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Ages 6+

My Year Walk – August

Sunday 25 August

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Times

11.30am and 2pm

Walk takes approx 50 minutes

Prices

£4 per person in addition to Museum entry

£6 optional hot drink and scone package available

Age range

Suitable for age 6 and up

Access information

The walk heads over fields and through woods. Sections are on unmade paths. The conditions may be muddy, so please dress for the seasonal weather and wear sturdy, appropriate footwear. Not suitable for buggies or wheelchairs.

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To book online, first select your Museum admission. You’ll then be given the option to add any workshops running that day.

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Embrace the seasons on a guided Roald Dahl countryside walk.

Ramble through woods and listen to extracts from Roald Dahl’s My Year in the beautiful woods and fields that inspired the book.

This month we’ll be reading extracts from the August chapter of My Year, Roald Dahl’s last book. In this chapter, Roald talks about summer holidays as well as some of the insects you’ll find in the countryside at this time of year. “But if nothing else, it is the month of the butterfly.”


£4 per person in addition to Museum entry

Option to pre-order a hot drink and scone to be waiting for you on your return for an extra £6 per person – please order by midday Thurs before by emailing hello@roalddahlmuseum.org.

Walk route

The My Year walk leads you across fields and into Angling Spring Wood. There is a short, steep uphill section and a short, steel downhill section. Paths are unmade and may be muddy.  Please wear appropriate, sturdy footwear. Not suitable for buggies or wheelchairs.

“Great to walk in the beautiful Buckinghamshire countryside and listen to Michael talk about the life and work of Dahl and read from his diary. Excellent morning. Thank you”

Visitor

August views from the walk

A small, brownish butterfly resting on a purple flower. In the background there is lush green grass and foliage
Looking at the entrance of Angling Spring Wood at the height of summer. The sky is a little overcast and the trees are in full leaf. The frees and foliage are many different shades of green
A small grasshopper clinging to a blade of grass. Most of the image is a close up of a patch of grass with the grasshopper just about distinguishable against the backdrop. The colour of the grasshopper is a pale green / brown
A view over a field in Great Missenden. The grass in the field is a bright green and the hilly tree line in the distance is packed tight with trees in full leaf. It's the height of summer. In the foreground there is a patch of shade cast by a large tree on the left which is just out of shot. Just beyond the shade is a simple, low fence. There's also a metal gate that leads into the field.