Out & about

The Bishop's Stortford Splash Park has water jets and fountains for children of all ages and abilities to enjoy. Please ensure that any children under the age of 8 are accompanied by an adult at all times.

There is disabled access to the park and step free access.

We do not have lifeguards at the pool. There are sometimes BSTC staff members on duty to monitor the water... Read more

The Sculpture Trail is short and ideal for families with small children in buggies and wheelchair users but many other, longer walks are waymarked with coloured stripes to cater for the more energetic. Find them on the Countryside Management Service website www.hertslink.org/cms/getactive/placestovisit/broxbournewoods

Part of Hertfordshire's only National Nature Reserve (NNR) and also recognised as a Special Area of Conservation of European importance, the Woods are home to a host of woodland wildlife including iconic species such as Purple Emperor, Great Crested Newt and the newly returned Woodcock.

The woods are part of a wider, very large area of Sessile Oak and Hornbeam woodland at the northernmost... Read more

Features

Cradle Swing - 2 seat
Flat Swing - 2 seat
Junior Multi-Unit with slide
Balance Beams
Single Low Rotator Pole Unit
Springer Seesaw - 2 seat
Basket Ball Court Area
Twin Goal Posts with Rebound Fencing

WE ARE NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR PICK-YOUR-OWN STRAWBERRIES FOR SATURDAY 20TH AND SUNDAY 21ST JUNE. OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY - ADVANCE BOOKING ESSENTIAL. We anticipate Pick Your Own will be very busy this year so to maintain social distancing and ensure as many people as possible are able to enjoy this summer activity, we have decided to operate a booking system. See attached poster and our website for full details. Please note, when phoning to make a booking, 01763 260418, please select extension 2 (Fun Barn).

Pumpkin Patch
Monster Mayhem show
Cammas Resurrected Pumpkin Patch at night
Dinosaur Maize Maze
Footgolf

Features

Cradle Swing - 2 seat
Flat Swing - 2 seat
2 x Springer Units
DDA Roundabout
Senior Multi-unit with Slide

A community zoo based in the historic Cedars park in Waltham cross Hertfordshire. Familiar favourites such as meerkats and owls are just some of the animals found here alongside the strange more unusual creatures such as zorilla and tenrecs, there is lots to discover. The zoo gives visitors the opportunity to get up close to Meerkats, Owls, skunks, small bird species, rabbits, Armadillos and various reptiles and minibeasts. Tickets are just £2.40 pp with unlimited entry all day.

Cedars Park has been a popular public park since it was first gifted to the people of Cheshunt in 1919. For 100 years the park has provided essential space for quiet recreation in a landscape of lawns, woodland and formal gardens. Although close to Cheshunt and Waltham Cross with busy dual carriageways enclosing two sides, Cedars Park survives as an oasis of calmness and tranquility. n/b Please note the park is free to enter, parking is also free (although limited) but there is a nominal entrance fee for entrance Cedars Nature Centre (the small onsite zoo)if you chose to visit there.

Spend the day with the craftspeople, storytellers, warriors and woodsmen at Celtic Harmony Camp, the Iron Age village set in acres of beautiful woodland near Hertford. Celtic Harmony Camp is open to schools during the week and open to the public at the weekend, serving delicious Celtic Mediterranean style cuisine from The Woodland Bistro in addition to providing a programme of workshops and regular family days out. To see all family events and workshops, visit the website.