Out of this World
5th April – 21st April, Margate Caves Open 10am-5pm
Free with admission to the Caves; normal admission applies.
Margate Caves are going intergalactic this Easter, in honour of celebrated astronomer Margaret Bryan, who once lived on the Caves site.
Little astronauts can learn about the wonders of our solar system with the Out of This World! trail around the Caves, search for Laika the space dog.
The café will be home to the zero gravity dress-up and photo point and great cakes!
7th, 14th and 21st Messy Monday craft activities, where creativity knows no bounds and space themed £1.50 per child, 10am-4pm.
Adult £5
Child under 16 £2.50
Concession £4
Family (2 adults and up to 2 children) £12
https://www.margatecaves.co.uk/
Art Workshop with Great British Carnival
Millmead Children’s Centre, Monday 7th April at noon
Great British Carnival hosting an Art Workshop for adults and children from 5 years of age.
Limited spaces and one ticket is required for each adult and child.
Please be advised that this workshop is not suitable for those under 5 years old.
Tickets at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/millmead-childrens-centre/t-vvnzdgp?
Great Eggcase and Scavenger Hunt
Hosted by Thanet Coast Project
Join the hunt looking for clues of our marine life along the shore, and look out for shark and ray egg cases, on this activity that includes sand/beach art at the end!
You will need to wear suitable footwear and clothing for the beach, sand art and the weather conditions on the day.
All equipment is provided by the Thanet Coast Project – although you are welcome to bring your own spades! This event is run with the help of volunteer Coastal Wardens.
These events are suitable for families and especially children aged 4-11. Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout. Please book a ticket for the children in your group. (Up to 4 children per ticket, for a family group)
The event is free, but donations are welcome (suggest £2.50 per adult & child present)
Tuesday 8 April, 2pm: Great Eggcase & Scavenger Hunt with Beach Art! – Walpole Bay, Margate.
Meet: On the Beach besides Walpole Tidal Pool – to sign in.
Wednesday 9 April, 2pm: Great Eggcase & Scavenger Hunt with Beach Art! – Botany Bay, Broadstairs.
Meet: On the Beach – near to the chalk stacks.
‘Secret Seagrass Meadows’ Storytime + Sea Creature Craft
9th April, The Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop Broadstairs
Kent based author Emma Rosen celebrates her lovely rhyming picture book.
10.30am – 11am
For Ages 3+
Emma Rosen is an author and a school teacher. She writes books for children and adults about interesting and important subjects.
Tickets £5 child (includes paperback copy of book, RRP £7.99) Book now
Monkton Nature Reserve
April 8, 11am Big Bug Hunt £5
April 8, 1pm, Green and Clean £5
April 10, 1pm, Eggs-ploration £5
April 11, 11am, Magical Plants and Mandrake Makers £5
April 11, 1pm, Alder Cone Bee Mobiles £5
https://monkton-reserve.org/events/
Community Fun Day
9th April, Northdown Primary School field, 11am-2pm
Dane Valley Residents Association invite families to enjoy free activities including crafts, sports and face painting, and make a free wrap for your lunch!
There will be a bouncy castle, information and advice and stalls.
Princess Live!
10th April, The Granville Theatre, 1pm – 6pm
Princess Live! is the ultimate hour long princess pop party, featuring your favourite fairytale royalty in this all singing all dancing hour long concert show.
The Princesses are tired of their royal duties. So they decided to come together and make the ultimate pop girl group. Cinderella’s fairy godmother has given her a magic wand so she can give the other princesses a new look and style.
From £14.85 + £2.50 Booking fee Book now
Book Club : ‘Gozzle’ Storytime + Official Book-Based Activities with Nicci
10th April, The Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop Broadstairs, 9.30am – 10am
For Ages 3+
Julia Donaldson has written some of the world’s best-loved children’s books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child , which together have sold over 18 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks.
Sara Ogilvie is an award-winning illustrator and printmaker from Edinburgh based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her bestselling and much-loved children’s books include Dog’s Don’t Do Ballet by Anna Kemp and The Zebra’s Great Escape by Katherine Rundell.
Tickets £5 child (includes paperback copy of book, RRP £12.99) Book now
‘Wolf in the City’ Storytime + Craft Activity with Tilda Wolf
11th April, The Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop
Kent-based author & illustrator Tilda Wolf celebrates her debut picture book.
Session 1: 10.30am – 11am
Session 2: 11.30 – 12 noon
For Ages 3+
Tickets £5 child (includes Hardback copy of book for signing, usual RRP £12.99)
Booking essential – reserve your place
Open Cockpit Weekend
12th April – 13th April, RAF Manston History Museum, 10am – 4pm
On both days the museum will be opening up a selection of cockpits including our Nimrod and English Electric Lightning for you to step inside and take a look from the pilots seat, seeing what it is really like to be in charge of these amazing machines.
Fire engine rides, open cockpits, tank rides and climb in the cockpits
Refreshments available
Adults £6, Concession £5, Child £3 (under 5s free), Carer £3, Family (2 Adults, up to 4 Children) £18
Ride admission separate
No Prep 1/8th Mile Drag Racing – ‘Racing in Mexico’
12th April – 13th April , Manston Raceway Park.
Featuring all the No Prep Classes you will get used to seeing throughout the year.
This event also features RWYB. You can run your own car in test and tune, you do not have to enter competition, and yes we do have timing equipment, so you will get a timeslip.
Spectators… Day tickets £20 (in advance) or £25 on the day / Weekend tickets £40 (in advance) or £50 on the day.
Children under 10 free / Children 10-16 years £10 Book now
Benjamin Zephaniah Celebration Poetry Jam at Happy Reading Bookshop
12th April at The Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop 1pm -1.30pm
Ages 9+
Alongside special guest Africa Daley-Clarke, Happy Reading Bookshop celebrates the life of true legend Benjamin Zephaniah by sharing his poetry …
Enter the crazy world of rap poet Benjamin Zephaniah!
This is a relaxed event where Nicci and Africa will be sharing poems from a number of Benjamin Zephaniah’s books for children aged 9+, and inviting children (where they feel comfortable to do so) to take turns in reading poetry, and – if they would like – to add their own personality, performance and energy!
Tickets £1 child (redeemable against any book purchased in the Bookshop, on the day)
Booking essential – reserve your place
This is 1 of 3 Benjamin Zephaniah events; see also Nature Trail, and Leave the Trees, Please
Perico Lounge Ramsgate and Riparo Lounge, Westwood Cross Little Loungers Breakfast Club
From 9am – 11am, Monday to Thursday during the holiday, children can help themselves to cereal, a cereal bar, juice, flavoured water or milk from the Breakfast Station. Gluten free and vegan options will also be available.
John English, Head of Community, Loungers says: “We’re here to take some of the pressure off this Half Term so parents and carers are welcome to come along, enjoy a cuppa and a chat while the children help themselves to our fabulous free breakfast station.
“Holidays are a time for coming together and spending time with loved ones so anything we can do to make that easier and more fun can only be a good thing.”
The Farmer and the Clown children’s show
13th April, ARK – Cliftonville Cultural Space, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
An old hard-working farmer lives alone.
A baby clown bounces off a passing circus train in the middle of nowhere, now separated from family and friends.
Unsure what to do, the farmer takes the clown home.
Can a friendship span the generations? Can old dogs learn new tricks? Can the young clown find its way home?
The Farmer and The Clown is a story of an unexpected friendship for all ages, told through physical comedy and dance, and performed with an original live soundtrack by JOW.
From £5.00 Book now
Easter Egg Hunt Pegwell Bay Country Park
April 12-13, 9am to 2pm
Easter eggs have been discovered around Pegwell Bay Country Park! Set out on your quest across the park, tracking down the Easter eggs and spotting signs of spring along the way.
Upon arrival head to the cafe to pick up your trail sheet before setting out on a self led trail, the trail takes place around circular route, taking around an hour to complete.
Find all the Easter eggs to claim your prize! Cost is per trail sheet with one prize available per trail sheet. Trail sheet includes some extra activities for the children.
Booking in advance is essential, a limited number of trails are available each day and only redeemable on your booked day. Trail sheets can be collected from 9am onwards, prizes must be collected from the cafe by 2pm.
Homemade market
St John’s Baptist Church community hall Victoria Road, Margate
Open from 10:30am-3:30pm on Sunday 13th April
Free entry & disabled accessibility & dog friendly
There will be lots of wonderful stalls to look around and food options available so why not pop down and take a look
Coastal Crafty Crew
Craft supplies fair
April 13, 10am to 3pm, Quex Small Barn, Birchington
Lots of surplus stock on offer, tombola, free parking and free entry
Brighter Days Market
12th April – 13th April, Turner Contemporary
Open Saturday & Sunday, 10am – 4pm
Come along and meet the amazing makers – the designers, artists, artisans and craftspeople behind the products. You’ll discover homewares, clothing accessories, jewellery, prints and gifts, plus things that you possibly hadn’t even considered (perhaps you’ll commission a house-portrait, buy a ceramic bird-feeder for your garden or a cosy and stylish hat to keep you warm in the sea-breezes).
Easter craft and music fair
April 12, 11am to 3pm, Royal Harbour Academy upper school, Marlowe Way, Ramsgate
Join Thanet Academy FM for music from local bands and craft stalls.
Food for Thought
April 13, 10.30am, Union Church Margate
Easter celebration with speakers, music and a free hot breakfast.
Passion Play, hot cross buns, egg hunt, bonnet making – all free,
Dogs welcome.
Classic Cars
13th April, ‘Viking Ship’ Hugin, 11am – 3pm
Hosted by Thanet Classics & OhSoRetro Events but all Classic car owners welcome to pop down for a chill out and chat!
Refreshments available from the Viking cafe and Njord nearby.
Baby and Toddler Fair
Sunday 13th April, 4.30pm-6.30pm, Under 1 Roof, Pysons Road, Ramsgate
Pre-Easter Mummy to Mummy Baby & Toddler Fair . Just £1 entrance for all. includes free play and face painting for little ones whilst adults grab some bargains. Last baby fair until the autumn.
Ramsgate Tunnels
Ramsgate’s Tunnels Explorer tours take you deep underground to unlock the story of a hidden city, which evolved from the largest and only known Civilian Deep Shelter Air Raid Precaution scheme authorised by Central Government.
The military story is told elsewhere, but very little remains of the civilian story of a front line town under some of the heaviest aerial bombing in Britain.
In 1939 Ramsgate’s ingenious Borough Engineer managed to get his scheme for sheltering the town’s civilians in an underground city, put into practice with the help of the flamboyant ‘Top Hat’ Mayor.
Tunnel Explorer tours bring to life this most important part of Ramsgate’s history. As the town above was devastated, inhabitants took up residence in the Tunnels. By 1940, over 300 families were living permanently in the evolving underground city. Guides tell the story and bring it to life with residents’ anecdotes and authentic recreations of the Tunnel dwellings and facilities, in the original tunnels where it all happened.
The Free-to-enter Tunnel Museum and Home Front Collection is now open within the Tunnels, featuring displays ranging from Ramsgate’s part in World War One, through the construction and use of the Tunnels, to the eventual closure, dereliction and reopening. It also displays part of the Tunnels’ collection of Home Front memorabilia
Adult £9
Senior/Disabled £7
Child £6
Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £25
A 50p booking fee applies to Adult & Senior tickets to cover online charges
http://www.ramsgatetunnels.org/
Margate Crab Museum
Margate’s Crab Museum is ready for visitors to explore all thing crustacean. The venue is headed by enthusiasts and brothers Ned and Bertie Suesat-Williams, from Margate, Chase Coley, from Canvey Island, and GRETL – the museums AI guide.
Find the Crab Museum at 9 Broad Street Margate
Opening Times
Saturday: 11am – 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 5pm
Last entry 4.30pm
Or go online at www.crab.mu or find them on facebook here
Lillyputt Minigolf Broadstairs
Lillyputt is open weekends and school holidays from 10am-4pm(ish)!
It has 12 championship holes and a lucky 13th hole.. The Garden Cafe is also open, serving a full menu of tasty treats, from classic toasties, rolls and tea cakes, to the amazing sweet and savoury crepes and their freshly ground coffee.
Entry, adults £8, Under 10s £7
https://www.minigolfbroadstairs.com/
Lost Island
Angry gods, chattering monkeys, a mineshaft that plunges downwards ‘forever’ and a host of interactive features can be found by players at the second Lost Island adventure golf course in Margate.
Based at the Flamingo on Margate seafront the new addition takes crazy golf into escape room territory.
Opening hours
Mon– Thurs
10am – 8pm
Fri – Sun
10am – 9pm
Active Ramsgate
If getting outdoors and keeping active is your pastime of choice, then Active Ramsgate features activities such as cycling routes, walking trails, birdwatching and kayaking.
The Contra Trail: Ramsgate to Pegwell Bay
Sea It All: Ramsgate to Broadstairs
Town Rounders: Regency, Royal and Riviera
Beach Roamer: Ramsgate to Margate
The Way of St Augustine: Ramsgate to Canterbury
England Coastal Path: Ramsgate to Camber
Augustine Camino: Rochester Cathedral to Ramsgate
Active Ramsgate not only features scenic walking trails, but also family-friendly cycle routes and even kayak routes, all in downloadable, easy-to-use format.
Download a copy of the latest Active Ramsgate leaflet
The Spitfire and Hurricane Museum
Displaying the two iconic war planes, and also holding a host of objects and artefacts telling the story of life in and around Ramsgate during WWII. Central to the display are the iconic Spitfire Mk XVI and Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc.
Free entry. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10am to 4pm
Revolution skate park and climbing
Offering 3 huge warehouses, crammed full of all types of ramps for beginners and expert riders alike. Users can Skateboard, Scooter, Inline Skate and BMX, all in the safety of the state-of-the-art, immaculately maintained, indoor environment.
Alongside the Skatepark is a further warehouse, which houses the Climbing Centre, and is packed with a diverse range of colourful walls, suitable for all levels of climber.
Housed in between these facilities is a Skate & Surf & Climbing shop with everything you could ever need, along with a snack bar for refuelling between activities.
All staff are fully trained, friendly, passionate and happy to help every visitor have a great time.
Find details at: https://www.facebook.com/revolutionskateparkandclimbingcentre
The Micro Museum Ramsgate
In 2014, The Micro Museum opened to the public as the first museum in Kent dedicated to the history and experience of vintage home computing and games.
The venue showcases owners Mike and Carol Deer’s private collection of hundreds of personal computers, games consoles and related technology.
Gathered over more than four decades, the displays span the period from the 1970s to the early 2000s.
The Micro Museum is at 11 Church Hill. It is seasonal, opening at weekends from Spring to Autumn with some additional openings at holiday times.
Open 1pm-4 pm – April: 12th & 13th, 19th & 20th, 26th & 27th – Closed on Good Friday & Easter Monday
More details can be found on the website www.themicromuseum.org.
This Museum is (Not) Obsolete
5-7 Church Hill, Ramsgate, Open every Saturday and Sunday.
Mornings 9am – 1pm for private recording and sessions
Afternoons 1pm – 4pm Public Open day :-
Admission Adults £7 Under 13’s £5 Under 3’s FREE
This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete was launched in 2020 by Sam Battle AKA Look Mum No Computer.
Sam is a Musician / Inventor and is the driving force behind the museums mission to keep the ‘obsolete’ alive and evolving for all to experience.
Details at: https://this-museum-is-not-obsolete.com/visit
Rascal Bay Adventure Golf
Manston Road, Ramsgate
Designed in Sweden, the adventure encounters pirates, cannons, an octopus, snakes, skulls, a cannibal’s cooking pot, a crashed jeep, rocks, a volcano, dinosaurs, waterfalls, dinosaur eggs, a treasure chest, crocodiles and two rafts that the whole family will love!
Kids Go Free before 11am – Monday to Friday,
One child FREE with each paying adult
Booking online is essential at https://rascalbaymanston.setmore.com/kids-go-free-before-1100
Under 16s £6.50 per game
16+ £8.75 per game
Offers available for family tickets
Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Sat & Sun 9am-5pm
Little Seaside Town
High Street, Ramsgate
A centre for children and families, unlike traditional soft play centres, it promotes imaginative role play in a stimulating play “town” environment.
Each themed set is full of play props, costumes and toys to encourage children to explore and make believe. Everything at Little Seaside Town has been carefully designed to be as realistic as possible, so they can experience and act out real life scenarios.
Find details on the Website
Dickens House Museum
The museum celebrates Charles Dickens’ long connection with Broadstairs (1837-1851). It is housed in the cottage that was Charles Dickens’ inspiration for the home of Betsey Trotwood in David Copperfield. According to the reminiscences of Charles Dickens son Charley, they regularly had tea there with Miss Mary Pearson Strong, and her belief of her right to stop the passage of donkeys in front of her cottage became the donkey incident for the character of Betsey Trotwood.
Visitors to Dickens House Museum will see items that once belonged to Charles Dickens including letters written about Broadstairs, his writing box and mahogany sideboard, along with a fine collection of prints by H K Browne (Phiz), one of Dickens’ principal illustrators. There are also displays of Dickensian memorabilia, Victorian costumes and Victoriana, as well as a feature on “Our English Watering Place”.
2025 Season: 2nd April to 2nd November: Wednesday to Sunday, 1pm to 4.30pm (last entry 4pm)
Kids Bright House
Kids Bright House is a family-run, indoor play area for kids from 0 – 11 years.
There is a baby area for babies under 2, and a host of other indoor fun for children over 2.
No need to book
Toddler group and Tortoise visit every Monday 10am-12pm & Thursday 12:30pm-2:30pm
For more information See Here.
Sandwich & Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve
Sandwich Road, Cliffsend
Of international importance for its bird population.
The site includes Pegwell Bay Country Park, a little gem with stunning sea views, a play area and picnic spot with mobile refreshments nearby – perfect for family fun in the fresh air.
Films on the big screen
Palace Cinema Broadstairs https://thepalacecinema.co.uk/whats-on/
Carlton Cinema Westgate https://westgate-on-sea.picturedromecinemas.co.uk/
Ramsgate Community Cinema https://www.facebook.com/ramsgatecommunitycinema
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