Top 10 things to do in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire offers wartime codebreaking history, grand houses and the Chiltern Hills. It is a good county for gardens, museums and walking.
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Bletchley Park
📍 BletchleyHistory, indoorsThe wartime home of the Allied codebreakers, with huts, exhibitions and gardens.
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Waddesdon Manor
📍 Near AylesburyHouse, gardensA lavish Rothschild house in the style of a French château, with gardens and an aviary.
- 3
Stowe Landscape Gardens
📍 Near BuckinghamGardens, walksA landscape garden with temples and lakes, in a very large park.
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Cliveden
📍 Near MaidenheadGardens, viewsFormal gardens and woodland above the River Thames.
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Hughenden Manor
📍 High WycombeHouse, historyThe Victorian home of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, with gardens and parkland.
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Chiltern Open Air Museum
📍 Chalfont St GilesHistory, familiesAn open-air museum of rescued historic buildings in a wooded setting.
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Roald Dahl Museum
📍 Great MissendenFamilies, indoorsA children’s-author museum with a story centre and gallery.
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Bekonscot Model Village
📍 BeaconsfieldFamiliesA miniature model village of 1930s England, small enough for a short visit.
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West Wycombe Caves
📍 West WycombeHistory, familiesAtmospheric man-made caves with guided exploration. Check opening.
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Chiltern Hills walks
📍 Chiltern HillsWalks, natureRolling chalk hills, beechwoods and villages with waymarked paths.
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Last checked: October 2026.