12-4pm Victoria Park 

Family fairground rides

Stalls

Food and drink 

Annual duck race

Bring a picnic and spend the day relaxing with us and spending time with all the family…and Teddy Bears! 

Join us for all sorts of fun and entertainment in the tranquil garden’s of Izaak Walton’s Cottage. Aimed at our younger visitors and families, we will have magic shows, storytelling, a bear hunt, face painting, cakes, ice cream, a pony, children’s workshops, stalls and even a visit from Pudsey Bear himself! 

Make sure you pack a picnic and don’t forget your teddy bear! Teddy Bears Picnic takes place on Sunday the 13th July 2025, between 11am and 4pm. at Izaak Walton’s Cottage, Worston Lane, Stone, ST15 OPA. 

Most activities, stalls and things to see are free but please bring cash for refreshments and other purchasable items as there are no card readers at the Cottage.

Event admission is free but there is a charge for parking if required. We strongly encourage walking, cycling and car sharing to get to the event! We have plenty of parking space at this event on a field nearby to the Cottage. 

Please do not park on surrounding roads – this will be monitored during the event. 

Please be aware that pictures will be being taken at this event that may be used for our website or on our social media accounts.

A free, furry, family friendly, fantastic, fun packed day! Join us at Stafford Castle and see the return of one of our most popular events. 

We will have plenty of animals for you to see including an exotic zoo with hands on opportunities, a beautiful pony, bees in an observation hive, birds of prey, alpacas and even ferrets! 

To help you learn all about nature and wildlife there will be plenty of stalls from both local and national charities providing information about a variety of important topics.

But that’s not all! Have a look and treat yourself to some local produce, supplies, crafts and artwork from Staffordshire businesses. 

If you’re hungry how about heading over to the Woodsmoke BBQ for a variety of options including a vegan choice, or maybe have some pizza, toasties, sausage rolls or ice cream from our other food providers. 

With have-a-go archery, face painting, herb garden demonstrations, a children’s craft workshop, games, roaming entertainment, coin minting and arms/armour displays at the Castle keep, a woodland trail, cakes and jams, this is every nature lovers dream. 

All this and lots more…. don’t miss it! Wildlife at the Castle takes place on Sunday 11 May 2025, between 10.00am and 4.00pm. 

Most activities, stalls and things to see are free however we will have a small charge for the children’s workshop. 

Event admission is free but there is a charge for parking if required. 

We strongly encourage walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing to get to the event! It is about a 30 minute walk from Stafford Railway Station, near the town centre, to Stafford Castle. The 5A bus can be caught outbound from Stafford Town Centre to Stafford Castle (Thorneyfields Lane/adj Thorneyfields Lane stops) on Sundays, throughout the duration of the event. 

We have plenty of parking space at this event with an overflow parking option at King Edward VI High School. Please do not park on surrounding roads and verges nearby to Stafford Castle – this will be monitored during the event. 

Please be aware that pictures will be being taken at this event that may be used for our website or on our social media accounts. 

Please bring cash if you are parking as this is essential to pay the parking charge.

Over the Easter holidays, the rooms of the Ancient High House will be decorated to look like the scenes from popular story books. 

Come along during the Ancient High House’s opening hours, collect a trail workbook from the desk and then see if you can guess every book correctly! 

Open during the Ancient High House’s opening hours, 10am to 4pm. Free admission.