Easter Holidays
Tuesday 5 April - Friday 16 April |
How we used to live
5 - 9 April |
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.
| Tuesday |
The Celtic home |
| Wednesday |
Make do and mend |
| Thursday |
Rag rug making |
| Friday |
Take part in a traditional washday* |
Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.
*this activity may change due to inclement weather.
In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors. |
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Building the past
11 - 16 April |
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 |
Traditional brick making |
| Tuesday |
Build a barn |
| Wednesday |
Building Blocks |
| Thursday |
Building Blocks |
| Friday |
Traditional brick making |
Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.
In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors. |
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Half Term
Tuesday 1 June - Friday 4 June |
Woodland Wonders
1 - 4 June |
Join us for family fun in our woodland every weekday (from 12.00 pm until 4.00 pm). Activities each day will include going on a mini-beast safari, making shelters and exploring the woodlands.
Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.
In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors. |
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Summer Holidays
Monday 26 July - Wednesday 1 September |
Wednesday 21 - 23 July |
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.
| Wednesday 21 July |
Discover what is living in our wildlife pond near Northolt Barn |
| Thursday 22 July |
Make your own traditional toy at Thame Vicarage Room |
| Friday 23 July |
Traditional washday at Amersham Prefab |
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Houses and Homes
26 - 30 July |
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 26 July |
Join in the 1940s washday at Amersham Prefab |
| Tuesday 27 July |
Make your own Victorian herb packets at High Wycombe Toll House |
| Wednesday 28 July |
Make your own Tudor soap balls at Thame Vicarage Room |
| Thursday 29 July |
Life in the Iron Age at the Iron Age House |
| Friday 30 July |
Make do and Mend at Amersham Prefab |
Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.
In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors. |
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Chiltern crafts
2 - 6 August |
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 2 August |
Find out what it was like to work in a Victorian brickyard at Didcot Cart Shed
Try your hand at felt making at Thame Vicarage Room
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Tuesday 3 August
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Be a spider man and help assemble a Windsor chair at the High Wycombe Furniture Factory
Make your own rag rug at Thame Vicarage Room |
| Wednesday 4 August |
Make your own enamel jewellery at Thame Vicarage Room
Make a straw plait as Caroline used to at Leagrave Cottages |
| Thursday 5 August |
Find out what it was like to work in a Victorian brickyard at Didcot Cart Shed
Make your own rag rug at Thame Vicarage Room |
| Friday 6 August |
Be a spider man and help assemble a Windsor chair at the High Wycombe Furniture Factory
Try your hand at needlework at Thame Vicarage Room |
Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.
In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors. |
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Woodland Explorers
9 - 10 August |
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.
Woodland Explorers near the High Wycombe Toll House - go on a bug hunt, build a shelter or just have an adventure in our woodland.
Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.
In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors. |
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Victorian childhood
16 - 20 August |
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 16 August |
Make a straw plait as Caroline used to at Leagrave Cottages |
| Tuesday 17 August |
Make your own butter at the Victorian farmyard |
| Wednesday 18 August |
What was it like to be on a Victorian farm? |
| Thursday 19 August |
Find out what it was like to work in a Victorian brickyard at Didcot Cart Shed |
| Friday 20 August |
Take part in a Victorian school room at Thame Vicarage Room
12.00 pm,
1.00 pm,
2.30 pm &
3.30 pm |
Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.
In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors. |
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Fun with Tommy & Jane
23 - 27 August |
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 23 August |
Make your own 1940s toys at Thame Vicarage Room
Make rationing treats at Amersham Prefab |
| Tuesday 24 August |
Make your own flowers at Amersham Prefab
Defend the Home Front at Thame Vicarage Room
12.00 pm,
1.00 pm,
2.30 pm &
3.30 pm |
| Wednesday 25 August |
Find out what it was like to be an evacuee at Thame Vicarage Room
12.00 pm,
1.00 pm,
2.30 pm &
3.30 pm
Make rationing treats at Amersham Prefab |
| Thursday 26 August |
Make your own 1940s toys at Thame Vicarage Room
Have a go at French Knitting at Amersham Prefab |
| Friday 27 August |
Find out what it was like to be an evacuee at Thame Vicarage Room
12.00 pm,
1.00 pm,
2.30 pm &
3.30 pm
Make your own doll at Amersham Prefab |
Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.
In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors. |
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Be a Builder
31 August - 1 September |
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.
| Tuesday 31 August |
Build a barn at Arborfield Barn |
| Wednesday 1 September |
Traditional brick making at Didcot Cart Shed |
| Thursday 2 September |
Build a barn at Arborfield Barn |
| Friday 3 September |
Traditional brick making at Didcot Cart Shed |
Normal Museum admission prices apply.
Candle making available - additional charges apply.
In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors. |
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October Half Term
Monday 25 October - Friday 29 October |
Spooky Fun Week
25 - 29 October |
Join us for hands-on fun for all the family for the October half term (from 12.00 pm until 4.00 pm).
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Friday 29 October
There will be no family activities during the day and the Museum will close at 4.00 pm due to preparations for the evening Halloween Spectacular event.
Wood End Cafe will be operating from a marquee in the Village Green on Friday 30 October from 11.00 am - 2.00 pm.
Normal Museum admission prices apply.
In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors. |
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