Ancient Ways: The History of the Ridgeway
Wycombe Museum Priory Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire£12.50 Adult BOOKINGS HAVE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT. We are delighted to invite you to a lively talk from TV presenter and author Mary-Ann Ochota – who’s also the Ridgeway National Trail’s anniversary Patron for 2023. The Ridgeway runs almost 90 miles from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Avebury in Wiltshire. It tracks […]
Organised Walks – Wendover, Bucks
Meet in Wendover Library Car Park, High Street (opposite Lucca restaurant), HP22 6DU - public conveniences available and free parking on Sundays. The 5 mile walk climbs through mixed countryside to the hamlet of Dunsmore and then sweeps through tranquil woods to join the Ridgeway where there are fine views across the Vale of Aylesbury […]
Visit to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
Hearing Dogs For Deaf People The Grange, Wycombe Road, Saunderton, Princes Risborough, Bucks, United Kingdom£10 Adult SORRY THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED Join us on a tour of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and see behind the scenes at their Southern training centre, The Grange. They are based just outside Saunderton nestled in the pretty Chiltern Hills, you might even have seen their signs peeking above the hedges […]
Organised Walks – Wooburn, Bucks
Meet in Wooburn Park free car park (turn off the A4094 by St Paul’s Church into Wooburn Town road), Wash Hill, Wooburn, HP10 0TT. A 6-mile walk up through the woods and down by the riverside, which could be muddy in places. A short-cut is available for the Groovers along the dismantled railway line, avoiding […]
Guided Tour of the de Havilland Aircraft Museum
de Havilland Aircraft Museum Salisbury Hall, Shenley, London Colney£20 Adult, £8 Child SORRY THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. Come and visit the fantastic de Havilland Aircraft Museum and enjoy a 90-minute guided tour during which you'll be told about the history and background of Geoffrey de Havilland, the pioneer aircraft designer and founder of the de Havilland World Enterprise, one of the […]
Visit to Tring Police Station and Museum
Tring Police Station 63 High Street, Tring, Herts£7.50 Adult SORRY THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED Please note that income from this event is coming to the Chiltern Society as a charity to cover the overheads of the Festival. Herts Police’s oldest functioning police station is throwing open its doors to Chiltern Society guests as part of the 2023 Chiltern society Heritage […]
Stamp Collecting & Mike Consden
White Hill Centre, White Hill, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1AG£10 Adult Milk bottle tops, beer mats, match boxes, coins – as children, nearly all of us collected one (or some) of these, but far and away the most popular collectable item was stamps. Stamp shops, approvals, school clubs, local societies, stamp fairs, kindly relatives, parents, neighbours, all made stamp collecting so easy […]
Guided Walk Around Ewelme Village
Ewelme Recreation Ground Car Park High Street, Ewelme, OX10 6PG£5 Adult You will be guided around Ewelme, which is a beautiful Oxfordshire village steeped in history. It houses a unique cluster of 15th century buildings comprising a church, almshouses and school, as well as the now-restored watercress beds. There are close connections with Henry VIII, the Chaucer family and other nobility. The walk will […]
A Fun Cheese and Wine Tasting at No 2 Pound Street, Wendover
No2 Pound Street 2 Pound St, Wendover, Aylesbury£25 Adult SORRY THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. Come along to No2 Pound Street, for a fun and informative evening of cheese and wine tasting. You will be led through the tasting by one of their experts, learning the stories behind the cheeses, the different styles of wines and the way to taste and […]
Organised Walks – Ashley Green, Bucks
Meet outside the Ashley Green Memorial Hall, Two Dells Lane (near to and opposite the church), Ashley Green, HP5 3RB. Free parking, and WC / refreshments at the popular Glebe Café (rear of the hall) before or after the walk. We head downhill towards Harriet’s End Farm before progressing to Sandpit Green. We then climb […]
Organised Walks – Ashridge, Herts
Meet at the NT Ashridge Visitor Centre (free parking), end of Monument Drive, off the B4506 near Berkhamsted, HP4 1LT. A 5.6 mile walk along Princes Riding to Ashridge House, then along part of Capability Brown’s Golden Valley. Returning via Berkhamsted Common and the former medieval track that ran between Aldbury and Hemel Hempstead. No […]
Organised Walks – Chesham, Bucks
Note: the walk starts at 10.30am (meet up at 10.20am) Meet at Water Meadow car park (exit off of the A416 St Mary’s Way roundabout), Chesham HP5 1LF (free parking on Sunday). A 5.25 mile walk combining the story of Thomas Harding, The Last Lollard Martyr, with some fine views and rural scenery. Initially following […]
A Festival Celebration – St Mary’s Church, Drayton Beauchamp
St Mary the Virgin, Drayton Beauchamp Church Lane, Drayton Beauchamp, Aylesbury, BucksAdults and Children - Free As in previous years we will come together at the beautiful Grade I listed St Mary's Church, set over the bank of the Wendover Canal. Last year we planted a rowan tree on the drive to the church to commemorate the fifth Heritage Festival. This year we will be joined […]
