Snowdrop walks in and near Buckinghamshire 2025
It’s snowdrop time and February is the month for Galanthus nivalis, as the most common species is officially known. So, get on your walking shoes, wrap up warm and treat yourself to the wonderful sight of sweeps of snowdrops covering the parklands, woodland, churchyards and gardens of Buckinghamshire. Snowdrop time also occurs over half term so make it a day out. To get you started here are a few of our favourite places to see snowdrops. Do check out via websites opening times, parking, and of course, whether they serve tea and cake!
Basildon Park near Goring-on-Thames RG8 9NR Open 10-4 pm. Basildon Park on the Berks border has many walks through its 400-acre parkland and gardens. This includes the green walk through the woodland or the longer three-mile orange route around the estate’s boundary and the opportunity to see the snowdrops from January. Tea room & kiosk https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/basildon-park/features/winter-at-basildon-park
Braziers Park near Wallingford OX10 6AN Snowdrop Teas, 11am-4pm, Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th February
About the event: Our Snowdrop Teas open days are the ideal opportunity to visit Braziers Park and explore our grounds during winter.The event is free to attend, but booking is required. Parking is to be pre-booked at a £5 fee. We have limited parking space and want to encourage travel via public transport where possible (click here for more information). Well-behaved dogs are welcome outside on leads. All proceeds from the sales of parking tickets and tea rooms at this event will go towards supporting Braziers in our charitable aims. Click here to book
Braziers Park – Galanthus Family Trail 11am-4pm, Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th February
About the event: Join us for a two-day Galanthus Snowdrops Family event to welcome spring and celebrate snowdrops on an interactive family trail around the estate. Snowdrop open days are the ideal opportunity to visit Braziers Park with your family and explore our grounds during winter. There will be crafts and activities, walks, food to eat around the fire, and more. Tickets at £5 per person – under 2’s go free! All proceeds from the sales of tickets and tea rooms at this event will go towards supporting Braziers in our charitable aims.
Book your morning session: 11am to 1pm or afternoon session: 2pm to 4pm Click here to book
Cliveden near Taplow SL1 8NS – the woodland area is full of snowdrops and great walks. One of the National Trust’s top spots for this springtime flower. Leaflet available from the Information Centre in the walled garden car park. Plenty for children to do. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshre-buckinghamshire-berkshire/cliveden
Evenley near Bicester NN13 5SH Open 10-4. This private 60-acre woodland is on the Oxon/Northants border. You will find the woodland carpeted with over 80 varieties of snowdrops, including the Evenley Double, a special snowdrop that was developed and propagated on site. Take this map with you to plot a walk around the estate then hit the Evenly Wood café, Uncle Geordie’s Shed. It is a really cute affair with superb homemade food and cakes. https://www.evenleywoodgardens.co.uk
Great Brickhill Manor MK17 9BE Snowdrop walks. Great Brickhill Manor opens its wrought iron gates on only two days every year to allow a glimpse into this secluded site. Hidden behind imposing brick walls fortified by castle-like battlements and towers, the estate is home to millions of these delightful little plants. The walks have not yet been confirmed but we believe they are taking place Sunday 9th February and the following Sunday 16th February 2-4pm. Self-guided walk, no made up paths except to edge of church. https://www.greensandcountry.com/event/snowdrop-walk-at-great-brickhill-manor
Hughenden Manor near High Wycombe HP14 4LA National Trust. 680 acres of woodland and gardens. Courtyard café 10-4. Stunning display of spring flowers and snowdrops. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshre-buckinghamshire-berkshire/hughenden
Little Missenden – Hollydyke House Gardens HP7 0RD Sunday 16th February 2025, will be opening from 11am until 4pm for the NGS Directions: Off A413 between Great Missenden & Amersham. Parking: field adjacent to house, weather permitting. Hollydyke House garden extends to three acres. In February, visitors can admire thousands of snowdrops, as well as hellebores and crocus. In wintertime, there is structure from trees, colourful barks, seed heads, and grasses. More snowdrops surrounding C10 Saxon Church, St John The Baptist. There will be a plant sale at this opening. For more information, please click here.
Stowe Landscape Gardens MK18 5EQ “Stowedrop” walks at this time of year are part of a brilliant day on this National Trust estate. Walk through the Elysian Fields, Sleeping Woods and Lamport Garden to see the best of them. Start your walk early and get breakfast baps at the New Inn Café. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshre-buckinghamshire-berkshire/stowe
Swyncombe Estate and St Botolph’s Church, near Watlington, S Oxon RG9 6EA A circular walk from the tiny hamlet of Swyncombe in Oxfordshire. The walk begins at the pretty 11th-century church of St Botolph’s, a beautiful flint church that is famed for the church snowdrop weekends, this year on the 9/10, 16/17 and 23/24 February with tea served from 2-4 pm.
If you do visit in February, arrive early to make sure you can park and check out the church website for details. https://www.st-botolphs-swyncombe.info
Waddesdon Manor near Aylesbury HP18 0JH Saturday 25 January – Sunday 26 January 2025, Saturday 1st February- Sunday 2nd February: Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, Bucks, HP18 0JH. Waddesdon Gardens will be open from 10am until 4pm. For the best views of Waddesdon’s snowdrops, head to their Daffodil Valley and explore the area between the Aviary, Rose Garden, and Tay Bridge; don’t forget to admire the snowdrops planted under the lime trees and along Baron’s Walk. There’s free entry. For more information, please click here http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blog/snowdrops-did-you-know
Waterperry Gardens, Oxon OX33 1LA Open Saturday 1st February to Monday 31st March. Open 11-4pm. It’s snowdrops in abundance over at Waterperry Gardens, a half hour drive east of central Oxford, with over 60 varieties of the snowdrop springing up across the site’s eight acres. (Adults £8.50, children aged 16 and under free.) https://www.waterperrygardens.co.uk/events/snowdrop-season
West Wycombe Park West Wycombe Park HP14, Sunday 2nd February. Event: open gardens with tea, coffee and homemade cakes served in the Village Hall afterwards. Snow drop Sunday in aid of Child Bereavment UK. Book early tickets or pay at the venue. 10.30-4 https://www.childbereavement.org.uk/event/snowdrop