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  • May Half Term in Leeds

    Have fun during the school holidays with Leeds Museums & Galleries!

Plan your days out to keep the whole family entertained during the half term holidays in Leeds.

From family trails to arts and crafts workshops there’s plenty to look forward to at all our venues, whatever the weather.

May half term – days out in Leeds

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May Half Term: Find Your Happy

25 May 2024 - 02 June 2024

Venue: Temple Newsam

Price: Included in admission

Find your happy at Temple Newsam this May half term. Take part in fun family crafts that will make you feel good and put a smile on your face!

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May Half Term: Around the World in 80 Stories

25 May 2024 - 02 June 2024

Venue: Lotherton

Price: Included in admission (pre-booking recommended)

Join us for storytelling and adventure at Lotherton this half term.

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Three men standing by a green train in Sierra Leone

West Riding to West Africa

25 May 2024

Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum

Price: Included with admission

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join us for a family-friendly day exploring the incredible story of how engineering linked West Yorkshire and Sierra Leone in West Africa.

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wet felting using shades of blue, yellow and red

May Half Term: Fun with Felt

27 May 2024 - 05 June 2024

Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum

Price: Included with admission

Get creative with family felt activities, spot the felted animals around the museum, and catch a film in our tiny cinema.

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May Half Term: Build a Bird

28 - 29 May 2024

Venue: Leeds City Museum

Price: Free

10am - 12pm & 1 - 3pm

Learn about endangered birds while you colour them in, create an owl out of origami, or collage your own bird and design its habitat.

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Half Term Store Tour

28 May 2024

Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre

Price: Free

11am - 12pm & 1 - 2pm

Join us this May half term for a special behind the scenes tour of the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection store.

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Half Term Store Tour

30 May 2024

Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre

Price: Free

11am - 12pm & 1 - 2pm

Join us this May half term for a special behind the scenes tour of the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection store.

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Half Term Store Tour

31 May 2024

Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre

Price: Free

11am - 12pm & 1 - 2pm

Join us this May half term for a special behind the scenes tour of the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection store.

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The Volsung Vikings

Volsung Vikings

01 - 02 June 2024

Venue: Lotherton

Price: Included in admission (pre-booking recommended)

Dust off your chainmail...the Volsung Vikings will be invading Lotherton for a weekend of historic re-enactment and family fun!

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Leeds Wool Festival

01 June 2024

Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum

Price: Adult £4.74 / Child £2.65

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Come along to Leeds Wool Festival to celebrate all things woolly, right inside what was once the world's largest woollen mill.

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ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: closed
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat: 12 – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm

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Address

Abbey Walk
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LEEDS ART GALLERY

Opening Hours

Mon: Closed
Tues -Sat: 10am – 5pm
Sun: 11am – 3pm

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The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AA

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LEEDS CITY MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: closed (11am – 5pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat & Sun: 11am – 5pm

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Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH

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LEEDS DISCOVERY CENTRE

Opening Hours

Visits by appointment/special event only.

Free public store tours are now available by booking in advance. Please call or email us.

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Leeds Discovery Centre
Off Carlisle Road
Leeds
LS10 1LB

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LEEDS INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: Closed (10am – 5pm on bank holiday Mondays)

Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm

Sat – Sun: 12 – 5pm

Last admission one hour before closing.

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Address

Canal Road
Leeds
LS12 2QF

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KIRKSTALL ABBEY

Opening Hours

Mon: closed (10am – 4pm on bank holidays)
Tues – Sun: 10am – 4.30pm
Last admission: 4pm

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Abbey Road
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LOTHERTON

Opening Hours

Open Daily

Estate opens: 7.30am
Hall: Open (Downstairs only) 10am-5pm
Wildlife World: 10am – 5pm
Estate closes: 7pm
Last entry 45 mins before estate closing time

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Address

Lotherton Lane
Aberford
Leeds
LS25 3EB

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TEMPLE NEWSAM

Opening Hours

House: Tues – Sun: 10.30am – 5pm
Home Farm: Tues – Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last entry 45 minutes before

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Address

Temple Newsam Road
Leeds
LS15 0AE

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THWAITE WATERMILL

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Thwaite Lane
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1RP

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