Educational holidays are not only good for children’s brains, they make for stimulating family fun. Festivals, museums, even theme parks can provide loads of great things to do, highlighting science, technology, engineering and maths. We’ve gathered together this list of the best science days out for children and teens with bona fide reviews from actual families — so you know what to expect and what to do! See anything we’ve left off? Leave or comment or get in touch and let us know.
NorthWest
Spaceport – Wirral – The Strawberry Fountain
Legoland Discovery Centre – Manchester – Rachel Bustin
Sea Life – Manchester – Rachel Bustin
Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds industrial Museum – Leeds – Falcondalelife
National Media Museum – Bradford – Kids Days Out Reviews
Eureka! Children’s Museum – Halifax – A Rose Tinted World
Thackray Medical Museum – Leeds – Mum of two little girls
East Midlands
National Space Centre – Leicester – Mummy2Twindividuals
West Midlands
Think Tank – Birmingham – Momma Mack
Enginuity – Telford – Momma Mack
Wales
Techniquest – Cardiff Bay – Cardiff Mummy Says
East of England
Cambridge Science Centre – Cambridge – Travels with Ted
Next time we will be looking at Scotland and the south! Stay tuned for your ultimate guide to STEM days out! If you have a blog post about a place I have not yet covered, please let me know!
About Leslie Rickerby
Leslie writes MessyBlog, a family and lifestyle blog aimed at helping parents teach their children life skills. She writes about a range of subjects from weaning to learning how to ride a bike and also hosts a range of reviews too. Leslie works from home and is a married mum of three to Dexter, Paisley and Bridget. When not balancing her blog, the house work and her three children, she also volunteers for the Peterborough STEM festival. STEMfest is annual free event aimed at raising the profile and inspiring a love of science, technology, engineering and maths in children and teenagers. You can find her on Pinterest, Twitter Instagram and facebook under @messybloguk) or on @pborostemfest on twitter and instagram
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