BIG DAYS OUT !
MUSEUMS
So many to choose from which cost nothing .
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY
MANCHESTER
Play with exhibits such as the tornado creator , bubbles and talking toilet ! In August there ’ s a free Makefest too .
msimanchester . org . uk / whats-on / activity / makefest-2016
MUSEUM ON THE MOUND
EDINBURGH
It shows you the money ! There ' s one million pounds , Scotland ' s oldest bank note , and try to crack open the safe .
museumonthemound . com / displays / matters
NATIONAL COAL MINING MUSEUM
OVERTON , WEST YORKSHIRE
Go underground more than 100 metres down a very old mine ( for ages five and up ) www . ncm . org . uk
NATIONAL ROMAN LEGION MUSEUM
CAERLEON , WALES museum . wales / roman /
Put on armour to become a Roman soldier , watch gladiators battle in the amphitheatre and visit a stunning Roman garden .
THE ROYAL ARMOURIES
LEEDS
See Japanese warriors called samurai who wrote poetry , a tea house and King Henry the Eighth ’ s armour !
https :// www . royalarmouries . org /
WESTON PARK MUSEUM
SHEFFIELD
Build a mini igloo , create crafts on free Discovery Days and see unusual animals like hyenas and millipedes .
www . museums-sheffield . org . uk / museums / westonpark / exhibitions / current
WORLD MUSEUM
LIVERPOOL
Hear bees humming in The Bug House , admire shadow puppets from Java island , tropical fish and swamps in the aquarium , then blast off into space from the planetarium . www . liverpoolmuseums . org . uk
THE HERBERT
COVENTRY
Like natural history ? Touch shells and “ feely ” boxes , listen to bird calls and make a musical instrument from metal and wood . The sculpture gallery encourages you to construct with soft building blocks or pull open drawers to discover coins and curiosities .
www . theherbert . org / families
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