15/07/2025
With the summer holidays creeping up quickly here's some really great low cost or free ideas, for places across the city to ensure happy children without impacting your weekly budget
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SUMMER HOLIDAYS - FREE & LOW COST
With the summer holidays days away, here are some free & lower cost event to help plan the next 6 weeks:
🥛 Free shakes at The Crepe & Waffle House, Trentham Shopping Village
📆 Sun 27 July, 11-4pm
ℹ️ Choose a free shake
🍿 £1 family films at Cineworld Stoke-on-Trent
💷 £1 per ticket
📆 25 Jul-28 Aug
ℹ️ Films incl Moana 2 , Paddington in Peru, Sonic the Hedgehog, Minecraft Movie
📚 Tales in the park with National Literacy Trust in Stoke-on-Trent
💷 FREE
📆 Tue 29 Jul - Tunstall Park
📆 Fri 1 Aug - Hanley Park
📆 Tue 5 Aug - Yeaman Street Rec
📆 Fri 8 Aug - Fenton Park
📆 Fri 15 Aug - Burslem Park
ℹ️ Story telling sessions, free book, circus skills, crafts, sports
🏖️ Urban Beach at Smithfield, Stoke
💷 FREE
📆 2-30 Aug - daily urban beach
📆 22-23 Aug - big feast
ℹ️ Events & activities each weekend
🏛️ Summer at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
💷 FREE
📆 31 Jul - The bee cart
📆 1-31 Aug - The Grimwood Museum Adventure Trail
📆 14 Aug - A la puppet carte
🦖 Dinosaurs at Trentham Estate
💷 FREE
📆 21 Jul - 31 Aug - Dinosaur trail in shopping village
📆 11 Aug - Life-size dinos
🚦 A’Maze’ing at Affinity Staffordshire
📆 28 Jul-31 Aug
💷 FREE
ℹ️ Maze, character meets (Thurs), toddler soft play
🧭 Treasure hunt at Tittesworth Water
📆 1-31 Aug
💷 FREE
ℹ️ Collect a sheet & follow the clues
🦘Where’s wallaby trail with OUTSIDE
📆 18 Jul-5 Sept
💷 FREE
ℹ️ Find 10 wallabies across the Staffs Moorlands for 10th anniversary of Peak Wildlife Park
🎬 Events at Mitchell Arts Centre
🍿 Tots & Family films - kids £4, 1 free adult
🍿 Build it Cinema - build/keep a mini figure to match the movie - kids £4, 1 free adult
🍿 Workshops - £5 each
🍿 Make & bake sessions - FREE
ℹ️ Free parking at Tesco
🚂 Teddy bear outing at Apedale Valley Light Railway
📆 9-10 Aug, 11:30am-4pm
💷 Adults £4, kids with teddy FREE
ℹ️ Spot the bears, solve a puzzle & win a prize. Also has cafe, museum & Apedale country park
🐛 Wildfamilies with Family activities - Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
📆 22 July, 5 Aug - Biddulph Grange Country Park (drop in)
📆 23 July, 4 Aug - Palm Brook, Cheadle (drop in)
📆 31 July, 7, 14, 19 Aug - Hem Heath Woods (pre-booking req’d)
💷 FREE
ℹ️ Nature crafts
🫧 Activities for aged 8-17 Staffordshire Space Programme
💷 FREE
📆 Summer hols
ℹ️ Activities ranging from free swims, dance clubs, climbing walls, fishing trips, sports clubs & many more
🦕 Dino-mite summer at The Potteries Centre
💷 FREE
📆 19 Jul-31 Aug (see website for schedule)
ℹ️ Jurassic trail, face Painting, interactive Dino-mite shows, Dino Digs fossils
🎳 Summer at Tenpin
📆 Mon-Fri til 5pm in school hols
💷 £5.99
ℹ️ 1 Game of Bowling & Junior Burger Meal
🏰 Inflatable family fun days at Longton Rugby Club
📆 26-30 July
💷 £10 per child aged 2-12, adults & under 2’s free
ℹ️ 2 x sessions per day, unlimited play
🌳 Wondrous trees at National Memorial Arboretum
📆 19 Jul-31 Aug
💷 FREE (parking ch’gs apply)
ℹ️ Immersive sound installation with extra activities every Wed. The Stickman trail & play areas
🌊 Summer fair at The Trafford Centre
📆 19 Jul–31 Aug, 12pm– 8pm
💷 £3+booking fee
ℹ️ Splash park, giant beach, food trucks, fairground rides (£1-£5), activities & free crafts
🌟 A few other dates for the dairy:
📆 Fri 18 Jul - Schools out BBQ at The Pavilion Tea Room in burslem park
📆 26 Jul - Biddulph Family Fun Day - Church Road Playing Fields
📆 2-3 Aug - Hartshill Community Festival with Chit Chat 4 U All
📆 2-3 Aug - Viking reenactment at Stafford Castle
📆 Fri 8 Aug - Caudwell Children family fun open day
📆 Sat 9 Aug - Summer in the square with Tunstall Town Centre Community Association
📆 Sun 10 Aug - Centenary carnival at Longton park with Queens Park Partnership
📆 25 Aug - Annual Caverswall Creamery Tractor run
✨ Please be sure to double check times/dates before visiting ✨
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