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Recommended Towns & Villages near Aylesbury

Bluebell time at Wendover Woods, Nr Aylesbury, Bucks

Wendover (68 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction SE)

Wendover, is a spacious town and situated amidst beautiful open countryside...

A picture of Haddenham

Haddenham (13 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction SW)

This is a large sprawling village in the heart of picturesque Buckinghamshire countryside. The village has a long history, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book and later, at.....

Princes Risborough

Princes Risborough (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction S)

An exquisite feature of the town is the Norman Church of St.Mary, the church shows restoration work from the 13th and 14th centuries and a modern spire built during the early part of the 20th century...

Saxon Church in Wing, Buckinghamshire

Wing (3 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction NE)

Wing has a long history, it was recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and people passing through here en-route for famous Ascott House little realise they are by-passing an.....

Church in Tring, Hertfordshire

Tring (64 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction E)

Tring lies on the Ridgeway Path close to the waters of the River Thame, it is bordered on one side by the Chilterns, a range of dense wooded hills which span an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty between Goring in the Thames valley and Dunstable downs...

Holy Trinity Church, Bledlow

Bledlow (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction S)

This is one of Buckinghamshire most attractive villages. Anyone visiting the area could be forgiven for thinking they had seen it somewhere before because the village has been the setting for scenes in the T.V. drama Midsommer Murders. Take a close look at the Church of The Holy Trinity - in one episode this became St.Michael's church...

The Bird Cage Pub, Thame

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (8.5 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

Thame is an ancient market town whose charter was granted by Wulfhere, King of Mercia. It was later mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1087 and has a parish church built during.....

House in Long Crendon, Bucks

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction W)

Long Crendon is a picture postcard village of thatched cottages hung with rich foliage strung out through a myriad of winding leafy lanes. It has a history stretching back to.....

Village Pond, Aldbury, Herts

Aldbury (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hertfordshire (9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction E)

Lying on the edge of the Chiltern Hills this is one of the counties most attractive villages...

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Great Missenden

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction SE)

Lying in a favoured position within the sweep of the glorious Chilterns, Great Missenden is an attractive village of charm and character, and was the home to Roald Dahl who wrote many of his best loved stories there...

Winslow, Buckinghamshire.  Church Street and St. Laurence Church

Winslow (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction N)

The town lies in an outstanding position amid attractive agricultural countryside in the Vale of Aylesbury...

A picture of Claydon House

Middle Claydon (23 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)

This genteel place is famous for the great house that has connections with Florence Nightingale...

Houseboats

Berkhamsted (18 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction E)

With so much to see and experience this fascinating little town makes the perfect destination for a relaxing weekend away from it all...

At the code breaking Museum

Bletchley (43 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction N)

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Amersham

Amersham (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

Amersham is one of those towns where with one cast of the eye, you immediately know that this is a place with a long history for around the broad High Street is a mixture of fine.....

A picture of Hughenden Manor

High Wycombe (10 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction S)

The largest town in Buckinghamshire county, and once famous for its thriving chair making industry, High Wycombe is the only town in the world that weighs its Mayors, which is a.....

View of Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire

Dunstable (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction E)

Henry I gave Dunstable its first "Royal" charter making it a market town, this was at the time he founded the town's Augustinian priory in 1131...

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SW)

Great Haseley is a picturesque village in South Oxfordshire, about 4.5 miles from the market town of Thame. It has many listed buildings and thatched stone cottages. The name is.....

Trees

Woburn (30 Pictures)

in the county of Bedfordshire (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction NE)

The picturesque village of Woburn has an mixture of delightful old cottages and the magnificent Woburn Abbey...

St Bartholomew Church

Fingest (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction S)

The small picturesque village of Fingest is set on the edge of the Chiltern Hills. It has a wonderful church which dates from the early Norman period and which has a rare tower.....

Recommended attractions near Aylesbury

Coombe Hill, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Coombe Hill (4 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction S)

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Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction W)

Creator of Waddesdon, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, who was a great fan of France and its arts, together with his french.....

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NW)

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Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction NW)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

Ascott House the Dutch garden

Ascott House (3 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NE)

This stunningly beautiful house began life in the 17th-century as a small timber-framed black and white farmhouse. It was.....

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction W)

Long Crendon is a beautiful Buckinghamshire village which is possibly best know for its stunning 15th century Courthouse, given.....

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NW)

Claydon House was built by the 2nd Earl Verney in the middle of the 18th-century, on land which had belonged to his family since.....

Stockgrove Country Park, Leighton Buzzard

Stockgrove Country Park (4 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction NE)

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Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park (36 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction E)

Where better to go for a great family day out than the zoo. Here, at Whipsnade, under the great open sky you can enjoy the.....

Hughenden Manor

Hughenden Manor (21 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction S)

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.....

West Wycombe Park (National Trust)

West Wycombe Park (4 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction N)

Also referred to as Station-X, Bletchley Park was the top-secret wartime base of Allied code breakers, such as Alan Turing and.....

Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn Abbey (14 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction NE)

Set in 3,000 acres of beautiful park land, Woburn Abbey has been the home of the Russell family for almost 450 years and it is.....

The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction NW)

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Bekonscot Model Village, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

Bekonscot Model Village (56 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SE)

For many the idyll of rural life as it was in the 1930's has gone forever, but it's charm can be re-discovered at Bekonscot Model.....

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction W)

Shotover Country Park covers 117 hectares on the southern slopes of Shotover Hill, and is very popular with walkers, joggers, dog.....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction W)

C S Lewis' former home known today throughout the world as the Kilns was built in 1922. The area surrounding it was in fact a.....

Wardown Park & Museum

Wardown Park Museum (7 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction E)

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A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction SW)

Nuffield Place is the former home (1933-63) of Lord Nuffield who was the founder of Morris Motors. The house is a rare survival.....

Side view of the main building at Fawley Court, Henley on Thames

Fawley Court (5 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.7 km, direction S)

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