Easter Holiday Fun at the Historic Dockyard

Easter Egg Trail on board HMS Warrior 1860
Daily, 10am - 4.30
FREE with a valid attraction ticket

New Family Activity Area on board HMS Warrior 1860
Once the lower deck mess and school room for Warrior's young officers, Warrior's Gun Room is now somewhere you can bring your young 'sailors' for R&R, including costumed role-play, toys, games and colouring sheets.
Daily, 10.30am - 4.30pm
FREE with a valid attraction ticket

Crowns, Coifs, Helmets and Hats at the Mary Rose Museum
Try on a range of Tudor hats and design your own crown to take home.
Daily, 11am-12noon & 2pm-4pm
FREE with a valid attraction ticket (children must be accompanied by an adult)

Tudor Market at the Mary Rose Museum
for further details please check the website www.maryrose500.org
Saturday 3rd April & Sunday 4th April 2010
10am-4pm

All Hands on Deck on board HMS victory
What is a fid? Where would you find a holy stone? Join us for themed object-handling sessions on board HMS Victory led by the Learning Volunteer Team.
FREE with a valid attraction ticket, all ages welcome
Thursday 8th April & Thursday 15th April 2010
11.30am - 12.30pm

Pepys Show with the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Victory Arena
Samuel Pepys returns to Portsmouth Dockyard exactly 350 years after he started work for the Navy. Meet Pepys, his long-suffering wife Elizabeth, Master Shipwright John Tippetts and a cast of supporting characters from his famous diaries. Members of the History Re-enactment Workshop will bring this fascinating period to life in Victory Arena and the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Performances will be at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm, with activities to take part in and characters to meet all day.
FREE event, no booking required, all ages welcome.
Saturday 17th April & Sunday 18th April 2010
11am-4.30pm

Ship Shape on board HMS Warrior 1860
Young greenhorns become sailors-in-training aboard Warrior. Through hands-on activities, role-play and guided exploration of the ship discover the living and working conditions of a Victorian sailor.
FREE with a valid attraction ticket (children must be accompanied by an adult).
Saturday 17th April & Sunday 18th April 2010
11am-12noon & 2pm-4pm

Easter Egg Trail
Self guided Easter Trail - the Easter Bunny has hopped all over Portsmouth Historic Dockyard leaving a trail of Eastery mischief behind him. Help solve the nautical themed Easter clues to find the hidden Easter Bunny illustration and receive a small prize for your Easter Egg Detective work in each venue; also your raffle ticket will be entered into a prize draw at the Visitor Centre each day.
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th April 2010, 10am - 3pm
FREE with a valid attraction ticket

Girls and Boys Come Out to Play on board HMS Warrior 1860
Learn about and play with Victorian-style toys and board games and make your own to take away. Something for all the family to enjoy.
FREE with a valid attraction ticket. Drop-in activity - all ages welcome
Tuesday 6th April & Thursday 8th April 2010, Tuesday 13th April & Thursday 15th April 2010 - 11am -12noon & 2pm-4pm

Dragon Eggs at the National Museum of the Royal Navy
Get inspired by Naomi Novik's exciting Temeraire books where dragons fight alongside Nelson's Navy to make a special dragon 'Easter' egg to take home.
Wednesday 7th April 2010, 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
FREE drop-in workshop, all ages welcome

Globetrotting on board HMS Victory
Make your own mini-globe complete with ships and sea creatures.
FREE with a valid attraction ticket, all ages welcome
Thursday 8th April 2010 - 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm

'Spinning A Yarn' at the Mary Rose Museum.
Try your hand at Tudor crafts with demonstrations of spinning and weaving by the Portchester Spinners.
FREE with valid attraction ticket (children must be accompanied by an adult).
Saturday 10th April & Sunday 11th April 2010
10am - 4pm

Easter Island at the National Museum of the Royal Navy
Discover the secrets of Easter Island and find out more about Captain Cook and his voyages!
FREE drop-in workshop, all ages welcome
Wednesday 14th April
11am - 1pm & 2pm-4pm

Seafari at the National Museum of the Royal Navy
From fabulous fish to awesome octopi. Find out about life under the ocean waves and create your very own sea creature to take home.
Thursday 15th April 2010 - 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
FREE with a valid attraction ticket, all ages welcome