Summer Events for Families and Their Little Ones Suffolk
SUMMER TRAIL
July 22 to September 5 2023, Daily from 10am at Brandon Country Park
Follow the trail, solving the clues along the way, to help find the special word and then return to the café to collect a small prize.
Brandon Country Park, Bury Road, Brandon, IP27 0SU
Cost: £1 per puzzle sheet
FAMILY FUN DAY
July 22, 2023 from 11 am to 4 pm at British Racing School
Join The British Racing School in celebrating 40 years. With craft stalls, live music, a beer tent and local food suppliers as well as face painting, bouncy castles, a Shetland Pony Grand National and the chance to meet racehorses, there is something for all of the family to enjoy at this inaugural fun day.
British Racing School, Snailwell Road, Newmarket, CB8 7NU
Cost: £5 per adult, under 16's go free
FAMILY FUN & OUTDOOR MOVIES
July 29, 2023 from 11 am to 4 pm at Wherstead Park
As part of Wherstead Park’s Summer Market in the Park weekend, they are hosting a free family fun in the park event on for a whole heap of fun and games for kids of all ages to enjoy. Mary Poppins Returns & Paddington will be shown throughout the day on the giant outdoor screen, and for the grown ups a fully licensed bar and vendors selling delicious food.
Wherstead Park, Wherstead, Ipswich, IP9 2BJ.
Cost: Free event. Parking charges apply
A SUMMER CELEBRATION
13 August, 10.00-3.00
The Landguard Nature Reserve at Felixstowe in Suffolk was designated as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in 1973 and will be celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special Wildlife Discovery Day. Held next to the Manor Terrace car park from 10am to 3pm, this FREE summer event is suitable for children of all ages with a host of drop-in events and activities. Explore the amazing willow creatures trail, play giant games, and help the Landguard Ranger build a new giant bug house for the reserve’s pond area. Beach Bonkers will have their fab mini-beach for wildlife detectives plus beachcombed treasures to touch (note until 1pm). Go bird spotting with volunteers from the Landguard Bird Observatory, paint and get crafty with Suffolk Outdoor Learning, meet the Felixstowe Coastal Patrol and Rescue, and get buzzy with a unique honeybee observation hive. You can even get a wildlife face painting from JoJos - note small charge of around £4.00 for this activity. Children are also encouraged to come in their best wildlife fancy dress with prizes to be won.
Landguard Nature Reserve, Felixstowe, IP11 3TW
www.discoverlandguard.org.uk 01394 444458.
Cost: free event
WILD FAMILIES PLAY DAY
August 23, 2023 from 10 am to 12 pm at Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve
Enjoy a morning filled with fun outdoor play activities suitable for children aged 18 months+. Have fun as a family celebrating nature and the outdoors.
Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve, Burnt Hill Lane, Lowestoft, NR33 8HU
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org.uk
Cost: £8 for one adult and one child, additional tickets £3 per person
SEND WOODLAND STAY & PLAY
September 10, 2023 from 09.30am - 12.30pm at Knettishall Heath Nature Reserve
Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s new SEND Woodland Stay & Play sessions are all about giving children and their families with either diagnosed or undiagnosed neurodiverse conditions such as autism and ADHD, the opportunity to have fun outdoors together, with the freedom to explore and take part in a mixture of guided and child-led activities.
Knettishall Heath Nature Reserve, Thetford, IP22 2TQ
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org.uk
Cost: £8 for one adult and one child additional tickets £3 per person
LEARN ALL ABOUT HEDGEHOGS
August 4, 2023 from 9.30am - 12.30pm at West Suffolk College
This is a fun filled activity session for all the family. Working in conjunction with Suffolk Prickles Hedgehog Rescue, you will learn all about hedgehogs. You will look at their history, what they eat, where they live and how we can do our bit to help our prickly friends. This 3-hour session will include a 'hoggy' themed treasure hunt and an interactive session on how to build a hedgehog house. You might even get to meet a few hedgehogs too!
West Suffolk College, 18-20 Cornard Road, Sudbury, CO10 2XA
Cost: £7.50 per family
SOAPBOX CHALLENGE
2 September from 11.00
On 2 September, a host of soapboxes will take to Mount Road in Bury St Edmunds so make sure you put this fantastic community event in your diary. The day will see teams from companies, clubs and organisations, colleagues and friends take the stage to dance for the audience before taking off down the ramp and down the hill to see who can race the winning time. Points are also awarded for the best soapbox, best presentation, and the best fundraiser so it’s a day full of competition as our soapboxers are all keen to lift a trophy. Based in the grounds of the Priory School, each team will have a ‘parking lot’. You will be able to see the soapboxes up close and personal. There are also additional stalls plus food and drink here. You will also find first aid facilities and toilets. It is free to watch the soapbox event, but we will have volunteers selling flags, programmes and collecting donations on the day. All money raised will allow us to enhance the care that patients received across the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
Priory School, Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH
www.mywishcharity.co.uk/event/soapbox-2023
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