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Advertising Feature by Todd in the Hole Festival
Family friendly, Todd in the Hole Festival is back this year and it’s going to be bigger and better than ever!
Taking place on the 12th – 14th July in Todd’s Green (in-between Hitchin & Stevenage), this year the festival is back with even more new additions including a ‘Dance Den in The Woods’ and ‘Cocktails & Cabaret’
This year Headliners include The Killerz, Rule The World – a Take That Tribute and back by popular demand RPJ featuring Rick Parfitt Jnr.
Camping and glamping with hot showers make this the perfect family weekend and if that’s not enough they’re even showing the Euro 2024 final on a large screen to keep the footie fans happy!
In the Kids Arena, returning by popular demand, panto favourite, Aidan O’Neill will once again be keeping the whole family entertained. He’ll be joined by Showtime Circus, Hartbeeps, Kids theatre, Family yoga, Stevenage FC Foundation, arts & crafts, performances from local theatre schools, wandering entertainers, music workshops, a children’s talent show, vintage fairground rides plus loads more!
And that's not all on offer! With over 80 live acts, 7 Stages, camping and glamping options, a VIP experience and after parties hosted by Dave Pearce and The Carwash Club, Todd in the Hole is the ultimate family festival experience.
Don't miss out on this incredible weekend of music, fun and memory making.
For more information or to purchase tickets please visit www.toddinthehole.co.uk
Advertising Feature by Park Theatre
Comedy Club 4 Kids brings together the best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families… but without the rude bits!
The show is family-friendly, but without any patronising idiocy. In fact, it's just like a normal comedy club, but it's on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usual chance of the entire audience claiming to be called Bob.
A hilarious line-up will be performing at Park Theatre on 27 Apr including Thom Tuck, ventriloquist comic Lachlan Werner and sketch duo Shelf!
It’s easy to get to from Hitchin by train and is just a 5 minute walk from Finsbury Park station, so it’s the perfect outing for both you and your child to enjoy.
All tickets £15, access tickets 50% off up to two tickets.
Get your tickets now here
I swear I blinked after Half Term and the Easter holidays are nearly upon us!
The Mum's guide to Hitchin Big Easter Holidays Guide
The good news is there is so much going on locally that my latest guide is so packed you’ll have no chance to be bored with all the events lined up!
But there's more...
Holiday Clubs and Classes
Don't forget we are lucky to have an amazing array of local Holiday Clubs, Camps and Playschemes, so do check out the Holiday Clubs section here.
Free and Low Cost Things to Do
I've also got a guide focussed purely on free and low costs activities during the Easter Holidays here.
Lambing Events
All the places you can see, and maybe even bottle feed, lambs is right here.
Family Theatre Shows
Want to catch a show or go along to an interactive musical event? Check out the guide here.
ArtiKids' Easter Craft Ideas
Embrace your creative side and try out some of Chantal from ArtiKids' great Easter craft ideas here.
Easter Bin Collection Changes
it wouldn't be the holidays without wondering when on earth the bins are being collected. Well, I've got you covered for that too! Find all the info here.
Read the full guide here
Herts Big Weekend is back!
Enter the ticket ballot and you and your family could be enjoying free entry to some great local attractions on the weekend of 20th & 21st April.
There's some great family tickets up for grabs from the likes of Campus West, Cedar Natures Centre, Celtic Harmony Camp, de Havilland Aircraft Museum, Foodies Festival, Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire Zoo, Knebworth House & Gardens, Laser Quest Hemel Hempstead, Mill Green Museum, Standalone Farm, The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead, Treasure Map Trails, Verulamium Museum, Warner Bros. Studio Tour, Welwyn Roman Baths, Willow's Activity Farm and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
Or if you want to leave the kids behind, there's also some nice grown-up treats including afternoon tea or overnight stays at some of Hertfordshire's best hotels and beer or wine tasting at local distilleries and breweries.
Entry is now open on the Herts Big Weekend website and you can enter as many individual ballots as you like. Entries close on 31st March.
Thanks to Money Saving Central, we've got a run-down of the best nationwide places where you can save on eating out this Easter Holidays.
Right here in Hitchin, The Radcliffe Arms is offering kids meals for £1 when an adult orders a full price main.
I'll add more local places that I become aware of.
Lamb Bottle Feeding at Church Farm
10th February
- 30th April
Church Farm, Stevenage
Lamb Bottle Feeding
17th February
- 6th May
Aldenham Country Park, Elstree
Hitchin's Children's Book Trail
(FREE)
11th March
- 15th April
Hitchin Town, Hitchin
EGGsplore WGC Free eater egg hunt
(FREE)
22nd March
- 12th April
Rise gym, Unit B Fretherne Rd
Letchworth Easter Trail
(FREE)
22nd March
- 14th April
Letchworth Town Centre, Letchworth
Easter Egg Hunts at Wimpole Estate
23rd March
- 14th April
Wimpole Estate, Royston
Easter Adventures Trail
23rd March
- 14th April
Wimpole Estate National Trust, Royston
Easter Adventure Quest
23rd March
- 14th April
Wrest Park, Silsoe
Easter Eggstravaganza
23rd March
- 1st April
Willows Activity Farm, St Albans
Easter Afternoon Tea
26th March
- 14th April
North Herts Museum, Hitchin
The Great Baldock Easter Hunt
28th March
- 15th April
Baldock, High Street
Easter Funfair
28th March
- 1st April
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Bancroft Bunny Hunt
(FREE)
28th March
Hitchin Town, Hitchin
Easter Special
28th March
MamaBabyPlay, 10 Sun Street
Kids Clay Bunny Craft Activity
28th March
North Herts Museum, Hitchin
Easter Funfair
28th March
- 1st April
Harpenden Common, Harpenden
Puss in Boots Easter Panto
28th March
- 10th April
The Spotlight, Hoddesdon
Easter Springtime Surprise
29th March
- 14th April
Audley End Miniature Railway, Saffron Walden
Easter Craft Extravaganza
29th March
Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Huntingdon
Easter Tea Party Trail
29th March
- 14th April
Jordans Mill, Broom
Great Easter Eggstravaganza
29th March
- 1st April
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park, Waltham Abbey
Lambing Live at Foxholes Farm
29th March
- 14th April
Foxholes Farm, Hertford
Easter Holidays Farm Activities at Church Farm
29th March
- 14th April
Church Farm, Stevenage
Easter Eggstravaganza
29th March
- 14th April
Aldenham Country Park, Elstree
Treasure Island: A swashbuckling pantomime adventure
29th March
- 3rd April
Harlow Playhouse, Harlow
Spring Animal Encounter
29th March
Herrings Green Activity Farm, Wilstead
House and home
29th March
- 14th April
Royston Museum, Royston
Easter egg hunt at Shaw's Corner
29th March
- 1st April
Shaw's Corner, Ayot St Lawrence
Great Easter Eggstravaganza
29th March
- 1st April
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park, Waltham Abbey
Spring on the Farm
29th March
- 14th April
Odds Farm Park, High Wycombe
Space, Race and Fly
29th March
- 14th April
RAF Museum London, London
Cracking Easter Family Fun
29th March
- 12th April
Bletchley Park, Bletchley
Egg Hunt Trail
29th March
- 14th April
Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring
Easter Extravaganza
29th March
- 15th April
Herrings Green Activity Farm, Wilstead
Easter Wonderland
29th March
- 12th April
Mead Open Farm, Billington
Easter Trail at Cedars Nature Centre
29th March
- 14th April
Cedars Nature Centre, Waltham Cross
EASTER AT RYE-ASSIC
29th March
- 31st March
Ryeassic Adventure Park, Rye Road
Messy St Mark's Good Friday Workshop
(FREE)
29th March
St Mark's Church, Hitchin
Easter FunFair Pop-Up Fun Park
(FREE)
29th March
- 6th April
Broadway Gardens, Letchworth
Easter Cookie Decorating
29th March
- 30th March
The Olde Watermill Shopping Village, Barton-le-clay
Rapunzel - A Tangled Hairy-tale
29th March
- 1st April
Gordon Craig Theatre, Lytton Way, Stevenage
Hobbycraft Easter In-store craft sessions
29th March
- 14th April
Hobbycraft, Biggleswade
Hobbycraft in-store craft sessions
29th March
- 14th April
Hobbycraft, Stevenage
Hobbycraft in-store craft sessions
29th March
- 14th April
Hobbycraft, Luton
Easter Treasure Trail Hunt at Shepreth Wildlife Park
29th March
- 1st April
Shepreth Wildlife Park, Shepreth, Royston
Hunt for the Easterlopers - Easter Trail
(FREE)
29th March
- 14th April
City Centre, St Albans
Family Activities @ IWM Duxford
29th March
- 14th April
IWM Duxford, Duxford
CHILDREN'S EASTER PARTY
29th March
The George & Dragon Graveley Hitchin, Graveley
Easter Festival
29th March
- 14th April
Old MacDonald's Farm, Brentwood
Bunny Bop and Easter Hunt
29th March
Hitchin Youth Trust, Hitchin
Woodland Pirate Easter Trail
29th March
- 14th April
Cammas Hall Farm, Hatfield Broad Oak
Show Time: Treasure Island!
29th March
- 14th April
Cammas Hall Farm, Hatfield Broad Oak
Easter Trail
29th March
- 1st April
Knebworth House & Gardens, Knebworth
Easter Weekend
29th March
- 1st April
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Gorelands Lane
Day out with Thomas
29th March
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Aylesbury
Easter at Woodside Animal Farm
29th March
- 14th April
Woodside Animal Farm, Slip End
Easter Lego Activities
(FREE)
29th March
St Peter's Church, Hitchin
Messy Easter
(FREE)
29th March
St Mary's Church, Hitchin
Easter at Whipsnade
29th March
- 14th April
Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable
Easter Egg Hunt at Standalone Farm
29th March
- 14th April
Standalone Farm, Letchworth Garden City
Gumbles Children's Fun Fair
29th March
- 1st April
The Green, Hitchin
Meet Peppa Pig at Woburn Safari Park on Friday 29th March
29th March
Woburn Safari Park, Woburn
Easter Discovery Trail
29th March
Wymondley Woods, Willian Rd, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
Easter Scavenger Hunt
29th March
- 1st April
Hamerton Zoo, Steeple Gidding
Easter Egg Hunt
29th March
- 1st April
Shaw's Corner, Nr Welwyn
Easter Explorers
30th March
- 7th April
Hatfield Park, Hatfield
The Crowns easter fun day
30th March
The Crown, Shillington
Offley Hoo Easter Market
(FREE)
30th March
Offley Hoo Farm, Offley
Comedy Club 4 Kids
30th March
Watford Palace Theatre, Watford
Easter Party
30th March
Royal Oak, Stevenage
Easter Bunny Fly-In and Egg Hunt
30th March
- 31st March
Shuttleworth, Biggleswade
Kids Easter Egg Hunt
30th March
Pear Tree Pub, Shephall
There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly
30th March
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
Fireman Sam: The Great Camping Adventure
30th March
The Alban Arena, St Albans
Easter Egg Trail
30th March
- 31st March
Café at The British Schools Museum, Hitchin
Cream Teas at The Café at The Schools Museum
30th March
- 31st March
Café at The British Schools Museum, Hitchin
Church Fete
30th March
Hitchin Spiritualist Church, Hitchin
THE HERTFORDSHIRE FAMILY EASTER FESTIVAL 2024
30th March
- 31st March
Herts County Showground, Redbourn
Easter Fun Day
30th March
The Cricketers, Weston
Easter Trail
30th March
Hampson Park Community Centre, Webb Rise, Stevenage
Come and meet Hey Duggee at Woburn Safari Park on 30th March!
30th March
Woburn Safari Park, Woburn
Easter Spring Fair
30th March
Matshidiso Care Service, Letchworth
Easter Extravaganza @Tewinbury Farm
30th March
Tewinbury Farm, Meadow barn
Spring Animal Encounter
31st March
Herrings Green Activity Farm, Wilstead
Easter Tea with Owls
31st March
Herrings Green Activity Farm, Wilstead
Sunday Funday
31st March
The Grange Community Centre, Letchworth
Summerfields Miniature Railway - Running Day
31st March
- 1st April
Summerfields Miniature Railway, Bedford
Come and meet JJ from Cocomelon at Woburn Safari Park on 31st March!
31st March
Woburn Safari Park, Woburn
Exciting science event- prepare to be amazed
31st March
Campus west, The Campus
Self-led pond dipping - Easter at Rye Meads
1st April
- 4th April
RSPB Rye Meads, Hoddesdon
Easter Play & Visit
1st April
Perfect Playland, Shefford
Come and meet Bluey at Woburn Safari Park on 1st April!
1st April
Woburn Safari Park, Woburn
Woodlanch ranch
1st April
- 14th April
Woodland Ranch, Tewin Hill
Chocolate Workshop
1st April
- 5th April
Standalone Farm, Letchworth Garden City
The Amazing Bubble Man
2nd April
The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
Willows Magical Adventure
2nd April
- 14th April
Willows Activity Farm, London Colney
Amazing Amphibians
2nd April
- 4th April
Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring
The Museum of Marvellous Things
2nd April
Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton
Easter Holiday Children's Craft Sessions
2nd April
- 4th April
British Schools Museum, Hitchin
April Terrific Tuesdays
2nd April
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Gorelands Lane
FREE Face Painting
(FREE)
2nd April
Leys Square, Letchworth
Family Forest School at the Triangle Garden
3rd April
Triangle Community Garden, Hitchin
Spring Animal Encounter
3rd April
Herrings Green Activity Farm, Wilstead
Easter Owl Encounter
3rd April
Herrings Green Activity Farm, Wilstead
Spring Open Day
3rd April
The Walled Garden, Luton
The Little Mermaid
3rd April
The Alban Arena, St Albans
Beauty & The Beast: Easter Family Panto
3rd April
Grove Theatre, Dunstable
Easter Signing Session with The Signing Company
3rd April
Signing Rooms, Hitchin