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Children & Families
Tickets are no longer available to purchase online. You can still purchase tickets for Fringe events (where applicable) through the Borough Theatre on 01873 850805. Tickets will be held for collection at the Borough Theatre.
Blaenavon Heritage Centre
Church Road, NP4 9AS.
Tel 01495 742333
Email: blaenavon.tic@torfaen.gov.uk
www.world-heritage-blaenavon.org.uk
Heather, Honey & Heritage
Tuesday 13 September, 10.30am – 1.30pm
14 places available. Level: Moderate Walk 3.5 km
This event is FREE but must be booked through Blaenavon TIC. Pick up / drop off by minibus at Abergavenny TIC (in bus station car park NP7 5HL).
A walk / talk in the forgotten landscapes of Blaenavon World Heritage Site. See Keeper's Pond and the Cairn on The Blorenge summit. Led by Steve Rogers and local beekeeper, Calwyn Glastonbury. Focusing on the area's industrial past and wildlife conservation of heather moorland. Wear appropriate footwear and bring wet weather clothes and a drink. Suitable for children age 7+.
Bush Craft
Sunday 18 September, 10.00am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 4.00pm. 14 places available for each trip. Level: 3 km / 2 miles / moderate
This event is FREE but must be booked through Blaenavon TIC. Pick up / drop off by minibus at Abergavenny TIC (in bus station car park NP7 5HL)
Discover wild food in the woods, and learn the fundamentals of fire making / outdoor cooking with bush craft expert Alan Cree (Wilderness Discovery). Find out interactively how past residents used the environment.Suitable for children age 7+.
Also see 'Food from the Forgotten Landscape' in 'Out and About' (adults only).
Gilwern Outdoor Centre
Ty Mawr Lane, Gilwern NP7 OEB
Tel: 01600 750221
E.mail: gilwern@gwentoutdoorcentres.org.uk
Forest Cooking Skills & Outdoor Adventure Activites
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 September, 10.00am – 4.00pm.
Ticketed entry: £5.00 per car
Enjoy culinary delights cooking al fresco. Activities include bushcraft, woodcarving and mobile making, ball sports, archery, climbing wall, high ropes. Indoor traverse for younger children. Activities supervised by qualified staff, but parents must remain on site. Refreshments on sale, or bring your own picnic to eat in grounds.
Tickets: £5.00
Mulberry House
Pen-y-Pound Road, Abergavenny NP4 6RR
Tel: 01873 855959
(100m from Tesco Metro, Frogmore Street)
www.mulberrycentre.com
Family Welsh Picnic
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 September, 11.00am – 5.00pm
Chill out in child-friendly surroundings, with kids' workshops & entertainment including cake decorating and fabric printing with food. Sample a traditional
Welsh afternoon picnic tea in the grounds, with live acoustic music & food-themed face painting! All family friendly. Booking not necessary. Car parking also
available on site.
Raglan Castle
Raglan, Monmouthshire NP15 2BT
Tel: 01291 690228
Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 September
10.00am – 4.30pm
Apple Exhibition
Ambrosia, Cairn Russet and Beauty of Bath are some of the 2,000 varieties in the UK. See a display of some of these red and green beauties and taste them too. Share knowledge with top experts. Ideas for cooking with apples can be posted and picked from the apple tree. Normal Raglan Castle admission prices apply.
Teddy Bears' Picnic and Duck Race
Swan Meadows
Sunday 18 September, 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Bring your bear and enjoy a gentle picnic at Swan Meadows before watching the launch of the Ducks for the annual Duck Race. This year the Duck Race is in aid of Inca, a beautiful mare who had been abandoned and whose foal had drowned. She was in a very bad way and is still deeply traumatised. Inca is being nursed back to health at SWHP Horse Hospital at Monmouth.
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