Eco Fest 2025
Hertford Town Council is delighted to be hosting Eco Fest at Hertford Castle as part of a wider programme of townwide sustainability events. These events are designed to raise awareness of the small changes we can all make to reduce our carbon footprint, while protecting and enhancing our natural environment. The Council is looking forward to uniting Hertford in this vital and positive communal purpose.
Find out about last years Eco Fest here:
Hertford Food Swap, meeting at BEAM Theatre
Saturday 3rd May starting at 10:30am
Join the Hertford Food Swap on the first Saturday of the month, 10:30am-11:30am, on the ground floor of BEAM. Meet other foodies, share your love of food & take home produce lovingly made, brewed or grown!
Pinehurst Community Event, meeting at Pinehurst Community Centre
Sunday 4th May starting at 1pm
Join Kingsmead Resident's Association for an afternoon of activities including tidying up the Community Garden and litter picking around Pinehurst. Come along for an opportunity to eet your neighbours and chat to local groups and charities. Meet at Pinehurst Community Centre before each activity.
1.00pm: Community Garden tidy up
2.00pm: Litterpick around Pinehurst
3:00pm: Refreshments and social at Pinehurst Community Centre
Click here to visit the KRA website and here to visit the KRA Facebook.
Hertfordshire Health Walk, Hartham Common
Sunday 4th May at 2pm
Enjoy the local green spaces are Hartham Common with FREE Hertfordshire Health Walks led by friendly volunteers!
Meet by the bench near Hartham Leisure Centre, Hertford, SG14 1QR.
(Toilets and refreshments are available to purchase in the Leisure Centre.)
Walk Grade 3-4.
Volunteer Day, Lovely Grub Community Garden
Sunday 4th May from 3pm-5pm
Do you like gardening, food and friendship? Come along to the Lovely Grub Community Garden's volunteer day!
Meet alongside 81 Sele Road / Campshill, SG14 1NQ
Hertford Library, Children's Eco Trail
Hertford Library, Dolphin Yard, Maidenhead Street, Hertford, SG14 1DR
Details to be confirmed shortly.
Churchyard Trails, St Mary's Church
All week and beyond!
St Mary's Eco Church Group has created two trails at St Mary's Church, a churchyard trail with reflections on nature and a children's tree quest. Download one, or both, packs and start exploring the nature in the churchyard today!
St Mary's Church, St Marys Lane, Hertford, SG14 2LD
Find more information on both trails, and links to download resources, here.
FInd out more about St Mary's Church here.
Hertfordshire Health Walk, Bengeo and Waterford Marsh
Tuesday 6th May at 10am
Enjoy the countryside and local green spaces with FREE Hertfordshire Health Walks led by friendly volunteers!
Meet on the grassed area opposite the shops on The Avenue, near the junction with Cowper Crescent, SG14 3DU. (Join us for a cuppa afterwards in the Secret Garden Café.)
Walk Grade 3-4.
North Road Cycling Club Bike Ride, meeting at Hertford Castle.
Wednesday 7th May, meeting at 10:30am
As part of the Hertford Eco Fest, there will be an almost traffic-free 8 km bike ride via Sustrans Route 61 from Hertford to Ware and back. Meet at 10.30 at Hertford Castle (back entrance facing the lawn), depart 10.45 and ride to Ware Cafe (by St. Marys Church).
Riders coming from another direction, or missing the start of the ride in Hertford, are welcome to meet us at about 11.10 at the cafe in Ware.
*Riders to sign up at their own risk at the start of the ride. Wear a crash helmet, bring a spare inner tube for your bike and money (cash) for coffee & cake (Ware Cafe is cash only and does not accept cards).*
Hertfordshire Health Walk, Hertford and Hartham Common
Wednesday 7th May at 10:15am
Enjoy the local green spaces around Hertford and Hartham Common with a FREE Hertfordshire Health Walk led by friendly volunteers!
Meet at the fountain outside Café Nero/The White Hart pub on Salisbury Square, Hertford, SG14 1BE. (Join us for a cuppa afterwards at Mudlark’s Café.)
Walk grade 1.
Hertfordshire Health Walk, Sele Farm
Thursday 8th May at 10am
Enjoy the local green spaces around Sele Farm with a FREE Hertfordshire Health Walk led by friendly volunteers!
Meet on grassed area outside the shops, Fleming Crescent / Tudor Way, Hertford, SG14 2DJ. (Join us for a cuppa afterwards at the Sele Community Hub at Fleming Crescent shops, where toilets are available, or outside Simmons in good weather.)
Walk Grade: First Steps (Suitable for wheelchair and buggy users)
OCEAN with David Attenborough, Screening at BEAM
Thursday 8th May at 8pm
OCEAN with David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean.
The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing. Screening in cinemas with theatrically exclusive footage.
Screening is at BEAM, The Wash, Hertford, SG14 1PS
Click here to find out more and to book tickets.
Thieves Lane Community Garden, Volunteer Day
Saturday 10th May at 2pm
Junction of Bentley Rd/Windsor Drive, Hertford, United Kingdom
Seasonally appropriate gardening tasks, with a friendly and welcoming group of regular volunteers. No experience necessary as guidance can be given if needed. Tools can be made available for use but if you have them, gardening gloves are highly recommended. Volunteers on site from 2pm - 4pm. In the case of extreme weather please check the Thieves Lane Community Garden Facebook page.
Hertford Eco Fest is here!
Designed to raise awareness of the small changes we can all make to reduce our carbon footprint, while protecting and enhancing our natural environment, Hertford Town Council is looking forward to hosting it's first ever Eco Fest; a wonderful community event that will be lots of fun for the whole family, uniting Hertford in this vital and positive communal purpose.
This FREE event will be held at Hertford Castle on Sunday 11th May from 12 noon till 4.00pm. Visitors will be able to enjoy a variety of fun activities on the main lawn including:
- Garden Games
- Smoothie Bike - pedal to make your own smoothie!
- E-bike display - test ride with Highway Cycles.
- Live entertainment from local musicians plus live pop-up theatre with 'William Wormsworth and Wormarie" storytelling sessions:
- Information and education around money saving ideas and carbon reduction suggestions.
- Talks and workshops covering the benefits of repairs, composting and much more!
- Food & Drink
Plus, head inside the Castle for the following:
- Hertford Eco Quilt
- Climate Café
- With Integrity
Full details of this event can be found here.
On the day...
OCEAN with David Attenborough, Screening at BEAM
Thursday 8th May at 8pm
OCEAN with David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. Screening in cinemas with theatrically exclusive footage.
This screening will be followed by a talk from Prof. Viv Jones, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Change at UCL, examining the success of recent monitoring and restoration efforts on the River Beane, a local but globally rare chalk stream.
Click here to find out more and to book tickets.
After Eco Fest...
Hertfordshire Health Walk, Sele Farm and Pansanger
Monday 12th May at 10am
Enjoy the countryside and local green spaces with FREE Hertfordshire Health Walks led by friendly volunteers!
Meet on grassed area outside the shops, Fleming Crescent / Tudor Way, Hertford, SG14 2DJ. Toilets are available at the Sele Community Hub at Fleming Crescent shops before the walk.
Walk Grade 2 and 3-4.
Plant Sale, All Saints' Church
Saturday 17th May at 10am
Pop over to All Saints' Church and browse through the plants available!
All Saints' Church, Queen's Road, Hertford, SG13 8AY
OCEAN with David Attenborough, Screening at BEAM
Thursday 21st May at 6pm
OCEAN with David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean.
The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing. Screening in cinemas with theatrically exclusive footage.
Screening is at BEAM, The Wash, Hertford, SG14 1PS
Learn more about last years Eco Fest here!