Places of interest in Buckinghamshire

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Buckinghamshire , England is most notable for its open countryside and natural features, including the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the River Thames. [1] The county is also home to many historic houses, some of which are open to the public through the National Trust, such as Waddesdon Manor, West Wycombe Park and Cliveden; [2] and others which still act as private houses such as the Prime Minister's country retreat Chequers. [3]

Buckinghamshire County of England

Buckinghamshire, abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England which borders Greater London to the south east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north east and Hertfordshire to the east.

Chiltern Hills Range of hills in South East England

The Chiltern Hills or, as they are known locally and historically, the Chilterns, is a range of hills northwest of London. They form a chalk escarpment across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Bedfordshire. A large portion of the hills was designated officially as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1965.

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Designated area of countryside in England, Wales or Northern Ireland

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of their national importance, by the relevant public body: Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, or the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. In place of AONB, Scotland uses the similar national scenic area (NSA) designation. Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty enjoy levels of protection from development similar to those of UK national parks, but unlike with national parks the responsible bodies do not have their own planning powers. They also differ from national parks in their more limited opportunities for extensive outdoor recreation.

Buckinghamshire is also the home of various notable people from history in whose honour tourist attractions have been established. The most notable of these is the author Roald Dahl who included many local features and characters in his works. [4] [5]

Roald Dahl British novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide.

There are various notable sports facilities in Buckinghamshire such as Adams Park, and the county is also home to the world-famous Pinewood Studios.

Adams Park

Adams Park is an association football stadium in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Built in 1990, it is the home ground of Wycombe Wanderers FC and, since 2016, Reading FC Women. Between 2003 and 2006, the stadium was known as the Causeway Stadium under a naming rights deal, before reverting to its former name.

Pinewood Studios British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England

Pinewood Studios is a renowned British film and television studio located in Iver Heath on the outskirts of Slough, it is 2 miles (3.2 km) from Uxbridge, and approximately 17 miles (27 km) west of central London.

This is a list of places of interest in the county. See List of places in Buckinghamshire for a list of settlements.

Places of interest

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AP Icon.svg Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
UKAL icon.svg Accessible open space
Themepark uk icon.png Amusement/Theme Park
CL icon.svg Castle
Country parks.svg Country Park
EH icon.svg English Heritage
Forestry Commission
HR icon.svg Heritage railway
HH icon.svg Historic House
AP Icon.svg Mosques
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Museum icon (red).svg 		Museum (free/not free)
NTE icon.svg National Trust
Drama-icon.svg Theatre
Zoo icon.jpg Zoo
The Abbey, Aston Abbotts small country house in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

The Abbey, Aston Abbotts is a country house in Buckinghamshire, England. The house derived its name from being a property of St. Albans Abbey in the Middle Ages, and it belonged to the Dormer family from the Dissolution of the Monasteries until the early 19th century. While in their ownership the house was almost continuously tenanted, and it was altered in a piecemeal way as a result. In the early 20th century it was a secondary seat of the Spencer family of Coles Hall. It was the family home for Captain Harold and Mrs Beatrice Morton in 1923 and sold in 1989 after their deaths. It is now an L-shaped house with a plain, mildly neo-Classical, south front of c.1800, masking a medieval hall and dining-room, and Queen Anne drawing-room at W. end; the smaller west wing is Elizabethan.

Amersham Museum Private museum, local history in Buckinghamshire , England

Amersham Museum is a small local museum based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the High Street in Old Amersham.

Ascott, Buckinghamshire human settlement in United Kingdom

Ascott is a hamlet and country house in the parish of Wing, Buckinghamshire, England. The hamlet lies completely within the boundary of the Ascott Estate; it is home to many of the estate and house staff.

Emberton Country Park is a 200-acre (0.81 km2) Country park on the Great Ouse River, located near the village of Emberton, near the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

Eythrope human settlement in United Kingdom

Eythrope is a hamlet and country house in the parish of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located to the south east of the main village of Waddesdon. It was bought in the 1870s by a branch of the Rothschild family, and belongs to them to this day.

Halton House country house in the Chiltern Hills above the village of Halton in Buckinghamshire

Halton House is a country house in the Chiltern Hills above the village of Halton in Buckinghamshire, England. It was built for Alfred Freiherr de Rothschild between 1880 and 1883. It is currently used as the main officers' mess for RAF Halton.

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References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Buckinghamshire!". Visit Buckinghamshire. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  2. ↑ "The National Trust". Visit Buckinghamshire. Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  3. ↑ Savage, Mike (12 March 2010). "View from the new 250mph rail route". The Independent . Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  4. ↑ ""Roald Dahl Trail"". Visit Buckinghamshire. Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  5. ↑ Dale, Louise (14 August 2010). "The best family days out". The Guardian . Retrieved 2010-08-19.
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