Chenies Manor House

Chenies
Buckinghamshire
WD3 6ER


Chenies is an attractive village lying just off the A404 (2 miles from the M25, Junction 18, in the Amersham direction). Picturesque cottages surround the Green, from which wooded lawns lead to the Church and Manor House.

The semi-fortified brick Manor House was built by Sir John Cheyne about 1460. Sir John Russell (later the 1st Earl of Bedford) made additions in 1526, and it was his principal residence.

The House is of great historical and architectural interest; Henry VIII and Elizabeth I with their Courts were entertained here. It is surrounded by several beautiful gardens; a white garden, a sunken garden and an extensive Physic garden containing a major collection of plants used in present-day medicine as well as fragrant and culinary herbs.

Other features are: a medieval well, underground passages, a reconstructed penitential maze and a reputed 'Priest's Hole'.

The House contains contemporary furniture and tapestries and there are beautiful flower arrangements throughout.

Interesting exhibitions are held in the new shop building, recently constructed in order to protect the 13th century crypt. Here, too, there is a flower-drying loft; flowers are grown in a special section of the garden for this purpose and are used for the superb dried flower arrangements displayed in the house.

Other attractions include a doll collection and the Shop, where dried flowers and other attractive souvenirs are sold. Many different kinds of herbs are also on sale.

Delicious home-made teas are available in the Garden Room.

 

Opening Times
(2007 times)
4th April to 25th October:

Wednesday & Thursday 2.00pm - 5.00pm
All Bank Holiday Mondays 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

Last guided tour 4:15pm.

Admission Charges
(2007 prices)
House and Garden:
Adult £5.50; Child £3.50.

Garden Only: Adult £4.00; Child £2.00.

Directions
The village of Chenies is midway between Rickmansworth and Amersham, off the A404 - 22 miles from London, 2 miles from the M25 (Junction 18) and 7 miles from the M1. The Manor House is next to the Church at the end of a gravel drive leading from the village green.
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