24 May - 1 JunStep back in time with us this May Half Term as we celebrate ‘Historical Heroes’!
If you think of all the wonderful things in the world, someone somewhere invented it, discovered it, or was the first person to try it:
Rosa Parkes was an ordinary woman who took a stand to help black people in America be treated fairly.
Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
Mary Anning was one of the greatest fossil hunters to ever live
Read on to find out just what’s on during May Half Term…
Plus, there’s a prize for anyone who comes dressed as their hero, too!
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£1 per person, with park admission.
Follow our trail around the park to find the heroes who made a difference in the world of communication.
Cost includes a prize for completing the trail!
The Trailblazer Cowboys and Jorfor’s Hall Vikings take up residence at Murton Park for the weekend.
Free with park admission
Passenger train schedules are subject to safety regulations and weather conditions.
Train times: 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm, 4pm
Price: £1 per person, per ride OR £5 for up to five people, per day (ride as many times as you like).
10.30am-12.30pm – free with an annual pass
Enjoy our monthly wooden train train club.
10.30pm-12.30pm
Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and Pablo Picasso are famous for their self portraits. Now it’s your turn. Can you draw your self portrait? Give it a go. You can even design a frame for it to go in.
£1 per person, with park admission
2pm – 3pm
Sir Stanley Matthews is often regarded as one of the greatest players of British football. His nickname was “The Wizard of Dribble”.
Join ‘Stanley’ for a spot of football. Try dribbling like the wizard and see how many goals you can score!
Free with park admission.
10.30am – 12.30pm in the museum
Lady Eve Balfour pioneered organic farming in Britain and is best known as the founder of The Soil Association, Britain’s leading organic food and farming organisation.
Learn about organic farming with Emma and why testing the PH of soil is important. Have a go at testing the soil at Murton Park, too!
It’s free with park admission.
11am & 2pm
Skalla the Skald tells the story of Perseus and Medusa.
Free with park admission.
10.30am & 1pm – pre-booking essential
Make your own Long House (see photo below) with ‘Lief Erikson’, the Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental America.
Age: 6+
£4 per person, with park admission. Book your place here.
2pm – 3pm
Sir Stanley Matthews is often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British football. His nickname was “The Wizard of Dribble”.
Join ‘Stanley’ for a spot of football. Try dribbling like the wizard and see how many goals you can score!
Free with park admission.
10.30am-12.30pm
Grace Darling was a lighthouse keeper’s daughter and is known as the Heroine of the Farne Islands after her participation in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838.
Join us to make your very own lighthouse. Price includes an LED battery candle.
£2 per person with park admission.
2pm – pre-booking recommended.
Boudicca is considered a British national heroine and a symbol of the struggle for justice and independence. She was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the Roman Empire in AD 60/61.
Join ‘Boudicca’ to learn how to fight in battle with toy swords!
Age: 6+
£2 per person, with park admission, includes a foam sword to take home. Book your place here.
See what daily life was like over a thousand years ago for this chatty bunch of Viking settlers!
Free with park admission
