Shuttleworth is excited to announce its Events & More season of wider events set to take place in 2025. From their hugely popular seasonal markets and wedding shows to a behind-the-scenes look at the engineering workshop, and an all-important Easter Bunny airborne arrival, there really is something for all the family to enjoy. These events follow the previously announced 2025 air show season.
One of the Shuttleworth Collection’s most keenly anticipated annual events is the Engineering Open Workshop. This February weekend offers visitors a chance to get a look behind-the-scenes at what it takes to restore, rebuild, maintain and operate one of the world’s most extensive collections of working vintage agricultural exhibits, veteran and vintage vehicles, and aircraft from the earliest days of flight. With exhibits allowing visitors to look under the surface at some of these incredible machines, demonstrations, talks, and STEM activities for all ages, it promises to be an activity-packed weekend.
For a unique way to enjoy Easter weekend, families can catch the Easter Bunny flying into Shuttleworth in a fantastically quirky event. Let the children watch their favourite furry friend arrive in style before heading off on an Easter egg hunt through Swiss Garden,rounding off their visit with a chance to meet the Easter Bunny himself. And there will, of course, be chocolate.
For Father’s Day, the Collection gives lucky ticket holders the opportunity to take a seat in Shuttleworth’s very own Spitfire. As part of the experience, visitors can find out more about the history of this specific aircraft and get a great photo too.
Shuttleworth’s annual Scale Model Exhibition also returns for 2025, with plenty of keen modellers showcasing their work in the hope of taking home one of the many awards up for grabs.
Over at Shuttleworth House, 2025 starts off with the January Wedding Show. Whether they’re just starting their planning journey, or grabbing those last finishing touches for the big day, visitors can meet Shuttleworth’s trusted industry traders, take a tour of the venue hire possibilities on site, and make the most of the knowledge and experience of the Shuttleworth wedding team.
In February and April, Shuttleworth House opens its doors for a look back to when the Shuttleworth family lived there. Through guided tours, volunteers will help visitors to explore the space and explain what the House may have been like in its previous life. The ever-growing seasonal markets also return to Shuttleworth House. The Mother’s Day Market gives visitors plenty of ways to treat Mum while spending some much-deserved quality time together – who doesn’t love a bit of retail therapy? Then, the Summer Fete (including scale model elements as a new feature for 2025) offers visitors a vibrant summer day out with plenty of traders, catering and activities for all the family.
As part of the Events & More season, Shuttleworth proudly hosts external events from a range of organisations. Following the huge success of the first Murder at the Mansion event in 2024, RAW Theatre Productions will be back with another vintage murder mystery dining experience in February. For petrol heads, stretching over Shuttleworth’s sweeping parkland, the NSRA Hot Rod Supernationals are back in August. And then, for those who prefer steam power, in September, local favourites, Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre, return to the parkland with a huge exhibition event celebrating life at the turn of the 20th Century when steam was in its heyday.
Marc Boult, Head of Visitor Operations, said, “Shuttleworth has such a fantastic breadth of offer – from Weddings to our beautiful Swiss Garden, the House and Parkland – and it’s great to be able to showcase that through our Events & More season. For 2025, we’re excited to see some Shuttleworth staples, like the Engineering Open Workshop and Easter Bunny flying in, but also to see us building on the success of some of our other events, like our popular seasonal markets and Wedding Show. We hope that these events inspire new visitors to see what Shuttleworth has to offer, as well as encouraging our regular visitors to try something new on site. You’ll also need to watch this space for a few more exciting events that are yet to be announced.”
The Events & More season accompanies the previously announced 2025 Air Show season. To find out more about any upcoming events at http://www.shuttleworth.org/eventsShuttleworth, visit www.shuttleworth.org/events