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Verulamium Park St Albans, Hertfordshire

Verulamium Park St Albans, Hertfordshire

This park is the site where one of the biggest cities in Roman Britain once stood - Verulamium...

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Barton Hills Nature Reserve, Bedfordshire

Barton Hills NNR is an example of chalk grassland typical of the northern Chilterns. The site also includes areas of Chilterns.....

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Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

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

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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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St Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church, Hertfordshire

St Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church, Hertfordshire

Dominating the city skyline on every main approach, the magnificent Abbey Church is a former Norman Abbey Church set in the.....

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Winslow Hall, Buckinghamshire

Fascinating stately home designed by Sir Christopher Wren with an elegant russet brick fascia, graceful narrow windows and four.....

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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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Bekonscot Model Village, Buckinghamshire

Bekonscot Model Village, Buckinghamshire

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.....

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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 Mayflower Barn, Buckinghamshire

There is strong evidence that the timbers in the roof of this barn were taken from the ship 'The Mayflower' that carried the.....

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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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Claydon House, Buckinghamshire

Claydon House, Buckinghamshire

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.....

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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire

Home of famous Irish playwright G. B. Shaw...

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Wrest Park House and Gardens, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House and Gardens, Bedfordshire

Wrest Park House was once the home of the de Grey family whose Mausoleum is at nearby Flitton. The gardens form a charming.....

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Long Crendon Courthouse, Buckinghamshire

Long Crendon Courthouse, Buckinghamshire

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

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Houghton House, Bedfordshire

Houghton House, Bedfordshire

Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for "House Beautiful" in.....

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Cainhoe Castle, Bedfordshire

Cainhoe Castle, Bedfordshire

The remains of a late 11th or early 12th century motte and bailey castle with three baileys. Cainhoe castle was probably occupied.....

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Rushbeds Wood Nature Reserve, Buckinghamshire

Rushbeds Wood Nature Reserve, Buckinghamshire

Ancient woodland, meadows and hedgerows near the Bucks, Oxon borders that abounds with flowers and butterflies...

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