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Maritime adventures for the October break

The Irvine Herald

October 08, 2025

Irvine museum has a fun-filled activities programme

- ELINA KOBZAR

Maritime adventures for the October break

Write stuff Maura McRobbie and her latest children's novel 'Smugglers' Midnight Escape (pictured inset right) which is set on the Ayrshire coast

The Scottish Maritime Museum on Irvine Harbourside has unveiled a fun-filled programme of children’s activities for the upcoming October school break.

Running from Saturday, October 11 to Monday, October 20, the Museum will host free ‘make and take’ art drop-ins and a special children’s drama workshop with author Maura McRobbie.

This story is from the October 08, 2025 edition of The Irvine Herald.

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