Drop in for free creative fun this summer at the Harley Foundation.
Enjoy a mix of free drop-in activities including outdoor creative play, afternoon craft sessions and family-friendly museum tours. Book onto one of our paid Wednesday Workshops to learn new creative skills with professional artists.
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Visitor Information
All of our activities are designed with children and their grown-ups in mind, please stay with your children at all times.
These events take place at venues across the Harley Foundation, please check individual webpages for further information.
Drop-in activities are located in and around the Harley Museum.
Free, no booking required. Drop in between 10am – 12pm.
Dates vary, download our timetable to plan your visit.
Explore, build and discover in our Imagination Garden, set in the picturesque Welbeck countryside.
Let little imaginations run wild with our unusual play items and daily secret challenges. Please dress for the weather, in the event of rain this activity will continue indoors.
The Imagination Garden is best suited for children aged 3-7 and their grown-ups. It is located in the grasslands just off the Harley Art Trail, simply follow the signs across the zebra crossing and to the right of Welbeck Dog Park.
When you arrive a member of our friendly education team will greet you! If you get lost, please ask a member of staff in the courtyard for directions.
Free, no booking required. Drop in between 2pm – 4pm.
Dates vary, download our timetable to plan your visit.
Find inspiration in our world-class museum and create your own masterpiece. From metal embossing to sketching your own still life, there’s something new to try every day. Museum Makes is best suited for children aged 5-11 and their grown-ups.
Free, no booking required. Tours leave at 2.30 and 3.30pm from the museum desk.
Dates vary, download our timetable to plan your visit.
Discover the hidden stories behind the artworks in our museum on these fun, family-friendly tours led by Cambridge University students.
Tours last around 30 minutes and are suitable for all ages – but you know your kids best. If your little one gets restless, feel free to step out at any time – we won’t be offended!
For our free drop-in sessions, older and younger siblings are very welcome to join, even if they fall outside the suggested age range.
For our bookable Wednesday Workshops, we kindly ask that only children within the stated age group attend. These sessions have limited capacity and are designed with specific age-appropriate activities in mind.
We know that museums can often have a reputation as places where children aren’t welcome or need to be quiet. However at the Harley we believe that art is for everyone, so come on in, make some noise and get creative with us.
We are breastfeeding friendly and baby changing facilities are available in the museum. Lockers are also available downstairs in the museum.
Our building is wheelchair accessible.
The museum is on two levels, with toilets downstairs. Our accessible toilet and baby changing facilities are on the ground floor.
There are 12 blue badge car parking spaces in the main car park.
Sit down for lunch in the Harley Cafe, or if you’d like something quicker Welbeck Farm Shop has a range of deli foods and tasty treats. Families attending our Make + Play programme are entitled to a 10% discount in the Welbeck Farm Shop on the day of their visit – speak to a member of our education team to learn how to redeem your discount.
Need somewhere to sit and refuel after a morning of making? Our Imagination Garden stays open until 2pm and makes the perfect picnic spot.
We have a large free car park which can be accessed on the A60, 5 miles south of Worksop – look out for the brown signs for Welbeck.
The car park is a short (1 minute) walk from our museum, and is fully pushchair and wheelchair accessible.
