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Children's Activities

To complement the array of fascinating and unusual traditional woodland skills and shows, such as the working horses and longbow demonstrations, coppicing and hedge laying there is plenty for young adventurers to enjoy...

Zip wireZip-Wire 9.30am - 5pm (7)

Fly down the 70m zip-wire! Need we say more...

Suitable for children 5 - 15 years. Queues are likely.
Last admission 4.30pm
(please note the zip-wire closes from 1pm-2pm)

 

 

Children's Shows

The Blossom Tree 12noon, 2pm, 4pm (5)

Watch our woodland puppet show about a woodcutter and his beloved trees.

Shows last 20 minutes. Suitable for children 4+ years

Listen to storytelling 11am, 1pm, 3pm (6)

Puppet ShowTales last 20 minutes. Suitable for children 4+ years

Wizard of Wood's Quest (8)

Brockendorff, lives under the 34th Oak Tree in the Woods Nr the Hill and will be leaving trails and setting magical challenges; from walking along a rope to spot lost items to going on a trail to find the enchanted tree.

Find your Challenge Card on the day at the Wizard's stall. Suitable for children aged 5-12 .

Meet the Bug Man and his friends! (9)

Get close to a tarantula or cuddle a cockroach! There are loads of creepy crawlies here waiting to meet you.

Help make a Giant Bug 10.30am, 12noon, 2.20pm, 3.50pm (10)

Join one of our craft sessions and help carve a giant insect over 30m long!

Places are issued on a first come, first served basis. Simply turn up 15 minutes prior to the start of each session. Workshops last 70 minutes. Suitable for children 11+.

Visit the map of the Festival to see where these activities are.

If you require more information on the day, go to the Woodland Wonders information desk near Queen Charlotte's Cottage.

 

Making tools by hand