Family memberships for fun all year round
Family memberships to museums and historic and natural attractions let you explore at your own pace, time and again, and often with extra benefits that make them a brilliant year-round investment or gift. We shortlist…
Making of me: Josh Cuthbert on his schooldays and music journey
The singer, model and digital creator Josh Cuthbert talks about school days in Berkshire and the road that led to the West End, and then The X Factor and boy band success with Union J
Band leader: In conversation with Vikki Stone
We meet Vikki Stone of ITV's Romeo & Duet, to find out more about her music career – and the life-changing Wells Cathedral School scholarship that launched it
Marvellous Matilda
Roald Dahl's feisty heroine, first brought to the stage back in 2010 by the RSC, remains a brilliant introduction to live drama for young people
Famous Five revival
Prepare the ginger beer, The Famous Five have returned in a new musical production offering fun and adventures galore
Holiday Nanny guide
A holiday nanny may sound like a luxury, but it's not only the super-rich who take help on holiday – so what are the ground rules for hiring vacation childcare?
Go wild at Cornwall’s Gwel an Mor
Whether or not you have the weather, Gwel an Mor is an excellent Cornish family destination and with unmissable wild attractions
Wave catching at Saunton Sands
Learning to surf as a family is a challenge, but a fun one. Absolutely Education heads to North Devon’s Saunton Sands
Into the Wild
As the summer holidays draw near, Absolutely investigates Camp Wilderness' summer camps
Stage fright – new ‘Macbeth’ for young people at the Globe
A production of Macbeth designed for young people has come to Shakespeare’s Globe this spring. We enjoyed a preview