Major

Events 2008

The East of England offers a range of exciting and varied events to suit all tastes - from air displays, arts festivals and historical re-enactments, to cheese rolling contests, craft fairs and agricultural shows. Or for the more unusual, try the World Snail Racing and Pea Shooting Championships - all held in the region throughout the year. In this information sheet we have brought together a selection of events taking place during the year. For more information on the events listed, or other events taking place during 2008, please visit our web site at www.visiteastofengland.com

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January

1 Cromer New Year’s Day Fireworks Display, Norfolk (0)1263 510969 www.cromercarnival.co.uk 1-24 Feb Wild Swan Feeds, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/visit/welney 7-27 World Indoor Bowls Championships 2008, Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk (0)870 112 9631 www.pottersholidays.com 11-13 Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival, Cambridgeshire (procession on 12) (0)1733 204348 www.strawbear.org.uk 13 Swans Awake, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 15-24 Feb Snowdrops Season, Anglesey Abbey, Lode (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 810090 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 17-19 Colchester Winter Ale Festival, Essex (0)7985 662404 www.colchestercamra.org.uk 24-26 Cambridge Winter Ale Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 563597 www.cambridge-camra.org.uk 29 Katharine of Aragon Commemoration Service, Peterborough Cathedral, Cambridgeshire (0)1733 562780 www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk 31-2 Feb Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival, Essex (0)1245 354677 www.chelmsfordcamra.org.uk

February

1-29 Walsingham Abbey Snowdrop Walks, Little Walsingham, Norfolk (0)1328 820259 www.walsingham.uk.com 2 Pancake Fayre, Hitchin, Hertfordshire (0)1462 453335 www.htci.org.uk 2 World Wetlands Day, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 2 Cromer Pancake Race, Norfolk (0)1263 510969 www.cromercarnival.co.uk 2-10 Snowdrop Week, Moggerhanger Park (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1767 641007 www.moggerhangerpark.com www.visiteastofengland.com 1 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 1 Produced by East of England Tourism

2-24 Snowdrops at Benington Lordship Garden (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)8701 261709 www.beningtonlordship.co.uk 5 Pancake Races, Hitchin, Hertfordshire (0)1462 453335 www.htci.org.uk 5 Pancake Races, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (0)1480 388688 www.huntingdontown.gov.uk 5 Pancake Races, St. Albans, Hertfordshire (0)1727 836781 www.stalbans.gov.uk 9-10 Thomas’ Half Term Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 9-17 February Frolics, Willows Farm Village, London Colney, Hertfordshire (0)870 129 9718 www.willowsfarmvillage.com 9-17 ‘Oztastic’ (animals from down under), Banham Zoo (nr. Diss), Norfolk (0)1953 887771 www.banhamzoo.co.uk 9-17 Ring Quest, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 9-17 Spies Alive (code-breaking), Africa Alive, Kessingland (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 740291 www.africa-alive.co.uk 10 Snowdrop Sunday, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 10 Swans Awake, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 11-15 Lambing and Spring Bulbs, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 12-14 Thomas’ Half Term Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 14-26 King’s Lynn Mart (fun fair), Norfolk (0)1553 616354 - 15-17 Bread Making and Milling Demonstrations, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 16-17 Thomas’ Half Term Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 17 Lambing and Spring Bulbs, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 17 Snowdrop Sunday, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 17 Valentine’s Guided Walk, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, Norfolk (0)1603 270449 www.fairhaven.co.uk 23 10th Model Railway Exhibition, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 23-24 Brentwood Spring Craft and Gift Show, Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 23-24 Crafts at the Safari Park, Woburn Safari Park, Woburn, Bedfordshire (0)1283 820548 www.craft-shows.co.uk 23 Feb-2 Mar Primrose Festival, By-pass Nurseries, Capel St. Mary (nr. Ipswich), Suffolk (0)1473 310604 - 24 Lambing and Spring Bulbs, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 24 Snowdrop Sunday, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 24 Cambridge Glass Fair, Chilford Hall Vineyard (nr. Linton), Cambridgeshire (0)7887 762872 www.cambridgeglassfair.com 28-10 Mar A Sense of Place Book Festival, Saffron Walden, Essex (0)1799 523456 www.hartsevents.co.uk 29-1 Mar Elysian Beer Festival, Ely, Cambridgeshire (0)1353 610846 www.elycamra.org.uk 29-2 Mar Aldeburgh Literary Weekend, Suffolk (0)1728 452389 www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk 29-5 Apr Essex Book Festival (various venues throughout county) (0)1245 244953 www.essexbookfestival.org.uk

March

1-2 Spring Diesel Gala, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 1-8 Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech and Drama, Bedford, Bedfordshire (0)7733 113652 www.bedsfestival.org.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 2 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 2 Produced by East of England Tourism 1-19 Apr ‘Inspired By Welney’ Arts Festival, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/visit/welney 2 DMU Day, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 2 Lambing and Spring Bulbs, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 2 Mothering Sunday Guided Walk, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, Norfolk (0)1603 270449 www.fairhaven.co.uk 2 Mother’s Day Specials, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 3-8 Celebration of Schools Music, Snape Maltings (nr. Aldeburgh), Suffolk (0)1728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk 7-8 Feast East, Chilford Hall Vineyard (nr. Linton), Cambridgeshire (0)1473 785883 www.tastesofanglia.com 8-9 Knebworth Game and Country Fair, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1283 820548 www.livingheritagecountryshows.co.uk 8-9 Guild of Essex Craftsmen Craft Fair, Hylands House, Chelmsford, Essex (0)1277 356008 www.thewillows12.fsnet.co.uk 9 The Fast Show, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 9 Lambing and Spring Bulbs, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 10-20 Cambridge Science Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 766762 www.cambridgescience.org 14-16 King’s Lynn Fiction Festival, Norfolk (0)1553 691661 www.lynnlitfests.com 14-16 Spring Diesel Gala, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 14-16 The Hertfordshire Fine Art and Antiques Fair, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1277 214699 www.baileyfairs.co.uk 14-16 The Spring Quilt Festival, Chilford Hall Vineyard (nr. Linton), Cambridgeshire (0)1775 712100 www.grosvenorexhibitions.co.uk 14-18 St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Luton, Bedfordshire (parade on 15) (0)1582 720447 www.lutonirishforum.org 15-16 Open Day: Understanding West Stow, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 15-16 Thomas’ and the Travelling Post Office, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 15-16 Spring Crafts at Wood Green Animal Shelters, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 306655 www.oakleighfairs.co.uk 15-16 The National Shire Horse Society Spring Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1733 234451 www.showground.org.uk 15-23 Easter at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 331212 www.kings.cam.ac.uk 15-6 Apr Easter Eggstravanganza, Willows Farm Village, London Colney, Hertfordshire (0)870 129 9718 www.willowsfarmvillage.com 16 Lambing and Spring Bulbs, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 21 Easter Bunny Day, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 21-22 Peterborough Festival of Antiques, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1664 812627 www.bobevansfairs.co.uk 21-23 Aldeburgh Easter Music Festival, Snape Maltings (nr. Aldeburgh), Suffolk (0)1728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk 21-24 Easter Trail, Sutton Hoo (nr. Woodbridge), Suffolk (0)1394 389700 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 21-24 Easter Trail, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 21-24 Easter Crafts at Blickling, Blickling Hall (nr. Aylsham), Norfolk (0)1263 734711 www.easternevents.com 21-24 Day Out with Thomas, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 21-24 Easter Bunny Fun Trail, Peckover House, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (0)1945 583463 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 21-24 Suffolk Spring Garden Show, Trinity Park, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 33 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 21-24 Easter Egg Trail, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 21-24 Easter Egg Trail, Sheringham Park, Norfolk (0)1263 820550 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 21-24 Easter Thunderball, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 21-24 Easter Re-creation of Tudor Life, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 21-24 French Market, Norwich, Norfolk (0)1603 212138 www.norwich.gov.uk 21-24 Easter Funfair, Norwich, Norfolk (0)1603 212136 www.norwich.gov.uk 21-24 Easter Treasure Trail, Felbrigg Hall (nr. Cromer), Norfolk (0)1263 837444 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 21-6 Apr ‘Tall and Small’ (Easter eggsperience), Banham Zoo (nr. Diss), Norfolk (0)1953 887771 www.banhamzoo.co.uk 21-13 Apr Easter Fun, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 21-13 Apr Chimp Chatter and Beak Speak, Africa Alive, Kessingland (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 740291 www.africa-alive.co.uk 22-24 Easter Trail, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1366 328258 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 22-30 Mildred’s Easter Egg and Spoon Hunt, BeWILDerwood (nr. Hoveton/Wroxham), Norfolk (0)1603 783900 www.bewilderwood.co.uk 23 Olde Tyme Rally, Museum of Power, Langford (nr. Maldon), Essex (0)1621 843183 www.museumofpower.org.uk 23-24 Easter Egg Hunt, Melford Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 379228 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 23-24 It’s Easter, Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 330784 www.layermarneytower.co.uk 23-24 Medieval Siege Society, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 23-24 Easter Trail, Blicking Hall (nr. Aylsham), Norfolk (0)1263 738030 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 23-24 Easter Egg Trail, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 23-24 Easter Egg Trail, Anglesey Abbey, Lode (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 810090 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 23-24 Heritage Fayre, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 23-24 Giant Easter Egg Trail, Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Waterbeach (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 860988 www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk 23-24 Easter Antics, Cressing Temple Barns (nr. Braintree), Essex (0)1376 584903 www.cressingtemple.org.uk 23-24 Easter Fun Days, Barleylands Farm Centre and Craft Village, Billericay, Essex (0)1268 290229 www.barleylands.co.uk 23-24 Easter Steaming, Museum of Technology, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 368650 www.museumoftechnology.com 23-24 Medieval Jousting, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1438 812661 www.knebworthhouse.com 24 Ace Café Southend Shakedown, Seafront, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)208 961 1000 www.ace-cafe-london.com 24 Easter Fair, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (Museum of Norfolk Life) (nr. Dereham), Norfolk (0)1362 860563 www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk 24 Eastern Counties Double Decker Bus Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1473 715666 www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk 24 Morris Dancing on Easter Monday (three venues in Hunstanton area), Norfolk (0)1553 768930 www.thekingsmorris.co.uk 24-6 Apr Easter Egg Trail, Dunwich Heath Coastal Centre and Beach (nr. Saxmundham), Suffolk (0)1728 648505 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 25-20 Apr Easter Egg Hunts, Lambs and Chicks, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 26 Easter Egger, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve (nr. Saxmundham), Suffolk (0)1728 648281 www.rspb.org.uk www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 44 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 28-30 Cambridge Wordfest, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 264404 www.cambridgewordfest.co.uk 28-30 Ponies Association (UK) Southern Winter Championships, Towerlands, Braintree, Essex (0)1487 830278 www.poniesuk.org 29-30 Kite Weekend, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 29-3 Apr Daffodil Time and Lambing, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 30 Daffodil Day, Langley School (nr. Loddon), Norfolk (0)1508 528812 www.langleyschool.co.uk 31-4 Apr Spring Break Activities, Barleylands Farm Centre and Craft Village, Billericay, Essex (0)1268 290229 www.barleylands.co.uk

April

1-30 Waveney Revels (various venues throughout the district), Suffolk (0)1502 523397 www.visit-sunrise.co.uk 5-6 Festival of Food, Old Warden Park (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627527 www.bedscountryshow.co.uk 5-9 Lambing Time, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 6 Medieval Castle Experience, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 6 Steam Day, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 6 Falconry Day, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 7 Gardening Day, Melford Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 379228 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 9-12 Maldon Beer Festival, Essex (0)1245 320381 www.dengiecamra.org.uk 11-13 East of England Garden Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 11-13 15th Sandringham Park Craft Show, Sandringham Estate (nr. King’s Lynn), Norfolk (0)1283 820548 www.craft-shows.co.uk 12 Transport in Miniature, Ipswich Transport Museum, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1473 715666 www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk 12-13 Thriplow Daffodil Weekend, Cambridgeshire (0)1763 208538 www.thriplow.org.uk/weekend.htm 12-16 Lambing Time, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13 Prickwillow Engine Museum Open Day (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 688360 www.prickwillow-engine-museum.co.uk 16-17 Craven Meeting, Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 19-20 St. George’s Day Festival, Wrest Park Gardens, Silsoe, Bedfordshire (0)870 333 1183 www.english-heritage.org.uk 19-20 St. George’s Joust and Fayre, Cressing Temple Barns (nr. Braintree), Essex (0)1376 584903 www.cressingtemple.org.uk 19-20 Essex Craft Show, Blake Hall (nr. Bobbingworth), Essex (0)1283 820548 www.craft-shows.co.uk 20 County School in Wartime, Mid-Norfolk Railway (nr. Dereham), Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 20 ‘Cosi fan tutte’ – Opera Performance, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)844 561 1921 www.candlelightopera.co.uk 20 Freight Day Gala, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 21-26 Hertford Theatre Week, Hertfordshire (0)1992 531500 www.hdos.org.uk 23-26 The East Anglian Beer Festival, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk - www.freewebs.com/westsuffolkcamra 25-27 Big Bang VW Festival, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 5 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 5 Produced by East of England Tourism 25-27 The National Motorhome Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1778 391123 www.nationalmotorhomeshow.co.uk 26 NCCPG Spring Plant Fair, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 26-27 Steam and Vintage Weekend, East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 518459 www.eatm.org.uk 26-27 Romano-British Family Life, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 26-27 Spring on the Suffolk Coast, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve (nr. Saxmundham), Suffolk (0)1728 648281 www.rspb.org.uk 26-27 Napoleonic Re-enactment, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 26-27 East Anglian Game and Country Fair, Norfolk Showground, Norwich, Norfolk (0)1263 735828 www.ukgamefair.co.uk 26-27 1960’s Weekend, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 26-5 May Bluebell Week, Moggerhanger Park (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1767 641007 www.moggerhangerpark.com 27 Bluebell Sunday, Haughley Park (nr. Stowmarket), Suffolk (0)1359 240701 www.haughleyparkbarn.co.uk

May

1 King’s Lynn May Garland Procession, Norfolk (0)1553 768930 www.thekingsmorris.co.uk 2-4 Poetry-next-the-Sea, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk (0)1379 742599 www.poetry-next-the-sea.com 2-5 HighTide Festival, Halesworth, Suffolk (0)207 520 9092 www.hightidefestival.org 2-17 Norfolk and Norwich Festival (various venues throughout county) (0)1603 877750 www.nnfestival.org.uk 2-18 Baldock Festival, Hertfordshire (0)1462 893448 www.baldockfestival.org.uk 3 Eel Day, Ely, Cambridgeshire (0)1353 616377 www.eastcambs.gov.uk 3 May Fair, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire (0)1992 785555 www.broxbourne.gov.uk 3-4 The Stan James Guineas Festival, Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 3-4 Large Model Aircraft Show, Rougham Airfield (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1359 270524 www.roughamairfield.org 3-4 Stortford Music Festival, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire (0)1279 833154 www.stortfordmusicfestival.org.uk 3-5 May Day Re-creation of Tudor Life, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 3-5 21st Bedfordshire Craft Show, Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedfordshire (0)1283 820548 www.craft-shows.co.uk 3-5 West Anglia Craft and Country Show, Wood Green Animal Shelters, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 306655 www.oakleighfairs.co.uk 3-5 Living with Lions, Africa Alive, Kessingland (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 740291 www.africa-alive.co.uk 3-5 VE Day Event, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 3-5 Hertfordshire Art Fair, Westmill Farm, Ware, Hertfordshire (0)1920 466446 www.artshed-ware.com 3-5 Southend Garden Show, Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 3-13 Nightingale Festival Week, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, Little Paxton (nr. St. Neots), Cambridgeshire (0)1480 406795 www.paxton-pits.org.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 6 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 6 Produced by East of England Tourism 4 Duxford Spring Car Show, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford 4 The Shuttleworth Collection Spring Air Display, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 4 Aviation Enthusiasts Day, Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, Suffolk (0)1986 896644 www.aviationmuseum.net 4 Bluebell Sunday, Haughley Park (nr. Stowmarket), Suffolk (0)1359 240701 www.haughleyparkbarn.co.uk 4 Bespak Great East Anglia Run, King’s Lynn, Norfolk (0)1553 616200 www.greateastangliarun.co.uk 4 Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Vehicle Run, Suffolk (0)1473 715666 www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk 4-5 Truckfest, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1775 768661 www.truckfest.co.uk 4-5 Kite Festival, Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 330784 www.layermarneytower.co.uk 4-5 Woolly Weekend, Barleylands Farm Centre and Craft Village, Billericay, Essex (0)1268 290229 www.barleylands.co.uk 4-5 Steam and Diesel Day – Spanning the Century, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 4-5 Medieval Siege Society, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 4-5 The Bedfordshire Classic Motor Show, Old Warden Park (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1527 871150 www.classicmotorshow.com 4-5 Hertfordshire Garden Show, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1438 812661 www.knebworthhouse.com 4-5 Romano-Brits vs Saxons, Flag Fen, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)844 414 0646 www.flagfen.com 5 Friends Country Skills Day, Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Waterbeach (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 860988 www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk 5 Food Fair, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (Museum of Norfolk Life) (nr. Dereham), Norfolk (0)1362 860563 www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk 5 Indian Hill Railways Special, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Bedfordshire (0)1525 373888 www.buzzrail.co.uk 5 Aldbury May Fair, Hertfordshire (0)1442 851067 www.aldbury.herts.sch.uk 5 Reach Fair, Cambridgeshire (0)1638 742969 www.reach-village.co.uk 5 May Day Fayre, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire (0)1525 370253 - 5 Ickwell May Day (nr. Sandy), Bedfordshire (0)1767 651899 www.northill-parish.info/mayday 5 Teddy Bear Boat Rides (River Stour Trust), Sudbury, Suffolk (0)1787 313199 www.riverstourtrust.org 5 Dunstable Carnival, Bedfordshire (0)1582 513000 www.dunstable.gov.uk 5 Morris Dancing on May Bank Holiday (three venues in Wells area), Norfolk (0)1553 768930 www.thekingsmorris.co.uk 5 Mendlesham Street Fair (nr. Stowmarket), Suffolk (0)1449 766563 - 5 Stilton Cheese Rolling Contest, Cambridgeshire (0)1733 241206 www.stilton.org 8-11 Living Crafts, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)239 286 3871 www.livingcrafts.co.uk 9-11 Norfolk Garden Show, Norfolk Showground, Norwich, Norfolk (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 9-11 St. Neots Folk Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1234 376278 http://uk.geocities.com/stneotsfolkclub 9-11 Folk on the Pier, Cromer Pier, Norfolk (0)1263 579715 www.folkonthepier.co.uk 9-25 Bury St. Edmunds Festival, Suffolk (0)1284 757630 www.buryfestival.co.uk 10-11 All About Dogs, Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex (0)1277 226624 www.allaboutdogs.org.uk 10-11 Plant and Garden Weekend, Shaw’s Corner, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire (0)1438 820307 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 10-11 Beowulf and the Saxons, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 7 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 7 Produced by East of England Tourism 10-11 The Shuttleworth Collection MAYFLY Aeromodel Weekend, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 10-11 15th International Napoleonic Fair, Cressing Temple Barns (nr. Braintree), Essex (0)1376 584903 www.cressingtemple.org.uk 10-11 Stotfold Mill Steam Fair and Country Show (nr. Hitchin), Hertfordshire (0)1462 734541 www.stotfoldmill.com 10-18 Rickmansworth Week, Hertfordshire (0)1923 772325 - 10-26 South and Heart of Suffolk Walking Festival (various venues throughout county) (0)1449 676800 www.southandheartofsuffolk.org.uk 11 Plant Fair, Elgood’s Brewery, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (0)1945 583160 www.elgoods-brewery.co.uk 11 Classic Car Show and Auto Jumble, Battlesbridge Antiques Centre, Essex (0)1268 769000 www.battlesbridge.com 11 Travelling Post Office Day, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 11 ‘Cosi fan tutte’ – Opera Performance, Audley End House (nr. Saffron Walden), Essex (0)844 561 1921 www.candlelightopera.co.uk 11 Ashwell at Home, Ashwell (nr. Baldock) Hertfordshire (0)1462 742155 www.ashwell.gov.uk 11 East Anglian Dragon Boat Festival, Oulton Broad (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1780 470718 www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk 11 South Suffolk Show, Ampton Racecourse (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1638 750879 www.southsuffolkshow.co.uk 11 Wings and Wheels, Henham Park, Henham, Suffolk (0)1986 872710 www.wingsandwheels-online.co.uk 16-18 Essex Garden Show, Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 17 Wild About the Wensum, Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, Fakenham, Norfolk (0)1328 851465 www.pensthorpe.com 17 The Shuttleworth Collection Evening Air Display, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 17 Hadleigh Farmer’s Agricultural Association May Show, Suffolk (0)1473 827920 www.hadleighshow.co.uk 17-18 Village Life with Stowacynn, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 17-18 Model Soldiers Weekend, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk 17-18 Redcoats and Rebels Re-enactment, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 17-18 11th Suffolk International Kite Festival, Rougham Airfield (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1359 270524 www.roughamairfield.org 17-18 Transport through the Decades: 1970’s Weekend, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 17-18 Weird and Wonderful Wood, Haughley Park (nr. Stowmarket), Suffolk (0)1359 240701 www.haughleyparkbarn.co.uk 17-18 Steam Fair 2008, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 17-18 Historical Market, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 17-18 Rickmansworth Canal Festival, Hertfordshire (0)1923 778382 www.rwt.org.uk 17-18 BMF Bike Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)116 284 5380 www.bmf.co.uk 17-26 Suffolk Open Studios Showcase Exhibition, Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1473 780330 www.suffolkopenstudios.co.uk 17-1 Jun Norfolk Open Studios (various venues throughout county) (0)1603 877750 www.nnfestival.org.uk 18 National Trust Plant Fair, Blicking Hall (nr. Aylsham), Norfolk (0)1263 738030 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 18 Essex Young Farmers’ Country Show, Montpeliers Farm, Writtle, Essex (0)1371 859732 www.essexyoungfarmers.com 18 Food Market, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 8 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 8 Produced by East of England Tourism 18 St. Albans Rotary Charity Cycle Ride, Hertfordshire (0)1727 852260 www.saccr.co.uk 18 Thomas’ Big Adventure, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 18 Duxford Spring Air Show, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford 19-24 Cambridge Beer Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 512255 www.cambridge-camra.org.uk 22-25 Houghton International Horse Trials, Houghton Hall, Houghton (nr. King’s Lynn), Norfolk (0)1485 528569 www.musketeer.co.uk 22-28 Cromer Art Week, Norfolk (0)1263 510969 www.cromercarnival.co.uk 23-26 FIA “The Main Event”, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 24 Bombs and Beasties Guided Walk, Orford Ness National Nature Reserve, Suffolk (0)1394 450900 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 24-25 Hertfordshire County Show, The Showground, Redbourn, Hertfordshire (0)1582 792626 www.hertsshow.com 24-25 Garden Railway Show, Museum of Technology, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 368650 www.museumoftechnology.com 24-25 The Great Children’s Event, The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 820808 www.nnrailway.co.uk 24-25 Modified Nationals Car Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)8444 151413 www.modifiednationals.co.uk 24-25 ESSEXstreetdiversions, Chelmsford, Essex (0)1245 606987 www.chelmsford.gov.uk 24-26 WWII Re-creation: Battle School and 1940’s Fete, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 24-26 Wrest Park Garden Show, Wrest Park Gardens, Silsoe, Bedfordshire (0)1234 345725 www.romorexhibitions.co.uk 24-26 Life in the Hall, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 24-26 Our Big BeWILDerBirthday, BeWILDerwood (nr. Hoveton/Wroxham), Norfolk (0)1603 783900 www.bewilderwood.co.uk 24-26 Regia Anglorum Saxon and Norman Re-enactment, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 24-26 Strumpshaw Steam Engine Rally (nr. Norwich), Norfolk (0)1603 714535 www.strumpshawsteammuseum.co.uk 24-31 Felixstowe Drama Festival, Suffolk (0)1394 282126 www.showlitesoundandlight.co.uk/festival.htm 24-1 Jun ‘What’s in your Suitcase?’ (endangered species), Banham Zoo (nr. Diss), Norfolk (0)1953 887771 www.banhamzoo.co.uk 24-1 Jun Animal Active (Olympic fun), Africa Alive, Kessingland (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 740291 www.africa-alive.co.uk 24-1 Jun Spring Special, Willows Farm Village, London Colney, Hertfordshire (0)870 129 9718 www.willowsfarmvillage.com 24-8 Jun Bergh Apton Sculpture Trail – ‘Balance’ (nr. Norwich), Norfolk (0)1508 528525 www.berghapton.org.uk 25 Countryside Family Fun Day, Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 25 Vintage Military and Amateur Radio Society Day, Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, Suffolk (0)1986 896644 www.aviationmuseum.net 25 Prickwillow Engine Museum Open Day (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 688360 www.prickwillow-engine-museum.co.uk 25 NCCPG Spring Plant Sale, Helmingham Hall (nr. Ipswich), Suffolk (0)1473 890799 www.helmingham.com 25 Classic Cars and Tudor Fun, Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 330784 www.layermarneytower.co.uk 25-26 Spring Holiday Steaming, Museum of Technology, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 368650 www.museumoftechnology.com 25-26 Jousting Tournament, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 9 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 9 Produced by East of England Tourism 25-26 Guild of Essex Craftsmen Craft Fair, Thames Chase Forest Centre, Upminster, Essex (0)1277 356008 www.thewillows12.fsnet.co.uk 25-26 Southend Air Show, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 215744 www.southendairshow.com 25-26 Steam Day and Book Sale, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 25-26 Tring Canal Festival, Hertfordshire (0)1442 827702 www.tringcanalfestival.org.uk 25-26 1940’s Fete, Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Waterbeach (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 860988 www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk 25-1 Jun Downham Market Festival, Norfolk (carnival day on 26) (0)1366 500256 - 26 Traditional Parish Fete, Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 330784 www.layermarneytower.co.uk 26 Teddy Bear Specials, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 26 Morris Dancing on Spring Bank Holiday Monday (three venues in Wells area) (0)1553 768930 www.thekingsmorris.co.uk 26 Luton International Carnival, Bedfordshire (0)1582 878100 www.luton.gov.uk 26 Soham Carnival and Heavy Horse Show, Cambridgeshire (0)1353 624493 www.carnival.soham.org.uk 26 Norfolk History Fair, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (Museum of Norfolk Life) (nr. Dereham), Norfolk (0)1362 860563 www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk 26 Harwich Redoubt Fete, Essex (0)1255 503429 www.harwich-society.co.uk 26 Teddy Bears’ Bank Holiday, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Bedfordshire (0)1525 373888 www.buzzrail.co.uk 26 Framlingham Gala, Suffolk (0)1728 723367 www.framlingham.com 27-31 Colchester Beer Festival, Essex (0)7985 662404 www.colchestercamra.org.uk 28 Children’s Arts and Crafts Day, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 28-29 Suffolk Show, Trinity Park, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1473 707110 www.suffolkshow.co.uk 29-31 Southwold Charter Fair, South Green, Southwold, Suffolk (0)1502 722576 - 30-1 Jun Suffolk Folk Festival, Woodbridge, Suffolk (0)1473 785180 www.onesuffolk.co.uk/SuffolkFolkFestival 30-2 Jun Cambridgeshire Garden Show, Wood Green Animal Shelter, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 31 St. Etheldreda Fair, Ely, Cambridgeshire (0)7952 958836 - 31-1 Jun Thaxted Morris Ring Meeting, Essex (0)1376 348804 www.thaxted.co.uk/?Thaxted_Morris_Men 31-1 Jun Sheep Shearing, Wool Day and Tudor Market, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 31-1 Jun Woolpit Steam Rally (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1359 241886 www.woolpit-steam.org.uk th 31-4 Jun Walpole St. Peter 46 Annual Flower Festival (nr. Wisbech), Norfolk (0)1945 780206 www.ely.anglican.org/parishes/walpole-st-peter/index.html 31-1 Jun Bedford International Kite Festival, Russell Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire (0)1234 227392 www.bedfordevents.co.uk 31-1 Jun Gardening and Food Fair, Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, Fakenham, Norfolk (0)1328 851465 www.pensthorpe.com 31-15 Jun Pulse Fringe Festival, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1473 295900 www.pulsefringe.com

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1 Cambridgeshire County Show, Wimpole Hall, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 862115 www.cambscountyshow.co.uk 1 A Fen Tiger’s Tale, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 1 Classic Ford Show, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 1 Summer Show, Museum of Power, Langford (nr. Maldon), Essex (0)1621 843183 www.museumofpower.org.uk 1 Classic Motorcycle Show, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1438 812661 www.knebworthhouse.com 1 The Shuttleworth Collection Military Pageant Air Display, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 1 Hockwold Country Fair, Norfolk (0)7971 793707 www.hockwold.info/country_fair.htm 1 Family Fun Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1473 715666 www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk 3-6 Festival of Flowers, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 5-8 9th Chappel Cider Festival, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 7 Braintree and Bocking Carnival, Essex (0)1376 551969 www.braintreecarnival.org.uk 7 Strawberry Fair, Shenfield Common (nr. Brentwood), Essex (0)1277 226624 www.brentwood.gov.uk 7 Strawberry Fair, Midsummer Common, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (0)7769 825200 www.strawberry-fair.org.uk 7 Art on the Railings, Wivenhoe, Essex (0)1206 823073 www.wivenhoe.gov.uk 7 Summer Fair, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire (0)1992 785555 www.broxbourne.gov.uk 7-8 Springwatch with the RSPB, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve (nr. Saxmundham), Suffolk (0)1728 648281 www.rspb.org.uk 7-8 Eye Open Gardens, Suffolk (0)1379 871599 - 7-8 Shearing and Woolcraft Weekend, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 7-8 Barton Mills Scarecrow Festival, Suffolk (0)1638 713155 www.scarecrowfestival.org.uk 7-8 Rose Weekend, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 7-8 Whitwell Steam and Country Fair (nr. Hitchin), Hertfordshire (0)7773 219388 - 7-8 Spring Arts, Crafts and Garden Show, Cressing Temple Barns (nr. Braintree), Essex (0)1376 584903 www.cressingtemple.org.uk 7-8 English Civl War Re-enactment, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 7-8 Teddy Bear Parachuting and Flower Festival, Blundeston (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 730145 www.blundeston.org.uk 7-29 Suffolk Open Studios (various venues throughout county) (0)1473 780330 www.suffolkopenstudios.co.uk 8 Norwich 50/100 Cycle Ride, Norfolk (0)870 755 8519 www.bike-events.com 8 Gardens Day, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 8 Peterborough Kite Festival, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Cambridgeshire (0)1733 563958 www.gokf.org 8 St. Albans Half Marathon, Hertfordshire (0)1727 827667 www.stalbanshalfmarathon.co.uk 8 Brentwood Town Centre Cycle Races, Essex (0)1277 226624 www.brentwood.gov.uk 8 Porsche Classics at the Castle, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.classicsatthecastle.com 8 The Railway at War, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 11 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 11 Produced by East of England Tourism 8 Halesworth Lions Carnival and Fete, Suffolk (0)1986 872710 - 8 Rural Pastimes at Euston Park, Euston Hall (nr. Thetford), Suffolk (0)1359 268672 www.eustonruralpastimes.org.uk 8 Festival of Transport, Luton, Bedfordshire (0)1296 668240 www.cvpg.co.uk 8 Peterborough Model Railway Exhibition, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 8 Stevenage Town Show, Hertfordshire (0)1438 364568 www.stevenage.gov.uk 8 Witham in Bloom ‘Open Gardens’, Essex (0)1376 517527 www.witham.gov.uk 12 Open Air Theatre: The Tempest, Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 330784 www.layermarneytower.co.uk 12-22 Woolpit Festival (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1359 240661 www.woolpit.org 13-15 East of England Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1733 234451 www.eastofengland.org.uk 13-15 South East Essex Garden Show, Barleylands Farm and Craft Centre, Billericay, Essex (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 13-15 British Superbike Championships, Snetterton Circuit (nr. Thetford), Norfolk (0)870 950 9000 www.snetterton.co.uk 13-15 Ipswich Riverside Folk Weekend, Suffolk (0)1473 601902 www.irfmf.org.uk 13-21 Brancaster Midsummer Music Festival, Norfolk (0)1485 210527 www.brancaster.net/midsummer 13-29 Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts, Suffolk (0)1728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk 14 The Shuttleworth Collection Evening Air Display, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 14 Trial Imminent – from Plane Crazy to M.A.D., Orford Ness National Nature Reserve, Suffolk (0)1394 450900 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 14 Brightlingsea Carnival, Essex (0)1206 427375 www.brightlingsea-town.co.uk 14-15 Wildlife Watch Weekend, Anglesey Abbey, Lode (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 810090 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 14-15 The Weald Show 2008, Weald Country Park, Brentwood, Essex (0)1277 261343 www.brentwood.gov.uk 14-15 Flower Festival, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 14-15 Dragonfly Safari Shows, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 14-15 Boys and Their Toys Weekend, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1366 328258 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 14-15 Day Out with Thomas, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 14-15 ‘The Diehards’ Re-enactment, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 14-15 Flag Fen Eisteddfod, Flag Fen, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)844 414 0646 www.flagfen.com 14-15 Felbrigg Craft Show and Classic Car Rally, Felbrigg Hall (nr. Cromer), Norfolk (0)1263 734711 www.easternevents.com 14-15 Cambridge Town and Country Show, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 306655 www.oakleighfairs.co.uk 14-15 Summer Nationals, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 14-21 Leigh Art Trail, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 470490 www.leigharttrail.co.uk 15 Summer Fete, The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Norfolk (0)7879 058667 www.plantationgarden.co.uk 15 Father’s Day, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Bedfordshire (0)1525 373888 www.buzzrail.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 12 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 15 Duxford Military Vehicle Show, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford 15 Father’s Day BBQ and Family Fun Day, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 15 Great Annual Re-creation of Tudor Life (1588), Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 15 Transport through the Decades: 1950/60s, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 15 Father’s Day - Cars in the Park, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1438 812661 www.knebworthhouse.com 15 Nowton Park Country Fair, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk (0)1284 757067 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 15 Aldham Gardens Open Day (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 240425 www.aldham-church.co.uk/OpenGardens.htm 15 Hidden Gardens of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk (0)1284 755098 - 15-29 Haverhill Festival, Suffolk (0)1440 714140 www.haverhill-uk.com/artscentre 16-25 Hunstanton and District Festival of Arts, Norfolk (0)1485 532252 - 20 Newmarket Nights, July Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 20-22 Open Air Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest, Shaw’s Corner, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire (0)1438 820307 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 20-13 Jul Thaxted Festival, Essex (0)1371 831421 www.thaxted.co.uk/?Thaxted_Festival 21 St. Albans Festival Pilgrimage, Hertfordshire (0)1727 890202 www.stalbanscathedral.org.uk 21 Woburn Village Open Gardens Day, Bedfordshire (0)1525 290631 www.woburnvillage.co.uk 21 Open Air Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing, Blicking Hall (nr. Aylsham), Norfolk (0)1263 738030 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 21-22 Summer Living at the Rose Weekend, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk 21-22 A Visit from the Saxons, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 21-22 Day Out with Thomas, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 21-22 Air Britain Classic Fly-in, North Weald Airfield (nr. Epping), Essex (0)1376 344441 www.air-britainflyin.co.uk 21-22 Rocket and Space 2008, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 21-22 Long Melford Midsummer Craft and Country Show, Melford Hall (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1223 306655 www.oakleighfairs.co.uk 21-22 Rail Mail 2008, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 21-22 The Dark Age Festival, Cressing Temple Barns (nr. Braintree), Essex (0)1376 584903 www.cressingtemple.org.uk 21-22 Great Annual Re-creation of Tudor Life (1588), Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 21-22 Wivenhoe Open Gardens Weekend, Essex (0)1206 825622 - 21-22 The Shuttleworth Collection SAM Aeromodel Weekend, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 21-22 Suffolk Game and Country Fair, Glenham Hall, Little Glenham, Suffolk (0)1485 528954 www.fenlandfairs.com 21-22 JapShow, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 13 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 13 Produced by East of England Tourism 21-29 SeaWatch Week, Dunwich Heath Coastal Centre and Beach (nr. Saxmundham), Suffolk (0)1728 648505 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 21-6 Jul St. Albans Festival, Hertfordshire (0)1727 866100 www.stalbans.gov.uk 21-6 Jul Wymondham Music Festival, Norfolk (0)1953 601939 www.wymfestival.co.uk 21-20 Sept Seaside Special, Cromer Pier, Norfolk (0)1263 512495 www.thecromerpier.com 22 Lowestoft Carnival Country Music Festival, Suffolk (0)1502 563847 www.onesuffolk.co.uk/LowestoftCarnival 22 MiniRail Day, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 22 Veterans Day, Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, Suffolk (0)1986 896644 www.aviationmuseum.net 22 Blackwater Country Show, Heybridge (nr. Maldon), Essex (0)1621 858150 www.blackwatercountryshow.co.uk 22 Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1780 470718 www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk 22 999 Emergency Services Day, Maldon, Essex (0)1621 875879 - 22 Lavenham Hidden Gardens, Suffolk (0)1787 247434 - 22-29 Burnham Art Trail, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (0)1621 782385 www.burnhamarttrail.co.uk 23-31 Aug Go Elephants (various parks and public spaces), Norwich, Norfolk (0)1603 727950 www.goelephants.co.uk 24-5 Jul Shakespeare at The George (A Winter’s Tale), Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 872099 www.atthegeorge.co.uk 25-26 Royal Norfolk Show, Norfolk Showground, Norwich, Norfolk (0)1603 748931 www.royalnorfolkshow.co.uk 26-29 Leigh Folk Festival, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 477592 www.leighfolkfestival.co.uk 27 Newmarket Nights, July Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 27 Open Air Theatre: The Sword in the Stone, Peckover House, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (0)1945 583463 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 27-29 St. Albans Folk at the Festival, Hertfordshire (0)1727 852111 www.stalbansfolkmusic.org.uk 27-6 Jul Harwich Festival of the Arts, Essex (0)1255 503571 www.harwichfestival.co.uk 28 Pin Mill Barge Race (nr. Ipswich), Suffolk (0)1473 780271 www.pmsc.org.uk 28 Bombs and Beasties Guided Walk, Orford Ness National Nature Reserve, Suffolk (0)1394 450900 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 28-29 Colchester Food and Drink Festival, Essex (0)7766 056747 www.colchesterfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk 28-29 Salvo Fair, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1225 422300 www.salvo-fair.com 28-29 Great Annual Re-creation of Tudor Life (1588), Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 28-29 Floral Festival, Benington Lordship Garden (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)8701 261709 www.beningtonlordship.co.uk 28-29 Brightlingsea Open Gardens and Scarecrow Festival, Essex (0)1206 303157 - 28-29 Steam Day: Ivor the Engine, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 28-29 Thomas’ Birthday Party, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 28-29 Melford Hall in Bloom, Melford Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 379228 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 28-29 Wings and Wheels Model Spectacular, North Weald Airfield (nr. Epping) Essex (0)1480 462265 www.wingsnwheelsspectacular.com 28-29 Wings, Wheels and Steam Country Fair, Rougham Airfield (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1359 270524 www.roughamairfield.org 28-29 Meet the Romans at Stow, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 14 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 14 Produced by East of England Tourism 28-29 Waltham Abbey Town Show, Essex (0)1992 714949 www.townshow.co.uk 28-29 UK Truck Show, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 28-6 Jul Peterborough Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1733 207200 www.peterboroughfestival.co.uk 28-12 Jul Festival Too, King’s Lynn, Norfolk (0)1553 817358 www.festivaltoo.co.uk 28-13 Jul Ip-art (Ipswich Arts Festival), Suffolk (0)1473 433155 www.ip-art.com 28-29 Jul Hitchin Festival, Hertfordshire (0)1462 453335 www.htci.org.uk 29 World War II Day, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 29 Stationery Engines Day, Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Waterbeach (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 860988 www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk 29 Motor Cycles Day, Museum of Technology, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 368650 www.museumoftechnology.com 29 Halesworth Thoroughfair (food, drink and crafts), Suffolk (0)1502 478712 www.halesworth.net 29 Two Counties Motor Show, Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1223 812405 www.twocounties-motorshow.org.uk 29 Model Railway Exhibition, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 29 Chelsworth Open Gardens Day (nr. Hadleigh), Suffolk (0)1449 740257 www.chelsworth.co.uk 29 Vintage Vehicles Rally, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Bedfordshire (0)1525 373888 www.buzzrail.co.uk 30-30 Aug Cambridge Shakespeare Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 842293 www.cambridgeshakespeare.com

July

Jul to Sept Openstages (local theatre - various venues), Norwich, Norfolk (0)1603 212219 www.norwich.gov.uk 1-4 The 3foot People Festival, Chelmsford, Essex (0)1245 606987 www.chelmsford.gov.uk 2-6 Wisbech Rose Fair, Cambridgeshire (0)1945 461938 www.wisbech-rosefair.co.uk 2-3 Aug Salthouse 08 (contemporary art exhibition), Norfolk - www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/salthouseartandevents 3-6 Lord Mayor’s Celebration, Norwich, Norfolk (0)1603 212136 www.norwich.gov.uk 4 Open Air Theatre: The Sword in the Stone, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1366 328258 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 4-6 Hunstanton Lifestyles Festival, Norfolk (0)1553 818018 www.lifestyles2007.co.uk 4-6 Great Annual Re-creation of Tudor Life (1588), Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 4-12 Saffron Walden Carnival, Essex - www.8dayweekend.co.uk 5 Pymoor Agricultural and Country Show (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 698569 www.pymoorshow.com 5 Retro Show, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 5 Families Day in Meadow Park, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (0)208 207 1382 - 5 The Fling (Performing Arts Escape), Chelmsford, Essex (0)1245 606987 www.chelmsford.gov.uk 5 Cressing Rock Concert 2008, Cressing Temple Barns (nr. Braintree), Essex (0)1376 584903 www.cressingtemple.org.uk 5 Open Air Theatre: Beowulf, Sutton Hoo (nr. Woodbridge), Suffolk (0)1394 389700 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 5 Ware Carnival Day, Hertfordshire (0)1920 460316 - 5 Newmarket Carnival, Suffolk (0)1638 667227 www.newmarket.gov.uk 5-6 Thurston Prom Night and Air Fair (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk - www.thurstonairfair.com 5-6 Mixed Traction Event, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 5-6 Lavender Festival, Norfolk Lavender, Heacham (nr. Hunstanton), Norfolk (0)1485 572383 www.norfolk-lavender.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 15 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 15 Produced by East of England Tourism 5-6 Theatre in the Park: The Winter’s Tale, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk 5-6 Dragonfly Safari Shows, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 5-6 Felixstowe Fuchsia Festival, Suffolk (0)1394 275972 - 5-6 Martham Carnival (nr. Great Yarmouth), Norfolk (0)1493 740096 www.martham.gov.uk 5-6 Potty Morris Dance Festival, Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 821514 www.lobsterpotties.org.uk 5-6 Multi Period Re-enactment, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 5-6 Steam Day: Ivor the Engine, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 5-11 Annual Hunstanton and District Open Bowls Tournament, Norfolk (0)1553 818015 www.west-norfolk.gov.uk 5-13 East of England Lawn Tennis Championships, Felixstowe, Suffolk (0)1394 273137 - 5-27 Cambridge Open Studios, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 561192 www.camopenstudios.co.uk 6 Ampthill Festival Gala Day, Bedfordshire (0)1525 402560 www.ampthill.org.uk/festival.htm 6 Military Show, Museum of Power, Langford (nr. Maldon), Essex (0)1621 843183 www.museumofpower.org.uk 6 Classic Motorcycle Show and Auto Jumble, Battlesbridge Antiques Centre, Essex (0)1268 769000 www.battlesbridge.com 6 Heveningham Hall Country Fair (nr. Halesworth), Suffolk (0)1986 798151 www.countryfair.co.uk 6 Aquafest, Ely, Cambridgeshire (0)1353 777096 - 6 The Shuttleworth Collection Summer Air Display, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 6 Walton Classic Vehicle Show, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex (0)1255 677006 www.walton-on-the-naze.com 6 Ringstead Garden Sunday, Ringstead (nr. Hunstanton), Norfolk (0)1485 525494 - 6 Ipswich Music Day, Suffolk (0)1473 433155 www.ip-art.com 7-12 Frinton Tennis Club International Veterans Week, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex (0)1255 674055 www.fltc.co.uk 8-12 Chelmsford Beer Festival, Essex (0)1245 443423 www.chelmsfordcamra.org.uk 9-11 The Ritz Club July Festival, July Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 9-13 Bures Music Festival, Suffolk (0)1787 227354 www.jazzbythestour.org.uk 10-13 Snape Antiques and Fine Art Fair, Snape Maltings (nr. Aldeburgh), Suffolk (0)1278 784912 www.cooperevents.com 11 Open Air Theatre: The Sword in the Stone, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 11-13 John Clare Festival, Helpston (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)121 475 1805 www.johnclare.org.uk 11-13 23rd Ely Folk Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1353 614164 www.elyfolk.co.uk 12 38th World Pea Shooting Championships, Witcham (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 777906 www.witcham.org.uk 12 Hoddesdon Vintage and Classic Vehicle Display, Hertfordshire (0)1992 785555 www.broxbourne.gov.uk 12 Dunmow Flitch Trials 2008, Great Dunmow, Essex (0)1371 878939 www.dunmowflitchtrials.co.uk 12 Open Air Theatre: The Sword in the Stone, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 12 Burnham Flower Show and Carnival, Burnham Market, Norfolk (0)1328 730778 - 12 Tendring Hundred Show, Lawford House Park (nr. Manningtree), Essex (0)1206 231821 www.tendringshow.demon.co.uk 12 Kelvedon Free Music Festival (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1376 571348 www.kelvedonfreemusicfestival.co.uk 12-13 Flying Legends Air Show, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 16 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 12-13 ‘Knights of Arkley’ Medieval Jousting Display, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 12-13 British Touring Car Championships, Snetterton Circuit (nr. Thetford), Norfolk (0)870 950 9000 www.snetterton.co.uk 12-13 Bedford River Festival 30th Anniversary, Bedfordshire (0)1234 227392 www.bedfordevents.co.uk 12-13 Street Nationals, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 12-13 The Essex Classic Motor Show, Barleylands Farm and Craft Centre, Billericay, Essex (0)1527 871150 www.classicmotorshow.com 12-13 Vintage Weekend, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 12-13 Bedfordshire Country Show, Old Warden Park (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627527 www.bedscountryshow.co.uk 12-13 Rhythms of the World, Hitchin, Hertfordshire (0)1462 453335 www.rotw.org.uk 12-3 Aug 30th International East Anglian Summer Music Festival, Hadleigh, Suffolk (0)1473 822596 www.minstrelmusic.co.uk 13 Vineyard Discovery Day, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13 Harpenden Highland Gathering, Rothamsted Park, Hertfordshire (0)1582 622598 www.harpenden-lions.co.uk 13 Steam and Electic Boating Festival (River Stour Trust), Sudbury, Suffolk (0)1787 313199 www.riverstourtrust.org 13 Bus Event 2008, East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 518459 www.eatm.org.uk 13 Vintage Bus Rally, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 13 Morris Minor Club Rally, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk 13 Vintage Transport Day, The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 820808 www.nnrailway.co.uk 13 Archaeology Day, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13-19 Frinton Tennis Club Men’s $15k and Ladies $10k Satellites, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex (0)1255 674055 www.fltc.co.uk 13-26 King’s Lynn Festival of Music and the Arts, Norfolk (0)1553 767557 www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk 15-17 East of England July Show (including Championship Dog Show), East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1733 234451 www.eastofengland.org.uk 15-17 Globe Touring (‘ Winter’s Tail’), Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 16-6 Sept Hippodrome Circus Summer Spectacular, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (0)1493 780223 www.hippodromecircus.co.uk 17-20 Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Henham, Suffolk (0)207 792 9400 www.latitudefestival.co.uk 18 Open Air Theatre: Tess of the D’urbervilles, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 18 Newmarket Nights, July Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 18 Open Air Theatre: Henry V, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1366 328258 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 18-20 Beer Festival, The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 820808 www.nnrailway.co.uk 18-20 Bug Jam 22 - VW Festival, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 18-20 Weeting Steam Engine Rally (nr. Brandon), Norfolk (0)1842 810317 www.weetingrally.co.uk 18-20 Beccles Carnival, Suffolk (0)7909 984660 www.becclescarnival.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 17 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 17 Produced by East of England Tourism 18-20 Summer Craft Fair, Sandringham Estate (nr. King’s Lynn), Norfolk (0)1283 820548 www.craft-shows.co.uk 18-9 Aug Cambridge Summer Music Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 894161 www.cambridgesummermusic.com 19 The Shuttleworth Collection Evening Air Display, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 19 World Snail Racing Championships, Congham (nr. King’s Lynn), Norfolk (0)1485 600650 www.scase.co.uk/snailracing 19 Children Theatre: Sword in the Stone, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk 19 Bombs and Beasties Guided Walk, Orford Ness National Nature Reserve, Suffolk (0)1394 450900 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 19 Open Air Theatre: Pinocchio, Sutton Hoo (nr. Woodbridge), Suffolk (0)1394 389700 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 19 Duxford Flying Proms, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford 19-20 Miniature Steam Rally and Model Engineers Fair, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 19-20 Felbrigg Flower Festival, Felbrigg Hall (nr. Cromer), Norfolk (0)1263 837444 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 19-20 Working Fen Weekend, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 19-20 Archaeology Festival, Flag Fen, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)844 414 0646 www.flagfen.com 19-20 Darell’s Day, Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, Suffolk (0)7749 695523 www.landguard.com 19-20 Victorian Experience Family Activities Event, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 19-31 Aug Summer Spectacular, Willows Farm Village, London Colney, Hertfordshire (0)870 129 9718 www.willowsfarmvillage.com 19-7 Sept ‘Celebrating the World of Wildlife’ Summer Exhibition, Banham Zoo (nr. Diss), Norfolk (0)1953 887771 www.banhamzoo.co.uk 20 Dunstable Kite Festival, Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire (0)1206 299560 www.dunstablekitefestival.co.uk 20 London to Southend Bike Ride (starting at Victoria Park, London), Essex (0)870 755 8519 www.bike-events.com 20 Ipswich Engineering Day, Ipswich Transport Museum, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1473 715666 www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk 20 Archaeology Discovery Day, Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Waterbeach (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 860988 www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk 20 Lowestoft Classic Vehicle Club Static Rally, The Maltings Meadow Sports Ground, Ditchingham (nr. Beccles), Suffolk (0)1502 531468 www.lcvc.co.uk 20 Diesel Day, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 20 Kimbolton Country Fair and Charity Classic, Kimbolton Castle, Cambridgeshire (0)7774 167105 www.countryfayre.info 23 Free Firework Display, Seafront, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (0)1493 846345 www.great-yarmouth.co.uk 24-25 Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival, Suffolk (0)1502 587027 www.lowestoftairfestival.co.uk 25 Teddy Bears Picnic, Barleylands Farm Centre and Craft Village, Billericay, Essex (0)1268 290229 www.barleylands.co.uk 25 Newmarket Nights, July Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 25 Memories of Beatrix Potter, Melford Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 379228 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 25-27 15th Mopar Euro Nationals, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 25-27 Worstead Festival, Norfolk (0)1692 535620 www.worstead.co.uk/festival.htm 25-27 Open Air Theatre: The Millionairess, Shaw’s Corner, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire (0)1438 820307 www.nationaltrust.org.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 18 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 18 Produced by East of England Tourism 25-27 Gorleston Clifftop Gala, Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk (0)1493 600304 http://homepage.ntlworld.com/h-design/raftrace/index.htm 25-28 Westleton Wild Flower Festival and Exhibition, Suffolk (0)1728 648271 - 26 Primate Evening, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 26 NSPCC Family Race Day, July Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 26 Blackwater Barge Race, River Blackwater, Maldon, Essex (0)1621 851147 www.sailingbargeassociation.co.uk 26 Battle Proms, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1432 355416 www.battleproms.com 26 Langham Street Fayre (nr. Holt), Norfolk - www.langhamstreetfayre.com 26-27 Gypsy Arts Festival, Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk (0)1449 676800 www.gypsyartsfestival.co.uk 26-27 The Shuttleworth Collection Scale Aeromodel Weekend, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 26-27 Lings Honda Off-Shore Formula-4 Powerboat Series, Lowestoft, Suffolk (0)1502 587027 - 26-27 Dragonfly Safari Shows, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 26-27 Thompson and Morgan Open Weekend, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1473 695200 www.thompson-morgan.com 26-27 Wartime Ickworth, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 26-27 500 Years of West Stow, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 26-27 National Show for Miniature Roses, The Gardens of the Rose, Chiswell Green (nr. St. Albans), Hertfordshire (0)1727 850461 www.rnrs.org.uk 26-27 Twiggle Dress Parade, BeWILDerwood (nr. Hoveton/Wroxham), Norfolk (0)1603 783900 www.bewilderwood.co.uk 26-27 English Civil War Re-enactment, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 26-27 25th Anniversary West Bergholt Historic Vehicle Rally (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 271253 - 26-27 1950’s Weekend, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 26-27 Fairy Fair, Narborough Hall (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1328 710165 www.fairylandtrust.org 26-27 Jazz on the Walkway, Southend-on-Sea Pier, Essex (0)1702 215620 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 26-2 Aug Faith 08, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1293 851883 www.kingdomfaith.com 27 London to Southend Classic Car Run, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)7768 102202 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 27 Pre 50’s American Auto Club Rally, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1438 812661 www.knebworthhouse.com 27 Prickwillow Engine Museum Open Day (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 688360 www.prickwillow-engine-museum.co.uk 27 London to Cambridge Bike Ride (starting at Waltham Abbey), Cambridgeshire (0)870 755 8519 www.bike-events.com 27 Eastern Lights Motorcycle Cavalcade (Norwich, Norfolk to Lowestoft, Suffolk) (0)7825 286359 www.easternlights.co.nr 27 Suffolk Punch Display in the Park, Helmingham Hall (nr. Ipswich), Suffolk (0)1473 890799 www.helmingham.com 27 MiniRail Day, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 27 Family Farm Day, Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 330784 www.layermarneytower.co.uk 27 Open Air Theatre: Charley’s Aunt, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 27 Napoleonic Skirmish and Georgian High Society, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 19 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 19 Produced by East of England Tourism 27 Harwich Sea Festival, Essex (0)7979 505503 - 29 Open Air Theatre: Peter Pan, Holkham Hall (nr. Wells-next-the-Sea), Norfolk (0)1328 713111 www.holkham.co.uk 30 Sandringham Flower Show, Sandringham Estate (nr. King’s Lynn), Norfolk (0)1485 541501 www.sandringhamflowershow.org.uk 30 Free Firework Display, Seafront, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (0)1493 846345 www.great-yarmouth.co.uk 30-27 Aug KidZone (every Wednesday), Norwich, Norfolk (0)1603 212138 www.norwich.gov.uk 31 Teddy Bears’ Picnic, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1366 328258 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 31-3 Aug Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 357851 www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk

August

1 Newmarket Nights, July Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 1 Open Air Theatre: Mad and Merry Monarchs, Holkham Hall (nr. Wells-next-the-Sea), Norfolk (0)1328 713111 www.holkham.co.uk 1-3 Art in Clay, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)115 987 3966 www.artinclay.co.uk 1-3 Noddy Summer Tour, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1438 812661 www.knebworthhouse.com 1-3 Grand Puppet Festival, Southend-on-Sea Pier, Essex (0)1702 215620 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 1-3 Gig in the Park, Halesworth, Suffolk - www.giginthepark.co.uk 1-3 Brightlingsea Free Music Festival, Essex (0)1206 306615 www.brightlingseamusicfest.co.uk 1-3 USC - Ultimate Street Car, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 1-31 Snape Proms, Snape Maltings (nr. Aldeburgh), Suffolk (0)1728 687110 www.aldeburgh.co.uk 1-31 Ghost Cats (a look at Snow Leopards), Banham Zoo (nr. Diss), Norfolk (0)1953 887771 www.banhamzoo.co.uk 1-31 Africa Afrika!, Africa Alive, Kessingland (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 740291 www.africa-alive.co.uk 2 Twilight BBQ and Night Safari, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 2 Open Air Theatre: The Merry Wives of Henry VIII, Blicking Hall (nr. Aylsham), Norfolk (0)1263 738030 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 2 Open Air Theatre: Mad and Merry Monarchs, Dunwich Heath Coastal Centre and Beach (nr. Saxmundham), Suffolk (0)1728 648505 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 2 Maldon Carnival, Essex (0)1621 854248 - 2 Proms in the Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire (0)1234 269099 www.easternbreeze.co.uk 2-3 WWII Re-creation: Summer Civil Defence and Battle School, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 2-3 ‘By the Sword Divided’, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1366 328258 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 2-3 Essex Game and Country Fair, Blake Hall (nr. Ongar), Essex (0)1283 820548 www.livingheritagecountryshows.co.uk 2-3 Medieval Siege Society Re-enactment, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 2-3 Southwold Model Railway Exhibition, Suffolk (0)1502 723230 www.waveneyvalleymrc.150m.com 2-3 Thomas’ Big Weekend, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 2-3 Halstead Country Show, Peterfield Antique Village, Gosfield, (nr. Halstead), Essex (0)1223 306655 www.oakleighfairs.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 20 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 20 Produced by East of England Tourism 2-8 Summer Fun Week, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 2-10 Wells-next-the-Sea Carnival, Norfolk (carnival day on 9) (0)1328 710316 www.wellscarnival.co.uk 2-10 Norfolk Open Churches Week (various venues), Norfolk - www.norfolkopenchurches.com 2-10 Sheringham Carnival, Norfolk (carnival day on 6) (0)1263 588082 www.sheringhamcarnival.co.uk 2-10 Wash Week 2008 (various venues), Norfolk (0)1406 425518 - 3 Norfolk Smallholders’ 2nd Show and Market, Sheringham Park, Norfolk (0)1263 820550 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 3 The Shuttleworth Collection Military Pageant Air Display, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 3 Steam Day, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 3 National Amber Hunt, Southwold, Suffolk (0)1502 723394 www.ambershop.co.uk 3 Tudor Day, Southchurch Hall Museum, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 467671 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 3 Cromer Lifeboat Day, Norfolk (0)1263 519303 www.cromerlifeboats.org.uk 3 Royston Kite Festival, Hertfordshire - www.roystonkitefestival.org.uk 3 Open Air Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 3 Caister Lifeboat Day and Fete, Caister-on-Sea (nr. Great Yarmouth), Norfolk (0)7979 864389 - 3 Frettenham Festival (nr. Norwich), Norfolk (0)1603 737667 - 3 Wayland Show, Watton, Norfolk (0)1953 882125 www.waylandshow.com 3 Festival of Classics and Sports Cars, Helmingham Hall (nr. Ipswich), Suffolk (0)1473 890799 www.helmingham.com 3-9 Mundesley Festival, Norfolk (0)1263 721189 www.mundesleyfestival.co.uk 6 Felbrigg Fete and Chilli Fiesta, Felbrigg Hall (nr. Cromer), Norfolk (0)1263 837444 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 6 Teddy Bears Picnic, Barleylands Farm Centre and Craft Village, Billericay, Essex (0)1268 290229 www.barleylands.co.uk 6 Free Firework Display, Seafront, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (0)1493 846345 www.great-yarmouth.co.uk 6-10 Guild of Essex Craftsmen Working Art Exhibition and Sale, Ingatestone Hall, Essex (0)1277 356008 www.thewillows12.fsnet.co.uk 7-8 Minsmere Family Event RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve (nr. Saxmundham), Suffolk (0)1728 648281 www.rspb.org.uk 7-10 Crafts of the Anglo-Saxons, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 8 Newmarket Nights, July Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 8-9 The Shuttleworth Collection Tribute and Flying Proms Concerts, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 8-10 Felixstowe Carnival, Suffolk (0)1394 670288 www.felixstowecarnival.org 8-16 Southend Carnival Week, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (procession on 16) (0)7790 528309 www.southend-on-seacarnival.org.uk 9 Open Air Theatre: Mad and Merry Monarchs, Moggerhanger Park (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1767 641007 www.moggerhangerpark.com 9 Last Night of the Proms, Sandringham Estate (nr. King’s Lynn), Norfolk (0)870 240 9049 www.ticketeast.co.uk 9 Cobmarsh Marathon (Rowing Races), West Mersea, Essex (0)1206 382153 www.mersearegatta.org.uk 9 Classic Car Day, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire (0)1992 785555 www.broxbourne.gov.uk

www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 21 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 9 Open Air Theatre: Treasure Island, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 9-10 Sutton Hoo Through the Ages, Sutton Hoo (nr. Woodbridge), Suffolk (0)1394 389700 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 9-10 Classic Vehicle Show, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 9-17 Clacton Carnival Week, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (0)1255 686633 www.clactoncarnival.org.uk 10 Vineyard Discovery Day, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 10 Lowestoft Carnival Parade, Suffolk (0)1502 563847 www.onesuffolk.co.uk/LowestoftCarnival 10 Duxford Classic Car Show, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford 10 Wroxham and Hoveton Lions Club Charity Motor Show and Fun Day, Norfolk (0)1603 429380 - 10 Green Festival, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, Norfolk (0)1603 270449 www.fairhaven.co.uk 10 Large Gauge Model Rail Show, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 10 Annual British Open Crabbing Championship, Walberswick, Suffolk (0)1502 722359 www.walberswick.ws/crabbing 10 Hemsby Lifeboat Day (nr. Great Yarmouth), Norfolk (0)1493 732530 www.angliawebsites.com/hemsby_inshore_rescue.htm 11-16 Frinton Tennis Club Junior Open, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex (0)1255 674055 www.fltc.co.uk 13 Free Firework Display, Seafront, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (0)1493 846345 www.great-yarmouth.co.uk 14 Family Fun Day, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 14 Teddy Bears Picnic, Barleylands Farm Centre and Craft Village, Billericay, Essex (0)1268 290229 www.barleylands.co.uk 15 Newmarket Nights, July Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 15 Teddy Bear’s Picnic, Melford Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 379228 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 15 Open Air Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1366 328258 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 15-17 Flamstead Scarecrow Festival (nr. Redbourn), Hertfordshire (0)1462 684214 www.flamstead-herts.co.uk 15-17 Hatfield House Country Show, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk 16 Burnham Market Craft Fair, Norfolk (0)1328 738978 - 16 Newmarket Experience Race Day, July Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 16 The Shuttleworth Collection Evening Flying Display, Old Warden, (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 16 Twilight BBQ and Night Safari, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 16 Walton Carnival, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex (0)1255 677006 www.walton-on-the-naze.com 16 Open Air Theatre: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Holkham Hall (nr. Wells-next-the-Sea), Norfolk (0)1328 713111 www.holkham.co.uk 16-17 American Civil War Re-enactment, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 16-17 Tomato Festival, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk

www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 22 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 16-17 A Visit from the Saxons, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 16-17 V Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex (0)207 424 6800 www.vfestival.com 16-17 Air Display and Classic Car Show, Rougham Airfield (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1359 270524 www.roughamairfield.org 16-18 Aldeburgh Carnival, Suffolk (carnival day on 18) (0)1728 453637 - 16-22 Cromer Carnival, Norfolk (carnival day on 20) (0)1263 510969 www.cromercarnival.co.uk 17 Leighton Buzzard Bus Show, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Bedfordshire (0)1525 373888 www.buzzrail.co.uk 17 Classic Ford Show and Auto Jumble, Battlesbridge Antiques Centre, Essex (0)1268 769000 www.battlesbridge.com 17 Mini in the Park, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 17 Houghton by Candlelight, Houghton Hall (nr. King’s Lynn), Norfolk (0)1485 528569 www.houghtonhall.com 17 Hunstanton Kite Festival, Norfolk (0)1485 535150 http://homepages.tesco.net/~brycant76 17 MiniRail Day, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 17 Westleton Barrel Fair, Suffolk (0)1728 648472 - 17 Ipswich Community Carnival, Suffolk (0)7791 887838 www.ipswichcommunitycarnival.org 17-23 Hunstanton Lawn Tennis Tournament, Norfolk (0)1485 541431 www.hunstantonltt.co.uk 19 Teddy Bears Picnic, Barleylands Farm Centre and Craft Village, Billericay, Essex (0)1268 290229 www.barleylands.co.uk 19-23 Peterborough Beer Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1733 422279 www.beer-fest.org.uk 20 Free Firework Display, Seafront, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (0)1493 846345 www.great-yarmouth.co.uk 20 Family Fun Day, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 20-23 Clacton Beer Festival, Clacton-On-Sea, Essex (0)1255 223108 www.tendringcamra.org.uk 20-23 BSPS (Pony) Summer Championships Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1487 831376 www.bsps.com 21-22 Clacton Air Show, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (0)1255 686633 www.essex-sunshine-coast.org.uk/AirShow.htm 21-22 Thorpeness Regatta, Suffolk (0)1728 453637 - 22 Duxford American Air Day, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford 22 Open Air Theatre: Charley’s Aunt, Holkham Hall (nr. Wells-next-the-Sea), Norfolk (0)1328 713111 www.holkham.co.uk 22 Open Air Theatre: The Pied Piper, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1366 328258 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 22-25 Day Out with Thomas, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 22-25 High Summer Re-creation of Tudor Life, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 22-25 Filby Fun Weekend (nr. Great Yarmouth), Norfolk (0)1493 369250 - 23 RNLI Street Fayre, Aldeburgh, Suffolk (0)1728 452878 www.rnli.org.uk 23 Open Air Theatre: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sutton Hoo (nr. Woodbridge), Suffolk (0)1394 389700 www.nationaltrust.org.uk www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 23 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 23 West Mersea Town Regatta, Essex (0)1206 382153 www.mersearegatta.org.uk 23 Open Air Theatre: A Midsummer Nights Dream, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 23 Southend Sailing Barge Match and Regatta, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 215120 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 23-24 Ely and District Horticultural Society Great Autumn Show, Cambridgeshire (0)1353 663250 www.ely-gardeners.org.uk 23-25 Twinwood Festival, Twinwood Airfield, Clapham (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1923 282725 www.glennmillerfestival.com 23-25 Dragonfly Safari Shows, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 23-25 Paint a Boggle Poem, BeWILDerwood (nr. Hoveton/Wroxham), Norfolk (0)1603 783900 www.bewilderwood.co.uk 23-25 Southend Summer Garden Show, Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 23-25 Medieval Spectacular, Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, Fakenham, Norfolk (0)1328 851465 www.pensthorpe.com 23-25 Hainault Forest Summer Show, Hainault Forest Country Park, Chigwell, Essex (0)1223 306655 www.oakleighfairs.co.uk 23-25 Lavenham Carnival and Rare Breeds Motor Show, Suffolk (0)1787 247434 www.lavenham.co.uk 23-25 ‘The Legend of Robin Hood’ Medieval Spectacular, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 23-25 Craft and Design Festival, Wrest Park Gardens, Silsoe, Bedfordshire (0)1234 345725 www.romorexhibitions.co.uk 23-25 Mildenhall Cycling Rally, Suffolk - www.mildenhallrally.org.uk 23-30 Burnham Week, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (0)1621 782105 - 24 Shakespeare in the Park: Much Ado about Nothing, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk 24 Most Easterly Classic Vehicle Run, Lowestoft to Pakefield area, Suffolk (0)1502 584566 www.lcvc.co.uk 24 Open Air Theatre: Alice in Wonderland, Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 330784 www.layermarneytower.co.uk 24 To the Lighthouse, Orford Ness National Nature Reserve, Suffolk (0)1394 450900 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 24-25 Knebworth Classic Motor Show, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1527 871150 www.classicmotorshow.com 24-25 Guild of Essex Craftsmen Annual Exhibition, Cressing Temple (nr. Braintree), Essex (0)1277 356008 www.thewillows12.fsnet.co.uk 24-25 Chilli Festival, Benington Lordship Garden (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)8701 261709 www.beningtonlordship.co.uk 24-25 Family Fun Day, Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 330784 www.layermarneytower.co.uk 24-25 Eye Show and Country Fair, Goodrich Park, Palgrave, Suffolk (0)1379 870247 www.eye-show.org.uk 24-25 Walsham-le-Willows Open Gardens (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1359 259450 www.walsham-le-willows.org/opengardens 24-25 Medieval Life at Denny, Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Waterbeach (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 860988 www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk 24-25 Quay Days, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (0)1621 784962 - 24-25 Fenland Country Fair, Quy Park, Stow-Cum-Quy (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1485 528954 www.fenlandfairs.com 24-25 Village at War, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (Museum of Norfolk Life) (nr. Dereham), Norfolk (0)1362 850563 www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk 24-25 Jousting Tournament, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 24-25 Countess of Warwick’s Country Show, Little Easton (nr. Great Dunmow), Essex (0)1371 872894 - www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 24 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 24-19 Sept Great Yarmouth Festival of Bowls, Norfolk (0)1493 846340 www.great-yarmouth.co.uk 25 Aylsham Show, Blickling Park, Norfolk (0)1263 732432 www.aylshamshow.co.uk 25 Lowestoft Lions Oulton Broad Gala Day, Suffolk (0)845 833 5737 www.lowestoftlions.org.uk 27 Free Firework Display, Seafront, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (0)1493 846345 www.great-yarmouth.co.uk 27 Children’s Day, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, Norfolk (0)1603 270449 www.fairhaven.co.uk 27 Family Fun Day, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 27 Open Air Theatre: Sleeping Beauty, Holkham Hall (nr. Wells-next-the-Sea), Norfolk (0)1328 713111 www.holkham.co.uk 28 Open Air Theatre: Peter Pan, Blicking Hall (nr. Aylsham), Norfolk (0)1263 738030 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 28 Falconry Day, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 29-31 Steam Gala, The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 820808 www.nnrailway.co.uk 29-31 Suffolk Autumn Garden Show, Trinity Park, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 29-31 Rhythm Festival, Twinwood Airfield, Clapham (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 350413 www.rhythmfestival.net 30 Savannah Evening, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 30 Open Air Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1438 812661 www.knebworthhouse.com 30 Raveningham Country Fair (nr. Beccles), Norfolk (0)1508 528285 www.users.totalise.co.uk/~inspirations/index.htm 30-31 Domestic Life in Anglo-Saxon Times, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 30-31 Open Air Concert: The Rat Pack, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 30-31 Primitive Weapons Weekend, Flag Fen, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)844 414 0646 www.flagfen.com 30-31 Anglesey’s Finest Hour?, Anglesey Abbey, Lode (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 810090 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 30-7 Sept North Norfolk Music Festival, South Creake (nr. Burnham Market), Norfolk (0)1328 738671 www.northnorfolkmusicfestival.com 31 Hemsby Herring Festival (nr. Great Yarmouth), Norfolk (0)1493 732530 www.angliawebsites.com/hemsby_inshore_rescue-events.htm 31 Leigh Fishing Festival, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 716288 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 31 Medieval Jousting, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1438 812661 www.knebworthhouse.com 31 Steam Gala, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 31 Little Gransden Air and Vintage Vehicle Show (nr. St. Neots), Cambridgeshire (0)7730 091132 www.littlegransdenshow.co.uk

September

4-7 FIA “European Finals”, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 5-7 Woburn Oyster Festival, Bedfordshire (0)1525 290950 www.woburnoysterfestival.co.uk 6 Colne Barge Race, River Colne, Brightlingsea, Essex (0)1206 302697 www.sailingbargeassociation.co.uk 6 Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival, Fen Ditton (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 470718 www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk 6 Orsett Show, The Showground, Orsett (nr. Grays), Essex (0)1277 222486 www.orsettshow.co.uk 6-7 Clacton Triathlon, Essex (0)1255 823298 www.clactontriathlon.co.uk 6-7 Haddenham Steam Rally (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1487 842771 http://home.btconnect.com/springwellfarm 6-7 Children’s Theatre: The Secret Garden, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 25 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 25 Produced by East of England Tourism 6-7 English Wine Festival, New Hall Vineyards, Purleigh (nr. Maldon), Essex (0)1621 828343 www.newhallwines.co.uk 6-7 Steam-up Weekend, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Bedfordshire (0)1525 373888 www.buzzrail.co.uk 6-7 Woodworks, Marston Vale Millennium Country Park, Marston Moretaine (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 762608 www.marstonvale.org 6-7 Essex Militia Living History Event, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 6-7 Duxford 2008 Air Show, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford 6-7 Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival, Norfolk (0)1493 846340 www.maritime-festival.co.uk 6-7 Village Life with Stowacynn, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 6-18 62nd East Anglian Greyhound Derby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (0)1493 378179 www.yarmouthstadium.co.uk 7 The Shuttleworth Collection Pageant Air Display, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 7 Plant Fair, Elgood’s Brewery, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (0)1945 583160 www.elgoods-brewery.co.uk 7 Burston Strike School Annual Rally (nr. Diss), Norfolk (0)1379 741337 www.burstonstrikeschool.org 7 Art on the Prom, Felixstowe, Suffolk (0)7711 526803 www.artontheprom.org 7 Kensworth Vintage and Classic Car Rally (nr. Dunstable), Bedfordshire (0)1582 873460 www.bhvccc.co.uk 7 American and Custom Car Show, Museum of Power, Langford (nr. Maldon), Essex (0)1621 843183 www.museumofpower.org.uk 9-13 22nd Chappel Beer Festival, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 11-13 Booze on the Ouse Beer Festival, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire (0)1480 355893 www.huntscamra.org.uk 12-13 Light Fantastic Weekend, Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 443400 www.adventureisland.co.uk 13 Maldon Town Regatta and Old Gaffers Assocation Anniversary Rally, Essex (0)1621 892783 www.mlsc.org.uk 13 Norfolk Churches Trust Cycle Ride (various venues throughout county) (0)1603 767576 - 13 NCCPG Autumn Plant Fair, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 13 The Little Known History of Dunwich Heath, Dunwich Heath Coastal Centre and Beach (nr. Saxmundham), Suffolk (0)1728 648505 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13-14 Home Front Family Activities Event, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 13-14 Trolleybus Weekend 2008, East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 518459 www.eatm.org.uk 13-14 Sandringham Game and Country Fair (nr. King’s Lynn), Norfolk (0)1283 820548 www.livingheritagecountryshows.co.uk 13-14 LRO (Land Rover) Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1775 768661 www.lroshow.com 13-14 Steam Gala, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 13-14 Essex Country Show, Barleylands Farm and Craft Centre, Billericay, Essex (0)1268 532253 www.barleylands.co.uk

www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 26 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 13-14 Festival of Food and Farming, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 13-14 Super Gala Weekend, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham/Wroxham, Norfolk (0)1263 733858 www.bvrw.co.uk 13-14 Georgian Weekend, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13-14 The East Anglian Medieval Festival, Cressing Temple Barns (nr. Braintree), Essex (0)1376 584903 www.cressingtemple.org.uk 13-14 An Anglo-Saxon Harvest, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 13-14 Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre, Old Warden Park (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1462 851711 www.bseps.org.uk 13-14 Old Leigh Regatta, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 710851 www.oldleigh.com/regatta.html 13-28 Bedfordshire Open Studios (various venues throughout county) (0)1525 714943 www.artsnetbeds.org.uk 13-5 Oct Hertfordshire Open Studios (various venues throughout county) (0)7813 100651 www.hvaf.org.uk 13-5 Oct Colchester and Tendring Open Studios (various venues throughout area) (0)7976 432455 www.colchesteropenstudios.org 14 * Lowestoft Scores Race, Suffolk (0)1502 511138 www.waveneyvalley.org 14 Vineyard Discovery Day, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 14 Special Senses Day, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 14 Walking Tour (Morris Dancing) of Thornham (nr. Hunstanton), Norfolk (0)1553 768930 www.thekingsmorris.co.uk 16-18 Eastern Festival, Great Yarmouth Racecourse, Norfolk (0)1493 842527 www.greatyarmouth-racecourse.co.uk 18-28 Cambridge Film Festival, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 328383 www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk 19 The Musical Talents of George Bernard Shaw (live music), Shaw’s Corner, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire (0)1438 820307 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 19-20 Light Fantastic Weekend, Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 443400 www.adventureisland.co.uk 19-21 Autumn Diesel Gala, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 20 Witham International Puppet Festival, Essex (0)1376 340803 www.withampuppetfest.co.uk 20 Autumn Garden Show, Melford Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 379228 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 20 The Shuttleworth Collection Evening Flying Display, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 20 EASTmeetsWEST Twlight Spectacle, Weald Country Park, (nr. Brentwood), Essex (0)1245 606987 www.chelmsford.gov.uk 20-21 Tail End Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)116 284 5380 www.bmf.co.uk 20-21 Great Henham Steam Rally (nr. Wangford), Suffolk (0)1502 578218 www.henhamsteamrally.co.uk 20-21 Romano-British Family Life, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 20-21 1940’s Weekend, The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 820808 www.nnrailway.co.uk 20-21 The Essex Hot Air Balloon and Kite Festival, Montpeliers Farm, Writtle, Essex (0)1245 422522 www.mpevents.co.uk 20-21 World War I Display, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 20-24 60th Anniversary Flower Festival, Peckover House, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (0)1945 583463 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 21 Duxford Large Flying Model Association, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 27 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 21 Chariots of Fire Race, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (0)1799 461155 www.hewitsons.com 21 NCCPG Autumn Plant Sale, Helmingham Hall (nr. Ipswich), Suffolk (0)1473 890799 www.helmingham.com 21 Flying Egg 2008: Alternative Wheelbarrow Competition, Southwold, Suffolk (0)7826 450641 www.flyingegg.co.uk 21 Prickwillow Engine Museum Open Day (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 688360 www.prickwillow-engine-museum.co.uk 21 Cambridge Glass Fair, Chilford Hall Vineyard (nr. Linton), Cambridgeshire (0)7887 762872 www.cambridgeglassfair.com 21 Steam Day, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 21 Great Yarmouth Duck Race, Norfolk (0)1493 850202 www.havenrotary.org.uk 21 Classic Car Show, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 21 European Heritage Day, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Bedfordshire (0)1525 373888 www.buzzrail.co.uk 24-27 26th Ipswich Beer Festival, Suffolk (0)1473 411482 www.ipswichcamra.com 24-27 St. Albans Beer Festival, Hertfordshire (0)1582 768478 www.stalbansbeerfestival.info 25-5 Oct Saffron Walden Book Festival, Essex (0)1799 523456 www.hartsevents.co.uk 26-27 Light Fantastic Weekend, Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 443400 www.adventureisland.co.uk 26-28 King’s Lynn Poetry Festival, Norfolk (0)1553 691661 www.lynnlitfests.com 27 Burnham Carnival and Torchlight Procession, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (0)1621 786091 - 27 Bombs and Beasties Guided Walk, Orford Ness National Nature Reserve, Suffolk (0)1394 450900 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 27 Soham Pumpkin Fayre, Cambridgeshire (0)7836 217386 www.sohampumpkinfair.co.uk 27 Gransden Show, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire (0)1767 652059 www.gransdenshow.co.uk 27 Illuminated Boat Procession (River Stour Trust), Sudbury, Suffolk (0)1787 313199 www.riverstourtrust.org 27-28 The National Finals, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 27-28 Living History, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1366 328258 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 27-28 1940’s Weekend, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 27-28 Wimpole at War, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 27-28 The Shuttleworth Collection Festival of Flight Aeromodel Weekend, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 27-28 Guy Fawkes Experience, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 27-28 Michaelmas Re-creation of Tudor Life, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 27-28 Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival, Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk (0)1986 785566 www.aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk 27-28 Day Out with Thomas, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 28 Go Green, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (Museum of Norfolk Life) (nr. Dereham), Norfolk (0)1362 850563 www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk 28 Royal Observer Corps “At Home Day”, Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, Suffolk (0)1986 896644 www.aviationmuseum.net 28 22nd Annual Grand Motorbilia Day, Battlesbridge Antiques Centre, Essex (0)1268 769000 www.battlesbridge.com 28 Showbus 2008, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford 28 Woad and Natural Dyeing Day, Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Waterbeach (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 860988 www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk

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1-5 Cley Little Festival of Poetry, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk (0)1263 821012 - 2-4 Cambridgeshire Meeting, Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 2-5 11th Graham Greene Festival, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire (0)1442 866694 www.grahamgreenebt.org 3-4 Light Fantastic Weekend, Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 443400 www.adventureisland.co.uk 3-4 Peterborough Festival of Antiques, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1664 812627 www.bobevansfairs.co.uk 3-5 Autumn Diesel Gala, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 4 Free Seafront Fireworks Spectacular, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 215620 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 4 Steam Glow, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Bedfordshire (0)1525 373888 www.buzzrail.co.uk 4-5 Death of the Saxons, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 4-5 Apple Day, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 4-5 Ploughs to Propellers 1940’s Weekend, Rougham Airfield (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1359 270524 www.roughamairfield.org 4-5 Day Out with Thomas, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 4-8 Hall at Harvest, Felbrigg Hall (nr. Cromer), Norfolk (0)1263 837444 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 5 World Animal Day, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 5 The Shuttleworth Collection Autumn Air Display, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 5 The Mascot Grand National, Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire (0)1480 453373 www.themascotgrandnational.co.uk 5 Duxford Autumn Air Show, Imperial War Museum, Duxford (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk/duxford 5 Come and Ride on our Buses, Ipswich Transport Museum, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1473 715666 www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk 5 Steam Day and ‘Gauge One’ Model Railway, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 8-11 Bedford Beer and Cider Festival, Bedfordshire (0)1234 822698 www.northbedscamra.org.uk 8-14 Norwich Food Festival, Norfolk (0)1603 727979 www.visitnorwich.co.uk 8-19 Suffolk Festival of Performing Arts (Ipswich and Woodbridge), Suffolk (0)1473 625077 www.suffolk-festival.org.uk 10-11 Light Fantastic Weekend, Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 443400 www.adventureisland.co.uk 10-12 Harwich Shanty Festival, Essex (0)1255 674889 www.thriftmusic.co.uk 11 King Harold Day, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 714949 www.kingharoldday.co.uk 11 Free Seafront Fireworks Spectacular, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 215620 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 11-12 Arts and Crafts Weekend, Blundeston (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 730145 www.blundeston.org.uk 11-12 Wood Sale and Fair, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 12 East of England Autumn Show, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1733 234451 www.eastofengland.org.uk 12 Vineyard Discovery Day, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 29 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 29 Produced by East of England Tourism 12 Timber Day, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 12 Apple Day Fair, St. Albans, Hertfordshire (0)1727 819452 www.stalbans.gov.uk 12 World Conker Championships, Ashton (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1832 272735 www.worldconkerchampionships.com 12 Castle Point Transport Show, Canvey Island, Essex (0)1268 684272 www.castlepointtransportmuseum.co.uk 12-26 Halesworth Arts Festival, Suffolk (0)1986 874264 www.halesworthartsfestival.org.uk 17-18 Light Fantastic Weekend, Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 443400 www.adventureisland.co.uk 17-19 Crafts for Christmas, Chilford Hall Vineyard, Balsham, (nr. Linton), Cambridgeshire (0)1263 734711 www.easternevents.com 18 Champions Day, Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1638 675500 www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk 18 Ely Apple Day, Cambridgeshire (0)1353 616377 www.eastcambs.gov.uk 18 Wheels by Lamplight, Ipswich Transport Museum, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1473 715666 www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk 18 Model Railway Day, Museum of Technology, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 368650 www.museumoftechnology.com 18 Free Seafront Fireworks Spectacular, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 215620 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 18-19 A Taste of Autumn, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 18-19 Domestic Life in Anglo-Saxon Times, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 18-19 WWII Re-creation: Country House Requisitioned, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 18-22 Apple Week, Peckover House, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (0)1945 583463 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 18-25 Chet Valley Festival, Chedgrave and Loddon, Norfolk (0)1508 520204 www.chetvalleyfestival.co.uk 18-2 Nov Spooky Spectacular, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 19 Steam and Diesel Day, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 19 Trafalgar Day, Melford Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 379228 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 19 Model Railway Exhibition, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham/Wroxham, Norfolk (0)1263 733858 www.bvrw.co.uk 19 Apple Day, Blicking Hall (nr. Aylsham), Norfolk (0)1263 738030 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 20-2 Nov Halloween Extravaganza, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)1787 310207 www.kentwell.co.uk 24 Light Fantastic Weekend, Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 443400 www.adventureisland.co.uk 24-1 Nov Saxmundham Arts Festival, Suffolk (0)1728 604595 www.saxmundham.org 25 Halloween Specials, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 25 Free Seafront Fireworks Spectacular, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 215620 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 25 Autumn Family Festival, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 25 * Harwich Guy Carnival, Essex (0)7979 505503 - 25-26 Weapons and Warfare, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 25-26 Spooky Halloween Trail, Sheringham Park, Norfolk (0)1263 820550 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 25-26 Diesel Railcar Gala, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 25-26 October Half Term Steaming, Museum of Technology, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 368650 www.museumoftechnology.com www.visiteastofengland.com 30 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 30 Produced by East of England Tourism 25-26 DMU Day, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 25-26 Thomas’ Half Term Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 25-30 Big Draw Week, Barleylands Farm Centre and Craft Village, Billericay, Essex (0)1268 290229 www.barleylands.co.uk 25-2 Nov Pumpkin Festival, Willows Farm Village, London Colney, Hertfordshire (0)870 129 9718 www.willowsfarmvillage.com 25-2 Nov What goes Bump in the Night?, Banham Zoo (nr. Diss), Norfolk (0)1953 887771 www.banhamzoo.co.uk 25-2 Nov Shriek Week, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 25-2 Nov The Legend of the Muddle Monster, Africa Alive, Kessingland (nr. Lowestoft), Suffolk (0)1502 740291 www.africa-alive.co.uk 25-2 Nov Hoo’s Afraid of Halloween? (Tricky Trail), Sutton Hoo (nr. Woodbridge), Suffolk (0)1394 389700 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 25-1 Mar 09 Winter Swan Feeds, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 26 Halloween Haunting, Leighton Buzzard Railway, Bedfordshire (0)1525 373888 www.buzzrail.co.uk 26 Children’s Day, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 26 Apple Day, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (Museum of Norfolk Life) (nr. Dereham), Norfolk (0)1362 850563 www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk 26 Prickwillow Engine Museum Open Day (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 688360 www.prickwillow-engine-museum.co.uk 26 Halloween at Denny, Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Waterbeach (nr. Cambridge), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 860988 www.dennyfarmlandmuseum.org.uk 26 Lantern Tour, Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 330784 www.layermarneytower.co.uk 27-1 Nov Norwich Beer Festival, Norfolk (0)7833 971894 www.norwichcamra.org.uk 27-2 Nov Saxon Craft Week, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 28-2 Nov Thomas’ Half Term Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 30-31 Halloween Trail, Felbrigg Hall (nr. Cromer), Norfolk (0)1263 837444 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 31 Spooky Night, Barleylands Farm Centre and Craft Village, Billericay, Essex (0)1268 290229 www.barleylands.co.uk 31 Ghost Walk, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 31 Halloween on the Heath, Dunwich Heath Coastal Centre and Beach (nr. Saxmundham), Suffolk (0)1728 648505 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 31 Halloween Spooktacular, Blicking Hall (nr. Aylsham), Norfolk (0)1263 738030 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 31 Halloween at Wimpole, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 31 Halloween Spooky Trail, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, Norfolk (0)1603 270449 www.fairhaven.co.uk 31 Spirits of the Past – Halloween Horror, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 31 Giggling Pumpkin Parade, BeWILDerwood (nr. Hoveton/Wroxham), Norfolk (0)1603 783900 www.bewilderwood.co.uk 31-1 Nov Halloween at Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Essex (0)1375 844203 www.coalhousefort.co.uk

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Nov-Jan 2009 The Forum Ice Rink, Norwich, Norfolk (0)1603 727905 www.theforumnorwich.co.uk 1 Flame and Thunder Show, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 1 The Shuttleworth Collection Firework Spectacular, Old Warden (nr. Biggleswade), Bedfordshire (0)1767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org 1 ‘La Boheme’ - Opera Performance, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk 1 Free Seafront Fireworks Spectacular, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 215620 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 1 St. Albans Fireworks Display, Verulamium Park, St. Albans, Hertfordshire (0)7710 249812 www.stalbans.gov.uk 1 Sparks in the Park, Norwich, Norfolk (0)1603 212136 www.norwich.gov.uk 1 Autumn Bazaar (River Stour Trust), Sudbury, Suffolk (0)1787 313199 www.riverstourtrust.org 1 The Big Beach Bang, Shoeburyness (nr. Southend-on-Sea), Essex (0)7010 728106 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 1 Ipswich Fireworks Display, Suffolk (0)1394 448811 www.ipswichfireworks.com 1 Guy Fawkes Night Bonfire and Fireworks, Maldon, Essex (0)1621 856503 - 1 Musical Fireworks Spectacular, Brentwood, Essex (0)1277 226624 www.brentwood.gov.uk 1-2 Brentwood Christmas Craft and Gift Show, Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 1-2 Christmas Crafts in the Safari Park, Woburn Safari Park, Bedfordshire (0)1283 820548 www.craft-shows.co.uk 2 Autumn Majesty Guided Walk, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, Norfolk (0)1603 270449 www.fairhaven.co.uk 2 BeWILDerMonster Party, BeWILDerwood (nr. Hoveton/Wroxham), Norfolk (0)1603 783900 www.bewilderwood.co.uk 5 Fireworks Frenzy, Santa Pod, Podington (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1234 782828 www.santapod.co.uk 5 * Cambridge Fireworks Display, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 457555 www.cambridge.gov.uk 6-10 Southwold Literary Festival, Suffolk (0)1803 867373 www.wayswithwords.co.uk 6-1 Mar 09 Evening Wild Swan Feeds, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 7 * Big Night Out, Melford Hall Park, Long Melford (nr. Sudbury), Suffolk (0)7980 526067 www.project-seven.co.uk 7-9 Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, Suffolk (0)1986 835950 www.aldeburghpoetryfestival.org 7-9 Art, Craft and Design Show, Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk (0)1223 895895 www.artcraftdesignshow.co.uk 7-9 The Hertfordshire Fine Art and Antiques Fair, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1277 214699 www.baileyfairs.co.uk 7-9 Autumn Quilt Festival, Chilford Hall Vineyard (nr. Linton), Cambridgeshire (0)1775 712100 www.grosvenorexhibitions.co.uk 8 Free Seafront Fireworks Spectacular, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 215620 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 8 Firework Display, Moggerhanger Park (nr. Bedford), Bedfordshire (0)1767 641007 www.moggerhangerpark.com 8 * Luton Fireworks Spectacular, Bedfordshire (0)1582 878183 www.luton.gov.uk 8-9 Guild of Essex Craftsmen Craft at Christmas, Hylands House, Chelmsford, Essex (0)1277 356008 www.thewillows12.fsnet.co.uk 8-9 Colchester Christmas Craft and Gift Show, Colchester Leisure World, Colchester, Essex (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 8-9 East of England Christmas Festival, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)1733 234451 www.eastofengland.org.uk 8-11 Gifts for Christmas Fair, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk 8-23 Dec The Thursford Collection Christmas Spectacular (nr. Fakenham), Norfolk (0)1328 878477 www.thursford.com www.visiteastofengland.com 32 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 32 Produced by East of England Tourism 9 Yule Fest, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 15 Christmas Market, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire (0)1707 287010 www.hatfield-house.co.uk 15-16 Cambridgeshire Christmas Craft and Gift Show, Wood Green Animal Shelters, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 15-16 Festival of Swans, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 15-16 Southend Christmas Craft and Gift Show, Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 16 Yule Fest, West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 728718 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 20 Norwich Christmas Lights Switch-on, Norfolk (0)1603 212219 www.norwich.gov.uk 21-23 Christmas Crafts and Gifts, Audley End House (nr. Saffron Walden), Essex (0)1263 734711 www.easternevents.com 22-23 Christmas Craft Fair, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 22-23 Chilli Weekend, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 22-23 Norfolk Christmas Gift Show, Norfolk Showground, Norwich, Norfolk (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 22-23 Magic of Christmas, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 26-30 Santa’s Grotto, Willows Farm Village, London Colney, Hertfordshire (0)870 129 9718 www.willowsfarmvillage.com 26-7 Dec National Tree Week Celebrations, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 28 * Calvacade of Lights, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 652295 - 28-30 The Essex Fine Art and Antiques Fair, Hylands House, Chelmsford, Essex (0)1277 214699 www.baileyfairs.co.uk 28-30 Sandringham Christmas Craft Show, Sandringham Estate (nr. King’s Lynn), Norfolk (0)1283 820548 www.craft-shows.co.uk 28-30 Great Yarmouth Christmas Fayre, Norfolk (0)1493 745828 - 28-30 Bury St. Edmunds Christmas Fayre, Suffolk (0)1284 764667 www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk 29 A Southchurch Christmas, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (0)1702 467671 www.visitsouthend.co.uk 29-30 Sacrewell’s Christmas Adventure, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 29-30 Magic of Christmas, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 29-30 Santa Specials, The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 820808 www.nnrailway.co.uk 29-30 Suffolk Open Studios Autumn Exhibition, Orwell Park School, Nacton (nr. Ipswich), Suffolk (0)1473 780330 www.suffolkopenstudios.co.uk 30 Christmas Fayre, Flag Fen, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (0)844 414 0646 www.flagfen.com 30 Santa Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 30-7 Dec 50 Christmas Trees in a Church, Dickleburgh Church (nr. Diss), Norfolk (0)1379 854245 www.50christmastrees.co.uk

December

3 Santa Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 3-7 Santa’s Grotto, Willows Farm Village, London Colney, Hertfordshire (0)870 129 9718 www.willowsfarmvillage.com 3-14 * Norwichristmas Festive Fayre, Norfolk (0)1603 727979 www.visitnorwich.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.com 33 Produced by East of England Tourism www.visiteastofengland.com 33 Produced by East of England Tourism 4 Maldon Victorian Evenings, Essex (0)1621 855429 - 4 * Dickensian Evening, Wymondham, Norfolk (0)1953 601271 www.wymondham-norfolk.co.uk 4-11 Christmas Tree Festival, Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Fakenham, Norfolk (0)1328 862268 www.fakenhamparishchurch.org.uk 4-27 Christmas Seaside Special, Cromer Pier, Norfolk (0)1263 512495 www.thecromerpier.com 5-7 Magic of Christmas, Blickling Hall (nr. Aylsham), Norfolk (0)1263 734711 www.easternevents.com 6 Christmas Cracker, Ipswich Transport Museum, Ipswich, Suffolk (0)1473 715666 www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk 6-7 Winter Wonders Weekend, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 6-7 Santa Specials, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham/Wroxham, Norfolk (0)1263 733858 www.bvrw.co.uk 6-7 Brightlingsea Christmas Tree Festival, Essex (0)1206 303157 www.brightlingseachristmastreefestival.co.uk 6-7 Santa Specials, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 6-7 Sacrewell’s Christmas Adventure, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 6-7 Santa Hunt, Cressing Temple Barns (nr. Braintree), Essex (0)1376 584903 www.cressingtemple.org.uk 6-7 Magic of Christmas, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 6-7 Santa Specials, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 6-7 Knebworth Christmas Craft Show, Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1283 820548 www.craft-shows.co.uk 6-7 Santa Specials, The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 820808 www.nnrailway.co.uk 6-7 Victorian Christmas, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 6-7 Santa Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford 6-7 A Bit of a Do, Museum of Power, Langford (nr. Maldon), Essex (0)1621 843183 www.museumofpower.org.uk 7 Father Christmas at the Fen, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 7 Brentwood Christmas Gift Show, Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex (0)1702 549623 www.aztecevents.co.uk 7 Day Out with Thomas with Father Christmas, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 7 Christmas Past and Present: Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (Museum of Norfolk Life) (nr. Dereham), Norfolk (0)1362 850563 www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk 7 Eco-Christmas Fayre, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 9 Festival of Lights, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 10 Santa Specials, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham/Wroxham, Norfolk (0)1263 733858 www.bvrw.co.uk 10 Santa Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 10-22 Santa’s Grotto, Willows Farm Village, London Colney, Hertfordshire (0)870 129 9718 www.willowsfarmvillage.com 11 Maldon Victorian Evenings, Essex (0)1621 855429 - 11 Festival of Lights, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 12-14 Victorian Christmas Fair, Town Centre, Bedford, Bedfordshire (0)1234 227392 www.bedfordevents.co.uk 12-4 Jan 2009 Hippodrome Circus Christmas Spectacular, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (0)1493 780223 www.hippodromecircus.co.uk

www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 34 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 13 Search for Santa’s Elves, Dunwich Heath Coastal Centre and Beach (nr. Saxmundham), Suffolk (0)1728 648505 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13-14 Christmas Tree Festival, St. Peter’s Church, Arlesey, Bedfordshire (0)1462 640882 - 13-14 Santa Specials, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 13-14 Christmas Revels in the Rotunda, Ickworth House, Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds), Suffolk (0)1284 735270 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13-14 Father Christmas at the Fen, Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 720274 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13-14 Santa’s Grotto, Felbrigg Hall (nr. Cromer), Norfolk (0)1263 837444 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13-14 Magic of Christmas, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 13-14 Santa Specials, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 13-14 Victorian Christmas, Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough (nr. Swaffham), Norfolk (0)1366 328258 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13-14 Victorian Christmas, Wimpole Hall and Home Farm, Arrington (nr. Royston), Cambridgeshire (0)1223 206000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13-14 Santa Specials, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham/Wroxham, Norfolk (0)1263 733858 www.bvrw.co.uk 13-14 Santa Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 13-14 Santa Specials, The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 820808 www.nnrailway.co.uk 13-15 Deck the Halls, Peckover House, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (0)1945 583463 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 13-23 Sacrewell’s Christmas Adventure, Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, Thornhaugh (nr. Peterborough), Cambridgeshire (0)1780 782254 www.sacrewell.org.uk 14 Father Christmas at Fairhaven, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, Norfolk (0)1603 270449 www.fairhaven.co.uk 14 Christmas Greenery Sale, Myddelton House Gardens, Enfield, Hertfordshire (0)1992 702200 www.leevalleypark.org.uk 14 Christmas at the Castle, Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 460261 www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk 14 Day Out with Thomas with Father Christmas, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 14 Prickwillow Engine Museum Open Day (nr. Ely), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 688360 www.prickwillow-engine-museum.co.uk 14 Tree Dressing Day, Blicking Hall (nr. Aylsham), Norfolk (0)1263 738030 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 14 Swans Awake, Welney Wetland Centre (nr. Wisbech), Cambridgeshire (0)1353 860711 www.wwt.org.uk/welney 14 Victorian Christmas Special Family Event, Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex (0)1992 707370 www.royalgunpowdermills.com 14 Halesworth Winter Fayre, Suffolk (0)1986 872710 - 14 Christmas Past and Present: Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (Museum of Norfolk Life) (nr. Dereham), Norfolk (0)1362 850563 www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk 16 St. Albans Christmas Lights Switch-on and Market, Hertfordshire (0)1727 836781 www.stalbans.gov.uk 16 Festival of Lights, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 16-17 Nativity in the Barn, Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 330784 www.layermarneytower.co.uk 17 Santa Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 17-18 Santa Specials, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham/Wroxham, Norfolk (0)1263 733858 www.bvrw.co.uk www.visiteastofengland.comwww.visiteastofengland.com 35 Produced Produced by by East East of of England England Tourism Tourism 18 Festival of Lights, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon (nr. Chelmsford, Essex) (0)1245 400256 www.rhs.org.uk 19-21 ‘A Christmas Carol’ (theatrical event), Knebworth House (nr. Stevenage), Hertfordshire (0)1438 812661 www.knebworthhouse.com 20-21 Santa Specials, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 20-21 Santa Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 20-21 Santa’s Grotto, Felbrigg Hall (nr. Cromer), Norfolk (0)1263 837444 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 20-23 Santa Specials, Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, Essex (0)1787 461174 www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk 20-24 Santa Specials, The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 820808 www.nnrailway.co.uk 20-24 Santa Specials, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham/Wroxham, Norfolk (0)1263 733858 www.bvrw.co.uk 20-24 Magic of Christmas, Colchester Zoo, Essex (0)1206 331292 www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 21 Norwich Ice Sculpture Trail, Norfolk (0)1603 212136 www.norwich.gov.uk 21 Day Out with Thomas with Father Christmas, East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne (nr. Colchester), Essex (0)1206 242524 www.earm.co.uk 21 Carols in the Courtyard, Felbrigg Hall (nr. Cromer), Norfolk (0)1263 837444 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 23-24 Santa Specials, Nene Valley Railway, Wansford (nr. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) (0)1780 784444 www.nvr.org.uk 23-24 Santa Specials, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 24 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, King's College Chapel, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (0)1223 331100 www.kings.cam.ac.uk 25 Lowestoft Christmas Day Charity Swim, Suffolk (0)7775 533806 www.splash4cash.org.uk 25 Hunstanton Christmas Day Charity Swim, Norfolk (0)1485 534003 - 26 Boxing Day Guided Walk, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, Norfolk (0)1603 270449 www.fairhaven.co.uk 26-1 Jan Mince Pie Specials, The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, Norfolk (0)1263 820808 www.nnrailway.co.uk 27 * MLSC Sponsored Row, Maldon, Essex (0)1621 854139 www.mlsc.org.uk 27-4 Jan Mince Pie Specials, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham/Wroxham, Norfolk (0)1263 733858 www.bvrw.co.uk 28 Mince Pie Specials, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk

January 2009

1 Mince Pie Specials, Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham, Norfolk (0)1362 680633 www.mnr.org.uk 1 Cromer New Year’s Day Fireworks Display, Norfolk (0)1263 510969 www.cromercarnival.co.uk 1 New Year’s Day Guided Walk, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, South Walsham, Norfolk (0)1603 270449 www.fairhaven.co.uk 1 * Maldon Mud Race, Essex - www.maldonmudrace.co.uk

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