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🪖 Vauxhall WWII Churchill Tank Exhibit - Luton
Sunday 11 May 2025
Time: 12:00 - 16:00
🪖 Vauxhall WWII Churchill Tank exhibit. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see a Vauxhall Churchill Mark III tank up close - an important piece of Luton's military history.
WHEN?
▪️Saturday 10 May 2025 - 12pm to 6pm
▪️Sunday 11 May 2025 - 10am to 4pm
📍WHERE?
St George’s Square, Luton
WHEN?
▪️Saturday 10 May 2025 - 12pm to 6pm
▪️Sunday 11 May 2025 - 10am to 4pm
📍WHERE?
St George’s Square, Luton
WHAT TO EXPECT
Discover Vauxhall's significant contribution to WWII and learn about the tank itself with experts from The Tank Museum.
Discover Vauxhall's significant contribution to WWII and learn about the tank itself with experts from The Tank Museum.
Also on the weekend:
🎶 Live music from a vintage singer at intervals between 1pm and 4pm each day
🧒 Children’s activities
🎶 Live music from a vintage singer at intervals between 1pm and 4pm each day
🧒 Children’s activities
📽 VE Day outdoor cinema - (Sunday only)
Head down to Hat Gardens - grab a deckchair and enjoy golden-age classics from the 1930s and 40s:
▪️When: Sunday 11 May 2025
▪️Where: Hat Gardens, Bute Street
▪️Time: 10am onwards
▪️Cost: Free
- 🍿10am - 'Bambi' (1942)
- 🍿12pm - 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939)
- 🍿 2pm - 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938)
🎠 Kempston pop up Fun Park 2025
Sunday 11 May 2025
Time: 13:00 - 21:00
🎠 KEMPSTON FUNFAIR UNLIMITED RIDE PASSES NOW AVAILABLE! Buy one Ride Pass - Enjoy Unlimited Riding! ONLY £20!
📍Location - Kempston, Addison Park
🗓 MAY 2025 DATES
▪️ Friday 9th May: 5pm - 9pm
▪️Saturday 10th May: 1pm - 9pm
▪️Sunday 11th May: 1pm - 9pm
▪️Friday 16th May: 5pm - 9pm
▪️Saturday 17th May: 1pm - 9pm
▪️Sunday 18th May: 1pm - 9pm
💥 DISCOUNT DAYS!
▪️Friday 9th May
▪️Friday 16th May
All Rides ONLY 2 TOKENS or UNLIMITED RIDE PASSES FOR JUST £15!
TOKEN COST
🎫 1 Token = £1.20
🎫 10 Tokens = £10
🎟 ENTRY
FREE ENTRY with purchased Unlimited Ride Passes or £2.00 Per Person!
✅️ Onsite Security & Toilets
✅️ Fun For All The Family
📍Location - Kempston, Addison Park
🗓 MAY 2025 DATES
▪️ Friday 9th May: 5pm - 9pm
▪️Saturday 10th May: 1pm - 9pm
▪️Sunday 11th May: 1pm - 9pm
▪️Friday 16th May: 5pm - 9pm
▪️Saturday 17th May: 1pm - 9pm
▪️Sunday 18th May: 1pm - 9pm
💥 DISCOUNT DAYS!
▪️Friday 9th May
▪️Friday 16th May
All Rides ONLY 2 TOKENS or UNLIMITED RIDE PASSES FOR JUST £15!
TOKEN COST
🎫 1 Token = £1.20
🎫 10 Tokens = £10
🎟 ENTRY
FREE ENTRY with purchased Unlimited Ride Passes or £2.00 Per Person!
✅️ Onsite Security & Toilets
✅️ Fun For All The Family
Bradwell Mill Opening Day - Free Entry
Sunday 11 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).
🎩 History Festival at Milton Keynes Museum (Pay once and visit for free all year!) - May 2025
Time: 10:30 - 16:30
🎩 This May, get even closer to the past, with the return of our popular History Festival spanning nearly 2,000 years of history in one weekend!
🗓 DATES
▪️Saturday 10th May 2025
▪️Sunday 11th May 2025
🔱 WHAT TO EXPECT
Wander around the tent village set up in the Museum grounds and travel back in time to meet Romans, Tudors, Civil War Soldiers, Suffragettes and many more!
🔥 RE-ENACTORS
🗓 DATES
▪️Saturday 10th May 2025
▪️Sunday 11th May 2025
🔱 WHAT TO EXPECT
Wander around the tent village set up in the Museum grounds and travel back in time to meet Romans, Tudors, Civil War Soldiers, Suffragettes and many more!
🔥 RE-ENACTORS
Nearly 100 re-enactors will be roaming around the Museum throughout the weekend ready to answer your burning questions about life in the past.
All the re-enactors will be entertaining across the site all weekend, and taking turns to give demonstrations in the ever popular arena.
🪙 HANDS ON ACTIVITIES
🪙 HANDS ON ACTIVITIES
Aside from watching the action and interacting with those figures from our history, youngsters can get hands-on with activities including mosaic making and sandbox digging.
🎲 THE MUSEUM
🎲 THE MUSEUM
All the Museum’s usual attractions will be open too; you will be able to play parlour games, browse the street of shops, discover more about the history of communication and see the history of transport – complete with the tram that once took workers from Stony Stratford to Wolverton works.
🥪 FOOD & DRINK
🥪 FOOD & DRINK
If hunger bites, bite back with a visit to the Granary Tea Room, with its affordable, tempting variety of hot and cold sandwiches and sweet treats, and the best cakes for miles around.
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/home/access-statement/
🎟 TICKETS COST:
Pay once and visit for free all year!
▪️Adult: £17.50
▪️Child 5 – 16 years: £12.00
▪️Under 5: Free
▪️ Family 2 adults and up to 4 children: £45.00
▪️Over 65s, student and disabled. One carer free of charge per concession £13.50
♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/home/access-statement/
🎟 TICKETS COST:
Pay once and visit for free all year!
▪️Adult: £17.50
▪️Child 5 – 16 years: £12.00
▪️Under 5: Free
▪️ Family 2 adults and up to 4 children: £45.00
▪️Over 65s, student and disabled. One carer free of charge per concession £13.50
▪️Free entry for Blue Peter badge holders!
✈️ Season Premiere Air Show May 2025 - Shuttleworth
Sunday 11 May 2025
Time: 09:00 - 18:00
✈️ Join us on Sunday 11th May 2025 as we kick off our 2025 flying season in style with our Season Premiere air show. We can’t wait to celebrate our 2025 opening with you.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Watch as our historic aircraft take to the skies above Old Warden in what promises to be a brilliant display to start the summer. We’ll also be welcoming a wonderful range of visiting aircraft from across the globe.
*All aircraft and vehicle appearances are subject to weather and serviceability.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Watch as our historic aircraft take to the skies above Old Warden in what promises to be a brilliant display to start the summer. We’ll also be welcoming a wonderful range of visiting aircraft from across the globe.
*All aircraft and vehicle appearances are subject to weather and serviceability.
As well as our aircraft, you can enjoy;
✨️ Our beautifully restored vintage vehicles as they head out on parade.
✨️ Catch a ride on one of our vintage buses up to Shuttleworth House to take in the site in all its splendour.
✨️ Explore the hangars for even more remarkable living history stories.
✨️ Enjoying a moment of tranquillity in our beautiful Swiss Garden.
🕘 AIR SHOW TIMINGS
▪️09:00: Gates Open
▪️09:00: Ground Attractions Open
▪️14:00: Flying Display Commences
▪️18:00: Flying Display Ends Approx.
▪️18:00: Gates Close
FOOD & DRINK
✨️ Our beautifully restored vintage vehicles as they head out on parade.
✨️ Catch a ride on one of our vintage buses up to Shuttleworth House to take in the site in all its splendour.
✨️ Explore the hangars for even more remarkable living history stories.
✨️ Enjoying a moment of tranquillity in our beautiful Swiss Garden.
🕘 AIR SHOW TIMINGS
▪️09:00: Gates Open
▪️09:00: Ground Attractions Open
▪️14:00: Flying Display Commences
▪️18:00: Flying Display Ends Approx.
▪️18:00: Gates Close
FOOD & DRINK
Refuel with some mouth-watering food and refreshing drinks.
🎟 TICKETS COST:
Tickets from £34.00 and kids go FREE!
You can book tickets via the event link.
🎟 TICKETS COST:
Tickets from £34.00 and kids go FREE!
You can book tickets via the event link.
Please note we have a new ticketing system so you will now be redirected to our Digitickets booking page.
Please be aware that this is a site-wide event day. To access the Runway Café or Visitor Attraction on this day, you will require an event ticket. 30-day return daily admission tickets are not valid on event days.
GROUND ATTRACTIONS INCLUDED:
GROUND ATTRACTIONS INCLUDED:
SWISS GARDEN
Step through ornate iron gates into the quiet idyll of Swiss Garden. With quirky structures to find, and resident peacocks, it’s the perfect shady retreat on a summer’s day.
FREE FUN FAIR
Fun for kids big and small (and those who are still kids at heart).
SHUTTLEWORTH OPEN HOUSE
Open 10:00 –15:00.
CLAYTON & SHUTTLEWORTH HERITAGE
Learn more about how the Shuttleworth family fortune was made. See live demonstrations from various heritage exhibits from Clayton & Shuttleworth – one of the early builders of portable steam engines and thrashing machines.
Open 10:00 –15:00.
CLAYTON & SHUTTLEWORTH HERITAGE
Learn more about how the Shuttleworth family fortune was made. See live demonstrations from various heritage exhibits from Clayton & Shuttleworth – one of the early builders of portable steam engines and thrashing machines.
BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN
Let our enthusiastic team of volunteers guide you through working the BOFORS gun yourself. This interactive exhibit can be operated by ages 3 – 93!
Let our enthusiastic team of volunteers guide you through working the BOFORS gun yourself. This interactive exhibit can be operated by ages 3 – 93!
DISCOVERY ZONES
Let the kids loose on a fantastic range of activities, from ‘make & paint’ to STEM related educational experiences.
Let the kids loose on a fantastic range of activities, from ‘make & paint’ to STEM related educational experiences.
VINTAGE BUS RIDES
Step aboard one of Shuttleworth’s vintage buses and enjoy a trip to Shuttleworth House and back, as well as rides along the front of the Collection Hangars.
Step aboard one of Shuttleworth’s vintage buses and enjoy a trip to Shuttleworth House and back, as well as rides along the front of the Collection Hangars.
TRADERS
Spend some time browsing and shopping for a variety of aviation memorabilia, gifts, souvenirs and crafts along.
CATERING
Keep yourself and the kids going with some delicious take-away food and drink from our carefully curated caterers, or head to the Runway Café for seated dining.
Keep yourself and the kids going with some delicious take-away food and drink from our carefully curated caterers, or head to the Runway Café for seated dining.
⛱️ The Beach at Frosts, Woburn Sands 2025
Sunday 11 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
