Saturday 7 November, 10am – 12pm Deep in Wytham Woods are genuine WW1 practice trenches dug by Oxfordshire Soldiers 100 years ago before they were posted to the front lines. This remembrance weekend, join our volunteer Kim Base on this poignant guided tour – with many thanks to the University of Oxford Wytham Woods. Please…
NOTICE OF THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday 22 September 2026 : 5:00 – 5:40 pm You are warmly invited to the thirteenth AGM of the Friends of Hill End, to be a hybrid meeting, held in reality at Hill End but with a Zoom link. The meeting is open to all those with an…
Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October, 10am – 2pm October Half-term FUN! £9.00 – Adult / £7.00 – Child (U2’s free) includes entrance and all activities Join us for a fantastic day of autumn adventure at Hill End! Explore our stunning 67-acre site, get creative with nature crafts, enjoy spooky activities, and gather around the…
Historical Guided Tour of Hill End Sunday 13 September 10:30am – 11.30am Please click here to book your free tickets Every year, Oxford Open Doors invites people to step inside some of the city and county’s most fascinating historic buildings, places that are often closed to the public or rarely explored in depth. Organised by…
Do you have a memory of Hill End? Adding to our Memory Bank only takes a minute! For 100 years, Hill End has helped children discover joy and learning in nature. We’ve given life-changing outdoor experiences to over a million people in our long history – perhaps you were one of them? Use this link…
Saturday 3rd October, 10:00am – 1.30pm Enjoy spending time in the woods forest bathing, yoga and foraging… The feedback from our summer event was heartwarming: relaxing, calming, beautiful, balanced and restorative. Guests also loved the seasonal refreshments, including elderflower cordial, nettle tea, fresh fruit and homemade vegan flapjack. In our next session we’ll celebrate the…
This March we welcomed more young urban families from Rose Hill to Hill End for the second of our ‘Nature Together’ sessions. Working with the charity Home-Start we’re helping foster a love of nature and the outdoors in the very youngest children – and allowing everyone to enjoy fun together! Generous funding from Oxfordshire Freemasons…
Obviously we love Hill End in any weather… but it was particularly beautiful today in the warm spring sunshine – and the perfect day to showcase what we do to John May, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire 2025/6. We had a primary school class learning about the Stone Age in our ancient settlement, nurture groups for…
Hill End has become more energy efficient thanks to new double-glazed windows in our much used staff block. This project installed 19 brand new windows and doors, part-funded by a very generous grant from the Low Carbon Hub. This building is vital and used all year round. In the winter it should be a warm…
Hill End & The Wytham Estate: Histories and Communities Event On 24 June 2025, we hosted an evening all about the rich history of Hill End, Wytham and the surrounding area. We were delighted to welcome some wonderful speakers to take us from ancient history through to the present day and into the future. Huge…