Dorset, Somerset &amp; Bristol

<a href="https://www.haynesmuseum.org/events/brick-week-museum-0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brick it </a>at the <a href="https://www.haynesmuseum.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Haynes Motor Museum</a> at Sparkford. Be inspired by the UK&#8217;s best collection of cars and motorbikes and make your own out of Lego. Get tired of that? There&#8217;s an interactive motorcycle exhibition, ‘Life on Two Wheels, Explorer trail, playground and more. Sat 10 – Sun 18 Feb.



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Help with <a href="https://www.somersetsheeptrekking.co.uk/lambing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">newborn lambs</a>, pregnant ewes and learn what happens when a sheep gives birth. You might even see a lamb being born (awww). It all takes place on a 180-acre farm. Somerset Sheep Trekking, Mon 12 – Fri 16 Feb.



Get modding (AKA modifying a game like Minecraft). Kids can also have a go at coding, 3D design and printing and creating Lego robotics. <a href="https://www.sciencezone.uk/february-fun-activities/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Science Zone</a>, Boscombe, Bournemouth, throughout half term week (from 6+).



Take cover! <a href="https://www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/ministry-of-science-live-science-saved-the-world/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Ministry of Science</a> create 20ft liquid nitrogen clouds, explode hydrogen balloons, set off fire tornados and build a hovercraft. Taunton Brewhouse on Tues 13 Feb (age 6+).



Be wowed by <a href="https://www.amazingbubbleman.com/tour-schedule/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Amazing Bubble Man</a>‘s giant bubbles and tricks. Lighthouse Poole (Fri 10 Feb), Redgrave Theatre Bristol (Mon 12 Feb), Electric Palace Bridport (Thurs 15 Feb).



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Get a fresh perspective on The Wizard of Oz. <a href="https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/wicked/bristol-hippodrome/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wicked</a> tells things from the point of view of the not-so-Wicked Witch of the West. Bristol Hippodrome until Sun 25 Feb



Who are you and what do you care about in the digital age? Find out at the interactive show <a href="https://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/events/feel-me/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Feel me</a> at the egg in Bath. Suitable 13 years+ Tues 20 – Weds 21 Feb.



Turn a chunk of Portland Stone into a masterpiece using traditional stone carving techniques. <a href="https://burngatestonecentre.co.uk/tuition/have-a-go-stone-carving/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Burngate Stone Centre</a> in Langton Matravers, Thurs 15 Feb (8+ must be accompanied by a participating adult). 



<a href="https://www.haynesmuseum.org/events/brick-week-museum-0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a>Discover the work of Banksy and other street artists on the <a href="https://www.bristol-street-art-tours.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bristol Street Art Tour</a>. Or download the Cactus&#8217; <a href="https://apps.cactus.co.uk/banksy-bristol/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Banksy Bristol Trail</a> app and go it alone.



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The iconic Blue Pool in Wareham all lit up! The nature reserve with a lake that really is blue. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/illuminate-at-the-blue-pool-2024-tickets-729360656357?aff=oddtdtcreator&amp;fbclid=IwAR3mM7TD3VQiz4LX-dwxVnWbuEFC4C0Pg_RbsZeji6uqybdSDtkECpFwZqc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Illuminate at The Blue Pool</a> is on until Sun 25 Feb.



Tackle six nerve-wracking, adrenaline-inducing activities at <a href="http://rockreef.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RockReef</a>, including a zip wire from the end of Bournemouth Pier to the land.



Brrrrrr! Head over to the Cheddar Gorge &amp; Caves for a taste of <a href="https://www.cheddargorge.co.uk/whats-on/frozen-february---a-stone-age-winter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frozen February &#8211; A Stone Age Winter</a>, where hunter-gatherers bring the Stone Age winter to life. Sat 10 – Sun 18 Feb.



Fly over to Aerospace Bristol for <a href="https://aerospacebristol.org/february-half-term" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Miracle on the Severn</a> to discover why a Bristol Britannia was forced to land on the Severn Estuary and how the pilot saved the lives of all on board. Sat 10 – Sun 18 Feb.



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Make like a Ninja on the obstacle courses at the <a href="https://ninjawarrioruk.co.uk/bristol/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ninja Warrior UK</a> adventure park at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. From 4 years.



Enter a virtual world at <a href="https://centrevr.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Centre VR</a> in Bournemouth. They say it’s Europe’s largest virtual reality venue, with over 100 games plus some real world escape rooms. 



<a href="https://www.tunneltreetops.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://www.tunneltreetops.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Take the tree top challenge</a> – 11 rope and wooden elements with three zip wires – in the The Tunnel woodlands. Near Charmouth, throughout half term.



Free yourself from Victor&#8217;s Lair, uncover the truth behind rumours of a shadowy world order in The Shallows Basement Escape Rooms and go on an i-spy hunt around the multi-sensory Mary Shelley&#8217;s <a href="https://www.houseoffrankenstein.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">House of Frankenstein</a> in Bath. 



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Concoct magic potions and go on a wildlife adventure day. <a href="https://uptoncountrypark.com/events/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Upton Country Park</a> estate in Poole. Sat 10 – Sun 18 Feb.



Put your skates on for the last week of the <a href="https://www.coolcoasticerink.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cool Coast Ice Rink</a> at the Bournemouth International Centre (last day Sun 18 Feb) or slide over to the all-year-round <a href="https://planet-ice.co.uk/locations/bristol/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Planet Ice</a> in Bristol.



Have a spell in the cells at the historic courthouse Shire Hall Museum in Dorchester, with trails and crafts. Kids go <a href="https://shirehalldorset.org/events/half-term-at-shire-hall-museum/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">free over half term</a>. Sat 10 – Sat 17 Feb.



And <a href="https://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/events/breathe/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Breathe</a>. A journey through a busy forest – from the perspective of an acorn – with puppets and music, suitable for 5 years+ at the egg in Bath, from Sun 11 – Tues 13 Feb. 



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Send a ted down a zip wire, hunt the castle ruins for the quest boards, noting down your answers as you go to earn a special conservation coin at <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/events/483f6bd6-e975-44f7-ad4a-4c8db8a16cb6/pages/details" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Corfe Castle</a>, Corfe Castle, near Swanage. Sat 10 – Sun 18. Feb.



Have <a href="https://swheritage.org.uk/events/february-half-term-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fun on the Farm</a> in a week of half term activities – butter making, animals, arts, crafts and food – at the museum devoted to rural life in Somerset. Glastonbury. Sat 10 – Sat 17 Feb.



Discover the role of <a href="https://tankmuseum.org/events/february-half-term" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Women in Warfare</a>, from nurses in the trenches to the tank crews of today, at the Tank Museum in Bovington. Mon 12 – Sun 18 Feb.



Follow detective Rufus Caper catch his arch nemesis Constance Shadows before she commits her next crime in the funny family whodunnit <a href="https://www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/framed/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Framed!</a> on Sat 11 Feb at the Brewhouse Taunton (age 8+).

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