A weekend in the Chilterns

Stay in Amersham. Day 1: Sprinters Sports Centre, Chequers near Wendover and Bacombe Hill Local Nature Reserve; day 2: Butts Meadow, The Rex and Berkhamsted Castle.

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Day 1 · the Chilterns

Sprinters Sports Centre 3.0 km from Great Missenden
Chequers near Wendover Grade I listed, 3.8 km from Wendover 5 km from the last stop
Bacombe Hill Local Nature Reserve 1.5 km from Wendover 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: Shoulder of Mutton in Wendover, just outside the area
If it rains: Milton's Cottage Grade I listed, 5.7 km from Amersham, just outside the area

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Amersham

train station: Amersham Rail Station; 9 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · the Chilterns

Butts Meadow in Berkhamsted, just outside the area
The Rex in Berkhamsted, just outside the area Next door to the last stop
Berkhamsted Castle Scheduled monument, in Berkhamsted 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Crown in Berkhamsted in Berkhamsted, just outside the area
If it rains: Natural History Museum at Tring in Tring, just outside the area

Open day 2 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads the Chilterns's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a weekend in the Chilterns?

Amersham. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Amersham: train station: Amersham Rail Station; 9 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Sprinters Sports Centre, Chequers near Wendover and Bacombe Hill Local Nature Reserve: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full