Low Cost/No Cost Family Fun in London
The Passion of Jesus - Trafalgar Square
FREE (All Ages)
Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN / www.chinatownlondon.org
Nearest Tube: Charing Cross
Good Friday 25th Mar, noon and 3.15pm
An epic, open-air re-enactment of ‘The Passion of Jesus’ with real horses, donkeys, doves and a cast of over 100!
V&A Museum
FREE (Ages as below)
Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL / 020 7942 2000/ www.vam.ac.uk
Nearest tube: South Kensington
Pop-up Performance – Fri 25th Mar – Sun 3rd Apr, 11am, 1pm & 3pm. Join with a celebratory dance of Spring in this
interactive workshop.
Imagination Station – Fri 25th Mar – Sun 3rd Apr, 10.30-am-5pm (Ages 3+). Explore the iconic images of Botticelli and
create your own piece of art.
Easter Digital Kids – Fri 25th Mar – Sun 3rd Apr, 10.30-am-5pm (Ages 5+). Create a postcard souvenir and transport
yourself into Botticelli paintings with green screen photography.
An Eggstravaganza of Easter Activities - Royal Air Force Museum
FREE (Ages 5+)
Grahame Park Way, NW9 5LL / 020 8205 2266 / www.rafmuseum.org.uk
Nearest Tube: Colindale
Fri 25th Mar – Sun 10th Apr, 10am-6pm
Take part in an eggstravaganza of activities throughout the holidays including interactive story work-shops, Airfix Make and
Takes, and a Knitting for Britain project to completely cover an aircraft in knitting.
Easter Fun and Bicentennial Celebration- Brixton Windmill
Windmill Gardens, End of Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5EU / www.brixtonwindmill.org
Brixton Windmill Treasure Hunt - Sat 26th Mar, 2pm-4pm. (All ages but each team must include an adult) Cost to enter:
£5 per adult, £3 for 12-18 year olds, 0-11s go FREE. Take part in a Brixton-wide treasure hunt to celebrate Brixton
Windmill’s 200th anniversary and for the chance to win a cash prize. As well as being lots of fun, the hunt will be a tactical
team challenge which takes in over 50 sites in Brixton and provides hunters with the opportunity to learn more about
Brixton’s history, community and townscape
Easter Egg Hunt - Sun 27th Mar, 2pm-4pm, £1 per child (Ages 11 and under). Join a hunt for Easter surprises in
Windmill Gardens with arts & crafts activities for all plus the opportunity to take a tour of the Windmill.
Easter Fun - St Gabriel’s Wharf
FREE (All Ages)
Riverside Walkway, South Bank, SE1 9PP / 020 7291 0230 / www.soapboxscience.org
Tube: Waterloo
Nearest Tube: Waterloo
Sat 26th Mar, noon-3pm
Kids can let their creativity run wild with a free crafting session where they will be able to decorate their own, one of a kind,
Easter egg and also a matching basket to put it in before heading off on an epic Easter egg hunt.
Get Inventive, Easter Activities - Museum of London & Museum of London Docklands
FREE (Ages 5+)
150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN or Hertsmere Road, West India, E14 4AL
020 7001 9844 / www.museumoflondon.org.uk
Nearest tube for either: St Pauls / Barbican / Moorgate
Sat 26th Mar – Sun 10th Apr, for workshop times please check website
Go on an inventor’s journey of London and take part in a host of free and interactive craft, object handling and story
sessions to learn about a host of inventions. Please check the website for a full list of activities.
If you know of any events taking place in London that you think other families would be interested in please get in touch, thank you.
Penny Porter-Mill, Windmill Cluster Community Partnership Manager.
Tel: 020 7274 7631 / Email: [email protected]
Easter Scavenger Hunt & Art Competition - Old Royal Naval College
Entrance is FREE, egg trail costs £2 per child (All Ages)
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich / 020 8269 4747 / www.ornc.org
Nearest Tube: Greenwich (DLR)
Sat 26th March – Sun 10th Apr, 10am-4pm
Solve cryptic clues and challenges whilst you explore the beautiful buildings of the ORNC and claim your prize at the end!
Also be inspired by the magnificent ceiling in the Painted Hall and create your own version – don’t forget to make it count,
it’s a competition!
Horniman Museum
FREE (All ages with specific events for Ages 14-19 years)
100 London Road, SE23 3PQ / 020 8699 1872 / www.horniman.ac.uk
Buses: 176, 185, 312, P4, 63, 122, P13
Easter Fair - Sat 26th & Sun 27th Mar, 10.30am-4.30pm. Take part in a weekend eggstravaganza which includes an Easter
Egg Hunt, egg decorating workshops, the chance to browse and buy at art and craft stalls, and a Bandstand Bunny Hop
dance – not to mention the chance to meet the Easter Bunny!
Easter Art Fun - Everyday Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri of the holidays, 11am-2.45pm. It’s time to get crafty and have some fun,
depending on which day you attend (or you could attend all!) you could decorate an egg complete with a baby dinosaur
inside, design and decorate a brilliant dinosaur mask, make a Springtime mobile or create your own British garden bird
complete with flapping wings. Before visiting, check the website for details of the day’s activities. Entry is banded every 45
minutes.
Big Wednesdays: Each day is jam packed full of fun activities including arts, crafts, music, storytelling & more! Easter
Eggstravaganza – Wed 30th Mar, 11am-3.30pm. A day of fun activities about eggs & egg-laying animals. Spring Rites –
Wed 6th Apr, 11am-3.30pm. A day of fun activities inspired by the beginning of Spring.
Community Teachsport: Park Active – Everyday except Sun/Sat from 29th Mar - 8th Apr, 11am-3.30pm - Take part in
some healthy drop in activities run by fully qualified sports tutors. There will be suitable activities for tiny tots, while older
participants can have a go at sports of all kinds from around the world. Tutors can also give advice on a number of issues
including; healthy living, child obesity prevention and physical play in the home.
Don’t forget: Clocks Go Forward Sunday 27th March
The Boat Race 2015
FREE (All Ages)
Various locations / 020 7902 0200 / http://theboatrace.org
Sun 27th Mar, fun starts at noon, races start from 4.50pm
The boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities was first raced in 1829 and is one of the oldest sporting events
in the world. Take part in some of the fun activities at Bishop’s Park, Fulham and Furnivall Gardens and then take to the
banks of The Thames, between Putney & Mortlake, to witness this iconic event
Cut and Paste - Pump House Gallery
FREE (All Ages)
Battersea Park, SW11 4NJ / 020 8871 7572 / www.pumphousegallery.org.uk
Bus: 137
Sun 27th Mar, 11.30am-3.30pm
Drop into one of three free family workshops this spring and take part in a range of creative, hands-on, art activities for all
the family. Workshops will range from creating cardboard sets to making costumes.
Egg-ceptional Easter Workshops - Natural History Museum
FREE (All Ages)
Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD / 020 7942 5000 / www.nhm.ac.uk
Nearest Tube: South Kensington
Investigate for Families – Every weekend throughout the Easter Holiday, 11am-5pm. Get a feel for how scientists work by
having a go yourself! Your chance to explore hundreds of real specimens that Museum scientists use in their daily work,
with science educators on hand to assist and answer questions.
Chicken Licken Puppets – Sun 27th, Tue 29th & Thu 31st Mar & Sat 5th Apr, noon-12.30pm and 1.30pm-2pm
Learn about the amazing world of birds and find out what makes Chicken Licken special from other animals.
Animal Vision for Families – Wed 30th Mar, Wed 6th & Sat 9th Apr, Every other half hour between 10.30am- 2pm. Get an
insight into the way certain animals see - featuring live animals which you can handle if you dare!
If you know of any events taking place in London that you think other families would be interested in please get in touch, thank you.
Penny Porter-Mill, Windmill Cluster Community Partnership Manager.
Tel: 020 7274 7631 / Email: [email protected]
Brixton Easter Fete - Pop Brixton
FREE (All Ages)
49 Brixton Station Rd, SW9 8PQ / 020 7274 2903 / www.popbrixton.org
Mon 28th Mar, noon-7pm
Take part in an egg hunt around the Pop containers and open spaces (led by a rather large set of ears!).With a disco for the
little ones, family games in the Main Square and live music there’s Easter fun for all the family!
National Gallery
FREE (All ages)
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN / 020 7747 2885 / www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Nearest tube: Charing Cross
Hundreds of Hats – Mon 28th – Wed 30th Mar & Mon 4th – Wed 6th April, 11am-1pm & 2-4pm. Find some of the
incredible range of hats in the Gallery’s paintings, and then make your own with an Easter twist
Family Walk & Talk: Easter Adventures, Sun 3rd April, 12.30-1.30pm. Journey through the collection whilst the paintings
are brought to life with an Easter Adventure theme.
Holiday Activities at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses
£5 per child (discounts for unwaged) (Age 5+)
Eggcellent Easter workshop – Mon 28th Mar, 10.30am-12.30pm. Make an Easter basket and eggsperiment using leaves
to make beautiful hand dyed Easter eggs to fill it with.
Signs of Spring – Tue 29th Mar, 10.30am-12.30pm. Explore your garden for signs of the new season. Make a spring
wreath to brighten up your home and a seed bomb to add colour to your garden or any green space.
Herby Heaven - Wed 30th Mar, 10.30am-12.30pm. Follow your nose and explore the gardens using your senses. Learn
about some of the herbs that are grown and use them to make delicious herby flatbreads.
Spring Chickens – Sat 2nd Apr, 10.30am-12.30pm. Take part in a sensory exploration of the garden to look for signs of
spring and them make some amazing natural spring-scented play dough to take home.
Hanami workshop – Mon 4th Apr, 10.30am-12.30pm. Help celebrate the Japanese festival of flowers and make some
flower prints, cherry blossom art and origami flowers to take home.
Get Growing – Tue 5th Apr, 10.30am-12.30pm. Get those green fingers working! Learn how plants grow and plant your
own miniature garden to take home.
Sounds of Spring - Wed 6th Apr, 10.30am-12.30pm. Shhh! Can you hear that? It’s the sounds of Spring. Learn about the
sounds around the garden and how to speak bird and then make your own musical instrument.
Family Workshop - National Portrait Gallery
FREE (All Ages)
St Martins Place, Westminster City, WC2H 0HE / 020 7306 0055 / www.npg.org.uk
Nearest tube: Leicester Square
Performance for Families: A Golden Age – Mon 28th Mar, 2pm -3pm (All ages). Join dancers from the London school
of Russian Ballet to for a performance inspired by the great writers and composers featured in Russia and the Arts.
Drop-in: Fabulous Decorated Eggs – Tue 29th & Fri 1st Apr, 11.30am-1pm & 2.30pm-4pm (Drop-in, Ages 5+). Design a
fabulous egg inspired by Russia and the Arts.
Family: Folk Tales – Wed 30th Mar (BSL) and Thu 31st Mar, 11.30am-1pm & 2.30pm-4pm (Ages 5+). Hep create a
collaborative stop motion animation inspired by Russian folk tales.
Unless it is a drop-in, tickets are available one hour in advance of the workshop start.
Eggcellent Easter Activities - Bank of England Museum
FREE (All Ages)
Threadneedle St (entrance in Bartholomew Lane), EC2R 8AH / 020 7601 5545/ www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum
Nearest Tube: Bank
Tue 29th Mar - Fri 8th Apr, 10am-4.30pm
Somewhere hidden in the museum is a giant golden egg with three little chicks, follow the treasure trail around the
museum to see if you can find them. Plus, indulge your imagination by creating & decorating your own animal mask to take
home.
Annual Planting Day – Van Gogh Walk
FREE (All Ages)
Van Gogh Walk, SW9 / email: [email protected]
Tue 30th Mar, 1pm-4pm
Celebrate the birthday of former Brixton resident Vincent Van Gogh at this annual planting day led by local residents and a
team of Streetscape apprentices. There will be a stand where plants and seeds – chosen to mimic the colours of Van
Gogh’s paintings – will be handed out to volunteers – all welcome!
If you know of any events taking place in London that you think other families would be interested in please get in touch, thank you.
Penny Porter-Mill, Windmill Cluster Community Partnership Manager.
Tel: 020 7274 7631 / Email: [email protected]
Discovery Day at Isis Education Centre - Hyde Park
FREE (All ages)
Isis Education Centre, Hyde Park, W2 2UH / www.supporttheroyalparks.org
Nearest Tube: Marble Arch
Animal Magic - Wed 30th & Thu 31st Mar, 11am-3pm. Take part in a host of exciting, activities to explore how nature
bursts back into life with the arrival of spring; make your own habitat box & a nest collage to take home.
Flower Power - Tue 5th & Wed 6th Apr, 11am-3pm. Craft a flower on a stick, uncover some fascinating flowery facts, visit a
mini beast hotel and have a go at making a paper flower pot and planting a seed to take home.
Skate Workshop - Royal Festival Hall
FREE (Ages 4-10yrs)
Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, SE1 8XX / 0844 847 9910 /
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Nearest Tube: Waterloo
Sat 2nd Apr, 10am-1pm
Learn the basics of skateboarding with skilful tricks to impress. Boards, ramps and pads provided.
Geo-bus Family Open Day - Grant Museum of Zoology
FREE (All Ages)
Rockefeller Building, University College London, University St, WC1E 6DE / 020 3106 2052 / www.ucl.ac.uk
Nearest Tube: Euston/Goodge Street
Tue 5th Apr, 1pm-5pm
Try out some exciting geology activities; get your engineering hat on and have a go at designing an earthquake proof
building, see if you’ve got what it takes to predict a volcanic eruption, find out about fossil casting & more!
Spring has Sprung - Geffrye Museum
FREE (All ages)
Kingsland Road, E2 8EA / www.geffrye-museum.org.uk / 020 7739 9893
Nearest Tube: Liverpool Street / Old Street
Tues 5h-Fri 8th Apr, 10.30am-12.30pm & 2pm-4pm
Celebrate the new season. Make masks, cushions or miniature gardens, decorate plant pots, make scented herb bags and
create garden animals from clay, felt or chocolate!
Easter Workshop - South London Botanical Institute
£2 per child or £5 for 3 (Ages 4+ with a carer)
323 Norwood Road, SE24 9AQ / 020 8674 5787 / www.slbi.org.uk
Bus: 2
Sun 6th Apr, 10am-noon or 2pm-4pm (Booking is recommended as places are limited)
Take part in a number of plant based arts and crafts activities in either of these drop-in sessions.
Splish, Splash, Dot, Dash! - Bankside Gallery
FREE (All ages)
48 Hopton Street, SE1 9JH / 020 7928 7521 / www.banksidegallery.com
Nearest tube: Blackfriars
Wed 6th Apr, 11am-4pm
Explore pattern, shape and colour and arrive prepared to have fun with all kinds of water-based paints! Leave your
inhibitions at home, unlock your creativity and discover new ways to apply paint to paper.
Hip Hop Taster with ZooNation - Royal Festival Hall
FREE (All ages)
Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, SE1 8XX / 0844 847 9910 /
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Nearest Tube: Waterloo
Sat 9th Apr, 1pm-1.30pm
Join the half hour workshop with ZooNation company dancers to learn some of their signature moves.
Wishing you all Happy Holidays!
If you know of any events taking place in London that you think other families would be interested in please get in touch, thank you.
Penny Porter-Mill, Windmill Cluster Community Partnership Manager.
Tel: 020 7274 7631 / Email: [email protected]