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⛪️ De Grey Mausoleum Open Day - Flitton, Free entry
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
📍WHERE WILL I FIND THE MAUSOLEUM & OTHER INFO?
The mausoleum is attached to Flitton Church, St John the Baptist, Bedfordshire and is accessed via its nave. The Mausoleum is not dog friendly and there maybe some uneven surfaces not suitable for wheelchairs.
🎧 Audio tour: There is an audio tour for the mausoleum and we advise that it is downloaded prior to your visit as the mobile network signal strength in the mausoleum and the church is rather variable - click here for information about the tour and to download it.
🅿️ Parking: There is no car park at the church but there is limited on-street parking available on surrounding streets.
ℹ️ Facilities: There are no facilities at the church but there is a pub in the village and more options in either Flitwick or Ampthill.
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
🍻 You will find The White Hart on the corner of Brook Lane serving great food from 12pm - 3pm on Sunday's. The pub is also dog friendly.
https://thewhitehartflitton.co.uk/
🚶♂️If you carry on walking down the bottom of Brook Lane you will find a lovely walk 'Flit Valley'. There is a Jack Crawley Memorable barn where you will find some history posters and information. This is great for a walk to extend your day. Our Whatsup Bedfordshire blog on Facebook can be seen here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19eaos81Pf/
📅 2025 DATES:
The mausoleum is open from 2pm to 4pm on the following dates in 2025:
▪️Sunday 6th April
▪️Sunday 4th May
▪️Sunday 1st June - special opening from 12 noon for Flitton's annual potato race
▪️Wednesday 18th June
▪️Sunday 6th July
▪️Wednesday 16th July
▪️Sunday 3rd August
▪️Wednesday 20th August
▪️Sunday 7th September
🌞 Free Summer of Play: Dunstable Downs Sports Village
Time: 10:30 - 17:00
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Monday 21st July - Sunday 31st August
▪️10:30am - 17:00pm
✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED JUST TURN UP
Activities are self-led, just pick up the equipment from the Sports Village. Accessible drop off points and sensory sports equipment is also available. Please get in touch if you wish to find out more.
🗓 DATES FOR COACH-LED ACTIVITIES
Alternatively join one of our coach-led activities delivered by local sports groups:
🏹 Pepperstock Archers soft archery sessions:
▪️10 August, 12.00pm-4.00pm
🌳 Let’s Get Going nature-based games:
▪️01 August, 10.00am-12.00pm
▪️08 August, 10.00am-12.00pm
▪️15 August, 10.00am-12.00pm
▪️22 August, 10.00am-12.00pm
▪️29 August, 10.00am-12.00pm
✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED
FREE ENTRY! Suggested £2 donation.
🅿️ PARKING
Car parking charges apply, free for National Trust members.
📍MEETING POINT
Dunstable Downs: Head to our Visitor Centre or Sports Village to pick up your map and activity sheet.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 500920
📧 Email: dunstabledowns@nationaltrust.org.uk
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💍 FREE Valuation Day - Woburn
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
🕙 TIME:
Drop in any time between 10am - 1pm
💎 FREE VALUATION
Join our gemmologist and general valuer for a free, no obligation valuation at The Woburn, George Street, Woburn.
💷 Consigning now for our auction at the Woburn Hotel.
📚 Exhibition: Roger W. Martin – A Collection at John Buyan Museum, Bedford
Time: 11:00 - 16:00
In The Basement at Bunyan Gallery, John Bunyan Museum, Bedford.
🗓 EXHIBITION DATES & TIMES
▪️24th July – 30th August 2025
▪️Tuesday to Saturday
▪️11am – 4pm
📚 WHAT'S ON DISPLAY?
A special exhibition showcasing the lifetime collection of Roger W. Martin, featuring:
✨️ Rare books, including The Pilgrim’s Progress and Holy War
✨️ Historic pictures and objects connected to John Bunyan and his works
📖 TRIBUTE TO A DEVOTED COLLECTOR
Roger W. Martin, who passed away 25 years ago, was known for his passion for Bunyan’s legacy—he always carried a copy of The Pilgrim’s Progress with him. This exhibition honours his devotion and the generous donation of his collection to the museum in 2000.
💷 ADMISSION - FREE
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01234 270303
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🧱 LEGO® Build the Change: Nature-Friendly Habitat Build - Tring Museum (FREE)
Time: 10:30 - 15:30
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Tuesday 12th August
▪️Wednesday 13th August
▪️Thursday 19th August
▪️Tuesday 20th August
▪️Wednesday 21st August
▪️Thursday 22nd August
▪️Tuesday 26th August
▪️Wednesday 27th August
▪️Thursday 28th August
🕥 TIMES
▪️10.30am–12.00pm & 14.00pm–15.30pm
🐒 EVENT DETAILS
Design ways to clean up habitats, build safe corridors for animals to travel or create secure places for them to raise their young.
🧱 ABOUT
Build the Change is a LEGO Group Social Impact Program, funded by the LEGO Foundation. It inspires and empowers children around the world to build a more sustainable future through play.
▪️AGES:
Recommended for ages 6+. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
🎟 BOOKING ADVISED
During school holidays, it can get quite busy, it is advised to book to guarantee access into the Museum. Book here.
ℹ️ PLEASE NOTE
This is a free drop in activity. You may have to queue.
🎨 Free Art Workshops for 11 - 16 year old - Bedford
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Looking for something fun to do this summer? Come get messy, colourful, and creative at our FREE drop in art workshops for ages 11–16! Grab your mates and pop in after lunch – no booking, no pressure, just pure creative vibe.
WHEN?
📅 Every Wednesday in August 2025
🕑 Drop in anytime between 2–4pm
WHERE?
📍 Central Family Hub, 30 Allhallows, Bedford MK40 1LN
WHAT TO KNOW...
We have teamed up with Bedford Giving to bring you a chill space to paint, draw, design, and express yourself – no experience needed, just bring your imagination!
🗓 2025 DATES & ACTIVITIES
📿 6th Aug - Lucky Charms
Make bracelets, keyrings, phone/bag charms.
🖌 13th Aug - Painting
Paint canvases with visiting artist Lemonpop Workshops.
🪨 20th Aug - Working with Clay
Sculpting with coloured airdrying clay.
👕 27th Aug - Printing
Print your own t-shirt or tote bag.
🌞 Parkland Play at Stanton Low Park, Milton Keynes
Time: 12:00 - 15:00
Come and experience a delightful and accessible play session at the Parkland Play in Stanton Low Park on Wednesday 20th August from 12pm to 3pm.
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
⭐️ Sports equipment
⭐️ Lawn games
⭐️ Sensory tent
and much more!
🦎 ANIMAL ENCOUNTER
Experience a free animal encounter with Teaching Talons! Meet a variety of reptiles, small mammals, giant creepy crawlies, and an owl. Please note, owl handling is available for £3 per go, or two for £5 (when available).
Meet our Community Rangers and learn about water safety and how to stay safe in our parks or put your adventurer hat on and do fun activities with our Outdoor Learning team.
This event is designed for children and families. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
ℹ️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED
⛱️ Hitchin Beach 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
🪣 Sands, buckets and spades, music and deck chairs will turn this part of Hitchin into the seaside!
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🧒 Free Summer Holiday Family Fun 2025 - Leighton Buzzard
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
🗓 AUGUST 2025 DATES
▪️Wednesday 6th August
▪️Wednesday 13th August
▪️Wednesday 20th August
▪️Wednesday 27th August
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Come and chill out over Lego, crafts, games and refreshments - everything free of charge. No need to book, just turn up.
🤸♂️ Free Play - Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes
Time: 13:00 - 15:30
✨️ social skills
✨️ build relationships,
✨️ and promotes self-confidence.
Open access play is an opportunity to bring families and communities closer together.
We provide four types of play events.
🤸♂️ Risky Play - which allows children to encounter risky experiences, to develop survival
skills and conquer fears. E.g climbing trees, climbing the van, lifting large objects, balancing on high beams or using ropes to build and balance, Using 'dangerous' tools such as saws, water slides, assault courses,
using and lighting a fire pit to cook. Some children discover strength and confidence they didn’t know they had.
⚾️ Sports and Games - which allows children to be interactive and sociable with each other and to work together for a common goal, through sports and playing games. these include football, cricket, rounders, archery, badminton, volleyball, tag, parachute games, tennis and many more.
💦 Messy Play - which allows children to discover textures and and the effect some ingredients have on each other through fun experiments, painting, foam play, slime play, sand & water play and all types of arts and crafts using materials from our scrap store.
🪵 Imaginative Play - Which allows a child’s imagination to run wild, using objects & actions to represent other things. It includes loose parts play with small and large objects, face paint, dressing up, small world toys, and Den building.
❗️PLEASE NOTE:
We do not provide or accept responsibility for the supervision of children.
Children must be supervised by a parent or guardian at our events, at all times.
🎟 FREE - BOOKING NEEDED
You can book you space via the event link. There are limited spaces available.
🧒 The Biggles Fun Day Creative Workshops
Time: 12:00 - 15:00
✅️ FREE BUT NEEDS TO BE BOOKED
Book your free place for the following workshops at the library helpdesk.
🤩 EVENT DETAILS
▪️Drama & Street Theatre 12pm
▪️Create & Make Bunting 1pm
▪️Design & Costume 2pm
▪️AGES:
Suitable for children aged 5-12 years.
☎️ PHONE FOR ENQUIRIES
0300 300 8055
🧒 Free Lego, Crafts, Snacks and Drinks - Leighton Buzzard
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
🗓 2025 DATES & TIME
▪️Wednesday 20th August
▪️Wednesday 27th August
▪️10am - 12pm
✅️ FREE NO BOOKING REQUIRED
😊 Come along and chill out with Lego, crafts, and other activities, plus refreshments and friendly chat - all free.
🐔 Half a String Presents: Space Chickens - Ampthill Park (FREE)
Time: 11:00 - 15:30
Outdoor performance at Ampthill Park on
Thursday 21st August 2025! Suitable for the whole family.
🕚 SHOW TIMES
▪️11:00am
▪️1:00pm
▪️ 3:00pm
🚀 WHAT TO EXPECT
Earth’s unlikely hero: an adventurous chicken who is blasted into space to solve all our planet’s problems. Sounds ridiculous? Not for our heroic hen, who will boldly go where no poultry has gone before. With stunning puppetry and original banjo synth music, this rocket-fuelled madcap adventure is not to be missed.
📍 MEETING PLACE
Ampthill Park Performance Area (opposite the Coffee Lodge)
🎟 BOOK YOUR FREE TICKETS
To book your free session, please click the event link.
🌞 Free Summer of Play: Dunstable Downs Sports Village
Time: 10:30 - 17:00
🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Monday 21st July - Sunday 31st August
▪️10:30am - 17:00pm
✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED JUST TURN UP
Activities are self-led, just pick up the equipment from the Sports Village. Accessible drop off points and sensory sports equipment is also available. Please get in touch if you wish to find out more.
🗓 DATES FOR COACH-LED ACTIVITIES
Alternatively join one of our coach-led activities delivered by local sports groups:
🏹 Pepperstock Archers soft archery sessions:
▪️10 August, 12.00pm-4.00pm
🌳 Let’s Get Going nature-based games:
▪️01 August, 10.00am-12.00pm
▪️08 August, 10.00am-12.00pm
▪️15 August, 10.00am-12.00pm
▪️22 August, 10.00am-12.00pm
▪️29 August, 10.00am-12.00pm
✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED
FREE ENTRY! Suggested £2 donation.
🅿️ PARKING
Car parking charges apply, free for National Trust members.
📍MEETING POINT
Dunstable Downs: Head to our Visitor Centre or Sports Village to pick up your map and activity sheet.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 500920
📧 Email: dunstabledowns@nationaltrust.org.uk
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🎊 Free Skate & Scoot (Booking needed) - Dunstable
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
🗓 Thursday 21 August
🛹 Skate Skill School (Free, booking required)
📍 Grove Skate Park
(Sessions: 10 am to 11 am & 11 am to 12 noon (12 spaces per session – booking required)
AGES: 5 to 10 years old.
😊 SEND NEEDS
We aim to be inclusive. If your child has specific SEND needs, please call us or email us to discuss.
🎟 CALL TO BOOK FOR SKATE & SCOOT
Call to book for Skate & Scoot.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 891434
📧 Email: communities@dunstable.gov.uk
♿️ Project RockClimber Documentary by The Disabled Adventurer - Northampton
Time: 18:30 - 21:30
🕡 AGENDA
▪️18:30 - 19:00: Arrival Drinks
▪️19:00 - 19:15: Welcoming Address
▪️19:15 - 20:30: Main Showing
▪️20:30 - 20:45: Comfort break
▪️20:45 - 21:30: Fireside Chat and Q&A
ℹ️ ABOUT
Join us for the very first public screening of the Project RockClimber Documentary at the Royal & Derngate theatre in Northampton. Witness the thrilling journey of how an extreme all-terrain mobility chair, called RockClimber, came about and of Army Veteran and Disability Advocate, Nick Wilsons determination to complete a solo ascent of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon).
🎟 TICKETS COST: FREE
It's free to attend, though if you are in the position to make a donation, 💯% will go to the charity I'm a Patron of, Wheelchair Alliance.
You can book tickets via the event link.
📚 Exhibition: Roger W. Martin – A Collection at John Buyan Museum, Bedford
Time: 11:00 - 16:00
In The Basement at Bunyan Gallery, John Bunyan Museum, Bedford.
🗓 EXHIBITION DATES & TIMES
▪️24th July – 30th August 2025
▪️Tuesday to Saturday
▪️11am – 4pm
📚 WHAT'S ON DISPLAY?
A special exhibition showcasing the lifetime collection of Roger W. Martin, featuring:
✨️ Rare books, including The Pilgrim’s Progress and Holy War
✨️ Historic pictures and objects connected to John Bunyan and his works
📖 TRIBUTE TO A DEVOTED COLLECTOR
Roger W. Martin, who passed away 25 years ago, was known for his passion for Bunyan’s legacy—he always carried a copy of The Pilgrim’s Progress with him. This exhibition honours his devotion and the generous donation of his collection to the museum in 2000.
💷 ADMISSION - FREE
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01234 270303
Related Deals & Blogs
🧱 LEGO® Build the Change: Nature-Friendly Habitat Build - Tring Museum (FREE)
Time: 10:30 - 15:30
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Tuesday 12th August
▪️Wednesday 13th August
▪️Thursday 19th August
▪️Tuesday 20th August
▪️Wednesday 21st August
▪️Thursday 22nd August
▪️Tuesday 26th August
▪️Wednesday 27th August
▪️Thursday 28th August
🕥 TIMES
▪️10.30am–12.00pm & 14.00pm–15.30pm
🐒 EVENT DETAILS
Design ways to clean up habitats, build safe corridors for animals to travel or create secure places for them to raise their young.
🧱 ABOUT
Build the Change is a LEGO Group Social Impact Program, funded by the LEGO Foundation. It inspires and empowers children around the world to build a more sustainable future through play.
▪️AGES:
Recommended for ages 6+. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
🎟 BOOKING ADVISED
During school holidays, it can get quite busy, it is advised to book to guarantee access into the Museum. Book here.
ℹ️ PLEASE NOTE
This is a free drop in activity. You may have to queue.
⛱️ Hitchin Beach 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
🪣 Sands, buckets and spades, music and deck chairs will turn this part of Hitchin into the seaside!
Related Blogs
👩🍼 Parents & Carers Under 21 Drop in - Bedford
Time: 11:00 - 12:00
Looking for something fun to do with your little one? Want to meet other young parents who get it?
👩🍼 WHO'S THIS FOR?
Pregnant (22 weeks+) or got little ones under 5? You’re so welcome.
ℹ️ ABOUT
Come hang out at our Young Parents Group.
It’s totally free, super friendly, and made just for you. Every Thursday at Cherry Tree Community Centre in Bedford.
👩🍼 Chat, chill, and make new friends
🎨 Fun stuff to do with your baby or toddler
💬 Advice & support from our lovely team (no judgment here)
☕ Laughs and good vibes only
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0300 323 0245
📧 Email: familyhubs@bedford.gov.uk.