We welcome the Buckinghamshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers to the Museum, along with Museum lace making demonstrations on Sunday 20 May to provide visitors with the chance to try out spinning, weaving and lace making using traditional methods.

Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.

In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors.

Shepherd Steve Stone brings his sheep dogs Moss and young trainee sheep dog, Ted, to the Museum to demonstrate their amazing skills. Come along and see these wonderful dogs in action with the Museum's own flock of pedigree Oxford Downs, a rare breed of sheep traditional to the Chilterns area.

Saturday
12.00 pm & 3.00 pm

Sunday
1.30 pm & 3.00 pm

Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.

In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors.

An opportunity to experience the old sport of hoop racing on the Village Green. Using traditional iron hoops, parts of which were made in the Museum's Forge, visitors will be shown the skills required and then have the opportunity to take part in races using the Museum hoop collection.

Saturday
11.00 am – 4.00 pm Races on the Village Green

Sunday
11.00 am – 2.30 pm Heats – knock out competitions around an obstacle course
3.00 pm - 4.00 pm Grand Finals around the finals obstacle course

Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.

In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors.

An exciting opportunity for visitors to meet Viking and Saxon warriors and civilians in a living history encampment.

Find out about the armour, helmets, shields and weapons used by Vikings and Saxons soldiers. Watch combat displays and try on some of the soldiers armour. Civilians will also be on hand to demonstrate the Saxon and Viking way of life with food and cooking and popular games of the time.

* places are limited to 12 children per session and will be booked on a first come first served basis at the living history camp. This activity is suitable for children aged between 7 and 12 years old.

Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.

In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors.

Join us for hands-on fun for all the family every week day (from 12.00 pm until 4.00 pm) of the summer holidays.

Monday
Victorian kitchen
Tuesday
1940s Washday
Wednesday
Roman lamp making
Thursday
Rag rug making
Friday
Victorian kitchen

Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.

In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors.