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A week in the Chilterns

Stay in Great Missenden. Day 1: Chequers near Wendover, Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve and Princes Risborough School Community Sports Centre; day 2: Butts Meadow, The Rex and Berkhamsted Castle; day 3: Long Grove Wood, Jordans Quaker Meeting House and Milton's Cottage; day 4: Halton House, Weston Turville Shop Park and Natural History Museum at Tring; day 5: The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, Hampden House and Bacombe Hill Local Nature Reserve; day 6: Wycombe Swan Theatre, The Hellfire Caves and St Lawrence; day 7: Tring Park Cricket Club, Court Theatre and Bridgewater Monument.

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Day 1 · the Chilterns

  1. Chequers near Wendover Grade I listed, 3.8 km from Wendover
  2. Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve 1.5 km from Princes Risborough 3 km from the last stop
  3. Princes Risborough School Community Sports Centre in Princes Risborough, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Russell Arms 2.8 km from Wendover
If it rains
Amersham Museum 1.3 km from Amersham, just outside the area

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Great Missenden

train station: Great Missenden Rail Station; 3 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · the Chilterns

  1. Butts Meadow in Berkhamsted, just outside the area
  2. The Rex in Berkhamsted, just outside the area Next door to the last stop
  3. 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
Stoke Mandeville Stadium 5.3 km from Wendover, just outside the area

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Great Missenden

Day 3 · the Chilterns

  1. Long Grove Wood 6.8 km from Amersham, just outside the area
  2. Jordans Quaker Meeting House Grade I listed, 7.5 km from Amersham, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
  3. Milton's Cottage Grade I listed, 5.7 km from Amersham, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
Lunch
Merlins Cave 5.6 km from Amersham, just outside the area
If it rains
Wycombe Museum 6.9 km from Marlow, just outside the area

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Great Missenden

Day 4 · the Chilterns

  1. Halton House Grade II* listed, 2.1 km from Wendover, just outside the area
  2. Weston Turville Shop Park 2.8 km from Wendover, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
  3. Natural History Museum at Tring in Tring, just outside the area 7 km from the last stop
Lunch
Shoulder of Mutton in Wendover, just outside the area
If it rains
Dacorum Heritage in Berkhamsted, just outside the area

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Great Missenden

Day 5 · the Chilterns

  1. The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden
  2. Hampden House Grade I listed, 6.3 km from Wendover 5 km from the last stop
  3. Bacombe Hill Local Nature Reserve 1.5 km from Wendover 5 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Firecrest 3.1 km from Wendover
If it rains
National Paralympic Heritage Centre 5.4 km from Wendover, just outside the area

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Great Missenden

Day 6 · the Chilterns

  1. Wycombe Swan Theatre 6.5 km from Marlow, just outside the area
  2. The Hellfire Caves Grade II* listed, 8.4 km from Marlow 4 km from the last stop
  3. St Lawrence Grade I listed, 8.5 km from Princes Risborough Next door to the last stop
Lunch
The Falcon (pub), 6.6 km north of Marlow 6.6 km from Marlow, just outside the area
If it rains
Pitstone Green Museum in Ivinghoe, just outside the area

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Great Missenden

Day 7 · the Chilterns

  1. Tring Park Cricket Club in Tring, just outside the area
  2. Court Theatre 1.8 km from Tring 1 km from the last stop
  3. Bridgewater Monument Grade II* listed, 4.0 km from Ivinghoe 3 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Angler's Retreat 2.7 km from Tring, just outside the area
If it rains
Tring Local History Museum in Tring, just outside the area

Open day 7 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 week in the Chilterns?

Great Missenden. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Great Missenden: train station: Great Missenden Rail Station; 3 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Chequers near Wendover, Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve and Princes Risborough School Community Sports Centre: 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.

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