What's On in Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes

'Sleeping Beauty': Christmas at Waddesdon

Venue: Waddesdon

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Sleeping Beauty is this year’s theme in the house at Waddesdon. In the garden there’s the light trail to follow with glowing orbs, twinkling starbursts and playful interactives. With lots of festive...

Christmas at Blenheim Palace

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com

Don't miss Neverland® in the Palace and new for this year the Great Skate The historic Palace and Gardens will once again come alive with thousands of twinkling lights, seasonal scents, sparkling baubles...

Christmas Experience

Venue: Centre:MK

Address: Middleton Hall

Website: www.centremk.com

The experience includes singing songs, making reindeer food in the craft workshop, and taking selfies with Norbert and the elves. Families then visit Santa’s Grotto for a special meeting and photo opportunity,...

Child Heroes Christmas Trail

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Find out what your favourite Roald Dahl child heroes like Matilda and Charlie have got for Christmas. Discover their stockings around the Museum and earn a special seasonal hero’s stamp at the end. Pick...

Chiltern View Ice Rink

Venue: Chiltern View Ice Rink

Website: www.chilternviewicerink.co.uk

The large ice rink welcomes adults and children alike to come and celebrate some festive cheer with music, lights and of course skating! Keep an eye on their social media for upcoming events that are sure...

Christmas at Cliveden

Venue: Cliveden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Experience the festive charm of Cliveden this Christmas with twinkling lights, decorated trees, and a scenic winter trail. Enjoy a warming hot chocolate or mince pie at the Conservatory Café, and browse...

Find Santa’s Reindeer

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Help Rudolph find his friends who are lost all around the gardens! £3.95 per child with a prize. Children must be accompanied by an adult for whom the normal garden entrance fee applies. Open 10am until...

Matilda's Christmas Jumper

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

As the nights have drawn in and the weather has turned cold, Matilda has donned her Christmas jumper. Why not gather round in your favourite seasonal sweater and take some photos? You can even dress up...

A Nordic Christmas at Hughenden

Venue: Hughenden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Celebrate a Nordic Christmas at Hughenden, drawing inspiration from the traditions of Northern Europe. With references to Norse Gods, fairytales, and traditions of the Arctic and Nordic regions in both...

Christmas Storytelling

Venue: Hughenden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Gather round as the volunteer storyteller shares heart-warming tales such as The Little Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen, a story full of wonder and holiday spirit. Each child will also receive a special...

Christmas Cracker

Venue: Odds Farm Park

Website: www.oddsfarm.co.uk/christmas-cracker

Take a magical stroll to the North Pole and meet Father Christmas! Soak up the seasonal splendour with the return of the sell-out Christmas experience, where the Farm Park has been sprinkled with yuletide...

A Christmas Wish at Stowe

Venue: Stowe Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

See how wishes are sorted at Wish HQ Sorting Office and then set off on a festive adventure around New Inn and the Gardens. Enjoy a wish walk, solve wish puzzles, take selfies at the ‘wish you were here’...

BeWILDerwood Presents Christmas

Venue: Cheshire and Norfolk

Website: www.bewilderwood.co.uk/christmas-tickets

Wander through a mesmerising Sparkly Light Trail, enjoy a mini pantomime full of festive cheer, and encounter your favourite BeWILDerwood characters along the way. This year, there’s also a brand-new...

Christmas at Hertfordshire Zoo

Venue: Hertfordshire Zoo

Website: www.hertfordshirezoo.com

Hertfordshire Zoo will be transformed into a Christmas wonderland, filled with festive cheer, twinkling lights, and special experiences for visitors of all ages. The zoo is offering a range of enchanting...

Festive Fortnight

Venue: Bekconscot Model Village and Railway

Website: www.bekonscot.co.uk

Throughout the Festive Fortnight you can enjoy professionally installed lights and decorations, snowflake train ride, Christmas scenes around the model village, naughty elves Christmas dinner hunt, festive...

Panto Express

Venue: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Website: www.bucksrailcentre.org/events/panto-express

Start your journey with a family-friendly pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk and then you will be shown to your compartment where you will be visited by Father Christmas, who makes his way along the train...

Toddle Tour: Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour

Venue: MK Gallery

Website: www.mkgallery.org

Join artist and performer Julia Collar and explore the exciting sensory qualities of the exhibition Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour. Artworks will be brought to life for your little ones with...

Peter Pan

Venue: Milton Keynes Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com/shows/peter-pan/milton-keynes-theatre

Join Peter Pan and the characters you know and love this Christmas in this high-flying swashbuckling adventure, starring the strictly sensational Craig Revel Horwood as Captain Hook! Peter Pan will take...

The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Set sail for a swashbuckling panto full of galleons of fun! Join Peter, Smee, Tinker Bell, Emily and Ethyl the Mermaid on a brand-new adventure full of audience interaction, incredible flying effects,...

The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Set sail for a swashbuckling panto full of galleons of fun! Join Peter, Smee, Tinker Bell, Emily and Ethyl the Mermaid on a brand-new adventure full of audience interaction, incredible flying effects,...

Aladdin

Venue: The Elgiva

Website: www.elgiva.com

Step into a fairy-tale world where an enchanted lamp, a lively genie and a magic carpet ride await. With lavish sets, stunning costumes and side-splitting comedy, The Elgiva's professional family panto...

Aladdin

Venue: Wycombe Swan

Website: www.wycombeswan.co.uk

Aladdin stars the one-and-only Vernon Kay who returns alongside the incredible La Voix and West End star Kyle Richardson as Aladdin. It’s the Christmas treat you don’t want to miss this year! Be prepared...

Magical Storytelling

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Enjoy some feel-good storytelling from The BFG and Matilda this Christmas. You’ll hear extracts from the book featuring our child heroes Matilda and Sophie that transport you to magical worlds. (Also...

Christmas Wooden Lantern: Craft Workshop

Venue: Hughenden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Get ready to assemble and craft from wooden blanks into a personalised Christmas lantern. It’s a perfect craft for Christmas enthusiasts—kids will love personalising their creation with their own unique...

Discover and Make: Tree Decorations

Venue: Wycombe Museum

Website: www.wycombemuseum.org.uk

Discover and Make are Wycombe Museum’s regular holiday activity workshops. They combine a learning ‘discover’ activity with a hands-on ‘make’ portion to further explore the topic of the session....

My Year Walk -December

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Embrace the Christmas season on a guided Roald Dahl countryside walk. Wrap up warm and head out into the woods. On the way you’ll listen to extracts from Roald Dahl’s My Year and other stories set...

Christmas Holiday Gym Camps

Venue: Booker Gym Club

Website: www.bookergymclub.co.uk

Booker are running Christmas holiday camps, open to non-members, suitable for 4-10 years. Two hour tuition on apparatus during the morning, a hot meal at lunchtime and then more fun and games in the afternoon....

Christmas Trek and Treat

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Take a guided tour around the village of Great Missenden with expert guide Michael. He’ll show you some of the places that inspired the books, including Matilda’s library and Sophie’s orphanage from...

Heroic Animals with Jungle Juniors

Venue: Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Come face-to-face with some heroic minibeasts and bugs this Christmas and meet Jungle Juniors who will tell you all about the animals’ wondrous ways and teach you some fascinating facts. You’ll even...

Santa's Sleigh: Craft Workshop

Venue: Hughenden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Get ready to assemble Santa's sleigh for some festive fun! This DIY kit lets kids decorate and build wooden blanks into Santa’s magical vehicle. It’s a perfect craft for Christmas enthusiasts—kids...