Things to do together!
A few upcoming events you and you mentee might enjoy, plus a list of attractions and places
to visit. If you go to any, how about you send us some photos, and a short blog for the
website?
These are just a selection we’ve heard about and we’ll look out for more. Have you been to
other interesting places and events our mentors and mentees would like? Please email
details to volunteering@mentoringplus.net and we’ll share!
March-May 2015:
Bath in Fashion, 21-29 March 2015
Lots of events around the city including career advice, a vintage fair, button making and
more. Ticket prices vary. How about a talk by the world’s most famous tattoo artist? See
http://bathinfashion.co.uk
Bath & West Show, 27-30 May, Shepton Mallet
Adults £17 bought before 7 April, admits up to 2 children free. Fairground rides, local food,
agricultural technology and lots of opportunities to see animals!
http://www.bathandwest.com
Holburne Museum til 7 June
Gwen John to Lucian Freud exhibition: the changing landscape of 20th century British art,
including the explosion of pop art. £6.95, under 16 free.
Holburne Museum
Portfolio Group for GCSE students, fortnightly during term times, £9.
This art class offers 14-18 year olds the opportunity to develop their artistic skills and
techniques outside of school in a relaxed and supportive group. Experiment with new
materials and media, be tutored by experienced artists and educators, and engage with the
museum’s collection and exhibitions, including taking inspiration from our programme of
contemporary art installations.
Booking necessary, subject to availability.
http://www.holburne.org
Bath City FC
Various home fixtures, last match 18 April, Twerton Park
Standard offer under 16s £1 when accompanying a paying adult (£12/13) but contact us if
you’re going as they’ve generously offered mentors/mentees ticket deals in the past.
http://www.bathcityfc.com
Team Bath Netball
Team Bath vs Celtic Dragons, April 13 6.45pm, Bath Uni Sports Village, £9 / £6.50 conc
Our local superleague team wrap up the league season with this local derby against Cardiff’s
finest, includes pre-match entertainment. Online ticket booking. Lots more on the site about
other sports and the re-opening of the 2012 Legacy swimming pool in April.
http://www.teambath.com/
Party in the City, 15 May from 5.30, free
Music and performance in venues all around Bath to celebrate the Music Festival opening,
check to see what’s on and age appropriate when full details published shortly.
http://bathfestivals.org.uk/music/event/party-in-the-city-the-biggest-free-show-in-bath/
Dyrham Park, Dyrham.
Expert-led deer park tours, nature walks and Tread the Leads, all year.
Free to NT members. See http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-on/find-an-event/
for all event dates and details at NT properties, including a chance to climb the scaffolding
around the Dyrham Park roof conservation project and see the park from on high
The egg, Theatre Royal Bath.
Various prices and funding may be available for mentor/mentee tickets, contact us before
you book. Ideas for shows include:
Penelope Retold, 21 April, age 13+ “An epic, heartbreaking and fiercely playful tale of love,
loneliness and the need to be free”.
Don Q, 12-13 May, age 10+
“A fast and furious romp… Don Q and Sancho are inept righters of wrongs and utterly
incapable rescuers of the worthy, putting the world to rights by chance”
Where We Are, 4-5 July Young People’s Theatre show, age 8+
YPT members “show us their Bath and give an insight into where they think the future will
take us”.
http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Also see Theatre Royal website for details of upcoming shows which may interest mentees
including Oklahoma! (18-23 May), Monty Python’s Spamalot (25-30 May), Snow White on
Ice (9-13 June) and further ahead, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, 20-31
October. Again, contact us if you’d like help with ticket prices and we may be able to
negotiate something.
Below are popular venues and attractions in case they appeal – again, let us know what we’ve
left out!
Event, Address
Victoria Falls Golf
Excel Tennis in
the Park
Royal Victoria
Park
BA1 2NR
Theatre Royal
Bath
Sawclose,
Bath
BA1 1ET
Description
Adventure golf - 18 holes
with various challenges.
Tennis is also situated at
the same location
Price
Adults- £4.50
Children (U16)£3.50
Seniors and
Students- £4
Dates and times
10am-dusk (all year)
Various performances
Varies
Booking required
Bath Sports and
Leisure Centre
There are many different
classes which they run.
Check website
Booking required
North Parade
Road | Bath | BA2
4ET
Bath Canoe Club
Centre of Bath, on
the River Avon
Bath City Farm
Kelston View,
Bath, Bath and
North East
Somerset BA2
1NW
Longleat Safari
and Adventure
Park
Longleat,
Warminster,
Wiltshire
BA12 7NW
Royal
Photography
Society
Fenton House
122 Wells Road
Bath
BA2 3AH
Abbey roof tour
Number 1 Royal
Crescent
Paddle sports and
canoeing starter classes
as well as memberships
available.
Come and meet our
animals! All our animals
are approachable but
young children must
always be supervised by
an adult when near
them, particularly in the
large main field. Please
do not feed the animals
and never enter a pen
unless accompanied by a
member of staff.
Many events are held
daily, including parrot
shows and meeting the
animals! Includes Safari,
house and the Zoo.
Look on website
Can Mentors please let Mentoring
Plus know if they are going to attend
this with a mentee.
Free but events
are all year
round.
Check website
Cheaper on
Amazon local
app at the
moment but
discounts also
on website.
All year round
Come and see their small
exhibitions which are
held each month.
Free
Look on website
Climb to the top of the
abbey roof for a tour.
Climb through the bell
tower and see the
beautiful views of bath.
Also, a tour of the cellars.
No. 1 Royal Crescent has
been decorated and
furnished as it might
have been during the
period 1776-1796. The
rooms feature historic
furniture, pictures and
objects that form the
museum collection of
No. 1 Royal Crescent.
Adult :£6
Child: (5–15
YEARS) £3
Different times throughout the year
check the website.
Adults – £9
Students (with
student card)
and pupils over
16 in full time
education (with
ID) - £7
Children (6-16)
– £4
Varied times throughout year, check
website.
For more good ideas and online discounts, try the free Amazon Local app, or visit
http://visitbath.co.uk/whats-on