Regular events

Museum Trails

Fun and educational trail sheets to keep our younger visitors busy:

  1. Free trails for our very young visitors looking for things around the museum and gardens.
  2. A garden trail suitable for key stage 2 children with a booklet (£1 with a small prize on completion).

Calendar of events

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June 2025

Refreshments in the Courtyard

Welcome to 'Refreshments in the Courtyard'!  This enjoyable, relaxing event takes place every other Thursday morning during the summertime (see website for all this year's dates). Delicious homemade cakes, a choice of tea, coffee, specialty tea or juice and a relaxing stroll around our beautiful 18th century, tranquil gardens - ALL FOR ONLY £6.00.  ...
26 Jun
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cowper & Newton Museum
Orchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ
July 2025

Beginners Gardening Club

Join the Beginners Gardening Club! Session 7:  Vegetable succession planting. Tying ...
02 Jul
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cowper & Newton Museum
Orchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ

Refreshments in the Courtyard

Welcome to 'Refreshments in the Courtyard'!  This enjoyable, relaxing event takes place every other Thursday morning during the summertime (see website for all this year's dates). Delicious homemade cakes, a choice of tea, coffee, specialty tea or juice and a relaxing stroll around our beautiful 18th century, tranquil gardens - ALL FOR ONLY £6.00.  ...
10 Jul
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cowper & Newton Museum
Orchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ

Refreshments in the Courtyard

Welcome to 'Refreshments in the Courtyard'!  This enjoyable, relaxing event takes place every other Thursday morning during the summertime (see website for all this year's dates). Delicious homemade cakes, a choice of tea, coffee, specialty tea or juice and a relaxing stroll around our beautiful 18th century, tranquil gardens - ALL FOR ONLY £6.00.  ...
24 Jul
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cowper & Newton Museum
Orchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ

Beginners Gardening Club

Join the Beginners Gardening Club! Session 8: Green manures and natural ...
30 Jul
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cowper & Newton Museum
Orchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ
August 2025
Wright portrait of Newton

The Life of John Newton Guided Walk

To mark John Newton’s 300th birthday, join our Trustees Tom Jones and Amanda Molcher on a guided walk and talk around the town and parish church of St Peter & St Paul. Follow Newton’s life journey from birth in London, life at sea in the Navy and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and his growth in faith which led him to Olney as an ordained minister, writer and hymn writer. The tour includes a tour inside the parish church of St Peter & St Paul. ...
02 Aug
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
John Newton

The Life of John Newton Museum Guided Tour

Join our free guided tour to find out about the life of John Newton through the Museum collection, including his early life, how he developed as an ordained minister and his friendship with William Cowper which gave birth to the Olney Hymns. ...
02 Aug
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Refreshments in the Courtyard

Welcome to 'Refreshments in the Courtyard'!  This enjoyable, relaxing event takes place every other Thursday morning during the summertime (see website for all this year's dates). Delicious homemade cakes, a choice of tea, coffee, specialty tea or juice and a relaxing stroll around our beautiful 18th century, tranquil gardens - ALL FOR ONLY £6.00.  ...
07 Aug
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cowper & Newton Museum
Orchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ
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Our Museum building remains CLOSED.  We are opening our gardens on limited entry.  The Cowper & Newton Museum gardens will be open to welcome you on Wednesday 5th August 10.30 – 12.15 and Saturday 8th August 10.30 – 12.15

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