Volunteering at Waddesdon
Are you a people person with a positive attitude and some spare time? Consider joining our team of volunteers at Waddesdon!
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Why Volunteer?
- Gain valuable experience and boost your career prospects
- Meet new people and become part of a welcoming community
- Enjoy Waddesdon’s stunning collection and grounds
- Share your enthusiasm and knowledge to our visitors
- Make a Difference: Help us create memorable experiences for our visitors.
Join our friendly team and bring joy to every visit at Waddesdon. As a volunteer, you’ll be the warm welcome that makes a day out special. Immerse yourself in the beauty of our landscape and the charm of our historic property. Interested in making a difference? Apply now and return the completed form to us.
Volunteer Opportunities
Garden Guide
Do you like sharing knowledge? Have a passion for nature and spending time outdoors? Then why not consider being a Garden Guide? Our Garden Guides take visitors on a peaceful walk around the gardens, telling the story of Waddesdon, its world-class gardens and the various flora and fauna. As a volunteer, you will be supporting us in making our talks welcoming and inclusive and sharing the highlights of Waddesdon.
Visitor Insights
Are you a confident person, happy to have conversations with our visitors? Our Visitor Insights Volunteers support us by directing visitors in the Kitchen Corridor and capturing feedback. The feedback helps us to understand our current audience and their experiences, which will help us grow and develop our visitor experience.
Grounds Host
Love the outdoors, greeting and chatting with people, then Grounds Hosting could be for you! This is a directional role, providing our visitors with information about Waddesdon and helping them get the best out of their day! If you are happy being outside whatever the weather, then we would love to hear from you!
Exhibition Host
Do you have an interest in history and art? Waddesdon is home to a vast collection of paintings, sculptures, and decorative art. If this interests you, why not volunteer as an Exhibition Host? By engaging with our visitors, welcoming them to our exhibitions, this role supports us to share information about the exhibition and the history of Waddesdon.
Catering Host
Love chatting to people? Are you happy being in a lively environment? Based in the Manor Restaurant, we are looking for Catering Hosts to support our Food and Beverage team. You could be welcoming visitors, answering questions, or clearing tables. If you are interested, please get in touch!
Stables Café
Are you a friendly, welcoming person? Can you help the Catering team greet visitors to the Stables Café? Based in a historic courtyard, near the woodland playground, the café receives many hungry visitors that need a warm welcome and delicious food. If you’re interested, we would love to hear from you!
Conservation & Biodiversity
Love nature and wildlife? In this role, you could support us to protect and monitor the natural world. Based in our Conservation Hub, you could help us in sharing the positive conservation work we do, with our visitors. The environment is important to us at Waddesdon, if it is important to you as well, please get in touch!
For more information contact: volunteer@waddesdon.org.uk
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