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🖍 Free Crafts Table for Kids - The Crown, Flitwick
Time: 12:00 - 18:00
🧒 WHAT ELSE TO KNOW?
We have a kids menu too and lots of space and activities for them to do in our huge enclosed garden! We'd love to see you all! You can view the menu on the website via 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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📚 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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🧒 Free Family Drop - In Sessions - St Mary's Church, Goldington, Bedford
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
▪️AGES: Targeted especially for children under 12 years old.
WHAT TO EXPECT
✨️ Games
✨️ Activities
✨️ Craft
✨️ Snacks
🗓 2025 DROP IN AFTERNOON DATES
▪️Tuesday 29th July
▪️Tuesday 5th August
▪️Tuesday 12th August
▪️Tuesday 19th August
▪️Tuesday 26th August
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
For more details, please reach out to:
Ceri-Anne
📧 Email: family.stmarysgoldington@gmail.com
☎️ Phone: 07872 052175
🗺SAT NAVS
For Sat Navs use MK41 0AN
🧒 Free Kids Activities at Cafe Bianco Nero in Leighton Buzzard
Time: 11:00 - 12:00
Join us this summer 2025 for a lineup of fun, creative events for children and families! Here's what's happening:
-🍨 Design Your Own Frappe Competition
🗓 21st July – 1st August 2025
▪️Pick up a Design Sheet from BIANCO NERO.
▪️Design your frappe and post your entry in our in-store Competition Post Box.
▪️The winning drink will be sold as a Limited Edition!
🎲 Table Games & Wind Chime Decorating
🗓 4th & 6th August 2025
⏰ 9am – 12pm
▪️ Play classic games like Jenga, Connect 4, Snap, UNO and more.
▪️Wind chime decorating available for the little ones!
📚 Zog & the Flying Doctors – Reading & Craft
🗓 13th August 2025
⏰ 11am – 12pm
▪️ Enjoy a magical book reading.
▪️Receive a free cupcake!
▪️Craft your very own crown.
🕵️♂️ Summer Adventure Trail
🗓 18th August 2025
⏰ 9am – 1pm
▪️Start at BIANCO NERO to collect your clue sheet.
▪️Explore Leighton Buzzard to find hidden letters.
▪️Solve the word to win a prize!
🧸 Teddy Bears Picnic – Reading & Craft
🗓 20th August 2025
⏰ 11am – 12pm
▪️Bring your teddy for a cozy story time. ▪️Enjoy a free cupcake.
▪️Make your own teddy bear craft!
📸 Strike a Pose on Our Beach!
🗓 25th – 29th August 2025
▪️Snap a photo with our beach scene and props.
▪️Upload it to social media and show us at the till.
▪️Get 50% off any drink!
🧱 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.
⛱️ Milton Keynes Beach 2025
Time: 09:30 - 18:00
✅️ FREE ENTRY!
✅️ RAINY DAY IDEA
✅️ DECK CHAIRS
🗓 WHEN?
▪️8th August – 31st August 2025
▪️Mon-Fri: 9:30am-6pm
▪️Sat: 9am-7pm
▪️Sun:10:30am-6pm
▪️Monday 25th Aug: to 10:30am - 6pm.
🤩 EVERY TUESDAY - PUNCH & JUDY
🤩 EVERY THURSDAY - FACE - PAINTING
⛱️ THINGS TO DO AT THE BEACH
🐚 Build sandcastles and paddle your feet in the sand
🐚 Enjoy classic fairground rides like teacups, trampolines, and mini rollercoasters
🐚 Grab tasty treats – from ice cream and candyfloss to burgers and slushies
🐚 Join free entertainment including live music, games, and kids’ shows
(check the centre:mk events calendar!)
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⛱️ 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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🛡 Historical Nonsense 2025 - Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton (FREE)
Time: 11:00 - 17:00
🗓 DATES & TIME:
Drop in anytime between 11am–5pm and dive into hands-on, history-inspired fun for all ages. Untill 28 August 2025.
🤩 FREE ACTIVITIES & DATES
✨️ Tuesday 29 July - Vikings Voyage
Braid a Viking bracelet, create a catapult, make your own longboat.
✨️ Thursday 31 July - WW1 Armistice Arts
Make paper planes, make a pinwheel poppy and create your own medal.
✨️ Tuesday 5 August - Ancient Greece A Grecian Discovery
Make a laurel leaf headband, design a dramatic mask, make an ancient brooch.
✨️ Thursday 7 August - Medieval Mayhem
Create a stained glass window, make your own sword, medieval letters
✨️ Tuesday 12 August - A Tudor Tournament
✨️ Thursday 14 August - Victorious Victorians
Make your own picture spinner, make paper flowers, weave your own flower.
✨️ Tuesday 19 August - Exciting Egyptians
Make an Egyptian collar, create a fan, design your own pharaoh headdress.
✨️ Thursday 21 August - Ancient Celts Boudica's Bash
Design your own Celtic knot, create a tree of life, make a Celtic inspired amulet.
✨️ Tuesday 26 August - The Great Georgian Gala
Make a silhouette picture, colouring in nature themed letters, quill your own picture.
✨️ Thursday 28 August - WW2 Operation Spitfire
Make your own spitfire, create a poppy, design your own paper people.
✅️ FREE - NO BOOKING REQUIRED
☕️ THE GARDEN CAFE
https://www.culturetrust.com/spaces/garden-cafe
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🏝 Free Seaside Day - Dunstable
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
2025 EVENT DATES & LOCATIONS
🗓 Thursday 19th August: 11 am to 3 pm
🌊 Seaside Day (Free)
Expect splash park, play park, beach themed games, colourful crafts, seaside stalls. 10% off your first order at the cafe if you attend this event.
📍Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground, Dunstable
▪️AGES: 3 to 10 years old
🗓 Wednesday 6 August: 11 am to 2 pm
🧒 National Play Day (Free)
📍St Augustine’s Academy Playing Field
▪️AGES: 0 to 5 years old.
(This activity is proudly sponsored by @Perfect Personalised Parties - UK)
🗓 Thursday 14 August: 11 am to 2 pm
🪖 Adventure & Action (Free)
📍Priory Gardens
AGES: 3 to 10 years old
🗓 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.
🎟 CALL TO BOOK FOR SKATE & SCOOT
Call to book for Skate & Scoot - everything else is JUST TURN UP and enjoy!
😊 SEND NEEDS
We aim to be inclusive. If your child has specific SEND needs, please call us or email us to discuss.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01582 891434
📧 Email: communities@dunstable.gov.uk
🏍 Sunray Bike Night - Blunham
Time: 17:00
🕔 TIME
It all kicks off from 5PM — no booking needed, just ride in.
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
🔥 Charcoal-grilled food with a Caribbean twist
☕ Freshly ground coffee
🍻 Drinks from the bar
🏍️ A buzzing atmosphere with bikes front and centre
📍 LOCATION
The Pavilion
36A Barford Road, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3ND
✅️ KEEP UPDATED INCASE OF ANY CHANGES
To keep updated follow the Facebook page via the event link.
💦 FREE Bennett's Splash Park in Dunstable 2025
Time: 10:00 - 18:00
📆 2025 DATES
▪️Monday 5th May - Sunday 31st August
▪️7 days a week
▪️10am - 6pm
💦 FREE FAMILY FUN
Enjoy the 16 super soaking water features ranging from gentle mists, spray arches and tipping buckets to spray shooter cannons. The Splash Park is designed to be enjoyed by children of all ages from 2 years to 10 years.
Those who are older are asked to act responsibly for the safety of all.
Please note, the Splash Park will have 10 minute intervals where the water will stop to ensure water safety quality checks, why not take this opportunity to refresh at the Splashside Cafe.
❗️IMPORTANT INFORMATION
*Bennett’s Splash Park and Splashside Café may be subject to closure due to unforeseen circumstances due to weather, technical faults or other issues beyond our control. For regular updates, please follow us on Facebook: @bennettssplash *
🍕 THE SPLASHSIDE CAFE
The Splashside Café adjacent to the Splash Park offers an array of food and drinks for all to enjoy such as freshly prepared milkshakes, delicious pizzas, classic fish finger bap and much more! Please note, last orders are 5.30 pm. View the menu here.
🅿️ PARKING - Charges may apply
When driving to Bennett’s Splash, please park in Ashton Square Car Park located off Bull Pond Lane, LU6 3BE.
The Splash Park is a minute walk from here, into Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground. Please take care when crossing the road.
ASHTON SQUARE CAR PARK is owned and operated by Central Bedfordshire Council. Please check the machines for chargeable days and hours.
🚘 Classics at The Compasses 2025 - Greenfield
Time: 18:00
🏍 EVENT DETAILS
Last years monthly turn outs were fantastic
All Classics welcome
⭐️ Cars,
⭐️ Bikes,
⭐️ Busses,
⭐️ Tractors,
⭐️ Trucks,
⭐️ Hot Rod,
⭐️ American cars and more
👍 If it’s classic and got wheels bring it along.
Tell your Classic owning friends.
🐶 DOGS
Dogs are welcome in the garden and the bar area.
🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Wednesday 16th April
▪️Wednesday 21st May
▪️Wednesday 18th June
▪️Wednesday 16th July
▪️Wednesday 20th August
▪️Wednesday 17th September
🌐 THE COMPASSES
If you would like to check out the menu or book a table for food you can take a look at the website here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AXr2Eqmze/
☎️ The Compasses Phone number:
01908 739536
🌞 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
Related Blogs
📚 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.
🎨 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.
⛱️ Milton Keynes Beach 2025
Time: 09:30 - 18:00
✅️ FREE ENTRY!
✅️ RAINY DAY IDEA
✅️ DECK CHAIRS
🗓 WHEN?
▪️8th August – 31st August 2025
▪️Mon-Fri: 9:30am-6pm
▪️Sat: 9am-7pm
▪️Sun:10:30am-6pm
▪️Monday 25th Aug: to 10:30am - 6pm.
🤩 EVERY TUESDAY - PUNCH & JUDY
🤩 EVERY THURSDAY - FACE - PAINTING
⛱️ THINGS TO DO AT THE BEACH
🐚 Build sandcastles and paddle your feet in the sand
🐚 Enjoy classic fairground rides like teacups, trampolines, and mini rollercoasters
🐚 Grab tasty treats – from ice cream and candyfloss to burgers and slushies
🐚 Join free entertainment including live music, games, and kids’ shows
(check the centre:mk events calendar!)
Related Deals
⛱️ 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
🧒 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.
