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Notice: We have now moved to our new visitor facilities at New Inn. We have a new phone number which is 01280 817156 and our new address is New Inn Farm, Stowe, Buckingham, MK18 5EQ. On Saturday 2 June, New Inn, our cafe and shop, and parkland walks will all be open but the gardens will be closed due to the annual Stowe School Speech Day. The gardens will re-open on Sunday 3 June.

Breathtakingly beautiful landscape gardens

The scale, grandeur and beauty of Stowe has inspired writers, philosophers, artists, politicians and members of the public from the 18th century to the present day.

One of the most remarkable creations of Georgian England, Stowe was created by a family once so powerful they were richer than the king.

Since the National Trust acquired the gardens in the late 1980s, an ambitious programme of restoration has ensured that over 40 temples and monuments remain, gracing an inspiring backdrop of lakes and valleys with an endless variety of walks and trails, a delight to explore at any time of year.

A monumental makeover: New Inn now open

playThe New Inn at Stowe restored

As a visitor to Stowe you can now, for the first time in 150 years, experience one of the world’s greatest landscape gardens the way its Georgian designers intended. It's all down to the New Inn. Watch this short video about New Inn's monumental makeover.

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Have fun in the rain

Visit us, come rain or shine © National Trust

Jump in puddles. Do a rain dance. Make mud pies. Shelter in the temples. There's plenty to do in the rain at Stowe.

For a less wet experience you can have a good look around New Inn's parlour rooms.

50 things to do before you're 11 ¾

50 Things To Do Before You're 11 And Three Quarters

What will you try at Stowe?

We've made a list of 50 things to do before you're 11 ¾ in the great outdoors. And with so many to tick off, here are some of our favourites to do at Stowe:

  • Climb a tree
  • Make a grass trumpet
  • Fly a kite
  • Skim a stone
  • Balance on a fallen tree

Pick up your booklet from our reception to get started.