Animal Antics Easter at the Roald Dahl Museum
By The Roald Dahl Museum
Celebrate your favourite animal characters this Easter, from 5 to 21 April
From the Enormous Crocodile to the Pelly everyone has their favourite Roald Dahl animal character. Over Easter the Roald Dahl Museum will be championing the best and celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Giraffe, and the Pelly and Me. Join in with storytelling sessions featuring amazing animal heroes as well as trails, workshops and drop-in crafts.
Included with your general admission ticket:
- Storytelling – with stories from The Enormous Crocodile and The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me.
- Drop-in crafts – head to George’s Crafty Kitchen to colour, stick and create.
- Museum trail – pick up our Extra-ordinary Animals trail and find the eggs around the Museum.
- Village and countryside trail leaflets – explore the surrounding area that inspired the stories at your own pace.
- 12 months of entry – come back and see us for a whole year!
Opening dates
- This Easter we’re open from Saturday 5 to Monday 21 April (closed Monday 14 April), 10am to 4.30pm.
- Monday 7 April – Awesome Under 5s Day
- Tuesday 15 April – Explore Your Way SEND Quiet Day
Tremendous things are in store for you!
Many wonderful
surprises await you!
Book admission and workshop ticketsExtra-special Extras!
Maximise your visit with these fabulous extras, and really make a day of it! All cost £5 per participant.
Clay Pelly Buckets
Get your hands nice a messy with our Clay Pelly Buckets workshop running on Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Wednesday 16 April. Find out some of the secrets behind the story of The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me and then sculpt carve and decorate your bucket out of air dry clay. Adults are welcome to help out, or pay to make their own!
Animal Handling with Jungle Juniors
Jungle Juniors will be returning to the Museum on Thursday 17 April. You‘ll learn about some fascinating bugs and get up close to a range of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates — including some that feature in Roald Dahl’s stories.
Animal Antics Village Trail
Join our expert guide, Michael, on a whistle stop tour around the Roald Dahl sights of Great Missenden, with some animal-filled storytelling along the way. Takes place on Friday 11 and Thursday 17 April.
Special days
Awesome Under 5s Day
Bring the little ones to our special Easter holiday date for under 5s on Monday 7 April. All ages are welcome, but we’ll have special activities set-up for toddlers and pre-schoolers in the galleries, as well as sensory storytelling and a messy play area. Great if you’re looking for school holiday entertainment to suit a wide age-range!
SEND Explore Your Way Quiet Day
Visit us on Tuesday 15 April for a quiet SEND day. Visitor numbers will be reduced and Museum sounds turned down low to help everyone experience the Museum in a more relaxed environment. Sensory storytelling (free) and Pelly Clay Buckets workshops (£5 per participant) will also be on offer.
The Filling Station
Feeling peckish while you’re here? Then make a stop at our new Filling Station. Our cafe kiosk in the courtyard serves up speciality teas, coffees and hot chocolate from local suppliers, and homemade cakes and sausage rolls – again from some amazing local makers. Plus a selection of cold drinks and crisps. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of indoor seating for when that seasonal weather strikes!
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