This local nature reserve was opened in 1997 and covers a stretch of the Chiltern hills running above the Upper Icknield Way, and crossed by the Ridgeway, national trails. The reserve includes ancient beech woodland and chalk downland providing a...

This attractive flint and limestone Norman church is set within the quiet picturesque village of Bledlow in the Chilterns. The oldest parts of the church are 12th Century with later substantial building over the next 200 years. Particular points of...

These picturesque and well-managed stables house Britain’s oldest equine charity. The Home of Rest for Horses was founded in 1886 as a retirement home for working horses, ponies and donkeys. It is home to over 100 animals from all over...

This windmill is in the Buckinghamshire village of Lacey Green, on the brow of the hill, just off the Princes Risborough Road. Dating from 1650, it is thought to be the oldest smock mill in Britain. The name comes from...

The Phoenix Trail is a 5-mile long shared use path for walkers, cyclists and horseriders. Forming part of the national cycle network, it was constructed along part of the old branch railway line to Oxford. As well as providing a...

Operated by the National Trust, Princes Risborough Manor House is an impressive red brick property that dates back to the 17th Century. Designed in the late Carolean style, the exact dates of construction remain a mystery. The house...

Risborough Springs is a modern swimming and fitness centre located in the attractive market town of Princes Risborough. The centre has a 25m main swimming pool and a connected shallow parent and toddler pool. There is also a fully equipped...

This handsome brick and flint parish church is situated in the oldest part of the attractive market town of Princes Risborough. The Church is Norman with Tudor additions and a modern tower and steeple. The original tower collapsed in 1804....

The site of St Nicholas's Church in Great Kimble dates from the thirteenth century. In the seventeenth century, a John Hampden refused to pay any ship to the tax collectors for the King. It is said that the English Civil...

The downlands of southern England are home to several huge images cut into the chalk hillsides and dating from prehistory to modern times. A gigantic chalk cross measuring 80ft by 72ft towers above the village of Whiteleaf in Buckinghamshire. It...