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Dorney Court, Berkshire

Dorney Court, Berkshire

Dorney Court is unusual in that it has passed by direct descent, father to son, through 13 generations of the Palmer family in.....

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Milestones Living History Museum, Hampshire

Milestones Living History Museum, Hampshire

Hampshire's own living history museum is set inside a huge modern building. There is a network of streets with shops, village.....

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Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

This great house built for the Dukes of Buckinghamshire in the 1850's by Charles Barry overlooks the lovely wooded banks of the.....

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St Michael's Abbey, Hampshire

St Michael's Abbey, Hampshire

ST. Michael's Abbey is a beautiful Abbey Church built in the peace and tranquillity of the English countryside by the French.....

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The Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire

The Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire

The Chilterns are mostly gentle beechwood hills which begin in the vales of Oxford and Aylesbury stretching forth in a.....

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Aston Rowant NNR, Oxfordshire

Aston Rowant NNR, Oxfordshire

Aston Rowant NNR sits on the steep west-facing scarp of the Chilterns. It comprises flower-rich chalk grassland together with.....

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West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire

West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire

Perfectly preserved rococo landscape garden, surrounding a neo-classical mansion...

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The Hell-Fire Caves, Buckinghamshire

Supposedly of very ancient origin these unique caves were extended in the 1740’s by Sir Francis Dashwood, founder of the.....

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Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire

Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire

The wonderful abbey church of St.Peter and St.Paul has a history stretching back to the year 634, but the church we see today.....

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Donnington Castle, Berkshire

Donnington Castle, Berkshire

A mile north of Newbury. Built in the late 14th century as a fortified residence at the top of a hill, overlooking the River.....

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Aldershot Military Museum, Hampshire

Aldershot Military Museum, Hampshire

The story of Aldershot Military Town, and the civil towns of Aldershot and Farnborough..

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Watership Down, Hampshire

Watership Down, Hampshire

Watership Down is a famous novel by British author Richard Adams. It is also a hill in the north of Hampshire, England, near the.....

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Virginia Water Lake, Surrey

Virginia Water Lake, Surrey

Originally little more than a stream, Virginia Water Lake was begun in 1746 by William, Duke of Cumberland who was then Ranger of.....

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Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

Recreating the golden age of the Great Western Railway with steam locomotives in the engine shed, signalling displays, Brunels's.....

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Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Apart from being the largest inhabited castle in the world, Windsor is arguably the best known, and on any visit to the town, it.....

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Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire

Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire

This was the home of Benjamin Disraeli(1804-81) who lived here with his wife from 1848 until his death in 1881. The couple loved.....

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