1 Roman Weekend at Dobbies Garden World  |
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| Dobbies Garden World, Watling Street, Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes |
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| Sunday 9th 10 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. C,P,S,T,V |
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Dobbies Garden World is built on part of the old Roman settlement of Magiovinium and a 'Roman' garden has been established at the Centre to commemorate the link. Dobbies will be arranging a number of activities including family games, seed planting, parties and food tasting. |
Dobbies Garden World is located just off the main A5 roundabout on Watling Street at Fenny Startford |
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Special events for Heritage Open Days
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Full disabled access. Free public car parking.
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Pre-booking essential for seed planting and games.
Limited spaces available.
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Bookings: 01908 364890 Please ask for Melanie Hoare,
Chris du Toit or Sue Tarr
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| 2 Arts4Health MK40 Exhibition |
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| Arts4Health, MK Hospital, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes |
| Bob Jardine Exhibition |
Luing Cowley Out – Patients Dept |
| Shelagh Ashley Exhibition |
Fracture Clinic Waiting Area |
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| Sunday 9th 1.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m |
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MKArts for Health uses arts and heritage to promote health, well-being and recovery within the hospital environment in which they work. As part of the MK40 celebrations, former artist in residence Bob Jardine’s works are being exhibited in the city. Come and visit the exhibition and some of the 700 other pieces of art exhibited.
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MK Hospital is on the main A421 or H8 Standing Way as it crosses Milton Keynes. Follow the red H signs and then look for visitor parking. |
| Free admission for Heritage Open Days. |
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| Full disabled access. Public car parking. £2 for up to four hours. |
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| Booking advisable. Contact: 01908 243284 |
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| www.mkartsforhealth.org.uk |
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| 3 Bletchley Park ‘Free Postcode Days’ |
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| The Mansion, Bletchley Park, MK3 6EB |
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| Sunday 9th 10.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. C, P, S, T, V |
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During World War II, the German armed forces’ top secret codes were broken at
Bletchley Park, providing the allies with vital information towards the war effort and are believed to have reduced the war by at least two years. Come and visit and experience a guided tour with a difference.
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Follow the signs for Central Bletchley until you pick up the brown signs for Bletchley Park. The entrance is past Bletchley railway station off Sherwood Drive to your left. Stop at the control point.
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| Free admission to all residents with a Milton Keynes postcode (uitilty bill required). |
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The Turing Bombe rebuild project
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| Partial disabled access. Free car parking |
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| Contact: 01908 640404 |
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| www.bletchleypark.org.uk |
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| 4 Milton Keynes Museum |
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| Milton Keynes Museum, McConnell Drive, Wolverton, MK 12 5EL |
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Sunday 9th 11.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. C, P, S, T, V
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Museum follows the history of the Milton Keynes area from 1800 to present day. Featuring farmhouse life, a street of shops, hall of transport, Victorian garden, print shop, working telephones, Victorian schoolroom and much more! |
Located 4 miles NW of CMK just off the A5. Follow the signs for Wolverton until you pick up the brown signs for Museum of Industry and Rural Life (also signposted off the A5). Museum entrance is off McConnell Drive. |
| Free admission for Heritage Open Days to the museum. |
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The street of shops
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Ironmonger's shop
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| Partial disabled access. Free car parking. |
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| Contact: 01908 316222 |
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| www.mkmuseum.org.uk |
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| 5 MK40 Image and Reality Exhibition Launch |
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| Milton Keynes Museum, McConnell Drive, Wolverton, MK 12 5EL |
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| Sunday 9th 11.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. C, P, S, T, V |
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Milton Keynes Museum is proud to launch the MK40 exhibition Image and Reality in celebration of the city’s fortieth year. shown earlier in the year at the County Museum. This is the first time that such a major exhibition of Milton Keynes material has been held in the city. Come and find out some fascinating facts about the city and discover its archaeology, art, archives, social and natural history. |
Located 4 miles NW of CMK just off the A5. Follow the signs for Wolverton until you pick up the brown signs for Museum of Industry and Rural Life (also signposted off the A5). Museum entrance is off McConnell Drive. |
| Free admission for Heritage Open Days to the museum. |
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| Partial disabled access. Free car parking. |
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| Contact: 01908 316222 |
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| www.mkmuseum.org.uk |
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| 6 Willen Lake Wild Tours |
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| Whitecap Leisure, Willen Lake, MK10 0DS |
| Sunday 9th 9.00 – 1.00 p.m. C, P, T, V |
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Whitecap Leisure invites you to a tour with a difference. Come and experience thirty minute Free Dragon Boat tours of Willen Lake and learn about its history and wildlife while you paddle your dragon! |
East of Central Milton Keynes towards J14 of the Mi. Follow the brown signs for Willen Lake, or on foot/bike follow Cycle Route 51 through Campbell Park and Newlands. |
| Free Guided Walks of 45 minutes will also be available. |
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Aerial Xtreme
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Willen Lake South
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| Partial disabled access. Public car parking. Charges apply. |
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Pre-booking essential. Age restrictions apply
Bookings: 01908 691620 |
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| £1 off any Drink with every bike hire. This voucher entitles the bearer to £1 off any Drink at One4Six Coffee Shop with evry bkie hire from Whitecap Leisure. Click for voucher |
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| www.whitecap.co.uk |
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| 13 Open Doors at Artworks-mk |
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| Artworks-mk, Parklands, Great Linford, MK14 5DZ |
| Sunday 9th 10.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. C,P,S,T,V |
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Arts and craft exhibitions and open artists' studios. Visit the arts workshop set in the fabulous surroundings of Linford Manor Park, see artists at work in the Almshouses, have a go at one of the free arts activities on offer and buy a piece or two of art of contemporary craft! |
Follow signs to Milton Keynes North and the A422 Monks Way until you pick up the Tudor Rose Brown signs. Follow these into Great Linford and take second left into Parklands past Great Linford Church. |
| Special event for heritage Open Days. |
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| Partial disabled access. Free public car parking near museum. |
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| For further details contact: 01908 608108 |
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| www.artworks-mk.co.uk |
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| 14 Buckingham Local Literary Ladies Weekend |
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Old Gaol Museum, Market Hill, Buckingham, MK18 1JX
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| Sunday 9th 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. S,T |
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The Buckingham Society, Buckingham Heritage Trust and Swan and Pen Literary Society mark the 60th anniversary of the death of Flora Thompson by looking at her legacy, and celebrate local luminaries who made their mark with the pen - Buckingham dramatist, Mary Pix, 'kitchen maid' poet Mary Leapor of Brackley and Florence Nightingale, who with her lamp illuminated and educated this area. |
Located 10 miles west of Milton Keynes on the A421. Follow signs to town centre. The Old Gaol Museum is in the middle of the town centre. |
| Special event for heritage Open Days |
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| Partial disabled access. Public car park near museum. |
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| For further details contact: 01280 823020 |
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| www.mkheritage.co.uk/ogb |
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| 15 Milton Keynes Village Walk and Exhibition |
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Milton Keynes Church, Milton Keynes Village, MK10 9AF
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| Sunday 9th 2.30p.m. - 4.30p.m. C,T,V |
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Guided walk around the buildings and sites in the village which gave its name to the city. Trail includes old-world cottages and rectory, the old Swan Inn, and ends at the church where historical photographs of the village will be displayed.
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Milton Keynes Village is situated to the east of the city of the V11 Tongwell Street between Fox Milne and Monkston.
To reach MK Village from V10 bus stop (5 mins walk):
On leaving the vintage bus at the bus stop on V10 Brickhill Street, proceed on the redway under the V10 and turn tight into Noon Layer Drive passing Middleton Primary School on your right and Digby Croft on your left. Turn right down the pathway towards the church tower in the near distance until you reach the Church and Willen Road. Village Hall car park is in front of you.
Meet at car park by the Village Hall.
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Milton Keynes
village church
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The Rectory
Milton Keynes village
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| Partial disabled access. Free public car parking near church. |
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Limited spaces available.
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Bookings: 01908 665561 |
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| www.mkheritage.co.uk/tva |
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| 18 MK40 Event: Vintage Bus ‘Heritage and the Future’ Tour |
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| Bus Terminus, North Lake Car Park, Willen Lake, MK10 ODS |
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| Sunday 9th 9.15 a.m. - 6.45 p.m. |
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A heritage tour with a difference! Vintage bus tour will travel across Milton Keynes as your tour guide explains the history of Milton Keynes and also the exciting future developments in the new city.
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East of CMK towards J14 of the M1. Follow the brown signs for Willen Lake, or on foot/bike follow Cycle Route 51 through Campbell Park and Newlands.
Car Parking charges apply at Willen Lake car parks.
Park and Ride facility also available at:
Artworks-mk
Bletchley Park
Dobbies Garden World
Milton Keynes Museum
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| Limited disabled access. See vintage bus page for car parking |
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| Important Note: Places on the vintage bus are limited and we cannot guarantee or reserve travel including the last bus of the day. Please note timetable and walking route information and plan your route accordingly to where you have parked. |
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| Contact: 01908 253186 |
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| 19 14th Century Rectory Cottages Open Weekend |
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| Rectory Cottages Trust, Church Green Road, Bletchley, MK3 6BL |
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| Sunday 9th 10.a.m. - 5.00 p.m. T, V |
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Come and visit two of Milton Keynes’ oldest buildings. Mediaeval hammer-beam roofed hall dates from the time of the Wars of the Roses. There are carved heads in the roof, one sticking his tongue out! |
Close to Bletchley park, the cottages are located on Church Green Road, off the Buckingham Road in Bletchley. |
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Hammer-beam roof
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Carved head
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| Free 25 minute guided tour of the buildings. |
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| Partial disabled access. Free public car parking near museum. |
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| Contact: 01908 372347 |
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| www.mkheritage.co.uk/rct |
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| 20 Bygone Bletchley Exhibition |
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| Rectory Cottages Trust, Church Green Road, Bletchley, MK3 6BL |
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| Sunday 9th 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. T, V |
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Travel back in time with a display of bygone local photographs provided by Bletchley Archaeological and Historical Society. Members of the society will be on hand to answer any questions and would be glad to hear of any local stories. |
Located 4 miles south of Milton Keynes, close to Bletchley Park. The cottages are located on Church Green Road off the B4034 Buckingham Road in Bletchley. |
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| Free admission. Special exhibition for Heritage Open Days |
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| Partial disabled access. Free public car parking near museum. |
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| Contact: 01908 373055 |
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| www.mkheritage.co.uk/bahs |
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| 21 Buckingham Canal Heritage Walk |
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| Cosgrove Lock, Cosgrove, Northants, MK19 7JR |
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| Sunday 9th 11.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. |
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Meet at Cosgrove Lock at 11.00 a.m. for an interesting walk along the first mile of the Buckingham Canal and back along the Great Ouse river and Grand Union Canal. Distance approximately 5 miles. |
Head out of Milton Keynes north on the A5. At the large roundabout take the fourth exit signposted A508 to Northampton. Take the first turning on your right into Cosgrove village and follow the signs to Cosgrove Lock. |
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| Important notes: The walk is not suitable for the disabled or wheeled items. Please bring appropriate footwear to suit weather conditions. Children under 16 to be accompanied. |
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| Car parking is available around Cosgrove village. |
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www.buckinghamcanal.org.uk
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| 22 Live Somali music and dance |
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| Queen's Court, thecentre:mk shopping centre, MK9 3ES |
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| Sunday 9th 11.00 am. - 1.30 p.m. C,S,T |
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Come and experience the amazing Somali music and dancing in thecentre:mk shopping centre, the first shopping mall of its kind in the UK. |
Located in Central Milton Keynes |
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| Special event for Heritage Open Days from the Somali Community Council. |
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| Somali Community Council, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 2DP |
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| Contact: Mohamed Sheik 01908 668800 |
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| 23 Live Bollywood, Indian and classical dance |
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| Queen's Court, the centre:mk MK9 3ES |
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| Sunday 9th 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. C,S,T |
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Come and experience a variety of Indian dancing The Association will provide Indian, Classical and Bollywood dancing and music in thecentre:mk shopping centre, the longest shopping mall of its kind in the UK.
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Located in Central Milton Keynes |
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| Special event for Heritage Open Days from the Milton Keynes Hindu Association |
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| MK Hindu Association, 11 Winchester Circle, Kingston, MK10 0BA |
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| Contact: 0870 774 2510 |
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| www.mkha.org |
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| 24 Traditional Indian exercise and henna painting |
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| Queen's Court, the centre:mk MK9 3ES |
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| Sunday 9th 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. C,S,T |
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Come and marvel at the traditional Indian exercise routine and take part yourself. Henna painting will be available, as well as a sale of ethnic clothes and artefacts to help raise money for the Milton Keynes Hindu Association.t
Disclaimer: Henna paint can cause allergic reactions in extreme circumstances and should not be done if you have sensitive skin or other allergies. Henna painting is done at your own risk.
Age restrictions apply for henna painting.
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Located in Central Milton Keynes |
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| MK Hindu Association, 11 Winchester Circle, Kingston, MK10 0BA |
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| Contact: 0870 774 2510 |
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| www.mkha.org |
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| 25 Newport Pagnell Guided Town Trail |
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| Newport Pagnell Library, High Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 |
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Meeting at the Town Library, the Newport Pagnell Historical Society will guide you around the 2 hour trail pointing out all the interesting sights and buildings of Newport Pagnell, including the North Bridge Toll House, Swan Revived Hotel and Lovat Crest. |
Located 6 miles NE of CMK. The Town Library is located on St John Street close to the river bridge. |
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| Special event for Heritage Open Days |
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| Free parking is available behind the Library or down Silver Street off the High Street. |
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| Pre-booking Essential. Limited spaces available |
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| Bookings: 01908 |
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| 26 Chandos Hall Museum Open Weekend |
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| Chandos Hall Museum, Silver Street, Newport Pagnell, MK 16 |
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Newport Pagnell Historical Society has been collecting the history of Newport Pagnell for many years and has many artefacts, archives and photographs of the town. Run by volunteers who rely on donations to keep the museum going, and usually open on the first Saturday of the month, the museum is specially opening for HODs. |
Located 6 miles NE of CMK. Silver Street is the last turning on the left on Tickford Street before the High Street roundabout. |
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| Free admission and additional opening for Heritage Open Days |
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| Contact: 01908 614409 |
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| 35 Heritage Art Activity Workshop |
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| Verdant and Bright Ltd., Wakefield Country Courtyard, Wakefield Lodge Estates, Potterspury, Northants, NN12 7QX |
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| Sunday 9th 10.30 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. C,S,T |
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Come and visit Verdant and Bright and create your own pieces of heritage art. Two artists, a painter and potter will be on hand to guide and assist. In addition sample traditional foods at the adjacent farm shop as it celebrates British Food Fortnight. |
Located 10 miles NW of Milton Keynes north on the A5. Heading north on the A5 through Potterspury. Wakefield Estate is on your left as you exit the village.
Walking out of the car park, turn left for Verdant and Bright.
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| Free Workshop. Special event for Heritage Open Days |
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| Disabled access. Parking available. |
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| Contact: 01327 811156 |
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| www.verdantandbright.com |
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36 MK40 Event: Wildlife Fun Day & Heritage Open Day  |
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| City Discovery Centre, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes, Mk13 9AP |
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| Sunday 9th 11.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. C,S,T,V |
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RSPB, Milton Keynes Parks Trust and Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre invite you to come to the Wildlife Fun Day and explore local wildlife through games, demonstrations, crafts, walks, displays and other activities. |
Bradwell Abbey is located in the north west of Milton Keynes off the A422 (H3 Monks Way) near its junction with the A5. |
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| Free Admission |
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| Disabled access. Limited parking available. |
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| Contact: 01908 227229 |
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| www.mkcdc.org.uk |
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| 37 MK40 Event: Bradwell Abbey, Pilgrim Chapel |
| City Discovery Centre, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes, Mk13 9AP |
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| Sunday 9th 11.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. C,S,T,V |
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Find out how medieval monks used the local landscape in thier everyday lives and visit this 14th century Pilgrim Chapel to see rare wall paintings. Bradwell Abbey was once a thriving Benedictine monastery and this is one of the oldest buildings left on site. |
Bradwell Abbey is located in the north west of Milton Keynes off the A422 (H3 Monks Way) near its junction with the A5. |
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| 38 Easy Riders Heritage Cycle Ride |
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| Start Point: Car Park, V4 Watling Street, Opposite the National Bowl, Furzton Milton Keynes |
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| Sunday 9th 10.00 a.m. C,T |
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Milton Keynes Parks Trust invites you cycle to Winslow from Furzton Lake and experience the heritage of western Milton Keynes and Aylesbury Vale, including old churches and buildings. |
The car park opposite the National Bowl can be located off the V4 Watling Street west of the city centre. From the centre take the H6 Childs Way until you reach the V4 and turn left heading South. |
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| Free activity for those with HODs leaflet voucher |
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| Partial disabled access. Free car parking. |
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| Pre-booking Essential |
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| Bookings: 01908 255379 |
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| www.theparkstrust.com |
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| 39 MK40 Event: Wolverton Works Tour |
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| Living Archive, Old Bath House, Stratford Road, Wolverton, MK12 5RL |
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| Sunday 9th 2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. T,V |
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Wolverton was founded by the London and Birmingham Railway company in 1838. The 'Works' is famous for building railway carriages and people are still intrigued as to what is behind the long Victorian wall. Guided tours, exhibition of photographs and film shows. |
Living Archive is located in the NW of Milton Keynes at the Old Bath House on Stratford Road, Wolverton next to the Tesco superstore. |
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| Free Admission. Special event for Heritage Open Days |
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| Full disabled access. Limited car parking available. |
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| Pre-booking Essential. Limited books and spaces available |
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| Bookings 01908 322568 |
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| www.livingarchive.org.uk |
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| 40 MK40 Event: Marshworth - The Start of Modern Milton Keynes Tour |
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| Start Point: Community Hall, Marshworth, MK6 3DA |
| Sunday 9th 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. |
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Come and see where it all started with a 30 minute talk and 60 minute tour of Marshworth, Tinkers Bridge. Described at the time as 'spacious modern-style luxury bungalows', this development comprised the first private housing built in the city, was leading edge at the time and still informs current development in the city. |
Marshworth is located at Tinkers Bridge, 1.5 miles SE of Central Milton keynes. The entrance to Marshworth is off H9 Groveway, close to the Simpson roundabout. Community Hall is next to Tesco Express. |
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| Free admission. Special event for heritage Open Days. |
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| Full disabled access. Limited car parking available. |
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| Pre-booking Essential. Limited spaces available. |
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| Bookings: 01908 232165 |
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| www.mkheritage.co.uk/whp/marshworth |
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