Activity Quest: Days out and crafts for kids
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Bristol Aerospace
Adam visits an old RAF base, now the home of Bristol Aerospace, to fly around their hangars! He sees Concorde up-close and meets an old WWII bomber, now in their restoration wing
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Jousting at Loxwood
Adam steps back in time to a medieval fantasy kingdom: Loxwood! He meets Morris who founded the Joust and wanders around and explores the site
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Dreamstate
A playful exhibition that lets you wander through and interact with the imagination of over 100 young writers, Bex steps into Dreamstate.
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The Big Dig at London Museum Docklands
This summer, take part in an archaeological adventure where little hands make big discoveries at London Museum Docklands.
Step into the shoes of an archaeologist and help piece together stories of London’s history through playful excavation.
Dig down through the centuries in your own trench –based on a real archaeological site in London – and unearth real objects made and used centuries ago!
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Big Butterfly Count and the Roden Centre for Creative Learning
Adam's counting butterflies with Dr Dan from Butterfly Conservation Society. He also pops along to the brand new Roden Centre for Creative Learning at the National Gallery in London
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Churchill War Rooms
Bex goes behind the scenes of one of the UK's top tourist destinations and this time it's World War II themed. She's been allowed into the deep underground bunker that housed the likes of Prime Minister Winston Churchill during one of Britain's darkest times
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Tufting
Bex tries her hand at one of the world's top arts and crafts. It's called tufting and she's doing a special workshop all about it!
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
In this week’s episode, Adam's off to the Horniman Museum and Gardens to explore their world-renowned galleries – including the curious tale of a stuffed walrus…
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Ashmolean Museum in Oxford
This week, Adam's wandering around the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford to find out what's on offer for all ages!
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Warwick Castle
Adam visits one of England's oldest and best preserved medieval castles to find out about some scarily named things including "murder holes!"
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National Museum of Computing
Adam visits the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park, a former top-secret UK military base, home to some of WWII's top code breakers!
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The Snow Centre
Adam visits a huge 160m indoor ski and snowboarding slope at The Snow Centre for an exclusive lesson!
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Europa Park
Bex visits Europe's top theme park, Europa Park, to celebrate a very special birthday
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iFLY at Milton Keynes
Adam's going indoor skydiving in this week's episode of Activity Quest!
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Westonbirt Arboretum and 270 Climbing
In this week’s episode of Activity Quest, Adam heads to Westonbirt Arboretum to explore a play space nestled amongst the trees!The team celebrate a major milestone: over 30,000 hours of play.
Later, Adam visits 270 Climbing Park where he takes on high ropes, climbing challenges, and even a BMX bike suspended in the air!
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Flower Moon and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
This week on Activity Quest, Adam heads to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo for an animal-packed adventure, and we look up to the skies for some moon-gazing magic!
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HiddenCity Hunt for the Cheshire Cat and finding kingfishers
In this week's episode of the best stuff-to-do podcast on the planet, Adam's playing an augmented reality game and we're looking for kingfishers!
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HMS Belfast and finding dinosaurs
In this week's episode of Activity Quest, Bex is off to HMS Belfast and we're chatting to Jon from the British Trust for Ornithology about herons and how to find them where you are
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Roden Centre for Creative Learning at the National Gallery
This week, Adam takes us inside the brand new Roden Centre for Creative Learning at the National Gallery, a vibrant and inspiring space designed for children, families, and adults to get hands-on with art.
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St Pauls Cathedral and the Great Fire of London
Adam visits St Pauls Cathedral in London where he finds out all about the Great Fire of London and gets to walk up 500-something stairs to the top and look out over the entire city
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The Roman Baths and spotting Goldcrest
Adam's at The Roman Baths in Bath and we're spotting Goldcrest birds in our gardens and parks with Drew!
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Mail Rail and partial solar eclipses
Bex visits London's Postal Museum to find out all about the postal service and take a ride on Mail Rail – plus, we're at the Royal Observatory Greenwich where we're learning about partial solar eclipses!
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Sherlock Holmes Museum and spotting starlings
In this week's episode of everyone's favourite 'stuff to do' podcast, Adam's off to the Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221b Baker Street in London, plus we're on the hunt for starlings.
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Stratford Upon Avon Butterfly Farm and looking for Red Admirals
In this week's episode of Activity Quest, Adam chats to Will from the Stratford Upon Avon Butterfly Farm and to Dan from Butterfly Conservation.
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Planetary Parade and Puzzlewood
Adam explores Puzzlewood Forest near the Forest of Dean and we chat planetary alignments with Sam from the Royal Observatory Greenwich
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Bird listening and finding wren
Adam chats with the team at Haikubox about bioacoustics and to Viola from the British Trust for Ornithology in this week's episode of everyone's favourite 'stuff to do' podcast, Activity Quest
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Borough Market Winter Soup Sale, plus Peacock Butterflies
In today's episode of everyone's favourite 'stuff to do' podcast, Bex is chatting to some soup-er school kids at the Young Marketeers Winter Soup Sale, raising money for Plan Zero.
Plus, we're finding out about the Peacock Butterfly.
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Edinburgh Zoo and Great Spotted Woodpeckers
Adam explores Edinburgh Zoo, meeting incredible animals like Monty the python, baby hippo Haggis, and over 150 penguins! We find out what makes this zoo so special and its important role in conservation.
Plus, Jon Carter from the British Trust for Ornithology joins us to talk about great spotted woodpeckers—how to find them and why they drum.
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Coram Voices and finding Winter Moths
Brigid Robinson from Coram Voice shares how the competition, now in its ninth year, provides a platform for young voices to shine. Plus, hear from Mali, a previous winner, about how poetry helped her express her experiences in care.
Meanwhile, Adam goes on an after-dark adventure to discover the fascinating world of moths. Dr Dan from Butterfly Conservation reveals surprising facts about these under-appreciated insects, from winter moths' incredible adaptations to the colourful diversity of species like the elephant hawk moth.
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
This week, Dan chats with Indy from the RSPB about the upcoming Big Garden Birdwatch, the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Discover how you can help track the UK’s bird population by spending just one hour counting birds in your garden or local green space!
Meanwhile, Adam explores the charm of one of Britain’s most beloved birds—the robin. With its bright red chest and winter song, this iconic bird is full of surprises, as Rob from the British Trust for Ornithology reveals fascinating insights about their territorial behaviour and cheerful melodies.
RSPB Big Garden...Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow N Fire, plus Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies
This week, Dan heads to London for some adrenaline-pumping action with the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks live show at the O2 Arena. From colossal vehicles to behind-the-scenes interviews with drivers Rebecca and Rick, Dan explores the roaring engines, daring stunts, and fierce competition of monster truck events.
Plus, Adam embarks on a quieter adventure, searching for the beautiful small tortoiseshell butterfly. Joined by Dr Dan from Butterfly Conservation, Adam learns all about this winter survivor, its vivid colouration, hibernation habits, and how to make your garden butterfly-friendly.
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Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, Ministry of Stories, and spotting seasonal wildlife
Adam visits Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, a one-of-a-kind store in London that caters to local monsters (and curious humans). We find out about the store’s fascinating history, its peculiar products, and the incredible connection it has to the creative writing charity, the Ministry of Stories.
We go behind the Scenes at Ministry of Stories, a creative writing hub where young people unleash their imaginations. Laura from the Ministry shares how the charity inspires children through writing workshops and more—all supported by the monster shop’s cursed profits.
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Science & Innovation Park
Adam's touring the Science Museum's Science & Innovation Park in Swindon, where thousands and thousands of important historical science items are kept!
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Westonbirt Arboretum at Christmas
Adam visits Westonbirt Arboretum just outside Tetbury to experience their annual Christmas lights trail!
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Christmas at Waddesdon Manor
Adam is at Waddesdon Manor to experience their brand new Christmas lights trail.
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Gruffalo Discovery Land at Twycross Zoo
Adam visits Gruffalo Discovery Land at Twycross Zoo to experience their brand new Christmas trail – plus he meets some pretty butterflies and a very big boa!
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Cadent's new Minecraft CO game
Bex and the Fun Kids Gaming Reporters try a brand-new game from Cadent designed to help you learn more about carbon monoxide.
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Christmas with Blue Diamond Garden Centres
Adam visits Van Hage, a Blue Diamond Garden Centre to chat to their Head of Christmas about everything currently on offer for the festive season!
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Mars: War and Peace at Gloucester Cathedral
Adam visits Gloucester Cathedral to chat to Charlie all about a brand new artwork they've got: a giant red planet, suspended in the heart of the Cathedral!
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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: VR Mummies
We're taking a step back in time and revisiting a classic Activity Quest episode where Bex ventures to Egypt to check out some fabulous VR mummies!
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