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Burns an' a' That! Festival

A whole festival dedicated to Scotland’s internationally acclaimed poet Robert Burns. To celebrate the 2013 Year of Natural Scotland, the festival heads outdoors to Belleisle Park for a programme of live music, and visual and performing arts.

Belleisle Park, Ayr

Fri 24 May

Prices vary / 01292 616143

12:00 – 17:30

Fri 31 May

Prices vary / 01292 616143

12:00 – 17:30

Fri 7 Jun

Prices vary / 01292 616143

12:00 – 17:30

…and 12 more dates until 30 Aug

Nick Cope's Songbook

A story session celebrating Nick's birthday.

The Story Museum, Oxford

Sat 8 Jun

£3 (Children £5) / 01865 790050

10:30 – 11:30

Tales Of Robin Hood: Robin Hood And The Sheriff

Nottingham Castle Museum And Art Gallery

Sat 1 Jun

£5 adv booking required / 0115 915 3700

12:00

Active Storytelling: Workshop (Ages 3-7)

An opportunity to become an actor and tell the story of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Fri 31 May

Ruinart Circle Bar, Level 1

£3 (Children £2) / 0844 800 1110

11:30 – 12:15
14:00 – 14:45

Americans In Britain Tour

A tour looking at the US aircraft flown from RAF Duxford and other USAAF stations in East Anglia during the World War Two.

Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge

Wed 29 May

Foyer Entrance Of AirSpace

£20.70 adv booking required; £12.10 unemployed, adv booking required; £13.70 disabled, adv booking required; £11 aeroplane reader, adv booking… / 01223 835000

11:00

Sat 15 Jun

Foyer Entrance Of AirSpace

£20.70 adv booking required; £12.10 unemployed, adv booking required; £13.70 disabled, adv booking required; £11 aeroplane reader, adv booking… / 01223 835000

11:00

Wed 17 Jul

Foyer Entrance Of AirSpace

£20.70 adv booking required; £12.10 unemployed, adv booking required; £13.70 disabled, adv booking required; £11 aeroplane reader, adv booking… / 01223 835000

11:00

Sat 17 Aug

Foyer Entrance Of AirSpace

£20.70 adv booking required; £12.10 unemployed, adv booking required; £13.70 disabled, adv booking required; £11 aeroplane reader, adv booking… / 01223 835000

11:00

Anglo-Saxon Storytelling

National Trust: Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge

Sat 25 May

Free, plus admission £7.15, child £3.70, family £18.05 / 01394 389700

10:30 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

Free, plus admission £7.15, child £3.70, family £18.05 / 01394 389700

10:30 – 17:00

Mon 27 May

Free, plus admission £7.15, child £3.70, family £18.05 / 01394 389700

10:30 – 17:00

Audley End Through The Ages!

Discover how people lived in the past, looking back at the history of food, encampments, the role of horses, battle tactics and dance from the 12th century to now.

English Heritage: Audley End House And Gardens, Saffron Walden

Sun 26 May

£15 adv booking required (£1.40 adv booking required; £1.60 adv booking required; £4.40 adv booking required; Children £1.20 adv booking required) / 01799 522399

11:00 – 17:00

Mon 27 May

£15 adv booking required (£1.40 adv booking required; £1.60 adv booking required; £4.40 adv booking required; Children £1.20 adv booking required) / 01799 522399

11:00 – 17:00

Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles with Tim Archbold

After taking a look at the characters from his book Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles, the children's author and illustrator leads a session of storytelling and drawing. Ages 5–8.

Harmony Garden, Melrose

Sun 16 Jun

£5 / 0844 357 1060

Part of Borders Book Festival.

13:45

Bees & Flowers: Workshop (Ages 1-5)

Learn about flowers from the gardens, take part in the interactive story of a bee, create your own musical bee instrument and enjoy stories, sound and music from the flower garden.

Valentines Mansion & Gardens, Ilford

Thu 30 May

Children £3.50 adv booking essential / 020 8708 8100

10:30 – 11:30
13:30 – 14:30

Behind The Curtain

Storytelling performance and backstage tour. Explore the history of the theatre and learn how productions are made.

Derngate Theatre, Royal & Derngate, Northampton

Tue 28 May

£13 / 01604 624811

11:00

Wed 29 May

£13 / 01604 624811

11:00

Birdman Finds The Others

The Birdman character is furthered explored in this storytelling performance piece from the artists LightBox.

St George's Church, London WC1A

Sun 16 Jun

Entrance on Bloomsbury Way

£5; £4 advance / 02072 421979

12:30

Birds Galore!

A variety of activities which include making bird badges and finger print birds, creating bird collages and taking an explorative bird themed trail.

The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

Tue 20 Aug

Phone for prices / 01833 690606

11:00 – 16:00

Bumpty Bear

Take part in this new family friendly story-telling session about Bumpty Bear and his adventures around The Quays. Learn how friendship and first aid keep this clumsy character smiling.

Imperial War Museum North, Manchester

Wed 29 May

Meet under the Harrier Jump Jet

Free / 0161 836 4000/4007

10:30

Thu 30 May

Meet under the Harrier Jump Jet

Free / 0161 836 4000/4007

10:30

Fri 31 May

Meet under the Harrier Jump Jet

Free / 0161 836 4000/4007

10:30

Burglar Bill

York Castle Museum

Wed 22 May

Free / 01904 687687

10:30 – 11:00

Caves & Campfires (Over 7s)

Children can have a go at cave exploration, learn facts about geology and listen to stories about what it was like to live in the area hundreds of years ago.

National Trust: Dolaucothi Gold Mines, Llanwrda

Wed 29 May

£8 per item, adv booking essential, plus admission £5.45, child £2.60, family £13.60 / 01558 650177

11:00 – 17:00

Children's Storytelling (Ages 4-8)

Get involved in a magical world full of far away places and silly stories.

The Spring, Havant

Sat 15 Jun

Free / 023 9247 2700

10:30

Sat 13 Jul

Free / 023 9247 2700

10:30

Children's Storytime

A storytelling session.

Cambridge Central Library

Mon 27 May

Free / 0345 045 5225

10:30 – 11:00

Mon 3 Jun

Free / 0345 045 5225

10:30 – 11:00

Mon 10 Jun

Free / 0345 045 5225

10:30 – 11:00

…and 7 more dates until 29 Jul

Chelsea Library, London SW3

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7361 3010

11:00 – 11:30

Fri 31 May

Free / 020 7361 3010

11:00 – 11:30

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 020 7361 3010

11:00 – 11:30

…and 7 more dates until 26 Jul

Dewsbury Library

Wed 22 May

Free / 01924 325 080

10:30 – 11:15

Wed 29 May

Free / 01924 325 080

10:30 – 11:15

Wed 5 Jun

Free / 01924 325 080

10:30 – 11:15

…and 8 more dates until 31 Jul

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Wimbledon Library, London SW19

Chris Judge: The Brave Beast

Illustrator Chris Judge tells the tale of great exploring and adventure, then kids can draw their very own terrifying beast. Ages 5+.

Discover Children's Story Centre, London E15

Sun 26 May

Included in admission / 020 8536 5555

14:30

Creepy Crawlies Storytelling Session

Interactive storytelling session via a large screen.

Winchester Discovery Centre

Tue 6 Aug

Performance Hall

£2 ( £5) / 0845 603 5631

11:00 – 11:45

David Campbell

Master storyteller David Campbell was friends with the great Duncan Williamson, and he carries on in the Williamson tradition of drawing on Celtic mythology, adventure stories, romances and quirky anecdotes to make mesmerising storytelling.

Cambo Estate, St Andrews

Sat 6 Jul

£4 / 01333 450054

The 11am session is magical Celtic tales suitable for ages 5+; at 12.30pm it's stories for older children and adults from ages 12+. Part of East Neuk Festival.