Buckinghamshire

BOJANGLES CREATIVE CAFE

29 Hill Avenue, Amersham On The Hill, Bucks, HP6 5BX
Tel: 01494 434346
Web: www.bojanglescreativecafe.co.uk

Located in Amersham, Bojangles Creative Cafe houses a paint your own pottery studio in a relaxed, café-like atmosphere where people of all age groups enjoy painting on ceramics as well as more personalised items. The studio has over 300 types of pottery to paint…plates, bowls, mugs, teapots, vases, and lots of cool designs for kids! Our studio offers a very bright and colourful environment for your creative experience, so you can spend quiet time alone; quality time with your family or relaxing social time with friends and paint the perfect present or one of a kind. Your pottery is then professionally glazed and fired by us ready for your collection in a few days. Please contact for opening times etc.

St. Tiggywinkles

The Wildlife Hospital Trust, Aston Road, Haddenham, Bucks, HP17 8AF
Tel: 01844 292292    Fax: 01844 292640
E-mail: mail@sttiggywinkles.org.uk
Web: www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk

All the residents in the Visitor Centre are permanent due to disability and would not survive if released back to the wild, therefore they are very happy to live their lives in the safe, supervised surroundings of the hospital grounds. The hedgehog memorabilia museum is a mass of hedgehog history viewing the many way in which hedgehogs have influenced us over the years from Egyptian time to present day. This amazing site is suitable for all ages. The baby bird and baby mammal viewing area: This is a seasonal section of the Visitor Centre during spring and summer where you can watch our dedicated staff and volunteers care for these orphaned wild babies. Baby birds are fed every fifteen minutes so you can imagine how busy this room will get (the baby area can only be viewed from behind glass). We also have a large range of British Wildlife goodies available in our Souvenir shop, and there is an outdoor café and picnic site. For further information & seasonal activities please see our website.

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Gullivers Land

Livingston Drive, Newlands, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK15 0DT
Tel: 01925 444888    Booking Hotline: 01908 609001
Email: doreen@gulliversfun.co.uk
Web: www.gulliversfun.co.uk

At Gulliver’s we aim to provide the best possible day out for families with children between the age of 2-13 years and, as such, all the 30 rides and attractions are aimed to cater for their specific needs. Climb aboard the Veteran Cars or twist and twirl on the Mad Hatters Tea Party Ride in Lilliput Land. For the younger visitors there’s the Music Ride or the Galleons on which to ride or the Toy Town Play Area within which to jump and jive. Swing in the air on the Chair-O-Plans or the Pirate Ship. Dare you ride the Wild Mouse Coaster? From the very first moment you arrive at Gulliver’s you will be entering into another world. The centrepiece of which is the beautiful Lilliput Land Castle rising high into the sky above the whole of Gulliver’s Land. Let us transport you away from the day to day worries into a world of wonder and fantasy. Enjoy the sounds of laughter and fun in Toy land, mosey on down into the Old Wild West in Discovery Bay with its fortress and Old Time Railroad or into the jungle in Adventure Land with its Pirate Ship and Jungle Swing. Embark on a voyage of thrills on our two drop Log Flume - you’ll probably get wet. The sky’s the limit for fun when you visit Gulliver’s Land.

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Bradenham Village

nr High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Tel: 01494 755573
E-mail: bradenham@nationaltrust.org.uk

Burnham Beeches: England's Ancient Wood

Bernwood Butterfly Trail (Forest Enterprise)

South East England Forest District, Upper Icknield Way, Aston Clinton,
Aylesbury, HP22 5NF
Tel: 01296 625825    Fax: 01296 696662

The whole of Bernwood Forest was designated a Forest Nature Reserve in 1981 and a Site of Special Scientific Interest, because of its richness as a butterfly habitat. Extensive forest paths lead walkers through vast areas of mixed coniferous and broadleaf woodland. Path side vegetation management has provided the favoured habitats for butterflies and other flora and fauna. Follow the yellow waymarked path on an hour and a half walk around the forest to discover the variety of habitats to be found. Butterflies to watch out for include the White Admiral, Purple Emperor, Skippers, Marbled White and rare Black Hairstreak.

Chiltern Sculpture Trail (Forest Enterprise)

Forest Enterprise, Upper Icknield Way, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, HP22 5NF
Tel: 01296 625825    Fax: 01296 696662
E-mail: info@chilternsculpturetrail.co.uk
Web: www.chilternsculpturetrail.co.uk

Boasting over twenty specially commissioned sculptures, the Chiltern Sculpture Trail offers the visitor a unique environment in which to experience contemporary art. Set high in the Chiltern hills with unexpected views over the surrounding countryside, the trail meanders through Cowleaze Wood, a small but attractive working forest. Planted by the Forestry Commission between 1957 and 1966 Cowleaze grows a mixed crop of conifer and deciduous trees with carpets of bluebells making Spring a particularly good time to visit. Most of the sculptures can be accessed by walking the main woodland path. Other works are located deeper in the forest to be sought out by the more adventurous. As part of an ongoing collaboration with the Forestry Commission, new sculptures are added to the Trail each year whilst others are removed, creating a changing collection to delight even the most seasoned of visitors.

Wendover Woods (Forest Enterprise)

South East England Forest District, Upper Icknield Way, Aston Clinton,
Aylesbury, HP22 5NF.
Tel: 01296 625825    Fax: 01296 696662

Situated on the northern edge of the Chiltern escarpment this wood affords spectacular views across the Aylesbury Vale. It is owned by the Forestry Commission and managed by Forest Enterprise, an executive agency of the Commission. You are very welcome to explore all of the 325 hectares of mixed coniferous and broadleaved woodland. If you fancy an energetic day, why not try the large permanent orienteering course, designed to test the 'best', or the gruelling Fitness trail. Orienteering maps can be purchased from the office during the week, or from the tourist information centre in Wendover. Alternatively stroll along the 'all-ability' trail to reach the Chiltern's highest point, relax with a picnic in one of the many sunny glades or follow the Firecrest trail on an educational tour of the wildlife delights to be found in Wendover. Other facilities include a children's play area, toilets, barbecue stands, cycle routes and horse trails. A 100 acre sport mountain biking area has been created in the nearby Aston Hill Woods - riding by permit only.

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Odds Farm Park

Wooburn Common, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP10 0LX
Tel/Fax: 01628 520188
E-mail: oddsfarm@oddsfarm.co.uk
Web: www.oddsfarm.co.uk

The perfect all-weather place for both parents and children, this busy hive of permanent child-friendly attractions and special seasonal activities is open all year round. The Playbarn is a must for youngsters who enjoy clambering over straw bales - and enterprising under 5s can climb aboard tractors to brush up their driving skills. There is a bright tearoom and plenty of benches and picnic tables where parents can watch their children at play.

Westcroft Stables

Slad Lane, Princes Risborough, Bucks, HP27 0PP
Tel: 01494 488464     Fax: 01494 488767
E-mail: info@homeofrestforhorses.co.uk
Web: www.homeofrestforhorses.co.uk

Set in a typically lovely part of the Chiltern Hills, the Home of Rest was established in 1880s as a charity to help working London horses and is still funded completely by donations. It is home to 125 horses, donkeys and ponies, including many much-loved characters ranging from 30-year-old Echo, injured in the Hyde Park bomb blast, to Cleo - rescued from a car scrap yard - or friends Henry and Troy, who came here from a Donkey Sanctuary in Devon.