Events Calendar
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Blodeuwedd Untold by Jo Blake
Royal and Derngate 19-21 Guildhall Rd, NorthamptonCaptured in the pages of a medieval book, the ancient myth of Blodeuwedd describes a woman made out of flowers who was turned into an owl as punishment for adultery. But who was this woman before being confined to the page?
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Mary Hart – Special Moments Through Travel and Stitch
78 Derngate 78-82 Derngate, NorthamptonMary Hart returns to 78 Derngate with her second solo exhibition of textile art. She is inspired by the texture, architecture and landscapes she sees, both at home and on travels around the globe. Mary's multi-layered artworks use different fabrics, stitching, dyeing, beading and many other techniques to achieve the desired result of her inspiration. Works in the exhibition are ... Read More
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Hoards: A Hidden History of Ancient Britain
Peterborough Museum Priestgate, PeterboroughFREE (except for special event days) A British Museum and Salisbury Museum Partnership Exhibition, supported by the Dorset Foundation. Following on from the success of the Hoards display at the British Museum in 2016, this partnership exhibition has visited museums across the UK as part of the British Museum's National Programmes to display and highlight prehistoric, Roman, early medieval and later hoards. Peterborough is the last ... Read More
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
October Half Term Holiday Trail
Nene ParkCollect a trail sheet from the Visitor Centre and then hunt for clues as you walk around Ferry Meadows. Return to the Visitor Centre to claim your prize.Available every day during the school holidays 10am - 3:30pm £1 per sheet. No need to book just come to the visitor centre during school holidays.
Autumn Festival
Nene ParkCome and join us for a week long of activities over the October half term school holiday. Lots of different activities for all the family to enjoy and get involved in. Activities include: Tuesday 22 October - Fentons Herbology workshop and Lantern making workshop Wednesday 23 October - Wild Wednesday and Climbing wall Thursday 24 October - Lantern making workshop ... Read More
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Halloween at Delapre
Delapre Abbey Abbey Cottage, Delapré AbbeyEnjoy a spooky time for all the family.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Rainbow Café
Stanwick LakesMovement to sing and dance. For children under 5 enjoy free Hodeaway entrance before and after the sessions. Please book. Tel: 01933 625522.
Thomas Half Term Specials
Nene Valley Railway Wansford Station, StibbingtonTravel behind Thomas on his Branch Line to Yarwell and back, the train then continues to Peterborough hauled by a bigger locomotive. Café and Buffet cars. Travel to Peterborough and back on the main train. Thomas will depart Wansford at 10:00, 1145, 1400. Click here for our timetable Buy a rover ticket and travel all day.
Parent and Toddler Ice Skating
Beckworth Emporium 120 -140 Glebe Rd, Mears Ashby Northants,A great opportunity for parents to socialise with other parents and young children (0-5 years) during school hours. We have also added 12-weekend sessions this year. These sessions are restricted to Parent and Toddlers (0-5 years) only. An opportunity to build confidence without accomplished skaters on the rink. Pushchairs are allowed on the ice during these sessions. Our team provide ... Read More
Pumpkin Hunt
Castle Ashby Gardens Castle Ashby, NorthamptonCome and search for the pumpkins in our Gardens! But watch out there may be some spooky goings on! Normal Garden admission prices apply ON-LINE BOOKING ONLY – Click this link to purchase tickets – Buy Pumpkin Hunt 2019 Tickets
October Half Term at Stanwick Lakes
Stanwick LakesJoin us for a jam-packed week of Halloween activities! Creepy Trail, Face painting, Halloween Crafts, Visits from birds of prey and creepy reptiles as well as our annual Spooky Scarecrow Lantern Walk.
Spooky Skulls Halloween Trail
Wildlife Trust Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre Rushden Lakes, RushdenPick up a trail sheet from the visitor centre and head off around the lake in search of spooky animal skulls. Identify them all, bring your sheet back and collect a prize! £2 per trail.
Halloween Trail
Barnwell Country Park Barnwell Road, OundleCollect a quiz sheet from the Kingfisher Café for a fun, self-led quiz trail around the park. Return to the café to check your answers and collect your prize. £2 per quiz.
Haunted Halloween
Abington Park Park Avenue South, NorthamptonEnjoy a spooktacular day of fun with scary craft activities and a haunted trail around the museum. Try the witches brew at the refreshments stall if you dare! Why not come dressed in your scariest costume? Suitable for children aged two and over. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Activities will be taking place throughout the museum. Some activities may ... Read More
Autumn Fair
Delapre Abbey Abbey Cottage, Delapré AbbeyCelebrate all things autumn!!
Hallowe’en Trail
Lyveden Near Oundle, NorthamptonshireSearch the garden landscape for pumpkins on our Hallowe'en trail or see what's happening in our 'spooky' Family Den. This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.
Halloween Horror Night
Peterborough Cathedral SquareHear some of the Museum’s ghostly stories by candlelight…but watch your backs for any ghosts who may materialise in front of you. One of our scariest events this Halloween season, and as such not recommended for under 14s, the nervous or unwary. Tours set off every half hour from 6:30pm and last just under an hour, strictly pre-booked in advance.