Family Campout

Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 July 2023 A wonderful opportunity to stay in our bell tents this summer! Saturday afternoon: Play, explore, relax, discover nature from 3pm BBQ and campfire (food included in ticket price) Sunday morning: Help yourself breakfast, plus bacon baps (food included in ticket price) Guided walk in Wytham Woods Depart midday…

Orienteering Family Day

Tuesday 30 May 2023, 10.00am – 2.00pm Find your way around our beautiful 67 acre site! A fun day of orienteering, map reading, and map games…something for everyone, of all ages! £5 adult / £3 child Bring your own picnic Pop up Café to purchase hot drinks and treats. Sorry no dogs Click here to…

Wytham Woods What’s On

Wytham Woods are our neighbours – the University of Oxford’s ‘laboratory with leaves’ is a private woodland, but free to visit with a walking permit. Special education access can also be granted for groups, email: Wythamytham.woods@admin.ox.ac.uk directly for permission. Or, visit their website. The estate has been owned and maintained by the University of Oxford since…

Woodcraft and Spooncarving

Try green woodcarving and spooncarving with expert tuition in the beautiful surroundings of Hill End! Carving a wooden spoon from a simple piece of freshly cut tree branch is a deeply satisfying experience. Green wood is very yielding and all of your senses are stimulated, from the smell of fresh wood shavings being carved away…

Forest Tots at Hill End in 2023

We are delighted to host Muddy Boots Forest School for fantastic Forest Tots for preschoolers at Hill End! Muddy Boots Forest School aims to connect children and their families to nature through outdoor, child led play and exploration. Sessions use Forest School philosophy and pedagogy to create opportunities for imaginative play,developmentally appropriate risky play and…