Events Around Staffordshire

Your favourite vintage funfair is back with vintage rides & attractions for all the family. Free entry & free fireworks! Visit us in Beacon Park (Lichfield, WS13 6QZ). This is the furthest up north that we will be visiting so don’t miss out! The world’s greatest vintage travelling funfair is on your doorstep.

Join us on the farm this week to celebrate the woolly wonders that are sheep! You’ll meet our cade (orphan) lambs, learn what sheep eat, what we use wool for, where a sheep tag goes and what it’s for.

South facing country garden designed for entertaining with herbaceous borders and water feature. Low hedge takes full advantage of the borrowed agricultural landscape of the Sow River valley with distant view of Eccleshall Church tower.

From tiny insects to mammals and amphibious water loving creatures, the Arboretum is home to a wide variety of wildlife, trees and flowers. Nature loving young visitors can discover more about just some of these amazing living things at our monthly interactive Wildlife Watch sessions.

All day entertainment which may include birds of prey, working dogs, children’s entertainment as well as arts, crafts, gifts and food marquees.

A traditional steam rally with attractions for all the family: Large and miniature steam vehicles, commercial vehicles, vintage and classic cars, tractors, etc. Small fair ground, music, miniature steam train rides, hot and cold refreshments. Free offroad parking.

Small back garden. Every corner used and packed with plants. Herbaceous borders with fruit trees and shrubs. Herb corner, fernery, bog garden with many candelabra primula, in Spring, and other bog plants.

The escape room craze is coming to Burton on Trent with a twist as a farm park prepares to launch the world’s first ever escape maize maze. The National Forest Adventure Farm will be launching the Escape Maze: Agent Academy in July. Details of the exact design and content are being kept top secret.

Foot Golf: Tickets avaiable.

New Summer Plant Fair at Middleton Hall with entry to the Gardens, Grounds, Hall and Plant Fair all for just £2.00 we know you’ll be bringing your friends and family to make a day of it.

Theres a delight around every corner and lots of quirky features in this most innovative garden. Its themed areas include a fernery, grasses bed, hidden gothic garden, succulent theatre, cottage garden beds and even a cricket match!

Hardy Plant Society member’s garden brimming with unusual plants. All-yr-round interest incl Meconopsis, Trillium, and Arisaema. National Collection Dierama flowering in July. ½-acre incl gravel, borders, vegetables and plant sales area.

1½ acres of formal sloping garden around Victorian house. Sit on the terrace or in the summerhouse to enjoy home-made cakes and tea amongst mature trees, relaxed herbaceous borders, roses and a small pond. Move to the organic vegetable garden with raised beds, fruit cage and very big compost heaps!

Once upon a time, words began to vanish from the language of children. . . bramble, fern, acorn, conker, willow, newt… Join us on a search for these words with lots of activities and chances to explore and discover nature. Light refreshments available, or bring a picnic.

Performing Stars Academy SUMMER WORKSHOP A week of singing, dancing and acting for anyone aged 4-16yrs at the Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton on Trent. Learn new skills, have fun and make new friends with professional teachers to create a musical theatre performance for family and friends.

Who’s the best? How far can you throw a welly? Who is the quickest around the obstacle course? Can you find all the items in the scavenger hunt? Take part in our fun outdoor challenges and keep a score. For more details and to book ring 01902 558132.

Could you make a home in the woods' Build a brilliant den with us from sticks, leaves and tarpaulins.Why not bring a picnic and enjoy it in your brand new bivvy' You can also hunt for bugs and discover what creepy crawlies live in the woods. Every week in the summer holidays. Booking Essential.

Make a mud pie, try mud flinging, discover what lurks in the watery depth of a pond and enjoy water play. Light refreshments available, or bring your own picnic.

Join The Pantaloons for a rib-tickling production of this much-loved comedy classic. Bring a rug and a picnic to relax with the whole family at this unmissable open-air theatre performance. Under 5’s go free. Booking Essential. Phone: 0344 249 1895. Children are most welcome. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Start preparing your garden for autumn by joining us in July for the last Plant Hunters’ Fair of 2017. Browse and purchase plants for your own garden and receive specialist advise from nursery experts at this ever popular event.

In 2018 the Royal Air Force will be celebrating the centenary of their formation. Join us for a spotlight on the RAF from two servicemen, WO Andy Rodulson and SAC(T) Chris Churchman.

FREE ENTRY to this popular Plant Fair featuring highly respected specialist nurseries with a really great mix of plants and specialities to delight plant lovers of every level of experience.

Relax outdoors, play some games and enjoy a wide variety of music across two stages. Bring a picnic or purchase festival food on site.

Annual Country Show, ‘Celebrating Staffordshire’. Great value, fun day out for all the family. Entertainment includes funfair, sideshows, vintage cars, trade and craft stalls with demonstrations, animal attractions. Competitive marquee with exhibits. Horse and dog shows. Children’s races.

A stunning plant lovers garden of acre with countryside views, Box garden, shrubs, rhododendrons and azaleas, vibrant colour-themed herbaceous borders, scented roses, clematis and climbing plants, fruit trees, pools, late flowering perennials, vegetable and soft fruit garden.