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Families This Weekend in Sandford (Mid Devon)
A tidy shortlist for families who would quite like to leave the house without spending half the morning opening tabs. We keep it local, useful, and blessedly free of events that tell you absolutely nothing.
6 picks around Sandford (Mid Devon), from 6 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
25–26 July Near Sandford (Mid Devon)
Not every listing gets a golden ticket
These picks come from the same behind-the-scenes legwork that powers Near Here. We check a frankly silly number of local listings, then keep the family-friendly ones that are nearby, properly described, and worth recommending.
Happening Saturday 25 July to Sunday 26 July.
Picked for Sandford (Mid Devon), not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.
Our 6 picks near Sandford (Mid Devon)
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2Save the Children Fundraiser
at Lyme Regis Fossil Beach (Ammonite Pavement)
Come along to the Woodmead Halls from 11am until 2pm on Saturday 25 July for a cream tea, tombola and jumble sale in aid of the Lyme Regis branch of Save the Children. There will be a selection of cakes, books, jigsaws, bric-a-brac and clothing on sale.
31.9 milesSat 25 Jul12:00
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3Kids! Introduction to Handbuilding
at Outside
Create and decorate your own ceramic cup, jewellery holder or figurine using clay and coloured slips, with the firing of one piece included in the class fee.
36.3 milesSun 26 Jul11:00
4Mill Farm Folk Festival 2026
A midsummer folk music festival in the Dorset countryside featuring a variety of bands alongside family activities like face painting and arts and crafts.
47.9 milesSun 26 Jul11:30£2
5Free! (worth double-checking)Lego Club Frome, Frome Library
Imagine, design, build. For children aged 5 and over. A free event
27.8 milesSat 25 Jul12:00
6B-Elite Family Martial Arts
10am. Only £25 per Month. Family Classes. 3 years and above. – Allwelcome
41.4 milesSun 26 Jul£25
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