Places of interest in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire, England 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 many 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 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

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Key

| Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
| Accessible open space
| Amusement/Theme Park
| Castle
| Country Park
| English Heritage
| Forestry Commission
| Heritage railway
| Historic House
| Places of Worship

| 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

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## References

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1. ^ "Welcome to Buckinghamshire!". Visit Buckinghamshire. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
2. ^ "The National Trust". Visit Buckinghamshire. Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. 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. Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
5. ^ Dale, Louise (14 August 2010). "The best family days out". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-08-19.

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Ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire

Unitary authorities|

* Buckinghamshire Council
* Milton Keynes City Council

Major settlements
(cities in italics)|

* Amersham
* Aylesbury
* Beaconsfield
* Buckingham
* Burnham
* Chalfont St Peter
* Chesham
* Gerrards Cross
* High Wycombe
* Iver
* Marlow
* Milton Keynes
* including Bletchley
* Central Milton Keynes
* Fenny Stratford
* Stony Stratford
* Wolverton
* Newport Pagnell
* Olney
* Princes Risborough
* Wendover
* Winslow
* Woburn Sands
See also: List of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire

Rivers|

* Chess
* Colne
* Frays
* Gade
* Great Ouse
* Jubilee
* Lyde
* Misbourne
* Ouzel
* Ray
* Thame
* Thames
* Tove
* Wraysbury
* Wye

Topics|

* Boundary changes
* Country houses
* Flag
* Grade I listed buildings
* Grade II* listed buildings
* High Sheriff
* History
* Lord Lieutenant
* Monastic houses
* Museums
* Railways
* Parliamentary constituencies
* Places
* Places of interest
* Schools (Bucks)
* Schools (Milton Keynes)
* Sites of Special Scientific Interest
* Transport

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