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    Introduction to Corn Dolly Crafting

    Stanwick Lakes

    In this introductory workshop you will learn the traditional craft of corn dolly making.

    £35.00

  • Big Badger Craft Club (ages 3+)

    Stanwick Lakes

    Join us for our summer Craft club – and this time the theme is badgers and their woodland friends. On Wednesday 12th August, prebook onto one of our 2 crafting sessions, at which you’ll have the choice to create lots of brilliant badger themed crafts, including: - A woodland diorama, featuring your favourite woodland animals, […]

    £10.00

  • Disabled Adventurer: Talk & FREE film screening

    Stanwick Lakes

    Celebrate with Disabled Adventurer at Stanwick Lakes Meet Disabled Adventurer, hear him talk & watch his award-winning film for FREE, as a 50th Birthday gift & thanks to Northants On Friday 14th August, I'll be completing the Greenways trail across north Northamptonshire - and when I roll back in, you're invited to welcome me home. […]

  • Actors from the Laugh out Loud

    Laugh Out Loud – Once Upon a Fairy Tale

    Stanwick Lakes

    Come and spend an afternoon in the company of the Laugh Out Loud Theater Company at our lakeside amphitheater! "Once Upon A Fairy Tale" is a 45 minute pantomime-style theatre show suitable for all the family. Bring a picnic, soak in the beautiful surroundings and enjoy professional theatre on your doorstep.

  • Tote bag printing workshop at Stanwick Lakes

    Fabric Printing Workshop (age 7+)

    Stanwick Lakes

    Join us for one of our summer workshops and create your very own tote bag. You will use ready cut stamps and lino blocks to print and create your own design. Supported by artist and printmaker Lizzie Ault, who will be providing her own hand cut blocks for you to use. 

    £15.00
  • Embossed decorations

    Embossed Decorations (age 7+)

    Stanwick Lakes

    Join artist & tutor Lizzie Ault to create a set of hanging decorations or a garland inspired by summer.  You’ll try foil embossing, a beautiful, relaxing craft inspired by folk art and seasonal themes. You’ll learn the basics and create your own embossed decoration to take home.

    £25.00

  • Home Education Day Key Stage 1 & 2

    Stanwick Lakes

    Our next Home Education Day will be on Thursday 3rd September 2026. Everyone is welcome but is best suited to learners aged 5–11 or those accessing the Key Stages 1 & 2 curriculum. Nature: Wildflower MeadowsAs part of a new project, help us to improve our wildflower meadows by becoming part of our Ranger team. […]

    £16.50

  • Heritage Talk: Bronze Age Burials And Ceremonial Landscape

    Stanwick Lakes

    Bronze Age Burials And Ceremonial Landscape A heritage talk by Professor Stephen Upex The coming of the Bronze Age heralds major changes in the way that society appears to have operated, farmed, buried their dead and worshipped which can all be detected within the archaeological landscape. This talk will review some of these changes and […]

    £8.00 – £10.00

  • Autumn Run – 5k, 10k & Half Marathon

    Stanwick Lakes

    Picture this: safe, steady gravel paths, crisp morning air filling your lungs, and the panoramic beauty of Stanwick Lakes unraveling before your eyes. Stanwick Lakes, our cherished wetland nature reserve, plays host to four running events each year, offering three distances (5k, 10k, and half marathon). Whether you’re a new runner just starting out, or […]

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    Northants and Rutland Open Studios – Meet the Artist

    Stanwick Lakes

    This September, five creative local artist exhibit together at Stanwick Lakes to feature a vibrant mix of styles, materials and perspectives in response to the natural world. The exhibition at Stanwick Lakes Visitor Centre will run for the month of September, and will be open daily.

  • Bat Walk (Nene Valley Mammal Youth Group)

    Stanwick Lakes

    Come and join a Bat Walk with the Nene Valley Bat Group as we look for bats around Stanwick Lakes, and listen out for their echolocation sounds using bat detectors. This bat walk is a Nene Valley Mammal Youth Group event and is designed for young people aged 11-17. Young people attending this event must […]

    Free