October half term family activities at the Queen's House

Essential Information

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

Plan your visit to the Queen's House

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Learn more

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

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