Museum guided tour in the home of William Cowper
How the lives of William Cowper and John Newton came together, through Cowper’s writing, the Olney Hymns and Newton’s famous hymn Amazing Grace.
Cowper & Newton Museum
Saturday, 18th October 2025
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Flying the de Havilland DH-88 Comet Racer
Dudge Bailey will take us through the process to operate the DH-88 Comet Racer from Old Warden Airfield following the restoration in 1987.
Milton Keynes Aviation Society
Tuesday, 14th October 2025
Historic buildings of the South Midlands: an archaeological perspective
£25.00 for non-members, £15.00 for those in higher education. Lunch is included. Booking is essential: the deadline is 8th October.
Council for British Archaeology: South Midlands
Sunday, 12th October 2025
Visit the Museum
NPHS has its headquarters and museum at Chandos Hall.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Sunday, 12th October 2025
MKHA AGM 2025
Thursday evening, 25th September 2025 at Milton Keynes Museum, Granary Tea Room
Organ Festival
Milton Keynes Museum will be transporting visitors to the days of fairground fun with the return of its popular Organ Festival.
Milton Keynes Museum
Saturday, 11th and Sunday, 12th October 2025
Potterspury Pottery Day
Come and find out how our village got its name and learn about the pottery trade that thrived here from medieval times until the 18th century.
Potterspury History Group
Saturday, 11th October 2025
The influence of Japanese woodcut on Western Art
Ukiyo-e, or ‘Pictures of the Floating World’, executed in woodcut, was the dominant Japanese art form between the 17th and 19th centuries.
Arts Society North Bucks
Thursday, 9th October 2025
Edgar Mobbs: A rugby icon in the First World War
Graham McKechnie will recount the life of Edgar Mobbs, a superstar of rugby who captained both Northampton Saints and England.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Wednesday, 8th October 2025
The Landscape Archaeology of Lacock, Wiltshire: Abbey, Village and Gardens
The grade I listed Abbey, founded in the 13th century is closely linked with the village, a rare surviving exampleof a medieval town.
Olney Archaeological Society
Tuesday, 7th October 2025