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May half term: Creepy crawly craft

Drop into Swanley Workshop and get creative crafting your own minibeast.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

Drop into Swanley Workshop, just 2 minutes from the visitor centre, and get creative crafting your own minibeast. Take inspiration from your favourite bug or let your imagination run wild and create your own crazy creature.

This craft is perfect for creative minds and crafting hands with plenty of opportunities for big kids (and adults) to lend a hand too.

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This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

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The basics

Suitability

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Meeting point

Head to Swanley Grange, just a 5 minute walk from the visitor centre.

What to bring and wear

Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal is an outdoor site. Sturdy footwear will help with uneven ground and steep hills and warm clothes and waterproofs might be a good idea too.

Upcoming events

Garden and abbey tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to discover the secrets and surprises of Studley Royal Water Garden, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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on
11 May to 6 Sep 2026
at 11:00 to 12:30+ 237 other dates or times

Abbey tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to discover more about the largest and most complete monastic ruins in the country.

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on
11 May to 6 Sep 2026
at 12:00 to 13:00+ 237 other dates or times

Monastic bread, beer and wool tour 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides to discover more about the people who lived and worked on the Fountains Abbey estate.

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on
12 May to 6 Oct 2026
at 14:30 to 15:30+ 7 other dates or times

Uncover the mysteries of the masons' marks 

Join one of our volunteer tour guides for an interactive tour of the hundreds of masons’ marks found carved into the runs of Fountains Abbey.

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on
14 May to 22 Oct 2026
at 13:30 to 14:30+ 11 other dates or times