Feel Good February half term: For the love of a good book
Let your imaginations run wild in Northumberland this February half term. Enjoy a host of literary adventures including storytelling sessions, poetry stations, cosy reading stops and more across Seaton Delaval Hall.
- Booking not needed
- Free event (admission applies)
There's so much to enjoy at Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland this February half term.
Follow the trail and create your own story, curl up with a book in our cosy reading corner and pick up your bibliographic bargains from The Book Nook!
We’re using every trick in the book to get your create juices flowing this February half term! Choose your own adventure and build a new tale every time with our story dice game in the South East Garden. Fashion a folk tale, create a comedy or deliver a drama; the choice is yours.
Head to the Arboretum near the Church of Our Lady and, set amidst the winter gardens, visit the poetry board to create your own nature-themed poem.
Have a go at shadow puppet making in the Beer Cellar in the Basement and produce your own mini show!
Grab a script and a costume from the dressing up station and take to the stage to perform on the Baroque theatre style travelling theatre stage in the Kitchen in the West Wing.
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Feel Good February half term: The Poetry Takeaway
Order a poem for yourself, a friend or a loved-one from the Poetry Takeaway's poetry chefs. Give them some prompts and they'll write you a poem there and then!
Feel Good February half term: Little Storytellers
Perfect for preschool and reception aged children, enjoy a wide variety of picture books and interactive storytelling inside the Hall from local storytelling favourite, Chris Bostock.