Activities at Stowe

Easter holidays at Stowe

Spring has sprung and it's time to get outdoors with your family over Easter. Enjoy walks in the garden to see the vibrant colours returning to the trees, see new born lambs bouncing and get stuck into a wide range of fun activities available throughout the school holidays whatever the weather.

Spring at Stowe

Move out of the way winter and put a spring in your step with bright days reflecting rays across the glittering lakes, the chatter of birdsong filling the air and crisp breezes that take your breath away on refreshing walks in the gardens.

Fun for families at Stowe

Get the kids outdoors with acres of space to play and stretch their legs. Adventures await your family with so much to discover whatever their age from the temples, lakes, wildlife and fun activities.

Stowe secret places walk

Remember those magical childhood tales of hidden, secret gardens, which you crept into through a creaky, wooden door mantled with ivy...

• Moderate
• 2 hours
• 3.2 miles (5.1km)

Stowe advent calendar walk

This trail covers Stowe's monumental landscape advent calendar, available 1 December - 4 January.

• Easy
• 2 hours 30 mins
• 6.0 miles (9.65km)

Deer Park walk at Stowe

Walk through the rolling hills, fields and woodland of trees in the deer park, where green spotted woodpeckers and other wildlife can be enjoyed.

• Moderate
• 1 hour
• 2.5 miles (4.0km)

Lakeside walk at Stowe

Enjoy a peaceful family-friendly walk around the lakes at Stowe, looking at beautiful temples, spotting wildlife and enjoying views as you walk along. Recently upgraded paths through the wooded area allow pushchair and wheelchair access.

• Easy
• 1 hour
• 1.2 miles (1.9km)

'Stowedrop' walk

Enjoy crisp, chilly New Year's walks at Stowe and you might spot the first signs of Spring, in the form of delicate white snowdrops, or 'Stowedrops' as we like to call them.

• Easy
• 1 hour 3 mins
• 3.5 miles (5.6km)

Stowe missing monuments walk

This walk reveals the historic locations of many of the monuments and statues that are now missing such as the Gothic cross and the Temple of Modern Virtue.

• Moderate
• 2 hours
• 3.5 miles (5.6km)