Things are really blooming at Willows Activity Farm this spring, as Tulleys Tulip Fields welcomes visitors for a second year. The venue, just outside London Colney, features more than 750,000 bulbs that will be flowering between now and mid-May. Shankar, Anika, Divya, Aradhya, Aditya, Ajith and Deepthy - all from St Albans...
One of the biggest floral attractions in the county is gearing up to open for a second year just outside St Albans this Friday. Tulleys Tulip Fields, based at Willows Activity Farm in London Colney, features more than 750,000 bulbs that will be flowering between now and-mid May. Stuart Beare, owner of...
The older lady came across to me where I was sitting, drinking coffee. “Do you want this?” she said, offering me a copy of that day’s newspaper. “A friend just gave this to me,” she explained, “but I can’t bear to open it. The news is just so awful every...
The London Colney Big Tree Plant has brought together a remarkable cross-section of the community for a powerful act of collective environmental action. Delivered by London Colney Parish Council and made possible thanks to £3,000 of funding from Hertfordshire County Council’s Environmental Improvement Grant, the project transformed parish council scrubland into...
There are two special events taking place back-to-back at Willows Activity Farm near London Colney over the Easter holidays.The 500 acre farm park's annual Easter Eggstravaganza runs from Saturday March 28 until Monday April 6, and features a host of newborn lambs, kid goats,baby bunnies and spring chicks every day.Director...
Tulips from Amsterdam will be in full bloom at Willows Activity Farm next month as one of the UK’s biggest floral visitor attractions returns for a second year. Tulleys Tulip Fields is scheduled to open on Friday April 3 and will be welcoming visitors until mid May. Stuart Beare, owner of Tulleys...
After years of uncertainty, it has finally been confirmed that city’s iconic Alban Arena is no longer under threat of demolition and is definitely here to stay. That was the top line takeaway from SADC leisure lead Cllr Helen Campbell at a catch-up looking at the district’s sports and theatre offering. The...
Lambing season is set to return to Willows Activity Farm this half term as the London Colney leisure attraction gets ready for its annual February Frolics event. The nine-day celebration of fleecy fun starts on Saturday February 14 and runs until Sunday February 22. Director Andrew Wolfe said: “Lambing is our first...
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum has now reopened following a £30,000 refurbishment of the café and Aeroshop. The café now includes fixtures and fittings from a BAe 146 and Trident, both built at the Hatfield factory, alongside new and enlarged shelving offering improved display of clothing, model kits, books and memorabilia. The...
St Albans Liberal Democrats have been accused of brazenly attempting to claim credit for a U-turn over charging at London Colney’s Haseldine Road car park. This week Cllr Tony Lillico, Lib Dem chair of London Colney Parish Council and district councillor for the village, announced overwhelming support for plans to transfer...
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