Friday 21st October - Spindle Turning - Click here to book this course. Friday 18th November - Bowl Turning - Click here to book this course Friday 2nd December - Box Turning - Click here to book this course Based in our well appointed work shop at Road Farm, Wendover Road, Great Missenden each course [...]
Following on from the success of our Countrymen's Club, we are piloting a Countryladies' Club! This is a group aimed at retired, countryside-loving women, who would like to spend time on the farm participating in outdoor activities with similar spirited folk. These ladies may have health conditions that impact their lives, and they may have worked outdoors, come from a rural or farming background or [...]
Are you aged 18-24 years old from Buckinghamshire? Do you enjoy being outdoors or have an interest in a career with food or farming? Do you like working with others and have an interest in growing; as well as food production? Join us for a 15 week placement at Countryways at Road Farm Great Missenden, [...]
On Friday 23rd September we enjoyed the long-overdue official opening of Countryways' workshop with its assorted lathes, dust extraction system, traditional hand tools and more. We were thrilled to welcome so many supportive and knowledgeable guests to our opening, including members of the Worshipful Company of Turners, local schools, and Bucks council to name a [...]
Search for seeing Saturn at it's closest to earth tonight "at opposition"! Come and look through our telescope at the stars and Saturn's Moons. We'll also try to find our Glowworms (Little Green Lights from Mars)! Meet at Road Farm by 9pm, event finishes at 10.15pm. Limited places; please phone/ message 07506 841692 or office.rfcountryways@gmail.com to [...]
Join Wendy and friends for a wander around the 'Pretty Field' near Great Missenden. Be guided in identifying chalk grassland plants, enjoying butterflies and noting typical Chilterns woodland species. Please meet at Road Farm at 10.15am, or in the Pretty Field by the footpath gate to the south. Limited places; please phone/message 07506 841692 or [...]
Sunday 12 June, 12.30-4.30pm We were delighted to welcome so many families and farming enthusiasts to Open Farm Sunday back in June, where we opened our gates to the local community to share and enjoy our beautiful farm and the surrounding Chilterns countryside. It was an opportunity for all to see farming practices first hand [...]
Families joined us for a Community Fun day of growing! Good to Grow Day is a national weekend of action for garden spaces to celebrate and prepare for the new growing season, showcase our activities and encourage people to volunteer. Find out more here. Good to Grow at Road Farm On Friday 22nd April we held [...]
Master Turner, Gary Rance, will lead 4 individuals through a woodturning journey over a series of bespoke, themed wood turning evenings. Join him in the excellent Old Farrowing House Workshop in the central heart of the Buckinghamshire Chilterns. During this course you will learn from highly experienced professional woodturner. He will give an introduction to [...]
We're excited to host three separate Fruit Tree Training day dates in February and May: Cherry and Plum pruning - stone: Friday 6 May Timing: 10.00am - 4pm Cost: £50; Sponsorship bursaries may be available - please ask. Looking after our UK trees has never been so important to help our health, biodiversity, food security and [...]
