Eggs
Sunday 13 April | 10.00 – 16.00 | Free | No need to book
Throw all of your eggs in The Story’s basket this Easter with our egg-cellent family activities! Get creative with our egg-shaped crafts, puzzles and poems, and help us answer the age old question, “Why are those chickens in pyjamas?


Animals and Agriculture | Farm animal sessions
Tuesday 15 April and Wednesday 16 April | 10.00 – 16.00 | Learning Studio | Free | Paid Booking Required
A day on the farm! Celebrate the history of agriculture in County Durham as we welcome family friendly farm animals onto our grounds. In our bookable sessions your child can handle farm animals and learn all about life on the farm. Our learning studio will be open as usual for related crafts and activities and learn about County Durham’s farming past.
We have many sessions through the day, including SEND and Under 5s sessions. Click the button below to access our events and find the session you would like to book:
Easter Hats
Tuesday 22 April and Wednesday 23 April | 10.00 – 16.00 | Free | No need to book
Hold on to your hats! Join us for more Easter themed activities, where we explore Easter bonnets, regular bonnets and some of the ridiculous headwear of our collections with crafts and handling items.
