September 2025
Venue: Killerton
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/killerton
Discover the sights and sounds of the great outdoors with games for all ages across the property. See the website for details of the mid-week drop-in sessions
Summer of Play at Knightshayes
19th July-2nd September 2025
Venue: Knightshayes
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/knightshayes/events
Get ready for an adventure in the gardens - follow the fairies to see what they've been up to, completing activities along the way
Summer holidays at World of Country Life
21st July-31st August 2025
Venue: World of Country Life
Website: www.worldofcountrylife.co.uk
See the website for details
Summer holiday fun at Pecorama
23rd July-30th August 2025
Venue: Pecorama
Website: www.pecorama.co.uk/events/summer-holiday-fun
Craft and modelling activities in the Gallery Room - see the website for the schedule of activities
Tribal Summer
23rd July-31st August 2025
Venue: Kents Cavern
Website: www.kents-cavern.co.uk
Families are invited to step back in time and experience life through the eyes of four tribes. Guided cave tours, free facepainting and trails, Stone Age crafting demonstrations on selected days and much...
Summer Trail at The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum
24th July-2nd September 2025
Venue: The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum
Website: www.thegardenhouse.org.uk
See the website for details
A Country Summer
26th July-30th August 2025
Venue: Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life
Website: www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk
Celebrate summer in the countryside with dressing up, selfie station, Punch and Judy theatre, games, different drop-in activities each Thursday and Crafty Tuesdays on selected dates alongside their usual...
Hamilton
30th July-6th September 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal Plymouth
Website: www.theatreroyal.com
Multi-award winning cultural phenomenon cultural phenomenon arrives at Plymouth for the first time. Recommended for ages 10+ and accessible performances are available on selected dates
Circus Extreme
8th-31st August 2025
Venue: Paignton Green
Website: www.circusextreme.co.uk
High octane show combining death-defying acrobatics, motocross, gravity-defying aerial acts and live band
Hook
29th-29th August 2025
Venue: Big Screen in the City, Princesshay Exeter
Website: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
Outdoor screening of the Steven Spielberg classic
Exeter Independent Market
30th-30th August 2025
Venue: Exeter Cathedral Green
Website: www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk
Live music from local performers and local makers and traders
Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show
30th-30th August 2025
Venue: Exeter Corn Exchange
Website: www.exetercornexchange.co.uk
Interactive science show for children and adults
Silent disco beach cleans at Woolacombe
31st-31st August 2025
Venue: Woolacombe
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/woolacombe
Monthly silent disco beach clean - times will vary depending on tides
The Greatest Showman
31st-31st August 2025
Venue: Agricultural Inn, Brampford Speke
Website: www.agriculturalinn.co.uk
Open-air film screening under the stars with themed entertainment, street food, drinks and a magical garden setting
Circus Extreme
5th-21st September 2025
Venue: Central Park, Plymouth
Website: www.circusextreme.co.uk
High octane show combining death-defying acrobatics, motocross, gravity-defying aerial acts and live band
Freight Train Experience
7th-7th September 2025
Venue: South Devon Railway
Website: www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
Take a unique journey in a traditional guard's Brake Van for a return trip between Buckfastleigh and Totnes
Bridwell Artisans and Makers Market
13th-13th September 2025
Venue: Bridwell, Uffculme
Website: www.facebook.com/bridwelldevon
Street food and café, live music, 30 plus makers and producers
Roar n'Snore
13th-13th September 2025
Venue: Dartmoor Zoo
Website: www.dartmoorzoo.org.uk
Find out what life is like between dusk and dawn alongside other activities
Protest
5th-9th March 2024
Venue: Theatre Royal Plymouth
Website: https://theatreroyal.com/whats-on/protest/
For ages 7+. Running is Alice’s happy place – you might even say it’s in her DNA. She’s the best runner at her school but is struggling to prove her worth. Jade is slowly coming to realise that...
Autumn Spotter Trail
Venue: Knightshayes
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/knightshayes
Pick up an Autumn Spotter Trail and go on an adventure around the gardens and parkland. See if you can find all of the colours on the colour wheel and match the leaves you find on the Autumn leaves guide....
Autumnfest celebrations at Arlington Court
Venue: Arlington Court and the National Carriage Museum
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/devon/arlington-court-and-the-national-trust-carriage-museum
Discover displays around the grounds, visitor reception, tea rooms and gardens, as they celebrate the autumn colour. Family crafting and activities
BEAR HUNT SCULPTURE TRAIL
Venue: Various locations in North Devon
Website: www.chsw.org.uk/event/bear-hunt-sculpture-trail
Find 25 5 foot bears painted by a local artist around Bideford, Barnstaple, Great Torrington and Ilfracombe. Use the Bear Hunt app or download the trail map and make a donation to support Children's Hospice...
Big Schools' Birdwatch
Address: Everywhere
Website: www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/ for-teachers/schools-birdwatch/
Count birds in your school grounds and submit results online. See the website for helpful ID resources
CHINESE ZODIAC TRAIL
Venue: Torquay Museum
Address: 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay,
Website: www.torquaymuseum.org.uk
Find all the Zodiac animals around the Museum
Coat of Arms Explore and Find Trail
Venue: Exeter Cathedral
Website: https://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/whats-on/events/coat-of-arms-explore-and-find-trail/
The Coat of Arms Explore and Find Trail is an exciting new children’s activity arriving at Exeter Cathedral in time for the Easter holidays. Coats of Arms have been used since Medieval times...
Easter Activities at World of Country Life
Time: 1080624:00
Venue: World of Country Life
Address: West Down Lane, Sandy Bay, Exmouth
Website: https://www.worldofcountrylife.co.uk/event/easter-holiday-family-fun/
Special Easter arts and craft sessions, Easter Egg Trail as well as their programme of daily activities and play areas
Fantazy
Venue: Babbacombe Theatre
Website: www.babbacombe-theatre.com
Variety show with comedy, illusion, vocalists and dance
Follow the Sensory Trail at Seaton Wetlands
Venue: Seaton Wetlands
New sensory trail - follow the trail and each board highlights an activity to help you connect to nature
Guess Who Adoption Donkey Trail
Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary
Address: Slade House Farm, Sidmouth
Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/events
Put your knowledge about the Sanctuary's adoption to the test in their new summer trail combining fun, exercise and brainpower - £5 per trail. Open daily until 9am, general admission and parking is free....
Hide and Sheep AR trail
Venue: Powderham Castle,
Address: Kenton, Nr Exeter
Website: www.powderham.co.uk
Explore this historic Estate with an Augmented Reality Trail. See the website for details on how to access the app before arrival
INCREDIBLE INSTRUMENTS TRAIL
Venue: Torquay Museum
Address: Torquay Museum, 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HG.
Website: www.torquaymuseum.org/events
Explore the Made To Be Played: A Festival of Musical Instruments exhibition and answer the questions on your trail sheet and get a prize on completion.
Mail Trail 2023
Venue: Various locations across Exmouth
Website: www.hospiscare.co.uk/events/mail-trail-2023
Find over 40 decorated postboxes with maps available in aid of Hospiscare
Orchard Fortnight
Venue: Killerton
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/killerton
Learn how the Killerton team manage a traditional orchard to reverse the decline in nature, follow an orchard trail, pick your own apples and play games. Demonstrations of apple pressing
Paddington TM The Story of A Bear
Venue: Torre Abbey
Address: The King's Drive, Torquay
Website: www.torre-abbey.org.uk
Touring exhibition from the British Library with books, documents, film clips and original artwork and more associated events to be announced
Read to a Dog
Session to encourage children and teenagers to read - book onto a session with Rafa who has been assessed and is registered with Pets as Therapy.