Out & About

Chiltern Open Air Museum

Easter Weekend 7th - 10th April 10am - 5pm

Explore this 45 acre site including historic buildings, woodland and a new adventure playground. Learn about Easter traditions, take part in the Easter trail, enjoy some family crafts and see the baby lambs.

May Day Merriment

30th April - 1st May 11am - 4pm

Experience a traditional Elizabethan May Day with dancing and music.

Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park HP8 4AB www.coam.org.uk

St Albans Cathedral

Wondrous Wall Paintings

Mon - Sat until 31st Dec 12.45 pm

A chance to see four of the Cathedrals finest wall paintings illuminated, reimagining them as they may have appeared seven centuries ago.

Palm Sunday Procession 2nd April

9.30am: Eucharist with Procession of Palms. Meet by the Clock Tower to walk to the Cathedral, bring a branch or some greenery to wave as you walk and recall Jesus's journey to Jerusalem.

Easter Monday Pilgrimage 10th April 2pm

An event for all the family including dogs! Meet in the Abbey Orchard at 1pm for a picnic then be part of the procession into the Cathedral for the Service at 3pm.

St Albans Choral Society: Mozart Requiem

22nd April 7.30pm

A Night at the Opera 29th April 7.30pm £19 - £44

London Concertante present an array of the finest opera arias and overtures, including works from Puccini, Verdi, Rossini and Mozart.

St Albans Cathedral, Sumpter Yard AL1 1BY www.stalbanscathedral.org

Waddesdon Manor

Easter Adventures until 10th April 10am - 5pm

Enjoy a fun-filled adventure on the Easter trail. Please book, £3 per trail

Easter Floristry Workshop 1st April 10.30am, Learn how to create a beautiful Easter wreath to hang on your door, and a trio of jam jars of spring flowers to use as a table centre. Please book, adult £55.20

Easter Weekend Wine Tasting

7th - 10th April 12.30pm & 2.30pm

Sample fabulous wines from Rothschild Estates. Waddesdon, Aylesbury HP18 0JH www.waddesdon.org.uk

RAF London

Pilot Training 1st - 16th April

Join the pilot training programme and find out if you’ve got what it takes to train like an RAF pilot during WW2. Age 4+, child £5, family £10, please book

Pillows & Pilots 22nd & 23rd April

Budding aviators can explore the Museum after opening hours, and enjoy Robot Coding and Airfix Workshops, Eye Mask Making, Science Wizards Shows and more. Ages 7 - 15, child £40, adult £15

RAF Museum London NW9 5LL www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Knebworth House

Easter Trail 7th - 10th April

Follow the trail around the Gardens looking for clues to complete the word puzzle, and have a go at archery. Please book

Hertfordshire Garden Show 29th April - 1st May

With a variety of goods for sale including garden furniture, water features, hot tubs, tools, sculptures and more. Tickets include access to Knebworth Park, Gardens, Adventure Playground and Dinosaur Trail. Knebworth House, Stevenage SG1 2AX www.knebworthhouse.com

Shuttleworth

Easter Bunny Flies In & Egg Hunt

8th & 9th April gates 10am

Look up to the sky at around 11am and watch the Easter Bunny make an entrance. Then find the eggs hidden in the garden. £15, child £3 (includes gift)

Birdsong Walk 28th April 10.30am

Stroll through the Swiss Garden and Woodland Walk, listening out for birdsong along the way. Tickets allow access to the Shuttleworth Collection and Gardens. Shuttleworth, Biggleswade, Beds SG18 9DT www.shuttleworth.org

Hatfield House

CJ’s Birds of Prey Experiences

15th April 11am - 3pm

With birds including the Crowned Hawk Eagle and the stunning Snowy Owl. The display is free, but you will need to buy a park ticket £8, child £4

Argentine Wine Tasting 21st April 5.30pm £36

Tickets include a glass of fizz, sampling of 16 red and white wines, street food snacks, and tango dancers. The Plant Fairs Roadshow 30th April 11am - 3pm

Buy direct from growers and get advice from the resident plant doctor. £12

Hatfield House AL9 5HX www.hatfield-house.co.uk

Talk: House in the Park 29th April 11.30am

The Hypocaust, Verulamium Park www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk

Herts County Show 27th & 28th May

Celebrate Hertfordshire’s finest farming, food, entertainment and shopping.

The Showground, Redbourn AL3 7PT www.hertsshow.com