Bishop's Stortford Tourist Information Centre

26/05/2026

23/05/2026

Live Music This Weekend
Fri 22nd - BlueSky Acoustic Duo
Sat 22rd - Johnny B
From 9pm

19/05/2026

15/05/2026

Purple Flag Success!
Congratulations to the BID and everyone involved in achieving Purple Flag success - recognising the town centre as a safe, welcoming and vibrant place to enjoy after dark. A fantastic achievement for the whole community.

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We are delighted to announce Bishop’s Stortford has been awarded Purple Flag status by the ATCM, the international accreditation for a safe, welcoming and vibrant night-time economy. It follows our paperwork submission in January and overnight audit on 6/7th March. A fantastic accolade and one fo...

12/05/2026

🚨This Saturday 16th🚨
We will be returning to the Market serving our delicious pizza. Here’s our menu but you can have any pizza for just £7 if you pre order in advance. This offer is to help us promote our business and get the name out there. Send your orders through, this is a limited offer🍕

08/05/2026

We’re inviting traders to be part of our upcoming Farmers & Crafts Market on North Street, Bishop’s Stortford this 6th June!

This is a great opportunity to showcase your products to a people who love discovering and buying local. From handmade crafts and artisan goods to fresh produce and independent creations, we’re building a market that celebrates everything local and unique.

Whether you’re an established trader or just starting out, we’d love to have you join us and be part of a growing market community.

We also have gazebo and table hire available, making it easy to set up and trade on the day.

As a special introductory, one-off offer for Farmers & Crafts traders on this date, we are offering a reduced rate of £10 per stall, or £19.50 including gazebo hire. Please note this offer applies only to the 6th June market and is limited to traders joining us on this occasion.

If you are interested in taking up a pitch for this opportunity, please get in touch for availability and booking details, and we would be happy to share further information.

08/05/2026

Residents and visitors in Bishop’s Stortford are advised that temporary road closures and traffic restrictions will be in place on Sunday 24th May due to the Bishop’s Stortford Running Festival taking place across the town centre, Castle Park, Sworders Field and Grange Paddocks.

The event is expected to bring increased footfall and traffic disruption throughout the morning and early afternoon, with 5K, 10K and Half Marathon races taking place across the town.

According to event organisers, roads marked in red will be closed between 6:00am and 2:00pm, with access managed where possible and roads reopening as soon as it is safe to do so.

Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead, allow extra travel time and consider alternative routes where possible.

Full details, including affected roads and timings, can be found here: https://www.bsrunfest.com/traffic-restrictions

Please note this event is organised independently and is not run by Bishop’s Stortford Town Council.

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