Stansted Summer Festival

Head to Stansted Park to enjoy its 6th annual Summer Festival – an eclectic weekend of family fun, quirky entertainment and a little bit of the eccentric, all set within a quintessential English country estate.Marvel at the Napoleonic Reenactors and experience the thrill of battle as a 2000-strong army of reenactors demonstrates cavalry charges and musketry drills.

Between the reenactments, you can stroll through their living history camp and discover what life was like for those fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.Feeling competitive? Get together with your family and friends and enjoy traditional garden games and mini golf before having a go at archery.Plus, browse the selection of food and drink vendors and treat yourself to something tasty before relaxing back on a deckchair and taking in performances from one of the singers or bands.Inside the Edwardian mansion you can explore the family seat of the Earls of Bessborough and enjoy a true 'Upstairs, Downstairs' experience.