Things to do in the Chilterns this summer
School’s out for summer, and the Chilterns National Landscape has plenty to offer the whole family. From thrilling outdoor adventures to rainy-day museum trips, the Chilterns has it all!
Check out some of our favourite things to do – rain or shine.
Outdoor activities
Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT)
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.
Find a BBOWT reserveNational Trust
Spread across the Chilterns, National Trust properties offer something for all ages. From tours of historic houses and gardens to Summer of Play, there’s something for the whole family to enjoy.
Find a National Trust propertyWendover Woods
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.
Discover Wendover WoodsChiltern Open Air Museum
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!
Visit Chiltern Open Air Museum
Rainy-day activities
Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
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.
Visit Roald Dahl Museum and Story CentreDiscover Bucks Museum
Blast off this summer and join Discover Bucks Museum’s Cosmic Adventures! Explore Beyond the Stars and discover Sci-Fi movie props, enter the space-themed sensory room and play games in the Victorian walled garden.
Discover Bucks MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring
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.
Natural History Museum at Tring
Wycombe Museum
Learn about the history of chairmaking in the Chilterns, get crafty with clay, or grab a net and go pond dipping, there’s plenty of activities for the whole family at Wycombe Museum.
Wycombe MuseumAmersham Museum
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!
Amersham MuseumUpcoming Events
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- 22.08.25
- 10am
Join the UK’s largest country craft show at Stonor Park.
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- Various
- Various
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