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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
28th September-6th July 2025
Venue: Royal Opera House
Website: www.rbo.org.uk
From a mysterious Cheshire Cat and a tap-dancing tea party, to frogs acting as footmen and unknown potions that turn you tiny, many treats and eccentricities await in this weird and wonderful world. You...
Horrible Histories® Gorgeous Georgians trail
17th February-31st August 2025
Venue: Osterley Park and House
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Inspired by the Horrible Histories® books, dive into the world of the Georgians with an interactive family-friendly trail around the house, garden and parkland.This 10-stop, interactive trail is designed...
My Neighbour Totoro
10th March-2nd November 2025
Venue: Gillian Lynne Theatre
Website: www.lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/my-neighbour-totoro
Don’t miss the theatrical event of 2025 as the record-breaking, award-winning My Neighbour Totoro transfers to London’s West End. Find your spirit with the return of the “awe-inspiring” (Time Out)...
Back to the Future the Musical
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Adelphi Theatre
Website: www.lwtheatres.co.uk
Great Scott! It’s time for “perfect musical escapism” (Metro) with the multi-award winning Back to the Future the Musical. The 1985 blockbuster film and pop culture phenomenon is electrifying audiences...
Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre
Website: www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/london/hillingdon/botwell-green
Botwell Green offers a wide variety of sports activities that cater to all ages, from swimming sessions for families to Swim School, toddler world, gymnastics, football, and Junior Gym. The ideal destination...
Children Art Class in Ealing
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Pitshanger Methodist Church
Website: www.artealing.co.uk
Dive into a world of creativity and self-expression as classes guide students of all ages in honing their artistic skills. Visit for a complimentary trial session and discover the joy of exploring techniques...
Empower Arts
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Grand Union Village Community centre
Website: www.empower-arts.co.uk
A taster is the perfect introduction for your child to try Empower classes to see if it is right for them, before signing up to a half term. The taster can begin at anytime during a term and upon completion...
Free Readers
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden
Website: https://freereaders.co.uk
At Free Readers, your child’s academic success and wellbeing is priority. Free Readers serve children of all year groups, from ages 3 to 11, offering enrichment or extra help in Reading, Maths and English,...
High Fliers
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Various venues
Website: www.high-fliers.com/locations
High Fliers is a fun camp for kids ages 3-11 open during every school holiday offering a creative alternative to sports-based camps. Their team of dedicated educators are highly trained and passionate...
Kumon Free Trial
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Various venues
Website: www.kumon.co.uk
Kumon‘s maths and English programmes help children of any age and any ability to shine. By studying little and often through daily worksheets and regular class sessions (online and/or in centre), students...
Little Voices Harrow and Hillingdon
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Harrow Arts Centre and St Giles Church Hall
Website: www.littlevoices.org.uk/harrow-hillingdon
Children make friends for life at Little Voices, as well as learn new skills that will help them in other areas of their life as they grow up. Visit the webiste to book a free trial so you can see if...
Matilda the Musical
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Cambridge Theatre
Website: www.lwtheatres.co.uk/theatres/cambridge
Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl. The story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed...
Mrs Doubtfire
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Shaftesbury Theatre
Website: www.shaftesburytheatre.com
Out-of-work actor Daniel will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the alter ego of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their...
NumberWorks 'nWords
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Various locations
Website: https://numberworksnwords.com/uk
NumberWorks’nWords English and maths tuition supports UK students ages 5-16 with their education, by personalising learning programmes specifically catering to the individual needs of each student. They...
Nursery on the Green Day Nursery
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Nursery on the Green Day Nursery
Website: https://childbasepartnership.com
Nursery on the Green provides excellent care and education for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Their highly knowledgeable and skilled practitioners ensure days are filled full of learning through play....
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Fortune Theatre
Website: www.atgtickets.com
Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Noel Coward meets Noel Fielding, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us...
Orley Farm School Tours
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Orley Farm School
Website: www.orleyfarm.harrow.sch.uk/explore/book-tour
Orley Farm is a co-educational school in a verdant oasis hidden in NW London. Last year their leavers secured offers from 21 outstanding senior schools, gaining 50 scholarships in the process. Complete...
Pattern Pod
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Science Museum
Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
In Pattern Pod, children can explore water ripples without getting their feet wet, create symmetrical images on touch screens, follow robot trails and much more. Fun, interactive exhibits encourage them...
PizzaExpress Club
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: PizzaExpress Stanmore
Website: www.pizzaexpress.com
PizzaExpress Stanmore - Broadway has had a refresh and they can’t wait to share it with you. Go on over and relax into their welcoming booths as you enjoy a delicious meal. Plus, get free dough balls...
Play Studio
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Tate Britain
Website: www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/play-studio
Dress-up, move and play with different ways of expressing yourself through performance, music and making in the creative learning space for children, young people and families. Every weekend and Fridays...
Questors Youth Theatre
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: The Questors Theatre
Website: www.questors.org.uk
QYT is a fantastic Youth Theatre which is part of The Questors Theatre offering weekly drama classes for ages 5-18. Classes include Drama Games, Improvisation, Storytelling, Group Work, Devising Scenes,...
Story Space
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Tate Britain
Website: www.tate.org.uk
Explore the growing Story Space book collection, celebrating books that centre children of colour, featuring books by black authors, indigenous authors and authors of colour from around the world. Story...
Swimming Nature
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Various venues
Website: www.swimmingnature.com
As soon as pupils understand that water is their friend, they’re ready to learn the correct mechanics of each stroke. Swimming Nature teachers are passionate about this and all trained the Swimming Nature...
Tikska Karate
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Borehamwood, Harrow, Northwood and Wembley
Website: www.tiskakarate-harrow.co.uk/about-tiska-harrow
These karate classes run by Mr H Patel, a black belt 5th Dan who has been teaching karate for over 15 years. Especially designed with the complete beginner in mind, families are made very welcome. The...
Wonderlab: The Equinor Gallery
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: Science Museum
Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
This unmissable interactive experience will ignite your curiosity, fuel your imagination, and inspire you to see the world around you in new and exciting ways. Enjoy live science shows and demonstrations...
Workshops for schools
20th March-6th May 2025
Venue: The Design Museum
Website: www.designmuseum.org/learning-at-the-museum
Vibrant and engaging school workshops give students new perspectives on the role of designers and the impact of design in everyday life. Workshops are available to book on Mondays to Thursdays during term...
Sisters 360
22nd March-27th April 2025
Venue: Polka Theatre
Website: www.polkatheatre.com
Fatima and Salima are the closest, coolest, hijabi step-sisters in all of Bradford and they will win the Tiny is Mighty skateboarding competition, there is no doubt about it. Inspired by real-life skateboarding...
Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition
28th March-27th June 2025
Venue: ExCeL London
Website: www.excel.london
Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition brings Ancient Egypt to life like never before, offering a cutting-edge 90-minute journey back in time. Featuring 8-metre high video projections, VR experiences,...
Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies, Wetland Bug Hunt
5th April-1st June 2025
Venue: WWT London Wetland Centre
Website: www.wwt.org.uk
Dive into the wonderful world of wetland insects with Lloyd and his new friend Dart the dragonfly. Follow the trail to help Lloyd and tour guide Dart the dragonfly find Lloyd's friends and family and make...
Gnome Trail
5th April-20th May 2025
Venue: Headstone Manor and Museum
Website: www.headstonemanor.org
Can you find those pesky gnomes hidden around Headstone Manor? Find them all and solve their puzzle to earn a prize! Free for all.
My First Ballet: Swan Lake
16th-27th April 2025
Venue: Peacock Theatre
Website: www.ballet.org.uk
With a narrator to help follow the story, a shortened version of Tchaikovsky’s wonderful music, beautiful dancing by students from English National Ballet School, and all the elegant costumes you could...
Let there be Light!
26th April 2025
Venue: The Royal Institution
Website: www.rigb.org
Discover how the laws of quantum mechanics, relativity and thermodynamics all fall apart without the electromagnetic spectrum and what lies behind the phenomenon that gives us the beautiful colours we...
St Augustine’s Priory Open Days
26th April 2025
Venue: St Augustine'sPriory
Website: www.sapriory.com
St Augustine’s Priory is an all-through school for girls aged 2 to 18 (with boys also in the Nursery), offering an exceptional environment for academic and personal growth. Set across 13 acres, the school...
St Augustine’s Priory Open Days
26th April 2025
Venue: St Augustine's Priory
Website: www.sapriory.com
St Augustine’s Priory is an all-through school for girls aged 2 to 18 (with boys also in the Nursery), offering an exceptional environment for academic and personal growth. Set across 13 acres, the...
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons featuring The Flower Ballet
27th April 2025
Venue: Cadogan Hall
Website: www.cadoganhall.com
An enchanting afternoon of classical music including Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and other renowned composers performed by The Flower Ballet’s string quartet. Six ballet dancers from Sophie Adams Ballet...
Basil Brush Family Show: On Stage Sessions
3rd May 2025
Venue: New Wimbledon Theatre
Website: www.atgtickets.com
Join Basil and Mr Martin as they bring you a show full of magic and laughter, storytelling, and jokes. Will Mr Martin be able to impress Basil and the audience with his magical talents and will Basil have...
There’s a Monster in Your Show
3rd-4th May 2025
Venue: Harrow Arts Centre
Website: www.harrowarts.com
Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?' series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show.Expect...
Tuff Nutterz
3rd-5th May 2025
Venue: Wembly Park
Website: www.tuffnutterz.co.uk
Tuff Nutterz is fun for the whole family, a place to come and relax while the kids have a blast! If you are brave enough, you are welcome to join in too.Tickets can be purchased at the door, availability...
May Day Merriment
4th-5th May 2025
Venue: Chiltern Open Air Museum
Website: www.coam.org.uk
This May Day event promises to be an immersive and engaging experience for all ages. Whether you are a history enthusiast or simply looking for a fun and educational day out, this celebration of Elizabethan...
Bing's Birthday
6th-7th May 2025
Venue: New Wimbledon Theatre
Website: www.atgtickets.com
Full of new heartwarming moments and catchy new songs, all brought to life by first-class puppeteers, this 1 hour 10 mins show is perfect for families and little Bingsters who want to experience the delightful...
Nursery and Junior School Open Morning
5th June 2025
Venue: St Benedict's
Address: 5 Montpelier Avenue
Website: www.stbenedicts.org.uk
Meet the Headmaster, Rob Simmons, take a tour of the school and see St Benedict's in action at their Nursery and Junior School Open Morning.They offer Stay and Play sessions for children aged 2–4 years...