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summer fun
22 - 29 July Taddington well dressing
Various activities throughout the week in Taddington.
25 July - Leek Show
27 July - 1 August Buxton Puppet Festival
Various free street events near the Buxton Opera House:
day
| time
| event
| 27 Mon
28 Tues
29 Wed
30 Thurs
31 Fri
1 Sat
| 11am & 3pm
| Stories from Arabian Nights
Punch & judy (not recommended!)
Jill Doll Street Theatre
The Alchemist
The Yarn Spinner
Dragon & Drums
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28 July Family earth walk (free)
Family walk at Tideswell Dale. Meet at Tideswell picnic area call to book with ranger 01298 871 869)
4 August - Family Earth Walk (free)
11am - 2pm easy walk from Millers Dale old station car park please call to pre-book with ranger 871 869. Lots of activities and fun along the way - really entertaining & brilliant nature-based fun a gentle stroll about 1 mile
5 August - Miners Wanted! (free)
Fun & walk 1.30 - 4pm easy walk to magpie mine meeting at the Cock & Pullet, Sheldon
5 August - Teddy Bear’s Picnic (free)
Take your teddy for a drop-in craft session & 21st birthday bear celebrations at Buxton Museum 11am - 4pm
5-6 August Bakewell show
8 August - Middle Eastern Dance (free)
12-2pm musical concert at the band stand, Brough Park in Leek.
11-12 August Children’s Fun Day (activities)
Bakewell Visitors Centre 10 - 4pm
23 August beginners bird watching (free)
Easy 1 mile walk 10 - 12pm at Tittesworth Reservoir (signposted off the main A52 Buxton to Leek road)
Great free places to meet
Hartington Youth Hostel, Hartington
Open Daily: playground, café & few goats plus great gardens to run around in. Supervised children can use the wildlife small pond to dip.
Carsington Water nr Ashbourne
Horse & dray rides daily until 31 August 2009 (call 0870 179 1111)
Tittesworth Reservoir nr Leek (off A52 after Winking Man)
Various walks suitable for prams & dogs, great kids playground with large sand pit, café, ice cream, toilet & shop.
Promised Land Fruit Farm, Bent Lane, Darley Dale, Matlock DE4 2HN
Raspberry & strawberry PYO -pay for the fruit you pick
Great Deals
Toddler deal - Alton Towers Theme Park
Sign up for a voucher online via Alton Towers website (this deal is available mid-week throughout September)
£12 for:
Free parking (usually £6)
Free hot drink from café
Entry for adult with free toddler
Plenty of rides suitable for toddlers - old macdonald’s farmyard, on the dung heap, cred street play area etc etc, cable car & good pram pushing!
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