Lancashire Educational & Theatres

The Preston Spy Mission Treasure Trail
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The Preston Spy Mission Treasure Trail
On this Trail you must look for the answers to clues that are scattered around the beautiful parks and gardens which are just a short stroll from Preston city centre. Set largely well away from the city's busy streets, this Trail is ideal for kids of all ages! Solve the puzzle and you may win a prize! The city's Avenham and Miller Parks are two...
Fired 4 U The Paint Your Own Pottery
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Fired 4 U The Paint Your Own Pottery
Fired 4 U the paint your own pottery studio welcomes all ages to come and enjoy many ceramic based activities in our studio  here in Walton le Dale, Preston, providing you with fun and relaxation all at the same time.
Fired 4 U The Paint Your Own Pottery
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Fired 4 U The Paint Your Own Pottery
Fired 4 U the paint your own pottery studio welcomes all ages to come and enjoy many ceramic based activities in our studio here in Walton le Dale, Preston, providing you with fun and relaxation all at the same time. Not painted pottery before? We are always happy to show you how to get the best from our paints & decorating tools. Even the...
The Crafty Potter
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The Crafty Potter
We are a pottery painting studio with a huge choice of bisque to paint. We also have two potters wheels and clay making activities. You can make a bear, name it and take it home with you in a backpack. We are a family run business with an emphasis on fun and value for money. We pride ourselves on a flexible approach and listening to our...
Go Create
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Go Create
Go Create! Is a fun filled day out for children that gives them the freedom to unleash their arty side. It really doesn’t matter if they are a budding Picasso or they simply like to splash paint around and make a mess. Inside Go Create you will be delighted by our child friendly decor. We have child friendly sized tables and chairs...
The Alabaster Jar Paint Your Own Pottery
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The Alabaster Jar Paint Your Own Pottery
The Alabaster Jar is an independently run paint your own pottery studio in Chorley, Lancashire. We provide a large selection of pottery blanks for you to choose from; suitable for all ages from babies and toddlers, up to teens and adults. When you’ve chosen an item, whether an animal figurine or a piece of tableware, our friendly staff...
The Art Garden
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The Art Garden
The Art Garden is a family friendly arts and crafts studio aimed to encourage expression and creativity. We provide bookable sessions that will inspire and grow your child’s imagination.  During the week our baby, toddler and pre-school sessions can be booked up to 30 minutes before the start time to allow for any last minute...
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach
There's plenty to do at Pleasure Beach, with over 125 rides and attractions and spectacular shows. Take a thrilling ride on the Pepsi Max Big One, turn your world upside down & get ready to do it again on the Revolution or experience the classic twin tracked coaster the Grand National. Plus your wristband will gain you entry to one of our...
Glazey Days
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Glazey Days
If you are looking for a ceramic studio in Blackpool or Fleetwood, please come to Glazey Days. Whether you are looking to produce a bespoke plate as a gift, or wish to have a cast made of your new arrival's hand or foot, we are here to help. Please call to find out more.
Pots U Paint
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Pots U Paint
We can seat upto 24 children and can tailor make your visit. Whether its a class reward or school trip, its an exciting adaption to the national curriculum thats suitable for all key stages. Paint a piece of pottery in the style of the Romans, Greeks or Eqyptians. Plan a design on the computer as part of a tech project and then reproduce it...
Farmer Parrs Animal World - Fleetwood
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Farmer Parrs Animal World - Fleetwood
Farmer Parrs is an award winning, family run, Lancashire Tourist Attraction which offers a great day out for all the family. More than just a children's  farm park - kids and grown-ups all love it! Open 7 days a week - all year - from 10am to 5pm, we are easy to find, being only a short distance from Blackpool and the M55. There is a large...
The Southport Treasure Trail
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The Southport Treasure Trail
Can you and the kids find the answers to the clues which will solve the Southport self guided Treasure Hunt themed Treasure Trail?  As you follow the directions, keep your eyes peeled to search out the answers to the clues, which can be found on existing structures, buildings and monuments. Each time you find an answer to a question, you...
The Dukes - Lancaster
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The Dukes - Lancaster
Creating and presenting great art which changes people’s lives for the better. One of England’s outstanding producing theatres and cultural centres. We are the only building-based professional producing theatre in Lancashire and is also a registered charity. The Dukes won the inaugural Lancashire Tourism Cultural...
Curious About Lancaster
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Curious About Lancaster
Curious About Lancaster is an exciting way of discovering how this Roman city became what it is today. Enjoy the walks separately, or join them together to form one longer walk, depending on which of the many distractions divert you, and your available time and energy! Be entertained and challenged, and get everyone taking part: reading maps,...
Just Pottering About - Wigan
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Just Pottering About - Wigan
We cater with everything you need to produce your own unique hand-painted masterpiece.  Choose from a range of our excellent quality pottery: - tableware, figurines, money boxes and a large range of items for children. You paint, we glaze and fire your item in our kiln and have it ready for collection a few days later.
Pendle Witches Mystery Treasure Trail
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Pendle Witches Mystery Treasure Trail
Treasure Trails. is the gold medal award-winning company who specialise in providing fun, healthy and informative leisure activities. We currently have over 1200 Treasure Trails available all over the UK. Admission: £6.99 per Trail (not per person). One Trail booklet recommended for a group of 4 to 5 people.    Opening...
China Butterfly Craft Centre
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China Butterfly Craft Centre
The pottery painting studio and workshop area is now open with a huge range of pieces to choose from why not paint your own mug, money box, plate, teapot, collectable figure & more, we have 100's of pieces to choose from, you can create something gorgeous to treasure forever or why not make a gift for someone special? (more info can...
Pots to Paint Ceramic Studio - St Helens
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Pots to Paint Ceramic Studio - St Helens
Pots to Paint is a new pottery painting ceramic studio in St Helens which opened its doors on 14th May 2011. We offer a fun relaxing atmosphere for people of all ages to come along and create their very own masterpiece of which you don't need to be an artist as we have ideas books and friendly staff who will help you along the way. We have shelves...
The Star Tree Studio
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The Star Tree Studio
The Star Tree Studio provides high quality, fun, educational art, craft and creative activities all within a venue at the heart of the local community. We give children opportunities to be creative, make a mess, and learn something new. Our philosophy is 'play-create-learn' and we constantly stretch our own creativity, devising new ideas to...
The Station House Pottery
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The Station House Pottery
In our workshop there is everything you need to decorate a piece of ceramic. Painting sessions last on average 2 hours. No booking required. Choose from a wide selection of white ceramic items, and personalise them with our special paint, which when baked in our oven, is fixed, food and dishwasher safe, ready to take home the same day. We have a...
Flying Saucers Painting Pottery Cafe
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Flying Saucers Painting Pottery Cafe
Choose a plate, bowl, mug, or even piggy bank, unicorn, fairy or dinosaur from our extensive range Decide how you'll paint it. We have books for inspiration if you're stuck Sit & paint using our brushes or sponge stamps - our staff will help with advice Have a drink & a snack whilst you create When you've finished leave it with us for...
The Anfield Origins Tour
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The Anfield Origins Tour
Delve into the history of Liverpool FC on a guided walking tour What's included 60-minute guided walking tour of Anfield Stadium English-speaking tour guide Free souvenir guidebook     Join a certified Liverpool FC expert for a guided walk around the Anfield exterior     See the pitch from the famous Kop...
The Lowry - Salford Quays
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The Lowry - Salford Quays
Set in a magnificent waterside location at the heart of the redeveloped Salford Quays in Greater Manchester, The Lowry is an architectural flagship with a unique and dynamic identity. Rising from the regenerated docklands, it is a welcoming building, designed to reflect the surrounding landscapes and flourishing waterways, in its glass and...
The Kings Arms (Theatre)
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The Kings Arms (Theatre)
A performance focused around the hidden world of The Storytellers and how they create all the stories for our world. When a lonely little girl stumbles across the world, The Storytellers embark on telling some unknown fairytales to brighten up the lonely little girl’s life. However, the trouble of the Balista (a storyteller gone bad)...
National Football Museum
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National Football Museum
The biggest and best football museum in the world, is the perfect place for young children and families to discover our national game, and best of entry is free! Where ever you go there will be something to excite and entertain, and kids of all ages will enjoy getting up up close and personal with stories from ‘everyone’s favorite...
Opera House and Palace Theatre - Manchester
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Opera House and Palace Theatre - Manchester
Great kids plays and  pantomimes throughout the year aimed or why not try the opera for specifically children and families.
Manchester Spy Mission Treasure Trail
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Manchester Spy Mission Treasure Trail
The Trail route will get you and the kids out in the fresh air show you the best sights with a 2 mile circular loop route. Great for children aged 6 upwards, the Trail is also a great challenge for parents as well! The Manchester Spy Mission Trail is one of 3 Trails in Greater Manchester; so why not also get the kids out in the fresh air...
Coffee and Clay
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Coffee and Clay
Welcome to the Coffee and Clay website. A great place for artistic fun for all ages!! Established in 2003, Coffee & Clay creative cafe has established itself as a favourite location for pottery painting and art fun for all. Pottery prices start at around £5.00 and there is a set studio fee of £4.50 per painter that covers...
Curious About Liverpool
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Curious About Liverpool
Curious About Liverpool gives a different glimpse into what makes Liverpool what it is today: the events, people and places that have shaped it. Resident or just visiting, you are bound to spot things you’ve never noticed before. Walks take 1 to 2 hours each, though our suggestions for things to see and do along the way may distract you! ...
Manchester Bus Tours
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Manchester Bus Tours
Manchester Bus Tours is a 2-hour tour on an open-top bus to visit the main sites in the city centre as well as the surrounding districts running on Saturdays and some Bank Holidays. You will see the worlds first passenger railway station in Castlefield and the University district, where the atom was first split and the worlds first programmable...
If your looking for educational activities for your kids in and near to Lancashire then why not try some of these suggestions we have listed near this area. This could be a jaunt to the theatre for the more dramatic kids :)

For all ages of kids and adults included, there are sight seeing tours or pottery making classes to face painting that can be found here, so why not try some of these suggestions we have listed near this area.