What's On Haverhill

The exhibition is home to a wide variety of original art, crafts, jewellery, prints and cards for sale. There will be art demonstrations going on throughout the weekend, so pop down and learn some tips from the artists themselves.

Our beautiful Summer Craft Market will be back in the gorgeous Suffolk village of Clare where you will find us all under one stunning roof in Clare Town Hall.

Pint of Science is an exciting annual festival which brings scientists out of the lab and in to your local pub! As part of the three-day Pint of Science festival, thousands of scientists around the world will speak about their research.

All the fun of the fair

Upstairs in Saffron Walden Town Hall. Market Day. FREE ENTRY. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Crafts, collectables, Fossils, etc., etc., "You never know what you might find".

A large spectacular garden with fine views over the surrounding country. Herbaceous borders, rose garden and lawns leading to Spring woodland, and lake.

Join us Bargain Hunting on May 12th 2018 Everyone is welcome to join us in Great Bardfield for our annual village garage sale. The garage sale will be held on Saturday 12th May 2018 from 12 noon onwards.

Margaret Gardens, Thaxted. Crafts, , plants etc., etc., In aid of Thaxted Scouts. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. FREE ENTRY Stallholders welcome to apply

Everybody sing! If you’ve got a voice, you can make music and in this song-packed afternoon for the whole family, the aim is to help you let it all pour out. Workshop leader Jessie Maryon Davies has worked with singers from the Royal Opera House to Goldfrapp.

The National Stud opened its gates to the public for the first time in the mid 1970s. To this day The National Stud remains the only commercial stud farm in the UK allowing individuals, small groups and large parties the chance to see behind the scenes of a working Thoroughbred stud farm.

Learn about the illustrious history of The Jockey Club and the sport of horseracing through the knowledgeable team of Rooms Stewards at The Jockey Club Rooms.

The famous Tattersalls Bloodstock Auction House attracts the wealthiest owners and industry figures from all over the world, including members of the Royal family from countries such as Dubai and Qatar. As bidding soars in the saleroom the electrifying atmosphere radiates throughout the whole town.

This is our most popular tour and offers a true insight into one of the world’s leading racehorse training centres. This action-packed day will show you all Newmarket has to offer.

After a driven tour around the town you will visit the fascinating National Heritage Centre for Horseracing & Sporting Art where you can learn about the royal connections to the town and the history of where racing began, right here!

Between 15 and 20 exhibitors will be offering a wide range of secondhand, out of print and collectable books for sale. From paperbacks to antiquarian. Often also postcards and ephemera. Home made refreshments available. Free parking. The longest running independent book fair in East Anglia.

A wonderful Tudor event with over 100 costumed Tudors, and includes lots of merry making and activities for all the family to join in. Tudors will be in the main house, around the gardens & grounds and joining in all the May celebrations; musical events, plays, processions, dancing and pageantry.

Something for everyone at this popular charity event. Quality gifts, crafts, jewellery, bric a brac, collectables, furnishings, toys, books, DVDs/CDs, pet, electrical and homemade cake and preserves stalls and more. Big Raffle and Tombola, homemade food and refreshments available. Free parking.

Join one of our naval history experts as he recounts tales of the Hyde Parker naval exploits. Meet in the library for a rsum of the naval exploits of the Hyde Parker family. From the Baltic to the Caribbean or from the Indian to the Atlantic Oceans, the Hyde Parker family were a sea-faring dynasty.

A guided walk along the the old railway line and taking in three water mills as well as Sudbury’s famous water meadows. A pleasant 5.5 mile guided walk from magnificent Melford Hall to Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury.

A popular guided walk taking in some railway and village history as well as both some modern archaeology and the natural beauty of the Suffolk countryside. Join us for a guided four-mile walk retracing the route of the former Great Eastern Railway Line linking the medieval wool towns of Lavenham and Long Melford.

Annual General Meeting. Organised by Sudbury & District Philatelic Society. Contact for details: David Gottesmann (Secretary).

Going Off Piste (Members’ displays). Organised by Sudbury & District Philatelic Society. Contact for details: David Gottesmann (Secretary).

This fantastic Farmers’ Market, a huge hit in the town centre is now one of Suffolk’s busiest town markets. Every month the stunning venue is filled with some of the regions very highest quality local produce.

***CAMBOURNES BIGGEST EVER SALE*** 12th May 2.30pm - 4pm Cambourne Village College, Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne What’s on offer? Lots of stall bursting with top quality LIKE NEW and NEW baby & children’s items from birth to 8 yrs.

Discover more about Ickworth and the nature that surrounds you on our new for 2018 Spring Trail. Grab a trail map and embark on a journey of discovery across our estate. Find out about the natural world and learn more about the Women who helped shape Ickworth. Booking Not Needed.

A new exhibition exploring the conservation of textiles and how we care for and store our delicate pieces in the collection. Booking Not Needed. Children are welcome. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Discover the woman behind the title. With a new exhibition in the house discover Theodora, the 4th Marchioness of Bristol - a thoroughly modern woman whose vision, passion and commitment helped to seal the future of the Ickworth we experience today. Booking Not Needed. Children are welcome.

Learn more about the books in our vast collection at Ickworth. Theodora, the 4th Marchioness of Bristol, spent a fortune in the early twentieth century having most of the books in the Ickworth collection restored.

Join us on a seasonal walk to learn new things about our special place. Discover more about how the Gardening team has been restoring the garden in light of the Box Blight outbreak in 2015.

Discover more about Ickworth and the nature that surrounds you on our new for 2018 Spring Trail. Grab a trail map and embark on a journey of discovery across our estate. Find out about the natural world and learn more about the Women who helped shape Ickworth. Booking Not Needed.

Discover the woman behind the title. With a new exhibition in the house discover Theodora, the 4th Marchioness of Bristol - a thoroughly modern woman whose vision, passion and commitment helped to seal the future of the Ickworth we experience today. Booking Not Needed. Children are welcome.

Theodora’s attendance of two coronations during her time as Marchioness demonstrated the social circles she mixed in and the role she played in society.

Register for Hearing Dogs walk or just come on the day for a great family day out! Organised by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, there are two walk routes to choose from - 3k and 7k.

Support The Ickworth Church Conservation Trust and delve into the history behind Ickworth Church. Nestled into the Ickworth parkland stands Ickworth Church - the oldest surviving building on the Ickworth Estate, and the only reminder of the earlier parish of Ickworth.

Capture a glimpse of the past as a day in the life of a 1930s basement unfolds around you. The 6th May 1935 marked the start of George V Silver Jubilee celebrations and was declared a public holiday.

Join us on a seasonal walk to learn new things about our special place. Explore our Walled Garden and immerse yourself in a beautiful walk surrounded by tulips with a knowledgeable Gardening team member.

A rare opportunity to experience helping with our Conservation Team. A rare opportunity to experience helping with our conservation cleaning by signing up to volunteer for an afternoon. This is a great chance to get hands on with our collection as well as being involved with caring for this incredible place.

Colne View on Dame Mary Walk will be opening the doors to the public for a free family-friendly event, in celebration of Care Home Open Day, a countrywide initiative to create lasting relationships between care homes and their local communities.

The garden consists of a Kitchen garden, the back walled garden which is abundant with tulips and Narcissi and a small walled garden with shrubs and perennial borders. Late spring colour is provided by bulbs, tulips, alliums and camassias. The front lawn overlooks the parkland and two small borders.

Set in a 2 acre historic and partially moated site. This tranquil mature garden has been developed over 20yrs. Bordered by mature trees the garden is in various sections incl a sunken garden, rose and clematis arbours, herbaceous borders with hydrangeas and alliums surrounded by box hedging, small arboretum.

Essex Gardens Trust are offering an Introduction to Garden History Day run by renowned garden historian, Dr Twigs Way.

Mary Coughlan. Artists performing: Mary Coughlan.: Tickets avaiable.

Our first main season open day of the season is a chance to enjoy spring leaves and to search for dragons. Locally sourced bacon and cheese rolls will be available until 2.15pm or until they run out! Homemade cakes, hot and cold drinks will be available until 4.30pm.

The Spring Fayre is held in aid of St. Clare Hospice, Hastingwood. Items for sale include toys, books, CDs/DVDs, jewellery, bric-a-brac, kitchenware, linen, homemade cakes, plants and a selection of ’new and good quality’ clothing and bags.

Extensive lawns sweep around the east and south sides of The Hall and the formal gardens are separated from the adjacent park land by a ha-ha. The sizeable garden has formal beds, including a shrub bank and a partially walled kitchen garden.

Pop-up Baby & Children’s Market and Fun Family Day Out The place where "Smart Parents" shop - SAVE up to 90% on quality pre-loved goods! A BOUNTIFUL MARKET WITH HUNDREDS OF PRE-LOVED & HAND MADE GOODS TO CHOOSE FROM.

The Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month with interesting speakers from the gardening world. From May to August we organise trips to local open gardens. On Saturday 12 May we will be selling plants from our market stall outside the Town Hall in Braintree from 8 until 3.

Strummers Folk Club are hosting a duos evening at CB2 with four superb duos. Anna Bass and Ray Taylor are better known as half of Two Coats Colder www.twocoatscolder.com/, but are equally wonderful as a duo.

Richard Murphy presents his personal, positive vision - and then leads discussion - on how we can overhaul Britain’s tax system (and international tax arrangements) to build a fairer country for all in 2027. Part of the imagine2027 series of events - see www.imagine2027.org.