Whats on May Half Term

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Published: 11th May 2023

Things to do in and around Hertford for May Half Term

Well here we are... we blinked and somehow the easter holidays are over, weve had two bank holiday weekends, a coronation and suddenly we are approaching May half term.....

Now don't forget the events featured in this article are only the tiny tip of the iceburg. Our webpage has hundreds of local events and things to do on it.

You can view our full whats on guide here.

And our Things to do page here.

As always we have rounded up our top picks of things to do in and around Hertford and you'll find them below.

Budget Friendly Options

Times are tough for many of us and the prospect of entertaining the kids for a full week on limited funds can be daunting.

Thankfully there are some great budget friendly events on this May Half term in Hertfordshire.

We have a more indept article for budget friendly days out here.

Hertford Museum are also running some budget friendly activities this half term with drop in crafts between 30th May -1st June details here.
On the subject of musuems don't forget that Lowewood Museum is free and fabulous. Only Friday and Saturday
Cedars Nature Centre are also back with their budget friendly days out, this time its Minibeast Mayhem and its just £2.40 pp. In addition to all the usual meet and greets and animal talks they provide on a daily basis each child will be given a ð¦ð¢ð§ð¢ð›ðžðšð¬ð ðð«ðšð¢ð¥ sheet upon arrival and will embark on a self lead minibeast fact finding mission.

Appleby Street farm also has their Fun on the Farm event for half term details here.

Local workshops

The wonderden are taking a break this half term but never fear as the Southern Maltings have a range of workshops on offer this half term, from art journalling to african drum workshops theyve got it all, have a browse here.

Live Theatre

The Spotlight have The Smeds and the Smoos on this half term!

South Mill Arts in Bishops Stortford have the Little Mermaid musical on this half term as well as Dinosaurs and all that rubbish. Thats genuinely what it is called- im not being rude haha!

Full days out and Splurge events.

So we've covered the budget friendly events and attractions above but if you are looking for a special day out this half term then we can help with that too.

Hertfords very own Foxholes Farm have their very popular tractor event running for half term!

Willows Activity Farm are hosting Dino-ventures which is returning for the third year, it was fabulous last year and we all really loved it. Not cheap but it is all inclusive and you can spend an entire full day out there.

The Dinosaurs are also stomping into Lee Valley Park Farms who are hosting their "Big DInosaur Day Out"

Of course if you are in search of Dinosaurs we can also recommend a visit to Paradise Wildlife Park .

Audley End Miniature Railway are hosting Craft Week this half term.

Included in your ticket price: Train ride, 4 Craft Activities, Fairy and Elf Walk, Nature Corner, Interactive Stage Show, Adventure Play Area

One of our other favourite attractions locally is Beckonscot Model village and Railway

Bekonscot Model Village & Railway is the world's oldest original model village, opening for the first time in 1929. With over 90 years of history, huge model railway, 1.5 acres of well kept gardens and finely detailed model buildings Bekonscot is a great day out for everyone.