Things to do in the Chilterns this summer

From insect spotting in chalk grassland at Warburg, to bird watching at College Lake, Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust’s nature reserves are a great way to spend time outdoors.

Go for a walk in the woods with Wallace and Gromit, swing through the trees with Go Ape, enjoy a picnic with the Gruffalo or join Stick Man on a forest adventure; there’s plenty of adventures for everyone, big and small.

Step back in time and discover stories from the Iron Age to the mid-twentieth century at Chiltern Open Air Museum.

Visit a working historic farm, listen to heritage stories, have a go at traditional crafts, wander through the gardens, and let off some steam in the adventure playground – a great day out for the whole family!

Unlock your imagination and have a Magical Matilda Summer at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden. Play with the Fantabulous Noise Machine, play in the Crunchem Hall Playground, and explore Fantastic Mister Fox’s woods on the Countryside Trail.

Learn about all creatures great and small at the Natural History Museum at Tring.

Take a tour of over 4000 specimens in the collection, dive into the ocean and explore the deep sea at drop-in workshops, or help build habitat from LEGO bricks that endangered animals, people, and nature can all call home.

Dress up as a Tudor, learn about straw plaiting, or join a walk through Amersham to visit film and TV locations from Midsomer Murders and more!