Fun things to do this weekend with Alice! 4-5 July 2026
Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 July 2026
☁️ Weekend Weather
☁️ Saturday 4 Jul
19°C
Overcast (57% rain chance)
Low: 16°C
🌥️ Sunday 5 Jul
19°C
Overcast (46% rain chance)
Low: 15°C
⚠️ Allergy Reminder for Alice
EGG allergy · PEANUT allergy · Vegetarian
Always check food labels & ask about ingredients!
🎉 This Weekend — 4-5 July
🆓 Free Events
🚪 Plantation Gates & Lodges — Official Opening FREE
📅 Sat 4 & Sun 5 Jul · 🕐 Extended hours (book free tickets)
📍 Plantation Gate, Wigan Lane, Wigan (~2 mi)
🏠 Indoor immersive installation (8-min light/sound/storytelling)
Newly restored gates & lodges — step inside history!
🔗 Book free tickets
🎨 Wigan's Voice Exhibition FREE
📅 Until 25 Jul · 📍 Wigan Museum, Library Street (~1 mi)
Art, heritage & community voices with interactive displays
📖 Saturday Storytime FREE
📅 Sat 4 Jul, 2:00 PM · 📍 Bolton Central Library (~12 mi)
Free drop-in storytime for all ages
🐟 Fish Feeds at Bolton Aquarium FREE
📅 Sat 4 Jul, 1:00 PM · 📍 Bolton Aquarium, Le Mans Crescent (~12 mi)
Watch the fish being fed — always a hit with kids!
🏰 Smithills Hall Open Day FREE
📅 Sun 5 Jul, 12-4 PM · 📍 Smithills Hall, Bolton (~12 mi)
Explore the historic hall & grounds — great family day out!
💷 Paid Events
🐿️ The Gruffalo — Live on Stage! 🌟
📅 Fri 3 – Sun 5 Jul · 📍 The Lowry, Salford Quays (~17 mi)
Ages 3+ · 55 mins, no interval · Celebrating 25th anniversary!
🔗 Book tickets
🐇 Adventures in Wonderland 🌟
📅 Until 22 Jul · 📍 Z-arts, Hulme, Manchester (~18 mi)
Ages 1-8 · Interactive play: giant card maze, Mad Hatter's Tea Party, dress up & ball pool!
🔗 Book tickets
🎨 Saturday Pottery Painting
📅 Sat 4 Jul, 10:00 AM · 📍 Bluebells Pottery, Last Drop Village, Bolton (~12 mi)
Paint-a-pot session, 100+ pots to choose from!
🎬 Cinema This Weekend
🤠 Toy Story 5
Animation · Comedy · Family · 1hr 42min · PG
📍 Omniplex Cinema, Robin Park, Wigan (~3 mi)
Sat & Sun showtimes — check Omniplex Wigan for times
🔔 Also has Kids Club screenings & Sensory Friendly showings!
💡 Vue Bolton — Mighty Mornings from £2.49/pp every weekend at 10am! Check myvue.com for this week's family film.
🌳 National Trust — Free for Members!
🏡 Rufford Old Hall FREE ALL 2026!
📍 Rufford, near Ormskirk (~15 mi) · Open Sat & Sun
Tudor great hall, Victorian gardens, woodland walks, nature play area, balance bikes
🦌 Dunham Massey NT MEMBER
📍 Altrincham (~20 mi) · Open daily
Deer park, gardens, house — a perfect family day out!
🏡 Speke Hall NT MEMBER
📍 Speke, Liverpool (~25 mi) · Open Wed-Sun
Tudor house, gardens, play area
🏛️ Always Available
🌳 Haigh Woodland Park — Wigan (~5 mi) · Free · Woodland walks, play area, visitor centre, café
🌳 Mesnes Park — Wigan (~1 mi) · Free · Victorian park, playground, gardens
🐟 Bolton Aquarium — Bolton (~12 mi) · Free · Fish feeding sessions during school holidays
🏛️ Science & Industry Museum — Manchester (~17 mi) · Free (book online) · Interactive science, Power Up gaming
🏛️ Manchester Art Gallery — Manchester (~18 mi) · Free · Lion's Den family gallery
🏛️ Imperial War Museum North — Salford (~17 mi) · Free · 360° Big Picture Show
🌿 Pennington Flash — Leigh (~5 mi) · Free · Nature reserve, bird hide, walks, café
🏰 Walton Hall & Gardens — Warrington (~12 mi) · Free · Children's zoo, play area, maze, café
📅 Coming Soon
🐛 Family Bug Hunt — Sun 26 Jul, St Anne's Community Garden, Wigan · Free
🎯 Family Darts Coaching — Thu 23 Jul, Aspull Library · Free
🎭 Kev F's Comic Art Masterclass — Tue 18 Aug, Wigan Library & Leigh Library · Free
🎪 Charlie Parks Summer Funfest — Sun 26 Jul, Atherton · Cost TBC

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