Want to know even more about what’s going in during May Half Term locally? There is a full list of everything for families over May Half Term HERE
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Asda Café: Kids eat for £1 All Day, Every Day at Asda cafes, with no adult spend required. The offer has been extended until the end of 2024. Asda also provides FREE Ella’s baby food pouches for children under 18 months old with any purchase.
Morrisons: Kids eat free all day, every day in Morrisons cafes nationwide, daily with every adult meal over £4.49. This offer includes half terms.
Hungry Horse: Kids eat for £1 when accompanied by a paying adult, on Mondays only at Hungry Horse.
Pausa Cafe at Dunelm: During School Holidays, for every £4 spent by an adult in the cafe, kids can enjoy one free mini main, two yummy snacks and a drink – across all menu items. The offer is running all day everyday, at Pausa Cafes at Dunelm.
Beefeater/Brewer’s Fayre/Table Table: Up to two Kids (under 16) eat free, unlimited breakfast with any purchase of an adult’s breakfast.
The Real Greek: Kids under 12 Eat Free Every Sunday at The Real Greek with every £10.00 spent by an adult.
Bella Italia: Kids Eat Free all day every Thursday and for £1 between 4-6pm, Sunday to Wednesday
Tesco: Choose a sandwich, a piece of fruit, 2 snacks and a drink. This meal deal is free with any adult purchase in a Tesco Café when our Kids Eat Free offer is available.
Sainsbury’s: Enjoy one children’s hot main meal or lunch bag for £1 with the purchase of
an adult hot main meal from £5.20 in the Sainsburys café.
Brewdog: KIDS EAT FREE THIS MAY 3rd – 5th May & 24th May – 1st June 2025
Travelodge & Premier Inn: when an adult orders a full Premier Inn Breakfast or a Meal Deal, up to two under 16s eat breakfast for free!
Dobbie’s Garden Centres: Enjoy a free children’s breakfast with any adult traditional or full breakfast or a free child’s hot meal or pick n mix lunch box with any adult main course
Bills: Our next Kids Eat Free offer will run from Monday 26th – Friday 30th May 2025 when one adult orders any main (breakfast, lunch or dinner)
Yo! Sushi: During your local school holiday dates, kids eat free all day in our restaurants when dining with a full-paying adult (minimum £10 spend).
Middletons: Available Sunday to Friday 12pm-5pm all year round. 1 kids meal per adult purchasing a main meal from the A la Carte menu. Includes a colouring sheet and soft drink from the kids menu.
Rishi: Kids under 12 Eat Free for the whole summer, available Sunday – Thursday until Thursday 31st August 2025. One free kids meal when an adult main dish is purchased, kids choose from a curry with rice or fries.
Harriet’s Tea Rooms: Kids eat free with any adult afternoon tea, valid from 24th May to 1st June 2025
The Diner: Kids Eat Free with every adult main course
Do you know of anywhere else that is local and doing a Kids eat Free/Cheap deal? Let us know HERE and we’ll add it to the page.
Big Play (LOW COST)
Stage Two Norwich Theatre Royal, NR2 1RL
31st May 2025 10-4pm
Dream up your own playground. In these 45 minute sessions, children and grown-ups co-create playful worlds using giant objects, light, shadow and colour.
Briarfields Hotel Family Fun Weekend (LOW COST)
Main Road, Titchwell PE31 8BB
Saturday 24th-25th May 2025
Garden games, bouncy castle, face painting, drawing competitions not to mention food served from 12pm til 9pm and bar open 11am til 11pm.
Castle Quarter: Let’s Bloom Together (FREE)
Castle Quarter, Norwich NR1 3DD
This May, we’re proud to launch “Bloom Together” a month-long celebration dedicated to shining a spotlight on the amazing work of local groups, charities, and social enterprises.
Family Activity Day (FREE)
National Centre of Writing, Dragon Hall, 115-123 King St, Norwich NR1 1QE
Tuesday 27 May 2025
Drop into the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall and discover 600 years of fascinating stories!
Norfolk Wildlife Trust Half-Term (LOW COST)
2025
Lots of events across NWT venues, see HERE for details
Half Term at Holkham (LOW COST)
Holkham Hall, Holkham Rd, Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1AB
Deer and Wildlife Safari
Saturday 24th May – Sunday 1st June 2025
Children’s Nature Workshop: Make a Natterjack Toad Card
28th May 2025 – 10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2pm. Each session lasts 45 minutes.
Adventure Play Area – Open daily from 10am–5pm, weather permitting.
Free Family Fun Day (FREE)
Open Academy, Salhouse Road, Norwich NR7 9DL
28th May 2025 10-2pm
Everything is FREE: Hot dogs, crafts, art, music, tombola, sports, inclusive activities, emergency vehicles and loads more.
Gorleston Splashpad (FREE)
Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth NR31 6BT
Sunday 24th May – Sunday 1st June 2025 10-4pm
Holt Garden Centre: Children’s Gardening Week (FREE)
Holgate Hill, Kelling, Holt NR25 7ER
24th May – 1stJune 2025 9-5pm
We are encouraging children to come join us to participate in a Peter Rabbit themed activity, grow your own radishes.
Horstead Centre Free Community Day (FREE)
Rectory Road, Horstead Norwich
Tuesday 27th May 2025 10.30-3.30pm
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be offering another, free Community Activity Day here at the Horstead Centre
National Centre for Writing Family Workshop (LOW COST)
Dragon hall, 115-123 King St, Norwich NR1 1QE
25th May 2025 10.30am
Make, Play & Take Home: create a unique gift for someone special or take home a handmade treasure.
Norfolk and Norwich Festival (FREE / LOW COST)
9th-25th May 2025
See HERE for our round-up
Norfolk Wildlife Trust (LOW COST)
Fascinating fossils
Tuesday 27 May 2025 10:00am – 11:30am
Rockpool rummaging
Tuesday 27 May 2025 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Dyke dipping at Cley Marshes
Wednesday 28 May 2025 10:30am – 12:00pm
Norwich Cathedral Paddington (FREE)
Norwich NR1 4DH
The beloved bear can be found sitting on a bench near to the Cathedral’s Herb Garden, clutching one of his famous marmalade sandwiches and waiting to meet visitors young and old!
Norwich Cathedral (LOW COST)
All That Was Made Children’s Half Term Activities
Norwich NR1 4DH
27th, 28th and 29th May 2025
Norwich Games Festival (FREE / LOW COST)
The Forum, Norwich NR2 1TF
Monday 26th – Saturday 31st May 2025
Presented by The Forum, alongside lead partner Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich Games Festival (NGF) offers a wide and varied programme of free and low-cost activities.
Thurton Autojumble and Classic Car Show (LOW COST)
Thurton Village Hall NR14 6AX
Sunday 25th May 2025 9-2pm
A lovely family event with lots for all to enjoy. Take a walk around the classic cars or browse through the variety of stalls.
Out There Festival (FREE)
Great Yarmouth
28th – 31st May 2025
Breath-taking spectacle and quirky comedy combine in a festival woven through with quality performance, family-friendly atmosphere and more than a fair dose of seaside silliness!
Sainsbury Centre Half-Term (FREE)
Norfolk Rd, Norwich NR4 7TJ
Family Studio
24th May 2025 10.30am to 2pm
An artist-led workshop for all the family.
Young Artists’ Studio (7-11)
29th May 2025 10.30am to 15.30pm
Spend a day at the Sainsbury Centre with associate artist Johann DonDaniel.
The Goat Shed Pizza In The Paddock (LOW COST)
Colton Rd, Honingham, Norwich NR9 5DJ
23rd May 2025 5-8pm
The Walled Garden: Garden Day (FREE)
Old Hall Road, Norwich NR13 5FA
Monday May 26th 2025
Thorpe St Andrew Scarecrow Trail (LOW COST)
Thorpe St Andrew
24th May – 1st June 2025
Over 80 scarecrows to find! £2 donation, all proceeds to support Friends of Hillside.
Waterways Mascot Race (LOW COST)
Island Café Boating Lake & Ornamental Gardens, North Dr, Great Yarmouth NR30 4EW
Thursday 29th May 2025
A day of family fun, fete, games, food & drink and activities.
1. BEACH.IT.UP. – My fingers are so very firmly crossed that the weather will at least be nice enough for a beach trip as we haven’t been for soooooo long! For a list of Norfolk beaches and what Mumbler parents say about them, have a look at the Beaches page.
2. Embrace the Big Outdoors
We are so lucky to have all the fantastic nature on our doorstep: Have a family at one of our many National Trust locations, explore the Rockpools with NWT West Runton, join in the activities at Holkham Estate or simply hit up one of the amazing local parks (check out our Parks & Playgrounds Post)
3. Woodland Walks
We put together a list of as many Woodland Walks as we could find…and we still missed some. If woodlands are your happy place, then take a little look and see if there’s a new one for you to make your way to over half-term. Let us know HERE if you find any hidden gems that we can add on!
4. Walk around Norwich
Why not have a wander around the city and grab a coffee at one of the independent shops? (or cake…I am partial to several things from Figbar!) If the children need to let off a bit of steam, there’s always Chapelfield Gardens for a run around or the park on top of Castle Quarter, where we have hosted our Mumbler Big Day in the City events in the past. Plus check out some of the free events from the Norfolk & Norwich festival happening around the city. running until May 26th.
There’s a great city walk from the north side of the city, by Nuffield Health Gym on Barrack Street. Walk past the gym on your left as if you are going in to the car park, and then walk past Birketts Solicitors, it a bit hidden, but you will then find Jarrolds bridge which spans the River Wensum. Cross over and go left. This takes you past some wonderful scenery, Cow Tower, Norwich Cathedral and through to Bishops Gate Bridge. From there, you can walk along the riverside even with a buggy, and watch all the boats and ducks.
Where do you love to go that’s FREE or LOW cost? Let us know HERE!
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