The Chilterns and Thames Valley area is situated in the heart of Buckinghamshire
and offers some of the most stunning countryside in England, within a stones throw from London. Officially designated
as an Area of Outstanding National Beauty, the Chilterns and Thames Valley is home to the rolling Chiltern Hills and the historic
RiverThames.
The area has several attractions to visit whether you are visiting the area for a 'short break' or
business meeting, you are guaranteed a warm and friendly welcome. The many picturesque villages, historic towns, country
walks, together with cosy country pubs, bustling market towns and warm Chiltern hospitlity make it a place that visitors will
want to return to again and again.
No wonder film and television location scouts have made a bee-line to the area,
from Turville, the setting for The Vicar of Dibley, to Amersham, where Hugh Grant romped with Andie McDowell in Four Weddings
and a Funeral, every village tells a story. The new 'Midsomer Murders Trail' is a gentle ramble through that
enchanted world, half real, half imagined. The village of Long Crendon features in more than half a dozen episodes and
even if you have never seen a single episode, the trail is warmly recommended. It is a real eye-opener, introducing
a Buckinghamshire that is not just easy on the eye, but deeply and deliciously eccentric. (Extract from the Daily Telegraph,
12 May 2007)
Whilst staying in the area why not visit some of our local attractions including Bekonscot, the oldest model
village in the world where Enid Blyton was in her element and immortalised in her 1951 book The Enchanted Village.
Her house (under new ownership!) is located within one mile at the picturesque village of Well End and the fabulous garden
is open for viewing to the public. Also closeby are the notorious Hellfire Caves at West Wycombe, John Milton's
Cottage in Chalfont St Giles and why not discover Britain's heritage at various National Trust properties including
Cliveden, former home of the Astors, and Hughenden Manor, home of the former Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli.
Birdwatcher's
Delight - Little Marlow Lake (within one mile) - This site never disappoints, with many a county rarity discovered here.
(Words: Brian Clews, Author of Where to Watch Birds in Thames Valley and The Chilterns)
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