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Cheshire Workshops, Buwardsley 01829 770401Discover candle making and watch working craftsmen. Lots of activities for children at weekends and school holidays including candle dipping, badge making, card making and pottery painting. Open 10-5pm |
Stockport Hat Works 0845 833 0975If you have ever wondered how hats were made, then this is the place for you. View the history of hat making from its origins through to mechanisation in the mills with working machines in action. |
Caithness Crystal, Norfolk 01553 765111 www.caithness-crystal.co.ukSee how this world-famous glass is made. Children's experience available where they can make their own paperweight, hand or foot cast (charge applies). |
Whitchurch Heritage Centre & Craft Centre, Shropshire 01948 664577Hands on displays, the giant puzzle tells the rhyme, play the clock game, brass rubbing and surprises in the sand. |
Salford - Irwell Sculpture Trail 0161 253 5869The trail starts at Salford Quays and extends to the West Pennine Moors. There are 50 environmental arts projects to admire along this 30 mile footpath. |
The Pen Room, Birmingham 0121 236 9834 www.penroom.co.ukSteeped in Victorian history, you can doodle with quills and make your own pen using the old factory presses at this pen museum. |
House of Marbles, Devon 01626 835285 www.houseofmarbles.comVisit this old pottery with three towering kilns and three museums. Be amazed at the mechanical marble runs, see glass blowers in action and play games in the garden. |
Where to next?
- Visit Let's go with the children for more places to visit
- Talk to other parents about their recomendations for a great day out on the Days out Discussion forum
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