Regular events
Museum Trails


Fun and educational trail sheets to keep our younger visitors busy:
- Free trails for our very young visitors looking for things around the museum and gardens.
- A garden trail suitable for key stage 2 children with a booklet (£1 with a small prize on completion).
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June 2025
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. ...
Guided walk around Olney – South End
Guided walk around Olney – South End
Join our ...
28 Jun
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cowper & Newton MuseumOrchard 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 MuseumOrchard 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 MuseumOrchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ
Museum Guided Tour in the home of William Cowper
Museum Guided Tour in the home of William Cowper
Meet our ...
12 Jul
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Cowper & Newton MuseumOrchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ
Guided walk around Olney – South End
Guided walk around Olney – South End
Join our ...
19 Jul
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cowper & Newton MuseumOrchard 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 MuseumOrchard 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 MuseumOrchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ
August 2025
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
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 MuseumOrchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ
Guided walk around Olney – South End
Guided walk around Olney – South End
Join our ...
09 Aug
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cowper & Newton MuseumOrchard Side, Market Place, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4AJ
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