🧚‍♀️ FIND THE FAIRY DOORS AT PARSONS PARK - LEIGHTON BUZZARD


🧚‍♀️ Parson’s Close Fairy Door Finder
This summer the park at Parson’s Close Recreation Ground has been sprinkled with magic and several fairy doors have appeared!

🦔 See if you can find all 10 doors hidden around the park.  Knock on each door and imagine who might live there – is it a mouse, a hedgehog or a fairy?

💦WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO WHILE YOU ARE THERE?
Kids can enjoy the play park, free splash park, sand-pit. Bring a picnic or enjoy an ice-cream enjoy a free day out!

15 other events on this day

🚘 Classics on the pitch


Time: 18:00

Classics on the pitch will be returning to Ickwell green again this year.

We have 3 Friday nights;
🔸️Friday 2nd August
🔸️Friday 23rd August
🔸️Friday 20th September

TIME:
Starting from 6pm Ickwell Cricket Club have kindly opened the doors to non members for the evenings.

WHAT TO EXPECT
Hot food and drink will be available. All classic cars, bikes, vans ect welcome. Priority to vehicles 20 years old plus. Plenty of parking available. As always, please drive responsibly. Drive carefully on the green and respect our neighbours and surrounding villages. Don’t speed!!! Hopefully see you there.

Telephone: 01767 627493

🐺 Red Riding Hood Summer Pantomime


👵 RED RIDING HOOD AUGUST 2024 SUMMER FAMILY SHOW. Red Riding Hood is our summer pantomime live at the Olde Watermill this August. Red Riding Hood is off to the Watermill Woods to visit her Grandma, Dame Cupcake, with a basket full of their famous home-baked cupcakes. But, oh dear, the Wicked Wolf is following her because he wants to steal their secret cupcake recipe, and will try any trick to get it. Red Riding Hood and Dame Cupcake need your help to keep their recipe safe and win the cupcake bake-off.
 
🧚‍♀️
A traditional Pantomime with fun for all the family to enjoy, full of comedy, songs, colourful costumes, a few baking tips, lots of joining in and perhaps a sprinkle of Fairy magic too. A Fairy Tale inspired story with drama and laughter created by our professional entertainment team lead by Andrew Fettes and Verona Chard who brought you Jungle Law! This is sure to be a recipe for fun.

SHOW TIMES: 9.45am | 11.30am | 1.30pm | 3.15pm
Shows runs for 50 mins

TICKET PRICE -
 Click the event link to book tickets.

🔸️£9.00 Children
🔸️£2.50 adults

🅿️ FREE PARKING
Free parking on site

🏖CENTRE:MK, THE FREE INDOOR BEACH IS BACK PLUS OTHER FREE ACTIVITIES!🏖


Time: 09:00 - 19:00

🏖CENTRE:MK, THE FREE INDOOR BEACH IS BACK PLUS OTHER FREE ACTIVITIES!🏖

OPEN:
⭐19 Jul - 1 Sep 2024

OPENING HOURS:
🔸️Monday - Friday: 9:30am - 6pm
🔸️Saturday: 9am - 7pm
🔸️Sunday: 10:30am - 6pm

🙋‍♀️The Beach is back at Milton Keynes shopping Centre. No matter the weather, The Beach is the perfect day out with your little ones.

🎠FAIR RIDES
They have plenty of fair rides to keep the whole family entertained, from Bungees and Helter Skelter to a shark Roller Coaster.

🛍SHOPPING
Plus, don’t miss your favorite stores joining on the Pier throughout the Summer.


🃏PUNCH & JUDY is on every:
TUESDAY throughout the Summer Holidays:
11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm

🦋FACE PAINTING on every:
THURSDAY throughout the Summer Holidays:
12pm to 3pm

*Please note that these free activities are subject to change without prior notice.

🗺LOCATION: Middleton Hall, Milton Keynes
(Indoor opposite John Lewis)

😜 THE ULTIMATE LADIES NIGHT SHOW UK'S LARGEST 18+ - BEDFORD


Time: 20:00

😍 Spend an evening with THE ULTIMATE LADIES NIGHT SHOW and you will be caught up in a spectacle of desire, passion and excitement and feel the adrenaline course through your body. Feel the heat from the world-renowned Male Entertainers, Drag Queens, Circus performers, Death Defying Acts flying through the roof of the venue leaving you begging for more.

💃JOIN THE AFTER PARTY
Each ticket grants you access to a full night of entertainment. Once the show concludes, the fun continues with a chance to take photos with the cast. Then, keep the party going with your free entry to the after party, where you can dance the night away.

DOORS OPEN: 7PM
SHOW STARTS: 8PM

COST
EARLYBIRD DISCOUNTED TICKETS
EARLYBIRD DISCOUNTED TICKETS: £10.00 + £0.84 fee
EARLYBIRD VIP AREA
EARLYBIRD VIP SEATING AREA: £15.00 + £1.26 fee
GENERAL ADMISSION
GENERAL ADMISSION: £15.00 + £1.26 fee
VIP SEATING AREA
VIP SEATING AREA: £20.00 + £1.68 fee

💖This event is for men, women, groups, & LGBTQ

🏃‍♀️Summer Games Activity Trail


Time: 09:30 - 15:30

🏞WELCOME TO JORDANS MILL, A FOOD HERITAGE ATTRACTION SITUATED ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER IVEL IN BIGGLESWADE.

🏃‍♀️Get ready to unleash your inner athlete and join in the fun with our Summer Games Trail! 
Sprint, Balance, Limbo, Jump and Sail your way through the 10 mini challenges at each trail point, noting your score on the trail sheet as you go along. 

🏆Add up your scores at the end and head to the Mill Shop for your prize!

 
🔸️Dates: Saturday 20th July - Sunday 1st September (open 7 days a week throughout the holidays).
🔸️Times: Between 9:30am to 3:30pm
🔸️Cost: £4 per child, includes a prize!

FOOD & DRINK
There is a cafe open untill 4pm with a great varied menu 
overlooking the stunning views of the River Ivel.
Plus a farmshop onsite.

🌸FREE Amped - Get Creative - Get Festival Ready, This project is for young people aged 11-17 living, staying with relatives or studying in Ampthill


Amped - Get Creative - Get Festival Ready with Good Life Garden

🔸️Date: Friday 23rd August Time: 11AM - 1PM & 2PM - 4PM 🔸️Location: Nottingham Performance Area, Ampthill Park.

🌸WHAT TO EXPECT
Make flower crowns and learn tips and tricks to up your festival face paint glam game. We have an amazing variety of summer workshops, because each session is different, the timings are unique to each workshop to suit the activity. Where you see two sessions advertised such as MOSAIC ART, PARKOUR, GET LOUD and GET FESTIVAL READY, please only book onto ONE WORKSHOP.

We will contact you with information regarding an indoor location for the workshop in the event of bad weather. This project is for young people aged 11-17 living, staying with relatives or studying in Ampthill. Funded by Ampthill Town Council.

🎫 FREE TICKET - ages 11-17
To claim your FREE ticket click on the event link.
Limited availability.

⚽️ Fun Day and Football Match in Shefford all in aid of Brain Tumour Research


Time: 14:45 - 18:00

If You're in Shefford on the afternoon of Friday the 23rd August please come along and support this event at Shefford Sports Club. 

Plenty of fun to be had as well as what could be an amusing game of football. 

All in support of Brain Tumour Research a charity as you know that is close to our heart.
👍⚽️ Luton Town Football Club

💦FREE SPLASH PARK & PLAY AREA LETCHWORTH


Time: 10:00 - 18:00

🌞Whatsup Bedfordshire recommendation:
Feeling hot, hot, hot! This is probably my favourite splash park around this area, it's spacious, has shaded areas for picnics, and a great play park with sandy area for all ages too!

DATES & TIMES
Open every day, from 10am to 6pm, until Sunday 8 September 2024!

WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
💦 Free paddling pool and splash fountains
🍦Refreshment kiosk serving hot & cold drinks and snacks
🥪Large green space for relaxation, picnics or family fun
🪑Seating around the park & gardens
👦A playground
🚻Public toilets

💡TIP
Don't forget to bring spare clothes and a towel whoever fancies getting wet!

🅿️ PARKING 
Paid parking can be found at around 3 close by locations, your best option might be: 
🗺Hillshott, 
Letchworth Garden City 
SG6 1RY
(Sunday & Bank Holidays are FREE)

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🎊 🏁SILVERSTONE FESTIVAL - Silverstone


Time: 09:00

SILVERSTONE FESTIVAL - WHAT'S GOING ON?

🚘TRACK ACTION: 30 HOURS
Qualifying on Friday and 20 races across Saturday and Sunday. Historic F1 to touring cars, GT and sports cars. We've got it all.

🏎GETTING YOU CLOSE
Get close to the cars. Talk to the drivers and race preparers. The Festival is your ticket to the best access. There's also roving access to all open grandstands too.

🎶PARTY WITH US
3 nights of amazing live music on the eBay stage. Chill here with stage entertainment throughout the day too. The perfect picnic spot!

👋SENNA TRIBUTE
We're honouring the incredible legacy of Ayrton Senna with a display of many of the cars that shaped his career together in one place over the Festival weekend.

🏎THE FANZONE
Get up close to current F1 team show cars, take on the epic BWT Alpine F1 Team Trak Racer simulators, or take a ride in our simulator and get the feels of driving an F1 car.

🍔FOODIE FEST
Head to Foodie Fest for chef demos, an artisan market, Diddly Squat Farm Shop popping-up, or upgrade your weekend with a Tasting Tent experience.

🚗THOUSANDS OF CLASSICS
Displays of classic cars you've seen before and lots you haven't! We've got some big birthdays to celebrate too.

🤹‍♂️VILLAGE GREEN
Before the evening's live music gets underway, kick-back on the Village Green and enjoy our on-stage entertainment throughout the day. There's crazy golf, garden games & circus workshops too!

🎡ADRENALINE ZONE
Fun for all with our traditional funfair and the Michelin big wheel. Want to upgrade? Feel the rush with our thrill rides! Find out more about what's happening in the Adrenaline Zone.

🔥SHIFT & DRIFT ZONE
Daily drag race fire-ups, hot rods, epic stunts, and revved-up rally cars. We’ll be getting all fired-up in the Shift and Drift Zone.

🤑AUCTION ACTION
Our auction partner, Iconic Auctioneers, are holding a dedicated sale of collectors' & competition cars, motorcycles, automobilia, watches & jewellery over the weekend.

🌍ZERO ZONE
Join us at the Zero Zone powered by myenergi over the Festival weekend and explore ways of using less fossil fuels, reducing your emissions, and producing less waste. There are test drive options too.

👦YOUNG DRIVER
Kids (10-17) can get behind the wheel and learn all the basics of driving in a safe environment at the Festival. Bookings are possible on the day - sessions last 15 minutes at £25 each.

🏁DREAM RIDES
Take a passenger ride with The Sporting Bears Dream Rides! For a charity donation (100% goes to Cauldwell Children’s charity) there's 25 cars to choose from!

🏛MUSEUM
Pay a visit to Silverstone Museum over the Festival weekend and get FREE access with your ticket (entry is from within the event).

🏃‍♂️FUN RUN
Join our Fun Run around the iconic Silverstone track, all in support of a brilliant local cause!

🔧EBAY GARAGE
Immerse yourself into the world of vehicle parts and accessories at the eBay Garage!

🛍SHOPPING VILLAGE
If shopping is your thing, you can get your fix of retail therapy in the Festival's very own Shopping Village. 

🎫 TICKETS:

⭐️Friday (23 August) - General Admission: £75
Kids
under 16 go free (but you need to order a ticket)
A full day of qualifying. Full access to the racing paddocks. Get close to the cars. Talk to the driversGrandstand access, family festival fun, and live music on the Main Stage.

⭐️FRIDAY (23 AUGUST) - EVENING ENTRY (AFTER 4PM): £25
Tickets for children under 16 are £10
Admission to the venue from 4pm
Enjoy the last few hours of racing before the live music starts in the evening, with Sophie Ellis-Bextor headlining.

💃TWINWOOD FESTIVAL - CLAPHAM🕺

Friday 23 August 2024

🏕Join us on the 23rd of August to 26th , for one of the biggest vintage music and dance festivals in the UK & camping tickets are available to!

Twinwood Festival draws thousands of enthusiasts from around the globe and you can join them over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Nestled in the picturesque village of Clapham, just outside Bedford, this festival is a unique homage to the music and culture of the 1930s to 1960s. With its origins rooted in the legacy of Glenn Miller, Twinwood Festival has grown into one of the most beloved vintage music festivals in the world.

FRIDAY TICKETS
NON-CAMPERS that have already purchased tickets for other days, can add a Friday ticket for £25 (children £5). Friday tickets are not available unless they are in addition to other day tickets.
Friday tickets can only be purchased over the phone. Please call 01234 824773.
You must quote your original ticket order receipt number to enable you to purchase Friday tickets. We cannot sell Friday tickets if you do not quote this number:
If you originally ordered online your receipt number starts with TW0011****
If you originally ordered by phone, your receipt number
would have been given to you as a 4-digit transaction number (TXN).

 
🔸️SATURDAY TICKETS
🔸️10.30am - 7pm
ADULT: £70
CHILD (5-16): £10
INFANT (under 5): FREE

🔸️SUNDAY TICKETS
🔸️10.30am-7pm
ADULT: £70
CHILD (5-16): £10
INFANT (under 5): FREE

🔸️MONDAY TICKETS
🔸️10.30 - 4pm
ADULT: £40
CHILD (5-16): £10
INFANT (under 5): FREE

🔸️3 DAY WEEKEND TICKETS FOR ADULTS:
£154

BOOKING
You can book when you click on the link or alternatively you can phone on:
☎️
01234 824773

🎟 So, to grab those last-minute tickets and camping pitches, don't delay! 
Tickets on sale now, click the event link button!

🕵‍♀️ Sherlock Holmes: The Sign Of The Four with Jonathan Goodwin


Time: 19:30

🎭 The Arches Theatre - Buckinghamshire's quirkiest outdoor theatre - is back this summer with another fantastic weekend of live music.

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign Of The Four Friday 23rd August, 7.30pm In this 70 minute original one-man show, Jonathan Goodwin plays Sherlock Holmes and a miscellany of other larger-than-life characters.

What connects a father's disappearance with an audacious robbery committed in the dead of night? What has become of the great Agra Treasure? And who is the mysterious Jonathan Small? Classic Victorian detective action at its finest. The show is adapted from the Conan Doyle original by Jonathan Goodwin, and co-directed by Goodwin and Gary Archer.

⭐️GATES OPEN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE SHOW AT 6:30PM⭐️

🎫 TICKETS: £12 (PRESS THE EVENT LINK TO BOOK)

ℹ️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This performance takes place on the hardstanding by the arches. Don’t forget to bring your own chair and a picnic to enjoy at our outdoor theatre. Please take a look at the ‘Your Visit’ section on our website to find out what to expect and what to bring with you. Refunds are only given if a performance is cancelled. The shows will go on at The Arches Theatre whatever the weather. The decision to cancel a performance due to the weather is made at our discretion.

🐍Animal Experience - Woburn Sands Emporium


🦉The team from the Animal Experience are back for Summer holidays with a selection of their rare and unusual animals giving talks all about them and letting you hold or stroke them!

Join us for 40mins of Animal fun as expert keepers take you through a selection of animals from:
🔸️Meerkats, 
🔸️Snake  
🔸️Owls and other animals that come along.  

Tickets: £6.99 each  per adult, per child
Suggested age: 4 years up

CHOOSE A TIME WITH AVAILABILITY:
  1. 11:00am
  2. 12:00pm
  3. 1:00pm
  4. 2.15pm

🎫 BOOK THROUGH THE EVENT LINK BUTTON
Children must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Limited spaces.
This popular event sells out quickly so don't miss out - book now!

WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
⛳️You can play crazy golf that is donation to Young Mind Charity. You do not need to book for the crazy golf
🤸‍♀️Woburn Sands Emporium also have a soft play area which you need to book online

🐷 FREE ENTRY FARM - KNOTTS OF TEMPSFORD


Time: 09:00 - 17:00

 HERE IS A FREE ENTRY FARM TO VISIT IN BEDFORDSHIRE!
💥 WHATSUP BEDFORDSHIRE RECOMENDATION....


🙋‍♀️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!

🎫 PLUS OTHER CHARGABLE EXPERIENCES ON THE Knotts Of Tempsford  WEBSITE that you will need too Book.

🚜TRACTOR RIDES £2.50PP
(Book a time slot on the event link)
 
🐰PAT A PET EXPERIENCE IS £7.50PP, AGE 3 & UNDER ARE FREE WITH A PAYING ADULT!
Come along and meet the incredible animals, get hands-on with 'Pat a Pet' experiences
(Book a time slot on the event link)

🍔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!

OPENING HOURS:
🔸️Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 9am - 5pm
🔸️Sunday: 10am - 4pm

🗺 LOCATION
Knotts of Tempsford
Tingeys Farm,
Station Road,
Tempsford
SG19 2AY

CLICK THE EVENT LINK TO VIEW ALL OTHER EXTRA CHARGABLE  EXPERIENCES:

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#bedfordshire 
#FREE 
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#FreeEntry 
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⛱️Hitchin Beach 6th - 26th August

Friday 23 August 2024

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

🏖 Hitchin beach returns! Located in the Market Place from 6th - 26th August, children will be able to bring their buckets and spades to play in the sand. Come down and enjoy the fun! - 10am - 4pm each day

💦 WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
While you visit the lovely historic place of Hitchin you can check the unique and branded shops out along with restaurants and cafés galore. Also the school museum is very interesting but chargeable.
About a 10 minute walk from where the sandpit is in town, you will find the beautiful Bancroft Recreation Ground with a FREE Splash pad for the little ones, this is the perfect picnic location!
The address for the splash park is below:
Bancroft, Hitchin SG5 1QS

🌳 FREE ROXTON MAZE AT ROXTON GARDEN CENTRE


Time: 09:00 - 17:00

👀 A FREE A- MAZ-ING HIDDEN GEM IN BEDFORDSHIRE!
💥WHATSUP BEDFORDSHIRE BLOG...

So this maze is free to go too, kids & adults will love it...... if you can find it that is!😁

🤔SO WHERE IS IT?
This FREE MAZE is located at the wonderful Roxton Garden Centre in Bedfordshire. When you enter the car park you will not see any signposts for it. As you go in the car park facing the garden centre turn right, then turn left as if you are heading for a dead end, it may seem like you are heading for the delivery entrance but there you will see trees on your right and a sign in front of you 'Roxton Maze'.

The maze is located next to the garden centre in a spacious field with a few benches to sit on. At the moment it is being trimmed back due to some hanging branches, we had to duck and dive a few times but it added to all the fun we had.


♿️ IS THE MAZE SUITABLE FOR PUSHCHAIRS OR WHEELCHAIRS?
I would say it is NOT suitable as there are branches, some on the floor and hanging low, some spaces may not be big enough and also the surface may not be suitable in my personal opinion. But the Garden Centre itself is wheelchair friendly.

🔓WHEN IS THE MAZE OPEN?
The Maze is open the same time when the Garden Centre is open. The details are below.

🌺THE GARDEN CENTRE
The garden centre is wheelchair friendly and dog friendly. You can buy things from plants, to clothes, to toys. When we visited on 03/08/24 we saw reduced clothes,suitcases, plants and other various things. So it's definitely worth a look!

☕️THE CAFE
The cafe has hot and cold food and drink options at reasonable prices. There is a kids menu and an indoor & outdoor space with unmbrellas to sit in the sun and relax amongst the outdoor flower section of the Garden Centre. Dogs are allowed but they are not allowed in the main restaurant area. Just ask staff if you are not sure, they will be happy to help.

🗺 LOCATION
Roxton Garden Centre
Bedford Rd,
Roxton,
Bedford
MK44 3DY

OPENING TIMES
🔸️Sunday: 10:30am - 4:30pm
🔸️Monday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm

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#whatdealz 
#maze 
#FREE 
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#halftermfun 
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#bedford