💦 Aqua Park Session (ages 6+) - Box End Park, Kempston
Time: 12:00 - 17:00
🗓 SUMMER 2026 TIMES
▪️Monday - Friday: 12pm - 5pm
▪️Saturday- Sunday: 11am - 4pm
👨👦👦AGE & HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Must be aged 6yrs + and over 1.1m tall (110cm+)
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Our Aqua Park is suitable for all ages 6yrs+ and over 1.1m tall. The ultimate outdoor watersports experience for families & groups - climb, leap, bounce & splash your way around both inflatable courses packed with fun obstacles. Explore 2 giant courses during your session (rotating after 30-mins) - twice the fun for the same price! How long will you stay dry?
🧦 Grip socks (or soft-sole water shoes): Optional, but recommended for extra comfort and grip. Socks are available to buy on the day. Wetsuits are also optional, but recommended & can hired on the day or pre-booked.
🏊♂️ Participants must be able to swim at least 50 metres while wearing a buoyancy aid and be comfortable falling into open water.
👨👧👦 Children aged 6-9yrs:
Must be accompanied by an adult on the Aqua Park aged 17yrs+ (1 adult : 3 kids ratio).
👨👦Child Supervision Policy:
For the safety and wellbeing of all guests, children aged 16 years and under must remain under the supervision of a responsible adult (aged 17 years or over) at all times while on site.
🕙 Arrival Times:
Please check-in at least 45 minutes before your session. This gives you time to check-in at reception, kit up & attend the group safety briefing (10-mins before). If you’re running late, we’ll do our best to get you onto your booked session, but this may require re-scheduling to the next available session or day.
🌧 Cancellations & Weather:
All bookings are non-refundable. However, if you notify us more than 7 working days prior to your scheduled session, we’ll be happy to discuss rescheduling your booking or issuing a credit for future use.
In the event of extreme weather conditions - such as lightning, high winds or flooding - Box End Park may need to cancel sessions for safety reasons. Should this occur, we will offer the option to reschedule your booking or provide a credit.
🎟 TICKET COST
▪️Individual Ticket: £17.50
▪️4-Person Ticket: £60.00
🎫 OPTIONAL COSTS
▪️Wetsuit Hire: £5.00
▪️Grip Socks: £2.50
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: info@boxendpark.com
⛱️ Rushden Lakes Beach 2026
Time: 10:00 - 19:00
🗓 OPENING TIMES (Weather Permitting)
▪️Monday - Friday: 10am - 7pm
▪️Saturday: 10am - 8pm
▪️Sunday: 10am - 7pm
🧒 RESTRICTIONS
Up to 30 children on each beach at any one time.
🦆GAMES
It's not just the beach you'll find here; we've rolled back the years with a Hook a Duck stall, Alley Can game and Darts. Try your best and win prizes!
🍓 SUMMER TREATS
Summer holidays wouldn't be complete without delicious goodies. Enjoy Chocolate strawberries, Greek wraps, Churros, Slush, Eton Mess and Sweets!
🐶 Dog Information
Dogs are welcome at Rushden Lakes, whilst on a lead, but pets are not permitted within the sand play area.
♿️ Is the beach wheelchair and pushchair accessible?
The surrounding event area is accessible, although movement on sand may be more difficult for some wheelchairs and pushchairs.
🎶 Taleshaker Tuesdays, Luton - 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:30
🗓 WHEN?
▪️21st July - 25th August 2026
🕛 SESSION TIMES
▪️12pm & 1pm
⛱️ The Beach 2026 - Frosts, Woburn Sands
Time: 09:30 - 16:30
🕤 SUMMER HALF SESSION TIMES
▪️Monday - Saturday:
9:30 - 11:30, 12:00 - 14:00, 14:30 - 16:30
▪️Sunday:
11:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 16:00
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Join our resident lifeguards for two hours worth of fun and games on our fully covered beach.
With plenty of seating for the grown-ups to relax, our restaurant team will bring food and drink waitress served to your table so you can relax while the little ones play. This is the perfect summer treat for everyone!
Any children under the age of 12 months who are attending with an older paying sibling may enter the beach area for free.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Child (Includes one adult): £5.99
▪️Extra Adult: £1.00
▪️Under 12 months: Free
(Needs booking in advance - head to the website via the event link)
👀 HAVEN'T BEEN BEFORE?
Check out Whatsup Bedfordshire's Facebook Blog here to give you an idea of what to expect.
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🐷 Free Entry Farm - Knotts of TempsfordTingeys Farm
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
🗓 SUMMER HOLIDAY OPENING TIMES
▪️Tuesday-Saturday: 9am - 5pm
▪️Sunday: 10am - 4pm
✅️ Free Entry
✅️ Face painting
✅️ Muddy Mound Play
✅️ Free Go Kart Play
✅️ Cafe
✅️ Farm Shop
✅️ Animal Encounters
(Booking & charges apply)
🍔 CAFE OPENING TIMES
Our Farmers Café is open 10am - 3pm serving hot food and drinks.
❓️FAQS
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 01767 669376
🐰 Free Pet Pals Workshop - Pets at Home (All Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire locations)
Time: 14:00 - 14:45
🗓 WHEN?
▪️17th July - 28th August 2026
▪️2pm - 2.45pm
🐹 WHAT TO EXPECT
This summer, with the help of our trusted pet care advisors, little pet lovers can set off on an adventure into responsible pet ownership.
Each week brings a new theme, helping children discover everything pets need to feel safe, happy, and healthy. From food and treats to grooming, exercise, and habitats, children will learn fun new facts while building confidence along the way.
Children can enjoy hands-on games and activities, plus the opportunity to meet our furry friends.
📜 What they'll earn
We'll present your pet lover with an official Pet Pals certificate & sticker, along with colouring sheets to keep the fun going at home.
🧒 For pet lovers aged 4-10 years
Our workshops are specifically geared towards younger children, with content and activities that are safe, supervised and most of all fun. To allow enough room for everyone (and avoid spooking our animals), places are limited to one adult per child.
🎟 BOOKING REQUIRED - FREE
There are Pets at Home stores taking part in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire locations. Hit the event link button below, enter your postcode to find your nearest store to book. Spaces are limited.
📍BEDFORDSHIRE LOCATIONS
▪️Bedford
▪️Biggleswade
▪️Dunstable
▪️Leighton Buzzard
▪️Luton
📍BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LOCATIONS
▪️Aylesbury
▪️Bletchley
▪️Milton Keynes
📍HERTFORDSHIRE LOCATIONS
▪️Hemel Hempstead
▪️Letchworth
▪️Stevenage
🧒 Free Family Drop In - St Marys Church Hall, Bedford
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Tuesday 28 July
▪️Tuesday 4 August
▪️Tuesday 11 August
▪️Tuesday 18 August
▪️Tuesday 25 August
📍VENUE
St Mary’s Church Hall
Church Lane
Bedford
MK41 0AP
🗺 Sat Nav postcode: MK41 0AN
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
For more information, email:
families@stmarysgoldington.uk
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🤸♂️Parent & Toddler Session at Gravity in Milton Keynes, only £5pp
Time: 10:00 Price: £5.00
▪️AGE FOR PARENT & TODDLER SESSIONS:
All children must be over 18 months and under 5 years old accompanied by a paying adult. One adult to two toddlers.
🧒 Toddlers are most welcome at Gravity, and there are lots of ways for mini bouncers to have fun safely.
🗓 PARENT & TODDLER SESSION TIMES 7 DAYS A WEEK SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY:
▪️Monday - Friday: 9am
▪️Saturday: 9am
▪️Sunday: 10am
🧦 GRAVITY SAFETY SOCKS - £3.60
GRAVITY safety socks are an important part of our safety procedures - everyone participating MUST wear them at all times.
🕣 ARRIVE 30 MINS EARLY
Please arrive at reception at least 30 mins before your start time to check in, sort out any equipment, use lockers and watch our safety brief.
📝 FAST TRACK
Fast track your experience by filling out the safety agreement online.
🎟 TICKETS - £5 PER PERSON
Add the total number of participants to your cart (toddlers plus parent, plus additional paying parent if required). Under 5s need to be accompanied on the activity area by a paying adult. Tickets can be booked via the event link.
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🌳 Family Fun Forest School - Marston Moretaine
Time: 10:00 - 14:30 Price: £8.00
🕙 SESSION TIMES
▪️10.00am - 11.30am
▪️1pm - 2.30pm
🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Thursday 6th August
▪️Thursday 13th August
▪️Tuesday 18th August
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Come and spend some time in the woods with Ruth and Caroline doing woodland crafts, a scavenger hunt, den building, sawing, exploring and more.
ℹ️ Instructions
Make your way to the woods.
Please dress for the weather.
🅿️ PARKING
Parking costs £1 - £3 or join as a Friend of the Forest if you are a regular visitor - see the forest centre for more information
🎟 TICKET COST: £8.00
🏊♂️ Eversholt General Outdoor Swimming - Summer 2026
Time: 09:30 - 18:15
ℹ️ ABOUT THE POOL
The pool is an open air pool / lido. It is 21.3m by 7.3m with the shallow end 1m deep, gradually deepening to a maximum of 1.7m at the Eastern end. It has a small semi-circular paddling pool with a depth of 0.3m attached to the main pool, separated by bars. The temperature varies but it's usually 27-28℃.
🗓 SUMMER HALF TERM GENERAL SWIMMING TIMES 2026 :
▪️Monday & Tuesday : 9:30pm - 6:15pm
▪️Wednesday - Sunday: 12:30pm - 6:15pm
🏊♂️ TYPES OF SWIM SESSIONS AVAILABLE
▪️General Swim
▪️Adult Swim
▪️Retired Folk Swim
▪️Baby Swim
▪️SEND Swim
▪️Lane Swim
✅️ PRIVATE HIRE
Prive hire is available, check out the website via the event link for more information.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Children & adults: £6.50
▪️Under 3's: Free
▪️Spectators: Free
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: eversholtswimmingpool@gmail.com
🚣♂️ Dragon Boat Hire 2026 - Longholme Lake, Bedford
Time: 10:00 - 15:00
🗓 SUMMER HALF TERM DATES 2026
▪️Open Monday - Sunday
▪️Book between 10am - 2.45pm
▪️Weather permitting
👨👩👧 AGE:
All riders need to be 12 months or older to board. Children under 12 years only must wear a life vest, provided. To hire a boat on your own, you need to be over the age of 16.
Riders under the age of 16 must have consent given by a guardian who is with them. Said guardian will need to sign the hire agreement.
▪️HOW MANY PEOPLE PER BOAT?
4 people per boat, this number includes infants & smaller children.
🐶 ARE DOGS ALLOWED?
Yes. Please clean up any hair and other dog related 'mess' before you get back to the jetty. Be sure you keep your dog on a lead for the duration of your hire. Wildlife such as swans have priority and should not be distressed by dogs. Life jackets for dogs are not available.
💳 DEPOSIT
A £10 deposit is required in addition on all tariffs. Dont be late back, damage or dirty the boat. Management reserve the right to decline boat hire without reason.
🎟 WALK IN PRICES
▪️30 minute hire: £20
▪️45 minute hire: £25
▪️60 minute hire: £30
🎫 PRE-BOOK PRICES - SAVE 25%
For the best rates, book direct and save 25% off walk in rates by booking on the website via the event link.
☕️ CAFÉ ONSITE - Click here for information about the Lakeside Kitchen. Dogs welcome.
🅿️ FIND US
Park for free on The Embankment for up-to 2 hours, The Embankment, Bedford, MK40 3QF. Alternative parking is available at Mill Meadows car park south of us, accessible via Longholme Way / Cardington Road roundabout. Access to the cafe is on foot / bike only. The route is step free and considered accessible by many.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: hello@thelongholme.com
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💦 Graveley Farm Slip & Slide - Hertfordshire
Time: 10:00 - 18:00
🗓 2026 DATES
▪️20th July - 6th September 2026
▪️Monday - Sunday
🕙 TIMES
▪️10:00 to 18:00 (last session 17:00)
ℹ️ AGE INFORMATION
Riders must be at least 5 years old to ride alone, able to climb over the safety barriers, able to swim and confident in water. Please supervise your children at all times.
🛝 WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Each session gives you unlimited rides for 60 minutes, so you can slide again and again without holding back.
Your session also includes unlimited zorbing, so you can mix things up and keep the fun going throughout your time slot.
👙WHAT SHOULD WE WEAR?
Wear swimwear or soft clothing you don’t mind getting wet. Clothing must not have zips, buttons, rivets or sharp edges, and no footwear is allowed on the slide. Please remove jewellery and secure loose items before taking part.
🌧 WHAT HAPPENS IN BAD WEATHER?
The slide runs in most weather, but sessions may be paused or rescheduled in unsafe conditions such as thunderstorms.
🧋REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Refreshments are available on site, so you can grab a drink or a snack while you’re here.
🕐 WHAT TIME SHOULD WE ARRIVE?
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your session to check in and get ready.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your session to check in and get ready.
🎟 TICKET COST:
Sessions are £15 per person (plus booking fee), with optional wetsuit hire available for £5 per hour (plus booking fee). Wetsuits are available in a range of sizes, and you can choose the right fit on the day. A small booking fee applies to each booking.
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 07436 605503
📧 Email:
graveleyfruitfarm@hotmail.com
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🤸♂️ Two Mile Ash Summer Event 2026 - Milton Keynes
Time: 09:30 - 11:30
🗓 2026 DATE & TIMES
▪️Wednesday 22 July: 09:30 - 11:30
▪️Tuesday 28 July: 13:30 - 15:30
▪️Tuesday 4 August: 13:30 - 15:30
▪️Friday 14 August: 09:30 - 11:30
▪️Tuesday 18 August: 09:30 - 11:30
▪️Wednesday 26 August: 13:30 - 15:30
▪️AGE: For ages up to 12.
🏐 INCLUDES
Every event includes New Bounce Blaster and Zorb Balls.
⭐️ OUR AIM
▪️Aim 1: For children to leave our sessions having gained more self-confidence and self-awareness.
▪️Aim 2: For children to develop their personal, social, emotional and phyisical development.
🎟 BOOK A SPACE
You can book a free space on the website via the event link.
🎭 Free Open Air Theatre (Booking needed) - Houghton Hall Park
Time: 12:30 - 18:10
🎭 SHOWS
▪️12:30 - 14:00: The Tale of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny
▪️16:40 - 18:10: Treasure Island
Bring your picnics, your chairs, and maybe an umbrella - we never know what the weather is going to do!
🎟 TICKET COST: FREE
Book your free tickets via the event link.
🪓 Bermuda Blades Axe Throwing - Henlow (💥Use Code WUB15 for 15% off)
Time: 09:00 - 21:15
ℹ️ ABOUT
🤑 EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT CODE: WUB15
Use WUB15 at checkout to save 15% off your booking. This offer is exclusive to Whatsup Bedfordshire only.
🤑 GROUPON DEAL (Limited time)
▪️For ages 8+
▪️For ages 12+
🪓 Axe Throwing Ages 12+
(Best For Groups of 1-3)
▪️For 2 people: £30.00
▪️For 3 people: £42.00
▪️For 4 people: £50.00
🕝 TIME: 2:15PM - 9:15PM
🪓 Axe Throwing Ages 12+
60 Minute Sessions - Private Lane
(Best For Groups of 4-6)
▪️For 2 people: £50.00
▪️For 3 people: £65.00
▪️For 4 people: £78.00
▪️For 5 people: £90.00
▪️For 6 people: £99.00
🕑 TIME: 2:00PM - 9:00PM
⚙️ Junior & Family Friendly Axe Throwing Ages 8+ (Self-Supervised) 30 Minute Sessions - Private Lane - Soft Bristle
▪️ £20.00 per person
🕘 TIME: 9:00AM - 2:00PM
🎟 BOOKING
Book on Bermuda Blades Website via the event link and don't forget to add you discount code WUB15 at checkout!
❓️FAQ'S
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: throw@bermudablades.com
🎳 Kid Bowl Free this Summer 2026 - GoBowling, Dunstable
Time: 10:00 - 18:00
🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES FOR THIS OFFER
▪️20th July - 2nd September 2026
▪️Monday - Friday
▪️10am - 6pm
💥THE DEAL
Up to 3 kids bowl FREE with every paying adult. Monday to Friday, 10am–6pm.
🎮 PLUS...
Arcade games, brilliant food deals, and a fully stocked bar (because let's face it, you’ve earned a cold drink).
Whether the British weather is doing its usual unpredictable thing, or you just need a couple of hours where you aren’t the main source of entertainment, bring the family down to us for a fun break.
🎟 ADULT COST
▪️1st Game: £8.00
▪️2nd Game: £7.00
▪️3rd Game: £2.99
🎟 HOW TO BOOK
☎️ Phone: 01582 47 27 27
Lanes get booked up fast on weekdays, so get ahead of the game!
🌿 Nature Crafts at Bromham Mill - Summer 2026
Time: 10:00 - 12:00 Price: £3.00
▪️AGE: For any age children wanting to take part in crafts.
Crafts will be held in the Nature Barn, children need to be accompanied with an adult.
🪙 COST: £3 PER CHILD
No booking required, just turn up.
🕙 TIME: 10am - 2pm
🗓 2026 DATES:
▪️Tuesday 28th July
▪️Tuesday 4th August
▪️Tuesday 11th August
▪️Tuesday 18th August
▪️Tuesday 25th August
👀 HAVEN'T BEEN TO BROMHAM MILL BEFORE?
Check out Whatsup Bedfordshire's Facebook post to give you an idea of what is there.
