Events - Colne Valley Regional Park

Festival Fortnight

The Colne Valley Festival Fortnight is a full programme of events and activities for everyone to enjoy across the whole Colne Valley Regional Park.

From Batchworth to Staines, Langley to Uxbridge, we are partnering with volunteer groups, organisations and charities to offer you a variety of Guided Walks, activities for Children and Families, Open Days etc. Watch this space for more activities as we set them up.

Upcoming Events

Lammas Park Boat Hire Festival Fortnight Offer

Friday 19 Jul 2024 - Friday 2 Aug 2024
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

The Riverside Kiosk Lammas Recreation Park, Staines-upon-Thames

Have a fab day at Lammas Park this Festival Fortnight with 10% off boat hire on the River Thames with the Little Green Boat Company.

Chiltern Open Air Museum Classic Vehicle Show

Saturday 20 Jul 2024 - Sunday 21 Jul 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles

Cost : £15.00

Visit the Chiltern Open Air Museum, a real gem of the Regional Park and see some fantastic vintage vehicles.

Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Open Day

Sunday 21 Jul 2024
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Maple Lodge, Maple Cross

Free

What a Treat! On Sunday, 21st July Maple Lodge Nature Reserve will be open to the general public for the first time in 4 years!

Sketch and Stroll at Southlands Arts Centre

Sunday 21 Jul 2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Festival Fortnight

Southlands Art Centre, West Drayton

Cost : £3.00

A tutor led art session with a short stroll: learn some tricks and tips to sketching in a natural landscape.

New Wexham and Rowley Woods Circular Walk

Sunday 21 Jul 2024
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Black Park Country Park, Slough

Free

This is a brand new Circular Walk of Wexham and Rowley Woods which will include lesser-known paths in Langley & Black Parks. The walk has been devised by local walking expert Paul Graham who will be leading the walk with John Whitby, Chairman of the Colne Valley Park.

Brass Rubbing Trail at Denham Country Park

Monday 22 Jul 2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Colne Valley Visitor Centre, Denham

Cost : £1.00

Get on the trail! Butterfly, kingfisher, oak leaf…can you find them and the other plants and animals on the brass rubbing trail?

Mindful Mosaic workshop with Montet Designs at Batchworth Lock

Tuesday 23 Jul 2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Festival Fortnight

Batchworth Lock Canal Centre, Rickmansworth

Cost : £3.00

Organised by Three Rivers District Council - this festival fortnight why not join a Mindful Mosaic workshop with Montet Designs. Loose yourself and unwind with the art of mosaic making!

Riverfly Survey Taster Event in Denham

Tuesday 23 Jul 2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Festival Fortnight

Colne Valley Visitor Centre, Denham

Free

A hands-on experience learning about aquatic life and how to protect it at the Riverfly Survey Taster event in Denham.

Guided Bat Walk in Ruislip Woods

Thursday 25 Jul 2024
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Ruislip Lido Woodland Centre, Ruislip

Cost : £2.50

Join Ruislip Woods Trust for a guided evening walk around the Lido in Ruislip Woods and hopefully see some bats. Walk organised by Hillingdon council.

Family pond dip and habitat creation in Iver

Friday 26 Jul 2024
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Hardings Row Nature Reserve, Iver Heath

Free

What's living in your local pond? Find out how important your pond is, who lives in it and what grows there. Then help us do some work to create friendly habitats to encourage more wildlife to live there. A great chance to volunteer with or without the children and learn more about your local nature reserve.

'Fossils and where to find them’ at the Colne Valley Visitor Centre

Friday 26 Jul 2024
11:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Colne Valley Visitor Centre, Denham

Free

'Fossils and Where to find them' involves a hands-on practical demonstration accompanied by an exhibition. Come and see some fascinating fossils and learn all about them from experts at the Harrow and Hillingdon Geology society.

Outdoor Theatre at Black Park

Friday 26 Jul 2024
4:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Black Park Country Park, Slough

Cost : £17.70

Organised by Bucks Country Parks - book your ticket for Peter Pan Outdoor Theatre a production by Immersion Theatre Company who are best known for their work as producers of high-quality family theatre.

The History of Woodoaks Farm with historian Lisbet Sherlock

Friday 26 Jul 2024
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Festival Fortnight

Cost : £5.00

Join Historian Lisbet Sherlock in Woodoak's majestic 16th Century Black Barn to uncover the farm's rich history, dating back to Saxon times, with particular emphasis on the last 100 years when the farm has been in the stewardship of the Findlay family.

Heritage Crafts Weekend at Chiltern Open Air Museum

Saturday 27 Jul 2024 - Sunday 28 Jul 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles

Cost : £13.64

Visit Chiltern Open Air Museum, step back in time and witness traditional crafts in action.

Butterfly Walk & Count at Woodoaks Farm

Saturday 27 Jul 2024
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Woodoaks Farm, Maple Cross

Cost : £5.00

Go on a walk around Woodoaks Farm with volunteers Martin Taylor (butterfly enthusiast) and John Mynett (entomologist and moth enthusiast), learning about and counting butterflies.

Roger the Historic Canal Boat

Saturday 27 Jul 2024 - Sunday 28 Jul 2024
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Batchworth Lock Canal Centre, Rickmansworth

Free

Take a tour of Roger the historic working canal boat and see what it would have been like working and living on one of these barges in the late 1800's early 1900's.

Harmondsworth Barn Open Day

Sunday 28 Jul 2024
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Great Barn, Harmondsworth Barn, Harmondsworth

Free

Explore this medieval barn on the former Manor Farm in the village of Harmondsworth, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, it is open from 11am to 4pm on the second and fourth Sundays of the month.