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Out & About
Abbey Gatehouse Open Garden
Sundays until 11th Aug 2pm - 4pm £5, child free
Visit the Bishop of St Albans’ hidden garden.
Abbey Gate House, Abbey Mill Lane AL3 4HN
Exhibition: Abbey Fliers until 31st Aug
A community art project celebrating the birdlife found along the ‘Abbey Flyer’ railway route between St Albans Abbey and Watford Junction. With artwork by local residents and artists of all ages; paintings, drawings, photographs and mixed media. Each piece is inspired by the feathered characters who share our green spaces.
collectivegallery.co.uk/abbeyfliers-exhibition
Roman Theatre Open Air Festival until 31st Aug Imaginative live theatre and music, in the UKs oldest producing theatre. ovo.org.uk
St Albans Museum + Gallery
Exhibition: A Growing City until 31st Aug free
Discover how St Albans has been the base for names such as Ryders’ Seeds, Sanders’ Orchids and more.
Orchid Art Day 1st Aug £25
Summer Craft Workshops 10.15am & 11.30am
4th Aug: Papercraft Garden Scene £6.50 age 5+
11th Aug: At the Bottom of the Garden £8.50 age 6+
18th Aug: Ceramic Tile Painting £6.50 age 7+
25th Aug: Sausage Dogs & Other Creatures £8.50
1st Sept: Play with Clay £6.50, ages 5-11
Curator Talk: Horticultural History of St Albans
12th Aug 7pm £10, Zoom £6
Take a deep dive into St Albans horticultural history with hidden gems from the archive.
Hand Drawn Animation Day
12th Sept 10am, adult £35, ages 13 - 19 £25
Create animations using pencils and tissue paper. Then make a short animation sequence, using a phone or tablet to capture your images.
Glass Suncatcher Workshop
26th Sept 10.30am & 1pm £30 for teens & adults
Design and make your own fused glass suncatcher. stalbansmuseums.org.uk
Summer Spectacular until 2nd Sept
Family fun, outdoor adventures and more.
Willows Activity Farm, St Albans AL4 0PF willowsactivityfarm.com
Whipsnade Zoo
Join the Zoo Crew! until 2nd Sept
With role-play and costume dress-up activities.
Exhibition: ZSL at 200 until 31st Dec
Showcasing the Zoo’s rich history.
Animal Celebration Days
9th Aug: Action Indonesia Day
10th Aug: World Lion Day
15th & 16th Aug: World Elephant Weekend
16th Aug: International Oryx Day
26th Aug: World African Wild Dog Day
Dunstable LU6 2LF whipsnadezoo.org
Luton Hoo Estate
Open Wednesdays until 30th Sept 10.30am - 4pm
Children’s Summer Workshop:
£7.50, £2.50 See the Capability Brown walled garden.
The Kitchen (tasty) Garden 6th Aug 10am - 12pm ages 4 -11, please book £10
National Garden Scheme 7th Aug 11am - 3pm
All entrance fees to the Walled Garden will go towards the NGS charity.
Heritage Open Day 18th Sept 11am - 3pm free
The Walled Garden will be open for visitors to enjoy. Luton Hoo Estate LU1 3TQ lutonhooestate.co.uk
Shaggy’s Summer Spectacular
18th July - 31st Aug £17.95
Enjoy Zorbing, a silent disco, foam party, outdoor adventure play, the SkyTrail and rock-climbing wall, bottle feeding baby goats and lots more.
Mead Open Farm, Billington LU7 9JH meadopenfarm.co.uk
Dunstable Downs
Summer of Play 20th July - 31st Aug (except 1st & 2nd Aug) 10.30am - 4.30pm free
Activities include football, cricket, hockey, table tennis, athletics, soft archery and frisbee golf.
Kites Connect Festival
1st & 2nd Aug 10am - 5pm, free
Grab your kites and join in.
Guided Family Exploration Walk
12th Aug 10.30am £2
Big Camp 14th - 16th Aug
Pitch a tent for a two-night camp. Expect camp fires with marshmallows and stories, sunset walks, nature arts and crafts, and lots of outdoor games and activities. £110 for up to 2 adults and 3 children
Whipsnade Road, Dunstable LU6 2GY nationaltrust.org.uk
Archaeology for Families
29th July & 5th Aug 10.30am age 7+ free
A fun family friendly introduction to archaeology. Verulamium Museum AL3 4SW stalbansmuseums.org.uk
Waddesdon
Bat Walks 29th July, 26th & 28th Aug 7.30pm £15
Discover where bats roost, forage and feed and learn more about the different species.
Outdoor Theatre
Free with grounds admission, please book 5th Aug: Everywhere’s a Beach 1pm & 3pm 6th Aug: The Hound of the Baskervilles 1pm 12th Aug: The Three Musketeers 2pm 26th Aug: Treasure Island 1pm
Chilli Fest 5th & 6th Sept from £3
Sizzling hot food, live music, family fun and more. Bucks HP18 0JH waddesdon.org.uk
Roald Dahl Museum
Peek Behind the Pages 30th July, 20th & 27th Aug 10.30am - 2.30pm, age 8+, Museum entry + £5
Uncover scrumdiddlyumptious secrets from Matilda, The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Fantastic Family Animation Day: Make a Fox Film 11th Aug 10.30am - 4pm, child + adult £65, age 8-12
A one-of-a-kind cinematic experience workshop. Awesome Animals Village Trail 11th & 18th Aug 11.45am & 2.15pm, Museum entry + £5 continued on page 20
Out & About
Roald Dahl Museum continued...
Mr Fox’s Living Landscapes 12th, 13th & 14th Aug 11am, 12pm, 2pm & 3pm, age 5+
Create a mini landscape inspired by Fantastic Mr Fox. Clay Foxy Feast 18th - 21st, 25th - 28th Aug 11am, 12pm, 2pm & 3pm, age 5+ Museum entry + £5
Make a clay feast inspired by Fantastic Mr Fox. Into the Woods with Poet Will Burns: A Family Poetry Adventure 27th Aug 10.30am & 1.30pm age 5+ Museum entry + £25
An extra-special family writing workshop. Bucks HP16 0AL roalddahlmuseum.org
Totally 90's 1st & 2nd Aug
A weekend of the best 90s music, retro gaming, food, dancing and family fun. From £26.16 Oaklands College, Hatfield Road, St Albans AL4 0JA eventbrite.com
St Albans Cathedral Tower & Treasures Tour 1st Aug 10.30am
The Music of James Bond 1st Aug 7.30pm
An orchestral tribute to one of cinema’s most iconic legacies.
Tour: Turbulent Tudor Times 5th Aug 10.30am
Telling the story of the English Reformation. £12
Tower Tours 8th, 9th, 12th, 22nd, 23rd & 26th Aug
View the city from the roof and you might even see the tall buildings of the City of London.
Tour: Divine Designs 12th Aug 10.30am
Explore the ways science, technology, engineering and maths have been used for centuries to build and beautify this building.
Tour: The Feminine Touch 16th Aug 1.30pm
Explore women’s handiwork in sculpture, glass, wood carving and embroidery.
Tour: Let the Women Speak! 18th Aug 10.30am
See how saints and royal visitors are portrayed in glass, painting and sculpture, and admire the handiwork of women in wood carving, glass and textile. Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight 19th Aug 7.30pm
Bruce Springsteen by Candlelight 20th Aug 7.30pm
Ed Sheeran by Candlelight 21st Aug 7.30pm
Tour: The Wars of the Roses 22nd Aug 10.30am
Learn about how the power struggle for the throne between the two royal houses of York and Lancaster left its mark on the fabric and people of the monastery. Tina Turner by Candlelight 22nd Aug 7.30pm
Tour: Rogues & Rebels 27th Aug 2pm
Tribute to Hans Zimmer & Film Favourites
Illuminated 28th Aug 6.30pm age 8+
Cinema's most iconic music performed by the Illuminated Orchestra, with a stunning light show. stalbanscathedral.org
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Out & About
Chiltern Open Air Museum
All included with general admission
Rogues & Highwaymen: A Thrilling Adventure in the 18th Century 1st & 2nd Aug
Immerse yourself in the stories and struggles of early 18th century England, and see re-enactors bring history to life.
Terrific Tuesdays: Family Crafts & Activities
11am - 3.30pm 4th Aug: Fire / 11th Aug: Earth
18th Aug: Metal / 25th Aug: Wood Britain at War 8th & 9th Aug
Multi-period re-enactments celebrating the people, places and events that shaped the nation’s history. Tudor Merriment: Firepower, Swordsmanship, Music & Dancing 15th & 16th Aug
The Suffolk Free Company and Myal Pyper will transport you back to the Tudor era, giving a unique insight into the lives and festivities of the time.
Victorian Weekend 22nd & 23rd Aug
Encounter the Ragged Victorians, from the rat catcher to street urchins, rogues and wandering vagabonds. Watch the Rifle Brigade put new recruits through their paces and more.
Amber Jewellery Making Demos 29th Aug
Viking Raid 30th & 31st Aug
See early medieval history to life, exploring Viking invasion, Saxon defence and local heritage through live action, storytelling and hands-on activities.
Harvest Weekend 26th & 27th Sept
Discover the rich traditions of farming history with live demonstrations, hands-on heritage skills, and the sights and sounds of the countryside.
Newland Park, Bucks HP8 4AB coam.org.uk
Knebworth House & Gardens
Garden Theatre: Othello 2nd Aug gates 6.30pm, £20, £12
Autism Friendly Early Opening 18th Aug 8.30am
80s by Moonlight 21st Aug 7.30pm
Motown by Moonlight 22nd Aug 7.30pm
Wedding Showcase 27th Aug
Classic Motor Show 30th & 31st Aug
Adventure Cinema 4th - 6th Sept
A unique outdoor movie experience.
All About Dogs Show 12th & 13th Sept
Take your dog along for some four-legged fun! Stevenage SG1 2AX knebworthhouse.com
Hertford Castle
Rock at the Castle 2nd Aug 12 noon - 7pm
Performances by local musicians featuring a wide range of genres, suitable for all the family. Free Heritage Day 20th Sept 12 noon - 4pm
Enjoy storytelling, archery demonstrations, and Viking battle re-enactments.
Hertford SG14 1HR hertford.gov.uk
Celtic Harmony Camp
Celtic Warrior Experience
3rd, 7th, 10th, 14th, 21st Aug
Unleash your inner warrior at this action-packed day of prehistoric skills, archery and adventure.
Summer Adventure Camp 4th - 5th & 11th - 12th Aug age 8 -11 years
A journey of wild discovery where you can master archery, fire-lighting and tribal drumming to build confidence and ancient skills in the woods.
Archery & Axe Throwing Experience
15th & 16th Aug age 8+.
Test your aim and sharpen your skills with expert tuition in archery and traditional axe throwing. Brickendon Lane, Brickendon SG13 8NY celticharmony.org
Teddy Bears' Picnic 5th Aug 11am - 2pm
Go along with your bears and enjoy activities and entertainment. Free Rothamsted Park harpenden.gov.uk
Highfield Park
Forest School
5th, 12th, 19th & 26th Aug 10am & 1pm £10
Explore the park, build dens, go on bug hunts, learn about nature, bush craft and more. Ages 4 - 11
Outdoor Cinema
14th Aug: Matilda: The Musical 1pm 14th Aug: Rocketman 6pm plus a live tribute performance from Doing Elton. 15th Aug: Jumanji 12.30pm
15th Aug: Bohemian Rhapsody 6pm Hill End Lane, St Albans AL4 0RA highfieldparktrust.co.uk
Guided Walk: Wednesday Wanders 5th Aug & 2nd Sept 11.45am
See the diversity of wildlife that call the reserve home at this time of year. £5, please book RSPB Rye Meads Nature Reserve, Ware SG12 8JS events.rspb.org.uk
Family Bug Hunt 6th Aug 10.30am - 12pm
Discover the amazing mini-beasts living among the landscape, explore, learn and have fun. Ages 4 - 11
Free, but please book Heartwood Forest Arboretum AL4 9DQ woodlandtrust.org.uk
Museum Highlights Tour 6th Aug 3pm £6
Visit the Victorian galleries and hear about the life of Walter Rothschild, founder of the Museum. Age 18+ Tring Natural History Museum HP23 6AP nhm.ac.uk
Harpenden Library
Junk Music- Page One 6th Aug 3pm £4.40
Fun afternoon making junk instruments. Ages 7-11
K-Pop- Page One 27th Aug 2pm £4.40 ages 7-11
Activities and craft inspired by K-pop Demon Hunters. 27 High Street AL5 2RU hertfordshire.gov.uk
Hatfield House & Park
Workshop: Exploring Decision Making through Painting 6th Aug 9.30am - 6.30pm £180
Explore decision making under pressure through painting, working with limited time, uncertainty and evolving possibilities on a blank canvas.
Outdoor Theatre: Romeo & Juliet
7th Aug 5pm £17.34, child £13.01 age 10+
Live Music at The Coach House Kitchen
7th Aug 6.30pm £10
With Elton John tribute act Ray Elton Johnson. continued on page 24
Out & About
Hatfield House & Park continued…
The Great Fete 8th & 9th Aug 12 noon - 10pm
With three stages, comedy, a kids’ zone, funfair, dance acts and sing-along bands.
Beekeeping Experience 9th Aug 9.30am - 3pm
Explore the lifecycle and roles of honeybees, the tools and equipment used in beekeeping and learn about a selection of hive products. £125
Champagne House Tour 19th Aug 6pm £60
Enjoy over 400 years of Jacobean splendour.
Fantasy Forest: Libertalia 4th - 6th Sept 4pm - 7pm, adult from £36.95
Fantasy-themed experiences, entertainment, live music, a Medieval Village, Pirate Camp, PostApocalyptic area, Cosplay Court and more. Willow 10k 27th Sept 10am 10K: £25 | 5K: £16 | virtual entry: £7.50 1.8K family fun run: £7.50
A great race for all ages.
Hatfield AL9 5HX hatfield-house.co.uk
Sundown Outdoor Cinema
Enjoy a movie against the picturesque backdrop of Hitchin’s lavender fields. Please book 7th Aug: Anchorman: Legend of Ron Burgundy 8th Aug: Mamma Mia! 8.45pm 9th Aug: Zootropolis 2 2.30pm 9th Aug: The Lost Boys 8.45pm 14th Aug: Dirty Dancing 8.40pm 15th Aug: Frozen 2.30pm 16th Aug: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 8.40pm 21st Aug: The Hunger Games 8.25pm 22nd Aug: Wicked For Good 8.25pm 23rd Aug: Encanto 2.30pm 23rd Aug: Romeo & Juliet 8.25pm Cadwell Farm, Ickleford SG5 3UA sundowncinema.co.uk
Harpenden Summer Sessions
Community Music Festival 7th Aug free
A laid-back festival vibe with music on stage, street food, pop up bars, glitter tattoos and more. Harpenden Common
Street Performance on Church Green 15th Aug 11am, 12.30pm & 2pm
Angie Mack is set to dazzle you with her hooptastic, interactive comedy performance, with the final show giving you a chance to have a go.
Pop Up Farm 18th Aug free
Meet lambs, goats, chickens, ponies and more. For anyone who loves animals and would like to find out about life on a farm. Rothamsted Park
Ha Ha Harpenden Comedy Night
27th Aug 6,30pm - 10pm 18+
Live stand up performances by some fabulous comedians! Please book, £10 Park Hall, Leyton Road harpenden.gov.uk
Stockwood Discovery Centre
Colourscape 7th - 9th Aug £13.20, all ages
Stockwood Living History Festival
A walk-in labyrinth of colour and light.
5th & 6th Sept 11am - 5pm, £9, family of 4 £34
See living history encampments, mediaeval knights, heritage craft demos, try bygone skills and listen to the musical sounds of our past. Please book London Road Luton LU1 4LX culturetrust.com
Pop Up Beach
8th Aug 12 noon - 4pm / 9th - 23rd Aug 10am - 4pm
Build sandcastles, soak up the summer vibes and enjoy time in the sun with your family. Civic Close, St Albans, free enjoystalbans.com
Shenley Park: Open Air Theatre
9th Aug: Peter Rabbit 2pm
9th Aug: Treasure Island 7pm
28th Aug: The Sword in The Stone 3pm
The Walled Garden WD7 9DW shenleypark.co.uk
Shuttleworth
NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals 9th Aug 10am-5pm
Activities, entertainment, trade stalls and live music. Flying Proms Air Show
15th Aug 10am - 10pm £60, child £25
Aerobatics and pyrotechnics all to live music from the National Symphony Orchestra, with a firework finale. Vintage Aircraft Club Fly In 22nd Aug 9am-5pm free Blues Brothers Tribute Night 28th Aug 6pm £64, 18+
An evening of music, food and fun. Dress to impress, dark suits, shades, and plenty of soul encouraged Military Air Show 29th Aug 9am - 8pm
See military vehicles, re-enactments, air defence machinery and discover stories about those who used this equipment first-hand. From £37, child free Comedy Night 4th Sept 6.30pm, £25, 18+
Wedding Show 6th Sept 11am - 3pm free
Alder Drive, Beds SG18 9EA shuttleworth.org
St Albans South Signal Box
9th & 23rd Aug: Open Days 2pm - 5pm
12th & 13th Sept: Heritage Open Days 10am - 5pm 5 Ridgmont Road, St Albans AL1 3AJ sigbox.co.uk
Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust
Summer Tree Identification Workshop
11th Aug 10am £32.32
Hertford Heath SG13 7PW
Smartphone Safari
18th Aug 10.30am £30, child £15
Relaxed, friendly workshop showing you how to unlock the full creative potential of your smartphone. Grebe House, St Michael's Street, St Albans AL3 4SN
Guided Walk: Late Summer Stroll at Thorley Wash
23rd Aug 10am - 12pm, free, donations appreciated
Spellbrook, nr Bishop's Stortford CM22 7SE
Bat Walk at Thorley
5th Sept 7pm, free, donations appreciated
Spellbrook, nr Bishop's Stortford CM22 7SE hertswildlifetrust.org.uk
Drama Workshops: House of Games
17th - 21st Aug 10am - 3pm, performance Fri 3pm
Using iconic masks, learn new skills, develop characters, and finish with a performance at the end of the week. Ages 11 - 14, £145
Trestle Arts Base, St Albans AL4 0JQ trestle.org.uk
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Harpenden
Salvation Army Hall AL5 2TG
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Wheathampstead
Mead Hall AL4 8BP (free parking)
Mondays 1.30pm - 3pm
Out & About
Outdoor Theatre at Shaw's Corner
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 19th Aug doors 12.30pm, show 2pm £17, child £12
Lady Windermere’s Fan 22nd Aug 7pm £20
A five-actor adaptation bringing Wilde’s razor-sharp dialogue and social satire to life with inventive staging and playful character doubling. Ayot St Lawrence AL6 9BX nationaltrust.org.uk Flamstead Scarecrow Festival
21st Aug 12pm - 5pm / 22nd Aug 10am - 5pm 23rd Aug 11am - 5pm
Each year residents from the village create scarecrows and display them in their front gardens and around the village, they compete to see who can make the best one, and those visiting vote for their favourites. Suggested donation, given to local charities £5, child £2 flamsteadscarecrowfestival.co.uk
Music in Lydekker Park 22nd Aug 12pm-4pm
An afternoon of fantastic live music, sit back and relax or get up and dance to some favourites! harpenden.gov.uk
The Ford 2600 Tractor World Record 29th - 31st Aug £15, under 15’s free
A celebration of tractors of all ages and models, and an attempt at a new world record of gathering 2600 vintage and classic tractors in one place, plus a tractor parade, live music, gun dog demonstrations, the Flying Ryan motorcycle stunt show and lots more. Herts County Showground, Redbourn AL3 7PT hertsshow.com/showground-events
King Hammond 29th Aug 8pm from £14.53 18+
Ex-member of The Selecter and Bad Manners, singer, songwriter and musician Nick Welsh brings us original music with his band The Rude Boy Mafia. The Pioneer Club AL3 5AY pioneerclub.co.uk
St Francis Sportive 6th Sept
For cyclists of all abilities, with three routes promising beautiful scenery. 25 miles £40, 50 miles £45, 75 miles £50. Starting and finishing at The Hospice of St Francis, Berkhamsted HP4 3GW stfrancis.org.uk
Charity Skydive 6th Sept
Harpenden charity the AT Society are holding a fundraising Skydive to support children and young adults with the rare, genetic and life limiting condition of AT. For more information visit atsociety.org.uk
Rennie Grove Peace
London to Brighton Cycle Ride 13th Sept Chilterns 3 Peaks Challenge 20th Sept renniegrovepeace.org
Love Dogs & Have Time to Spare?
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People are urgently looking for local dog lovers to volunteer to care for and train a puppy who will go on to transform the life of a deaf person. All costs covered, no experience needed. Visit hearingdogs.org.uk or call 01844 348129 to find out more
Water Voles are back at Batford Springs
200 water voles have been released in the Upper River Lea by Harpenden Town Council, reintroducing this important species to Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve after 40 years. Water Voles are incredible ecosystem engineers bringing huge benefits to waterways and a wide array of flora and fauna. They manage rivers and streams by foraging and burrowing to increase biodiversity. They eat coarse dominant grasses, opening gaps for more delicate waterway plants to establish. With greater floristic diversity, more bees, butterflies and pollinators will return to the river, and insects, birds, bats and mammals will follow. When a water vole abandons one of their burrows, new critters will move in to raise their young, like shrews, which in turn improve the health of the nearby habitats
A 125m fence designed to blend in with the surroundings, has been installed creating a protective barrier around key habitats, allowing the water voles to establish themselves in a secure environment.
A new pond has also created within the protected area, which will be a vital resource for the water voles, providing them with the water and vegetation they need to thrive. The pond's design mimics natural wetland environments, with gently sloping banks, abundant aquatic plants, and varied depths to support a rich diversity of life.
Native vegetation has been planted around the pond and along the riverbanks. By restoring native plants, the project recreates the dense, tangled riverbank habitats that water voles prefer, offering them shelter from predators and a steady supply of food, including reeds, sedges, and other aquatic plants essential to their diet.
Mink Monitoring: The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust installed a mink raft to record and capture mink found on site, to determine presence and suitability for voles. There have been no recordings of Mink for two years indicating good opportunity for water voles to thrive.
New land has been acquired by the Town Council to further enhance the habitat and provide refuge for Water Voles, this also benefits the Town as the Reserve will expand by a third.
The Town Council is working in collaboration with local landholders across the Upper Lea; farmers and estate owners have helped identify suitable release sites and provided knowledge and tools needed to maintain the habitats and monitor the Water Vole population. harpenden.gov.uk
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