Summer of Play
Bring the whole family to enjoy the summer holidays with our range of fun activities for our Summer of Play, included with admission. Until 28 August, children get free admission to the house and grounds at Waddesdon!
- Booking advisable
- Free event (admission applies)
Each week we introduce a new exciting activity to get stuck into. Try your hand at classic garden games available to borrow throughout the Summer holidays.
From Friday 25 until Sunday 27 July, have a go at archery, axe throwing or the climbing wall and from Friday 1 until Sunday 3 August, learn some new skills at a hands-on circus workshop.
Over the weekend of Friday 8 August to Sunday 10 August, enjoy interactive children's theatre shows. Create your own paintings with Urban Canvas from Friday 15 until Sunday 17 August.
The penultimate weekend of the holidays brings Mini Golf and Croquet for the whole family to enjoy.
Sponsored by Starling Bank.
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This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.
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- Suitability
Suitable for children
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Visitor Information
- What to bring and wear
Weather appropriate clothing and footwear
Upcoming events
Significant Signatures: Autograph Letters from the Waddesdon Archive
Discover this fascinating new display in the Family Room.
Discovering Jewish Country Houses: Photographs by Hélène Binet
Our exhibition for 2025 showcases a new body of work by one of the world’s leading photographers, Hélène Binet, capturing an extraordinary group of Jewish country houses.
House Highlights Tour
Before the house opens to the public, watch the musical elephant automaton be wound, and be guided through the ground floor of the house, exploring Waddesdon’s collection of 18th-century French decorative arts, English portraits and Dutch Old Masters