Essential Information

Type Family fun
Location
Date and Times 19 October – 30 October 2025 | See page for times
Prices Free | Drop in | All ages and abilities

Join us for half term fun at the Queen's House, centred around the theme of myths and legends. Events are free and are suitable for all ages and abilities.

Check out the programme below, as well as the other half term activities for families happening across Royal Museums Greenwich.

 

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Mistress Babbington looking out of a window at the Queen's House

Sunday 19 October

Character encounters

Performances are at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm

Meet historical characters connected to the Queen's House and take part in exciting performances that bring the past to life.

Sunday 26 October

Character encounters

Performances are at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm

Meet historical characters connected to the Queen's House and take part in exciting performances that bring the past to life.

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A group of children sit on the floor, looking up at a spiral staircase.

Tuesday 28 October

Craft workshop: Discover the legend of Mami Wata

Drop-in sessions at 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm | Undercroft

Create your own water spirit shadow puppet based on the West African legend of Mami Wata and swim and play in the shadows of the deep.

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A child flies a kite outside the National Maritime Museum

Thursday 30 October

Craft workshop: Kite making

Drop-in sessions at 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm | Undercroft

For centuries, the mythical Jingwei bird has been trying to fill the East China Sea with sticks and stones, and she needs your help! 

Make your own mythical spirit to help her quest to build new lands and communities in the sea. 

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Single page of family trail. Queen Elizabeth I's head is in the centre and 5 activities are placed around with images from the collection to decorate.

Self-led activities

Family trails

Pick up your own family trail or kit to help you explore the Queen's House galleries, discover objects that are hundreds of years old, and learn how to protect them.

What’s On

More fun for families at Royal Museums Greenwich.

Family fun

Character Encounters at the National Maritime Museum

Visit the National Maritime Museum every Saturday to discover a different character from history with their own fascinating story to tell
Every Saturday
Free
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Character Actors at the Queen's House

Meet historical characters connected to the Queen's House and take part in exciting performances
Sundays | 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
Free
Queen's House
Family fun

Cutty Sark Characters

Meet colourful characters from Cutty Sark’s past and hear astonishing stories about life at sea in the age of sail
Weekends during term term | Daily during school holidays
Included with entry to Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
Family fun

Safe Harbour

Safe Harbour is a series of free workshops created to provide a safe space for foster and adoptive families with children under 13 years
Monthly: Next date 20 Sept | 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Ticketed | Free
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Play Tuesdays

Bring your under 5 on a different adventure every week! Explore the Museum together through song, dance and stories
Term time Tuesdays | 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm
£4 per child and accompanying adult | Under 6 months free
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

LGBTQ+ Family Network

A safe space for local LGBTQ+ families to meet one another, get involved in creative activities for all ages and explore the stories within the collection
Next date: Saturday 20th September
Free
Other
Family fun

Discover Sundays

Each Sunday come and explore the Museum's collection through hands on creative activities
Term time Sundays | 11am - 1pm | 2pm - 4pm
Free | Drop-in
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Ship Mates

Hop aboard Cutty Sark for sensory sessions for under 5s!
Term-time Wednesdays | 10.30am, 12.00pm & 1.30pm
£5 per adult, under 5s free
Cutty Sark
Family fun

SENsory Sailors

Come along and enjoy this brand new sensory play session for children under 13 years with special educational needs
Once a month on Saturdays | 11am-12.30pm
Free | Pre-booking required
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

October half term family activities at the Queen's House

Find fun for all the family at the Queen's House this October half term
19 October – 30 October 2025 | See page for times
Free | Drop in | All ages and abilities
Queen's House
Family fun

October half term at Cutty Sark

Join us on board the famous tea clipper this October half term for some family fun!
25 October – 31 October 2025 | Selected times
Free with entry to the ship
Cutty Sark
Family fun

October half term activities at the National Maritime Museum

Come along for fun family craft workshops and storytelling themed around myths and legends!
Sunday 26 October - Sunday 2 November 2025
Free
National Maritime Museum
Family fun

Polar Day

Get ready for a brrr-illiant day of polar science for families at the National Maritime Museum
Saturday 29 November 2025 | 11am-4pm
Free | Drop-in
National Maritime Museum

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