8 dated events coming up in and around Warrington, Cheshire. Collected from the organisations running them, not from anyone paying to appear.
Inflatables set up in the town centre square every day through the holidays. No tickets, no booking, and it is right next to the shops and cafes if you need a sit down.
A prehistoric trail winding through a garden centre, with interactive stops along the way. The most talked-about local event of the summer by a wide margin.
The libraries' free summer challenge - read six books, collect the stickers, finish with a certificate. This year's theme is music. The single cheapest way to fill the quiet days between days out.
A prehistoric trail winding through a garden centre, with interactive stops along the way. The most talked-about local event of the summer by a wide margin.
The libraries' free summer challenge - read six books, collect the stickers, finish with a certificate. This year's theme is music. The single cheapest way to fill the quiet days between days out.
Inflatables set up in the town centre square every day through the holidays. No tickets, no booking, and it is right next to the shops and cafes if you need a sit down.
The opening event of Warrington's Wednesday programme, with sports, creative workshops, live music and games across the park.
Traditional rides, face painting, bike stunt shows, sports sessions and crazy golf, all free. The busiest of the town centre sessions and the one with most for older children.
The Wednesday programme moves into the town centre, turning Market Gate and Time Square into one big play space.
Sports, workshops, music and games in Victoria Park. Plenty of grass if you want to take a picnic and let them run.
The last of the Wednesday sessions, and the one that works if the weather turns, since a good chunk of it is inside.
Places you can turn up to whether or not anything is on.
Inflatables in Old Market Square every day, plus a rotating Wednesday programme across the parks and a Thursday session in Time Square. No tickets, no booking, just turn up.
A working fruit farm with a farm shop, cafe and a free play area, plus pick your own from June to August. The strawberry tickets sell out fast and the fruit costs more than the supermarket, but nobody is here for the economics.
A 2km woodland loop round a Victorian dam on the edge of Lymm village: flat enough for a pushchair in dry weather, with a coffee van at the top and ducks all the way round. The classic short local walk, done properly.
A peat bog nature reserve with woodland trails, a visitor centre and an observation tower the kids can climb. Free, close and short enough for little legs.
The reliable default: gardens, a children's zoo, a big playground and plenty of room to run. Pay for parking, nothing else.
A prehistoric trail winding through a garden centre, with interactive bits along the way. Under-2s free, and there's a café and indoor shelter if the weather turns.