Out & about

Ashridge Estate is a 5,000 acre area of the Chiltern Hills with beech and oak woodlands, commons and chalk downlands. These very different landscapes each support a rich variety of wildlife, including carpets of bluebells in spring, rare butterflies in summer and the fallow deer that rut in autumn. The best way to explore the Estate is on foot or by bike. Free entry to the site. Dogs welcome - please keep them under control.

Take one of our Steam or Diesel Engines through the beautiful Audley End Estate Woodland or Try and find the tiny Fairies and Elves that live in their handmade wooden Tree Houses dotted throughout the Enchanted Fairy & Elf walk.

An amazing beauty spot with a lot of history behind it, you can have a day out in this fantastic, Green Flag award-winning beauty spot, which has recently been voted one of the top 10 parks in the UK. With the new award winning Cassiobury Park Hub, state of the art paddling pools with exciting splash pool & water features, a booming bandstand, Daisy's in the park café & Cafe Cha open all year & a... Read more

Enjoy kite flying and a stroll through rare chalk grassland with species from butterflies to Orchids. Stop off at our visitor centre's excellent café and browse through the brilliant selection of goods in the shop as you admire the breath-taking views over the Vale of Aylesbury and the Chiltern Ridge.

Dunstable Downs hosts fantastic events throughout the year for all ages and interests;... Read more

Welcome to Graveley Fruit Farm website, the best place to find where to get top quality Pick Your Own fruit and enjoy a fun-filled day in the countryside for all the family. All our fruit is available as Pick Your Own. The cafe serves teas, coffees and light snacks and ice cream. We have a large children's adventure play area including a zip wire and a haystack, and the play area is overlooked from the cafe. So Mum and Dad can relax with a cup of tea while the kids let off steam. Tractor and trailer rides are available most weekends and include a trip over the 'off road' bumps at the back of the farm. Loads of fun in an adventure filled ride. There are also some pet pigs to look at and feed, pig food is available to feed them.

The PYO now covers approximately 80 acres with over 30 different fruits and vegetables from June through to October. Our Pick Your Own enables you to select your produce fresh from the field, in season, at it's best!

As well as Hatfield House itself, enjoy the manicured garden, extensive park, 9 unique shops, busy restaurant, traditional breeds farm and children's adventure playground. The House, Gardens, Hatfield Park Farm , Bloody Hollow Play Area are closed during the winter.

On 3 level's Our 90 minutes play sessions allow you time to explore large and spacious area's with slides, swings, hamster wheel, tunnels, climbs, rollers, lego pit, rockers, bish bash bags, Perspex decks, aerial slide and air conditioning. Moon Café is on site offering a range of drinks, snacks and children friendly meals, Slush Puppy and ice creams also available.

Hawkswick Lodge Farm is located in the Hertfordshire countryside just to the north of St Albans on the A1081. We are a family run business, growing soft fruit including Strawberries, Raspberries, Red Currants, Blackcurrants, Blackberries and Gooseberries. Our emphasis is on personal, friendly service and we pride ourselves on the variety, quality and freshness of our produce.

*This Summer Hitchin Lavender is open to a limited number of people who are able to get to us and enjoy the farm. We have introduced time slots to help us stagger visitors entering the farm. To help with flow we are not permitting cutting the lavender this year. Picnics are allowed and there are refreshments and plenty of cake on site. The farm shop will operate from the field. The barn and play area will not be open.* Hitchin Lavender is a lavender farm attraction close to both London and Cambridge. We have around 35 miles of lavender rows which you can walk through and pick your own fresh flowers from. As well as the fields of lavender, we also grow sunflowers and have a wildflower area. The farm has some spectacular views of rural Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire and there are many interesting walks surrounding us.