Primary Times Oxfordshire May 16
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what’s on where<br />
Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th<br />
Birthday Celebration<br />
Enjoy watching the nation’s celebrations<br />
on the big screen with a live link to the Mall<br />
in London. Experience live brass bands and<br />
cricket matches, and shake hands with Winston<br />
Churchill through the afternoon. T: 01993 810<br />
518 www.blenheimpalace.com Blenheim<br />
Palace, OX20 1PP<br />
12 June – 10 July<br />
on form <strong>16</strong><br />
The impressive biennial exhibition of<br />
sculpture in stone. This is the only exhibition<br />
of its kind in the UK, celebrating stone and<br />
all the possibilities it offers to contemporary<br />
artists and their sculptural practice. All works<br />
are for sale. T: 01993 824319<br />
www.onformsculpture.co.uk Asthall<br />
Manor, OX18 4HW<br />
14 June<br />
Claydon’s Characters<br />
Join members of the Claydon team to<br />
discover more about the characters that<br />
helped to shape Claydon into the house it is<br />
today. 10-11am. Cost £4 per person. Normal<br />
admission charges apply. T: 01296 730349<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk Claydon House,<br />
MK18 2EY<br />
17 – 19 June<br />
Flower Show<br />
This wonderful three-day show celebrates<br />
the very best of gardening in the UK and is<br />
packed with inspiration and colour. 10am-<br />
5pm. www.blenheimflowershow.co.uk<br />
Blenheim Palace OX20 1PP<br />
18 June<br />
Sparkly Chocolate Decorating<br />
Join Kate, Head Chef at Café Twit, to decorate<br />
a chocolate bar to give to your Dad on Father’s<br />
Day. Sessions at 11.30am, 1, 2.30 & 3.45pm.<br />
Suitable for all ages. Cost £4 per person.<br />
T: 01494 892192 www.roalddahl.com The<br />
Roald Dahl Museum, HP<strong>16</strong> 0AL<br />
Fantastic Pheasant Hunt<br />
Look for pheasants around the Museum just<br />
like Danny and his Dad. Find out lots of fun<br />
facts along the way. 11am-5pm. Free with<br />
admission. T: 01494 892192<br />
www.roalddahl.com The Roald Dahl<br />
Museum, HP<strong>16</strong> 0AL<br />
Meet the Beekeepers<br />
Meet the Hughenden beekeepers and learn all<br />
about the fascinating honey giving creatures.<br />
There is also a bee themed trail for the kids<br />
to follow. 11am-4pm. Free with admission.<br />
T: 01494 755573 www.nationaltrust.<br />
org.uk/hughenden Hughenden Manor,<br />
HP14 4LA<br />
Buckingham Fire Service Fun<br />
Day<br />
Meet members of the Buckingham Fire<br />
Service and join them for a day of fun and<br />
games on the terrace. Take part in the house<br />
trail and see the fire engine up close. 11am-<br />
4pm. Free with admission. T: 01296 730349<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk Claydon<br />
HouseMK18 2EY<br />
Family Day<br />
For children with a disability, their family and<br />
friends. 10am-3.30pm. Booking essential.<br />
T: 01844 338380 www.thomley.org.uk<br />
Thomley, HP18 9JZ<br />
Wallingford Carnival<br />
Arena events, carnival procession, live music<br />
and stalls. T: 01491 836240<br />
www.wallingfordcarnival.org.uk<br />
Wallingford, OX10<br />
18 – 19 June<br />
Vintage Transport Weekend<br />
Come along to celebrate Father’s Day weekend<br />
with a fascinating display of vintage vehicles<br />
and music on the terrace. 11am-4pm. T: 0844<br />
249 1895 www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Upton House and Gardens, OX15 6HT<br />
19 June<br />
Superhero Dad<br />
Celebrate Fathers’ Day with this wondercrump<br />
hour with the creators of Superhero Dad,<br />
Timothy Knapman and Joe Berger. Booking<br />
recommended. Sessions at 1 & 3pm. Suitable<br />
for ages 5+. Cost £3 per person. T: 01494<br />
892192 www.roalddahl.com The Roald Dahl<br />
Museum, HP<strong>16</strong> 0AL<br />
Working Heavy Horse Show<br />
Come and see a range of traditional working<br />
heavy horses at the annual show. Watch<br />
spectacular arena events and parades and<br />
enjoy demonstrations of traditional farm work<br />
such as hay making (weather dependent),<br />
horse logging and cultivation in the Museum’s<br />
fields. T: 01494 871117 www.coam.org.uk<br />
Chiltern Open Air Museum, HP8 4AB<br />
Father’s Day Den Building<br />
Kids can team up with their fathers to see who<br />
can make the best den with the ranger. All<br />
tickets £5. Booking essential. T: 01494 755573<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hughenden<br />
Hughenden Manor, HP14 4LA<br />
Father’s Day<br />
Bring Dad along for free. With beer tasting<br />
from midday. Free event. T: 0<strong>16</strong>28 605069<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk Cliveden,<br />
Taplow, SL6 0JA<br />
Father’s Day<br />
The farmyard will be packed full of wonderful<br />
vintage and classic motorbikes, cars, working<br />
steam engines, and traditional farm machinery<br />
and tractors. From 10am-2pm the farm will<br />
also be running the popular junkyard farmyard<br />
sessions to make your own model tractors to<br />
take home. Den building and live music will<br />
also be on offer. 10am-4pm. T: 01993 772602<br />
www.cogges.org.uk Cogges Manor Farm, ,<br />
OX28 3LA<br />
Father’s Day<br />
Free entry for dads with a paying child. Visit by<br />
Morris Register, vintage cars. Free vintage bus<br />
rides departing at 12.15 & 2.45pm. T: 01993 883<br />
617 www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk Oxford<br />
Bus Museum, Hanborough Railway Station,<br />
OX29 8LA<br />
Claydon’s Characters<br />
Join members of the Claydon team to discover<br />
more about the characters that helped to shape<br />
Claydon into the house it is today. 10-11am.<br />
Cost £4 per person. Normal admission charges<br />
apply. T: 01296 730349 www.nationaltrust.<br />
org.uk Claydon House, MK18 2EY<br />
25 June<br />
Craft Activity<br />
Drop in hands-on craft activities for ages 5<br />
to 7 years. 11am-1pm. Free event, donations<br />
welcome. T: 01494 792549<br />
www.cheshammuseum.org.uk Chesham<br />
Museum, HP5 1HG<br />
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