Come and join us as we celebrate all things Autumn at Bekonscot Model Village this half term. The 3000 or more miniature trees and shrubs at Bekonscot take on their spectacular autumn colours at this time of year, providing a stunning, colourful backdrop to the model village. In addition to appreciating the natural display, why…
As part of the Chilterns Heritage Festival, join us for an exclusive behind the scenes visit to Bekonscot. During this private after-hours event, visitors will have exclusive access to the village, see it lit up at dusk and have the opportunity to see behind the scenes of the world’s oldest and original model village. Short…
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…
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…
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,…
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…