🎠 Wicksteed Park May Half Term 2025 (Optional camping)
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 10:30 - 17:00
🎠 A-MAY-ZING adventures await at Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire this May Half-Term 2025!
Join us from the 24th of May until the 1st of June from 10:30am until 5pm for an action-packed adventure that the whole family can enjoy.
🎉 WHAT TO EXPECT
Take a spin on our exciting rides, explore our attractions or play a game on our newly refurbished crazy golf course, Pig ‘n Putt. Come along to experience a day filled with thrills, unforgettable moments and plenty of family fun!
🛝 EXTRA CHARGE
Separate charges apply for Wicky’s Play Factory.
https://wicksteedpark.org/events/may-half-term/
▪️Adult from: £2.00
▪️Child under 1 from: £1.00
▪️Child under 8 from: £6.00
🎟 TICKETS COST:
Our wristbands start from just £22 when booked in advance, giving you unlimited access to over 25 rides and attractions. There are also family tickets available starting from just £56 for a family of 3!
👶 FREE FOR CHILDEN UNDER 0.9M
Join us from the 24th of May until the 1st of June from 10:30am until 5pm for an action-packed adventure that the whole family can enjoy.
🎉 WHAT TO EXPECT
Take a spin on our exciting rides, explore our attractions or play a game on our newly refurbished crazy golf course, Pig ‘n Putt. Come along to experience a day filled with thrills, unforgettable moments and plenty of family fun!
🛝 EXTRA CHARGE
Separate charges apply for Wicky’s Play Factory.
https://wicksteedpark.org/events/may-half-term/
▪️Adult from: £2.00
▪️Child under 1 from: £1.00
▪️Child under 8 from: £6.00
🎟 TICKETS COST:
Our wristbands start from just £22 when booked in advance, giving you unlimited access to over 25 rides and attractions. There are also family tickets available starting from just £56 for a family of 3!
👶 FREE FOR CHILDEN UNDER 0.9M
Children under 0.9m get to experience the joy of Wicksteed Park for FREE with an accompanying paying adult.
🏕 CAMPING OPTIONS
▪️Affordable Rates: With pitches starting at just £25, enjoy value-packed camping without compromising on the experience.
https://wicksteedpark.org/your-visit/camping-at-wicksteed-park/
▪️Further Information
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us:
☎️ Phone: 01536 512475
📧 Email: hello@wicksteedpark.org
🦆 PARK WALKS
Our parkland and walking trails are free for everyone to enjoy all year round. Take a leisurely stroll, explore the natural beauty, or relax with a book under the trees. Our open spaces offer something for everyone, providing the perfect setting for peaceful walks and outdoor activities.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
https://wicksteedpark.org/access-statement/
🐶 DOGS
We ask that dogs be kept on a lead at all times and that they wait outside retail and catering outlets.
Play Areas: For the safety and comfort of all our guests, dogs are not permitted in children’s play areas.
🏕 CAMPING OPTIONS
▪️Affordable Rates: With pitches starting at just £25, enjoy value-packed camping without compromising on the experience.
https://wicksteedpark.org/your-visit/camping-at-wicksteed-park/
▪️Further Information
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us:
☎️ Phone: 01536 512475
📧 Email: hello@wicksteedpark.org
🦆 PARK WALKS
Our parkland and walking trails are free for everyone to enjoy all year round. Take a leisurely stroll, explore the natural beauty, or relax with a book under the trees. Our open spaces offer something for everyone, providing the perfect setting for peaceful walks and outdoor activities.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
https://wicksteedpark.org/access-statement/
🐶 DOGS
We ask that dogs be kept on a lead at all times and that they wait outside retail and catering outlets.
Play Areas: For the safety and comfort of all our guests, dogs are not permitted in children’s play areas.
Dog Exercising Field: Looking for a place where your dog can run free? Head over to the dog exercising field located above the campsite on the far side of the park. It’s the sole area where dogs can be let off their leads.
❗️PLEASE NOTE
Rides and attractions may be closed for maintenance or may not operate during inclement weather. The Garden Wheel will be closed for ongoing maintenance. Please check our website for the latest availability updates.
🅿️ PARKING
🅿️ PARKING
Wicksteed Park’s regular parking charges apply. https://wicksteedpark.org/your-visit/car-park-prices/
🎉 Don’t miss out on this a-MAY-zing half-term, book online NOW. Please check our terms and conditions.
🎉 Don’t miss out on this a-MAY-zing half-term, book online NOW. Please check our terms and conditions.
34 other events on this day
🛍 Harpenden Farmers' Market 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 10:00 - 14:00
🛍 Harpenden’s Farmers' Market is a vibrant market offering a huge selection of exciting, high quality local produce. We welcome residents and visitors to the Town every month to enjoy everything the Market has to offer.
🍞 WHAT TO EXPECT
The Farmers' Market includes fresh fruit, vegetables, meats fish, artisan bakery, homemade pies, preserves, gifts, crafts, beer, wine, liquors, fine cheeses, flowers, and street food.
📍LOCATION
The Market is situated in the heart of picturesque Harpenden on the Hugh Street within its bustling Town Centre, restaurant, a Sainsbury's and charity shops. Locals and visitors alike come to enjoy delicious, seasonal produce, locally grown and reared by experts, passionate in their field.
2025 DATES:
🍞 WHAT TO EXPECT
The Farmers' Market includes fresh fruit, vegetables, meats fish, artisan bakery, homemade pies, preserves, gifts, crafts, beer, wine, liquors, fine cheeses, flowers, and street food.
📍LOCATION
The Market is situated in the heart of picturesque Harpenden on the Hugh Street within its bustling Town Centre, restaurant, a Sainsbury's and charity shops. Locals and visitors alike come to enjoy delicious, seasonal produce, locally grown and reared by experts, passionate in their field.
2025 DATES:
- ▪️23rd February
- ▪️23rd March
- ▪️27th April
- ▪️25th May
- ▪️22nd June
- ▪️27th July
- ▪️24th August
- ▪️28th September
- ▪️26th October
- ▪️23rd November (12-6pm as part of the Christmas Carnival)
- ▪️21st December
Further information can be found on the Town Council's website via our event link.
🤸♂️ Bounce Camp at The Broughton Hotel - May 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
Price: £7.00
🤸♂️ Bounce Camp's session at The Broughton Hotel (Hungry Horse) in Milton Keynes.
2025 DATES:
▪️Saturday 24th May
▪️Sunday 25th May
▪️Sunday 26th May
SESSION TIMES
▪️SEND: 9.00am - 10.30am
▪️General: 11.00am - 12.30pm
▪️General: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
▪️General: 3.00pm - 4.30pm
▪️General: 5.00pm - 6.30pm
▪️Adults only: 7.00pm - 8.30pm
WHAT TO EXPECT
⭐️ Giant inflatables for all ages, including bouncy castles and mega slides.
⭐️ Challenging obstacle courses perfect for kids and adults alike.
⭐️ A fun-packed day ideal for family outings, holiday activities, and birthday parties.
⭐️ Vibrant bounce zones offering safe, energetic entertainment.
The perfect setting for kids fun days and unforgettable community events.
🍔 FOOD & DRINK
Enjoy a variety of delicious options, including burgers, candy floss, and popcorn, to keep you fuelled for the fun.
2025 DATES:
▪️Saturday 24th May
▪️Sunday 25th May
▪️Sunday 26th May
SESSION TIMES
▪️SEND: 9.00am - 10.30am
▪️General: 11.00am - 12.30pm
▪️General: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
▪️General: 3.00pm - 4.30pm
▪️General: 5.00pm - 6.30pm
▪️Adults only: 7.00pm - 8.30pm
WHAT TO EXPECT
⭐️ Giant inflatables for all ages, including bouncy castles and mega slides.
⭐️ Challenging obstacle courses perfect for kids and adults alike.
⭐️ A fun-packed day ideal for family outings, holiday activities, and birthday parties.
⭐️ Vibrant bounce zones offering safe, energetic entertainment.
The perfect setting for kids fun days and unforgettable community events.
🍔 FOOD & DRINK
Enjoy a variety of delicious options, including burgers, candy floss, and popcorn, to keep you fuelled for the fun.
WHY CHOOSE BOUNCE CAMP?
🤩 Massive 640ft Obstacle Course: The ultimate inflatable experience, designed for pure joy and excitement.
🤩 Perfect for Any Occasion: Great for parties, school events, or corporate team-building activities.
🤩 Family-Friendly Fun: Safe, engaging, and suitable for all ages.
🤩 Delicious Refreshments: Enjoy burgers, drinks, and more while soaking in the lively atmosphere.
🅿️ PARKING
Some sites may charge £1 for parking, so don’t forget to bring a small amount of cash.
☎️ Phone: 01525 455765
📧 Email: info@bouncecamp.co.uk
👑 Free entry Open Day at Willington Dovecote and Stables
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
👑 Free entry, no booking required! Come see inside the Dovecote & Stables which hosted a Henry VIII visit in the 1540s. The Dovecote appears on the front cover of the book "60 Remarkable Buildings of the National Trust".
🕑 TIME: 2pm - 5pm
🗓 2025 FREE OPEN DAYS
▪️27th April
▪️25th May
▪️29th June
▪️27th July
▪️31st August
▪️28th September
ℹ️ EVENT DETAILS
The neighbouring church will be opening alongside the Dovecote & Stables. There will be an organ recital taking place which visitors can listen to. Admittance to the church is free, with them grateful for donations.
☕️ FOOD & DRINK INFORMATION
There isn't a food and drink offering at the Dovecote & Stables however the church does offer teas and coffees, as does the Danish Camp which is in the village.
🚻 TOILETS
There aren't toilets at the Dovecote & Stables, however the church does have toilet facilities.
🕑 TIME: 2pm - 5pm
🗓 2025 FREE OPEN DAYS
▪️27th April
▪️25th May
▪️29th June
▪️27th July
▪️31st August
▪️28th September
ℹ️ EVENT DETAILS
The neighbouring church will be opening alongside the Dovecote & Stables. There will be an organ recital taking place which visitors can listen to. Admittance to the church is free, with them grateful for donations.
☕️ FOOD & DRINK INFORMATION
There isn't a food and drink offering at the Dovecote & Stables however the church does offer teas and coffees, as does the Danish Camp which is in the village.
🚻 TOILETS
There aren't toilets at the Dovecote & Stables, however the church does have toilet facilities.
💦 FREE Bennett's Splash Park in Dunstable 2025
Time: 10:00 - 18:00
💦 Bennetts FREE Splash park is great for a fun day out for all the family with a play park and Cafe onsite.
📆 2025 DATES
▪️Monday 5th May - Sunday 31st August
▪️7 days a week
▪️10am - 6pm
💦 FREE FAMILY FUN
Enjoy the 16 super soaking water features ranging from gentle mists, spray arches and tipping buckets to spray shooter cannons. The Splash Park is designed to be enjoyed by children of all ages from 2 years to 10 years.
Those who are older are asked to act responsibly for the safety of all.
Please note, the Splash Park will have 10 minute intervals where the water will stop to ensure water safety quality checks, why not take this opportunity to refresh at the Splashside Cafe.
❗️IMPORTANT INFORMATION
*Bennett’s Splash Park and Splashside Café may be subject to closure due to unforeseen circumstances due to weather, technical faults or other issues beyond our control. For regular updates, please follow us on Facebook: @bennettssplash *
🍕 THE SPLASHSIDE CAFE
The Splashside Café adjacent to the Splash Park offers an array of food and drinks for all to enjoy such as freshly prepared milkshakes, delicious pizzas, classic fish finger bap and much more! Please note, last orders are 5.30 pm. View the menu here.
🅿️ PARKING - Charges may apply
When driving to Bennett’s Splash, please park in Ashton Square Car Park located off Bull Pond Lane, LU6 3BE.
The Splash Park is a minute walk from here, into Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground. Please take care when crossing the road.
ASHTON SQUARE CAR PARK is owned and operated by Central Bedfordshire Council. Please check the machines for chargeable days and hours.
📆 2025 DATES
▪️Monday 5th May - Sunday 31st August
▪️7 days a week
▪️10am - 6pm
💦 FREE FAMILY FUN
Enjoy the 16 super soaking water features ranging from gentle mists, spray arches and tipping buckets to spray shooter cannons. The Splash Park is designed to be enjoyed by children of all ages from 2 years to 10 years.
Those who are older are asked to act responsibly for the safety of all.
Please note, the Splash Park will have 10 minute intervals where the water will stop to ensure water safety quality checks, why not take this opportunity to refresh at the Splashside Cafe.
❗️IMPORTANT INFORMATION
*Bennett’s Splash Park and Splashside Café may be subject to closure due to unforeseen circumstances due to weather, technical faults or other issues beyond our control. For regular updates, please follow us on Facebook: @bennettssplash *
🍕 THE SPLASHSIDE CAFE
The Splashside Café adjacent to the Splash Park offers an array of food and drinks for all to enjoy such as freshly prepared milkshakes, delicious pizzas, classic fish finger bap and much more! Please note, last orders are 5.30 pm. View the menu here.
🅿️ PARKING - Charges may apply
When driving to Bennett’s Splash, please park in Ashton Square Car Park located off Bull Pond Lane, LU6 3BE.
The Splash Park is a minute walk from here, into Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground. Please take care when crossing the road.
ASHTON SQUARE CAR PARK is owned and operated by Central Bedfordshire Council. Please check the machines for chargeable days and hours.
🎊 Luton Town Carnival 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 12:00 - 18:00
🎊 Luton Carnival Theme: Back to the Furture
Get ready to embark on a journey ‘Back to the Future’. This year's theme is a vibrant fusion of nostalgia and innovation, encouraging participants to explore the past, present, and future through the lens of carnival and combined arts.
▪️Event start: 12.00pm (noon)
▪️Parade start: 1.00pm
▪️Parade end: 4.30 pm (approximate)
▪️Event end: 6.00 pm
🗺 Route: Flowers Way, through Luton Town Centre and the Hat District, ending at Silver St.
WHAT TO EXPECT
⭐️ Parade
⭐️ Music
⭐️ Activities
⭐️ Vendors
ℹ️ ABOUT
The 49th year of the Luton International Carnival is a precursor to the ‘big one’, at Carnival 2026 (LIC26), when Luton Carnival, in its modern form, turns 50 years old. 2026 also coincides with Luton Borough Council’s own 100 year birthday.
Get ready to embark on a journey ‘Back to the Future’. This year's theme is a vibrant fusion of nostalgia and innovation, encouraging participants to explore the past, present, and future through the lens of carnival and combined arts.
▪️Event start: 12.00pm (noon)
▪️Parade start: 1.00pm
▪️Parade end: 4.30 pm (approximate)
▪️Event end: 6.00 pm
🗺 Route: Flowers Way, through Luton Town Centre and the Hat District, ending at Silver St.
WHAT TO EXPECT
⭐️ Parade
⭐️ Music
⭐️ Activities
⭐️ Vendors
ℹ️ ABOUT
The 49th year of the Luton International Carnival is a precursor to the ‘big one’, at Carnival 2026 (LIC26), when Luton Carnival, in its modern form, turns 50 years old. 2026 also coincides with Luton Borough Council’s own 100 year birthday.
🚂 Day Out With Thomas 2025 - Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
Time: 10:30 - 17:00
🚂 Peep peep! Its Time to Party! Thomas & Friends™ are back with FIVE visits planned for 2025 at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre to celebrate 80 years of Thomas the Tank Engine AND Percy, meet Sir Topham Hatt, Rusty & Dusty, the Station Sweepers AND Trevor the Traction Engine!
INCLUDED IN YOUR TICKET:
💨 Unlimited rides behind Thomas, a REAL steam engine!
💨 Ride with Percy, Thomas's best friend
💨 Meet Trevor the Traction Engine (Subject to availability)
💨 Meet Sir Topham Hatt and enjoy storytelling and sing-a-longs
💨 Enjoy the free Tea Cup rides
💨 Have fun with Rusty & Dusty around the site and sing-a-longs
💨 Go for a free ride on our miniature steam railway - fun for ALL the family!
💨 Singalongs and performances from Sir Topham Hatt and Rusty & Dusty
💨 Thomas & Friends photo opportunities
💨 Thomas & Friends activities within the Play Pod
💨 Thomas & Friends character hunt
💨 Thomas & Friends garden games
💨 Thomas & Friends giveaways for every child
💨 Visit the railway museum
💨 Unlimited rides on the miniature railway
💨 Decorate your party hat
👀 You can also look round our stunning glass-roofed visitor centre with lovingly restored vintage steam engines on display, extensive museum, gift shop and café.
INCLUDED IN YOUR TICKET:
💨 Unlimited rides behind Thomas, a REAL steam engine!
💨 Ride with Percy, Thomas's best friend
💨 Meet Trevor the Traction Engine (Subject to availability)
💨 Meet Sir Topham Hatt and enjoy storytelling and sing-a-longs
💨 Enjoy the free Tea Cup rides
💨 Have fun with Rusty & Dusty around the site and sing-a-longs
💨 Go for a free ride on our miniature steam railway - fun for ALL the family!
💨 Singalongs and performances from Sir Topham Hatt and Rusty & Dusty
💨 Thomas & Friends photo opportunities
💨 Thomas & Friends activities within the Play Pod
💨 Thomas & Friends character hunt
💨 Thomas & Friends garden games
💨 Thomas & Friends giveaways for every child
💨 Visit the railway museum
💨 Unlimited rides on the miniature railway
💨 Decorate your party hat
👀 You can also look round our stunning glass-roofed visitor centre with lovingly restored vintage steam engines on display, extensive museum, gift shop and café.
🗓 2025 EVENT DATES
▪️18th - 20th April
▪️25th - 26th May
▪️5th - 6th July
▪️9th - 10th August
▪️11th - 12th October
ℹ️ Personal Assistant / Carer: FREE (please call Quaytickets to book these on 0161 876 2015. Documentation will need to be shown on entry. Only one free carer per disabled person).
▪️18th - 20th April
▪️25th - 26th May
▪️5th - 6th July
▪️9th - 10th August
▪️11th - 12th October
ℹ️ Personal Assistant / Carer: FREE (please call Quaytickets to book these on 0161 876 2015. Documentation will need to be shown on entry. Only one free carer per disabled person).
🎟 TICKET PRICES:
▪️Adults: £19
▪️Children (2-15): £15
▪️Under 2s: Free
▪️2 adults + 2 children: £59
▪️1 adult + 2 children: £40
NOTE: Prices exclude booking fees
🚣♂️ Pedalo hire in Luton 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 11:00 - 18:00
🚣♂️ Wardown Leisure Boating provides a great day out for the whole family in Luton. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake, with the overhanging willow trees, the island for waterfowl, and the beautifully restored suspension pedestrian bridge, among the many wonderful things to see.
🌧 WEATHER PERMITTING
📍LOCATION
We are located in Wardown Park at the boat house opposite the cafe and the children's play area on Wardown Lake.
🕚 OPENING TIMES
Opening hours are from 11am to 6pm every weekend and school holiday, weather permitting!
🎟 COST
▪️£4 - for each adult
▪️£2 - for a child under 16
▪️£10 - Family of four (2 adults & 2 children)
(Children under the age of 12 months are not permitted)
🌧 WEATHER PERMITTING
📍LOCATION
We are located in Wardown Park at the boat house opposite the cafe and the children's play area on Wardown Lake.
🕚 OPENING TIMES
Opening hours are from 11am to 6pm every weekend and school holiday, weather permitting!
🎟 COST
▪️£4 - for each adult
▪️£2 - for a child under 16
▪️£10 - Family of four (2 adults & 2 children)
(Children under the age of 12 months are not permitted)
The above prices are for a 30 minute boat hire. You are welcome to hire for longer if you prefer. Our pedalo hire is the perfect option for a family looking for things to do in Luton.
🐶 DOGS
Dogs are not permitted
CARERS
If you are caring for someone with a disability, we offer a discount. Contact us directly for details.
🎟 BOOKING
Book your pedalo hire here by calling:
☎️ Phone: 07432 204922,
📧 Email: wardownleisureboating@gmail.com
🅿️ PARKING
There is ample free parking at Wardown Park, making it one of the most cost-effective.
🏛 WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
Wardown Park Museum if FREE to visit and is located near to the carpark.
Opening times:
▪️Sunday - Thursday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
https://www.culturetrust.com/venues/wardown-house-museum-gallery
🐶 DOGS
Dogs are not permitted
CARERS
If you are caring for someone with a disability, we offer a discount. Contact us directly for details.
🎟 BOOKING
Book your pedalo hire here by calling:
☎️ Phone: 07432 204922,
📧 Email: wardownleisureboating@gmail.com
🅿️ PARKING
There is ample free parking at Wardown Park, making it one of the most cost-effective.
🏛 WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
Wardown Park Museum if FREE to visit and is located near to the carpark.
Opening times:
▪️Sunday - Thursday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
https://www.culturetrust.com/venues/wardown-house-museum-gallery
🎊 Wacky Wonderland in Cheddington, Leighton Buzzard - May 2025
Time: 12:00 - 16:00
🎊 Wacky Wonderland in Cheddington May 2025! Get ready for an outrageously fun-filled day at our Wacky Wonderland in Cheddington! Join us for a spectacular event packed with exciting activities, delicious treats, and endless entertainment for the whole family.
ENTRY:
Free Entry for everyone! All ages and backgrounds are welcome. Bring your friends, family, and neighbours!
👀 HERE'S A GLIMPSE OF THE WACKY WONDERS AWAITING YOU:
🎨 Face Painting: Become your favourite characters with our vibrant and imaginative face painting. Unleash your inner superhero or princess!
🏰 Bouncy Castle & Inflatable Helter Skelter: Bounce non-stop on the giant bouncy castle and feel the rush as you slide down the exhilarating inflatable helter skelter.
⛳ Crazy Golf: Dare your friends and family to a wacky round of crazy golf.
🎯 Coconut Shy & 🦆 Hook a Duck: Test your aim and win amazing prizes at these classic carnival games. Are you up for the challenge?
⚽ Football Shootout: Show off your footie skills and score epic goals at our football shootout. Ready to be the next star striker?
🎮 Games, Tombola & Lucky Dip: Dive into a world of fun with a variety of games, tombola, and lucky dip. Exciting prizes are up for grabs!
🎨 Slime Making & Sand Art: Get messy with gooey slime making and create stunning sand art masterpieces. Perfect for budding artists!
🦉 Hold an Owl Experience: Meet, greet, and hold a majestic owl for an unforgettable close-up encounter. A must for animal lovers!
🍪 Biscuit Decorating: Unleash your creativity and decorate delicious biscuits with fun and colourful designs. Yummy and artistic!
🍭 Candy Floss Workshop: Spin your own candy floss in a rainbow of flavours. A sweet delight that's sure to please!
Variety of Stalls
Explore an array of stalls offering treats, crafts, and unique goodies. Perfect for finding hidden treasures and gifts.
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Be captivated all day long with live performances, shows, and interactive activities. Entertainment for all ages!
☕️ Pop-Up Café
Take a breather and relish delicious food and drinks at our pop-up café. Perfect for refueling your fun!
ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
♿️ Accessibility: Wheelchair and pushchair friendly.
🚼 Facilities: Toilets and baby changing facilities on-site.
🐶 Pets: Dogs are welcome, but please keep them away from the owls.
🅿️ Parking: Available on-site and on nearby residential streets.
🎊 Join us at Wacky Wonderland for the most exhilarating event of the season! A day filled with laughter, adventure, and endless fun awaits the entire family. Don't miss out!
ENTRY:
Free Entry for everyone! All ages and backgrounds are welcome. Bring your friends, family, and neighbours!
👀 HERE'S A GLIMPSE OF THE WACKY WONDERS AWAITING YOU:
🎨 Face Painting: Become your favourite characters with our vibrant and imaginative face painting. Unleash your inner superhero or princess!
🏰 Bouncy Castle & Inflatable Helter Skelter: Bounce non-stop on the giant bouncy castle and feel the rush as you slide down the exhilarating inflatable helter skelter.
⛳ Crazy Golf: Dare your friends and family to a wacky round of crazy golf.
🎯 Coconut Shy & 🦆 Hook a Duck: Test your aim and win amazing prizes at these classic carnival games. Are you up for the challenge?
⚽ Football Shootout: Show off your footie skills and score epic goals at our football shootout. Ready to be the next star striker?
🎮 Games, Tombola & Lucky Dip: Dive into a world of fun with a variety of games, tombola, and lucky dip. Exciting prizes are up for grabs!
🎨 Slime Making & Sand Art: Get messy with gooey slime making and create stunning sand art masterpieces. Perfect for budding artists!
🦉 Hold an Owl Experience: Meet, greet, and hold a majestic owl for an unforgettable close-up encounter. A must for animal lovers!
🍪 Biscuit Decorating: Unleash your creativity and decorate delicious biscuits with fun and colourful designs. Yummy and artistic!
🍭 Candy Floss Workshop: Spin your own candy floss in a rainbow of flavours. A sweet delight that's sure to please!
Variety of Stalls
Explore an array of stalls offering treats, crafts, and unique goodies. Perfect for finding hidden treasures and gifts.
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Be captivated all day long with live performances, shows, and interactive activities. Entertainment for all ages!
☕️ Pop-Up Café
Take a breather and relish delicious food and drinks at our pop-up café. Perfect for refueling your fun!
ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
♿️ Accessibility: Wheelchair and pushchair friendly.
🚼 Facilities: Toilets and baby changing facilities on-site.
🐶 Pets: Dogs are welcome, but please keep them away from the owls.
🅿️ Parking: Available on-site and on nearby residential streets.
🎊 Join us at Wacky Wonderland for the most exhilarating event of the season! A day filled with laughter, adventure, and endless fun awaits the entire family. Don't miss out!
🐽 FREE ENTRY TO KNOTTS OF TEMPSFORD FARM
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
🐰 HERE IS A FREE ENTRY FARM TO VISIT IN BEDFORDSHIRE!
💥 WHATSUP BEDFORDSHIRE RECOMENDATION....
🗓 OPENING DAYS & TIMES
▪️Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 9am - 5pm
▪️Sunday: 10am - 4pm
ℹ️ ABOUT KNOTTS OF TEMPSFORD
Knotts is a family-run, working farm located in the beautiful village of Tempsford, Bedfordshire.
🙋♀️ FREE STUFF
Keep the kids occupied with a FREE play area and pedal karts. You get to see some animals too!
🎫 CHARGABLE EXPERIENCES ON THE Knotts Of Tempsford WEBSITE that you will need to book in advance (limited).
⭐️ Llama Walking (ages 8+): £8.00 - £18.50
⭐️ Greet the Goats: £7
💥 WHATSUP BEDFORDSHIRE RECOMENDATION....
🗓 OPENING DAYS & TIMES
▪️Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 9am - 5pm
▪️Sunday: 10am - 4pm
ℹ️ ABOUT KNOTTS OF TEMPSFORD
Knotts is a family-run, working farm located in the beautiful village of Tempsford, Bedfordshire.
🙋♀️ FREE STUFF
Keep the kids occupied with a FREE play area and pedal karts. You get to see some animals too!
🎫 CHARGABLE EXPERIENCES ON THE Knotts Of Tempsford WEBSITE that you will need to book in advance (limited).
⭐️ Llama Walking (ages 8+): £8.00 - £18.50
⭐️ Greet the Goats: £7
⭐️ Pig Pop In: £12.50
⭐️ Pat a pet: £8.75
⭐️ Pamper the ponies: £15
🍔 FOOD & DRINK
Stock up on the finest local produce in our Farm Shop and grab a bite to eat at The Farmers Grill while you're there!
The Farmers Grill is open: 10am - 3pm
Serving delicious hot and cold food using produce from our farm. Whether you fancy burgers and baps, or coffee and cakes, our Grill has something for all appetites. There's a Kids Menu for the little ones too! Our newly upgraded seating area is the perfect pit-stop.
✅ CLICK THE EVENT LINK TO VIEW & BOOK ALL CHARGABLE EXPERIENCES.
⭐️ Pat a pet: £8.75
⭐️ Pamper the ponies: £15
🍔 FOOD & DRINK
Stock up on the finest local produce in our Farm Shop and grab a bite to eat at The Farmers Grill while you're there!
The Farmers Grill is open: 10am - 3pm
Serving delicious hot and cold food using produce from our farm. Whether you fancy burgers and baps, or coffee and cakes, our Grill has something for all appetites. There's a Kids Menu for the little ones too! Our newly upgraded seating area is the perfect pit-stop.
✅ CLICK THE EVENT LINK TO VIEW & BOOK ALL CHARGABLE EXPERIENCES.
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⛱️ The Beach at Frosts, Woburn Sands 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
⛱️ Get ready for sun, sand and lots of smiles... as your little ones enjoy The Beach at Frosts in Woburn Sands this Summer 2025!
🪣 EVENT DETAILS
Join our resident lifeguards for two hours' worth of fun and games on our fully covered beach, with a play area suitable for toddlers.
With plenty of seating for the grown-ups to relax, enjoy food and drink whilst the little ones play. This is the perfect summer treat for everyone!
Sessions times:
▪️9.30am - 11.30am, 12pm to 2pm & 2.30pm - 4.30pm
▪️*Sunday sessions 11am to 1pm & 2pm to 4pm
🎟 TICKETS COST:
You can book tickets on Frosts website via the event link.
▪️Child includes 1 adult: £5.99
▪️Under 12 months attending with an older child: Free
▪️Additional adult: £1
🪣 EVENT DETAILS
Join our resident lifeguards for two hours' worth of fun and games on our fully covered beach, with a play area suitable for toddlers.
With plenty of seating for the grown-ups to relax, enjoy food and drink whilst the little ones play. This is the perfect summer treat for everyone!
Sessions times:
▪️9.30am - 11.30am, 12pm to 2pm & 2.30pm - 4.30pm
▪️*Sunday sessions 11am to 1pm & 2pm to 4pm
🎟 TICKETS COST:
You can book tickets on Frosts website via the event link.
▪️Child includes 1 adult: £5.99
▪️Under 12 months attending with an older child: Free
▪️Additional adult: £1
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🦹♀️Superheros Nature Trail at Jordons Mill - Broom
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 09:30 - 15:30 Price: £4.00
🦹♀️ Calling all young adventurers! Join us this May half-term for a SMASHING day out at Jordans Mill!
▪️Dates: 24th May – 1st June 2025
▪️Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
🔎 EVENT DETAILS
Explore the Mill Gardens, Meadow and Woodland as you uncover the real superheroes of nature—and keep an eye out for a few pesky baddies along the way! Follow clues, complete fun challenges, and solve puzzles across 10 exciting locations.
▪️Dates: 24th May – 1st June 2025
▪️Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
🔎 EVENT DETAILS
Explore the Mill Gardens, Meadow and Woodland as you uncover the real superheroes of nature—and keep an eye out for a few pesky baddies along the way! Follow clues, complete fun challenges, and solve puzzles across 10 exciting locations.
🎟 NO NEED TO BOOK - £4
£4 per child (includes a prize!)
£4 per child (includes a prize!)
No need to book— just pop into the Mill Shop, grab your trail sheet and let the adventure begin!
☕️ THE CAFE
If you are feeling hungry there is also a cafe onsite at a scenic location overlooking the river.
Check the menu out here:
https://jordansmill.com/plan-your-visit/whats-on#riverside-cafe
If you are feeling hungry there is also a cafe onsite at a scenic location overlooking the river.
Check the menu out here:
https://jordansmill.com/plan-your-visit/whats-on#riverside-cafe
🎡 Gumbles Funfair May 2025 - Nicholas Park, Stevenage
Sunday 25 May 2025
🎠 Gumbles Funfair is back with unlimited rides for kids at Nicholas Park in Stevenage this May 2025.
🗓 MAY 2025 DATES
▪️Saturday 24th May
▪️Sunday 25th May
▪️Monday 26th May
🕒 CHOOSE A SESSION TIME:
⭐12.00pm - 3.00pm
⭐ 3.15pm - 6.15pm
🎟 TICKETS PRICE - PAY ON THE DAY:
▪️Child (unlimited rides per session): £11
▪️Adult (spectator): £1
ℹ️ AGE INFORMATION
We usually recommend the age ranges of 1-13, but an adult or sibling, cousin etc may assist young children if they would like to ride but are too small to ride alone. We do have a few dedicated toddler size attractions and are hopefully looking to bring in some more smaller attractions and inflatables specifically for tots.
With good reason, you may assist your child! If they are too young to go alone, scared etc you may assist them.
ALL children attending will need to buy a wristband upon entry, no exceptions. Plan ahead! If you think our attractions are unsuitable for your child, please plan to leave them with a parent, grandparent, friend etc.
ℹ️ INFO FOR THIS EVENT - PAY ON THE DAY
Entry for this event is via wristbands only for children, these must be purchased on the day as you are entering Gumbles Childrens Fun Fair.
Some attractions may have height restrictions.
🍔 FOOD & DRINK
There will be an onsite food court.
You can't bring your own food and drink and may not be consumed on our premises, we encourage you to use our food and drink vending units! Without your support we can't continue to run our events!
🌧 WHAT IF THE WEATHER ISNT GREAT?
Weather permitting. Possible closure at any time. Please keep an eye on our Facebook updates.
🥰 Make sure you come out and support our events, we can’t continue to run these without YOUR support.
☎️ Phone: +44 07976813639
🗓 MAY 2025 DATES
▪️Saturday 24th May
▪️Sunday 25th May
▪️Monday 26th May
🕒 CHOOSE A SESSION TIME:
⭐12.00pm - 3.00pm
⭐ 3.15pm - 6.15pm
🎟 TICKETS PRICE - PAY ON THE DAY:
▪️Child (unlimited rides per session): £11
▪️Adult (spectator): £1
ℹ️ AGE INFORMATION
We usually recommend the age ranges of 1-13, but an adult or sibling, cousin etc may assist young children if they would like to ride but are too small to ride alone. We do have a few dedicated toddler size attractions and are hopefully looking to bring in some more smaller attractions and inflatables specifically for tots.
With good reason, you may assist your child! If they are too young to go alone, scared etc you may assist them.
ALL children attending will need to buy a wristband upon entry, no exceptions. Plan ahead! If you think our attractions are unsuitable for your child, please plan to leave them with a parent, grandparent, friend etc.
ℹ️ INFO FOR THIS EVENT - PAY ON THE DAY
Entry for this event is via wristbands only for children, these must be purchased on the day as you are entering Gumbles Childrens Fun Fair.
Some attractions may have height restrictions.
🍔 FOOD & DRINK
There will be an onsite food court.
You can't bring your own food and drink and may not be consumed on our premises, we encourage you to use our food and drink vending units! Without your support we can't continue to run our events!
🌧 WHAT IF THE WEATHER ISNT GREAT?
Weather permitting. Possible closure at any time. Please keep an eye on our Facebook updates.
🥰 Make sure you come out and support our events, we can’t continue to run these without YOUR support.
☎️ Phone: +44 07976813639
🔎 May's Mythical Maps 2025 - Dunstable Downs
Time: 10:00 - 17:00 Price: £3.00
🔎 Following your success at the Dunstable Downs Spring Tournament, it’s time to train for the next challenge - facing mythical creatures on an exciting adventure! To be ready for the quest in October, this May half-term, you’ll need to sharpen your map reading skills and familiarise yourself with the creatures and tools you’ll encounter along the way.
🗓 2025 MAY HALF TERM DATES
Drop-in 24 May – 1 June 2025 between 10.00am and 5.00pm.
🗓 2025 MAY HALF TERM DATES
Drop-in 24 May – 1 June 2025 between 10.00am and 5.00pm.
🤩 HOW TO TAKE PART:
1️⃣ Visit the hub to pick up everything you need!
2️⃣ Use your trail sheet map to locate 10 training stations across Dunstable Downs.
3️⃣ Each station will reveal either a mythical creature or a matching tool that will aid in your future quest
4️⃣ Record your findings in your creature catalogue to complete your training
5️⃣ Once you’ve completed your catalogue, return to the Visitor Hub to claim your prize.
✨️ AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION
✨️ AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION
For an alternative option, we also have themed sensory bags and spotter sheets that help you enjoy the trail's magic in a more accessible way. If anyone would like to see the trail sheet in advance, or needs more details in order to make their plans, please email us at dunstabledowns@nationaltrust.org.uk to request.
💷 COST
💷 COST
▪️£3 per trail. No pre-booking necessary.
💡AN IDEA FROM WHATSUP BEDFORDSHIRE...
Whatsup Bedfordshire bought a kite from Poundstretcher in Houghton Regis for only £1.99. We had so much fun which extended our day. Another idea on a nice day for is we brought a canvas and paints from the Works in Dunstable and painted the Downs (well tried to 😂), costing around £6. Don't forget to bring a picnic too!
💡AN IDEA FROM WHATSUP BEDFORDSHIRE...
Whatsup Bedfordshire bought a kite from Poundstretcher in Houghton Regis for only £1.99. We had so much fun which extended our day. Another idea on a nice day for is we brought a canvas and paints from the Works in Dunstable and painted the Downs (well tried to 😂), costing around £6. Don't forget to bring a picnic too!
🦁 Universal Credit Low Cost Whipsnade Zoo tickets 2025!
Sunday 25 May 2025
🐵 Reduced price Whipsnade Zoo tickets 2025!
Whipsnade Zoo wants as many people as possible to be able to enjoy a brilliant day out with them, to benefit from the amazing animals which live at Whipsnade Zoo, connect with nature and help us create a world where wildlife thrives.
To help people who might find cost or other challenges a barrier to visiting Whipsnade Zoo, the Universal Credit tickets provide entry at a reduced price.
🙋♀️ WHO CAN GET THE REDUCED TICKETS?
Reduced price tickets to Whipsnade Zoo available for those currently receiving:
▪️Universal Credit,
▪️Working Tax Credit,
▪️Child Tax Credit,
▪️Employment and Support Allowance,
▪️Income Support
▪️Jobseeker’s Allowance.
🌐 ONLINE BOOKING ONLY VIA THE 'EVENT LINK' BUTTON
These tickets are only available to purchase online in advance, for up to six people per household (under 3’s go free and do not need to book – but must be accompanied by an adult with a booked ticket). As only full price tickets are available to buy at the gate.
📝 WHAT WILL I NEED TO BRING WITH ME?
You'll need to bring proof of eligibility with you and show this when you present your ticket(s) to the friendly staff at the Zoo entrance. This can either be by logging into your Universal Credit portal or by bringing your proof of benefit letter (one proof per household). To be eligible you must have received a Universal Credit payment within the last month and you may also be asked to show photographic ID.
🎟 HOW MUCH ARE THE REDUCED TICKETS?
▪️ADULT (AGES 16+) - £7.00 / £6.00
▪️CHILD (3-15 YEARS) - £4.00 / £3.00
▪️UNDER 3 - Free
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💡 AN IDEA TO SAVE MONEY ON FOOD...
You can check out the toogoodtogo app to see if they have any surprise bags of food left, generally they are £3 instead of costing £9. Be quick though they can sell out quickly.
https://share.toogoodtogo.com/item/699154/
🚂 Haynes Summerfield Miniature Railway 2025
Time: 10:30 - 15:30
🚂 The Summerfield Line will take you between Haynes End Station and Hammer Hill Station.
TIMES
Trains depart Haynes End between 10:30 and 15:30 (approx.), we close at 16:00.
Steam engines will also be in action as often as we are able.
TIMES
Trains depart Haynes End between 10:30 and 15:30 (approx.), we close at 16:00.
Steam engines will also be in action as often as we are able.
ℹ️ ABOUT
At Hammer Hill you will have the option of taking a ride on two more of our railways - The Springfield Line from platform 2 and The Winterfield Line from platform 3 - tickets for both are sold at Hammer Hill.
🥪 PICNIC AREA
The picnic area at Hammer Hill will also be open for you to use, from where you will be able to watch the Garden Line in operation.
The picnic area at Hammer Hill will also be open for you to use, from where you will be able to watch the Garden Line in operation.
☕️ REFRESHMENTS
At Haynes End the Station Buffet will be open for refreshments and picnic tables are available for your use on the grass outside.
🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
We do try to run even when the weather is not at its best, but will have to cease operations should conditions dictate.
❓️ DO I HAVE TO BOOK IN ADVANCE?
Except where indicated you do not need to book in advance, merely "turn-up and go". The operation of all railways is subject to the availability of volunteers to run them and the prevailing weather conditions.
🎟TICKET PRICE (Card payments)
▪️Summerfields Railway (the main line) - £3.00 (return ticket from Haynes End to Hammer Hill)
▪️Springfield Line - £1.80
▪️Winterfield Line (the raised track) - £1.80
☎️ Phone for enquiries: 07498 869902
At Haynes End the Station Buffet will be open for refreshments and picnic tables are available for your use on the grass outside.
🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
We do try to run even when the weather is not at its best, but will have to cease operations should conditions dictate.
❓️ DO I HAVE TO BOOK IN ADVANCE?
Except where indicated you do not need to book in advance, merely "turn-up and go". The operation of all railways is subject to the availability of volunteers to run them and the prevailing weather conditions.
🎟TICKET PRICE (Card payments)
▪️Summerfields Railway (the main line) - £3.00 (return ticket from Haynes End to Hammer Hill)
▪️Springfield Line - £1.80
▪️Winterfield Line (the raised track) - £1.80
☎️ Phone for enquiries: 07498 869902
🚘 G&M GROWERS CAR BOOT SALE 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 07:30 - 12:00
👋We will be open this Sunday weather dependant. Any updates to this will be on Facebook and Instagram by 7am on Sunday.
▪️BUYERS - ENTRY AFTER 7:30AM
🔹️£1 before 9am
🔹️50p after 9am
🔹️Under 16's are FREE
▪️SELLERS - ENTRY 7.00AM
🔸️£10 any size vehicle
🔸️No need to book, just turn up!
🗺 LOCATION
We are located behind G&M growers farm shop at 79 Hitchin Rd, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade SG18 9BU
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ 07841619568 or 07538341136
Look forward to seeing you all Sunday and fingers crossed for nice weather.🚗🤞
▪️BUYERS - ENTRY AFTER 7:30AM
🔹️£1 before 9am
🔹️50p after 9am
🔹️Under 16's are FREE
▪️SELLERS - ENTRY 7.00AM
🔸️£10 any size vehicle
🔸️No need to book, just turn up!
🗺 LOCATION
We are located behind G&M growers farm shop at 79 Hitchin Rd, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade SG18 9BU
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ 07841619568 or 07538341136
Look forward to seeing you all Sunday and fingers crossed for nice weather.🚗🤞
Bradwell Mill Opening Day - Free Entry
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 13:30 - 16:30
Bradwell Mill is a Grade II listed landmark and is open to the public on selected days throughout the year, when the mill can be seen in action.
It is a rare opportunity to better understand what life was like as a miller – complete with all the associated smells, noise and dust!
🗓 2025 OPENING DAYS
▪️May 5th, 10th, 11th & 25th
▪️June 29th
▪️July 27th
▪️August 31st
▪️September 13th, 14th & 28th
Please be aware
⭐️ The mill is a working machine not just a building. Care should be taken when moving around the premises as some surfaces are greasy and some have a risk of splinters.
⭐️ There are low beams and trip hazards along with steep, narrow stairs.
⭐️ Only a limited number of people can access the upstairs at a time – so you may have to wait.
⭐️ Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
⭐️ There are no toilet facilities available.
🎫 ADMISSION - FREE
Admission is free but donations towards the upkeep are very much welcome.
🗓 2025 OPENING DAYS
▪️May 5th, 10th, 11th & 25th
▪️June 29th
▪️July 27th
▪️August 31st
▪️September 13th, 14th & 28th
Please be aware
⭐️ The mill is a working machine not just a building. Care should be taken when moving around the premises as some surfaces are greasy and some have a risk of splinters.
⭐️ There are low beams and trip hazards along with steep, narrow stairs.
⭐️ Only a limited number of people can access the upstairs at a time – so you may have to wait.
⭐️ Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
⭐️ There are no toilet facilities available.
🎫 ADMISSION - FREE
Admission is free but donations towards the upkeep are very much welcome.
🅿️ PARKING
Parking is in Nightingale Court, off Wheelers Lane. There is no access to the mill from Mill Lane (off Bradwell Road).
🫖 ⛴️ Special Afternoon Tea Cruise (Ages 16+) - Bedford
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Price: £42.50
⛴️ EVENT DETAILS
We’ve commissioned a Special Afternoon Tea Cruise complete with vintage crockery from local caterer Crème Brew Lait leaving from the Priory Country Park in Bedford.
▪️Arrive: 1.45pm
▪️Duration: 2 hours
▪️Age: From 16+ years
We’ve commissioned a Special Afternoon Tea Cruise complete with vintage crockery from local caterer Crème Brew Lait leaving from the Priory Country Park in Bedford.
▪️Arrive: 1.45pm
▪️Duration: 2 hours
▪️Age: From 16+ years
🥃WHAT TO EXPECT
We’ll welcome you onboard with a glass of fruit juice, before settling down as cruise Bedford’s picturesque countryside along the river with our Special Afternoon Tea at your table.
We’ll welcome you onboard with a glass of fruit juice, before settling down as cruise Bedford’s picturesque countryside along the river with our Special Afternoon Tea at your table.
🌳 Discover abundant wildlife and view the picturesque countryside from a whole new angle, looking out through large picture windows or standing out on the John Bunyan Bow.
Includes
⭐️Food
⭐️Tea or coffee
⭐️Welcome drink
⭐️Round trip
⭐️Food
⭐️Tea or coffee
⭐️Welcome drink
⭐️Round trip
Highlights
⭐️Afternoon Tea from Crème Brew Lait
⭐️Treat yourself by adding a mini prosecco to your ticket (over 18's only)
🥂 ADD A GLASS OF PROSECCO: £4.50
🚫 Excludes
Additional food and drink (a drink can be added at an additional cost or purchased at the bar)
♿️ WHEELCHAIR USERS
A maximum of two wheelchairs are allowed on this cruise. If you cannot book a wheelchair ticket, they are fully booked- please select another date. Please do not book a standard ticket if you need to use a wheelchair.
ℹ️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION
▪️ Bookings for this cruise close 72 hours before the start time.
▪️ Please arrive at your departure point 15 minutes before your cruise time. We have more than one departure point, please ensure you have noted the correct one on your ticket information and looked up directions.
▪️ All cruise times approximate, dependent on river conditions and time spent going through locks.
▪️ If the river is in flood, cruises will be re-routed or cancelled and alternative dates or refunds will be given. Please check the latest news before you leave.
▪️Passengers are not permitted to consume their own alcohol or food on board public cruises.
▪️Please ensure you select the correct dietary requirement for each member of your party where given the option. Other dietary requirements must be checked in advance.
▪️ Our public cruises are seated in tables of 4. If your party is an odd number or less than 4, you will be obliged to share a table with other passengers.
▪️ Full terms and conditions can be found on our website
📍DEPARTING INFORMATION
Departing from: Priory Marina at 2.00pm for a 2-hour cruise to Queens Bridge Kempston before returning back to Priory Marina.
The meeting place to join cruises from Priory Marina is John Bunyan Community Boat notice board just before the Marina gates.
🅿️ PARKING
Parking is available at Beefeater/ Premier Inn public car park (after turning off Barkers Lane at the Priory Country Park sign, turn immediate right follow the signs for Beefeater / Premier Inn Public Car Park). Park in the car park immediately in front of you behind the Premier Inn. John Bunyan Parking signed spaces near Premier.
♿️ Disabled passengers can be dropped off just outside the marina gates. Please do not drive into the marina or block access for residents.
🎫 BOOK TICKETS VIA THE EVENT LINK
▪️Adults 16+: £40
▪️Adults with wheelchair: £40
☎️ Phone: 07861 620520
🗓 2025 EVENT DATES
▪️Sunday 20th April
▪️Sunday 4th May
▪️Sunday 25th May
▪️Sunday 15th June
▪️Sunday 6th July
▪️Sunday 24th August
▪️Sunday 7th September
A maximum of two wheelchairs are allowed on this cruise. If you cannot book a wheelchair ticket, they are fully booked- please select another date. Please do not book a standard ticket if you need to use a wheelchair.
ℹ️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION
▪️ Bookings for this cruise close 72 hours before the start time.
▪️ Please arrive at your departure point 15 minutes before your cruise time. We have more than one departure point, please ensure you have noted the correct one on your ticket information and looked up directions.
▪️ All cruise times approximate, dependent on river conditions and time spent going through locks.
▪️ If the river is in flood, cruises will be re-routed or cancelled and alternative dates or refunds will be given. Please check the latest news before you leave.
▪️Passengers are not permitted to consume their own alcohol or food on board public cruises.
▪️Please ensure you select the correct dietary requirement for each member of your party where given the option. Other dietary requirements must be checked in advance.
▪️ Our public cruises are seated in tables of 4. If your party is an odd number or less than 4, you will be obliged to share a table with other passengers.
▪️ Full terms and conditions can be found on our website
📍DEPARTING INFORMATION
Departing from: Priory Marina at 2.00pm for a 2-hour cruise to Queens Bridge Kempston before returning back to Priory Marina.
The meeting place to join cruises from Priory Marina is John Bunyan Community Boat notice board just before the Marina gates.
🅿️ PARKING
Parking is available at Beefeater/ Premier Inn public car park (after turning off Barkers Lane at the Priory Country Park sign, turn immediate right follow the signs for Beefeater / Premier Inn Public Car Park). Park in the car park immediately in front of you behind the Premier Inn. John Bunyan Parking signed spaces near Premier.
♿️ Disabled passengers can be dropped off just outside the marina gates. Please do not drive into the marina or block access for residents.
🎫 BOOK TICKETS VIA THE EVENT LINK
▪️Adults 16+: £40
▪️Adults with wheelchair: £40
☎️ Phone: 07861 620520
🗓 2025 EVENT DATES
▪️Sunday 20th April
▪️Sunday 4th May
▪️Sunday 25th May
▪️Sunday 15th June
▪️Sunday 6th July
▪️Sunday 24th August
▪️Sunday 7th September
🏊♂️ Hitchin Outoor Pool 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
🏊♂️ On Sunday 25th May 2025 Hitchin outdoor pool is opening untill Monday 8th September 2025.
🗓 2025 OPENING TIMES
▪️Monday: 08:00 – 18:30
▪️Tuesday: 08:00 – 18:30
▪️Wednesday: 08:00 – 18:30
▪️Thursday: 08:00 – 18:30
▪️Friday: 08:00 – 18:30
▪️Saturday: 08:00 – 18:00
▪️Sunday: 08:00 – 18:00
FEATURES
⭐️ 50-meter pool for lane swimming and leisure
⭐️ Smaller, shallower pool for children
⭐️ Large sunbathing terrace
⭐️ Grassy areas for sunbathing and games
⭐️ Showers, toilets, changing, and lockers
⭐️ Cafe and vending machines
🔑 POOL LOCKERS - £1 coin
Refundable: You get your money back when you return the locker key
🗓 2025 OPENING TIMES
▪️Monday: 08:00 – 18:30
▪️Tuesday: 08:00 – 18:30
▪️Wednesday: 08:00 – 18:30
▪️Thursday: 08:00 – 18:30
▪️Friday: 08:00 – 18:30
▪️Saturday: 08:00 – 18:00
▪️Sunday: 08:00 – 18:00
FEATURES
⭐️ 50-meter pool for lane swimming and leisure
⭐️ Smaller, shallower pool for children
⭐️ Large sunbathing terrace
⭐️ Grassy areas for sunbathing and games
⭐️ Showers, toilets, changing, and lockers
⭐️ Cafe and vending machines
🔑 POOL LOCKERS - £1 coin
Refundable: You get your money back when you return the locker key
✅️ SHOULD I BOOK?
It's recommended you book your session to avoid disappointment. However, there is no requirement to book, and you will be able to pay on the day, subject to availability.
✅️ HOW TO BOOK
You can book on the app, on the website, in-centre, or by calling the center on:
☎️ Phone: 01462 441646
🅿️ PARKING
Keep your £1.00 ticket and get it refunded when you go to Hitchin Swimming Centre Reception.
Free on Sunday & Bank Holidays
https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/hitchin-swimming-centre-car-park
🎟 COST
▪️Adult £7.20
▪️Senior: £3.60
▪️Concession: £3.60
▪️Under 3s: Free
🎵☕️ Musical Theatre Afternoon Tea 2025 - The Papillon Coffee House in Bedford
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Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 15:00 - 17:00 Price: £35.00
🎭 EVENT DETAILS
Book a delicious, Papillon Afternoon Tea and join Capricorn's very own 'Capella Entertainment' for an incredible afternoon of live music as you sit back and enjoy some favourite hits from the world of musical theatre.
🎟 TICKETS COST: £35.00
Tickets can be purchased in advance directly from Papillon Coffee House.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: papilloncoffeehouse@gmail.com
☎️ Phone: 01234 965265
Book a delicious, Papillon Afternoon Tea and join Capricorn's very own 'Capella Entertainment' for an incredible afternoon of live music as you sit back and enjoy some favourite hits from the world of musical theatre.
🎟 TICKETS COST: £35.00
Tickets can be purchased in advance directly from Papillon Coffee House.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: papilloncoffeehouse@gmail.com
☎️ Phone: 01234 965265
🎪 HOGFEST 2025 - Hogshaw Farm May Half Term 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:30
🦌 Experience the Best of the Buckinghamshire Countryside in a Fun-Filled Farm Park Day Out at Hogshaw Farm & Wildlife Park.
🎉 HOGFEST 2025
Roll up, roll up for a country féte inspired week of family fun on the farm! Visit the Hogshaw Big Top to try your hand at circus skills, enjoy a ride on our miniature train, have at archery & axe throwing, challenge your friends and family to our féte style games and make new animal friends in the beautiful Buckinghamshire countryside.
🗓 2025 DATES:
▪️Saturday 24th May - Sunday 1st June 2025
🎉 HOGFEST 2025
Roll up, roll up for a country féte inspired week of family fun on the farm! Visit the Hogshaw Big Top to try your hand at circus skills, enjoy a ride on our miniature train, have at archery & axe throwing, challenge your friends and family to our féte style games and make new animal friends in the beautiful Buckinghamshire countryside.
🗓 2025 DATES:
▪️Saturday 24th May - Sunday 1st June 2025
🐾 WHAT TO EXPECT
Get hands on with our rare breed farm animals, come face-to-face with wildlife, explore the nature trails and go wild in our adventure play areas whatever the weather!
☕️ CAFE & SHOP
Our Farm Shop & Café are open to all, so stop by to discover tasty local produce and children’s gifts and enjoy freshly made cakes & pastries.
♿️ 🐶 ACCESSIBILITY/DOGS & MORE INFO
https://hogshawfarm.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/HFWP_FAQs-Sheet.pdf
You can hire out mobility scooters if you require one. You just need to phone in advance.
☎️ Phone: 01296 670444
🎟 ONLINE TICKET PRICES - ONLINE PRICES SAVE £2 PER TICKET
▪️Adult: £10.50 - £15.50
▪️Child: (2 - 15): £10.50 - £15.50
▪️Senior Citizen: £9.50 - £14.50
▪️Visitors with disabilities: £9.50 - £14.50
♿️ 🐶 ACCESSIBILITY/DOGS & MORE INFO
https://hogshawfarm.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/HFWP_FAQs-Sheet.pdf
You can hire out mobility scooters if you require one. You just need to phone in advance.
☎️ Phone: 01296 670444
🎟 ONLINE TICKET PRICES - ONLINE PRICES SAVE £2 PER TICKET
▪️Adult: £10.50 - £15.50
▪️Child: (2 - 15): £10.50 - £15.50
▪️Senior Citizen: £9.50 - £14.50
▪️Visitors with disabilities: £9.50 - £14.50
One registered carer goes free of charge
▪️Visitors under 2yrs old: FREE
▪️Groups of 10 or more guests: 10% discount
Must be booked together. Discount
automatically applied at checkout.
▪️Visitors under 2yrs old: FREE
▪️Groups of 10 or more guests: 10% discount
Must be booked together. Discount
automatically applied at checkout.
✂️ Free Sunday Crafternoons at Higgins, Bedford
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
✂️ Crafternoons are a monthly creative activity sessions for families to have a go at 'making' together and enjoy the chance to get creative. All resources are provided. This will take place at The Higgins in Bedford.
🧒 AGES: Suitable for under 12s.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED: 2pm - 4pm
Please be aware that space is limited and there may be a wait to start.
🗓 2025 CRAFTERNOON DATES:
▪️Sunday 27th April
▪️Sunday 25th May
▪️Sunday 22nd June
ℹ️ ABOUT THE HIGGINS MUSEUM
At the Higgins Art Gallery and Museum in Bedford, you can expect to explore collections of fine and decorative arts, including watercolours and prints, alongside local stories and archaeological finds, with free admission and a variety of events for all ages.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
https://www.thehigginsbedford.org.uk/Visit_us/Accessibility/Accessibility.aspx#:~:text=General%20Access,very%20welcome%20in%20the%20museum.
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES:
☎️ Phone: 01234 718618
🧒 AGES: Suitable for under 12s.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED: 2pm - 4pm
Please be aware that space is limited and there may be a wait to start.
🗓 2025 CRAFTERNOON DATES:
▪️Sunday 27th April
▪️Sunday 25th May
▪️Sunday 22nd June
ℹ️ ABOUT THE HIGGINS MUSEUM
At the Higgins Art Gallery and Museum in Bedford, you can expect to explore collections of fine and decorative arts, including watercolours and prints, alongside local stories and archaeological finds, with free admission and a variety of events for all ages.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
https://www.thehigginsbedford.org.uk/Visit_us/Accessibility/Accessibility.aspx#:~:text=General%20Access,very%20welcome%20in%20the%20museum.
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES:
☎️ Phone: 01234 718618
💦 Free Leighton Buzzard Splash Park - Parsons Close
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
💦 Leighton Buzzard Parsons Splash Park at Parson’s Close Recreation Ground. Don't forget your buckets and spades for the sand pit blankets and towels!
🗓 OPENING TIMES FOR THE SPLASH PARK/ TOILETS & BEACH (SAND PIT)
▪️Monday - Friday: 10am - 4.30pm
▪️Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 5.00pm
🙋♀️ Lots to do for all ages:
⭐Splash Park area
⭐Sandpit
⭐Skate Park
⭐Slides, swings, climbing equipment
⭐Basket Ball area
⭐Two table tennis tables
⭐Pavillion for bands
(And loads more)
🍦THE KIOSK AT THE PARK
A Kiosk selling hot & cold food, ice cream & drinks is open everyday from:
10am untill around 4.30pm in the summer.
💡AN IDEA WHICH HELPS TO KEEP YOUR DAY BUDGET FRIENDLY
Why not take a picnic, the town is just around the corner, with a Morrisons where kids eat free when an adult buys a mains, a Wetherspoons, Poundland, boots, charity shops and lots more!
💥Morrions kids eat free offer:
https://my.morrisons.com/morrisons-cafe/
🎺 SUNDAY BAND AT PARSON’S CLOSE RECREATION GROUND (WEATHER PERMITTING)
Every Sunday at the Band Stand:
▪️ 3pm - 5pm:
▪️ June - September 2025
There will be a band playing at the band stand at the park (weather dependant). Sundays you can enjoy FREE parking, FREE Kids play and FREE relaxing music! A great Sunday for everyone!
https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/council_events/music-in-the-park/
🚻🚼♿ TOILETS
Disabled and changing facilities.
(Changing facilities can be accessed using a radar key).
🅿️ PARKING
The closest parking is Duncombe Car Park, 4B Duncombe Dr, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1SD
(Sundays & Bank Holidays are FREE)
🗓 OPENING TIMES FOR THE SPLASH PARK/ TOILETS & BEACH (SAND PIT)
▪️Monday - Friday: 10am - 4.30pm
▪️Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 5.00pm
🙋♀️ Lots to do for all ages:
⭐Splash Park area
⭐Sandpit
⭐Skate Park
⭐Slides, swings, climbing equipment
⭐Basket Ball area
⭐Two table tennis tables
⭐Pavillion for bands
(And loads more)
🍦THE KIOSK AT THE PARK
A Kiosk selling hot & cold food, ice cream & drinks is open everyday from:
10am untill around 4.30pm in the summer.
💡AN IDEA WHICH HELPS TO KEEP YOUR DAY BUDGET FRIENDLY
Why not take a picnic, the town is just around the corner, with a Morrisons where kids eat free when an adult buys a mains, a Wetherspoons, Poundland, boots, charity shops and lots more!
💥Morrions kids eat free offer:
https://my.morrisons.com/morrisons-cafe/
🎺 SUNDAY BAND AT PARSON’S CLOSE RECREATION GROUND (WEATHER PERMITTING)
Every Sunday at the Band Stand:
▪️ 3pm - 5pm:
▪️ June - September 2025
There will be a band playing at the band stand at the park (weather dependant). Sundays you can enjoy FREE parking, FREE Kids play and FREE relaxing music! A great Sunday for everyone!
https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/council_events/music-in-the-park/
🚻🚼♿ TOILETS
Disabled and changing facilities.
(Changing facilities can be accessed using a radar key).
🅿️ PARKING
The closest parking is Duncombe Car Park, 4B Duncombe Dr, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1SD
(Sundays & Bank Holidays are FREE)
🚣♂️ Boxmoor Canal Weekend & Floating Market 2025 - Live Folk Roots & Blues
Time: 10:00 - 19:00
🚣♂️ Boxmoor's canal weekend is held over the last bank holiday weekend in May. Fishery Wharf Café will play host to a weekend of live music alongside the colourful Herts Roving Canal Traders three-day floating boat market, situated between Fishery Lock and Old Fishery Lane Bridge.
🗓 DATES:
Saturday 24th - Monday 26th May 2025
🎶 WHAT TO EXPECT
Come along to listen to the music, sample the delicious café food and freshly made to order pizza, enjoy a drink from our licensed bar and stroll along the canal, soaking up the colour' and atmosphere of the 3 day floating market as you peruse and purchase some beautiful gifts and handmade items.
Three days of Blues, Folk & Roots music performed on the canal-side open-air stage at Fishery Wharf Café Canal Lock, This is an ideal event for families and an excellent chance for children to see some first-class music. The full 3-day music line up below.
🗓 Saturday 24th May – Live Music afternoon & evening.
▪️12.00 - Blue Jam Acoustic - Indie Folk Originals
▪️13.00 - Marky Dawson - Piano Man
14.00 - The ZML BAND - Classic Acoustic Covers
▪️15.00 - TBC
▪️16.00 - Marky Dawson - Piano Man
▪️17.00 - Shane Lamont & Friends - Acoustic Covers
▪️18.00 - TBC
🗓 Sunday 25th May - Live Music afternoon & evening.
▪️12.00 - TBC
▪️13.00 - Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Canadian Folk
▪️14.00 – The Rosellys – Americana Country Blues
▪️15.00 - John Knowles - Originals & Covers
▪️16.00 - Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Canadian Folk
▪️17.00 - The Rosellys – Americana Country Blues
▪️18.00 - TBC
🗓 Monday 26th May - Live Music afternoon.
▪️12.00 - John Abbott – Acoustic Folky Blues
▪️13.00 - The Shuffle Pack - Blues
▪️14.00 - Lost Revellers - Gypsy Jazz
▪️15.00 - Two Gun Matilda - Rhythm & Blues
▪️16.00 - The Shuffle Pack - Classic Blues Covers
▪️17.00 - Kaspar & Lucy Piper - Blues
▪️18.00 - Open Mic Hosted by Shane Lamont (Indoors)
🅿️ PARKING
Parking - Please park responsibly, parking in side streets outside our neighbours driveways doesn't help anybody!! Please walk to the event where you can or park at the station carpark over the road or at Camelot Rugby Club.
▪️Camelot Rugby Club (8 minute walk): FREE !
▪️Station Carpark: £2.50
For more information on the Hertfordshire Roving Canal Traders click on our event link.
🗓 DATES:
Saturday 24th - Monday 26th May 2025
🎶 WHAT TO EXPECT
Come along to listen to the music, sample the delicious café food and freshly made to order pizza, enjoy a drink from our licensed bar and stroll along the canal, soaking up the colour' and atmosphere of the 3 day floating market as you peruse and purchase some beautiful gifts and handmade items.
Three days of Blues, Folk & Roots music performed on the canal-side open-air stage at Fishery Wharf Café Canal Lock, This is an ideal event for families and an excellent chance for children to see some first-class music. The full 3-day music line up below.
🗓 Saturday 24th May – Live Music afternoon & evening.
▪️12.00 - Blue Jam Acoustic - Indie Folk Originals
▪️13.00 - Marky Dawson - Piano Man
14.00 - The ZML BAND - Classic Acoustic Covers
▪️15.00 - TBC
▪️16.00 - Marky Dawson - Piano Man
▪️17.00 - Shane Lamont & Friends - Acoustic Covers
▪️18.00 - TBC
🗓 Sunday 25th May - Live Music afternoon & evening.
▪️12.00 - TBC
▪️13.00 - Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Canadian Folk
▪️14.00 – The Rosellys – Americana Country Blues
▪️15.00 - John Knowles - Originals & Covers
▪️16.00 - Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - Canadian Folk
▪️17.00 - The Rosellys – Americana Country Blues
▪️18.00 - TBC
🗓 Monday 26th May - Live Music afternoon.
▪️12.00 - John Abbott – Acoustic Folky Blues
▪️13.00 - The Shuffle Pack - Blues
▪️14.00 - Lost Revellers - Gypsy Jazz
▪️15.00 - Two Gun Matilda - Rhythm & Blues
▪️16.00 - The Shuffle Pack - Classic Blues Covers
▪️17.00 - Kaspar & Lucy Piper - Blues
▪️18.00 - Open Mic Hosted by Shane Lamont (Indoors)
🅿️ PARKING
Parking - Please park responsibly, parking in side streets outside our neighbours driveways doesn't help anybody!! Please walk to the event where you can or park at the station carpark over the road or at Camelot Rugby Club.
▪️Camelot Rugby Club (8 minute walk): FREE !
▪️Station Carpark: £2.50
For more information on the Hertfordshire Roving Canal Traders click on our event link.
🎉 Celebrating the 10th Year at The White Hart - Ampthill
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 15:00 - 18:00
🎉 Cheers to 10 years! Celebrating a decade of good times. Join us at The White Hart in Ampthill for cold drinks, live tunes and BBQ vibes.
🥂 Here’s to many more!
🥂 Here’s to many more!
🚘 LINSLADE CAR BOOT SALE 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 12:00 - 16:00
🚗 Linslade car boot sale opens every Sunday.
🛍 BUYERS
▪️From: 12pm
▪️Entry: £1
▪️Correct change please
▪️No credit cards , no western union ,
no crypto or Bitcoin .
🚘 SELLERS MUST STAY UNTILL 3PM
▪️Sellers from: 11am
▪️Cars: £9
▪️Vans: £12
▪️Large Vans: £15
▪️Trailers: £3
ℹ️ SELLERS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
❌ No trading until 12pm
❌ No £20 notes on the gate
❌ Take rubbish home
❌ No queue jump disabled or not
🐶 DOGS
No Dogs allowed
✅ Great day
✅ Great footfall
✅ Some great bargains
✅ Great range of food available
✅️ Toilets
🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
Weather dependent, please keep an eye out for Facebook page updates via the link.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1ADLtETHaJ/
☎️ Phone: +44 7487 293072
🛍 BUYERS
▪️From: 12pm
▪️Entry: £1
▪️Correct change please
▪️No credit cards , no western union ,
no crypto or Bitcoin .
🚘 SELLERS MUST STAY UNTILL 3PM
▪️Sellers from: 11am
▪️Cars: £9
▪️Vans: £12
▪️Large Vans: £15
▪️Trailers: £3
ℹ️ SELLERS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
❌ No trading until 12pm
❌ No £20 notes on the gate
❌ Take rubbish home
❌ No queue jump disabled or not
🐶 DOGS
No Dogs allowed
✅ Great day
✅ Great footfall
✅ Some great bargains
✅ Great range of food available
✅️ Toilets
🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
Weather dependent, please keep an eye out for Facebook page updates via the link.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1ADLtETHaJ/
☎️ Phone: +44 7487 293072
💥 New Brickz Museum in Milton Keynes 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
🧱 Whether you're a lifelong fan, looking for a fun day out or beginning your LEGO® adventure, this museum is a celebration of the colorful blocks that have brought joy to millions of people around the world opening from 5th April 2025 - 29th June 2025.
Our community of builders has worked hard to create some amazing and totally unique LEGO® displays for you to enjoy. Our large builds go beyond just size—they take you on an unforgettable journey through epic themes, from daring pirates and mysterious underwater creatures to the vast galaxy of Star Wars and so much more.
🗓 2025 OPENING DATES
▪️Easter Half Term: 5th April - 20th April
▪️Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday in April, May & June.
▪️May Half Term: 26th - 30th May
▪️Last day open: Sunday 26th June
🕙 OPENING TIME SESSION SLOTS
Depending on days different slots are available between 10.30am - 5.00pm. You can book on Eventbrite via the event link.
🎟 TICKETS COST:
▪️Adult (16+) : £15.00
▪️Child (5 - 15): £9.50
▪️Under 5: Free
▪️Family (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children): £10.00 per person
▪️ Carers: Free
(For those with proof of disability we will offer a free carers ticket with a full paying admissions ticket)
🤑 COMBO TICKETS
Combined entry to Brickz, Pixel Bunker & National Film & Sci-Fi Museum for the day.
▪️Adult: £32.00
▪️Child: £23.00
▪️Family (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children): £24.50 per person
Our community of builders has worked hard to create some amazing and totally unique LEGO® displays for you to enjoy. Our large builds go beyond just size—they take you on an unforgettable journey through epic themes, from daring pirates and mysterious underwater creatures to the vast galaxy of Star Wars and so much more.
🗓 2025 OPENING DATES
▪️Easter Half Term: 5th April - 20th April
▪️Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday in April, May & June.
▪️May Half Term: 26th - 30th May
▪️Last day open: Sunday 26th June
🕙 OPENING TIME SESSION SLOTS
Depending on days different slots are available between 10.30am - 5.00pm. You can book on Eventbrite via the event link.
🎟 TICKETS COST:
▪️Adult (16+) : £15.00
▪️Child (5 - 15): £9.50
▪️Under 5: Free
▪️Family (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children): £10.00 per person
▪️ Carers: Free
(For those with proof of disability we will offer a free carers ticket with a full paying admissions ticket)
🤑 COMBO TICKETS
Combined entry to Brickz, Pixel Bunker & National Film & Sci-Fi Museum for the day.
▪️Adult: £32.00
▪️Child: £23.00
▪️Family (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children): £24.50 per person
🚶♂️FREE Great Linford Manor Walk - 2025 (No booking required)
Time: 14:00
🌳 Learn about the ancient origins of the park all the way up to the modern era. On your walk, discover hidden gems such as the Veteran Lime Tree, Doric Seat and Ha-ha, which survive from the 18th century English Landscape Garden design of the park and have been recently revealed, revived and restored as part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund project.
😍 FREE: This walk is free but donations to the Friends of Great Linford Manor Park are welcome. No booking is required, just turn up and enjoy!
😍 FREE: This walk is free but donations to the Friends of Great Linford Manor Park are welcome. No booking is required, just turn up and enjoy!
🕥 TIME: Guided walks are held
on the second Friday of the month at 10:30
and on the last Sunday of the month at 14:00.
🚶♀️DURATION: Walks last around 90 minutes.
on the second Friday of the month at 10:30
and on the last Sunday of the month at 14:00.
🚶♀️DURATION: Walks last around 90 minutes.
🥾 WHAT TO WEAR....
Sensible, hard-wearing footwear and outdoor clothing is advised.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
On one stretch of the route there are a set of deep steps (leading up to the Railway Walk from the Cascade Pond). Please let the walk leader know if you would prefer to leave the pond via an accessible route. One or two park features are located on grass, which can be muddy when wet. A hearing loop is available on request from events@theparkstrust.com.
Accessible parking is located around the Parklands Pond at What3Words location pencil.parsnips.glosses.
🅿️ PARKING
There are limited parking spaces on the approach to the park from Parklands (see above). Otherwise, please park at the Memorial Hall car park, off Marsh Drive and leave the Arts Centre car park free. What3Words location unite.nipping.places.
🗺 MEETING PLACE: MK Arts Centre car park, Great Linford, off Parklands (St. Leger Drive), MK14 5DZ.
Sensible, hard-wearing footwear and outdoor clothing is advised.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
On one stretch of the route there are a set of deep steps (leading up to the Railway Walk from the Cascade Pond). Please let the walk leader know if you would prefer to leave the pond via an accessible route. One or two park features are located on grass, which can be muddy when wet. A hearing loop is available on request from events@theparkstrust.com.
Accessible parking is located around the Parklands Pond at What3Words location pencil.parsnips.glosses.
🅿️ PARKING
There are limited parking spaces on the approach to the park from Parklands (see above). Otherwise, please park at the Memorial Hall car park, off Marsh Drive and leave the Arts Centre car park free. What3Words location unite.nipping.places.
🗺 MEETING PLACE: MK Arts Centre car park, Great Linford, off Parklands (St. Leger Drive), MK14 5DZ.
🤸♂️ Soft Play at John Buyan Sports & Fitness in Bedford
Sunday 25 May 2025
Price: £6.20
🤸♂️ SOFT PLAY
A Play Park session for children at John Bunyan Sports and Fitness Centre in Bedford. Designed with colourful structures and padded obstacles, our soft play structure is the perfect backdrop for endless giggles and joyful discoveries.
🕐 TIMES TO CHOOSE BETWEEN:
9AM - 6.30PM (90 MINUTE SESSIONS)
RULES
🔸️Supervision ratios apply for children up to 12 years.
🔸️No outside food and drink is permitted.
🔸️All junior tickets include 1 adult, all additional adults need to purchase a ticket.
🔸️Socks must be worn at all times.
ℹ️ YOU WILL HAVE TO REGISTER IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY TO BOOK (You can register and book via the event link)
🎟 TICKET PRICE
▪️Child over 1 (including 1 adult): £6.20
▪️Under 1: Free
▪️Additional Adult: Free
A Play Park session for children at John Bunyan Sports and Fitness Centre in Bedford. Designed with colourful structures and padded obstacles, our soft play structure is the perfect backdrop for endless giggles and joyful discoveries.
🕐 TIMES TO CHOOSE BETWEEN:
9AM - 6.30PM (90 MINUTE SESSIONS)
RULES
🔸️Supervision ratios apply for children up to 12 years.
🔸️No outside food and drink is permitted.
🔸️All junior tickets include 1 adult, all additional adults need to purchase a ticket.
🔸️Socks must be worn at all times.
ℹ️ YOU WILL HAVE TO REGISTER IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY TO BOOK (You can register and book via the event link)
🎟 TICKET PRICE
▪️Child over 1 (including 1 adult): £6.20
▪️Under 1: Free
▪️Additional Adult: Free
💦 Family Fun Swim at Oasis Beach Pool in Bedford
Sunday 25 May 2025
💦 Different 90 minutes bookable slots for Family Fun Swim sessions via the event link, which include flumes and waves* at The Oasis in Bedford.
🕚 TIMES:
Various booking times available throughout the day. You can book via the event link
🎟 PRICE - Pre-booking via the event link
▪️Adult: £9.10
🕚 TIMES:
Various booking times available throughout the day. You can book via the event link
🎟 PRICE - Pre-booking via the event link
▪️Adult: £9.10
▪️Junior: £7.85
▪️1 Adult and 1 Under 3: £9.10
▪️1 Adult and 2 Under 3's: £9.10
ℹ️ ENQUIRES
☎️ 01234 272100
ℹ️ ENQUIRES
☎️ 01234 272100
⛳️⚽️ Disc & Football Golf at Box End Water Park in Kempston
Sunday 25 May 2025
Price: £6.00
⚽️ Looking for a fun outdoors activity? Discover Box End Park's newest attraction - Disc & Football Golf! It's the perfect way to spend quality time with your friends & family and enjoy the great outdoors - or simply come down to practice your skills & beat your course best! Open from March to December - it's fantastic FUN for all ages!
Enjoy our beautiful lakeside setting as you work your way around our Disc & Football Golf course! You will need to throw your disc into the basket or football into the hole - the exact same as you would do on a golf course! Your round should take around 1 hour to complete. The one who takes the least goes is the winner!
👀 Watch how to play on this YouTube link.
https://youtu.be/Y-a7gzV5140?si=M1_tPN95E9pz935Z
⛳️ BEGINNER OR PRO?
Choose between our 9 Hole Beginner course or take on our 9 Hole Pro route! Feeling up to the challenge - why not combine both?
⚽️ DISC & FOOTBALLS
Got your own disc or football? Bring them along with you or you can choose to rent one of ours for £2.50pp.
⏳️HOW MANY TIME SLOTS DO I NEED?
Each time-slot takes up to 4ppl max. teeing off every 10 minutes - so if you have a group of 8ppl you'll need to book 2 consecutive slots!
🕙 ARRIVE 15 MINUTES PRIOR
Please ensure you arrive at least 15 minutes before your booked session start time & collect your wristband from our Activities Reception before heading over to our Disc Golf course.
🎟 BOOKING A TIME SLOT -£6pp
You can book a time slot via the event link.
Opening hours and times may vary throughout the year so please make sure to check our daily opening times before booking.
🗺 DOWNLOAD THE APP FOR THE MAP
We'd recommend downloading the UDISC app to your phone - search for Box End Park and you'll have our course map and scorecards ready for your game!
Enjoy our beautiful lakeside setting as you work your way around our Disc & Football Golf course! You will need to throw your disc into the basket or football into the hole - the exact same as you would do on a golf course! Your round should take around 1 hour to complete. The one who takes the least goes is the winner!
👀 Watch how to play on this YouTube link.
https://youtu.be/Y-a7gzV5140?si=M1_tPN95E9pz935Z
⛳️ BEGINNER OR PRO?
Choose between our 9 Hole Beginner course or take on our 9 Hole Pro route! Feeling up to the challenge - why not combine both?
⚽️ DISC & FOOTBALLS
Got your own disc or football? Bring them along with you or you can choose to rent one of ours for £2.50pp.
⏳️HOW MANY TIME SLOTS DO I NEED?
Each time-slot takes up to 4ppl max. teeing off every 10 minutes - so if you have a group of 8ppl you'll need to book 2 consecutive slots!
🕙 ARRIVE 15 MINUTES PRIOR
Please ensure you arrive at least 15 minutes before your booked session start time & collect your wristband from our Activities Reception before heading over to our Disc Golf course.
🎟 BOOKING A TIME SLOT -£6pp
You can book a time slot via the event link.
Opening hours and times may vary throughout the year so please make sure to check our daily opening times before booking.
🗺 DOWNLOAD THE APP FOR THE MAP
We'd recommend downloading the UDISC app to your phone - search for Box End Park and you'll have our course map and scorecards ready for your game!
🏛 Free Panacea Museum in Bedford 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 11:00 - 17:00 Price: £0.00
🏡A FREE MUSEUM IN BEDFORD- The Panacea, a beautiful Victorian House.
Discover the amazing story of the unique religious community that created its own Garden of Eden in the centre of Bedford. The museum has beautiful gardens to walk around.
⭐OPEN:
Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm
(last admission 4.30pm)
📖 SOME INTERESTING HISTORY
The Panacea Society was originally called ‘The Community of the Holy Ghost’, and was made up mostly of women. Its leader was Mabel Barltrop – the widow of an English clergyman, and mother of four children– whose followers called her ‘Octavia’.
Octavia. The founder of the Panacea Society.
During the 1920s, followers of the Panacea Society moved to Bedford to live near Octavia. Eventually, the community was able to combine the gardens of several properties to form ‘the campus’ – a private space between the community houses, with a chapel at its centre.
From this headquarters, the Society operated a religious organisation which reached across the world. Over two thousand people became members of the Panacea Society, in Europe, North America and many parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth.
From its beginning, the Panacea Society expected the end of the world. Society members were convinced that God would soon act to bring about a new age – a period of peace and happiness called ‘the Millennium’.
The Panacea Society was part of a wider religious movement of groups concerned with prophecy. The Panaceans believed that God was speaking to them through Octavia, but her followers did not believe she was the only modern prophet. Rather, they accepted a lineage of seven prophetic voices since the late 1700s – a tradition they called ‘the Visitation’.
🧒 FOR CHILDREN
Children trails, colouring sheets and wooden toys in the activity space in the main museum building 'Castleside'.
☕ FOOD AND DRINK
Tea room serving refreshments, hot & cold snacks with indoor & outdoor seating
🚼 TOILET INFORMATION
Baby changing can be found in a toilet that is big enough to fit a pushchair in
🅿️ PARKING
No parking is available at the Museum, however there is pay and display parking nearby.
♿🅿️ ACCESSIBILITY (Partly accessible)
Accessible info and blue badge holders, click here: https://panaceamuseum.org/visiting/access
CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Tel: 01234 353178
📧 museum@panaceatrust.org
Discover the amazing story of the unique religious community that created its own Garden of Eden in the centre of Bedford. The museum has beautiful gardens to walk around.
⭐OPEN:
Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm
(last admission 4.30pm)
📖 SOME INTERESTING HISTORY
The Panacea Society was originally called ‘The Community of the Holy Ghost’, and was made up mostly of women. Its leader was Mabel Barltrop – the widow of an English clergyman, and mother of four children– whose followers called her ‘Octavia’.
Octavia. The founder of the Panacea Society.
During the 1920s, followers of the Panacea Society moved to Bedford to live near Octavia. Eventually, the community was able to combine the gardens of several properties to form ‘the campus’ – a private space between the community houses, with a chapel at its centre.
From this headquarters, the Society operated a religious organisation which reached across the world. Over two thousand people became members of the Panacea Society, in Europe, North America and many parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth.
From its beginning, the Panacea Society expected the end of the world. Society members were convinced that God would soon act to bring about a new age – a period of peace and happiness called ‘the Millennium’.
The Panacea Society was part of a wider religious movement of groups concerned with prophecy. The Panaceans believed that God was speaking to them through Octavia, but her followers did not believe she was the only modern prophet. Rather, they accepted a lineage of seven prophetic voices since the late 1700s – a tradition they called ‘the Visitation’.
🧒 FOR CHILDREN
Children trails, colouring sheets and wooden toys in the activity space in the main museum building 'Castleside'.
☕ FOOD AND DRINK
Tea room serving refreshments, hot & cold snacks with indoor & outdoor seating
🚼 TOILET INFORMATION
Baby changing can be found in a toilet that is big enough to fit a pushchair in
🅿️ PARKING
No parking is available at the Museum, however there is pay and display parking nearby.
♿🅿️ ACCESSIBILITY (Partly accessible)
Accessible info and blue badge holders, click here: https://panaceamuseum.org/visiting/access
CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Tel: 01234 353178
📧 museum@panaceatrust.org
✨️ Bletchley Park May Half Term 2025
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 09:30 - 17:00
✨️ Families visiting Bletchley Park during May half-term can join in with hands-on fun activities celebrating 80 years since Victory in Europe or take part in a dynamic family tour to discover more about the World War Two Codebreakers and their amazing machines.
💥 Book online before the day of your visit and save money.
🗓 MAY HALF TERM 2025 DATES
▪️25/05/25 - 30/05/25
🪖 WHAT TO EXPECT
You can expect an exciting, fun-filled full day out, exploring the Bletchley Park stories through immersive films, interactive displays, museum collections and faithfully recreated WW2 rooms. Exhibitions set within beautifully restored historic buildings will reveal this once-secret operation. Be amazed by the brilliant minds and complex machines used for making codes and codebreaking.
🌳 OUTDOOR SPACE
With plenty of outdoor space and so many different areas to explore, go on an adventure and learn something you didn’t know before!
🕵♀️ SECRET MISSION - £1
Why not pick up a Top Secret Mission Booklet for £1? Available in the Shop or at Admissions, the booklet is full of brainteasers and secret missions to do around Bletchley Park.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
https://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/plan-a-visit/accessibility/
🎟 TICKETS COST:
Tickets are Annual Passes, which means you can return again and again for free for a whole year. Children under 12 go free!
▪️Adult: £25.50
▪️Concession (over 60s and students with valid ID): £23.00
▪️Child (12 to 17): £17.00
▪️Family (2 adults and 2 children): £69.00
▪️Child (under 12): £0.00
▪️Family (1 adult and 2 children): £43.50
💥 Book online before the day of your visit and save money.
🗓 MAY HALF TERM 2025 DATES
▪️25/05/25 - 30/05/25
🪖 WHAT TO EXPECT
You can expect an exciting, fun-filled full day out, exploring the Bletchley Park stories through immersive films, interactive displays, museum collections and faithfully recreated WW2 rooms. Exhibitions set within beautifully restored historic buildings will reveal this once-secret operation. Be amazed by the brilliant minds and complex machines used for making codes and codebreaking.
🌳 OUTDOOR SPACE
With plenty of outdoor space and so many different areas to explore, go on an adventure and learn something you didn’t know before!
🕵♀️ SECRET MISSION - £1
Why not pick up a Top Secret Mission Booklet for £1? Available in the Shop or at Admissions, the booklet is full of brainteasers and secret missions to do around Bletchley Park.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
https://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/plan-a-visit/accessibility/
🎟 TICKETS COST:
Tickets are Annual Passes, which means you can return again and again for free for a whole year. Children under 12 go free!
▪️Adult: £25.50
▪️Concession (over 60s and students with valid ID): £23.00
▪️Child (12 to 17): £17.00
▪️Family (2 adults and 2 children): £69.00
▪️Child (under 12): £0.00
▪️Family (1 adult and 2 children): £43.50
🎉 Family Fun Day 2025 at Biggleswade Conservative Club
Sunday 25 May 2025
Time: 12:00
🎉 The Conservative Club in Biggleswade is hosting a family fun day, open to everyone. with a Bouncy slide, carousel, live music, food, and more!
Feel free to bring chairs or blankets!
🎟 ENTRY FEES:
▪️Members: FREE ! (please remember your card).
▪️Non-members: £5 on the door.
▪️Children under 16: FREE !
Feel free to bring chairs or blankets!
🎟 ENTRY FEES:
▪️Members: FREE ! (please remember your card).
▪️Non-members: £5 on the door.
▪️Children under 16: FREE !
