👑 Stockwood Living History Festival 2025. Join us at Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton where we journey through time as history comes alive.

🗓 DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 30th August - 11:00am
▪️Sunday 31st August - 11:00am

▪️Age Guidance: Suitable for All

 

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
You can meet characters from pre-Roman times up to WW2 - Tudors, Vikings, Medieval Knights and WW1 characters, including Henry VIII, Queen Victoria and Boudicca.

The festival recreates a glimpse of daily life through a variety of historical scenarios, performances, talks, music and traditional craft demos.  There’s lots on offer for kids including Knight School, themed art and craft activities, and archery.  Leading up to the Festival, the Stockwood Discovery Centre also offers free “Historical Nonsense” craft activities focusing on specific periods of history that are featured over the two days.

Come and experience Stockwood as it travels back in time!

👀 WATCH A CLIP FROM YOUTUBE HERE:
https://youtu.be/45Fr52CGtdc?si=s4RUGWVjTE-0EptS

🎟 TICKETS COST:
▪️£7 (inc. booking fee) 
▪️£21 Family Ticket of 4 (inc. booking fee) 

👑 Stockwood Living History Festival 2025. Join us at Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton where we journey through time as history comes alive.

🗓 DATES & TIMES
▪️Saturday 30th August - 11:00am
▪️Sunday 31st August - 11:00am

▪️Age Guidance: Suitable for All

 

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
You can meet characters from pre-Roman times up to WW2 - Tudors, Vikings, Medieval Knights and WW1 characters, including Henry VIII, Queen Victoria and Boudicca.

The festival recreates a glimpse of daily life through a variety of historical scenarios, performances, talks, music and traditional craft demos.  There’s lots on offer for kids including Knight School, themed art and craft activities, and archery.  Leading up to the Festival, the Stockwood Discovery Centre also offers free “Historical Nonsense” craft activities focusing on specific periods of history that are featured over the two days.

Come and experience Stockwood as it travels back in time!

👀 WATCH A CLIP FROM YOUTUBE HERE:
https://youtu.be/45Fr52CGtdc?si=s4RUGWVjTE-0EptS

🎟 TICKETS COST:
▪️£7 (inc. booking fee) 
▪️£21 Family Ticket of 4 (inc. booking fee) 

🌈 Colourscape comes to Luton for the first time on August 9th & 10th 2025! A large walk-in labyrinth of colour and light will fill the lawn at Stockwood Discovery Centre.

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Saturday 9th August
▪️Sunday 10th August

▪️AGES:
Suitable for all ages book now and don a primary-coloured cloak to become part of the colour experience and step into a new world of intense colour and light. This is a contemporary music, art and dance event that everyone can enjoy from babies to 100-year-olds!

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Colourscape is formed of many interlinked chambers of primary colours to create a labyrinth (each chamber c. 4M across). Step forwards and a long view of radiating colours appears. 

Another step and another view appears until you are surrounded and immersed in the most intense colour and light imaginable. Visitors have described the experience as being like “wrapped in a rainbow” or saying “I felt I could breathe colours!"

You can freely walk anywhere to explore this amazing space and will discover musicians and dancers anywhere inside leading you on a journey of all the senses.

The musicians may be found in a large Silver Dome playing unusual instruments - maybe Tibetan Singing bowls or Asian instruments or instruments of water, maybe playing the branch of a tree or a bicycle wheel with a violin bow! And the dancers express the music with creative movement that draws you into the experience.

🕥 TIMES
▪️Daily opening times: 10:30am to 16:30pm
▪️Last entry: 16:00
▪️Duration: 30 minutes
▪️Booking slots: Are available every 10 minutes from 10:30 to 16:00.

NOTE: Performance Times vs. Opening Times: Performances usually begin 30 minutes after opening and end 30 minutes before closing.

♿ WHEELCHAIR USERS
Colourscape is fully wheelchair accessible. We do ask people not to come in electric wheelchairs if possible as they often have low-slung batteries that can catch and cause damage. Push along chairs are fine. Motorised mobility scooters will not be permitted.

🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
Rain does not affect Colourscape - it is lovely in the rain. The only weather that causes us to close is high winds (above 22mph or so). In case of weather-related closure, ticket holders will be contacted with further instructions.

WHAT TO KNOW
🔸️ Visitors are asked to remove shoes on entry to help protect the structure – socks optional but recommended.
🔸️ Pushchairs should be left at the entrance unless required for specific mobility needs.
🔸️Running is not permitted.

🎟 TICKETS COST: £10 including booking fee.
Adult Supervision: Child tickets must be purchased with a supervising adult. You can purchase tickets via the event link.

☎️ STOCKWOOD DISCOVERY CENTRE PHONE NUMBER
01582 548600
 

🌈 Colourscape comes to Luton for the first time on August 9th & 10th 2025! A large walk-in labyrinth of colour and light will fill the lawn at Stockwood Discovery Centre.

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Saturday 9th August
▪️Sunday 10th August

▪️AGES:
Suitable for all ages book now and don a primary-coloured cloak to become part of the colour experience and step into a new world of intense colour and light. This is a contemporary music, art and dance event that everyone can enjoy from babies to 100-year-olds!

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Colourscape is formed of many interlinked chambers of primary colours to create a labyrinth (each chamber c. 4M across). Step forwards and a long view of radiating colours appears. 

Another step and another view appears until you are surrounded and immersed in the most intense colour and light imaginable. Visitors have described the experience as being like “wrapped in a rainbow” or saying “I felt I could breathe colours!"

You can freely walk anywhere to explore this amazing space and will discover musicians and dancers anywhere inside leading you on a journey of all the senses.

The musicians may be found in a large Silver Dome playing unusual instruments - maybe Tibetan Singing bowls or Asian instruments or instruments of water, maybe playing the branch of a tree or a bicycle wheel with a violin bow! And the dancers express the music with creative movement that draws you into the experience.

🕥 TIMES
▪️Daily opening times: 10:30am to 16:30pm
▪️Last entry: 16:00
▪️Duration: 30 minutes
▪️Booking slots: Are available every 10 minutes from 10:30 to 16:00.

NOTE: Performance Times vs. Opening Times: Performances usually begin 30 minutes after opening and end 30 minutes before closing.

♿ WHEELCHAIR USERS
Colourscape is fully wheelchair accessible. We do ask people not to come in electric wheelchairs if possible as they often have low-slung batteries that can catch and cause damage. Push along chairs are fine. Motorised mobility scooters will not be permitted.

🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
Rain does not affect Colourscape - it is lovely in the rain. The only weather that causes us to close is high winds (above 22mph or so). In case of weather-related closure, ticket holders will be contacted with further instructions.

WHAT TO KNOW
🔸️ Visitors are asked to remove shoes on entry to help protect the structure – socks optional but recommended.
🔸️ Pushchairs should be left at the entrance unless required for specific mobility needs.
🔸️Running is not permitted.

🎟 TICKETS COST: £10 including booking fee.
Adult Supervision: Child tickets must be purchased with a supervising adult. You can purchase tickets via the event link.

✨️ Embark on an enchanting journey through the hidden corners of Stockwood Discovery Centre. Stroll through lush lawns and meander among the trees to find a whimsical garden party that promises joy for the whole family!

🎭 ABOUT
This family-friendly event is bursting with puppetry, nature art, suitcase theatre, and garden games.

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Monday 4th August
▪️Tuesday 5th August
▪️Wednesday 6th August

✅️ NO BOOKING REQUIRED
You can drop in to the event any time between 11am and 3pm, no pre-booking or ticket required.

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Come and join the woodland adventure, where real fairies tell enchanting stories, magic wishes come true, and the day ends with a grand "Celebration" party. Create, discover, and explore with your loved ones in this enchanting garden party!

A Children's Story in partnership with The Culture Trust presents a programme of free theatre, puppetry, family activities, and general green-fingered fun.

▪️Please note: This performance will be taking place on the Lawn outside, and therefore there will be no chairs. You are encouraged to bring blankets and cushions to sit on during the performance. Children must be accompanied by an adult and not be left unattended. Stay and have fun with your family!