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Nearby Attractions

• Hughenden Manor (4 Miles)* Hughenden Manor was the home of Victorian prime minister and statesman Benjamin Disraeli from 1848 until his death in 1881. Most of his furniture, books and pictures remain in this, his private retreat.
  
• West Wycombe Park (6 Miles)* The West Wycombe Park house is one of the most theatrical and Italianate mid-18th-century buildings in England with facades designed as classical temples.
  
• Bucks Goats Centre (6 Miles)* We are a children's animal farm and adventure centre featuring a wide range of animals, including llamas, birds, donkeys and every breed of domestic goat found in Britain.
  
• Bekonscot Model Village (6 Miles)* Bekonscot is the oldest model village in the world. Portraying rural England in the 1930's, time has stood still in this wonderland of make-believe, which is over 80 years old.
  
• Odds Farm Park (7 Miles)* A visit to Odds Farm Park provides an opportunity to meet many rare and interesting animals - and have a great day out at any time of the year.
  
• Milton's Cottage (7 Miles)* Come and visit the Grade 1 listed XVIth Century cottage where John Milton lived and completed "Paradise Lost" and started "Paradise regained".
  
• Chenies Manor House (7 Miles)* 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.
  
• Oak Farm Animal Park (8 Miles)* Oak Farm Animal Park is a traditional organic working farm, home to a variety of animals, many of which are rescued for a second chance in life.
  
• Ashridge Estate (8 Miles)* A 5,000 acre countryside estate with many splendid walks. The focal point of the area is the Bridgewater Monument.
  
• Cliveden (10 Miles)* This spectacular estate overlooking the River Thames has a series of charismatic gardens featuring topiary, statuary, water gardens, a formal parterre and woodland and riverside walks with magnificent vistas.
  

Nearby Towns

• Prestwood (1 Mile)* Once the home of the late Prime Minister Atlee, Prestwood has grown tremendously in the last twenty years. Just a mile up the hill from Roald Dahl's home town of Great Missenden, Prestwood has much to offer.
  
• Chesham (4 Miles)* Chesham is the largest town in the Chiltern district, located amidst the steep green Chiltern Hills.
  
• Wendover (4 Miles)* Wendover is a picturesque town, one of its jewels being the Red Lion, whose former guests include Oliver Cromwell and Robert Louis Stevenson. The focal point of the town is the Clock tower, built in 1842.
  
• Amersham Old Town (4 Miles)* Amersham Old Town is popular with visitors and locals alike, the town has a wide sweeping High Street, half timbered buildings, picturesque period cottages and a wonderful selection of exclusive designer and craft shops.
  
• Penn (5 Miles)* Penn is extensively wooded and criss-crossed by lanes and footpaths.
  
• High Wycombe (5 Miles)* Situated in the heart of the Chilterns, High Wycombe is the largest town in Buckinghamshire, having grown up during the 18th and 19th centuries around the furniture industry, and was once known as 'the furniture capital of England.'
  
• Princes Risborough (6 Miles)* Princes Risborough lies in the lee of the Chiltern Hills, mid-way between Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire's County Town, and High Wycombe, the County's largest town. It is approximately 35 miles north west of London and 25 south east of Oxford.
  
• West Wycombe (6 Miles)* Picturesque West Wycombe has belonged to the National Trust since 1934. Most of the buildings lining its one main street date from the 17th and 18th centuries and the Church is a very well-known landmark, with its golden ball dominating the village.
  
• Berkhamsted (7 Miles)* Where in Britain might you stumble across an authentic Canadian-carved totem pole? Or find the hub of the chilli-growing industry? The answer is Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire, 30 miles north of central London.
  
• Beaconsfield (7 Miles)* The picturesque town of Beaconsfield is divided into two separate and distinct parts - the old and the new. The attractive old town, is flanked by former coaching inns and old buildings.