Events at this location

Christmas dinners haven’t always looked the way they do now! Hunt through the museum and galleries to uncover hidden facts about Christmas dinners from the past.

£3 per child with a sweet treat prize. No need to book – just drop by to take part.

Recommended for ages 4 – 11. Smaller ones are very welcome – they’ll just need a bit of extra help from a grown-up!

Available from Sunday 26th November – Thursday 21st December during our standard opening hours.
Wycombe Museum is closed Mondays and Saturday. Please check our opening hours here.

If you’re pre-booking, just bring your confirmation email to the front desk on any given day the trail is running to take part.

Forest School is back at Wycombe Museum, now called Babes in the Wood! Babes in the Wood is run by friend of Fox & Cubs, Julie Hopton.

Babes in the Wood is an outdoor forest school session, where your little ones can enjoying nature in the Museum’s beautiful grounds, whatever the weather! Join us for an hour and a half outdoor play and exploring, with a different theme every time.

Sessions can include any mix of exploring, cooking and singing around the campfire, playing, mixing mud, seasonal natural crafts and activities, swinging, building, and much more.

Babes in the Wood is for toddlers (around 18mth+) up to 5 yrs. Children should wear suitable outdoor clothing for the weather. Consent forms must be completed at point of booking. Advance booking is essential.

Tickets required for participating children – accompanying adults do not need a ticket.

This ticket books you onto the following two session dates:

Nov/Dec block:

– Thursday 30th November
– Thursday 14th December

Christmas dinners haven’t always looked the way they do now! Hunt through the museum and galleries to uncover hidden facts about Christmas dinners from the past.

£3 per child with a sweet treat prize. No need to book – just drop by to take part.

Recommended for ages 4 – 11. Smaller ones are very welcome – they’ll just need a bit of extra help from a grown-up!

Available from Sunday 26th November – Thursday 21st December during our standard opening hours.
Wycombe Museum is closed Mondays and Saturday. Please check our opening hours here.

If you’re pre-booking, just bring your confirmation email to the front desk on any given day the trail is running to take part.

Come along for stories, crafts and museum fun in this special time for 2 – 5 year olds. Each session is themed on a different story, rhyme or song!

Please note – starting from November, Tiny Talk Time’s start time has changed to 10am.

Book tickets for attending children only – adults do not need tickets.

Tiny Talk Time runs every other Friday during Bucks school term time.

Upcoming dates for Tiny Talk Time:

• Fri 3 Nov
• Fri 14 Nov
• Fri 1 Dec
• Fri 15 Dec
• Fri 26 Jan
• Fri 9 Feb
• Fri 23 Feb

Interactive learning workshops aimed at home educators, targeted at different age groups.

Sessions will be run on a different theme, with role play, museum object handling, crafts and activities.

This session will run on the theme of ‘A Victorian Home’, and children will learn about the history of how the Victorians lived in High Wycombe.

Tickets are only required for participating children, and children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the sessions.

Tickets £7 per child

Time slots:

• Ages 4 – 6: 11am – 12pm
• Ages 7 – 11: 12.30 – 1.30pm

Please note these age ranges are recommendations rather than rules, and is an indication of who the session will be best for.

If you have multiple children who fall into different age categories, it’s okay to bring both to one session. Please select whichever session you think will be most appropriate for your children. We’ll do our best to accommodate children who fall outside of the recommended age range, and will have resources available from both sessions that can be made available. Please note that if bringing younger children to the 7-11 session, some of the museum objects we offer for handling might require closer adult supervision.

Experience Christmas on the Home Front!

• Try making your own festive rations recipes
• Have a go at some make do & mend craft
• Try your hand at playing some Christmas music
• Learn how people spread festive cheer during wartime with our activity trail

Our cafe will be open for food and drink for the duration of the event.

Recomended age 4 – 11. Smaller ones welcome, but will require help from a grown-up.

Tickets £6.00 per child. Adults don’t require tickets.

Select your entry time when booking. Please arrive at the start of your entry time. The event lasts around 1hr.

Come along for stories, crafts and museum fun in this special time for 2 – 5 year olds. Each session is themed on a different story, rhyme or song!

In this special, longer, Christmas session we’ll be running storying with Mrs Claus, plus gingerbread biscuit decoration, and a festive craft.

Please note – starting from November, Tiny Talk Time’s start time has changed to 10am.

Tickets £4.50

Book tickets for attending children only – adults do not need tickets.

Tiny Talk Time runs every other Friday during Bucks school term time.

Upcoming dates for Tiny Talk Time:

• Fri 3 Nov
• Fri 14 Nov
• Fri 1 Dec
• Fri 15 Dec
• Fri 26 Jan
• Fri 9 Feb
• Fri 23 Feb

Make a beeswax candle and Christmas gift box. Perfect as a festive decoration or homemade gift.

Recommended for age 4 – 11. Smaller ones are welcome but will need help.

Tickets £4.50 per child. Tickets not needed for accompanying adults. Pre-booking essential.
Sessions last 45 minutes – choose you time slot when you book tickets.
Friends get 10% off. Find out about becoming a Friend here.

Sessions start at:
10.30 – 11.15am
11.45am – 12.30pm
1.15 – 2pm
2.30pm – 3.15pm

Exclusive after-hours access to our collections, led by experienced artist and tutor Jane Peacock.

In this session we will be exploring the theme of texture in drawing. The evening will offer opportunities to join in with guided drawing and the freedom to explore galleries and choose your own subject matter.

Bring your own materials: we suggest pencils, fine line drawing pens and/ or charcoal, together with your choice of paper. If possible, bring your own drawing board, or something to support your work on. A4 clip boards are available to borrow. A lightweight camp stool would also be helpful, if you have one.

£15 (booking ahead essential), includes tea, coffee and biscuits.

For adults and children aged 14+. Suitable for all levels of experience, from complete beginners to experienced artists.

Part of our Art at the Museum series.

Drawing Evenings run on the first Tuesday of every other month.

See Jane Peacock’s website.

Interactive learning workshops aimed at home educators, targeted at different age groups.

Sessions will be run on a different theme, with role play, museum object handling, crafts and activities.

This session will run on the theme of ‘The Romans in Wycombe’, and children will learn about the Roman villa on the Rye, how the Romans changed the town, and how they would have lived.

Tickets are only required for participating children, and children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the sessions.

Tickets £7 per child

Time slots:

• Ages 4 – 6: 11am – 12pm
• Ages 7 – 11: 12.30 – 1.30pm

Please note these age ranges are recommendations rather than rules, and is an indication of who the session will be best for.

If you have multiple children who fall into different age categories, it’s okay to bring both to one session. Please select whichever session you think will be most appropriate for your children. We’ll do our best to accommodate children who fall outside of the recommended age range, and will have resources available from both sessions that can be made available. Please note that if bringing younger children to the 7-11 session, some of the museum objects we offer for handling might require closer adult supervision.

Come along for stories, crafts and museum fun in this special time for 2 – 5 year olds. Each session is themed on a different story, rhyme or song!

Please note – starting from November, Tiny Talk Time’s start time has changed to 10am.

Book tickets for attending children only – adults do not need tickets.

Tiny Talk Time runs every other Friday during Bucks school term time.

Upcoming dates for Tiny Talk Time:

• Fri 3 Nov
• Fri 14 Nov
• Fri 1 Dec
• Fri 15 Dec
• Fri 26 Jan
• Fri 9 Feb
• Fri 23 Feb

Do you want to learn to crochet? This class, aimed at complete beginners, will get you started on your own projects. All materials provided, including take-home how-to guides. Refreshments included.

Run by Gen of Woollywonkas

For adults and teens age 14+

Tickets £35

Interactive learning workshops aimed at home educators, targeted at different age groups.

Sessions will be run on a different theme, with role play, museum object handling, crafts and activities.

This session we will go on a walking tour around High Wycombe town centre, learning about the history of different streets, buildings and features. The tour will take around an hour, with a short talk before and after. Please dress suitably for the weather!

Tickets are only required for participating children, and children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the sessions.

Tickets £7 per child

Suitable for children agof all ages, but please do be aware there will be alot of walking involved.

Please note these age ranges are recommendations rather than rules, and is an indication of who the session will be best for.

An illustrated talk by artist Cally Trench about the Museum’s charming portrait of a young man with a parrot, Joseph Pettifer, painted by a popular 18th-century portrait painter,  Joseph Highmore.

Joseph Pettifer belonged to a wealthy and powerful local family, some of whom had been mayors of High Wycombe, as is recorded in a wall monument in All Saints’ Church. Young Joseph died in 1748 at the age of 19, three years after this portrait was painted.

Joseph Highmore (c1692 – 1780) was well-regarded portrait painter, who also painted ‘conversation pieces’ and scenes from Samuel Richardson’s best-selling novel ‘Pamela’.

The talk will include a discussion of the multi-layered symbolism of parrots in art and the meanings of the hand-on-hip posture.

The portrait can be seen in Wycombe Museum’s Art Gallery.

This talk is free to attend. Please consider making a donation if you are able to do so.

Suggested donation £5 per person.

Come along for stories, crafts and museum fun in this special time for 2 – 5 year olds. Each session is themed on a different story, rhyme or song!

Book tickets for attending children only – adults do not need tickets.

Tiny Talk Time runs every other Friday during Bucks school term time.

Upcoming dates for Tiny Talk Time:

• Fri 26 Jan
• Fri 9 Feb
• Fri 23 Feb

Make your own felted picture, see if you can master the tricky art of spinning wool into yarn, and find out about natural fabric dyeing. Learn about the history of cloth fulling mills on the river Wye in High Wycombe.

Discover & Make are Wycombe Museum’s regular holiday activity workshops. They combine a learning ‘discover’ activity – often a trail worksheet around the museum’s galleries – with a hands-on ‘make’ portion to further explore the topic of the session.

Recommended for age 4 – 11. Smaller ones are welcome but will need help.

Tickets £4.00 per child. Tickets not needed for accompanying adults. Pre-booking essential.
Sessions last 45 minutes – choose you time slot when you book tickets.
Friends get 10% off. Find out about becoming a Friend here.

Sessions start at:
10.30 – 11.15am
11.45am – 12.30pm
1.15 – 2pm
2.30pm – 3.15pm

Make your own felted picture, see if you can master the tricky art of spinning wool into yarn, and find out about natural fabric dyeing. Learn about the history of cloth fulling mills on the river Wye in High Wycombe.

Discover & Make are Wycombe Museum’s regular holiday activity workshops. They combine a learning ‘discover’ activity – often a trail worksheet around the museum’s galleries – with a hands-on ‘make’ portion to further explore the topic of the session.

Recommended for age 4 – 11. Smaller ones are welcome but will need help.

Tickets £4.00 per child. Tickets not needed for accompanying adults. Pre-booking essential.
Sessions last 45 minutes – choose you time slot when you book tickets.
Friends get 10% off. Find out about becoming a Friend here.

Sessions start at:
10.30 – 11.15am
11.45am – 12.30pm
1.15 – 2pm
2.30pm – 3.15pm

Learn to craft your own crochet projects with Gen of Woollywonka’s.

Best for ages 6 – 13. Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the session.

Tickets £8 per child. Pre-booking essential.

Come along for stories, crafts and museum fun in this special time for 2 – 5 year olds. Each session is themed on a different story, rhyme or song!

Book tickets for attending children only – adults do not need tickets.

Tiny Talk Time runs every other Friday during Bucks school term time.

Upcoming dates for Tiny Talk Time:

• Fri 26 Jan
• Fri 9 Feb
• Fri 23 Feb