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Join museum volunteer Denise Lindsay for a free walking tour to discover the hidden history of High Wycombe’s High Street.

Starting at Pann Mill at 10am, end ending at Wycombe Museum at approximately 11.30am.

Please book here to secure your place: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/domesday-to-our-day-history-in-our-high-street-5

This walking tour is free, but we are gladly accepting donations. You can make a donation below by naming your price as you book your place, or in the museum at the end of the tour.

Join Chiltern Rangers and Wycombe Museum to learn more about woodcutting, charcoal and the sawmills – and have a go yourself!

Understand more about coppicing and the making of charcoal, toast marshmallows on our fire in the grounds and use the charcoal to draw pictures of our beautiful trees. We will also explore the story of saw mills using objects from our chair-making collection to understand how the woods around Wycombe led to our most famous local industry.

Wycombe’s river, the river Wye, is the reason many of us are living in the town. Historically, its waters attracted people to the valley and by 1816, more than 30 mills were dotted along the Wye, grinding corn into flour, ‘fulling’ cloth, making paper, and sawing wood from the surrounding Chilterns’ woodland.

Need to know:

• Book a 75 minute slot to get hands on at Wycombe Museum!
• Suitable for families and individuals – under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
• This activity will take place at Wycombe Museum and involves charcoal, wood and gathering around a fire, so please dress for the weather and the activity!
• At Wycombe Museum there are toilets, a café and space to play in the grounds

Book your free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/timber-hands-on-charcoal-event-for-all-ages-tickets-579437632557

The mischievous Easter Bunny has hidden eggs around the museum garden! Help us find them all and claim your prize!

£3 per child with a chocolatey prize. No need to book – just drop by to take part.

Recommended for ages 4 – 11. Smaller ones are very welcome – they’ll just need a bit of extra help from a grown-up!

Available from Sunday 2nd April – Sunday 16th April during our standard opening hours, 10am – 4pm. Museum closed Mondays and Saturday.  Check our opening hours here.

An informal baby group in Wycombe Museum’s Windsor Chair Cafe, running every Tuesday.

Cub Cafe is free to join in and there’s no need to book. Just drop in, bring yourself and your little ones and get chatting with new friends. Older siblings are welcome too!

All are welcome.

Our cafe will be open for refreshments.

Learn all about bees and pollination, and make your own beeswax candle!

Recommended 4 – 11. Smaller ones are welcome but will need help.

Tickets £4 per child. Tickets not needed for accompanying adults. Pre-booking essential.

Sessions last 45 minutes – choose your time slot when you book tickets.

Friends get 10% off. Find out about becoming a Friend here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/become-a-friend

Sessions start at:

10.30 – 11.15am

11.45am – 12.30pm

1.15 – 2pm

2.30 – 3.15pm

Book your tickets here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/discover-make-all-about-bees-2

Learn all about bees and pollination, and make your own beeswax candle!

Recommended 4 – 11. Smaller ones are welcome but will need help.

Tickets £4 per child. Tickets not needed for accompanying adults. Pre-booking essential.

Sessions last 45 minutes – choose you time slot when you book tickets.

Friends get 10% off. Find out about becoming a Friend here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/become-a-friend

Sessions start at:

10.30 – 11.15am

11.45am – 12.30pm

1.15 – 2pm

2.30 – 3.15pm

Book your tickets here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/discover-make-all-about-bees

An opportunity for people of all ages to meet socially and share their stories of the past. Sessions are free, drop-in, and about an hour long.

There’s no need to book, free refreshments are provided, and all are welcome.

Each session will have a different theme.

An informal baby group in Wycombe Museum’s Windsor Chair Cafe, running every Tuesday.

Cub Cafe is free to join in and there’s no need to book. Just drop in, bring yourself and your little ones and get chatting with new friends. Older siblings are welcome too!

All are welcome.

Our cafe will be open for refreshments.

Discover all about straw plait and weave your own creations inspired by the Chilterns history of straw plaiting. This event is part of our Hidden Hands: Women and Work in the Chilterns exhibition programme, exploring women’s work in the Chilterns in 19th & 20th centuries.

Recommended 4 – 11. Smaller ones are welcome but will need help.

Tickets £4 per child. Tickets not needed for accompanying adults. Pre-booking essential.

Sessions last 45 minutes – choose you time slot when you book tickets.

Friends get 10% off. Find out about becoming a Friend here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/become-a-friend

Book your tickets here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/discover-make-plait-mad-2

Discover all about straw plait and weave your own creations inspired by the Chilterns history of straw plaiting. This event is part of our Hidden Hands: Women and Work in the Chilterns exhibition programme, exploring women’s work in the Chilterns in 19th & 20th centuries.

Recommended 4 – 11. Smaller ones are welcome but will need help.

Tickets £4 per child. Tickets not needed for accompanying adults. Pre-booking essential.

Sessions last 45 minutes – choose your time slot when you book tickets.

Friends get 10% off. Find out about becoming a Friend here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/become-a-friend

Sessions start at:

10.30 – 11.15am

11.45am – 12.30pm

1.15 – 2pm

2.30 – 3.15pm

Book your tickets here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/discover-make-plait-mad

Come and immerse yourself in the hidden oasis of Castle Hill House and see us dressed for a wedding. With all of our Partner Suppliers on site, our wedding fayre is the one stop shop for getting your big day sorted.

Take a tour with our wedding coordinator, see the site dressed, meet with Partner Suppliers as well as a whole host of other wedding businesses including bars, photographers, dress shop and more. It’s free to come along and there’s no need to book. Each couple will receive a complimentary glass of bubbles and a goodie bag.

Image by Shannon Lawford.

An informal baby group in Wycombe Museum’s Windsor Chair Cafe, running every Tuesday.

Cub Cafe is free to join in and there’s no need to book. Just drop in, bring yourself and your little ones and get chatting with new friends. Older siblings are welcome too!

All are welcome.

Our cafe will be open for refreshments.

Why has gin been known as Mother’s Ruin? To tie in with our Hidden Hands exhibition, this year’s Tasting History of Gin explores the on-off relationship between gin and women throughout history. What better way explore this history than to taste six premium gins, served with good quality tonic water, grazing boards and light-hearted history served alongside.

All of this year’s gins are either distilled in the Chilterns, or have a female head distiller – or both!

Book early to avoid disappointment. Bookings close at midday on Wednesday 19 April. Book here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/mothers-ruin-a-tasting-history-of-gin

State any dietary requirements in the ‘Additional Information’ box when booking. You can also let us know if you want to sit with friends who have booked separately – just let us know the name their tickets are booked under.

This event is 18 . Please leave your car at home.

Tickets £25. Get 10% as a Friend of Wycombe Museum.

Sponsored by Griffiths Brothers Distillery & Old Amersham Gin.

An informal baby group in Wycombe Museum’s Windsor Chair Cafe, running every Tuesday.

Cub Cafe is free to join in and there’s no need to book. Just drop in, bring yourself and your little ones and get chatting with new friends. Older siblings are welcome too!

All are welcome.

Our cafe will be open for refreshments.

Come along for stories, crafts and museum fun in this special time for 2 – 5 year olds. Each session is themed on a different story, rhyme or song!

Book tickets for attending children only – adults do not need tickets.

Tiny Talk Time runs every other Friday during Bucks school term time. Spring 2023 dates are:

• Friday 31st March
• Friday 28th April
• Friday 12th May
• Friday 26th May

On alternate weeks we run Fox & Cubs Forest School, an outdoor exploration and self-led play session for 18 month – 5 year olds. Find out more about our Toddler activities by checking our Events listings – you can filter at the top of the page.

An informal baby group in Wycombe Museum’s Windsor Chair Cafe, running every Tuesday.

Cub Cafe is free to join in and there’s no need to book. Just drop in, bring yourself and your little ones and get chatting with new friends. Older siblings are welcome too!

All are welcome.

Our cafe will be open for refreshments.

Exclusive after-hours access to our collections, led by experienced artist and tutor Jane Peacock.

Bring your own materials: we suggest pencils, fine line drawing pens and/ or charcoal, together with your choice of paper. If possible bring your own drawing board, or something to support your work on. A4 clip boards are available to borrow. A lightweight camp stool would also be helpful, if you have one.

In this session we will be exploring using tonal values. The evening will offer opportunities to join in with guided drawing and still lifes, or freedom to explore our galleries and choose our own subject matter.

£15 (booking ahead essential), includes tea, coffee and biscuits. Book here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/drawing-evening-4

For adults and children aged 14 . Suitable for all levels of experience, from complete beginners to experienced artists.

Part of our Art at the Museum series.

See Jane Peacock’s website.

An informal baby group in Wycombe Museum’s Windsor Chair Cafe, running every Tuesday.

Cub Cafe is free to join in and there’s no need to book. Just drop in, bring yourself and your little ones and get chatting with new friends. Older siblings are welcome too!

All are welcome.

Our cafe will be open for refreshments.

Come along for stories, crafts and museum fun in this special time for 2 – 5 year olds. Each session is themed on a different story, rhyme or song!

Book tickets for attending children only – adults do not need tickets. Book here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/tiny-talk-time-5

Tiny Talk Time runs every other Friday during Bucks school term time. Spring 2023 dates are:

• Friday 31st March
• Friday 28th April
• Friday 12th May
• Friday 26th May

On alternate weeks we run Fox & Cubs Forest School, an outdoor exploration and self-led play session for 18 month – 5 year olds. Find out more about our Toddler activities by checking our Events listings – you can filter at the top of the page

An informal baby group in Wycombe Museum’s Windsor Chair Cafe, running every Tuesday.

Cub Cafe is free to join in and there’s no need to book. Just drop in, bring yourself and your little ones and get chatting with new friends. Older siblings are welcome too!

All are welcome.

Our cafe will be open for refreshments.

Formerly a thriving local cottage industry and now an engaging hobby. Come along to celebrate the fascinating craft of lacemaking with us at our Bobbin Lace Taster Day!

• Meet local lacemakers, watch bobbin lace being made
• Try your hand at lacemaking on a pillow with guidance from an experienced lacemaker
• Learn about the history and heritage of Bucks bobbin lace.

More details and tickets available soon.

Part of our Hidden Hands: Women and Work in the Chilterns exhibition events programme.

Come along for stories, crafts and museum fun in this special time for 2 – 5 year olds. Each session is themed on a different story, rhyme or song!

Book tickets for attending children only – adults do not need tickets. Book here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/tiny-talk-time-6

Tiny Talk Time runs every other Friday during Bucks school term time. Spring 2023 dates are:

• Friday 31st March
• Friday 28th April
• Friday 12th May
• Friday 26th May

On alternate weeks we run Fox & Cubs Forest School, an outdoor exploration and self-led play session for 18 month – 5 year olds. Find out more about our Toddler activities by checking our Events listings – you can filter at the top of the page.

A children’s history and craft event inspired by the Chilterns history of lace making. This event is part of our Hidden Hands: Women and Work in the Chilterns exhibition programme, exploring women’s work in the Chilterns in 19th & 20th centuries.

Recommended 4 – 11. Smaller ones are welcome but will need help.

Tickets £4 per child. Tickets not needed for accompanying adults. Pre-booking essential.

Sessions last 45 minutes – choose your time slot when you book tickets.

Friends get 10% off. Find out about becoming a Friend here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/become-a-friend

Sessions start at:

• 10.30 – 11.15am
• 11.45am – 12.30pm
• 1.15 – 2pm
• 2.30 – 3.15pm

Book tickets here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/discover-make-threads-and-bobbins-2

A children’s history and craft event inspired by the Chilterns history of lace making. This event is part of our Hidden Hands: Women and Work in the Chilterns exhibition programme, exploring women’s work in the Chilterns in 19th & 20th centuries.

Recommended 4 – 11. Smaller ones are welcome but will need help.

Tickets £4 per child. Tickets not needed for accompanying adults. Pre-booking essential.

Sessions last 45 minutes – choose your time slot when you book tickets.

Friends get 10% off. Find out about becoming a Friend here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/become-a-friend

Sessions start at:

• 10.30 – 11.15am
• 11.45am – 12.30pm
• 1.15 – 2pm
• 2.30 – 3.15pm

Book tickets here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/discover-make-threads-and-bobbins

An opportunity for people of all ages to meet socially and share their stories of the past. 

This session is themed on the work of women past and present. Do you have memories of women in your family or community working in cottage craft industries, making lace, straw plait, tambour bead or chair seats? We’d love to hear about it.

Sessions are free, drop-in, and about an hour long.

There’s no need to book, free refreshments are provided, and all are welcome.

Each session will have a different theme.

Join archivist Daniel Williams to find hidden LGBTQ stories through the Buckinghamshire County Archives.

Archives are where memories are preserved and history is made. Buckinghamshire Archives preserves the county’s memory, but many of the stories it holds remain untold and undiscovered. These ‘hidden stories’ include the lives of LGBTQ people. This presentation will highlight some of the fascinating stories that have already been discovered in other archives, and examine some of the challenges of LGBTQ archival research.

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This talk is free to attend, but with a suggested donation of £5 per person. Donations to the Museum at point of booking or on the event date are much appreciated. Book here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/missing-stories-finding-lgbtq-voices-in-history

This talk was originally given during the Discover Bucks 2021 online Pride Month event series.

‘Sour Cherry Soup’, a new 45 minute one woman show tells the story of the changing landscapes and populations of the Chilterns, as well as how the history of cherries is also the history of Southern England, reflecting the richness of the landscape, past, present and future.

Written by playwright Sara Clifford for the Chalk, Cherries and Chairs Landscape Partnership Scheme, the show has been inspired by real stories of Chilterns people, gathered by Sara at creative workshops and discussions with community groups across the Chilterns. 

The stunning chalk landscape of the Chilterns is crisscrossed by historic pathways, hillforts and burial mounds, full of ancient woodland, hedgerows and chalk streams, with traces of human occupation going back at least 5000 years  – plus the cherry orchards, cultivated by generations of farmers plying the land, a bygone culture literally beneath our feet in the local towns and villages. 

But it’s also a contemporary landscape, a thriving environment that supports busy town populations and diverse communities, as well as glorious walks across the hills and a fragile ecosystem of protected plants and animals. Join us to dive into the Chilterns in a way you may not have experienced before!

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More information and tickets coming soon.

Join Chiltern Rangers and Wycombe Museum to learn more about the process of milling grain into flour, and have a go yourself!

This is the final event in a four-part series on milling on the RIver Wye in High Wycombe. In this installment, we’ll be exploring the story of the earliest kind of mills – corn mills.

Wycombe’s river, the river Wye, is the reason many of us are living in the town. Historically, its waters attracted people to the valley and by 1816, more than 30 mills were dotted along the Wye, grinding corn into flour, ‘fulling’ cloth, making paper, and sawing wood from the surrounding Chilterns’ woodland.

More information and tickets coming soon.

The Museum’s summer exhibition Hidden Hands: Women and Work in the Chilterns focuses on the little-known history of the lives of women working in Chilterns traditional crafts. The Woodlanders Lives & Landscapes project volunteers have spent years undertaking research on these women, and how they went about their daily lives.

Take a look with us at the census data and family history research that went into putting together Hidden Hands.

Talk by Keith Spencer, Wycombe Museum & Woodlanders Lives and Landscapes project volunteer.

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This talk is free to attend, but with a suggested donation of £5 per person. Donations to the Museum at point of booking or on the event date are much appreciated. Book here: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/events/data-behind-hidden-hands

Part of our Hidden Hands: Women and Work in the Chilterns exhibition events programme.