Whatever the weather, Dorset is a fantastic place to spend half term with your children but just in case you need some inspiration for rainy day activities; here’s a small selection of what’s available for half term.
Bridport Arts Centre has a half-term workshop in Film-making on Monday 21st February, 10.30am - 3pm. 7 – 11 years olds can enjoy a day making animation film with film-maker Martha Moopette.Haynes International Motor Museum Yeovil, in Somerset, is expecting an Alien Invasion on the 25th February – “get up close and personal with some of the most famous sci-fi characters and props from the small and big screen, but remember not to let them out when you leave!” The museum also has one of the UK’s largest speedway collections, an outdoor military vehicle collection, display halls with over 400 cars and bikes dating from 1886 to the present day plus interactive displays; as well as a themed adventure playground, activity room, soft play fun bus and activity packs.
The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset, is having a special 1940s Experience for half term. Children can take part in fun family activities and learn all about life on the Home Front during World War Two, including rationing and evacuation. There’s even a special wartime menu in the restaurant so your children can be introduced to delicacies such as Spam.The Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, has Pirate Half Term from 21st to 25th February. This sounds like great fun. Children are encouraged to go along in fancy dress if they want to, and will be able to make a cutlass, telescope and eye patch, learn how to speak Pirate, hear Capin' Blackbeard explain the naval origins of many common day sayings and how to live as a Pirate on board ship, and track down the location of the Museum treasure with a secret Pirate Map!
If your children are fascinated by fossils and would like to know more, Lyme Regis Museum’s fossil experts are giving a Know Your Fossils talk on the 20th February at 2.30pm. It’s all about how fossils lived, and how to find identify and handle them.23rd February is Family Fun Day at Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, from 11am to 3pm. You and your children can drop in any time and get creative making fossilised creatures with museum curator Mary Godwin.
For a child friendly and eco-friendly holiday in the UK over half term, please see our website for more information about our bed and breakfast and self-catering accommodation. And don’t forget we’re offering three nights for the price of two during February and March (Monday to Friday only).