Holiday Fun & Activities

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Holiday activities

If you're stuck for things to do this half term, take a look below for a range of activities from football to museums, there's something for everyone to enjoy.

Sports Xtra

Do your children want to try something new? Sports Xtra have got some dates in Spring 2011.

To book or for more information
Web: www.sports-xtra.com
Tel: 07581 617682

Sports Xtra details

Sportspace Tring

To see what is happening at Sportspace in Tring during the holidays, take a look at their website.

Natural History Museum at Tring

The Walter Rothschild building plays host to some interesting family friendly exhibitions, with a range of activites (some free, some with a small charge) happening.
Web: www.nhm.ac.uk/tring

Further afield...

The National Trust Ashridge Estate

Ashridge is a magnificent area along the Chiltern Hills in Bucks and Herts. The woodlands, commons and chalk downlands support a variety of wildlife and outstanding scenery.
Email: educationandcommunity@boxmoortrust.org.uk
Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Tel: 01442 851227

Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust

College Lake Wildlife Centre was once a chalk quarry, the site has been designed for wildlife and people. With farming and wildlife museum; areas for wetlands, geology, chalk downlands, butterflies, woodlands and a visitors centre.
Email: eartheducation@bbowt.org.uk
Web: www.bbowt.org.uk
Tel: 01442 826774

The Paper Trial

Tour the working Victorian paper mill in Apsley, birthplace of paper's industrial revolution. Learn about recycling, paper making, canal transport, waterwheels, science & enterprise education.nd tasting.
Email: education@thepapertrail.org.uk
Web: www.thepapertrail.org.uk
Tel: 01442 234600

The Dacorum Heritage Trust

A Registered Museum with collections covering the whole of Dacorum. Including subjects such as Victorians, Hemel Hempstead New Town, Gadebridge Roman Villa and the Second World War.
Email: curator@dacorumheritage.org.uk
Web: www.dacorumheritage.org.uk
Tel: 01442 879525

The Box Moor Trust

Set up over 400 years ago, with nearly 500 acres of land, from ancient woods to moors, chalk grasslands, rivers and ponds. Subjects covered include habitats, ethics, river studies and Victorians.
Email: educationandcommunity@boxmoortrust.org.uk
Web: www.boxmoortrust.org.uk
Tel: 01442 879525