Myths, Maps & Monsters Summer Activity Camps: The Labours of Heracles!

The latest instalment of the interactive adventure from Myths, Maps & Monsters: the exciting - and often absurd - labours of Heracles! (Not Hercules, that was the Roman name for him, he gets a bit touchy about it if you don’t get it right) That’s right, Heracles: a half-god, half-gym-bro with muscles the size of Olympus; what he lacks in brain cells, he makes up for in tight t-shirts and Huel subscriptions! He’s got one heck of a mess on his plate, and he needs your help…

This July, over three days, kids aged 5-11 can kick off their holidays in style by throwing themselves into the labours of Heracles! This is a summer job like no other: each day will tell the tale of one of the 12 epic quests Heracles was forced to undertake to win back his family and restore his honour! Expect sword battles, flying arrows, fiendish puzzles, dodgeball wars, arts and crafts, gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, fine poetry and epic rock music... (basically, everything you'd ever need for an epic Greek adventure!) 

Tuesday 21st July: Our introduction to Heracles doesn’t go so well… arrogant and bone-headed, he falls for a trick from Hera that ends up turning his beloved wife into a monster, and driving his family into exile. If he wants to get them back, he has to complete 12 labours, each more dangerous and terrifying than the last! First up, all he’s got to do is slay the multi-headed hydra, after taking on the best chariot racers from across all of Greece, AND getting to Sainsbury’s to buy a pint of milk before it closes.

What could possibly go wrong?

Wednesday 22nd July: Big H has got a particularly smelly task on his hands today, thanks to one of the most spoiled nepo-babies in all of Ancient Greece: King Augeus of Elis, son of sun-god Helios. Too occupied with filming himself making beans on toast for his social media page, Augeus tasks Heracles with cleaning out his animals' stables! Augeus had the biggest herd of animals in all of the land, and great as this may seem, this can get... messy. Very messy. And smelly.... and pooey.

Can our young adventurers help Heracles with his poopy problem? Or will they be drowning in dung for the rest of the year?

Thursday 23rd July:

The third and final Heraclean labour of the week sees our danger-prone protagonist taking on a horde of stymphalian birds! These things are no turkeys… imagine the speed of a hawk, the wingspan of an albatross, and the obnoxious appetite of a Brighton seagull… all swooping down on Heracles like he’s an extra-juicy worm at dinner time. Time to practise your arrow skills, finish your ice cream quickly, and for Zeus’ sake, somebody put down some newspaper…. this is gonna get messy!

Only for children 5+

Prices:

General admission: £50 per day (9.30am-3.30pm) OR £135 for three days
General admission plus early drop-off: £60 (drop off any time from 8.30am) OR £165 for three days
Low income tickets: £20* per day

*We are pleased to offer a limited number of discounted tickets for families who feel unable to buy general tickets due to financial concerns. These tickets are offered on an honesty basis.

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