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Guess How Much I Love You - A Garden Adventure

15th February-31st December 2025

Venue: RHS Garden Hyde Hall

Website: www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/hyde-hall

The Guess How Much I Love You Garden Adventure is a trail inspired by the book of the same name. The trail contains a series of activities that encourage children to learn through play, using the senses...

Mars

20th March-9th May 2025

Venue: Colchester Castle

Website: https://colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/events/mars

This follows Gaia, whose run was extended due to phenomenal demand.This new artwork will allow visitors to the Castle to view Mars from the air, as though they are a satellite mapping and studying the...

Woodland Adventure Days

22nd March-5th October 2025

Venue: Audley End Railway

Website: www.audley-end-railway.co.uk

Enjoy off-peak, great-value days, where you can make use of the adventure playground, explore the fairy walk and ride on one of the trains! The perfect day out for parents and grandparents to take the...

Colchester Leisure World – Leisure Pool

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Leisure World Colchester

Website: www.colchesterleisureworld.co.uk

Splash into fun at Leisure World's Leisure Pool. Perfect for families, the pool features thrilling flumes, the exhilarating Crazy River, and bubbling jacuzzis. With shallow areas for little ones and deeper...

Family Activities at Colchester Sports Park

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Leisure World Colchester

Website: www.colchesterleisureworld.co.uk

Explore 76 acres of indoor and outdoor sports and leisure activities at Colchester Sports Park. Enjoy cycling on the floodlit track, play cricket, badminton, football, and more in our sports hall, or relax...

Great Notley Country Park Junior Parkrun

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Great Notley Country Park

Website: www.explore-essex.com

Join this free, weekly 2k run aimed specifically at juniors aged 4 to 14 years-old. Parkrun organise free, weekly, 2km timed runs around the world for children. They are open to everyone and take place...

Gruffalo Trail

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Thorndon Country Park

Website: www.essexwt.org.uk/visit/nature-trail/gruffalo

Discover the magic of the deep dark wood with this self-led trail searching for the amazing hand crafted carvings of the Gruffalo characters. No booking required and the pathways are buggy friendly.

High Ropes Quiet Sessions

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Nuclear High Ropes

Website: www.nuclearhighropes.co.uk

Embark on a uniquely tailored adventure where tranquility meets thrilling heights! The exclusive Quiet Sessions have been thoughtfully designed to cater to individuals with Special Educational Needs (SEN),...

Laser Tag Parties

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Laser Mayhem

Website: www.laser-mayhem.co.uk

Offering Laser Tag from 7+ years and Mini-Paintball from ages 8-13. Laser Mayhem activities are perfect to keep up those team bonds. The large party rooms are ideal and they also offer food packages. Call...

Leisure World Holiday Camps

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Leisure World Colchester, Highwoods and Colchester Sports Park

Website: www.colchesterleisureworld.co.uk/kids-activities/holiday-camp/

Leisure World Holiday Camps deliver action-packed days full of fun, creativity, and learning. OFSTED-rated camps ensure top-quality care and safety with passionate, experienced staff dedicated to making...

Little Monkeys Sessions

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Nuclear High Ropes

Website: www.nuclearhighropes.co.uk

The new High Ropes Little Monkeys Sessions are crafted with your comfort in mind, offering access to the lower high ropes levels where you can build confidence at your own pace. Conquer your fears and...

Northlands Junior Parkrun

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Northlands Park

Website: www.parkrun.org.uk/northlands-juniors

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds) held every Sunday at 9am. Free to join but you must register before you first go along. The aim is to have fun so go along and...

SEN Club

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: East Hanningfield Village Hall

Address: The Tye, East Hanningfield

Website: www.facebook.com/sen.club.2024

SEN Club is a lively, fun club for children with special needs and their families. There are a variety of activities for children to explore including toys, crafts and biscuit decorating. The children...

Swimming Lessons at Leisure World

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Leisure World Colchester

Website: www.colchesterleisureworld.co.uk

Boost your child's confidence and swimming skills with our Swim England qualified instructors at Leisure World. They offer lessons for all ages and abilities, from 4 months to adults. Monitor progress...

Try a free Perform Class

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.perform.org.uk/try

Packed with fun drama-based games, singing and dancing, sessions allow reserved children to come out of their shell and give energetic children the perfect outlet to express themselves. Every child is...

Young Farmers Club

24th March-11th May 2025

Venue: Lambourne End

Website: www.lambourne-end.org.uk/youngfarmersclub

The young farmers will be in a group of 12 and led by one member of staff along with additional team leader volunteers. The club aims to provide opportunities for young people to develop and participate...

Home Education Forest School Sessions

28th April-19th May 2025

Venue: Danbury Country Park

Website: www.explore-essex.com

Children have the opportunity to building dens, use tools, cook on a fire, make things from mud and much more. By participating in engaging, motivating and achievable tasks and activities in a woodland...

The Wizard of Oz

30th April-3rd May 2025

Venue: Towngate Theatre

Website: www.towngatetheatre.co.uk

Based on the 1939 film of the same name and L Frank Baum’s classic novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, join Dorothy as she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime when she hits her head during a tornado...

Children’s World Fun Park

3rd-5th May 2025

Venue: Castle Park

Website: www.colchester-events.co.uk

All your children’s favourite rides and attractions in one place. Book tickets online.

Comedy Club 4 Kids

3rd May 2025

Venue: Chelmsford Theatre

Website: www.chelmsfordtheatre.co.uk

The show is family friendly, but without any patronising idiocy. In fact, it's just like a normal comedy club, but it's on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usual chance...

Indigo Moon Theatre: Mermarella - Cinderella of the Sea

3rd May 2025

Venue: Colchester Arts Centre

Website: www.colchesterartscentre.com

Puppetry, shadow theatre, enchanting music and a little help from the audience (and some torches!) bring this comic tale to its modern day outcome, aimed at thinking families and the young at heart of...

Stand and Deliver! Tales of Dick Turpin

4th-5th May 2025

Venue: Hedingham Castle

Website: www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk

Relive the fearless escapades of Dick Turpin and his infamous peers through daring stagecoach robberies, heart-stopping trick riding escapes, dancing horses, epic sword fights and pistol duels.This exciting...

The Worst Princess

4th-5th May 2025

Venue: Chelmsford Theatre

Website: www.chelmsfordtheatre.co.uk

The Worst Princess explodes from the page to the stage in Full House Theatre’s new family show based on the picture book by Anna Kemp. The whole family will enjoy a laugh-out-loud comedy, cool puppets,...

Dino Discovery Day

10th May 2025

Venue: Colchester Zoo

Website: www.colchesterzoologicalsociety.com

Discover extinct species from millions of years ago, from gigantic carnivores to the graceful herbivores, as well as the chance to meet and greet the dinosaur friends along with their keeper. Advance booking...

FREE Kidical Mass Colchester family bike ride

10th May 2025

Venue: Meet at Richmond Road Play Park

Address: Colchester

Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/583946906992805

Children will receive free bike flags, whistles, bike “number plates”, spokey dokeys, handlebar streamers and horns. The ride will be cycling to St. John’s Green School Abbey Field site, where younger...

Milkshake! Live

11th May 2025

Venue: Towngate Theatre

Website: www.towngatetheatre.co.uk

Milkshake! Live is back with a brand-new show. Join your favourite Milkshake! friends on Holiday with Smurfette, Dora, Pip and Posy, Blue from Blues Clues and You!, Milo, Milkshake! Monkey plus two of...

The Essex Young Farmers’ Show 2025

18th May 2025

Venue: EYFC Centre

Website: www.essexyoungfarmers.com

The show offers a diverse range of attractions including stock judging, fascinating forestry displays, and impressive steam engines. This year also introduces a new children's education area, providing...

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