Family events in Cheshire, North Wales and Merseyside 11th to 12th January, 2020

*Peter Pan at Storyhouse, Chester.

When? Sat 11^th and Sun 12^th January

Where? Hunter St, Chester CH1 2AR

Price? Tickets from £15

Prebook? Yes. Tickets still available.

Description: Journey to Neverland for a high-flying adventure you’ll never forget. The forever-young Peter Pan sails through the skies to bring Wendy and the Darling children to the Lost Children’s enchanted island, where the fearsome Captain Hook rules over the high seas. 

For more information about this event, or what this family day out normally has on offer, please visit https://www.cluedinwithkids.co.uk/days-out-with-kids/storyhouse/

*Cats, Storyhouse, Chester

When? Sat 11^th and Sun 12^th January and also to the 16^th January

Where? Hunter St, Chester CH1 2AR

Price? £9.50 / £8.50 for screenings before 5pm. Family Saturdays & Sundays Children: £4 and Accompanying Adults: £4

Prebook? Optional

Description: Based on poems by T.S. Eliot, Cats became one of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history. The epic musical hits the big screen with an all-star cast transformed using astonishing new technology to tell the all-singing story of a tribe of cats called the ‘Jellicles’. 

For more information about this event, or what this family day out normally has on offer, please visit https://www.cluedinwithkids.co.uk/days-out-with-kids/storyhouse/

*Junior Keeper for the day, Reaseheath Mini Zoo

When? Sat 11^th Jan and then if you miss out this time, the event runs one Saturday each month.

Where? Our keeper for a day experience gives you the chance to get stuck in and find out what it is like to be a zoo keeper. You will working alongside dedicated keepers across all of our animal sections and get to see first-hand what it’s like to work with animals.

Price? £90 for a child and £120 for an adult.

Prebook? Yes via companies facebook page or website.

Description: Our keeper for a day experience gives you the chance to get stuck in and find out what it is like to be a zoo keeper. You will working alongside dedicated keepers across all of our animal sections and get to see first-hand what it’s like to work with animals. Our keeper for a day sessions run on the second weekend of each month, and we have a maximum of 5 people per session. The day runs from 10am to 2.30pm. Suitable for ages 8 years plus.

*Exhibition: A Healthy Profit, Quarry Bank Mill

When? Sat 11^th and Sun 12^th January

Where? Quarry Bank, Styal Road, Styal, Wilmslow SK9 4LA, UK

Price? Free (though admission charges apply)

Prebook? No

Description: What did it feel like to lose a finger, to suffer from cotton lung or return to work days after giving birth? Discover the impact of mill work on the body, the treatments given to workers, and how this historical story is relevant to our health and wellbeing today.

For more information about this event, or what this family day out normally has on offer, please visit https://www.cluedinwithkids.co.uk/days-out-with-kids/quarry-bank-mill-and-styal-estate-national-trust/

*Mill Trail: Become a Factory Inspector, Quarry Bank Mill

When? Sat 11^th and Sun 12^th January

Where? Quarry Bank, Styal Road, Styal, Wilmslow SK9 4LA, UK

Price? Free (though admission charges apply)

Prebook? No

Description: Join factory inspector Augustus Snout and his assistant Scuttle on an inspection of the mill. Have a go at different jobs throughout your journey and experience the dangers of working in a cotton mill.

For more information about this event, or what this family day out normally has on offer, please visit https://www.cluedinwithkids.co.uk/days-out-with-kids/quarry-bank-mill-and-styal-estate-national-trust/

*Percy the Park Keeper: The Secret Path, Dunham Massey

When? 11^th and 12^th Jan

Where? Altrincham WA14 4SJ

Price? Free event but usual admission charges apply.

Prebook? No

Description: Explore the garden for a family friendly interactive trail to help Percy the Park Keeper. Stamp your trail map at each point and don’t forget to pick up your sticker at the garden kiosk.

For more information about this event, or what this family day out normally has on offer, please visit https://www.cluedinwithkids.co.uk/days-out-with-kids/dunham-massey-national-trust/

*Wassail, Norton Priory Museum & Garden

When? Sun 12^th Jan

Where? Tudor Rd, Windmill Hill, Runcorn WA7 1SX

Price? £10 per person

Prebook? Yes via 01928 569 895

Description: The word wassail is derived from an Anglo-Saxon phrase meaning, “be of good health”. Wassailing was once a common tradition in apple growing areas, as much to bring people together in the depths of winter as to help the trees. Following the folk tradition there will be a procession around the orchard with beating drums, rattling bells and firing guns through the branches to drive away evil spirits. Toast is hung in the branches for the good spirits and cider poured on the roots of the trees to bring a good crop in the coming year. Storytelling and music is also part of a wassail gathering and we’ll be enjoying that at Norton too.

For more information about this event, or what this family day out normally has on offer, please visit https://www.cluedinwithkids.co.uk/days-out-with-kids/norton-priory-museum-and-gardens/

*Spies in disguise, Cinemac Macclesfield.

When? 11^th and 12^th January

Where? Cinemac Macclesfield, Old Sunday School, Roe Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6UT.

Price? On Saturday, Adults are £7.50 and children £5.50. On Sunday, all tickets are £3.70

Prebook? Can purchase tickets on the day if not sold out.

Description: Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way. And if this odd couple can’t learn to work as a team, the whole world is in peril.

*Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

When? 11^th and 12^th Jan.

Where? The Brindley Theatre, High St, Runcorn WA7 1BG

Price? Adult £24, Child £18, Family £75 (2 adults, 2 children)

Prebook? Yes via the box office on 0151 907 8360. Seats still available.

Description: Starring Brindley Panto favourites Rebecca Lake as Snow White, Andrew Curphey as Muddles, Charlie Griffiths as Fairy and Chris Pym as the Prince. Plus star of Stage, Screen and TV shows such as Brookside, Coronation Street and The Royal Michael Starke as the Huntsman and Lynn Francis as the Wicked Queen. 

*Cinderella, Parr Hall

When? Sat 11^th and Sun 12^th Jan

Where?  Pyramid Parr Hall, Palmyra Square S, Warrington WA1 1BL

Price? £10.50 to £13

Prebook? Yes via 01925 442345

Description: Cinderella tells the story of a young girl who lives with her father and two ugly step-sisters. One day, an invitation to a glittering ball at the palace arrives but Cinderella’s ugly step-sisters conspire to steal her ticket and stop her from going to the ball. However, Cinderella’s friend Buttons and her Fairy Godmother work together to get her to the ball, where she finally meets her Prince. But as the clock strikes midnight, Cinderella has to return home but she leaves behind her silver slipper. Will Cinderella ever be reunited with her Prince? Or will the ugly step-sisters’ devious tricks stop the course of true love?

*Gruffalos child, Lowry

When? 11^th to 12^th Jan

Where? Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ

Price? From £14

Prebook? Yes via companies website.

Description: Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’ enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Optional free activities before or after performance.