Buckinghamshire is home to some of the most beautiful countryside in the South East and is the perfect place to relax from the stresses of city life.
The Chiltern Hills are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the rolling chalk hills offer peace and solitude as well as some wonderful views. Information about suggested walking and cycling routes can be found by clicking here. After a day exploring these gentle hills, you’ll realise why they have inspired some of our greatest and most loved writers over the years.
If you fancy something devilishly decadent, a visit to the Hell-Fire Caves is a must. Once home to the notorious Hellfire Club, these caves now provide an exciting and occasionally spooky experience. The Hellfire Club, founded by Sir Francis Dashwood, scandalised polite society in the 1750s and 1760s with rumours of pagan ceremonies and wild parties involving some of the most powerful and influential men in the land. No one knows how much of the rumours are actually true, but you can make your own mind up when you visit!
Beaconsfield is home to Bekonscot, the world’s oldest model village which has been delighting visitors for more than 75 years. Bekonscot isn’t just one model village, it is comprised of six different villages over 1.2 acres, each one with its own style and character. There are working models, a model railway and many many more things to see and do in the little villages once called a ‘little piece of history that is for ever England."
Overlooking the Vale of Aylesbury is the neo-Renaissance Waddesdon Manor. Completed in 1889 and styled after a French château, it contains the Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild’s renowned collection of paintings, tapestries, furniture and ceramics as well as beautiful and extensive gardens. On visiting Waddesdon Manor, you may be forgiven for thinking the interiors and gardens look familiar; they doubled for Buckingham Palace in the 2006 film, The Queen.
