🐰 Easter at Johnsons of Old Hurst Zoo - 2026
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
🗓 EASTER 2026 DATES:
▪️Sat 28th March - Sunday 29th March
▪️Tues 31st March - Sunday 5th April
▪️Tues 7th April - Sunday 12th April
🕙 TIMES
We’ll be open 10am–5pm (Tues–Sat) and 10am–4:30pm (Sun) with plenty to keep the whole family entertained! Last entry is 30 minutes before closing time.
🐊 Please note, our tropical house will close 30 minutes prior to the zoo closing.
🐻 WHAT TO EXPECT
Enjoy our Easter Trail, face painting & more, alongside all your favourite animals here at Johnsons Zoo. It’s the perfect spring day out... we can’t wait to see you!
✅️ Play park onsite
✅️ Restaurant
✅️ Tea room
✅️ Farm shop
🐶 DOGS
For all you dog lovers and owners... yes! we do accept dogs at Johnsons, though we ask for you to keep them on a lead at all times.
🥪 NO PICNICS ALLOWED
To maintain affordable zoo prices and ensure the well-being of our animals, we encourage customers to dine in our tea room or steakhouse during their visit. Keeping our zoo prices low is essential to make it accessible to families with lower incomes.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to be wheelchair accessible. We provide disabled parking next to our farm shop and in front of the steakhouse entrance. Accessible toilets are available in both the steakhouse and tea room. Additionally, we have gravel paths throughout our zoo and woodland walk to facilitate wheelchair access.
💷 PAY AT THE DOOR - NO BOOKING REQUIRED (CASH OR CARD)
▪️Adult: £5.50
▪️Child: £4.50
▪️3 & under go free
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 01487 824658
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8 other events on this day
🦜 The Zoo That Comes To You (March 2026) - The Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton
Time: 11:30 - 15:00
So everybody - animals and humans alike - have decided it is time to get out, see the world, and bring the zoo, to you!
😍 EVENT DETAILS
Come and meet this eclectic group of charming yet cheeky animals, as they discuss their life experiences and the challenges they face. These chatty creatures have a lot of stories to tell and want to inspire people of all ages to take action, because they know small actions can make a big difference in the world.
▪️AGE: Suitable for ages 5+
🕦 SHOW TIMES : 11:30am and 2pm
🎟 TICKET COST: £10 (inc. booking fee)
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100
🚘 Hitchin Flea Market & Car Boot Sale
Time: 06:00 - 13:00
🗓 WHEN?
▪️Sundays from 6am – 1pm
✅️ A great Car Boot alternative
✅️ Free to visit
✅️ Great facilities on site
✅️ Free parking near by
✅️ No muddy fields
🛍 CAR BOOT BUYERS
The Car Boot runs until 1:00 pm for buyers and sellers.
📍LOCATION
Next to St Mary’s Church
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🚘 SELLERS
Seller arrival time is between 6:00 am. If you have pre-booked then you can turn up on the day from 6:30 am in Biggin Lane, Hitchin - SG4 9YH and our stewards will direct you to a stall with is undercover (roof) and also has lighting.
▪️STALL COST: £10
▪️PAYMENT INFO
Payment is collected on the day by our assistants and if you wish to pre-book for the following week you must pay in advance. (No refunds for non-attendance)
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS FOR MORE INFO:
☎️ Phone: 01462 456202
📘 Facebook Page
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🚘 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
🚘 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
🦁 Universal Credit Low Cost Whipsnade Zoo Tickets 2026!
Time: 11:00 - 16:00
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.
🎟 UNIVERSAL TICKET COST
▪️Adult (ages 16+) - £9.35/ £8.50
▪️Child (ages 3 - 15) - £4.95 / £4.50
▪️UNDER 3 - Free
💡 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 around £3/£4 instead of costing £9. Be quick though they can sell out quickly. Click here to join too good to go.
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🌸 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
🎡 Pop Up Fun Park, March 2026 - Wardown Park, Luton
Time: 13:00 - 19:00
🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Thursday 19th - Sunday 22nd March
▪️Thursday 26th - Sunday 29th March
🗓 OPENING TIMES
(Free entry on Eid days)
✅ Thursday (Eid) - 12:00pm - 9:00pm
✅ Friday (Eid) - 12:00pm - 9:00pm
✅ Saturday - 1:00pm - 9:00pm
✅ Sunday - 1:00pm - 9:00pm
✅ Thursday -5:00pm - 9:00pm
✅ Friday - 5:00pm - 9:00pm
✅ Saturday - 1:00pm - 9:00pm
✅ Sunday - 1:00pm - 7:00pm
💰 DISCOUNT DAY: THURS 26TH MARCH
All Rides ONLY 2 TOKENS! Excludes bungees.
💳 ENTRY COST: £2
🪙 TOKEN COST
▪️1 token: £1.20
▪️10 tokens: £10.00
▪️All Rides are 3 - 4 tokens each
🚂 Caldecotte Miniature Railway 2026 - Only £1pp!
Time: 12:00 - 15:00 Price: £1.00
🎟 NO BOOKING REQUIRED
There is no need go book, just arrive and buy your ticket from the ticket office.
🕛 TIME: 12pm - 4pm (Sunday's)
🎫 COST - PAY ON ENTRY:
▪️Entry - £1.00
▪️Under 2 - Free
We charge £1 a ride, which is twice round the track, children under two ride for free!
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY - Click here
✅️ KEEP UDATED...
Incase of any cancellations or changes, you can keep updated on the Facebook page.
💡AN IDEA FOR THE REST OF THE DAY
Opposite the Miniature Railway there is a play area and a lake to walk around. A great fun cheap day out for all the family!
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 07564 208003
