Local Attractions
National Trust properties: Ashridge Estate (Country Estate and Stately Home, 5.6m); Ascott House (Jacobean House with superb collections/gardens, 6.7m); Waddesdon Manor (a unique expression of Rothschild style, 9.6m); Hughenden Manor (home of Benjamin Disraeli, 10m); Claydon House (ancestral home of the Verney family, 13m); Stonor (one of England’s oldest manor houses, 24m) and Blenheim Palace (birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, 27m)
Historic Sites/Museums: Rothschild Natural History Museum in Tring (includes specimens from Charles Darwin’s Galapagos journeys and Captain Cook’s explorations, 2.8m); Aces High Aviation Gallery in Wendover (the world’s foremost specialists in aviation and military art, 3.9m); Bletchley Park (home of WW2 codebreakers, 14m) and Windsor Castle (40m)
Walkers/Cyclists/Wildlife enthusiasts: Wendover Woods, situated on the northern edge of the Chiltern Hills (part of the Ridgeway National Trail, 2.4m) with spectacular views across the Aylesbury Vale; for birdwatchers, Buckinghamshire includes sites that are among the best in the country for Red Kite, Hobby and Hawfinch. College Lake is one of the best sites in Bucks for water birds (3.7m); Dancers End offers different types of woodland habitat (6.1m) and Aston Clinton Ragpits offers 8 species of orchid, 25 types of butterfly and slow worms (0.9m). Aston Hill Mountain Bike Area is the south’s premier mountain biking centre, covering 100 acres of woodland.
Theatre: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre (3.8m); Queens Park Arts Centre and Limelight Theatre (3.5m); and the Court Theatre at Pendley (2.3m)
For Children: Go Ape in Wendover Woods (2.4m); the Rohl Dahl Museum at Great Missenden (6.8m); St Tiggywinkles Visitor Centre (Hedgehog and small animal hospital 8.7m); Whipsnade Zoo (11m); Legoland Theme Park at Windsor (12m); Odds Farm Rare Breeds Centre (15m); Bekonscot (the oldest model village in the world, 18m) or the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter(20m)
Film/TV enthusiasts: follow the ‘Midsomer Murders Trail’, or visit the film location for the ‘Vicar of Dibley’ at Turville
Local Breweries: Chiltern Valley Winery and Brewery, The Tring Brewery Company
Fine Dining: Crockers in Tring (2.6m); Hartwell House (5.2m); The Artichoke (10.3m); Paris House (13.1m),