{"id":5823,"date":"2021-05-28T09:30:32","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T09:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/?p=5823"},"modified":"2023-06-13T07:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:49:54","slug":"half-term-fun-in-the-geopark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/2021\/05\/half-term-fun-in-the-geopark\/","title":{"rendered":"Half Term Fun in the Geopark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There are some fantastic events at Geopark venues this Half Term, with special family activities at Bewdley Museum, Hartlebury Castle, Lapworth Museum of Geology, Worcester Cathedral and The Hive, Worcester.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bewdleymuseum.co.uk\/exploring\/whats-on\/\">Bewdley Museum<\/a> as usual have special holiday activities each day Monday \u2013 Friday:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday &#8211; <\/strong>Cotton Summer Caps; <strong>Tuesday &#8211; C<\/strong>eramic Dog Planters; <strong>Wednesday &#8211; <\/strong>Set of 3 Wooden Coasters; <strong>Thursday &#8211; <\/strong>Dinosaur Sand Art; <strong>Friday &#8211; F<\/strong>abric Waist Aprons<\/p>\n<p>\u00a35 per activity per child, limited spaces available.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worcestercathedral.co.uk\/\">Worcester Cathedral<\/a> have free craft activities and you can drop in and meet King John! There will also be crafts available from 10:30am \u2013 3pm Tuesday \u2013 Friday, where families can have a go at creating their own stained-glass window or brass rubbing. Other trails and activities available too including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worcestercathedral.co.uk\/media\/1440\/treasure-hunt-covid-version.pdf\">Treasure Hunt<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worcestercathedral.co.uk\/media\/1436\/safari-trail-8pp-a5-safari-trail-leaflet-artwork-edits.pdf\">Safari Trail<\/a> which you can download before visiting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hartleburycastle.com\/\">Hartlebury Castle<\/a> have Terrific Teddies &amp; Toys Monday to Friday. Bring your favourite teddy bear along for a picnic!\u00a0Join their teddy bear friends for some fun and games around Hartlebury Castle! Explore the Castle\u2019s beautiful grounds, and enjoy the Castle and Museum\u2019s amazing exhibitions and displays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/x2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5820\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/x2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/x2.jpg 900w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/x2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/x2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/x2-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/x2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/facilities\/lapworth-museum\/events\/index.aspx\">Lapworth Museum of Geology have an online Family Event<\/a> &#8211; AlgoRHYTHM From Home: Rock (&amp; Roll!) Cycle. It takes place on zoom on Wed 2<sup>nd<\/sup> June 11am-2pm, with performance company Lynnebec leading a fun and engaging online dance workshop for families to explore the Rock n Roll Rock cycle! Free, booking required.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorethepast.co.uk\/events\/\">Archaeology Quest<\/a> will take place at Malvern Library (2 June) and The Hive, Worcester (4 June) 10am-1pm, organised by Worcestershire Archive &amp; Archaeology Service. Come and have a go at being an archaeologist and see what you can discover!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorethepast.co.uk\/events\/\">Booking required<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5822\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coin.jpg 936w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coin-300x273.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coin-768x700.jpg 768w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coin-150x137.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coin-400x365.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other Geopark venues are open for you to visit and explore the great outdoors. Book a visit to one of The National Trust sites, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/brockhampton\">Brockhampton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/dudmaston\">Dudmaston <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/croome\">Croome<\/a>, where there\u2019s plenty to explore. Or take a trip to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestryengland.uk\/wyre-forest\">Wyre Forest<\/a> and enjoy a walk in the woods.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Cob-House.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5085\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Cob-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Cob-House.jpg 800w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Cob-House-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Cob-House-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Cob-House-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cobhouse.org\/\">Cob House Country Park<\/a> is open to see the animals and have a drink from their caf\u00e9, and you can also go for a walk at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shropshiresgreatoutdoors.co.uk\/site\/severn-valley-country-park\/\">Severn Valley Country Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svr.co.uk\/\">Severn Valley Railway<\/a> are back running their trains again, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/facilities\/lapworth-museum\/events\/index.aspx\">Lapworth Museum of Geology<\/a> has just reopened.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hig11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5354\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hig11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hig11.jpg 600w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hig11-300x183.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hig11-150x91.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/hig11-400x243.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have fun this half term!<\/p>\n<p>See more events on our <a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/2021\/05\/geofest-2021-events\/\">GeoFest 2021<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>GeoFest is sponsored by<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MerlinEnergy_Landscape.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5238\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MerlinEnergy_Landscape-1024x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MerlinEnergy_Landscape-1024x297.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MerlinEnergy_Landscape-300x87.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MerlinEnergy_Landscape-768x223.jpg 768w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MerlinEnergy_Landscape-150x44.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MerlinEnergy_Landscape-400x116.jpg 400w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MerlinEnergy_Landscape.jpg 1429w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some fantastic events at Geopark venues this Half Term, with special family activities at Bewdley Museum, Hartlebury Castle, Lapworth Museum of Geology, Worcester Cathedral and The Hive, Worcester.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Bewdley Museum as usual have special holiday activities each day Monday \u2013 Friday:<\/p>\n<p>Monday &#8211; 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