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💍 FREE Valuation Day - Woburn


Time: 10:00 - 13:00

💍 Discover the true value of your jewellery, silver, fine art and collectables.

🕙 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.

🌳 Stotfold Watermill & Nature Reserve 2025


Time: 12:30 - 17:00

⚙️ The Mill, Shop and Tea Room are open to the public only on the dates below. Flour and oats are milled on open days, water levels permitting. Tea Room last orders 4.30pm.

ℹ️ THE MILL
There are three floors to view. We recommend the minimum time would be 15 minutes for each floor. There is a lift in the mill which allows full access to all three floors, there is also a toilet, for disabled visitors.

🌳 THE NATURE RESERVE
The Nature Reserve is open all year round, except 10th-11th May and 4th-5th October 2025. A circular walk takes around 45 minutes.

🐶 ABOUT DOGS
With the exception of guide dogs, we do not allow dogs in the mill. We welcome well behaved dogs in the Nature Reserve and ask that they be kept on leads at all times – many animals and birds breed or feed on the reserve, at or near ground level at all seasons of the year.

🕧 OPENING TIMES
🔸️
Mill, Shop and Tea Room: 12:30pm - 5:00pm
🔸️Milling sessions: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

🗓 2025 OPENING DATES
▪️June: 8th, 22nd, 29th
▪️July: 6th, 13th,
(Art Group Summer Exhibition 19th, 20th), 27th
▪️August: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 31st
▪️September: 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
▪️October: 19th

🅿️ CAR PARK OPENING TIMES:
10.00am to 7.00pm
(or earlier if dusk, dull or rainy)

CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Telephone: 01462 734541
📧 Email: enquiries@stotfoldmill.com

🚂 Wightwick Hall (Harry Potter) Locomotive returns to Buckinghamshire Railway Centre 2025


Time: 10:30 - 17:00

🚂 'Wightwick Hall' the loco playing the iconic Hogwarts Express in the new Harry Potter TV series, will be coming back too Buckingham Railway Centre now that her first filming session is complete!

🗓 2025 DATES:
▪️Sunday 5th October
▪️Sunday 19th October


🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
This is a normal Steaming Day with the bonus of a TV star offering steam train rides on Sundays 5th and 19th October 2025... Her new paint job remains very much under wraps, so, for now, you'll just have to put these dates in your diaries and come along with your camera!

There will be lots for the whole family to see and do at our heritage railway, with 25-acres to explore! Enjoy steam train rides, take a trip on the miniature railway, enjoy the visitor centre and railway museum, travelling post office, watch the model railway and enjoy our café and gift shops.

🚂 WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE LOCO?
Click here

🫖 CREAM TEA OPTION ON SUNDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2025 - £27.50 PP
Treat yourself to a cream tea at the Railway on Sunday 19th October 2025.
Homemade scone, cream and jam, alongside a choice of hot drinks. Enjoy your treat in the reserved area in front of the Royal Diner.
Your ticket includes a full day here, from 10.30am until 5pm. You can collect your Cream Tea anytime from 11.30am until 2pm at the cafe, and enjoy at your leisure.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️
Adult £12.50
▪️Senior £11.50
▪️Child £8.50
▪️Under 3s go free

ℹ️ BOOKING ENQUIRIES/CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone:
01296 655720
📧 Email: marketing@bucksrailcentre.org

💍 FREE Valuation Day - Woburn


Time: 10:00 - 13:00

💍 Discover the true value of your jewellery, silver, fine art and collectables.

🕙 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.

👻🚂 Halloween Ghost Train 2025 - Rushden Historical Transport Society


Time: 16:00 - 20:30

👻🚂 Come and take a ride on our Halloween Ghost Train at Rushden Historical Transport Society if you dare...

🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES

🦇 Saturday 25th October
▪️Sat Times: 4pm, 4.45pm, 5.30pm, 6.15pm, 7pm, 7.45pm

🦇 Sunday 26th October
▪️Sun Times: 2.30pm, 3.15pm, 4pm, 4.45pm, 5.30pm, 6.15pm

🌘 EVENT DETAILS
Refreshments available for purchase and sweets given to children on the train.
Please dress up if you can.
This is a suitable for all ages, but for our younger riders, we advise to choose an earlier train before it's dark for a little less spook.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£3 per child
▪️£6 per adult

ℹ️ CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 0300 302 3150

🚶‍♂️FREE Great Linford Manor Walk - 2025 (No booking required)


Time: 14:00

🌳 Learn about the ancient origins of the park all the way up to the modern era. On your walk, discover hidden gems such as the Veteran Lime Tree, Doric Seat and Ha-ha, which survive from the 18th century English Landscape Garden design of the park and have been recently revealed, revived and restored as part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund project.

😍 FREE: This walk is free but donations to the Friends of Great Linford Manor Park are welcome. No booking is required, just turn up and enjoy!

🕥 TIME: Guided walks are held
on the second Friday of the month at 10:30
and on the last Sunday of the month at 14:00.

🚶‍♀️DURATION: Walks last around 90 minutes.

🥾 WHAT TO WEAR....
Sensible, hard-wearing footwear and outdoor clothing is advised.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
On one stretch of the route there are a set of deep steps (leading up to the Railway Walk from the Cascade Pond). Please let the walk leader know if you would prefer to leave the pond via an accessible route. One or two park features are located on grass, which can be muddy when wet. A hearing loop is available on request from events@theparkstrust.com.
Accessible parking is located around the Parklands Pond at What3Words location pencil.parsnips.glosses.

🅿️ PARKING
There are limited parking spaces on the approach to the park from Parklands (see above). Otherwise, please park at the Memorial Hall car park, off Marsh Drive and leave the Arts Centre car park free. What3Words location unite.nipping.places.

🗺 MEETING PLACE: MK Arts Centre car park, Great Linford, off Parklands (St. Leger Drive), MK14 5DZ.

👻🚂 Halloween Ghost Train 2025 - Rushden Historical Transport Society


Time: 14:30 - 19:00

👻🚂 Come and take a ride on our Halloween Ghost Train at Rushden Historical Transport Society if you dare...

🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES

🦇 Saturday 25th October
▪️Sat Times: 4pm, 4.45pm, 5.30pm, 6.15pm, 7pm, 7.45pm

🦇 Sunday 26th October
▪️Sun Times: 2.30pm, 3.15pm, 4pm, 4.45pm, 5.30pm, 6.15pm

🌘 EVENT DETAILS
Refreshments available for purchase and sweets given to children on the train.
Please dress up if you can.
This is a suitable for all ages, but for our younger riders, we advise to choose an earlier train before it's dark for a little less spook.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£3 per child
▪️£6 per adult

ℹ️ CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES
☎️ Phone: 0300 302 3150

🎼 Music In The Museum: October 2025- Wardown House, Luton


Time: 14:00 - 16:00

🎼 Classical music performance taking place in the stunning Drawing Room, surrounded by the museum's unique art collection and with spectacular views overlooking Wardown Park.

Join us for a stunning performance with Flute and Harp Duo Claire Wickes (Flute) and Tomo Xerri (Harp)

🎟 TICKET COST:
£16.50 (inc. Booking Fee)

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100

🇬🇭 Arts & Crafts from Ghana - Wardown House, Luton


Time: 11:15 - 13:00

🇬🇭 Taking inspiration from the Ghanaian headwear exhibition curated by The Ghana Society.

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️
Monday 27th October
▪️Tuesday 28th October

🕚 SESSION TIMES:
▪️
11:15am and 2:15pm

🖍 EVENT DETAILS
Join us in the drawing room at Wardown Museum to explore some arts and crafts from Ghanaian Culture.

▪️AGE: Suitable for ages 3 - 7 years

✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED - FREE
Free (drop in)

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100

🇬🇭 Arts & Crafts from Ghana - Wardown House


Time: 11:15 - 13:00

🇬🇭 Taking inspiration from the Ghanaian headwear exhibition curated by The Ghana Society.

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️
Monday 27th October
▪️Tuesday 28th October

🕚 SESSION TIMES:
▪️
11:15am and 2:15pm

🖍 EVENT DETAILS
Join us in the drawing room at Wardown Museum to explore some arts and crafts from Ghanaian Culture.

▪️AGE: Suitable for ages 3 - 7 years

✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED - FREE
Free (drop in)

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: boxoffice@culturetrust.com
☎️ Phone: 01582 878100

💍 FREE Valuation Day - Woburn


Time: 10:00 - 13:00

💍 Discover the true value of your jewellery, silver, fine art and collectables.

🕙 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.

👻 Halloween Spectacular 2025 - Chiltern Open Air Museum


Time: 17:00 - 21:00

👻 Our Halloween Spectacular is back at Chiltern Open Air Museum in Buckinghamshire on Friday 31 October 2025.

WHAT TO EXPECT
Get ready for a spine-tingling evening filled with fun for all ages:
✨ Scary woodland walk
🎨 Halloween crafts
🔥 Marshmallow toasting & bonfire
💃 Special fire performance
🐴 Spooky horses
📖 Storytelling
🧛 Costumed characters
🌙 Not-so-spooky walk (perfect for little ones!)
...and much more!

🐶 DOGS
Dogs on short leads are welcome on-site but it is not recommended that you bring them to this event.

💷 BRING CASH
For extra activities bring cash.

🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️
Up to £16.50 each
▪️Free for under 4's

👻 Dunstable Ghost Walks 2025 - Priory Church

Friday 31 October 2025

Time: 18:30

👻 Dunstable Town Guides Present: Ghost Walks 2025. Take a spine-tingling stroll through Dunstable’s haunted history...

📍 Starting Point: Outside Priory Church, Dunstable.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Ghost Walk
🗓️ Date: Friday 31st October 
🕡 Time: 6.30 PM 
🧒 Suitable for: Children aged 8+ (must be accompanied by an adult) 
🎭 Extras: Fancy dress encouraged! Bring a torch for extra thrills.

🕸️ Halloween Ghost Walk
🗓️ Date: Friday 31st October 
🕗 Time: 8.00 PM 
🔞 Suitable for: Adults only 
Expect eerie tales and ghostly encounters under the moonlight...

🎄 Christmas Ghost Walk
🗓️ Date: Sunday 28th December 
🕗 Time: 8.00 PM 
🔞 Suitable for: Adults only 
A chilling twist to your festive season—ghosts don’t take holidays!

👻 SPOOKY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
✨️The crying child 
✨️Middle Row’s children in a window 
✨️The witch in a bottle 
✨️Cuthbert’s ghost

🎟 TICKET COST: £5.00
▪️
£5.00 per adult
▪️£2.50 per child 

📞 Phone: 01582 891420   

🧒 Puggle Club - The Higgins, Bedford (Ages 2 - 5)


Time: 10:30 - 14:30

🧒 Puggle Club - A chance to get creative, have fun, and socialise! Art & craft activities for children aged 2-5 years with their parents and carers.

🗓 2025/2026 DATES
▪️
Friday 5 September
▪️Friday 3 October
▪️Friday 7 November
▪️Friday 5 December
▪️Friday 9 January
▪️Friday 6 February
▪️Friday 6 March

🕥 SESSION TIMES - FREE, DROP IN
▪️10.30am – 12pm
▪️1pm – 2.30pm

Siblings are welcome to attend. No booking required but, if the room is busy please wait a short time, until there is space. 

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Join Kevin the Platypus’ little cousin Puggle for lots of creative fun. Puggle Club offers different creative activities for children aged 2 to 5 years.
 
Have a go at nature themed arts and crafts, experiment with sensory materials, enjoy a book in the Puggle Snuggle or have fun mark making at the Puggle Scribble Station.

🏛 MORE FREE FUN
Make your visit extra fun by exploring the museum and art gallery too.

☎️ CONTACT DETAILS
Tel: 01234 718618
Box Office:
01234 718044

🚶‍♂️FREE Great Linford Manor Walk - 2025 (No booking required)


Time: 10:30

🌳 Learn about the ancient origins of the park all the way up to the modern era. On your walk, discover hidden gems such as the Veteran Lime Tree, Doric Seat and Ha-ha, which survive from the 18th century English Landscape Garden design of the park and have been recently revealed, revived and restored as part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund project.

😍 FREE: This walk is free but donations to the Friends of Great Linford Manor Park are welcome. No booking is required, just turn up and enjoy!

🕥 TIME: Guided walks are held
on the second Friday of the month at 10:30
and on the last Sunday of the month at 14:00.

🚶‍♀️DURATION: Walks last around 90 minutes.

🥾 WHAT TO WEAR....
Sensible, hard-wearing footwear and outdoor clothing is advised.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
On one stretch of the route there are a set of deep steps (leading up to the Railway Walk from the Cascade Pond). Please let the walk leader know if you would prefer to leave the pond via an accessible route. One or two park features are located on grass, which can be muddy when wet. A hearing loop is available on request from events@theparkstrust.com.
Accessible parking is located around the Parklands Pond at What3Words location pencil.parsnips.glosses.

🅿️ PARKING
There are limited parking spaces on the approach to the park from Parklands (see above). Otherwise, please park at the Memorial Hall car park, off Marsh Drive and leave the Arts Centre car park free. What3Words location unite.nipping.places.

🗺 MEETING PLACE: MK Arts Centre car park, Great Linford, off Parklands (St. Leger Drive), MK14 5DZ.

🚶‍♂️FREE Great Linford Manor Walk - 2025 (No booking required)


Time: 14:00

🌳 Learn about the ancient origins of the park all the way up to the modern era. On your walk, discover hidden gems such as the Veteran Lime Tree, Doric Seat and Ha-ha, which survive from the 18th century English Landscape Garden design of the park and have been recently revealed, revived and restored as part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund project.

😍 FREE: This walk is free but donations to the Friends of Great Linford Manor Park are welcome. No booking is required, just turn up and enjoy!

🕥 TIME: Guided walks are held
on the second Friday of the month at 10:30
and on the last Sunday of the month at 14:00.

🚶‍♀️DURATION: Walks last around 90 minutes.

🥾 WHAT TO WEAR....
Sensible, hard-wearing footwear and outdoor clothing is advised.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
On one stretch of the route there are a set of deep steps (leading up to the Railway Walk from the Cascade Pond). Please let the walk leader know if you would prefer to leave the pond via an accessible route. One or two park features are located on grass, which can be muddy when wet. A hearing loop is available on request from events@theparkstrust.com.
Accessible parking is located around the Parklands Pond at What3Words location pencil.parsnips.glosses.

🅿️ PARKING
There are limited parking spaces on the approach to the park from Parklands (see above). Otherwise, please park at the Memorial Hall car park, off Marsh Drive and leave the Arts Centre car park free. What3Words location unite.nipping.places.

🗺 MEETING PLACE: MK Arts Centre car park, Great Linford, off Parklands (St. Leger Drive), MK14 5DZ.

🧒 Puggle Club - The Higgins, Bedford (Ages 2 - 5)


Time: 10:30 - 14:30

🧒 Puggle Club - A chance to get creative, have fun, and socialise! Art & craft activities for children aged 2-5 years with their parents and carers.

🗓 2025/2026 DATES
▪️
Friday 5 September
▪️Friday 3 October
▪️Friday 7 November
▪️Friday 5 December
▪️Friday 9 January
▪️Friday 6 February
▪️Friday 6 March

🕥 SESSION TIMES - FREE, DROP IN
▪️10.30am – 12pm
▪️1pm – 2.30pm

Siblings are welcome to attend. No booking required but, if the room is busy please wait a short time, until there is space. 

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Join Kevin the Platypus’ little cousin Puggle for lots of creative fun. Puggle Club offers different creative activities for children aged 2 to 5 years.
 
Have a go at nature themed arts and crafts, experiment with sensory materials, enjoy a book in the Puggle Snuggle or have fun mark making at the Puggle Scribble Station.

🏛 MORE FREE FUN
Make your visit extra fun by exploring the museum and art gallery too.

☎️ CONTACT DETAILS
Tel: 01234 718618
Box Office:
01234 718044

🚶‍♂️FREE Great Linford Manor Walk - 2025 (No booking required)


Time: 10:30

🌳 Learn about the ancient origins of the park all the way up to the modern era. On your walk, discover hidden gems such as the Veteran Lime Tree, Doric Seat and Ha-ha, which survive from the 18th century English Landscape Garden design of the park and have been recently revealed, revived and restored as part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund project.

😍 FREE: This walk is free but donations to the Friends of Great Linford Manor Park are welcome. No booking is required, just turn up and enjoy!

🕥 TIME: Guided walks are held
on the second Friday of the month at 10:30
and on the last Sunday of the month at 14:00.

🚶‍♀️DURATION: Walks last around 90 minutes.

🥾 WHAT TO WEAR....
Sensible, hard-wearing footwear and outdoor clothing is advised.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
On one stretch of the route there are a set of deep steps (leading up to the Railway Walk from the Cascade Pond). Please let the walk leader know if you would prefer to leave the pond via an accessible route. One or two park features are located on grass, which can be muddy when wet. A hearing loop is available on request from events@theparkstrust.com.
Accessible parking is located around the Parklands Pond at What3Words location pencil.parsnips.glosses.

🅿️ PARKING
There are limited parking spaces on the approach to the park from Parklands (see above). Otherwise, please park at the Memorial Hall car park, off Marsh Drive and leave the Arts Centre car park free. What3Words location unite.nipping.places.

🗺 MEETING PLACE: MK Arts Centre car park, Great Linford, off Parklands (St. Leger Drive), MK14 5DZ.

🚶‍♂️FREE Great Linford Manor Walk - 2025 (No booking required)


Time: 14:00

🌳 Learn about the ancient origins of the park all the way up to the modern era. On your walk, discover hidden gems such as the Veteran Lime Tree, Doric Seat and Ha-ha, which survive from the 18th century English Landscape Garden design of the park and have been recently revealed, revived and restored as part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund project.

😍 FREE: This walk is free but donations to the Friends of Great Linford Manor Park are welcome. No booking is required, just turn up and enjoy!

🕥 TIME: Guided walks are held
on the second Friday of the month at 10:30
and on the last Sunday of the month at 14:00.

🚶‍♀️DURATION: Walks last around 90 minutes.

🥾 WHAT TO WEAR....
Sensible, hard-wearing footwear and outdoor clothing is advised.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
On one stretch of the route there are a set of deep steps (leading up to the Railway Walk from the Cascade Pond). Please let the walk leader know if you would prefer to leave the pond via an accessible route. One or two park features are located on grass, which can be muddy when wet. A hearing loop is available on request from events@theparkstrust.com.
Accessible parking is located around the Parklands Pond at What3Words location pencil.parsnips.glosses.

🅿️ PARKING
There are limited parking spaces on the approach to the park from Parklands (see above). Otherwise, please park at the Memorial Hall car park, off Marsh Drive and leave the Arts Centre car park free. What3Words location unite.nipping.places.

🗺 MEETING PLACE: MK Arts Centre car park, Great Linford, off Parklands (St. Leger Drive), MK14 5DZ.

👻 Dunstable Ghost Walks 2025 - Priory Church

Sunday 28 December 2025

Time: 20:00

👻 Dunstable Town Guides Present: Ghost Walks 2025. Take a spine-tingling stroll through Dunstable’s haunted history...

📍 Starting Point: Outside Priory Church, Dunstable.

🎄 Christmas Ghost Walk
🗓️ Date: Sunday 28th December 
🕗 Time: 8.00 PM 
🔞 Suitable for: Adults only 
A chilling twist to your festive season—ghosts don’t take holidays!

👻 SPOOKY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
✨️The crying child 
✨️Middle Row’s children in a window 
✨️The witch in a bottle 
✨️Cuthbert’s ghost

🎟 TICKET COST: £5.00
▪️
£5.00 per adult

📞 Phone: 01582 891420