The Chilterns have been named as one of the best places for country living in the UK. Residents have the highest gross weekly earnings of anywhere in the UK at £941, according to an annual survey by the Halifax Building Society. Rutland has moved up 11 places to the top… more
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum’s free Friday Focus lunchtime talks cover a wide range of topics relating to the Royal Pump Rooms, the Art Gallery & Museum’s collections and the history of Royal Leamington Spa. The programme of talks runs every Friday at 1pm. On Friday 6 March there… more
‘Shaun the Sheep The Movie’ automotive Easter Adventures at the Heritage Motor Centre Children are in for yet another treat at the Heritage Motor Centre this Easter with ‘Shaun the Sheep The Movie’ automotive adventures from 28 March – 12 April. Celebrating the release of the movie earlier this year,… more
A large area of chalk grassland and woodland on top of the Chilterns escarpment with amazing views and archaeological features. Car park, picnic site, waymarked walks. Whiteleaf Hill (and nearby Brush Hill) offer good wheelchair access along firm, level paths through woodland which lead to firm grassy areas with viewpoints.… more
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
