19 Free and Cheap Things To Do With Your Family In August
The summer holidays are waiting to be filled. Cuddle giant, light-filled cats in Manchester, ritually bake lammas bread and more!

Play is the most important work of our children - here are some ideas for having fun in nature
The summer holidays are waiting to be filled. Cuddle giant, light-filled cats in Manchester, ritually bake lammas bread and more!
7 cool things to do when you're on the beach, novels about the mother/daughter connection and juicy blackberry cake
From free festivals to wild strawberry picking, worm charming, snail racing and creating a botanic garden, there's so much to get stuck into!
Chewing gum from birch sap, beech leaf salad, tree-hugger Peter Wohlleben shares his favourite nature secrets
It's time to brew honeysuckle tea, make sun water at the solstice, have fun at free festivals, take close-up pictures of bugs, look across the capital from rooftop gardens, and go wild!
Make soothing hayfever tea, eat white chocolate blondies, watch a new film about home education and learn what to expect with next week's new moon