Enjoy a spectacular RSPB heathland while looking out for reptiles, amazing insects and one of our most charismatic (and elusive!) birds, the Dartford warbler.

Walk finishes with a breakfast at the Hillside House Hotel (pay on the day) to chat about what the group has seen.

Booking essential.

Tel 01392 432691

http://www.rspb.org.uk/

More in Store - Meet in RAMM’s Courtyard

Take a 40-minute behind the scenes tour. See some of the reserve collections and find out more about the conservation, display and storage of objects.

10.30am and noon, £7 (£5)

http://www.rammuseum.org.uk/

Tickets are available online or from the museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.

RAMM’s Fine Art collection includes Hartland Quay by the artist Alan Cotton. It is an excellent example of his use of the flat part of the knife to give broad sweeps of colour while the sharp edge adds precise lines. Create your own landscape using paint and pieces of neoprene to produce an interesting effect.

Parents are expected to stay with their children while they participate and must remain with them if they are under 8 years of age. Some activities are messy so please wear clothes that can get dirty. Aprons will be provided.

Tickets available online or from the Royal...

Learn more about the power of plants. It is the year 1602; meet, observe and help our ‘herb women’ preparing natural remedies in the Tudor Kitchen at St Nicholas Priory using a variety of plants gathered from their own physick garden and from the wild places of the former Polsloe Priory.

They will be preparing infusions, tisanes, poultices and healing salves for the benefit and wellbeing of the Hurst-Clifton household.

An Arts Award event.

Thursday 29 May, 11am to 1pm, drop in. Admission charged.

Exploring the Vertues of Herbes

The title of the activity suggests you can achieve with little effort. Emulating Exeter’s master silversmiths of the 16th century isn’t as easy as it sounds! Engrave, chase and emboss your own dish or plate.

Parents are expected to stay with their children while they participate and must remain with them if they are under 8 years of age. Some activities are messy so please wear clothes that can get dirty. Aprons will be provided.

Drop in - 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm. Admission charged.

The fun continues online www.rammuseum.org.uk/young-ramm

Exeter's own fringe festival is back for it's third year running!

Enjoy an English summer's day exploring the rooms and grounds at Poltimore House, whilst experiencing our eclectic mix of arts; from theatre to film, cabaret to comedy, dance to music!

Performances can be enjoyed soaking up the Exeter summer sun

Tickets available online in advance. Limited tickets also available on the door

Located in the charming Poltimore House and grounds, the festival began as a way to raise money for, and celebrate, the listed building’s heritage. Founded by University of...

Powderham Castle presents an original show called 'Millennium of Monarchs involving puppets and live action.

Full of interesting facts about England's Kings and Queens - over a thousand years of history reduced to 45 manic minutes!Themed activities are included in a child’s admission.

For ticket prices and times visit www.powderham.co.uk

With so much to enjoy and lots more themed weeks to follow it’s excellent value for money.

Please call 01626 890243 for more details or visit www.powderham.co.uk

Whether it’s a bit of high literature, or something to keep the kids quiet, check out these second-hand books for sale in the Stables Courtyard, from a local Tiverton based seller.

10am-5pm both days

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knightshayes

If you want to get stuck in and learn new skills in the kitchen then you can purchase hands-on cooking masterclasses, starting at £10 a session. There is plenty to keep you entertained within the entrance fee too, be it live cookery demos, English wine tastings or foodie debates.

On Saturday (hoedown collective Cut ‘a’ Shine) and Sunday (Papa Le Gal) evening there will be the added bonus of live music so you can end your fun filled day with a good ol’ knees up. Your kids will enjoy falconry displays, pig racing, hula hooping, face painting and, for the first time, zorbing.

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2014 marks the Canal’s 200th birthday and to celebrate this significant milestone the Canal has been given the honour of hosting of the IWA National Trailboat Festival over the late May bank holiday weekend.

The IWA National Trailboat Festival is an annual boating festival belonging to the Inland Waterways Association, but run by a different canal society or navigation authority somewhere in the UK each year. It is primarily a festival for trailed boats, which are towed to the waterway and launched at a slipway.

However, there is usually a significant land-based element to...