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The Big Scoot, Bike & Trike for Children - in aid of Keech Hospice
22nd May
- 31st October
Your area, Harpenden
Summer Reading Challenge: Let's Get Silly
(FREE)
5th June
- 1st September
Online, Harpenden
Pilgrimage Puppets Exhibition
(FREE)
15th June
- 31st August
St Albans Cathedral, Sumpter Yard
Drive-in Movies
3rd July
- 9th August
Herts County Showground, Redbourn
Family Days Out @ Celtic Harmony Camp
8th July
- 30th August
Celtic Harmony Camp, Prehistory Open Air Museum, Hertford
Roundhouse Overnight Stay
15th July
- 29th August
Celtic Harmony Camp, Prehistory Open Air Museum, Hertford
Wrest Park - Summer Quest Trail
18th July
- 31st August
Wrest Park, Silsoe
Summer Family Fun
25th July
- 6th September
Bletchley Park, Bletchley
Natural History Museum Family Festival: Tune in to Nature
(FREE)
27th July
- 9th August
Online, Harpenden
The Screen Space - Picnic & Drive-in Movies
3rd August
- 23rd August
Hatfield House, Hatfield
National Space Centre - Search for Life Week
(FREE)
3rd August
- 9th August
On YouTube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter, Harpenden
IWM Duxford Summer Activities
3rd August
- 31st August
IWM Duxford, Duxford
Divorced Beheaded Drive (CANCELLED)
4th August
- 9th August
Milton Keynes - The National Bowl, Milton Keynes
Online Saturday Stories
(FREE)
8th August
On Facebook, Harpenden
Twelfth Night - Open Air Theatre
8th August
Shenley Park Walled Garden, Radlett
The Screen Space - Fitness & Wellness
8th August
- 9th August
Hatfield House, Hatfield
Garden Theatre - Wind in the Willows
9th August
Knebworth House, Knebworth
Harpenden Trust Summer Fun
(FREE)
10th August
- 14th August
Highfield Oval, Harpenden
Terrific Tuesdays (and Thursdays!)
11th August
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles
Summer pottery painting with Glaze Time
12th August
Inn on the Green, Harpenden
The Screen Space - Kids Session - The Flying Seagull Project
12th August
Hatfield House, Hatfield
Terrific Tuesdays (and Thursdays!)
13th August
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles
Open Air Festival - The Merry Wives of Windsor
14th August
- 15th August
The Roman Theatre of Verulamium, St Albans
Open Air Festival - Henry V
14th August
- 16th August
The Roman Theatre of Verulamium, St Albans
Free Summer Outdoor Party for ages 5-7
(FREE)
14th August
Highfield Oval, Harpenden
If you are running a local event for families or children you can add the details to our site for free.
The Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme starts on 3rd August. Mondays to Wednesdays throughout August you will receive 50% off your bill (max £10 per guest, excludes alcoholic drinks and service charges) at participating venues. No need for vouchers, the venue will automatically apply the discount.
Here’s all the restaurants and cafes that have registered so far (according to the Government's website). Where the venue is marked with a * the owning chain has registered, which means individual locations are not listed on the website, so please double-check before booking that the scheme is running in Harpenden to avoid any surprises!
(Last updated 7th August)
Aldwickbury Park Golf Club
Bangkok Lounge
Bar Azita
Bistro Gautier
Brew & Cru
Cafe Aroma
Caffe Nero *
Costa Coffee *
Chef Peking
Cinnamon
Giggling Squid *
Graffiti
Harpenden Common Golf Club
Harpenden Golf Club
Lussmans
OKKA
Old Cock Inn
Pasta Cibo
Plough & Harrow
Rothamsted Conference Centre Restaurant
Tahini
Tay Tar Thai
The Engineer
The Fox
The George of Harpenden
The Harpenden Arms *
The Old Bell
The Red Cow
The Silver Palate
The Wheatsheaf
The White Horse
Zaza
For more establishment outside Harpenden have a look at the Government website.
Great news! Hertfordshire Libraries are reopening starting with, St Albans, Stevenage Central, Watford Central and Welwyn Garden City libraries on Monday 3rd August. Harpenden will follow in the coming weeks and we’ll let you know when the exact date is announced.... Read more
As suppliers to the NHS we, The Human Milk Foundation, have been busier than ever - premature babies are amongst our most vulnerable during this Covid crisis but have not received much media focus compared to other risk groups. Hospital neonatal intensive care units have required significantly more donor milk and we have seen a 100% increase in the need for our service, scaling up milk bank operations, recruiting 10 milk donors a week and providing donor milk to scores of recipient families in hospital or at home. ... Read more
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