A 7km guided walk along the Rail Trail to Hamble village and back along the coast path and through Royal Victoria Country Park 

Part of the walk is along the shingle beach so walking sticks may be useful.

Meet at Mount Pleasant Playing Field car park

We will be stopping at Hamble Quay for a comfort break or you may bring your own refreshments.

A night of big screen adventure where it should be – in the great outdoors! Coming to the park this summer, Frontier Sapiens Film Festival is the UK’s largest open-air adventure film tour, bringing you inspiration and adventure to the big screen, outdoors.

Join us for an evening under the stars watching a brand new line-up of short films featuring epic adventures, cultural stories and environmental issues from some of the world’s best filmmakers. 

This year you’ll have the chance to view:

• Two Point Four - a 2000ft big-wall climb in Norway,

• Alone across Gola - an audacious cycle expedition through the Gola rain-forest,

• Notes from the Clouds - a look into the life of a shepherd in the Pyrenees,

• Alpha - three friends with life changing spinal cord injuries attempt to cross Vatnajokull, the largest ice cap in Western Europe,

• Alone Across the Gola - Alone Across Gola follows Jude Kriwald’s extraordinary solo journey through Liberia's dense Gola rainforest,

• King Of The Fells - A humble sheep farmer from the Lake District, Joss Naylor is arguably the greatest fell runner of all time. King of the Fells tells the story of Joss and his friend Frank Davies taking on the iconic Three Peaks challenge in 1971

Age Guidance: Recommended 12A

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🐛 Wild Wednesdays 🌿
10:30am | £5 per child
For children aged 4+ (must be accompanied by an adult)

Get your magnifying glasses ready – it’s time to go bug hunting! 🕵️‍♂️🪲

Join us for a mini nature adventure as we explore different habitats and uncover the hidden world of minibeasts! From wiggly worms to speedy beetles, you’ll discover who lives where – and why!

🔍 Learn how to identify bugs using special ID keys
🌾 Explore wild habitats like meadows, logs, and leaf piles
🎒 Perfect for curious kids and little nature detectives!

🎨 Summer Crafts at The Hide (inside)
🕥 10:30am - 11:30am | £5 per child
📅 For accompanied children aged 6+

Get hands-on and creative with a series of fun craft sessions at Itchen Valley Country Park! Each week features a different activity to get the imagination working – perfect for crafty kids who love to make and explore.

A workshop to create a unique cotton bag with fabric stamps and leaf prints.

🎟️ Spaces are limited – booking essential!

🎨 Summer Crafts at The Nest (Outside)
🕥 10:30am - 11:30am | £5 per child
📅 For accompanied children aged 5+

Get hands-on and creative in the great outdoors with a series of fun craft sessions at Itchen Valley Country Park! Each week features a different nature-inspired activity – perfect for crafty kids who love to make and explore.

This activity will involve finding natural materials and setting them in plaster of paris to preserve your artistic design.

🎟️ Spaces are limited – booking essential!

Please note, the date of this event has changed from 20th August to 18th August

🕷️ Get Ready to Meet the Creepy Crawlies! 🐍
We’re buzzing to welcome back the wild and wonderful Mad 4 Animals to Itchen Valley Country Park

Get up close and personal with amazing animals – from slithering snakes to giant snails, and even a tarantula or two! You'll have the chance to see them, hold them, and even snap a photo with your new creepy-crawly friends.

No booking required for this free event

📸 Want to get up close, hold the animals, or grab that perfect photo?
👉 Please be patient whilst waiting for your turn

🐺 Come on a musical journey of plotting and scheming with folklore’s most notorious villain - the Big Bad Wolf. Living in exile in the Deep Dark Wood, he parties and plays rock music every night with his cronies, far away from the goody-goody townspeople of Fairytaleville.

But whatever happened to Little Red Riding Hood? Did the Three Little Pigs go on to have a successful music career? And is the Wolf really as bad as he seems? Following the success of their 2024 production of ‘The Secret Garden’, The Plandits are back on the road with this brand-new musical show bursting with live music, silliness and laughs for the whole family.

🚪Doors open 4.15pm

🎭 Performance begins: 5pm

🍦Interval: 20 minutes

🎟️ Tickets:

• Adults £18

• Children: £12

• Under 3’s: FREE

• Family ticket: £55 (2x adults, 2 x children)

🐛 Wild Wednesdays
10:30am | £5 per child
For children aged 4+ (must be accompanied by an adult)

Get your magnifying glasses ready – it’s time to go bug hunting! 🕵️‍♂️🪲

Join us for a mini nature adventure as we explore different habitats and uncover the hidden world of minibeasts! From wiggly worms to speedy beetles, you’ll discover who lives where – and why!

🔍 Learn how to identify bugs using special ID keys
🌾 Explore wild habitats like meadows, logs, and leaf piles
🎒 Perfect for curious kids and little nature detectives!

🎨 Summer Crafts at The Hide (inside)
🕥 10:30am - 11:30am | £5 per child
📅 For accompanied children aged 7+

Get hands-on and creative with a series of fun craft sessions at Itchen Valley Country Park. Each week features a different activity to get the imagination working – perfect for crafty kids who love to make and explore.

This activity involves using different coloured paper pulp and some foraged petals to make your own designs of paper. Prepare to get messy!

🎟️ Spaces are limited – booking essential!

🕺ABBA BY MOONLIGHT at Itchen Valley🕺

Friday 8 August 2025

🕺ABBA by Operation Moonlight delivers a high-energy live performance that perfectly captures ABBA’s iconic harmonies and unforgettable style. Get ready to sing along to all the greatest hits, Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Waterloo, and many more!

🪩 Decked out in full disco costume, ABBA by Moonlight combines stunning vocals, talented live musicians, and a uniquely beautiful outdoor setting to make one unforgettable concert.

😎 Come along with family and friends, picnic in picturesque surroundings before grabbing your dancing shoes and get ready for the party of a lifetime.

This event has now sold out.

Operation Moonlight

The events company on a mission, Operation Moonlight is made up of an experienced team of artists and creative professionals, brought together by the common aim of bringing high quality entertainment to communities across the UK!

Partnering with beautiful historic venues, Operation Moonlight has a line up of thirteen incredible music events touring nationwide this summer. Set in stunning parklands and sprawling castle grounds, our shows have a unique, family festival-like atmosphere. With a selection of incredible music acts to choose from, Operation Moonlight brings people together through great music and nonstop fun!

FAQ’s

🔑 Gates open at 6.30pm and the show starts at 7.30pm until 10pm

🪑Please bring your own rugs or low-backed seating. Refreshments will be available to purchase on the night.

🚗 If you are travelling by car, we encourage you to car share where possible, and parking is included in the cost of your ticket

⛅ Outdoor performances will continue in all but the worst of weather, be sure to dress accordingly. All tickets are non-refundable. In the event of cancellation due to exceptionally bad weather or other extenuating circumstances, alternative arrangements shall be made. For carer ticket enquiries, please contact us. Accessibility varies; please enquire with the venue for details.

Get ready for flips, tricks, and lots of giggles! Join the Simon Chainey for a fun-packed circus skills workshop that’ll have you feeling like a big top star!

Try your hand at:
🤹 Juggling – Can you keep them all in the air?
🍽️ Plate spinning – Don’t let it drop!
🪀 Diabolo – Toss, spin, and catch like a pro
💫 Hula hooping – Twist and spin

Perfect for kids, grown-ups, and everyone in between. Whether you're a total beginner or a secret circus legend, this is your chance to have a go!

📍 Kingfisher Lawn (just behind the café)
🎟️ FREE – No need to book, just turn up!

🎉 Come for the tricks, stay for the fun – it’s all happening on the Kingfisher Lawn. See you there.

🐛 Wild Wednesdays 🌿
10:30am | £5 per child
For children aged 4+ (must be accompanied by an adult)

Get your magnifying glasses ready – it’s time to go bug hunting! 🕵️‍♂️🪲

Join us for a mini nature adventure as we explore different habitats and uncover the hidden world of minibeasts! From wiggly worms to speedy beetles, you’ll discover who lives where – and why!

🔍 Learn how to identify bugs using special ID keys
🌾 Explore wild habitats like meadows, logs, and leaf piles
🎒 Perfect for curious kids and little nature detectives!

🎨 Summer Crafts at The Hide (inside)
🕥 10:30am - 11:30am | £5 per child
📅 For accompanied children aged 6+

Get hands-on and creative with a series of fun craft sessions at Itchen Valley Country Park! Each week features a different activity to get the imagination working – perfect for crafty kids who love to make and explore.

In this session craft materials will be provided to create an imaginary garden fit for a fairy!

🎟️ Spaces are limited – booking essential!

🐛 Wild Wednesdays 🌿
10:30am | £5 per child
For children aged 4+ (must be accompanied by an adult)

Get your magnifying glasses ready – it’s time to go bug hunting! 🕵️‍♂️🪲

Join us for a mini nature adventure as we explore different habitats and uncover the hidden world of minibeasts! From wiggly worms to speedy beetles, you’ll discover who lives where – and why!

🔍 Learn how to identify bugs using special ID keys
🌾 Explore wild habitats like meadows, logs, and leaf piles
🎒 Perfect for curious kids and little nature detectives!

🎨 Summer Crafts at The Nest (Outside)
🕥 10:30am - 11:30am | £5 per child
📅 For accompanied children aged 5+

Get hands-on and creative in the great outdoors with a series of fun craft sessions at Itchen Valley Country Park! Each week features a different nature-inspired activity – perfect for crafty kids who love to make and explore.

🎟️ Spaces are limited – booking essential!

🌿 Sammie is a forager, folk herbalist and storyteller who will lead you through the edible, medicinal and magical plants that flourish around us at this time of year.

Sammie’s passion is to share the mythology and folklore that nature is steeped in to help people get to know these incredible edible harvests on a deeper level. 

What will be covered in the workshop?

• Culinary ideas

• Medicinal properties

• Safe identification

• Toxic look a likes

£30 per person

About Sammie

🧶 Craft and Natter is a monthly session offering you the chance to be creative and meet people for a chat in our spacious new community room.

Get creating small clay tiles with found grasses, leaves and petals from around the park!

£12

☀️ Come and spend a relaxing few hours learning how to make Cyanotypes by harnessing the power of the sun.  

What is a Cyanotype?
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a blue print. It is a simple and inexpensive process that was originally used to reproduce architectural plans and drawings. Today, cyanotype is often used as a creative printing process by artists and photographers.

What you’ll create
You’ll create a series of permanent blue prints on paper from local flora, fabrics and photographic negatives using light sensitive chemicals. Combining art and science the process is easy to learn and suitable for beginners or those with experience. Once you’ve learnt the basics it’s also easy to carry on creating at home.

📍The Hide

📅 Sunday 13 July

⏰ 10am - 12.30pm

💰 £35

What’s included?

Refreshments, all materials, aprons and gloves are provided.

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