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This is your go-to site for everything you need to know about living in St Albans with kids. We are Caroline and Emily: two local mums with four kids between us.
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!
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
Great Brick Safari
6th April
- 2nd June
Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable
Butterfly trail at Dunstable Downs
3rd May
- 31st May
Chilterns Gateway Centre, Dunstable
St Albans Sustainability Festival
11th May
- 1st June
Across St Albans, Harpenden and the Villages, St Albans/Harpenden/Villages
Plastic plant pot recycling and coffee grounds for the garden
(FREE)
11th May
- 1st June
Aylett Nurseries Ltd, St Albans
Community Cafe
11th May
- 1st June
Cross Street Centre Cafe, St Albans
Maternity clothes - borrow not buy!
11th May
- 1st June
12 Marlborough Rd, St Albans
Sumptuous Sustainable Soup
11th May
- 1st June
The Courtyard Cafe, St Albans
St Albans Exposed - Art Exhibition
(FREE)
11th May
- 30th May
Nude Tin Can, St Albans
Follow the Blue Dot Art Trail around St Albans
(FREE)
11th May
- 1st June
See map on website, St Albans
Discover St Peter's Churchyard
(FREE)
11th May
- 1st June
St Peter's Church, St Albans
#TapChat: What type of water user are you?
(FREE)
18th May
- 23rd May
St Albans Museum + Gallery, St Albans
Object handling at Waddesdon Manor
22nd May
- 26th May
Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury
The Pickling Project
(FREE)
23rd May
- 1st September
St Albans Museum + Gallery, St Albans
Beechwood Park School Open Morning
24th May
Beechwood Park School, Markyate
Hertfordshire County Show
25th May
- 26th May
Herfordshire County Showground, Redbourn
Colourscape at Waddesdon Manor
25th May
- 2nd June
Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury
Bird's Nest Billy
25th May
The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
Otter Weekend
25th May
- 26th May
Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne
Duxford Air Festival 2019
25th May
- 26th May
IWM Duxford, , Duxford
Leighton Buzzard Vegan Fair 2019
25th May
Astral Park Sports and Community Centre, Leighton Buzzard
Spring Special
25th May
- 2nd June
Willows Activity Farm, London Colney
Agent Nitrate's Spy-Tastic School Holidays!
25th May
- 2nd June
Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey
Mend
(FREE)
25th May
The Vineyard Church, St Albans
Come and grow!
(FREE)
25th May
Incredible Edible Civic Centre Garden, St Albans
Walk around Broad Colney Lakes
(FREE)
25th May
Car park adjacent to St Peter’s Church, London Colney
Gorhambury Bees
(FREE)
25th May
Christopher Place, St Albans
St Albans South Signal Box
(FREE)
26th May
5 Ridgmont Rd, St Albans
Ensonglopedia of Animals
26th May
Trestle Arts Base, St Albans
TotFest 2019!
26th May
Hitchin Priory, Hitchin
Roman Gladiators
26th May
- 27th May
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles
Symondshyde ancient woodland walk
(FREE)
26th May
Nomansland Carpark, St Albans
Saving the rare small blue butterfly in St Albans - project launch
(FREE)
26th May
The Lounge, Greenwood Park Community Centre, Chiswell Green
Grow your own fresh fruit and vegetables
(FREE)
26th May
Long Cutt, Redbourn
Dino Adventure at Knebworth House
27th May
Knebworth House, Knebworth
Redbourn in Steam
27th May
Redbourn Village Museum, The Common, Redbourn
Half-term Trail and Craft
27th May
- 31st May
Ashridge Estate, Ringshall, Nr Berkhamsted
Creepy Critter Half-term
27th May
- 31st May
Standalone Farm, Letchworth Garden City
Seed sowing and plant label making at Aylett Nurseries
(FREE)
28th May
- 31st May
North Orbital Road, St Albans
Museum Minis
28th May
St Albans Museum + Gallery, St Albans
House Tour for Kids
28th May
- 29th May
Wardown House, Museum and Gallery, Luton
Mini Dinosaur Worlds
28th May
- 29th May
Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring
Victorian Terrific Tuesday
28th May
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles
Lost Property
28th May
Stopsley Library, Luton
Lost Property
28th May
Lewsey Library, Luton
Crafty History
28th May
Cassiobury Park, Watford
All Creatures Great & Small
28th May
- 30th May
Hertford Museum, Hertford
Beehive Children's Centre - Toddler Waddle
(FREE)
28th May
Chiltern's Gateway Centre, Dunstable Downs, Dunstable
Project walkthrough: improving the River Ver and lakes
(FREE)
28th May
Verulamium Park, St Albans
Alice in Wonderland
29th May
Broadway Theatre, Letchworth Garden City
Treasure Island
29th May
Luton Library Theatre, Luton
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
29th May
- 30th May
Watford Colosseum, Watford
Object handling at Waddesdon Manor
29th May
- 2nd June
Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury
Be not Afeard
29th May
- 31st May
Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton
Young Herbert's Horrors
29th May
Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton
Wild Walk
29th May
Cassiobury Park, Watford
Create a Mini Indoor Garden
29th May
Burston Garden Centre, St Albans
If you are running a local event for families or children you can add the details to our site for free.
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