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Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire

Country house mansions nestled into rolling hills, riverside meadows, grand gardens and mature woodland can all be found here. Discover what to see and do - there's something for all the family.

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Top places to visit in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire

The Temple of Friendship at Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire
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Stowe Gardens 

Gardening on the grandest scale in this Georgian landscape garden and park

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

Fully open today
The parterre in spring with Hughenden Manor in the background, Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
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Hughenden 

Country home of the Victorian statesman Benjamin Disraeli

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Partially open today
Cattle grazing on the estate at Basildon Park, Berkshire.
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Basildon Park 

An estate saved from almost certain demolition and lovingly revived

Reading, Berkshire

Fully open today
View of the Parterre in Spring at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire
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Cliveden 

Glorious gardens and woodlands overlooking the River Thames

Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire

Partially open today

Spring gardens in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire

Spring is a wonderful time to visit the gardens we look after as they awaken into bloom. Every week there's a new flower peeping up through the soil.

Daffodils in the Walled Garden at Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

Gardens in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire 

Here's your guide to spring flowers in Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire. If you love daffodils, head to Cliveden, Waddesdon and Ascott to see bobbing yellow heads as far as the eye can see. For fans of the more delicate yellow flower, the primrose, head to Hughenden. It was Disraeli's favourite flower and he planted lots. For cherry blossom, you can't beat Greys Court. New cherry trees have been planted in the last couple of years and we're hoping for a good showing of blossom this year. Also at Greys Court and Nuffield Place, the magnolia is magnificent (frost allowing). More formal mixed spring bulb displays can be seen in the parterres at Cliveden, Waddesdon and Hughenden. Greys Court also has a lovely patchwork display of spring bulbs which echoes Lady Brunner's patchwork quilt in the house. Snakeshead fritillaries are an intriguing flower and there's a whole meadow of them at Stowe in April. Waddesdon has a wonderful show of tulips in April/May in the Aviary Garden and appropriately enough, Ascott's Dutch Garden is another good place for tulips. Bluebells in late April / early May can be seen in carpets at Basildon Park, Cliveden and Hughenden.

What's on in April in Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire

Children spectating at the Top of the Gorge festival 2019, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset

Feaster - a spring Festival at Stowe Gardens 

There are seventeen days of activities and events for all the family at Stowe in the holidays this spring. Free drop-in sessions and events including spring bingo trail, PIXAR chill-out room, story-telling, face-painting, windchime-making, egg-painting and leaf-printing. There are also some bookable events with an additional fee including 5k colour run, spring wreath-making, watercolours, pottery and kite-making.

An adult and two children look about large Easter egg signs doing the Easter trail at Osterley Park and House, West London

Easter 2024 

There are 10 National Trust Easter adventures to choose from across Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire. Or don't choose, just visit them all! They each have a very different theme, from mythical creatures at Hughenden to Basildon Park at the movies.

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Hartwell House and Spa from the front, Aylesbury
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Hartwell House Hotel and Spa 

Sitting in parkland on the edge of the Chilterns, this stunning Grade 1 listed hotel and spa is part-Jacobean mansion and part-Georgian house.

The exterior of Cliveden Ferry Cottage

Cliveden Ferry Cottage 

Views over the Thames from this half-timbered former ferryman’s cottage near the Cliveden estate.

The exterior of Lock Cottage, Oxfordshire

Lock Cottage 

A charming and cosy Thames-side cottage with a pretty garden close to the Thames Path.

Outdoor activities in Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire

Two people riding horses across a field surrounded by trees
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Horse riding at Stowe Gardens 

Exploring Stowe Gardens on horseback is a great way to experience the landscape, sightlines and views designed to reveal the buildings, statues and monuments located across the grounds.

view of boats moored on the River Thames in front of the Boat House at Cliveden
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Boating at Cliveden 

Discover all about the popular pastime of boating, links to Wind in the Willows, and how to hire a boat to enjoy the River Thames at Cliveden.

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Daffodils at Cliveden 

Cliveden, Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire

Visit Cliveden this spring and see the golden carpet of daffodils stretching throughout the formal gardens and into the wider estate.

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29 Mar to 7 Apr 2024
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Easter egg hunt at Cliveden 

Cliveden, Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire

This spring, treat the whole family to a world of adventure at Cliveden on an Easter trail.

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29 Mar to 14 Apr 2024
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Easter Egg Hunt at Ascott 

Ascott, Wing near Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire

Join us for an Easter Adventure at Ascott amongst more than a million daffodils.

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29 Mar to 14 Apr 2024
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10:00 to 16:00
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Easter egg hunt at White Horse Hill 

White Horse Hill, Uffington, Oxfordshire

29 March - 1 April: explore White Horse Hill with the whole family on our Easter trail as you discover the myths and legends that make up this ancient place and learn more about its unique landscape.

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29 Mar to 1 Apr 2024
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10:00 to 16:00
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Easter egg hunt at Hughenden 

Hughenden, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Join us for an Easter Adventure at Hughenden to create lasting memories with family and friends as you become part of the mythical world that awaits.

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29 Mar to 7 Apr 2024
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10:00 to 16:00
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Easter Egg Hunt at Waddesdon 

Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Easter trail jam-packed with fun games and creative activities, plus newly refurbished playground.

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29 Mar to 14 Apr 2024
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Spring bingo trail 

Stowe Gardens, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

Join our Spring Bingo Trail! Find the 12 stamp stations and complete your stamp collection card.

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29 Mar to 14 Apr 2024
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10:00 to 17:00
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Easter egg hunt at Basildon Park 

Basildon Park, Reading, Berkshire

Lights, Camera, Action! Join us for a journey to the silver screen this Easter at Basildon Park.

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29 Mar to 14 Apr 2024
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10:00 to 17:00
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Visitors walking among daffodils at Dora's Field, Ambleside, Cumbria

Where will you visit next?

Discover lots of gardens, historic houses, days out at the coast and more.