Eco Fest

Following the cancellation last year, due to bad weather, Hertford Eco Fest will be back in 2025!

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, as part of a wider programme of Hertford town-wide sustainability events: Hertford Eco Fest Listings.

On the 11th May at the Castle, visitors will be able to enjoy a variety of fun activities on the main lawn including:

•  Garden Games
•  Junk Modelling
•  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.
•  Live talks and workshop space covering the benefits of repairs, sustainable baking, composting and the importance of bees to  the environment.
•  Craft Stalls 
•  Food & Drink

Plus, head inside the Castle for the following:

• Hertford Eco Quilt; a community artwork with textile artist Ghislaine Peart
• Climate Café; a community led network exploring feelings about Climate change
• With Integrity; how you can contribute positive emissions of a different kind to the environment  

Click here for full event programme

   Alongside the event, BEAM will be showing OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH at 2pm, which takes viewers on a breath taking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean! 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. For more information and to book your ticket please click below: 

BEAM Film and Talk Tickets - BUY NOW!

Event Sponsors

Hertford Town Council kindly thanks NCS for their support as Eco Fest event sponsor.

NCS is an established leader in a fast-moving and competitive industry, providing expert plumbing and heating solutions to customers all across the South East. Based in Hertford, NCS expanded into Renewable Energy and other energy efficiency products, enabling them to offer customers a wide range of additional services.

Event Information 

Location 

Hertford Castle, Castle Street, SG14 1HR

Entry information 

The event is FREE of charge to attend, you are however welcome to donate to the Mayor of Hertford’s Charity Appeal Fund, which this year is supporting Hertford and District Guides & Citizens Advice East Herts. 

The Castle grounds can be accessed by foot at any of the following pedestrian gates: Castle Street, St Andrew Street Car Park, Main Castle Gate off The Wash or through the Moat Garden on Castle Street.

Travelling to the Event

Hertford Town Council declared a Climate Emergency in July 2023 and has committed to taking action to protect human health and our natural world to the maximum extent its powers allow. We therefore encourage people to come to our events by public or active transport. The two Hertford railway stations, Hertford North and Hertford East, are a short walk from the Castle, and bus services are available to the Wash and Hertford bus station. Please visit National Rail for live train times and Intalink for bus routes.

Parking

There is no parking at Hertford Castle (including disabled) but there are a number of car parks close to the Castle. Please click here to download a map of the local car parks. 

Amenities 

Toilets are located to the side of the main lawn on the footpath by the Ashley Webb Shelter. 

Accessible toilets & baby changing facilities are available inside the castle, please speak to a volunteer on the door for access. 

First aid will be provided by St John's Ambulance and will be located by the Ashley Webb shelter.

Dogs are welcome, however they must be kept on a lead at all times and we kindly ask that dog waste is picked up and put in the bins provided.

The nearest Changing Places toilet is located in the foyer area of BEAM, The Wash. There is step free access from the main entrance to the Changing Places. Please be advised that the Changing Places does not have a permanent attendant. For further information please get in touch HERE.