The Chilterns Walking Festival has just been published and we thought that many of you may be interested in signing up for the walks. Of particular interest is the one around Chequers boundary, Danesfield and Amersham Arts & Crafts Architecture. Click on the link to see the full programme: https://www.chilternsaonb.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CWF-compresssed-Programme-Autumn-2023_final-compressed-compressed.pdfRead More
Autumn Programme September brings the restart of our online talks programme after the summer break. You can join us on Tuesday mornings from 12 September for a 7-part series on the wonders of the UK’s World Heritage landscapes. We’ll kick off with an introduction to World Heritage values and challenges, followed by a focus on...Read More
The Early Life of Alexander McKenzie, the 19th Century Horticulturist and Landscape Designer Lisa White, PhD Research Student, University of Sheffield Landscape Architecture Department Monday 11 December, 6:00pm (Online) Alexander McKenzie from Carte de visite Photographic Collection at the RHS Lindley Library – Courtesy of RHS Lindley Collections. Alexander McKenzie’s first knowledge of horticulture, nature...Read More
Wisteria & Azalea Walk Wednesday, 10th May, 10am A guided walk through our beautiful gardens with the Head Gardener. The Big Help Out Thursday, 11th May, 11-15.00 Will you join us? We’ll be meeting at the Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens on Thursday, 11th May from 11.00 to 15.00 and help...Read More
FORTHCOMING EVENTS LIST See The Gardens Trust website for further information and booking https://thegardenstrust.org/events/ Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 6-7pm. London Talk: Neighbours of the more famous Lord Burlington: The walled gardens of Sir Stephen Fox (1627-1716) and Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1674-1743) at Chiswick. A talk by Sally Jeffery at The Gallery,...Read More
Oxfordshire Gardens Trust invites Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust to their summer events. Saturday 17th June 2023 – The Oxfordshire Gardens Trust Summer Social – Hidden Headington Hill Gardens More details on the website and bookings. https://ogt.org.uk/2023/01/17/17-june-ogt-summer-social-hidden-headington-gardens/ Friday 14th July 2023: Stonor Park, Henley on Thames More details on the website and bookings. https://ogt.org.uk/2023/01/17/visit-14-july-stonor-park-henley-on-thames/ — Read More
Put A Spring In Your Step At Willen Lake This Easter Willen Lake springs into action this Easter holiday with a fantastic new free trail and the official launch of the watersports season. The free trail is themed with bunnies, chicks and lots of other fun Springy bits. It also features brain teasers...Read More
Amersham Museum All of the museum’s in-house exhibitions are FREE to visit after admission to the museum. Sickness and Health February to July 2023 How are you feeling? From healing herbs and astrological almanacs, to medicine chests and COVID tests, our temporary exhibition explores medical history in Amersham’s past. If you were sick or injured...Read More
“The interwar period in Britain saw a flowering of artists who retreated to planting and painting in their gardens – their own private havens. This exhibition will bring together intimate depictions of gardens, greenhouses, and favoured specimens by artists including Charles Mahoney, Evelyn Dunbar, Eric Ravilious and Ithell Colquhoun. Conversely, this period also saw a...Read More
Part of the November History Festival Bucks : to see the full programme https://histfestbucks.co.uk A Lost Spa Garden – Dorton Spa Buckinghamshire November 16 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm The story of the Spa at Dorton and its subsequent disappearance into the realms of the forgotten or the unknown is perhaps one of the...Read More
