Stansted Summer Festival
27th - 28th June 2026
Now in its sixth year, the Stansted Summer Festival is a well-established capstone event for the Stansted Park estate, which goes ahead because of the generous support of our sponsors.
Presenting a weekend of family fun and entertainment for all ages including the largest meeting of Napoleonic Reenactors in Europe – bringing live battles and displaying exciting drills, lots of incredible music on the South Lawn, a wide range of food and drink for all tastes, a lively Family Area with Punch & Judy, Magic Shows, Circus Skills, Lawn Games, Tennis and more, fantastic displays from the Field Gun Sport team, Archery, Tractor-Trailer rides around the Estate, plus entry to the Yew Maze and the Stansted Light Railway.
A word from our Sponsors
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''George Ide LLP is an independent full-service law firm offering a comprehensive range of specialised legal advice, both to individual clients and businesses. They believe in providing a professional service of the highest quality, tailored to meet your specific needs at a reasonable cost, and make a real commitment to hold your best interests at the heart of everything they do.''
''Snows Toyota is proud to support the Stansted Summer Park Festival.
Our Chichester and Waterlooville dealerships offer a wide range of Toyota vehicles designed to suit everyday life including dependable family favourites and smart, practical options for businesses. Every Toyota is built with the quality, reliability and forward‑thinking engineering the brand is known for.
We pride ourselves on having a welcoming, knowledgeable team who are committed to making every part of the motoring journey straightforward and enjoyable, with everything from sales to servicing available under one roof.''
''At Snows BYD, we proudly represent the fast‑growing BYD brand across the South Coast, with dealerships in Berkshire, Devon, Hampshire and West Sussex. From Southampton to Portsmouth, Honiton to Chichester, our locations are perfectly placed to help you begin, or enhance your electric vehicle journey.
BYD is redefining electric mobility with advanced technology, exceptional performance, and outstanding value. When you explore the range, you’ll find innovative engineering, intelligent design and impressive efficiency - all delivered at a competitive price. Every new BYD model offers a high‑quality driving experience that makes switching to electric both exciting and affordable.''
''Busted Networks is an IT firm in Hampshire and West Sussex with 27 years’ experience. We support small to medium sized enterprises. We provide high quality IT support in the way of Email Support, Security risk assessments, 24/7 Monitoring for viruses/spam, etc., Cloud Support, New Installations at Office/Home Office, Scheduled Maintenance, Backup and Recovery, Emergency Support when the unforeseen occurs, and almost any other IT job you can think of. We have a loyal customer base with almost a hundred percent client retention rate!''
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''Crossmeads are an independent lettings-only specialist located on the South Coast. With one office and a dedicated team of nine, we maintain streamlined communication, ensuring every detail is managed efficiently and nothing is missed.
Why Choose US? Crossmeads offers an award-winning property management service across the South Coast. Our in-depth knowledge of the lettings sector allows us to provide a thorough and professional service to landlords and investors alike.
Buy-to-let investors regularly rely on the advice and reports we provide when purchasing property, and every member of our team has the expertise to guide them on all aspects of their investment.''
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''Founded in 1896 and headquartered in London, our global business is one of the world's leading independent real estate consultancies. The UK firm plays an integral part in bringing our network of experts together to provide personalised, clear and considered advice across all areas of property.
Through our deep understanding of key markets and sectors — both emerging and established — we're dedicated to meeting your property goals. Our culture of high performance and genuine passion allows us to strike the right balance — and that makes all the difference.'
Marsh Plant Hire Limited supply a wide range of mobile cranes and contractor's general plant hire, throughout the South and Midlands. Our depot network services an operational area roughly encompassed by a triangle with the corners at Brighton, Exeter and Northampton.
Our modern fleet of cranes and contractor's general plant is supplied to our clients by a highly motivated team of dedicated staff from our depots in Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Our staff will always be happy to assist you with the right choice of crane or general plant.
'As proud sponsors of the event last year, we’re delighted to be supporting it once again. For more than 160 years, we’ve been serving our communities with high‑quality drinking water, and we remain committed to helping customers use water wisely through meaningful engagement.
With our region officially designated as water stressed, it’s more important than ever that we all play our part in protecting our precious water resources. Events like this give us a fantastic opportunity to connect with people, raise awareness, and share our commitment to safeguarding local water sources for the future.'
NFU Mutual New Forest, Isle of Wight and Bournemouth: We’re a friendly, local team with offices in the New Forest, Isle of Wight and Bournemouth, and we’re proud to support the Stansted Park Summer Festival for another year. We take pride in providing insurance built around real conversations, genuine relationships, and a clear understanding of what matters most to you. One size doesn’t fit all, which is why we offer protection that feels personal.
Whether you’re running a business, looking after your home, or working the countryside, we’re here to help with practical support when it really matters. With specialist teams and our own in‑house claims service, you can count on us to be there when you need us, delivering insurance that works as hard as you do.
Douglas Briggs Partnership have assisted the Stansted Park Foundation by obtaining the necessary planning and/or listed building consents for projects including:-
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enhancing the circulation and visitor experience at Stansted House by reinstating a historic ground floor doorway.
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the repair and restoration of “Middle Lodge” at the northern entrance to the Estate
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refurbishment, alteration and extension of other residential estate properties
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the reuse of an estate building as a Physiotherapy practice
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repairs to the brickwork walls surrounding the Listed Walled Garden and assisted organizing the works
We are designing enhancements to the maze courtyard including two new commercial units and a veranda extension to the farm shop.
We are Architects and Town Planners who specialize in conservation. To learn what else we do visit
At Carpenter Box, our thinking starts with you. Your success is our passion, and our team are committed to understanding your goals to help you achieve them. Our great business advice is based on having the right people who know how to provide solutions, develop trust and build long-term relationships.
We are an award-winning sector-focused firm of Chartered Accountants, Tax and Business Advisers. Our 250+ strong team are based in South East England with offices in Worthing, Crawley, Brighton, Chichester, Portsmouth, Lewes and London. To serve you better, we are organised into specialist business groups. This allows us to offer a comprehensive range of services to businesses and private clients in the South East and beyond.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, an MD or FD of a large business, or an owner-manager running an established business, we will work with you to help you become tax efficient, increase your profitability and look after your personal finances.