1. Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Nell Bank on Good Friday (14^th April) 10am – 2pm. £2 per child. Prize draw at 1.45pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. www.nellbank.com

2. Love Brownie Bakery Easter Hunt on Saturday April 15th. Entry forms £2 each from the bakery. Crack 10 questions and the answers will lead you to 10 spots around Ilkley where you will collect 10 codes. Return you question sheet and codes to the Love Brownie Bakery in Ilkley Car Park and record your finish time.

The fastest entrant to collect the correct 10 codes wins a selection box of brownies, Love Brownie hamper of goodies, plus a gorgeous hot chocolate! Every entrant gets a free brownie and £1 out of every entry fee is awarded to the school with the most entrants.

3. Easter Bunny Hunt, Addingham from Saturday 8th – Saturday 22nd April. Hiding in and outside the shops in Addingham are 22 Easter Bunnies waiting to be found. Pick up an answer sheet from the Sandwich Shop or the Olive Branch. Enjoy a stroll around this picturesque village, have a run in the park and browse in the fantastic independent shops.

Once you have found them all, take your completed answer sheet back to the Sandwich Shop by 2.45pm on Saturday 22nd April. All correct answer sheets will be entered into ‘The Totally Locally Easter Prize Draw’. The winner of an Easter egg will be drawn at 3pm.

There’s still lots more….

EASTER HUNTS (ON EASTER WEEKEND ONLY):                                                            

Family Easter Eggventure Trail at Skipton Castle Woods, off Mill Bridge, Skipton, BD23 1AW

Saturday 15 April 10am – 4pm

Adult’s free, children £2.50 (over 1 year old & under 16yrs) Booking: Essential

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/get-involved/events/15-april-2017-easter-eggventure-skipton-castle-woods

Easter Bunny Northcliffe Woods Saturday 15^th April 12.30 – 15.00

Bring a picnic, meet the Easter Bunny in the top field & ride on the miniature railway.

http://www.visitbradford.com/thedms.aspx?dms=3&feature=1000&venue=2184480

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley

 Fri 14^th – Mon 17^th April 9.30am – 4.30pm.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/events/4423054f-c6f4-4776-a766-172869ff01d1/pages/details

‘Count the Bunny’ & Treasure Hunt with prizes at Shipley Glen Tramway

Sat 15^th – Mon 17^th April 12.00pm – 4.30pm.

http://www.shipleyglentramway.co.uk/

EASTER HUNTS (THROUGHOUT THE EASTER HOLIDAYS):

 Easter Egg Hunt – Crack the Easter Bunny’s Code at Bolton Abbey

Trail Open: 8^th – 23^rd April 9.00am – 5.00pm 

 https://boltonabbey.com/whats-on/easter-egg-hunt/

OTHER FAMILY EASTER ACTIVITIES:

New Wonderlab & Bring the Thunder Family Show at Science and Media Museum, Bradford

Open daily from 26^th March 10am – 6pm

https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/whats-on

Wizard of Oz Adventure at Mother Shipton’s Cave, Knaresborough

8^th – 23^rd April 10.00am – 4.30pm

http://www.mothershipton.co.uk/

Kaleidescope Making Workshop Mon 10^th Apr 10 – 1

The Tap Dancing Mermaid Tues 11^th Apr 2.30pm

Shadow Puppet Theatre Workshop Weds 12^th Apr 10 – 12

Easter Craft & Upcycle Workshop Thurs 13^th Apr 10 – 12

Otley Courthouse http://otleycourthouse.org.uk/regular-activities/school-holiday-activities/

Wild Wednesdays Workshops for all the family at Bronte Parsonage Museum

Weds 12^th & 19^th April 11am – 4pm

https://www.bronte.org.uk/whats-on/383/wild-wednesday-miniature-gardens/388

Easter Stories and Crafts at Ilkley Library on Weds 12^th April 10.15am

Meet Peppa Pig at Bolton & Embsay Railway Sunday 16^th – Monday 17^th April

http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/events/peppa-pig

OTHER LOCAL FAVOURITES:

Dan’s Den http://www.dansdenilkley.co.uk/

Clip ‘n’ Climb, Ilkley http://clipnclimbilkley.co.uk/

Ilkley Toy Museum http://www.ilkleytoymuseum.co.uk/

Billy Bob’s Ice-cream Parlour http://www.billybobsparlour.com/

Hesketh Farm Park http://www.heskethfarmpark.co.uk/

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway http://kwvr.co.uk

MORE INFO: http://www.visitbradford.com/thedms.aspx?dms=12&festival=4751

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Please take a look at the table below for sessions during the Easter holidays.

Any group marked with a * is a bookable group. Please ring to book a place. Baby Massage – Suitable for babies 6 weeks to 6 months old. Please ring Strong Close Children’s Centre on 01535 605272 to book. Baby Sensory – Contact Nicola on 07800 930640 for costs and to book.

The Airedale and Wharfedale Children’s Centre Cluster also have an excellent Family Support Team who can offer support and advice within the home and at the centres.

This service offers support to pregnant women and families with children under 5 years old who live within our local community. Services include:

• Positive parenting and behaviour management,
• Breastfeeding,
• Signposting to other agencies,
• Housing Support,
• Home Safety Benefits,
• Physical and Mental Wellbeing,
• Debt Advice,
• Healthy Eating,
• Budgeting,
• Domestic Violence,
• Drug and Alcohol Misuse,
• Play in the Home.

Contact Details:

Address: Ilkley Children’s Centre, Little Lane, Ilkley, LS29 8HZ

Telephone: Strong Close Children’s Centre – 01535 605272

Website: www.strongclosenscc.co.uk/childrens-centre

Little Lane Children’s Centre is a part of the Sure Start Airedale and Wharfedale Children’s Centre Services Cluster.

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Our list includes:

• Local Attractions,
• Parks, Estates & Woodlands,
• Museums
• Railways, Tramways & Canals
• Art Galleries & Sculpture Parks
• Swimming Pools
• Theatres & Cinemas
• Nearby Villages & Towns

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

Dan’s Den, Ilkley                                http://www.dansdenilkley.co.uk

Clip ‘n’ Climb, Ilkley                           http://clipnclimbilkley.co.uk/

Create (Pottery) Café, Ilkley              http://www.createcafe.co.uk/

Billy Bob’s Ice-cream Parlour             http://www.billybobsparlour.com

Hesketh Farm Park                            http://www.heskethfarmpark.co.uk

Otley Courthouse, Otley                   http://otleycourthouse.org.uk

Stockeld Park, Wetherby                  www.stockeldpark.co.uk

Mother Shipton’s Cave                      http://www.mothershipton.co.uk

Tree Top Nets, Ripon                         https://www.treetopnets.co.uk/ripon

PARKS, ESTATES & WOODLANDS

Bolton Abbey Estate                          http://boltonabbey.com

RHS Harlow Carr Gardens                  https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr

Brimham Rocks (National Trust)       https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brimham-rocks

Skipton Castle Woods, Skipton         https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/

Nidd Gorge, Bilton Banks                  https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/

Northcliffe Woods, Shipley               http://www.friendsofnorthcliffe.org.uk/

St Ives Estate                                      http://www.bradforddistrictparks.org/sites/parks.php

MUSEUMS

Ilkley Toy Museum                             http://www.ilkleytoymuseum.co.uk

Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley         http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues

National Media Museum, Bradford http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

Bradford Industrial Museum             http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues

Bronte Parsonage Museum              https://www.bronte.org.uk

East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley          www.nationaltrust.org.uk/east-riddlesden-hall

RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS & CANALS

Bolton & Embsay Railway                 http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway http://kwvr.co.uk

Shipley Glen Tramway                       http://www.shipleyglentramway.co.uk

Bingley 5 Rise Locks                           https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/bingley-to-saltaire

ART GALLERIES & SCULPTURE PARKS

Cartwright Hall Gallery, Bradford     http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues

Yorkshire Sculpture Park                   www.ysp.co.uk

SWIMMING POOLS

Ilkley Lido                                           http://www.ilkleylido.co.uk/

Keighley Swimming Baths                 https://www.bradford.gov.uk/sport-and-activities

THEATRES & CINEMAS

Ilkley Cinema                                      http://www.ilkleycinema.co.uk/

King’s Hall Ilkley                                 http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on

Otley Courthouse, Otley                   http://otleycourthouse.org.uk

NEARBY VILLAGES & TOWNS

Bingley                                                http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/bingley.asp

Grassington                                        http://www.grassington.uk.com/

Harrogate                                           http://www.visitharrogate.co.uk/

Hebden Bridge                                   http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/tourist-info/

Knaresborough                                  http://knaresborough.co.uk/visiting/

Saltaire                                               http://www.saltairevillage.info/

Shipley                                                http://www.visitbradford.com/

Skipton                                               http://www.welcometoskipton.com/

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From now till Sunday 30^th October

Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND EXHIBITION

http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/whats-on/alices-adventures-in-wonderland

Sat 22^nd – Sun 30^th October

Bradford Media Museum

Aardman Expression Lab

http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/planavisit/exhibitions/in-your-face/aardman-expression-lab

Sat 22^nd – Mon 31^st October

Billy Bob’s Ice-cream Parlour

Hilda’s Haunted Trail & other activities

http://www.billybobsparlour.com/

http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=536885d734129b2711e327d71&id=e847ec8efa

Mon 17^th – Sun 30^th October

Bradford Family Learning Festival

Events throughout the Bradford District inc.:

• Pyjama Drama at Ilkley Library on Tues 25 Oct,
• The Big Draw at Bradford Industrial Museum on Weds 26 Oct, &
• The Big Draw at Cartwright Hall Gallery on Thurs 27 Oct.

See #bfdfamfest16 www.facebook.com/familylearningfestival for more details. Or pick up a leaflet at the library.

Sat 22^nd Oct – Sun 30^th Oct

Bolton Abbey Estate

Pumpkin Trail & Welly Walk

http://boltonabbey.com/whats-on/pumpkin-trail/

Sat 22^nd Oct – Sun 30^th Oct

Mother Shipton’s Cave, Knaresborough

Halloween Scarecrow Trail

http://www.mothershipton.co.uk/events/

Sat 22^nd – Sun 30^th October

Bronte Parsonage Museum

Spooky Halloween Trail & ‘The Big Draw!’ drawing workshop

https://www.bronte.org.uk/whats-on/358/october-half-term-at-the-parsonage/349Sat

22^nd – Sun 30^th October

Brimham Rocks (National Trust)

Halloween Mask Making

Halloween Trail (Thurs 27^th – Fri 28^th Oct)

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brimham-rocks/features/halloween-at-brimham-rocks

Monday 24 – Wed 26 Oct 10.30am – 4pm

East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley

Spooky Halloween Fun

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/east-riddlesden-hall

(Part of the Family Learning Festival 2016. Pick up a leaflet to gain free entry.)

Mon 24^th – Fri 28^th October

Otley Courthouse, Otley

Molly’s Marvellous Moustache by Fidget Theatre on Mon 24 Oct,

Lantern Making Workshop on Tues 25 Oct

Spooky Storytelling on Thurs 27 Oct

Family Movie and Craft Workshop on Fri 28 Oct

http://otleycourthouse.org.uk/regular-activities/school-holiday-activities/

Sat 29^th – Sun 30^th October

Bolton & Embsay Railway

Halloween Special

https://www.facebook.com/embsayrailway/

http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/events/halloween-specials

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Create Café, Ilkley

http://www.createcafe.co.uk/

Dan’s Den (soft play), Ilkley

http://www.dansdenilkley.co.uk/

Clip’n’Climb, Ilkley

http://clipnclimbilkley.co.uk/

Billy Bob’s Ice-cream Parlour, Bolton Abbey

http://www.billybobsparlour.com/

9am – 6pm – £1 per child for the play barn

Take the children for outdoors play and an ice-cream or stay for longer and have a meal in the diner.

Hesketh Farm Park, Bolton Abbey

http://www.heskethfarmpark.co.uk/

Skipton Castle

http://www.skiptoncastle.co.uk/

Shipley Glen Tramway

http://www.shipleyglentramway.co.uk/

Mother Shipton’s Cave, Knaresborough

http://www.mothershipton.co.uk

Yorkshire Wildlife Park

https://yorkshirewildlifepark.com

Cinema, Theatre & Performance        

Ilkley Cinema

http://www.ilkleycinema.co.uk/

King’s Hall, Ilkley

http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on

Otley Courthouse

http://otleycourthouse.org.uk/

Wind in the Willows at Bolton Abbey Estate,

http://boltonabbey.com/wind-in-the-willows-bolton-abbey/

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If you fancy getting out in to the great outdoors, you are in the right place! With wonderful Moorland on our doorstep there’s plenty to explore in Ilkley alone. Click on the links for walk suggestions and more information, pack and picnic and go!

Middleton Woods, Ilkley

https://www.bradford.gov.uk/media/2067/mountcalverleyandmiddletonwoods.pdf

Riverside Gardens, Ilkley

http://www.bradforddistrictparks.org/sites/parks/parks.php?ID=75

Ilkley Tarn, Ilkley Moor

http://www.everytrail.com/guide/an-interesting-child-friendly-walk-on-ilkley-moor

The Cow and Calf Rocks, Ilkley

http://www.visitbradford.com/thedms.aspx?dms=3&venue=2182686

Hebers Ghyll, Ilkley

http://www.walk4life.info/walk/hebers-ghyll-ilkley

Welly Walk Adventure Trail at Bolton Abbey Estate

From now until Sunday 30^th October

FREE event – the Estate’s usual admission fee applies

http://boltonabbey.com/whats-on/welly-walk/

Harlow Carr Gardens, Harrogate

https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr

Nidd Gorge, Bilton Banks, Harrogate

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/get-involved/events/21-27-may-2016-family-trail-nidd-gorge/

Skipton Castle Woods, Skipton

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/get-involved/events/28-may-2016-family-trail-skipton-castle-woods/

Northcliffe Woods

http://www.visitbradford.com/thedms.aspx?dms=3&feature=1000&venue=2184480

Denso Marston Nature Reserve, Baildon

http://www.dm-naturereserve.org.uk/

Harewood House Estate, Leeds

http://harewood.org/

Clumber Park, Worksop

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/clumber-park

Hardcastle Craggs

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardcastle-crags

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Ilkley Toy Museum

http://www.ilkleytoymuseum.co.uk/

Beastly Machines at Bradford Industrial Museum

From now until 6^th November

Free Admission

http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/whats-on/beastly-machines-kinetic-sculptures-by-johnny-white

East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/east-riddlesden-hall

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Exhibition

Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley

From now till Sunday 30^th October

Free Admission

http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/whats-on/alices-adventures-in-wonderland

Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth

https://www.bronte.org.uk

Inc. Wild Wednesdays – free artist-led craft workshops that are suitable for all the family

Keighley Bus Museum

http://www.kbmt.org.uk/

Bradford Media Museum

Free Admission

http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/planavisit/families

Leeds City Museum

Free Admission

http://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/Pages/default.aspx

Royal Armouries, Leeds

Free Admission

https://royalarmouries.org/learning/leeds-education

National Railway Museum, York

Free Admission

http://www.nrm.org.uk/

Eureka!, Halifax

https://www.eureka.org.uk/

Railways

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

http://kwvr.co.uk/event/diesel-locomotive-service-2016/2016-06-25/

Bolton & Embsay Railway

https://www.facebook.com/embsayrailway/

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