Teesside Park has been transformed into a fantasy world, with a range of free activities inspired by children’s classic Alice in Wonderland taking place throughout the summer holidays, including meet and greets.

On Saturday 31st August, between 12pm – 4pm, visitors will have the chance to snap a selfie with Alice and the Mad Hatter.

Families can also enjoy free flamingo-themed croquet outside Costa between 11am and 3pm every day during the holidays, and step through the looking glass with a Wonderland trail across the centre.

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A trail map can be downloaded from Teesside Park’s website – and with eight clues to find, there’s plenty to keep children busy for a little while.

Full details on the summer of activities can be found here.

Catherine Furlong, centre director at Teesside Park, said: “It’s fantastic to see the centre transform into its own Wonderland for the summer.

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“We know it can be difficult to keep children entertained over the holidays, so we wanted to make sure we had a range of fun, free activities for the whole family to enjoy – and I’m sure it will be very exciting for our little visitors to meet the characters themselves too!”

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‘West Way’, between Greggs and Market Cross Jewellers, has also been transformed into ‘Wonderland Way’ for the holidays. School children from Whinney Banks, Mill Lane, and Newport primary schools helped to create themed decorations for the trees which line the road while they were at the centre for a Young Readers Programme event recently.

The Young Readers Programme is an award-winning initiative between Teesside Park’s owner British Land and the National Literacy Trust that aims to encourage children to read for enjoyment outside of the classroom.