The school holidays are in sight and Bekonscot has an exciting programme of summer events planned. Sat 24 and Sunday 25 July We start the summer holidays with a visit from children’s author and railway enthusiast Christopher Vine. Chris will be running a total of four interactive, story telling workshops based on his best…
Do you have fond memories of Bekonscot Model Village? Have generations of your family visited over the years? Did Bekonscot inspire a love of railways? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”….. we want to hear from you. The inaugural Buckinghamshire Culture Open Weekend will be held between 22-25 July 2021 with…
In celebration of The Buckinghamshire Culture Open Weekend, Bekonscot are excited to welcome Christopher Vine, author of the Peter’s Railway series, to run four workshops over the weekend of 24-25 July. During this interactive story telling workshop, Christopher will read the story of The Picnic, one of his series of Peter’s Railway books, and accompany…
We had a fantastic weekend with our Circus Skills Workshops last week. If you missed it, you can catch it again on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July Nikki from The Workshop Company will be back with us between 10.30am and 4.00pm running drop in sessions to teach a variety of circus skills including juggling,…
Celebrate the festive season with us here at Bekonscot Our Winter Wonderland Days will run from Thursday 3rd until Friday 18th December. Tickets must be booked online and will be available from Friday 27 November Enjoy the Snowflake train ride* Complete the children’s reindeer hunt and win a prize Discover the Christmas scenes around the…
Bekonscot’s Education Officer runs days specifically for Home Educators. Each day will have a specific theme and will include workshops suitable for different aged children and self-led resources for use when touring the village. Numbers for the workshops will be limited therefore pre-booking is essential with payment being made on the day. Recent themes have…
Next date to be announced 10.00am – 12.30pm Bring your preschoolers to Bekonscot Model Village for one of our Toddler Takeover sessions. As well as visiting the village, the play area and all the children’s rides your little ones can enjoy a selection of age appropriate toys, games and activities in the Education Centre. Playdough…
During February half term Bekonscot will be partnering with Beaconsfield library to deliver some free workshops for children aged 3-8 yrs. Our “Miniature Worlds” activities will run on Tuesday 18th February at the library and must be booked in advance. Places are limited so please contact the library directly on 01296 382415 or email lib-bea@buckscc.org.uk…
For the last week of our 2019 season we will be celebrating all things Autumn with a range of themed craft activities. Try making play dough leaf imprints, create a cute hedgehog finger puppet, an autumn pumpkin or a catherine wheel windmill. No need to book, just drop into the Ed Shed between 10am and…
