Visit Us Events and exhibitions National Paralympic Heritage Centre About the National Paralympic Heritage Centre Stoke Mandeville is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of the Paralympic movement and the National Paralympic Heritage Centre at Stoke Mandeville Stadium celebrates and explore this unique history. The displays showcase the determination, sportsmanship and vision that gave the world the Paralympic Games including: The life and work of Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann. Key milestones in the journey from the 1948 Stoke Mandeville Games to the present day Paralympic Games. The development of wheelchair sports. Paralympic ceremonies. Vicky Hope-Walker's interview with BBC Three Counties radio can be listened to here: Your browser does not support the audio element. Please click here to download the file Visitor information Free Admission Opening HoursMonday 12-6pmTuesday 12-6pmWednesday 10am-6pmThursday 10am-6pmFriday 10am-6pmSaturday 10am-6pmSunday 10am-6pm During school holidays, when activities are planned, the centre may be closed for up to 30 minutes. Group Tours and TalksTo arrange for a group tour please save the downloadable booking form, fill in and send the form by email to: [email protected]. AccessibilityGetting to, and visiting the Heritage Centre Heritage Centre events & activities Autumn activities & competitions Take part in our writing competition, quiz and origami making activity sessions. More information can be found on our news page here Available daily Just a quick visit? Try out our family trail when you arrive. There's also activity sheets for families and schools. Friday 4th October, 11am-1pm & 1-3pm As part of the Chiltern Heritage Festival we have two fun and interactive sessions available for both children and adults. The sessions include: A brief presentation about the Paralympic Movement A tour of the Heritage Centre The opportunity to meet a Paralympian For more information visit the Chiltern Society event webpage here Tours of the Heritage Centre Arrange a tour for your community group, business team or simply for those visiting Buckinghamshire. Makaton and Touch Tours Coming soon! BSL Tours Our first BSL tour took place in July and we received some wonderful responses: The exhibition is wonderful. I enjoyed the tour very much and found it interesting. The BSL interpreter used a lot of expression and she was very clear. More BSL tour dates will be added to our Autumn events schedule. School sessions Formal 45-minute sessions for schools available for KS 2-4. Subjects catered for. STEM, English, PSHE, Citizenship, Art and Design and other cross-curricular activities. Online resources for use as either part of your self-led visit or to compliment your formal sessions. Self-led trails. For more information about any of our activities contact us on 01296 489929 or email [email protected] Meet the Paralympian Day We had a great day with Naomi Riches MBE, Paralympic adaptive rower, sharing her story and experience of competing at an elite level. The day started with a Business breakfast, followed by a Q&A and 'have a go at rowing' sessions, and a tour of the Paralympic Heritage Centre. Read more information about Naomi here Celebrating the opening of the Paralympic Heritage Centre On Friday 29th and Saturday 30th March 2019, the National Paralympic Heritage Trust were delighted to celebrate the opening of the first Paralympic Heritage Centre at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement. 300 guests were welcomed to the launch on Friday with speeches from: Sir Philip Craven MBE, Paralympian, spoke of his wheelchair basketball experiences in the 1960s Eva Loeffler OBE, shared fond memories of her father, Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann Nigel Purse, NPHT Chairman, spoke about the work of the Trust, Trustees and supporters in developing the National Paralympic Heritage Centre On Saturday the centre was opened to the public. Visitors enjoyed: Paralympian, John Harris' story of his gold medal win at the 1984 Paralympic Games. Watch the video clip Guided tours around the centre. ‘Have a go’ Paralympic sport sessions. Watching drama performances from ‘I Have a Voice Too’ theatre group. Watch the video clip Sir Philip Craven, Eva Loeffler and Dr Guttmann's great grandchildren cut the ribbon at the official opening. Paralympian's, Margaret Maughan and Sally Haynes. BuDs volunteer dressed in the Pyeongchang 2018 kit and holding the Torch. Share your stories Please get in touch if you have any stories connected to the Paralympics and disability sport. You can contact us at [email protected] Follow us on twitter and facebook using #paraheritagestories Partners The National Paralympic Heritage Trust is supported by the British Paralympic Association, WheelPower - British Wheelchair Sport, Aylesbury Vale District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council, with grant aid from: Image credit: Stoke Mandeville Stadium courtesy of More Leisure