Monday 20th July – Sunday 30th August
During opening hours
Come and explore the house and gardens this summer with our Rhyme & Sound Trail which has been inspired by the theme of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge: Read to the Beat.
Thursday 23rd July
11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 12.30pm
Join us for a bug hunt at Ordsall Hall. Dress for the weather, as come rain or shine we will be outside looking for little creatures.
FREE, booking required.
23rd July, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Enjoy some storytelling in the beautiful surroundings of Ordsall Hall and have fun with an accompanying craft activity!
FREE, drop-in at set times.
Tuesday 28th July
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Use your initials to design your very own Tudor style monogram using symbols from the Hall or your own ideas!
£1.50 per child, booking required.
Thursday 30th July
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Join us in the grounds of Ordsall Hall to make crowns out of natural materials.
£3 per child, booking required.
Tuesday 4th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Make some eye catching Tudor style bunting to brighten up your home!
£3 per child, booking required.
Wednesday 5th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Join the Lady of the Hall to learn how to use a quill and ink. Practice the alphabet and create a fancy Tudor signature, before helping her write some invitations.
£1.50 per child, booking required.
Thursday 6th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Using seeds gathered from the gardens, create a seed ball to take home.
£1.50 per child, booking required.
Tuesday 11th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Take a close look at some of our very mysterious Tudor objects – can you guess what they are?
FREE, drop-in at set times.
Wednesday 12th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Join one of the servants of Ordsall Hall and learn how they help keep the house running behind the scenes and make a soap ball to take home!
£1.50 per child, booking required.
Thursday 13th August
12:30 – 2:00pm
Bring your teddies and a picnic to Ordsall Hall and have some fun with crafts and other themed activities!
FREE, drop-in.
Tuesday 18th August
10:30am-12pm & 1-2:30pm
Try your hand at Tudor dancing and games in the gardens.
FREE, drop-in at set times.
Wednesday 19th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Join one of the servants of Ordsall Hall and learn how they help keep the house running behind the scenes. Grind some spices and make a ‘strong powder’ to take home.
£1.50 per child, booking required.
Thursday 20th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Come and join us in the Gardens of Ordsall Hall as we create patterns using the printing technique Hapa Zome.
£3 per child, booking required.
Tuesday 25th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Make wooden story-telling disks to take home with you, designed to inspire your own bedtime stories and help you drift off to sleep.
£1.50 per child, booking required.
Wednesday 26th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Join one of the servants of Ordsall Hall and learn how they help keep the house running behind the scenes. Make a beeswax candle to take home.
£1.50 per child, booking required.
Thursday 27th August
11am, 1pm, 2pm
Create some amazing artwork using all natural materials found in the gardens at Ordsall Hall!
£3 per child, booking required.
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