Become the characters, sing the stories, and meet the illustrator behind your favourite books at the opening of our exhibition Helen Oxenbury: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Other Adventures.
Helen Oxenbury is the beloved illustrator behind We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Farmer Duck, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, and many more.
Join us at the Harley Gallery to celebrate the opening of Helen Oxenbury: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Other Adventures with a morning of free, family-friendly fun!
Sing the Stories
Free, drop in between 10am and 12pm
Step into our baby-friendly sensory space for musical storytelling with Becky Bops. With guitar in hand and a room full of bubbles, scarves, and shakers, Becky brings stories like We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to life through rhythm, movement and fun.
Perfect for babies, toddlers, and anyone who loves to wiggle, giggle and sing along!
Become the Bear
Free, drop in between 11am and 1pm
Be transformed into your favourite Helen Oxenbury character by our talented face painter. Will you become the bear from Bear Hunt, the White Rabbit from Alice, or maybe Farmer Duck himself? Just bring your imagination and choose from a board of Oxenbury-inspired designs.
Book Signing with Helen Oxenbury
Free, pre-booking essential, 12pm to 1pm
A rare opportunity to meet Helen Oxenbury in person! Bring along your favourite books or purchase her brand-new release Oh Dear, Look What I Got! – a joyful reunion with Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen – and have them signed by the illustrator herself.
Spaces are limited and tickets are timed to help reduce queues. Each ticket admits a group of up to five, with a maximum of three books signed per group.
Explore the Caves
£15 per adult and £10 per child, times to be announced.
Make a day of it and visit our neighbours Creswell Crags for a Life in the Ice Age Cave Tour during the afternoon!
“Our ancestors went on proper bear hunts at Creswell Crags during the Ice Age! Come on one of the Life in the Ice Age cave tours and discover just how you would have survived here thousands of years ago. Imagine sheltering in the caves and coming face to face with a bear, a hyena or even a lion or watching woolly mammoths roam past outside!”
Prebooking is essential as cave tours run at scheduled times during the weekends. For details and to book a place visit: www.creswell-crags.org.uk
Top image credit Iona Wolff
