Days Out; GRAHAM YOUNG'S LATEST TIPS FOR FAMILY FUN.Byline: GRAHAM YOUNG'S NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM THE Black Country Living Museum is embracing Museums and Galleries month by throwing open its doors after hours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" on Saturday, May 17 as part of the European 'Nuit des Musees'. Night of the Museums is a pan-European venture that will see museums and galleries across the continent opening their doors for special evening events. The village, three miles from the M5 J2, will be illuminated by gas and candlelight and visitors can chat to the costumed characters they meet in the many shops, houses and work places. And don't miss the 1930s-style fish and chips fish and chips pl.n. Fried fillets of fish and French-fried potatoes. Noun 1. fish and chips - fried fish and french-fried potatoes dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" cooked in beef dripping! Tickets are pre-book only and will be half the normal admission price. Adults: pounds 6.25, Children (5-18) pounds 3.50 and Seniors pounds 5. The Dudley Canal The Dudley Canal is a canal passing though Dudley in the West Midlands of England. The canal forms part of the popular Stourport Ring narrowboat cruising route. Line No 1 The original canal route was built in the 18th century. Trust will be running canal trips at half their normal price, too. NOW BOOKING ENTER the Dragon... and the Yeti yeti: see abominable snowman. (Young, Entrepreneurial technocraTI) Coined around the turn of the century during the dot-com bubble, there is also a "yetti" variation, which means "young, entrepreneurial, tech-based twenty-something." and the Unicorn! A 23 foot long dragon and a 10 foot high yeti will be at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery's 'Myths and Monsters' exhibition showing from May 24-31 in the Gas Hall. The Natural History Museum's touring exhibition has already been a big hit overseas and will feature an entertaining, educational and dramatic mixture of animatronic creatures including a Dragon, a Cyclops and a Yeti, with fascinating specimens and replicas. Book advance tickets online at www.bmag.org.uk or telephone 0121 303 1966. Tickets: pounds 4, Adults, pounds 2.50 concessions, Family ticket (2+3) pounds 12. FOUR-LEGGED FUN THE Chatsworth Nissan International Horse Trials will take place tomorrow and Sunday at the Duke and Duchess
The Duke and Duchess of Boxford are people featured in the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series. of Devonshire's Peak District country estate (M1, J29, 16 miles). Events include the breathtaking Chariots of Fire with fire-jumping ponies, a Punch & Judy show, bouncy castle, face painting, dogs, hawks and ferrets, food and 80 shop stands. Visist www.chatsworth.org/planvisit for ideas of where to stay. CAPTION(S): PLENTY TO DO... (clockwise from top) the Black Country Living Museum, Myths and Monsters exhibition and Chariots of Fire pony team. |
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