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BBC News
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
West Midlands Easter activities to keep your children busy
The bank holiday weekend is getting started this Good Friday and with schools broken up for the holidays, local groups and councils have scheduled plenty of events and activities over the four we have compiled a list of some of the events happening across the West Midlands: Birmingham and the Black Country In Birmingham, at the city's botanical gardens, they are hosting what they call Experience Alice's Easterland Adventure - a family event with interactive shows and parades until at Cannon Hill Park, there is an Easter extravaganza event on Friday with egg hunts, face painting, live music and a petting egg hunts are also being held at Wightwick Manor and Gardens, Wolverhampton, by the National Trust until and crafts workshops, which families can drop along to, are being held at the New Art Gallery, Walsall until 25 April, for children aged two and at Oak Park Active Living Centre, Walsall, they are hosting an Easter Big Bounce event on Friday for primary school children and siblings with parental Easter-themed day of entertainment will be held on Monday at Wolverhampton Racecourse with organisers saying youngsters aged under 17 can go for activities and events are listed on the Visit Birmingham website. Coventry and Warwickshire In Coventry, there is due to be an Easter Bunny Walk on Saturday at Gosford Park where organisers say children can hop, skip, and jump with the Easter bunny and receive an Easter egg.A children's Easter egg hunt will be held at the Castle Grounds Pub on Little Park Street for families on Sunday and on the same day, the Sky Blue Tavern will have a family fun day with egg hunts, a bonnet competition, a disco and games.A bird of prey event and a Horrible Histories maze are among the events at Warwick Castle this Easter while Kenilworth Castle holds an adventure visitors to Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon are being promised live performances in the gardens called The Women Who Made activities and events are listed on the Visit Warwickshire website. Stoke and Staffordshire A range of activities are planned at some of Staffordshire's castles this Easter including an Easter craft and trail workshop at Stafford Castle on Sunday and a daily dragon-themed egg hunt at Tamworth Castle until 27 railway, the Churnet Valley Railway, is hosting a Mad Hatter's tea party on a steam train until the National Trust holds an Easter trail at Biddulph Grange Garden until pottery fans, World of Wedgwood in Barlaston has its Clay Club featuring pottery painting and children's factory tours over the Easter Visit Staffordshire website has other events planned over Easter. Shropshire The National Trust is hosting an Easter adventure trail at Attingham Park, near Shrewsbury, every day until egg hunts will be held across the county at Stokesay Castle, Blists Hill and Hawkstone Park Follies, as well as a fairytale egg hunt at Park Hall also at Blists Hill Victorian Town, Telford, the site will be showcasing a Very Victorian Easter with an an egg dancing competition over the Easter bank holiday youngsters aged from two years old with a creative side are being given the chance to create Easter Bunny-inspired artwork at the Coalport China ideas for your family can be found on the Visit Shropshire site. Herefordshire and Worcestershire West Midlands Safari Park is hosting its Easter Eggstravaganza until 27 April with egg hunts and a new live show, organisers at Queenswood Country Park, Herefordshire, the nature reserve will be running a Jungle Book-themed Easter trail until 27 hunts continue to be held far and wide, including at Hartlebury Castle, Worcestershire while Witley Court and Gardens has an Easter adventure quest until 27 National Trust is putting on a daily Easter trail at Brockhampton, near Bromyard, until 27 April while Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury, hosts an Easter treasure Visit Herefordshire and Visit Worcestershire websites host more ideas for activities and events. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Yahoo
Four of the best scenic walks in the West Midlands
AS the winter weather begins to brighten up and spring starts rolling in, now is the perfect time to get back in touch with nature and explore some of the region's beautiful scenery. The West Midlands is home to many beauty spots, perfect for everything from a peaceful stroll to a more ambitious hike. Residents are spoilt for choice when it comes to getting immersed in nature and Visit Birmingham and the West Midlands has curated a handy list of some of the best walks in the region you can embark on next. Here are four of the region's best walks for scenery and nature, according to Visit Birmingham and the West Midlands: Forge Mill Circular Trail This popular 3.2km trail set in Sandwell Valley takes you from the RSPB reserve, past Forge Mill Farm's animals and around Forge Mill Lake. You can explore a small woodland, enjoy views of the River Tame and maybe catch a glimpse animals such a birds and deer. Cannon Hill Park This Green Flag status park in Moseley offers stunning scenery including lakes, flowerbeds and a conservation area home to a five acre woodland known as the 'RSPB Centenary Plantation' and a wildflower meadow. Visit Birmingham describes it as an 'easy, accessible walk with scenic views, peaceful lakes, and ample space for outdoor activities'. Coombe Abbey Country Park Located in Warwickshire, Coombe Abbey Park is home to 500 acres of natural beauty, with beautiful woodlands full of native English trees and a large, glistening lake. You can take a stroll past artistic wooden sculptures dotted throughout the park and see if you can spot any birds such as Grey Herons, Kingfishers and Mute Swans, in this 'birdwatching haven'. Walsall Arboretum Walsall might not be best known for its nature offerings, however, Walsall Arboretum is a spot perfect for spotting wildlife in both Hatherton Lake and its surrounding woodland. With a boating lake, beautiful spots for a picnic, tennis courts and acres of open playing fields, it is a fantastic place to get the whole family enjoying the outdoors. Visit Birmingham and the West Midlands suggested a number of other trails and walks, for the history and culture lovers out there and for those who are looking for a walk that is a little bit different. To see their full list, visit their website.
BBC News
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
West Midlands half term activities to keep your children busy
With schools in the West Midlands breaking up for half term, local organisations and councils have scheduled plenty of events and activities to ensure children are entertained throughout the well as trips to popular venues like Alton Towers, families also have a choice of a wide range of educational days we have listed a handful of the activities that have been scheduled to take place over the next week. Birmingham and Black Country Animal lovers can head to Forge Mill Farm in West Bromwich for lambing week, where they can explore the barns and and meet some of the new born lambs and kids.A forest school is also being held at the Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens where both children and their parents can explore those more artistically minded, there are free family and community crafts sessions being held at the Roundhouse Birmingham across the Birmingham Botanical Gardens is also hosting a Gardens Art Club, during which they will be exploring the beauty of winter activities and events are listed on the Visit Birmingham website. Coventry and Warwickshire Coventry Transport Museum has encouraged families to explore its "open-ended play environment" for children who love everything Blitz Museum is also reopening for half term, giving youngsters and adults an opportunity to explore what life was like for people living through the Coventry Blitz in 1940. Meanwhile, Kenilworth Castle will be putting on its half-term history makers event, with bZents Theatre Company presenting Tales of Robin Butterfly Farm will also have their leafcutter ants, which arrived at the farm in August, on display throughout the week. Herefordshire Herefordshire County Council has outlined a number of activities for families taking place at the Black and White House Museum in include the Hoard at the House Trail, where visitors can uncover hidden treasures of the county's past, and a Bank Heist Trail. Replicas from the Herefordshire Hoard will also be viewable as part of a display encouraging people to learn the history behind the items and their exclusive tours will see the museum's curators talking people through the historical significance of the hoard. Worcestershire Attwell Farm Park in Redditch will be offering families a chance to meet its new arrivals while children can take advantage of the sand play Living History Festival will also be taking place at the Commandery in Worcester on 22 and 23 February, with the chance to watch military displays and re-enactors throughout the museum and Midlands Safari Park in Bewdley is hosting its character week with children able to meet their favourite TV characters, including Bluey and Peppa Pig. Shropshire There are activities planned over half-term in connection with the Darwin Shrewsbury Festival, celebrating the birth of the town's most famous son Charles Darwin.A Lego workshop, fossils and educational talks, will be held at various venues around the taking part in Shrewsbury Parkrun will also be asked to get into the spirit by wearing Darwin-inspired outfits. Staffordshire The activities suggested by Staffordshire County Council include the Pirate Takeover at Alton Towers Resort throughout the authority also recommended searching for fairies in the vast gardens of the Trentham Estate as well as visiting the Trentham Monkey Forest next can also get up close with the farmyard animals and let off some steam in the play areas at Lower Drayton Farm, near families can explore the beautiful woodland in Cannock Chase Forest as well as tackle the pedal and play beginners mountain bike activities include making a splash on the flumes at Waterworld in Hanley, hitting the slopes of the Snowdome in Tamworth and getting your hands dirty at the National Forest Adventure Farm in Burton. Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Art Gallery has a number of family-friendly events taking place throughout the include the opportunity for visitors to create their own AI-generated portrait of a fisherman on Wednesday in the style of Sam Wootton's Men Holding Fish and children can also drop into the gallery on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday to help the team create an animated film about "greening the city". Metallic wing-making will be held on Thursday too, with budding artists able to learn embossed foil art techniques to make their own majestic, wearable wings. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
