Places of interest in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire is most notable for its open countryside and natural features, including the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the River Thames.^[1] The county is also home to a large quantity of historic houses, some of which are open to the public through the National Trust such as Waddesdon Manor, West Wycombe Park and Cliveden^[2] and others which still act as private houses such as the Prime Minister's country retreat Chequers.^[3]

Buckinghamshire is also famous as the home of various notable people from history in whose honour tourist attractions have been established. The most notable of these is the author Roald Dahl who included many local features and characters in his works.^[4][5]

There are various notable sports facilities in Buckinghamshire such as Adams Park, and the county is also home to the world-famous Pinewood Studios.

This is a list of places of interest in the county. See List of places in Buckinghamshire for a list of settlements.

Places of interest

Key
	Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
	Accessible open space
	Amusement/Theme Park
	Castle
	Country Park
	English Heritage
	Forestry Commission
	Heritage railway
	Historic House
	Museum (free/not free)
	National Trust
	Theatre
	Zoo

The Abbey, Aston Abbotts Amersham Museum Ascott Ashridge Estate Bekonscot Bernwood Forest Black Park Bletchley Park Blue Lagoon Local Nature Reserve Boarstall Duck Decoy Boarstall Tower Bradenham Village Bradwell Abbey Brill Windmill Buckingham Chantry Chapel Buckinghamshire County Museum Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in Quainton Bulstrode Park Chequers Court Chesham Museum Chicheley Hall Chiltern Open Air Museum Chiltern scarp Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Claydon House Cliveden Concrete Cows Coombe Hill The Cowper and Newton Museum Dorney Lake Dorneywood

Emberton Country Park Eythrope Halton House Hampden House Hartwell House Hospital of St John the Baptist Hughenden Manor Ivinghoe Beacon Kederminster Library The King's Head Inn, Aylesbury Linford Manor Little Britain Long Crendon Courthouse Mentmore Towers Milton Keynes Museum Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda Pitstone Windmill Princes Risborough Manor House Roald Dahl Children's Gallery Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Shardeloes Snelshall Priory Stowe Park Waddesdon Manor West Wycombe Caves West Wycombe Park West Wycombe Village Whiteleaf Cross Winslow Hall Wycombe Abbey

References

1. "Welcome to Buckinghamshire!". Visit Buckinghamshire. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
2. "The National Trust". Visit Buckinghamshire. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
3. Savage, Mike (12 March 2010). "View from the new 250mph rail route". The Independent. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
4. ""Roald Dahl Trail"". Visit Buckinghamshire. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
5. Dale, Louise (14 August 2010). "The best family days out". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-08-19.