Whether you're visiting the area for a day out or simply exploring your surroundings, the many picturesque villages, historic towns and country walks, together with the cosy country pubs and bustling market towns, will ensure your time in Aylesbury and High Wycombe is enjoyable.
Buckinghamshire is a popular place with filmmakers and TV producers and was the ideal location for many classic movies and TV programmes, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gosford Park and The Vicar of Dibley. Why not explore the vast cultural heritage and see what Buckinghamshire has to offer?
Aylesbury
- Vale Park is another great day out. Visitors can while away the time in this leafy part of Aylesbury. Look out for the public art which has been handpicked to show off the character of the town
- St Mary's Church in Aylesbury dates back to the 13th century. Here you can get a feel for the history of Aylesbury and explore the church grounds and surrounding area
- Tiggywinkles in Aylesbury is a wildlife hospital where you can watch the foxes in their permanent enclosure, see if you can catch a glimpse of badgers and deers, and look at the bird and mammal nursery wards in the hospital.
- Bucks Goat Centre is a farm in Aylesbury that features every breed of goat found in Britain, and a wide range of other animals, including llamas, wallabies, birds, reptiles, pigs and donkeys. There's also a petting pen for animal lovers
- Bernwood Butterfly Trail in Aylesbury is a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its richness as a butterfly habitat. Check out the many butterflies such as the White Admiral, Purple Emperor and rare Black Hairstreak
- Brill Windmill in Aylesbury dates back to the 1680s. It is not in working condition, but much of the machinery is intact, and can be viewed from two floors within the windmill. You can also visit Quainton Windmill - the tallest in Buckinghamshire
- Chiltern Brewery in Aylesbury gives you the chance to take a tour and see how real beer has been brewed for centuries with entirely natural English products. The tour guide will tell you how beer is made and invite you to sample the final products
- Long Crendon Courthouse in Aylesbury is a restored inn which dates from 1455 and is of particular interest for its architectural features from many eras, including a large stained-glass window, cobbled courtyard and timber framing
- Nether Winchendon House in Aylesbury is a unique Strawberry Hill Gothic medieval Manor House situated in a beautiful valley at the foot of the Chilterns. Explore the picturesque gardens and admire the 12th century Great Hall, the 16th century Dining Room with fine carved oak, fine furniture and family portraits
High Wycombe
- Wycombe Summit Ski & Snowboard Centre in High Wycombe offers skiing and snowboarding lessons and you can also go tobogganing, snow tubing and Ice-skating within the Centre
- The Hellfire Caves in High Wycombe provide the perfect day out for the avid explorer. These caves are quite remarkable considering they were all dug by hand. You can still see the individual pick axe marks on the walls. On entering the caves, long winding passages lead deep underground for over half a mile through the great Banqueting Hall and past various chambers
- Hughenden Manor in High Wycombe is the former home of Benjamin Disraeli, Queen Victoria's favourite Prime Minister. Why not take a look around the stately home and admire the memorabilia, paintings and personal belonging?
- The Rye is an artificial lake, bounded by hanging beech wood. It's the perfect location for a spot of fishing and boating. Surrounding the lake is a nature trail
- Wycombe Air Park is located only two miles from the town centre and is home to the Blue Max museum, which houses a wide collection of historic flying machines, many of which have been used in films
Buckinghamshire
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a working steam museum where you can step back in time to the steam age. On steaming open days visitors can ride in vintage carriages pulled by a full-sized steam engine and on an extensive miniature railway
- The Buckinghamshire County Museum and Roald Dahl Gallery has something for everyone. Whether you want to find out more about the heritage of Bucks, touch a mammoth's tooth, make jewellery, or ride the Glass Elevator and explore Willy Wonka's inventions you are guaranteed a fun time
