A two day festival of performance, art, music, food and drink set against the magnificent backdrop of Waddesdon Manor. Summer Fest is Inspired by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild’s annual garden party – The Baron’s Treat. Ferdinand also hosted his ‘Saturday to Monday’ house parties at Waddesdon and the Manor became synonymous with lavish entertaining. [...]
Celebrate nature with the UK’s leading land and nature-based artists this May half-term at Waddesdon Manor. Art in Nature is a new and unique event that brings together leading land and environmental artists from across the UK to create and showcase new works inspired by and created in the beautiful grounds at Waddesdon. [...]
Head down to the farm for a fun family day out this Father's Day weekend! Enjoy close encounters with our rare breed farm animals, learn about birds of prey in our daily display and enjoy a stroll around our 44 acres of beautiful Buckinghamshire countryside. Dad's and Grandad's go FREE* on Saturday 14 and [...]
Thursday 10 July 2025 Join our Keeper of Natural History, Mike Palmer who will be talking about ‘Buckinghamshire’s Historic and Noteworthy trees.’ A look at some of our local trees, past and present, that have become treasured individuals in the landscape on account of their great age or links to people and events. [...]
Thursday 12 June – “The mysteries of Yewden Roman villa” Excavated over 100 years ago, this fascinating site near the Thames, produced some very unusual evidence -dozens of writing implements, industrial scale corn processing facilities, and almost 100 newborn burials. Explore the evidence, and ponder the questions with Brett Thorn, Keeper of Archaeology. [...]
Thursday 8 May – Why is there an Egyptian collection at Discover Bucks Museum? Today Egyptian antiquities can be found scattered across museum collections worldwide resulting from colonial collecting practices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Discover Bucks Museum is no exception and holds around 400 objects from ancient Egypt. This [...]
Discover the Wonders of Space with hands-on fun activities for the whole family this May Half Term including space science, space puppets and space sculpture plus lots more! Space Sculptures - Friday 30 May Sculpt your own space-creature out of clay to take home £5 per participant Timings: 10am – 3pm Suitable for [...]
Discover the Wonders of Space with hands-on fun activities for the whole family this May Half Term including space science, space puppets and space sculpture plus lots more! Space Mobiles - Thursday 29 May Make a space mobile to hang up at home £4 per participant Timings: 10am – 3pm Suitable for ages [...]
Discover the Wonders of Space with hands-on fun activities for the whole family this May Half Term including space science, space puppets and space sculpture plus lots more! Space Puppets - Wednesday 28 May Design your own scary space monster puppet £4 per participant Timings: 10am – 3pm Suitable for ages 3+ Buy [...]
Discover the Wonders of Space with hands-on fun activities for the whole family this May Half Term including space science, space puppets and space sculpture plus lots more! Space Suncatchers - Tuesday 27 May Make a space-themed suncatcher £4 per participant Timings: 10am – 3pm Suitable for ages 3+ Buy Tickets [...]
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