Half Term activities, workshops and events to keep the kids entertained!

Daily: 11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm
Tudor Games and Pastimes
at the Mary Rose Museum
Hands on activities for all the family
FREE with a valid ticket and children must be accompanied by an adult

Daily from Monday 21st February
10am – 4.30pm
Follow the flag – family trail
on board HMS Warrior 1860
Find out about the men who lived and worked on board Warrior
FREE with a valid ticket

Tuesday 22 – Thursday 24 February
11am – 12noon and 2pm – 4pm
Crack the Code
on board HMS Warrior 1860
Use Signal Flags and Semaphore to spell your name and send messages from ship to shore.
Become a secret agent, make a spy gadget and send coded messages to your family and friends.
FREE with a valid ticket
Drop-in activity – all ages welcome

Wednesday 23rd February
11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm
Salty Sea science
at the National Museum of the Royal Navy
Come along to our lab and have a go at some surprising sea science! Discover how sea creatures have inspired the navy, how ships float and lenses work, make a crazy kaleidoscope and lots, lots more!
FREE drop in workshop, all ages welcome

Thursday 24th February
11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm
HMS Victory’s Baltic blockade
at the National Museum of the Royal Navy
Brrrrrrrr! Join us to discover all about HMS Victory’s years in the Baltic. Find out what life was like for the sailors, discover which Baltic materials were used on Victory and create a new artefact to take home inspired by the frozen seas.
FREE with a valid ticket, drop-in, all ages welcome

Thursday 24th February
11am - 3pm
Sea Life Roadshow
with the National Museum of the Royal Navy at St Francis Church Hall, Leigh Park, Havant
Join us for a free family event at St Francis Church Hall, Leigh Park. Funded by Find your Talent (PUSH), Making Space and the National Museum of the Royal Navy are taking to the road to bring to you a fun-filled day of craft, storytelling, object-handling, dressing up and lots of other exciting things to see and do. All completely free and on your doorstep!
FREE event, all ages welcome.
For details contact 02392 727584 or email: events@nmrn.org.uk

Hidden Histories – a century of collecting
at the National Museum of the Royal Navy
Get closer to the collections in these sessions to discover some of the fascinating stories behind a century of collecting at the museum. Join the museum’s specialist staff as they give you a unique opportunity to see, hear and even handle selected items from their collections.
All sessions commence at 2.30pm.
Cost £6 per person – including refreshments.
Booking is essential.
For further details please contact 02392 727582 or email: events@nmrn.org.uk

Saturday 26th February
2.30pm
Talking textiles
at the National Museum of the Royal Navy with Matthew Sheldon
For everyone interested in embroidery and textiles, this afternoon will give you the unique opportunity to view the museum’s collection and discover the stories behind the pieces. Including wool works created by sailors from the 1800s onwards, embroidery from Lady Hamilton’s dress and a flag captured from a slave ship, the afternoon is guaranteed to fascinate