Events at Almond Valley Heritage Trust, Edinburgh Region
| Name | Almond Valley Heritage Trust |
| Address | Millfield,
Livingston Village, Livingston, West Lothian |
| Map | Click here for a map |
| Telephone | + 44 1506 414957 |
| info@almondvalley.co.uk | |
| Web Site | www.almondvalley.co.uk |
| Description | |
| Event Name | Start Date | End Date | Ages |
| Santa at Almond Valley | Sat 30/11/13 | Tue 24/12/13 | 1 - 9 |
| Santa at Almond Valley Jolly old Santa is at home in his farmyard cottage handing out early Chrsita... | |||
| Friday Fright Night | Fri 25/10/13 | Fri 25/10/13 | 4 - 15 |
| Friday Fright Night Doors re-open after dark for traditional Halloween games, a moonlight trail and... | |||
| Spooky Happenings | Sat 19/10/13 | Thu 31/10/13 | 1 - 15 |
| Spooky Happenings As the days grow shorter, strange creatures begin to emerge from the darkest and ... | |||
| Summer Discoveries | Sat 29/06/13 | Sun 18/08/13 | 1 - 15 |
| Summer Discoveries A programme of summer holiday fun in conjunction with 2013 Year of Natural Scotl... | |||
| Easter Eggcitement | Fri 29/03/13 | Mon 15/04/13 | 1 - 15 |
| Easter Eggcitement Meet lambs, chicks and other new arrivals on the farm, hunt for hidden eggs, and... | |||
| The First Tingles of Spring | Sat 09/02/13 | Wed 13/02/13 | 1 - 15 |
| The First Tingles of Spring Dash around the farm in search of the first signs of spring, then retre... | |||
| Easter Eggcitement | Sat 31/03/12 | Mon 16/04/12 | 1 - 15 |
| Meet new arrivals on the farm, hunt for hidden egg cards and crack the clues in the springtime trail... | |||
| The First Tingles of Spring | Sat 11/02/12 | Mon 20/02/12 | 1 - 15 |
| Dash around the farm in search of the first signs of spring and perhaps meet the first chicks of the... | |||
| Santa at Almond Valley | Fri 23/12/11 | Sat 24/12/11 | 2 - 9 |
| Jolly old Santa is at home in his farmyard cottage handing out early Christmas presents. Join in Chr... | |||
| Santa at Almond Valley | Sat 17/12/11 | Sun 18/12/11 | 2 - 9 |
| Jolly old Santa is at home in his farmyard cottage handing out early Christmas presents. Join in Chr... | |||
| Santa at Almond Valley | Sat 10/12/11 | Sun 11/12/11 | 2 - 9 |
| Jolly old Santa is at home in his farmyard cottage handing out early Christmas presents. Join in Chr... | |||
| Santa at Almond Valley | Sat 03/12/11 | Sun 04/12/11 | 2 - 9 |
| Jolly old Santa is at home in his farmyard cottage handing out early Christmas presents. Join in Chr... | |||
| Secret Agents in the Potting Shed! | Sat 14/05/11 | Sun 15/05/11 | 1 - 15 |
| Take part in a whole host of family fun in the authentically recreated wartime garden and heritage... | |||
| Easter Eggcitement | Sat 02/04/11 | Mon 25/04/11 | 1 - 11 |
| Meet lambs, chicks and other new arrivals on the farm, hunt for hidden eggs, and crack the clues in ... | |||
| The First Tingles of Spring | Sat 12/02/11 | Sun 20/02/11 | 1 - 15 |
| Spot the first signs of spring on a trail around the farm, then retreat to the warmth of the museum ... | |||
| Easter Eggcitement | Fri 02/04/10 | Sun 18/04/10 | 1 - 9 |
| Springtime adventures for the Easter holidays with hidden clues, a treasure trail, springtime crafts... | |||
| Santa at Almond Valley | Sat 28/11/09 | Thu 24/12/09 | 0 - 10 |
| Meet Santa in his cottage in the forest, receive an early Christmas present, join in Christmas craft... | |||
| Halloween Night Horror | Sat 31/10/09 | Sat 31/10/09 | 2 - 12 |
| Doors re-open after dark for horrible performances, candlelit trails, the ghost train and traditiona... | |||
| Friday Fright Night | Fri 30/10/09 | Fri 30/10/09 | 5 - 10 |
| Doors re-open after dark for horrible performances, candlelit trails, the ghost train and traditiona... | |||
| Spooky Happenings | Sat 10/10/09 | Sat 31/10/09 | 0 - 10 |
| A little horror for the autumn holidays when the darkest and scariest corners of the old mill and fa... | |||
| Spooky Happenings | Sat 10/10/09 | Sat 31/10/09 | 5 - 12 |
| A little horror for the autumn holidays when the darkest and scariest corners of the old mill and fa... | |||
| Prehistoric Frolics | Sat 27/06/09 | Sun 16/08/09 | 0 - 10 |
| The lives of our ancient ancestors will be celebrated in a summer-long programme of activities for c... | |||
| Pre-Historic Frolics | Sat 27/06/09 | Sun 16/08/09 | 5 - 12 |
| The lives of our ancient ancestors will be celebrated in a summer-long programme of activities for c... | |||
| Easter Eggcitement | Sat 04/04/09 | Sun 19/04/09 | 0 - 10 |
| Springtime adventures for the Easter holidays with hidden clues, a treasure trail, springtime crafts... | |||
| The First Tingles of Spring | Sat 14/02/09 | Sun 22/02/09 | 0 - 10 |
| In the warmth of the museum make stunning snowdrop hats, fine flowery bird feeders and perhaps meet ... | |||
| Spooky Happenings | Sat 11/10/08 | Fri 31/10/08 | 2 - 15 |
| A little horror for the autumn holidays; enjoy scary crafts, gruesome games, and a spine-chilling tr... | |||
| Astounding Discoveries | Sat 28/06/08 | Sun 17/08/08 | 2 - 15 |
| Drop-in crafts, activities and experiments for children and families, with things to make, games to ... | |||
| Ooops..! a re-enactment of nasty mishaps down a shale mine | Sun 04/05/08 | Sun 04/05/08 | 2 - 15 |
| A light-hearted afternoon of family fun with some frenetic first aid that will leave the audience in... | |||
| Ooops....... | Sun 04/05/08 | Sun 04/05/08 | 5 - 15 |
| West Lothian Youth Theatre present a re-enactment of industrial injuries incured during work in a sh... | |||
| Easter Eggcitement | Fri 21/03/08 | Sun 20/04/08 | 2 - 8 |
| Springtime adventures for the Easter holidays with hidden clues, a treasure trail, springtime crafts... | |||
| Santa at Almond Valley | Sat 01/12/07 | Mon 24/12/07 | 1 - 11 |
| Meet Santa, receive an early Christmas present, join in Christmas crafts and enjoy the magic of a tr... | |||
| Astounding Discoveries | Sat 30/06/07 | Sun 19/08/07 | 1 - 15 |
| Daily Drop-in crafts, activities and experiments for children and families, with things to make, gam... | |||
| Santa at Almond Valley | Sat 25/11/06 | Sun 24/12/06 | 5 - 15 |
| Visit Santa and receive an early Christmas present, meet the animals in a special nativity scene, a... | |||
| Halloween Night Horror | Tue 31/10/06 | Tue 31/10/06 | 5 - 15 |
| Horror after dark with performances, candlelit trails and traditional games. Horrible fun for all t... | |||
| Spooky Happenings | Sat 14/10/06 | Tue 31/10/06 | 3 - 10 |
| Scary crafts, gruesome games and a spine-chilling trail of terror around some of the darkest corner... | |||
| Spooky Happenings | Sat 16/10/04 | Sun 31/10/04 | 1 - 15 |
| A little Halloween horror for the school holidays. Are you brave enough to follow a trail of terro... | |||
| Railway Shuntabout | Sat 28/08/04 | Sun 29/08/04 | 1 - 15 |
| A weekend of special trains on the narrow-gauge railway when some our more unusual engines trundle ... | |||
| Holiday discoveries | Sat 26/06/04 | Sun 15/08/04 | 1 - 15 |
| Each week of the school holidays there’ll be drop-in activities for children and families, with t... | |||
| Micro-Life | Sat 01/05/04 | Tue 04/05/04 | 4 - 11 |
| Bug hunts, experiments and crafts revealing the invisible world of microscopic life around us... | |||
| Easter Eggcitement | Sat 03/04/04 | Sun 18/04/04 | 1 - 15 |
| Special adventures for the school holidays with hidden eggs, springtime treasure, bonnets, daffodil... | |||
| Santa at the Mill Farm | Sat 22/11/03 | Sun 21/12/03 | 1 - 15 |
| Meet Santa in his farmyard cottage and receive an early Christmas present. Take a train to the nort... | |||
| Waxy Wonders | Sat 15/11/03 | Sun 16/11/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Examine some of wonderful old candles that were once made in local candleworks, then use these to in... | |||
| Real Hot Stuff | Sat 08/11/03 | Sun 09/11/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Re-live the days when hot ash and molten lava poured from the volcanoes of West Lothian. Help create... | |||
| Food for Flappers | Sat 01/11/03 | Sun 02/11/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Concoct your own recipe from nuts, seeds and fats, then make a feeder to keep the birds in your gard... | |||
| Anyone for Porridge? | Sat 04/10/03 | Sun 05/10/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Roll up your sleeves and help grind corn using a quern, investigate the old machinery in the mill, t... | |||
| Fantastic Fungi | Sat 27/09/03 | Sun 28/09/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Go fungus spotting on the nature trail, take a close look at all sorts of rotten experiments in the ... | |||
| Autumn Fruitfulness | Sat 20/09/03 | Sun 21/09/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Gather fruits and berries from woods and hedgerows and follow traditional recipes to create some tas... | |||
| Fun in the Fossil Forest | Fri 12/09/03 | Tue 16/09/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Take a look at local fossils for evidence of life 340 million years ago, then take up your scissors ... | |||
| West Lothian’s Environmental Fair | Sun 07/09/03 | Sun 07/09/03 | 4 - 15 |
| Environmental groups from throughout West Lothian come together to explore the wonders of our local ... | |||
| Yesterdays Harvest | Sun 31/08/03 | Sun 31/08/03 | 1 - 15 |
| Some of the museum’s old farm machinery is put to work in the fields to bring in the harvest. The... | |||
| Creepy Crawlie Story | Mon 11/08/03 | Sun 17/08/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Under logs and in the air, insects are flipping everywhere. Follow a trail around the conservation ... | |||
| Up, Up, and Away! | Mon 04/08/03 | Sun 10/08/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Take to the air with some flight related fun. Break the week’s record for paper glider flying, tak... | |||
| Attractive Behaviour | Mon 28/07/03 | Sun 03/08/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Is it magic or is it magnets? Join investigations into the mysterious force of magnetism. Have fun w... | |||
| Crystal Gardening | Mon 21/07/03 | Sun 27/07/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Examine the crystals in rocks and minerals then watch crystals grow miraculously beneath the microsc... | |||
| Games from the Gutter | Mon 14/07/03 | Sun 20/07/03 | 4 - 11 |
| What did kids do before TV, DVDs and computers? Step back in time with us and try your hand at some ... | |||
| Clean and Beautiful | Mon 07/07/03 | Sun 13/07/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Do you have problem skin? Are your hands dry and flaky? Is your hair lank and greasy? Don't worry, n... | |||
| Scarecrows and Tattiebogles | Sat 28/06/03 | Sun 06/07/03 | 4 - 11 |
| The local birdlife is getting cheeky and eating all our crops. Help us build some fearsome scarecrow... | |||
| Midsummer Night’s Dreamcatcher | Sat 21/06/03 | Sun 22/06/03 | 4 - 11 |
| On the shortest night of the year, whatever you dream will surely come to pass. Capture a lovely dre... | |||
| Pond Life | Sat 14/06/03 | Sun 15/06/03 | 4 - 11 |
| There are some very strange creatures lurking just beneath the surface of the pond, so grab a net an... | |||
| Colour my World | Sat 07/06/03 | Sun 08/06/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Look at the colours of the nature. Take the ochres and umbers of the mineral kingdom and the subtle ... | |||
| Trash Bash | Sat 31/05/03 | Sun 01/06/03 | 4 - 11 |
| Do your bit for the planet. Take the contents of your rubbish bin and make something beautiful and i... | |||
| Animal handling sessions | Year Round | Year Round | 2 - 8 |
| Join the Young Farmers for animal handling sessions every Saturday and Sunday at 11.30 and 15.00 ... | |||
| Almond Valley | Year Round | Year Round | 1 - 12 |
| A fun-packed day of discovery with friendly farm animals, activities, play area, tractor rides and h... | |||