A brand new series of family fun days are being launched for the summer holidays at Bletchley Park. Designed especially for kids from the age of 4 upwards, the days will feature a range of activities, from spy workshops and lessons in how to send Morse code, to interactive displays about the role of pigeons during World War Two and specially-created children’s guided tours.
Starting on Wednesday 28 July, the Family Fun days will continue on consecutive Wednesdays until Wednesday 1 September.
Other activities include a new Station X Family Activity Bag, which contain different challenges designed to test detective skills, experiencing life as an evacuee and an opportunity to look at the Pegasus Bridge exhibition in more detail. Each week a different craft activity will take place, from rag rug making to bottle top toys.
The Park’s newly resurfaced play area will once again be open for the summer, along with the giant chess board and as always, a full children’s menu is available in the café.
With Bletchley Park’s Annual Season ticket, you only have to pay for your first visit. You can then return time and time again for up to 12 months for free, which means that you and the family can come to every Family Fun Wednesday and only pay once.
For further information and details of each week’s activities,
contact 01908 640404, info@bletchleypark.org.uk, or go to www.bletchleypark.org.uk
Program
Wednesday 28th July:
• Craft Activity 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Ballroom. Learn how to create rag rugs.
• Children’s Guided Tour 12.00, starting from the mansion Music Room.
• Spy Workshop 14.00, in Block B education. Workshop introducing the world of Codebreaking for children.
• Trails and Activity Bags 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Pigeon Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Ballroom.
• Pegasus Bridge Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Toy Museum opens 12.00 – 16.00.
Wednesday 4th August
• Craft Activity 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room. Create your own masterpiece out of salt dough.
• Children’s Guided Tour 12.00, starting from the mansion Music Room.
• Evacuee Talk by Joan Draper 13.00, learn what it was like to be evacuated during WW2.
• Spy Workshop 14.00, in Block B education. Workshop introducing the world of Codebreaking for children.
• Trails and Activity Bags 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Pigeon Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room.
• Pegasus Bridge Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Toy Museum opens 12.00 – 16.00.
Wednesday 11th August
• Craft Activity 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room. Create your own moving matchbox toy.
• Children’s Guided Tour 12.00, starting from the mansion Music Room.
• Evacuee Talk by Joan Draper 13.00, learn what it was like to be evacuated during WW2.
• Spy Workshop 14.00, in Block B education. Workshop introducing the world of Codebreaking for children.
• Trails and Activity Bags 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Morse
Code Activity 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room. Learn how to
send a message in Morse Code and how an enigma machine works.
• Pigeon Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room.
• Pegasus Bridge Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Toy Museum opens 12.00 – 16.00.
Wednesday 18th August
• Craft Activity 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room. Create your own moving WW2 cotton reel tank.
• Children’s Guided Tour 12.00, starting from the mansion Music Room.
• Spy Workshop 14.00, in Block B education. Workshop introducing the world of Codebreaking for children.
• Trails and Activity Bags 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Pigeon Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room.
• Pegasus Bridge Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Toy Museum opens 12.00 – 16.00.
Wednesday 25th August
• Craft Activity 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room. Create your own wrestling clothes peg toy.
• Children’s Guided Tour 12.00, starting from the mansion Music Room.
• Spy Workshop 14.00, in Block B education. Workshop introducing the world of Codebreaking for children.
• Trails and Activity Bags 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Morse
Code Activity 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room. Learn how to
send a message in Morse Code and how an enigma machine works.
• Pigeon Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room.
• Pegasus Bridge Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Toy Museum opens 12.00 – 16.00.
Wednesday 1st September
• Craft Activity 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room. Create your own race horses out of cotton reels.
• Children’s Guided Tour 12.00, starting from the mansion Music Room.
• Evacuee Talk by Joan Draper 13.00, learn what it was like to be evacuated during WW2.
• Spy Workshop 14.00, in Block B education. Workshop introducing the world of Codebreaking for children.
• Trails and Activity Bags 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Pigeon Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in the Mansion Billiard Room.
• Pegasus Bridge Handling Collection 12.00 – 16.00, in B Block Children’s area.
• Toy Museum opens 12.00 – 16.00.
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