Brilliant Days Out for All Ages This Summer

Surrey’s museums and galleries are bursting with things to see, make and explore this Summer! Get creative with clay, crafts and printmaking. Discover dinosaurs, archaeology, bees, fossils, rocks and volcanoes. Enjoy LEGO, trails, dressing up, stories and science shows. Solve an escape room, ride a steam train, meet farm animals or experience magnificent engines, classic cars and traditional summer fairs. There’s plenty for grown-ups too, from fascinating exhibitions and talks to creative workshops and specialist courses – or saddle up and enjoy a ‘Yeehaw’ night out!

There is so much to see and do, with many activities completely free. A few are listed below in date order, but check out other museum and gallery websites for more.

Here are a few ideas of What’s On in date order with weblinks. For more detailed information, here is a downloadable pdf And check out other museum and gallery websites for more!

July 2026

  • Tues 21 July-Mon 31 Aug  Summer at Watts  Watts Gallery
  • Tues 21 July-Mon 31 Aug  Summer holidays activities  Watts Gallery
  • Mon 27 July-Fri 28 Aug; not 7 Aug (11.30am, 1.30pm & 2.30pm.) Get Set Go! Interactive Family Science Show  Brooklands Museum
  • Tues 28 July-Sat 29 Aug  (10am-4pm ) Archaeology is Rubbish! Godalming Museum
  • Weds 29 July (11am-12noon & 1pm-2pm)   History Unearthed  Elmbridge Museum
  • Thurs 30 July, Tues 4, 11 & 25 Aug and Thurs 20 Aug (10.30am-12noon) Museum Explorers sessions for ages 5-11  Haslemere Educational Museum
  • Weekly on select days, Thurs 30 July–Fri 28 August  Clay Club Watts Gallery
  • Fri 31 July (12pm-2pm) Prehistory in your hands  Guildford Museum

August 2026

For more detailed event information, download our pdf list here.

And looking for something to do in September?

September

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