Days out

5,151 events

2.8 Hours Later: Asylum

Cross-city zombie chase game, which challenges teams of the uninfected to race through the streets at night and evade hordes of the undead, in order to reach resistance HQ unscathed within the allocated 2.8 hours. Due to the extreme and physical nature of the event, participants run at their own risk and should wear…

City Centre, Leeds

Thu 4 Jul

£30; £15 early bird / 0117 930 4516

19:00
19:00 – 23:30

Liverpool City Centre

Fri 26 Jul

£26–£30

19:00 – 00:00

Manchester City Centre

Thu 20 Jun

£26–£30

19:00 – 23:30

101 Greenbank Crescent Open Day

Garden opening.

101 Greenbank Crescent, Edinburgh

Sat 22 Jun

0131 447 6492

14:00 – 17:00

Sun 23 Jun

0131 447 6492

14:00 – 17:00

The 1 Love Musical

A spectacular variety show featuring music, magic DJs and food stalls.

Z-Arts, Manchester

Fri 21 Jun

£15 (Children £5 under 11s) / 0161 226 1912

20:00 – 23:00

100 Years, 100 Prizes

The zoo is turning 100, and in a brilliant turn of events, its showering visitors with gifts instead of the other way around. There are 100 presents up for grabs on the day, including a panda experience, keeper experiences, memberships, adoptions and gift shop items.

Edinburgh Zoo

Mon 22 Jul

Included in admission / 0131 334 9171

09:00 – 17:00

10,000ft Tandem Skydive in Aid of Yorkhill Family House, Glasgow

Leap out of the clouds for charity (make sure you're strapped to someone with a parachute).

Strathallan Airfield, Auchterarder

Sat 14 Sep

£500 sponsorship / 0141 201 0782

09:00

15 Century Dancing Demonstration

A costumed demonstration of 15th-century dances taken from an English manuscript of the period.

Skipton Castle

Sun 7 Jul

.phone for prices / 01756 792442

13:30
16:30

15 Linkshouse Open Day

Garden opening.

15 Linkshouse, Mid Yell

Thu 11 Jul

01957 702049

10:00 – 19:00

Thu 18 Jul

01957 702049

10:00 – 19:00

Thu 25 Jul

01957 702049

10:00 – 19:00

…and 2 more dates until 8 Aug

15 Morningside Park Open Day

Garden opening.

15 Morningside Park

Sun 21 Jul

14:00 – 17:00

Sun 4 Aug

14:00 – 17:00

17th Century Life At St Fagans

A tour of the Marcher Stuart's tented village. Exhibits include crafts and weapons of the time. Unfortunately prams and pushchairs are not permitted into the historic buildings.

St Fagans: National History Museum, Cardiff

Sat 10 Aug

Free / 029 2057 3500

10:00 – 17:00

Sun 11 Aug

Free / 029 2057 3500

10:00 – 17:00

17th Century Weekend

National Trust: Moseley Old Hall, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton

Sat 27 Jul

Free, plus admission £6.45, child £3.20, family £16.15 / 01902 782808

11:00 – 16:00

Sun 28 Jul

Free, plus admission £6.45, child £3.20, family £16.15 / 01902 782808

11:00 – 16:00

18th Century Toy Workshop (Ages 5-11)

Children can find out how Georgian children entertained themselves through the winter and create toys, including whirligigs, cup-and-ball, optical illusions, and paper dolls.

Benjamin Franklin House, London WC2N

Tue 29 Oct

Children £5 / 020 7839 2006

11:00

1940s Big Band Swing Dance

Dress in your 1940s finery (perhaps a diamond as big as the Blitz?) for dinner and dancing to the musical stylings of That Swing Sensation Big Band and Nicola Cassells. More fun comes in the form of a raffle and auction.

Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow

Fri 30 Aug

£55 (includes complimentary drink and three course meal) / 01292 561347

18:15 – 00:00

1957 Flying Scot

Poetry and music inspired by the Scottish racing bike.

Ronde Bicycle Outfitters, Edinburgh

Sun 23 Jun

£11 / 0131 260 9888

Part of Edinburgh Festival of Cycling.

18:00 – 20:00

1SCOTS Afghanistan Presentation

A talk and discussion of the 1SCOTS and their time spent recently in Afghanistan.

The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

Thu 27 Jun

£25 (includes supper and £10 donation to 1SCOTS Benevolent Fund) / 0131 556 4270

19:00 – 21:00

2 Whytbank Row Open Day

Garden opening.

2 Whytbank Row, Galashiels

Sun 4 Aug

13:00 – 17:00

2013 Wednesday Milling Demonstrations

A chance to see how this fully restored working water mill produces stone-ground wholemeal flour using the power of the river Itchen.

National Trust: Winchester City Mill

Wed 26 Jun

Free, plus admission £3.90, child £1.95, family £9.75 / 01962 870057

11:00 – 16:00

Wed 3 Jul

Free, plus admission £3.90, child £1.95, family £9.75 / 01962 870057

11:00 – 16:00

Wed 10 Jul

Free, plus admission £3.90, child £1.95, family £9.75 / 01962 870057

11:00 – 16:00

…and 16 more dates until 30 Oct

2013 Weekend Milling Demonstrations

See how this fully restored working water mill produces stone-ground wholemeal flour using the power of the river Itchen.

National Trust: Winchester City Mill

Sat 22 Jun

Free, plus admission £3.70, child £1.85, family £9.25 / 01962 870057

11:00 – 16:00

Sun 23 Jun

Free, plus admission £3.70, child £1.85, family £9.25 / 01962 870057

11:00 – 16:00

Sat 29 Jun

Free, plus admission £3.70, child £1.85, family £9.25 / 01962 870057

11:00 – 16:00

…and 53 more dates until 29 Dec

20th Century Chic: Guided Tour

A curator led tour exploring the changing shape of fashion, focusing on how trends reflected the shifting role of women in society during a century of immense change.

Sudley House, Liverpool

Thu 12 Sep

Free / 0151 724 3245

13:00 – 13:45

23 Don Street Open Day

Garden opening.

23 Don Street, Aberdeen

Sun 7 Jul

13:30 – 18:00

2HB Volume 16 and 17 Launch

An evening of performances, screenings and readings to send volume 16 and 17 of 2HB, a journal of experimental art writing, into the world.

CCA, Glasgow

Thu 27 Jun

Free / 0141 352 4900

18:00 – 20:00

3D Printshow

Three-dimensional printing existed for decades in science fiction, but now it's a reality and this show wants to introduce you to the technology which could revolutionise the way we … make stuff, in ways that we haven't yet begun to imagine. Although it has exhibitors, seminars and demonstrations, this is not a trade show…

Business Design Centre, London N1

Thu 7 Nov

£19.99 (two day pass £29.99; Students £9.99; Family £49.99; under 14s £5) / 020 7288 6272

10:00 – 17:30

Fri 8 Nov

£19.99 (two day pass £29.99; Students £9.99; Family £49.99; under 14s £5) / 020 7288 6272

09:00 – 18:00

Sat 9 Nov

£19.99 (two day pass £29.99; Students £9.99; Family £49.99; under 14s £5) / 020 7288 6272

09:30 – 13:30
14:30 – 18:30

42South Art Workshops

Brush up on your drawing skills, or pick up a paintbrush for the very first time with a variety of workshops from the folks at 42South Art. Supplies and vegetarian lunch included in course costs.

Albert Drive Studios, Glasgow

Thu 11 Jul

£60 for one day; £115 for two days / 07786 330317

Life Drawing Course: Learn how to draw the human figure by concentrating on anatomy, proportion and composition.

10:00 – 16:00

Fri 12 Jul

£60 for one day; £115 for two days / 07786 330317

Life Drawing Course: Learn how to draw the human figure by concentrating on anatomy, proportion and composition.

10:00 – 16:00

Thu 18 Jul

£115 for two days / 07786 330317

Portrait Painting in Oils: Learn about composition and colour mixing by working from a live model, with tuition from Iain Connell.

10:00 – 16:00

Fri 19 Jul

£115 for two days / 07786 330317

Portrait Painting in Oils: Learn about composition and colour mixing by working from a live model, with tuition from Iain Connell.

10:00 – 16:00

Pollokshields Burgh Hall, Glasgow

Wed 24 Jul

£35 for one day; £70 for two days / 07786 330317

Watercolour Painting in Maxwell Park: Artist Iain Connell leads this workshop in painting en plein air, looking to the Impressionists and contemporary Scottish painters for inspiration.

10:00 – 16:00

Thu 25 Jul

£35 for one day; £70 for two days / 07786 330317

Watercolour Painting in Maxwell Park: Artist Iain Connell leads this workshop in painting en plein air, looking to the Impressionists and contemporary Scottish painters for inspiration.

10:00 – 16:00

Wed 7 Aug

£35 for one day; £70 for two days / 07786 330317

Location Oil Painting in Maxwell Park: Artist Iain Connell leads this workshop in painting en plein air, looking to the Impressionists and contemporary Scottish painters for inspiration.

10:00 – 16:00

Thu 8 Aug

£35 for one day; £70 for two days / 07786 330317

Location Oil Painting in Maxwell Park: Artist Iain Connell leads this workshop in painting en plein air, looking to the Impressionists and contemporary Scottish painters for inspiration.