🧒 KIDS GO FOR £1 to our new Steam, Classic & Country Fair!

📆 2025 DATES
▪️Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th May 2025 ▪️10.30am-5pm

🚂 EVENT DETAILS
A big spring event to be held around the whole site, including in our new Showground! There'll be vintage vehicles, including re-enactments from the emergency services preservation group. There will be steam engines, cars, tractors, lorries and buses as well. We will also have our popular dog show and other animals for petting.

⭐️ Full size & miniature steam trains, offering passenger rides.
⭐️ Pony & dog shows
⭐️ Traction engines
⭐️ Working fire engine demonstrations.
⭐️ Heritage bus rides round the village (free!)
⭐️ Vintage vehicles including cars, vans, bikes and traction engines.
⭐️ Enjoy our extensive Railway Museum and the model trains.
⭐️ Model stalls, tools and gifts.
⭐️ Plus, our stunning Visitor Centre with gift shop and café will be open.

🐾 DOGS
Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome everywhere on site and in the train.
Restrictions do apply in the cafeteria serving area.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
Our site is fully accessible for wheelchair and pushchair users. There are disabled toilets within the museum, miniature railway and Rewley Road visitor centre.
Train rides are available when we are running our MK1 carriages from Platform 4 withing the brake van. Other carriages are inaccessible for wheelchairs so please do contact us before visiting to check what will be running.
Our site is generally very wheelchair friendly, however, our trains use vintage carriages and their doors are not wide enough for wheelchairs and there are steps to get on.

🎫 CARERS GO FREE
Carers are admitted free of charge with the person there caring for but MUST produce proof of status on arrival.  If you cannot provide proof of status you will be charged full price.

🎟 TICKETS COST:
▪️Adult Ticket: £14.50
▪️Senior Ticket: £13.50
▪️Child Ticket (3-17): £1.00
▪️Child Under 3: Free
▪️Family Ticket (2 adults & 4 children): £44.50
▪️Family Ticket (1 adult & 4 children): £30.00

EXHIBITS & TRADE STALLS
▪️If you would like to exhibit please click here
▪️If you are interested in coming along with a trade stand, please click here

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01296 655720
📧 Email: office@bucksrailcentre.org

💦 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.

🛍 Join us to meet some fantastic local crafters and find beautiful handmade items at The Olde Watermill Shopping Village in Barton-le-Clay. Free entry.

🤩 2025 DATES
▪️Sun 13 April 2025
▪️Sun 18 May 2025
▪️Sat 14 June 2025
▪️Sun 20 July 2025
▪️Sun 21 September 2025
▪️Sun 19 October 2025
▪️Sun 02 November 2025
▪️Sun 16 November 2025

😍 ABOUT THE OLDE WATERMILL SHOPPING VILLAGE
The Olde Watermill Shopping Village is set in and around an historic Watermill.
There has been a Watermill on the site since 1086 as the Watermill is mentioned in the Domesday book and it is one of the oldest overshot Watermills in the country.
Over the last few years, it has been lovingly restored and is now home to over 20 unique and individual shops as well as the Mill House Restaurant, Tea Room & Cafe, an antique centre, Miller’s Shopping Arcade and a soft play area for the children.

☕️ THE COFFEE SHOP MENU & DETAILS
https://oldewatermill.co.uk/the-mill-house-coffee-shop/

ℹ️ STALL HOLDERS
Set up is from 8:00am. We ask that you be ready to sell by 10:00am and do not pack up before the market finishes at 4:00pm. A 3 x 3m non-sided Gazebo is provided for your use. You will need to bring any tables, chairs and displays you need.
▪️Standard: £25.00
▪️Xmas Fairs: £30.00
Book a stall:
https://oldewatermill.co.uk/craft-fair-booking-2025/

👋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.🚗🤞

🚗 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: £8
▪️Vans: £10
▪️Large Vans: £12

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

🐶 Join us at Willen Lake for a pawsome weekend celebrating all things dogs - Free entry!

DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 12pm-5pm
▪️Sunday 11am-4pm

📍 LOCATION
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Take part in many different activities, including:
⭐️ Our annual dog show,
⭐️ Dock diving and flyball
⭐️ See spectacular dog display teams and learn more about our precious four-legged friends.

Explore stalls and charities local to Milton Keynes and enjoy meeting different breeds of dogs across the weekend.

😋 FOOD & DRINK
Lunch is sorted, with a wide range of food vendors on site from fish and chips to tasty churros for dessert!

Please note: Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times.

♿ ACCESSIBILITY
The event is suitable for all ages and children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
The site is on even ground which is on grass and is suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs.
Toilets and changing facilities are available on site, as well as a selection of food vendors.
There are places to sit and rest throughout the site.

🅿️ PARKING
The closest car park to the event is Car Park B. Please be aware parking charges apply.

📚 Join trained actor and teacher Toby in the art gallery on a creative exploration of stories. Toby will engage children with immersive story reading and help children create their own stories using puppets, drawings, songs and the artwork from the gallery.

▪️AGES: Ideal for ages up to 7.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED
Please be aware, space in the gallery is limited and is offered on a first come first served basis.

🗓 TOBY'S TALES 2025 DATES
▪️Sunday 13th April
▪️Sunday 18th May
▪️Sunday 15th June
▪️Sunday 20th July

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

🧱 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