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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend in Haverhill
10 picks around Haverhill, from 9 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
25–26 July Near Haverhill
Not every listing gets a golden ticket
We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.
Happening Saturday 25 July to Sunday 26 July.
Picked for Haverhill, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.
Our 10 picks near Haverhill
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2Parish Communion - every 4th Sunday at 11am
A Communion or morning prayer service with hymns using modern service sheets
9.4 milesSun 26 Jul11:00
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3Cambridge Summer Music: Festival Finale Celebrating the legacy of the Boyd Neel Orchestra
at Saffron Hall
The Cambridge Summer Music Festival comes to a close with a fitting finale of music for string orchestra
9.7 milesSat 25 Jul20:30
4Cambridge Summer Music Festival Finale: London Mozart Players
at Saffron Hall
The Cambridge Summer Music Festival comes to a close with a fitting finale of music for string orchestra
9.7 milesSat 25 Jul20:30
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6Evensong
at Saint Peter, Little Thurlow
Traditional service of Evensong according to the Book of Common Prayer.
4.3 milesSun 26 Jul18:00
7Evensong
at All Saints (Little Bradley Parish Church)
Traditional service of Evensong according to the Book of Common Prayer.
4.9 milesSun 26 Jul18:00
8Evensong
at St Mary (Great Bradley Parish Church)
Traditional service of Evensong according to the Book of Common Prayer.
5.6 milesSun 26 Jul18:00
9Sunday School
0.9 milesSun 26 Jul10:00
10Fun Kids Science Quest – Live
Book tickets for Fun Kids Science Quest - Live! at J2 at Cambridge Junction. Prepare to be wowed as the hugely popular Fun Kids Science Quest comes to Cambridge! Fun Kids radio presenter Dan Simpson brings the weirdest and coolest stuff in science to the stage, making it more fun than it's ever been in any classroom! With hilarious experiments, exciting guests and games, Dan takes young audiences on a one hour journey into how the world works - and beyond! Join Dan and special guests Dr Matthew Bothwell and Dr Andrew Farrer from Cambridge Science Centre for a show that is truly out of this world! Matthew Bothwell is the Public Astronomer at The University of Cambridge, an experienced science communicator and science writer. He has published three popular astronomy books for both adults and children: The Great Alien Hunt (2025, DK), Astrophysics for Supervillains (2024, DK), and The Invisible Universe: Why There’s More to Reality than Meets the Eye (2021, Oneworld). Matthew gives public lectures (past venues include the Royal Institution, New Scientist, the Royal Astronomical Society, and the British Astronomical Association), and his science writing has appeared in New Scientist, The Daily Beast, Aeon magazine, The Guardian, Writer's Digest, and more.
15.4 milesSun 26 Jul
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