🚣♂️ Dragon Boat Hire April 2026 - Longholme Lake, Bedford
Time: 10:00 - 14:45
🗓 APRIL 2026 OPENING TIMES:
▪️Friday 3rd April - Monday 6th April
▪️Open every Saturday & Sunday
▪️Book between 10am - 2.45pm
▪️Weather permitting
▪️AGE:
All riders need to be 12 months or older to board. Children under 12 years only must wear a life vest, provided. To hire a boat on your own, you need to be over the age of 16.
▪️HOW MANY PEOPLE PER BOAT?
4 people per boat, this number includes infants & smaller children.
🐶 ARE DOGS ALLOWED?
Yes. Please clean up any hair and other dog related 'mess' before you get back to the jetty. Be sure you keep your dog on a lead for the duration of your hire. Wildlife such as swans have priority and should not be distressed by dogs. Life jackets for dogs are not available.
💳 DEPOSIT
A £10 deposit is required in addition on all tariffs. Dont be late back, damage or dirty the boat. Management reserve the right to decline boat hire without reason.
🎟 WALK IN PRICES
▪️30 minute hire: £20
▪️45 minute hire: £25
▪️60 minute hire: £30
🎫 PRE-BOOK PRICES - SAVE 25%
For the best rates, book direct and save 25% off walk in rates by booking on the website via the event link.
☕️ CAFÉ ONSITE - Click here for information about the Lakeside Kitchen. Dogs welcome.
🅿️ FIND US
Park for free on The Embankment for up-to 2 hours, The Embankment, Bedford, MK40 3QF. Alternative parking is available at Mill Meadows car park south of us, accessible via Longholme Way / Cardington Road roundabout. Access to the cafe is on foot / bike only. The route is step free and considered accessible by many.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: hello@thelongholme.com
19 other events on this day
🧁 Crafts, Cakes and a Cuppa 2026 - Woburn Village Hall
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
▪️Unique hand-made items by local talented crafters.
▪️Free admission and free car parking on-site.
▪️Cafe open all day for drinks and light refreshments (all profits to charity).
WHAT TO KNOW...
♿️ Wheelchair-accessible.
🐶 Well behaved dogs on a lead welcome.
🛝 Play park outside (opposite).
🛍 WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
Why not also visit the Woburn Food Market held until 2pm in the village centre.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: admin@ccc-craftfairs.co.uk
🌸 Shefford Maze 2026
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
🗓 OPENING TIMES FROM 15/03/26:
▪️Open 10am - 4pm
▪️Open every Sunday
▪️Every bank holiday
▪️Monday and Fridays during school holidays.
WHAT TO EXPECT
🌼 A beautiful unique garden leading onto the maze. You will get lost!
🛝 Play equipment such as toddler cars, toddler slides.
🥪 A picnic area with a couple of benches, as there are were only a few it might be worth taking a blanket to sit on which we did.
🚫 No dogs allowed
♿️ NOT ACCESSIBLE
The maze itself isn't suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs as it can be quite narrow inparts and has uneven ground.
🎟 NO BOOKING REQUIRED
▪️Cash or card
▪️Adults & children aged over 5: £6pp
▪️4 People: £20
▪️Under 5: Free
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES CONTACT DAN
☎️ Phone: 07510 935 124
📧 Email: hoohillmaze@hotmail.com
🚘 Linslade Car Boot Sale 2026
Time: 12:00 - 16:00
🛍 BUYERS - FROM 12PM
▪️Entry: £1.00
🚘 SELLERS - FROM 11AM
(Pay on the day)
▪️Cars: £9.00
▪️Small vans: £12.00
▪️Large vans: £15.00
▪️Trailers: Plus £3.00
🪙 NOTE FOR BUYERS
Please keep notes to a minimum on the buyers gate, too many people use us for change. We struggle to get change just like everyone else.
FOOD & DRINK
✅️ Burgers van x 2
✅️ Doughnut van
✅️ Ice cream van
✅️ Coffee van
✅️ Pasty lady
🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
Weather dependent, please keep an eye out for Facebook page updates.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 07487 293072
💦 Aqua Park Session (ages 6+) - Box End Park, Kempston
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
▪️Must be aged 6yrs + and over 1.1m tall (110cm+)
🗓 Open from April to October 2026
Our Aqua Park is suitable for all ages 6yrs+ and over 1.1m tall. The ultimate outdoor watersports experience for families & groups - climb, leap, bounce & splash your way around both inflatable courses packed with fun obstacles. Explore 2 giant courses during your session (rotating after 30-mins) - twice the fun for the same price! How long will you stay dry?
🧦 Grip socks (or soft-sole water shoes) are optional, but recommended for extra comfort and grip. Socks are available to buy on the day. Wetsuits are also optional, but recommended & can hired on the day or pre-booked.
🏊♂️ Participants must be able to swim at least 50 metres while wearing a buoyancy aid and be comfortable falling into open water.
👨👧👦 Children aged 6-9yrs must be accompanied by an adult on the Aqua Park aged 17yrs+ (1 adult : 3 kids ratio).
👨👦Child Supervision Policy:
For the safety and wellbeing of all guests, children aged 16 years and under must remain under the supervision of a responsible adult (aged 17 years or over) at all times while on site.
🕙 Arrival Times:
Please check-in at least 45 minutes before your session. This gives you time to check-in at reception, kit up & attend the group safety briefing (10-mins before). If you’re running late, we’ll do our best to get you onto your booked session, but this may require re-scheduling to the next available session or day.
🌧 Cancellations & Weather:
All bookings are non-refundable. However, if you notify us more than 7 working days prior to your scheduled session, we’ll be happy to discuss rescheduling your booking or issuing a credit for future use.
In the event of extreme weather conditions - such as lightning, high winds or flooding - Box End Park may need to cancel sessions for safety reasons. Should this occur, we will offer the option to reschedule your booking or provide a credit.
🎟 TICKET COST
▪️Individual Ticket: £17.50
▪️4-Person Ticket: £60.00
🎫 OPTIONAL COSTS
▪️Wetsuit Hire: £5.00
▪️Grip Socks: £2.50
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: info@boxendpark.com
🚘 Billington Car Boot Sale 2026
Time: 08:00 - 13:00
We are open every Thursday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.
🌧 WEATHER DEPENDANT
Please check our Facebook page for weather updates via the event link.
🛍 BUYERS
▪️Entry after 8am: £1
▪️Early access for buyers before 8am: £5
▪️After 10am: 50p
🐕🦺 DOGS
Dogs are welcome on a lead.
🚘 SELLERS:
▪️Sellers at 7am
▪️Loyalty cards available at gate
▪️There's no need to book just pull up and sell!
💷 Cars £8
💷 Small Vans £10
💷 Large Vans £12
💷 Extra Large Vans £14
💷 Small Trailer £2
💷 Large Trailer £5
ℹ️ SELLERS INFORMATION
Sellers don't forget to bring spare change on the day! Take rubbish home.
🚘 Redbourn Car Boot Sale 2026
Time: 09:30 - 14:00
🛍 BUYERS INFORMATION
▪️Adults 16+ after 9:30am: £3.00
▪️Adults 16+ after 10:00am: £2.00
▪️Adults 16+ after 11:00am: £1.00
🚘 SELLERS INFORMATION
No booking just turn up and pay on the day.
▪️Times – Early trader sellers unload between 8am and 9am. Main general public sellers unload from 9am. Sale finishes around 2pm.
▪️Pitch charges:
- Cars £13
- Small vans £15
- Large vans £17
- Early 8am setup pitches £23.
- Extra large pitch (16 m) £28.
▪️Extra info – You must get a sticker as proof of payment and display it on your drivers wing mirror while on site!!
♨️ CATERING & BOUNCY CASTLE ETC PITCHES
If you wish to apply for a catering / jumping castle etc pitch, please send photos and details of your service by email by clicking here.
🌧 IF THE WEATHER ISN'T LOOKING GREAT
If wet before or on the morning of a sale, please check the Facebook page to see if it is still on, or by calling after 8am on the day our main telephone line 01992 468619 which can now handle unlimited calls. Press 1 , then 1 again for “cancelled or closed sales”.
🐶 DOG INFORMATION
No dogs allowed on hot days! We do allow dogs on cool days. Dogs must be on a lead at all times and they must not be left in any vehicle at any time.
🚂 St Neots Miniature Railway 2026
Time: 12:00 - 16:00 Price: £1.50
🗓 OPENING TIMES
The railway opens to the public on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer season from Easter to October and Wednesday’s throughout the Cambridgeshire school summer holiday. Other dates may be added dependent on membership availability.
🐶 DOG INFORMATION
Small dogs are welcome to travel on the train, but they must be held or able to sit on the carriage. All dogs must be on a lead.
♿️ ACCESSIBLE
Everyone is welcome. We have Access-i-belle, our accessible carriage, available for people who are unable to sit on our ride on coaches, e.g. for wheelchair users and those with reduced mobility, so everyone can enjoy a ride on the railway.
🎟 TICKET COST - PAY ON THE DAY
▪️Tickets: £1.50
▪️Under 2: Free
🅿️ PARKING
Free parking on Sunday's
✅️ Cafe
✅️ Blue badge parking
✅️ Play parks
✅️ Scenic walks by a river
✅️ Picnic location
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01480 217037
🌸 Evenley Wood Garden Spring Trail 2026 - Northamptonshire
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
This Easter, step into the enchanting world of Evenley Wood Garden and join the Giant Hares — the Guardians of Spring — on a magical family trail through our 60‑acre woodland.
🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️28th March - 19th April
▪️10am - 4pm
🌸 EVENT DETAILS
Collect your trail sheet at the entrance, then follow the hares as they guide you along meandering paths and streamside views to a series of interactive spring‑starting stations.
🌼 Bees pollinating the flowers — help spark the first blooms of spring
🌱 Hopscotch to wake up the woodland floor — jump and stomp new life back into the earth
🍃 Wind chimes to call in the spring breeze — create a melody to stir the air
🌸 Plus many more charming moments hidden throughout the garden!
Perfect for all ages, this gentle and imaginative trail encourages children (and grown‑ups!) to explore, play, and enjoy the sights and sounds of spring emerging all around.
☕️ CAFÉ
After your adventure, visit our woodland café, open daily and serving a delicious array of Easter treats, hot drinks, and light lunches.
🛝 PLAYGROUND
Don’t leave without a visit to the wonky playground with a zip line.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Children: £7.50 (pre-book for children)
▪️Adults: £9.50 (pay on arrival for adults)
Every child receives a prize at the end of the trail. You can book tickets via the event link.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: info@evenleywoodgarden.co.uk
☎️ Phone: 07788 207 428
🍛 All You Can Eat Indian Buffet - Tajmahal, Sandy
Time: 12:00 - 22:00
💳 COST
▪️Adults: £19.95
▪️Kids: £12.00 (under 12 years)
🕛 OPEN
▪️12:00 PM – 3:00PM
▪️4:30PM - 10:00PM
Enjoy a wide variety of delicious Indian dishes – perfect for family & friends!
Don’t miss out – come hungry!
ℹ️ BOOKING INFORMATION
🌐 Website: Click the event link
🎠 Family Fun Fair, April 2026 - Flitwick
Time: 14:00 - 19:00
🗓 2026 OPENING
▪️Thursday 9th April: 5pm - 8.30pm ish
▪️Friday 10th April: 5pm - 8.30pm ish
▪️Saturday 11th April: 2pm - 8.30pm ish
▪️Sunday 12th April: 2pm - 7pm ish
▪️Thursday 16th April: 5pm - 8.30pm ish
▪️Friday 17th April: 5pm - 8.30pm ish
▪️Saturday 18th April: 2pm - 8.30pm ish
▪️Sunday 19th April: 2pm - 7pm ish
🤑 HAPPY HOUR
Happy hour is reduced prices for the first hour of opening each day
🔥 Happy hour prices
▪️Large rides £2.50
▪️Children's rides £2
▪️Dodgems £3 per car
(other attractions may vary)
💷 Regular prices
▪️Large rides £3
▪️Children's rides £2.50
▪️Dodgems £4 per car
(Other attractions may vary)
Related Deals
🚘 Big Betty's Car Boot Sale 2026 - Aylesbury College
Time: 12:00 - 15:00
🛍 BUYERS:
▪️Gates Open 12 noon
▪️£1 per Adult
🚘 SELLERS:
▪️Set Up From 10am
▪️Cars £10 a Pitch, Vans from £15 a Pitch
▪️No need to book just turn up!
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS/ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 07788 710521
🚘 G&M GROWERS CAR BOOT SALE 2026 - Biggleswade
Time: 07:30 - 12:00
▪️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
🏍 Calling All Bikers! Spring Start Up 2026 - Bedford Fire Station
Time: 10:00 - 14:00
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Meet fellow bikers, catch live safety demos, and explore stands from our partners and vendors.
We’ve already got some great attendees joining us, including Fire Bikes, Oakley Motorcycle Club, Mental Health Motorbike, and more!
📅 Sunday 19 April
⏰ 10am – 2pm
📍 Bedford Fire Station
🏍️ 2 hours free parking at what3words ‘descended.surely.tooth’
See you there!
🌸 Flitwick Spring Market 2026
Time: 10:00 - 14:00
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
A mix of craft stalls, clothes, cake stall and pop up cafe.
💥 £1 Flim: The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants - Odeon Millton Keynes Stadium
Time: 09:50 Price: £1.00
🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Saturday 18th April
▪️Sunday 19th April
📽 ABOUT THE FILM
SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t miss cinematic event ever…The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring comedy- adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
To reserve your space, choose the number and type of tickets you want and then click on the wheelchair spaces in the seating plan. If you need help with your booking, please contact our Disability and Accessibility Helpline. Find out more.
🎟 TICKET COST: £1.00
You can book tickets on the Odeon website via the event link.
🎪 Circus Cortex, April 2026 - Hertfordshire Showground
Time: 13:00
🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️Thursday 16th April: 5PM & 7:30PM
(Tickets all £10)
▪️Friday 17th April: 5PM & 7:30PM
(Tickets all £10)
▪️Saturday 18th April: 2PM & 5PM
▪️Sunday 19th April: 1PM & 4PM
(The show lasts 1hr 45 mins)
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
This is no ordinary circus. BIZZZAR is a wild, high voltage mash up of comedy chaos, jaw dropping stunts, and kaleidoscopic visuals that burst across the stage like a firework finale. One minute you are gasping at daredevil acrobatics, the next you are doubled over in laughter from absurd antics and physical comedy turned up to eleven.
Each act is louder, bolder, and more unpredictable than the last. It is colourful, it is chaotic, it is utterly unmissable.
♿️ WHEELCHAIR INFORMATION
We have a separate ground level entrance for wheelchairs.
We want everyone to come and enjoy our show. If you need assistance then we are here to help. Please ring the Box Office if you need help on the day, this way we can make sure that there is someone on hand to assist you.
Wheelchair spaces are limited and need to be booked via the Box Office.
All wheelchair users must book prior to attending and must arrive 30 minutes before the show.
🎟 TICKET COST: FROM £10.00 PP
You can book tickets via the event link.
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 02038 160295
😋 Eat Street Sunday Market Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre
Time: 11:00 - 16:00
😋 Street Food:
Funky Elephant
Good Times Cafe UK
La Pitta/The Greeks
Lorenzo's Pizzeria
Spread Your Wings
Wilson's Street Food
🍰 Dessert/sweet:
Cheeky Cheesecakes (inside)
Mils Cookies
🛍 Stall holders:
Carlys Candle Company
Hodgey’s chilli sauce
Home Farm MK
Haus of Banshee
Number52 Gin
Once Alive Designs
Scruffy Dog Silver
The Chocolate Mill MK
The Fat Mallow Company
Wood'n'things by John Gaylor
🎶 MUSIC
DJ DANNY
✅️ FREE ENTRY
• Indoor & outdoor seating
• Dogs allowed but must be on a lead
• Parking nearby & disabled bays onsite
We look forward to seeing you!
🎠 Gumbles Childrens Funfair 2026 - Goldington Green, Bedford
Time: 12:00 - 18:15
▪️AGE:
Ideal for toddlers through to young teens.
Join us at Goldington Green, Bedford for an exciting family day out packed with rides, inflatables, and smiles all round — the perfect way to keep little ones entertained over the Easter holidays!
🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Thursday 9th April
▪️Friday 10th April
▪️Saturday 11th April
▪️Sunday 12th April
🗓 EXTENDED DATES UPDATED
▪️Saturday 18th April
▪️Sunday 19th April
🕒 CHOOSE A SESSION TIME:
▪️12.00pm – 3.00pm
▪️3.15pm – 6.15pm
Sessions are time-limited – please arrive promptly!
🎟️ TICKET PRICES - PAY ON THE GATE:
▪️ Child (unlimited rides per session): £11.00
▪️ Adult (spectator): £1.00
ℹ️ ENTRY INFO
• No pre-booking required – just turn up and pay on the gate.
• All children require a wristband (available on the day).
• Unlimited ride wristbands available with no hidden fees.
• Price Freeze 2026!
🍔 FOOD & DRINK
There will be an onsite food court available.
Picnics must be held outside of the grounds.
🐶 DOGS
No dogs allowed except for guide dogs.
❗️ IMPORTANT INFO FOR PARENTS
Attractions may not be suitable for all children. Some rides have height or weight restrictions for safety. ALL children attending will need to buy a wristband upon entry, no exceptions.
🌧 WEATHER DEPENDENT
Event is weather dependent. If inflatables cannot operate due to weather, rides may still be available. Please check our Facebook page for updates before travelling.
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES/CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 07976 813 639
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🛍 £1 Clothes Sale, April 2026 - Emmaus Village Carlton
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Saturday 18th April: 10am - 2pm
▪️Sunday 19th April: 10am - 12pm
📍LOCATION
Inside the Chapel at Emmaus Village Carlton
👀 WANT TO SEE MORE OF EMMAUS VILLAGE?
Check out whatsup Bedfordshire Facebook post from 2025.