Escape to Buckinghamshire for your perfect Holiday

Buckinghamshire - Historic County - England

Key Towns - Aylesbury Beaconsfield Buckingham Chalfont St Giles Eton High Wycombe Linslade Marlow Milton Keynes Princes Risborough Slough

Buckinghamshire - Historic County - England Buckinghamshire located to the north-west of London and one of the Home Counties. This counties proximity to London made it an obvious place for wealthy families to build their country properties, many of which are now open to the public. Buckinghamshire stretches from the outskirts of London to the bottom entrance of the Midlands. Roald Dahl country, with a landscape that inspired him to write his famous children's books at his home near Great Missenden. The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, one of the leading steam museums in the country and covering nearly 30 acres. Holiday makers can visit Bletchley Park, which during World War II, was the home for codebreakers who decrypted and interpreted messages. Aylesbury Vale with its corn-fields, meadows and cherry orchards, one of the most agricultural regions in the country. High Wycombe, renowned for its furniture-making. Gulliver's Land with rides and attractions designed to offer the whole family a full day out of fun and excitement. The Chiltern Hills designated as an Area of Outstanding Beauty.
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The National Trust in Buckinghamshire Take your camera and your National Trust tickets and visit the county of Buckinghamshire. 16 National Trust properties and counting. Boarstall Tower, a 14th century moated gatehouse and gardens; Claydon House dating from the 18th century with English interiors in an idyllic country setting; an entire village, the village of Bradenham, set in the Chiltern hills; Clivedon with it's magnificent formal gardens overlooking the River Thames; Hughenden Manor the country home of the Victorian statesman Benjamin Disraeli; Waddesdon Manor reminiscent of a 16th century French chateau; West Wycombe village with buildings spanning several hundred years, to name but a few.		Experience The Enigma In the summer of 1939, a small team of codebreakers arrived at the Government Code and Cipher School's (GC&CS) new home at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. Today, Bletchley Park is a living museum attempting to re-create many of the intricate and pioneering machines that helped to win the war. There are more than enough different activities and exhibitions to occupy most families for a whole day, from wartime toys to working computers. There's a wartime mini cinema and an outstanding Churchill collection. Lively exciting events are held on special days throughout the year. Check out the tales of spies and strategic deception. You may even be the one to discover the map to genius mathematician Alan Turing's silver, supposedly buried in or near Bletchley Park.
Walking Walking in Buckinghamshire Andover Heritage and Poetry Trail Renaissance Trail Oxford Canal Walk	Locations The Chilterns Bradenham Village West Wycombe Village And Hill Wendover Woods	Events Linslade Canal Festival Little Missenden Festival Milton Keynes Garden Show Olney Pancake Race	Snippets Sorry - we don't currently have any articles on this subject for this area.