Wednesday, 26 November at 7.30 pm John Cleese is a comedy legend and the most senile member of Monty Python; Best known for his idiosyncratic turns in Monty Phython and Fawlty Towers John will be bringing his unique comedic perspective to audiences across the UK this autumn with tales from… more
Learn about the history of the Chilterns and High Wycombe – in particular its history as the chair making capital of the world. There are examples of chairs and tools used by ‘bodgers’ in local factories and more modern examples of local factory industries. Entrance is free to see the… more
Hughenden offers a vivid insight into the charismatic personality and colourful private life of the most unlikely Victorian Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, who lived here from 1848 to 1881. You can browse among an extraordinary collection of personal memorabilia, and there’s even a Victorian playroom for younger visitors. A secret… more
West Wycombe Park West Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP14 3AJ T: + 44(0)149 755571/513569 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/west-wycombe-park-village-and-hill/ E: [email protected] West Wycombe Park is one of the most theatrical and Italianate of all English country houses and the Dashwood family home for over 300 years. Set in 45 acres of landscaped park, the house as… more
The world’s oldest smock mill was falling down in the 1970s until a team of volunteers, led by the son of Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, who invented the Dambusters bouncing bomb in WWll, spent 15 years restoring it. Lacey Green Windmill Lacey Green Village Nr Princes Risborough www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk more
Santa will be handing out gifts to children on this steam train experience. Find out dates for the Santa Specials and more information here more
A standard gauge railway operating both steam and diesel hauled train services from Chinnor in Oxfordshire. It operates on part of the old Great Western Railway branch line which ran between Princes Risborough (Bucks) and Watlington (oxfordshire). The railway is run entirely by volunteers. Funding is obtained from donations, and… more
Chenies Manor, near Amersham is a Tudor manor house, built around 1460. Henry VIII is said to have been entertained here. Queen Elizabeth I visited several times, and in July 1570, according to an entry in a wardrobe book, she lost some small gold fastenings called aglets from her dress.… more
