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Activities, things to do, parties, local facilities, services and child-friendly businesses in St Albans & surrounding villages can now all be found at the click of a button!
Barracudas Activity Day Camps will be operating at Sandringham School in St Albans again for 2019. Offering unrivalled activities for children aged 4½-14 years during summer, there’s maximum fun to be had during the school holidays. With standard hours from 8.30am-5.30pm and additional flexibility with Early and Late clubs extending the day from 8am-6pm we provide wrap around care and great value for money.
Barracudas has an action packed programme with over 80 activities including motorsports, fencing, sports, arts and crafts, Kinball and more. Children can also develop key life skills and new interests with our additional week long specialist Skills Builder courses including Motor Mania, Swim School, Lab Rats and Upstage!
Registered with Ofsted and rated Outstanding more times than any other comparable provider, Barracudas summer camps offer extra peace of mind for parents.
Barracudas Activity Day Camps are a popular choice during the holidays so don’t miss out and book via www.barracudas.co.uk/camps/st-albans/ or call 01480 467567.
Summer: 22nd July – 23rd August
Are you ready to launch into outer space for 2019’s Space Chase Challenge? This year’s Summer Reading Challenge from The Reading Agency will see our Astronaut team of joiners chasing across the skies to capture the rogue aliens who are taking off with Hertfordshire Libraries books. We need you to join the challenge in celebration of 50 years since the first moon landing. This is a great opportunity to develop skills and enjoy reading as a family.
Play in the Parks St Albans 2019
Play in the Parks will visit 15 parks across the St Albans district throughout the summer between Monday 22nd July and Friday 30th August (excluding the bank holiday Monday).... Read more
Do you have a teenager in the family that needs amusing this summer? Here’s a few ideas of things to do to get you started.
Need some help deciding where to go and what to do? Read about the places we've tried and tested...
British Dinosaurs - From fossils to feathers
(FREE)
5th April
- 11th October
The Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring
The Pickling Project
(FREE)
23rd May
- 1st September
St Albans Museum + Gallery, St Albans
Hitchin Lavender
27th May
- 18th August
Cadwell Farm, Hitchin
Museum Treasure Hunt with the Breadcrumbs game
6th June
- 31st January
St Albans Museum + Gallery, St Albans
PYO at Hawkswick Lodge Fruit Farm
29th June
- 11th August
Hawkswick Lodge Farm, St Albans
Interactive Science Exhibition
1st July
- 8th September
Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton
Around the World Crate Competition
(FREE)
1st July
- 4th September
Aylett Nurseries, St Albans
Butterfly Corner at Aylett Nurseries
(FREE)
13th July
- 15th September
North Orbital Road, St Albans
Burston Summer Garden and Sandpit
(FREE)
13th July
- 15th September
Burston Garden Centre, St Albans
Object handling at Waddesdon Manor
17th July
- 21st July
Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury
Raising a contented child
19th July
Townsend Church of England School, St Albans
Fun Fridays
19th July
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Gorelands Lane
The Close-up Show
20th July
Hertford Theatre, Hertford
Zebra and Camel Weekend
20th July
- 21st July
Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne
The Great British Food Festival
20th July
- 21st July
Knebworth House, Knebworth
Morrisons St Albans Summer Sizzler
20th July
Fleetville Community Centre, St Albans
Create-a-saurus Competition
(FREE)
20th July
- 3rd September
The Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring
Ranger led Wildlife Walk - Glow-worms
20th July
Chilterns Gateway Centre, Dunstable
Shape your own Mini Sculpture
20th July
St Albans Museum & Gallery, St Albans
Community Day - Chill out on the cricket pitch
(FREE)
20th July
The Cricket Pitch, Hatfield
Bioblitz at Ashridge
(FREE)
21st July
Ashridge Estate, Ringshall, Nr Berkhamsted
Meet Chase from Paw Patrol
21st July
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Aylesbury
Understanding Menopause with Diane Danzebrink
21st July
The Grove Theatre , Dunstable
Play in the Parks - Foxcroft
(FREE)
22nd July
Foxcroft @ Foxcroft Open Space, St Albans
Play in the Parks - Bricket Wood
(FREE)
22nd July
Bricket Wood at Woodbury Field, Bricket Wood
Play in the Parks - Colney Heath
(FREE)
22nd July
Colney Heath @ Roestock Park, Colney Heath
Dinosaur Diets
23rd July
- 25th July
The Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring
Rocketman Parent and Baby Screening
23rd July
The Wash, Hertford
Play in the Parks - Batchwood
(FREE)
23rd July
Oysterfields, St Albans
Play in the Parks - Redbourn
(FREE)
23rd July
Redbourn Leisure Centre, Redbourn
Classics on the Common
(FREE)
24th July
Harpenden Common (outside the Public Halls), Harpenden
Open Wednesdays at Luton Hoo Estate Walled Garden
24th July
Luton Hoo Estate Walled Garden, Luton
Play in the Parks - Marshalswick
(FREE)
24th July
Marshalswick @ Sherwood Avenue, St Albans
Play in the Parks - London Colney
(FREE)
24th July
London Colney @ Morris Park Playing Fields, London Colney
Play in the Parks - Wheathampstead
(FREE)
24th July
Marford Road Playing Fields, Wheathampstead
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Filmmakers Club
"This is a wonderful club. My little boy is 6 years old, he enjoyed this club thoroughly. This club provides the children stong confidence level, innvative ides and increase their performance level. I will highly recommend this club."
Filmmakers Club
"A wonderfull club that has taught my daughter confidence as well as how to make a film from Clapper board to performance. This is a club not to be missed. My daughter enjoys her weekly club and cant wait for her summer week with her friends she has made through young film makers club.
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