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Autumn Book Fair

Calling all book worms! Join us for a book fair at Stowe.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event

From 23 October - 1 November we encourage you to browse our wide selection of donated books as we expand our displays at New Inn.

Come and celebrate books and reading with us at our Autumn Book Fair, showcasing our range of fiction, non-fiction, vintage and collectable books. There will be best-sellers from last year to ones maybe 150 years old; complete sets to signed editions, old favourites to rare volumes.

Every purchase you make raises valuable funds to help look after the beautiful landscape at Stowe for everyone, for ever.

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The basics

Accessibility

The Laundry and Visitor Centre at New Inn are fully accessible. Accessible toilet available at New Inn. Plenty of accessible car parking. Dogs welcome on lead. Stepped access into the Old Dairy Bookshop.

Meeting point

Use postcode MK18 5EQ for Stowe Gardens car park and head to New Inn upon arrival.

Suitability for children

Children welcome!

Other

Free event.

Contact info

National Trust at Stowe

Upcoming events

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at 10:00 to 17:00+ 31 other dates or times

The Festival Field 

Head to the Festival Field at New Inn (aka the Paddock) and enjoy festival vibes and outdoor fun as part of Summer of Play supported by Pokémon.

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on
31 Jul to 31 Aug 2026
at 10:00 to 17:00+ 31 other dates or times

Summer Open Weekend 

Join us on the 1 and 2 August and enjoy free entry to the gardens at Stowe.

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on
1 Aug to 2 Aug 2026
at 10:00 to 17:00+ 1 other date or time

Outdoor Theatre: King Arthur and the Holy Fail - Performed by the Three Inch Fools 

The Three Inch Fools present an epic tale of Arthurian adventure and medieval mayhem.

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2 Aug 2026
at 18:30 to 20:30