The English Festival returns to Riverside Country Park, Lower Rainham Road ME7 2XH on Saturday 20th April, between 11:00am and 5:00pm. The fun packed FREE festival marks St George’s Day with activities celebrating iconic English traditions.
The beach is back
This year the beach will be back so bring your bucket and spade and get ready for a range of traditional English seaside activities.
There’s plenty of cultural, historical and beach themed activities including: pirate workshops, building sandcastles, a helter skelter, shire horse displays, donkey rides, a bandstand, steam engines and tractors. George and the Dragon will also walk around the festival meeting visitors, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!
The festival falls on Easter weekend so get ready for Easter egg hunts and much more!
Getting there
Park & Ride
£1 per Person (return). Children under 16 go FREE. From Greenwich University - look out for the yellow Park & Ride signs - running from 10:00am to 6:00pm.
Park & Walk
£3 per vehicle at Bloors Wharf (bottom of Bloors Lane, off Lower Rainham Road) and enjoy a pleasant 15 minute walk to the event along the river path.
Parking On-site
£5 (limited spaces available). Parking will be primarily for blue badge holders.
Look out for local roadsigns or check online for details of this year's parking arrangements. Riverside Country Park is covered under the Medway bus routes, however, the Saturday bus service does not enter the country park site.
