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Bradford Summer Family Days Out
St Leonard's Farm Park
Join farmer James and his family at St Leonard's Farm Park. The farm has lots of different animals, some of which you can feed. Let the kids loose on the popular straw playbarn, explore one of the nature trails and enjoy a tractor ride (selected dates in school holidays).
Ilkley Lido
When the temperature rises take the family to Ilkley Lido, one of the only Lido's in Yorkshire. There's plenty to keep the kids entertained as there's also tennis courts, putting and an indoor pool.
National Media Museum
A free museum full of fun and hands on activities, exhibitions and Yorkshire's only IMAX cinema! Join in the fun this summer!
CinemaMagic
Visit the National Media Museum for a helter-skelter tour of a hundred years and more of cinematic trickery. Experience the wonders of special effects and the hilarious effects of climbing in and out of film with our unique, entertaining and informative show. Individual tickets are priced at £2. Special offer! See CinemaMagic for free when you buy tickets to watch any IMAX short film at the Museum during the holidays including Hubble 3D, Wild Ocean 3D and Dinosaurs Alive 3D. For more information and showing times visit the Museum website or call the Box Office.
Harry Potter Week
Celebrate the final installment of Harry Potter, showing on Yorkshire's only IMAX screen this summer, with a range of activities on offer. Be a part of the Museum's 2011 Hogwarts yearbook, hear magical stories of witchcraft and unlock the secrets of special effects in films.
Family Film Fundays
Grab some popcorn, sit back and relax as you watch your favourite family films. Enjoy Asterix, Babe or The Borrowers and with tickets at just £2 per person, why not watch them all?
Download the National Media Museum Family Guide Summer 2011
Bradford Imax - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (cert tbc) 3D
Showing from 15 July (tbc)
The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemorts, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.
Also Showing:
Wild Ocean 3D (PG)
Dinosaurs Alive 3D (PG)
Journey to Mecca (U)
Mummies 3D (PG)
Hubble 3D (PG)
Saltaire
Saltaire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a beautiful village set next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Take the family on a canal boat trip or have a picnic in Roberts Park. Salts Mill is home to one of the largest collections of David Hockney's work as well as cafes and shops. Salts Walks also offer a fun guided walk around the village (every Saturday meet outside Magic Number Three, 2pm).
Ilkley Summer Festival
The Ilkley Summer Festival is a month long celebration of summer. Events include live music, theatre, children's activities and guided walks.
There will also be a Continental Market on the 5th August for three days.
Nature events at Bracken Hall Countryside Centre
Visit Bracken Hall Countryside Centre this summer and join in the fun workshops and hands-on activities. Learn more about nature, animals and the environment.
Wild Wednesdays, 2pm - 4pm every Wednesday from 1st June.
Nature Detective, half day Thursdays ( 8- 12 year old children)
Bat Walk and Talk, 3rd July, 8pm
Bradford Industrial Museum
Bradford Industrial Museum is a fantastic free day out. Learn more about Bradford's industrial past, explore the Mill worker's cottages and meet the team of working horses!
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Jump on board a steam train and discover Bronte Country and see the location used in the 1970s classic film The Railway Children. Children will love the railway and there's plenty to see along the way. Get off at Keighley for East Riddlesden Hall a National Trust property or Cliffe Castle a free museum full of curiosities including stuffed animals, antiques and a bee hive! Make sure you stop off in Haworth for Main Street, which is full of cafes and interesting shops.
