Half Term Fun

Half Term fun

Half term isn’t always guaranteed to be dry but that doesn’t mean you need to be stuck indoors with the children. During this half term week why not venture out and about and enjoy some of our Carmarthenshire attractions that won’t break the bank that are suitable for any day even a rainy one.

At some of the Carmarthenshire Leisure Centres they run Bizzy Bees Holiday Camps for children aged 8-12 years old.

The holiday camps are the perfect place for kids to go during the school holidays. They are kept active all day doing a range of fun activities supervised by Fun and expert staff.

Some of the activities your child might find themselves doing during the camps include Water Polo, Trampolining, Snorkelling, Karate, Cricket, Football, Rugby, Swimming and Mini Olympics. You can book either for individual days or for the entire week. Booking for the week gets you a discounted price. For further information on Bizzy Bees you can phone your local leisure centre or visit www.actifsirgar.co.uk

If you are just looking for free days out, again take a look at our leisure centres, they offer a Junior free swimming programme entitling children to 2hrs of free swimming per day all through the school holidays.

For a more educational afternoon out why not visit the Carmarthenshire museum in Abergwili, Parc Howard in Llanelli or Castle House in Carmarthen, all are free entry sites and are worth a visit during the half term. Another museum which is worth a visit this week is the National Wool museum of Wales in Drefach – Felindre which has a great Art cart during the holidays which focuses on creative activities for children.   www.museumwales.ac.uk/

Other cost saving days out in the County not only includes our Country Parks & Beaches but some of our castles too, Llansteffan, Dryslwyn, Carmarthen, Newcastle Emlyn and Llandovery Castle are all free entry sites. Dinefwr castle is also a free entry site if you walk to its location. Castles on a dry day make for a great afternoon of imaginary play, with a couple of plastic swords and shields, the castle and the world can be conquered! For more information on Castles in the County, you can pick up the Castles & Gardens leaflet from your local Tourist Information Centre at Castle House in Carmarthen.

Some of our other attractions can keep your little ones busy as most have something going on during the half term week. See Top 5 things to do this weekend and visit the What’s on pages of DiscoverCarmarthenshire.com

Top 5 things to do this week

1.        Wednesday 13th February – Saturday 16th February

The Gate, St Clears. SA33 4AA

This February half term and find out what’s going on in your local area!!

Meet people from local groups, organisations and societies. Take part in workshops and demonstrations, something different every day!

Something for everyone, open to all ages!!

Contact 01994 232726

2.    Nest Box Week 15th – 17^th Feb
Build your very own blue tit or robin nest box to take home! You will receive one-to-one expert tuition to make your own nest box, £5 each WWT National Wetland Centre, Llanelli. Contact: wwt.org.uk  01554 741087

3.      Make and Mend: Cards and Envelopes 16^th  Feb
National Wool Museum, Dre-Fach Felindre, SA44 5UP.Adults / £5 / Booking Essential.
Contact: museumwales.ac.uk  029 2057 3070

4.    Sat 16^th and  Sun 17th  February 2013 10:00am – 4:00pm

National Botanic Garden of Wales

Bird spotting weekend

Visit to see and spot a wide variety of birds seen in the gardens.

 Please wear stout footwear and dress appropriately for an hour’s walk in February weather. RSPB Cymru will also be offering help and advice in attracting birds to your garden and what best to feed them at different times of the year.

Admission to the Garden is £8.50 (concessions £7) for adults and £4.50 for children. For more information about this or other events, call 01558 667149, email info@gardenofwales.org.uk  or go to www.gardenofwales.org.uk

5.    Dunraven Welsh Fox Hunters Raceday 17^th  Feb
Ffos Las Racecourse.Contact: ffoslasracecourse.com  01554 811092