Princes Risborough

Worth seeing in and around Princes Risborough

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Chequers

   Chequers or Chequers Court is the country house of the prime minister of the United Kingdom. A 16th-century manor house, it lies near the village of Ellesborough, halfway between the towns of Princes Risborough and Wendover in Buckinghamshire, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, 40 miles north-west of Central London.

   4.2 km · country house in Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Coombe Hill

   Coombe Hill is a hill in The Chilterns, located next to the hamlet of Dunsmore, Buckinghamshire, England, near the small town of Wendover, and overlooking Aylesbury Vale. It is not to be confused with another Coombe Hill on the flank of Haddington Hill, some two miles to the north-east.

   5.4 km · hill in Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Cymbeline's Castle

   Cymbeline's Castle, also known as Cymbeline's Mound and Belinus's Castle, is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in woods north-east of Great Kimble in Buckinghamshire, England. It is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

   3.9 km · motte-and-bailey castle in Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Hampden House

   Hampden House is a country house in the village of Great Hampden, between Great Missenden and Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire. It is named after the Hampden family.

   4.3 km · country house in Great and Little Hampden, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Whiteleaf Cross

   Whiteleaf Cross is a cross-shaped chalk hill carving, with a triangular base, on Whiteleaf Hill in Whiteleaf near Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire. It sits above the road to the east of the hamlet, whose name is first found in the form White Cliff in the eighteenth century, referring to the white chalk cliff.

   1.6 km · hill figure in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway

   The Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway with its headquarters and main station at Chinnor in South Oxfordshire, England. It runs along the foot of the Chilterns escarpment.

   5.7 km · English standard gauge heritage railway · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Chinnor Hill

   Chinnor Hill is a 26.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Chinnor in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.

   4.9 km · Hill in Oxfordshire, South East England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of St Paul

   St Paul’s Church, Bledlow Ridge is a Grade II listed parish church of the Church of England in the village of Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England. It is part of the benefice of Bledlow with Saunderton and Horsenden in the Diocese of Oxford.

   5.8 km · church building in Bledlow Ridge, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Mary, Radnage

   St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Radnage in Buckinghamshire, situated towards the northeastern edge of the village. The church is part of the West Wycombe benefice, the building is Grade I listed.

   5.9 km · church in Radnage Wycombe District, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Grangelands and Pulpit Hill

    Grangelands and Pulpit Hill is a 25.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cadsden in Buckinghamshire. It lies within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the planning authorities are Wycombe District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council.

    2.8 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The High Street and Duke Street - some old buildings and good local shops among the vast number of estate agents. Note the Trumpton-style market square. Manor Park Avenue and Church Lane are worth walking along for some nice private houses, and one cottage in Church Lane has a plaque commemorating Amy Johnson the aviator.

1. 01
   St Mary's Church

   The spire is visible from almost anywhere in town and parts of the church are quite old, though there are no particular features that would get it into a list of churches to visit.

2. 02
   Whiteleaf Cross

   A large chalk engraving in the side of a hill can be seen from nearly anywhere in the town.

3. 03
   Cymbeline's Castle
4. 04
   Kop Hill Climb

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Things to do

Get into local countryside for walks - the Ridgeway National Trail and Icknield way pass close by. Nightlife: for anything other than pubs and eateries, you need to go to High Wycombe or Aylesbury. Visit the Tourist Information Centre in Horns Lane opposite Marks & Spencers to find out what's on in and around Princes Risborough. Walking & cycling leaflets available.

1. 01
   Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve

   15-ha nature reserve owned by Wycombe District Council.

2. 02
   Chinor & Princes Risborough Railway

   Station Approach, Station Rd, Chinnor OX39 4ER, mobile), enquiries@chinnorrailway.co.uk.

3. 03
   Whiteleaf Golf Club

   Upper Icknield Way, Princes Risborough HP27 0LY, info@whiteleafgolfclub.co.uk.

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Where to eat

Three curry houses of which Radhuni, which replaced a Chinese in the helf-timbered old library building, is the most ambitious, and an expensive one, Coco Tamarind, on the road to Aylesbury. Snacks/sandwiches at the deli and a sandwich bar. Many pubs in and around town will serve you food.

1. 01
   Radhuni
2. 02
   Bella Vita
3. 03
   The Plough at Casden
4. 04
   Coco Tamarind
5. 05
   The Three Crowns

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Getting to Princes Risborough

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 36 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 38 km · London Stansted (STN), 76 km

Stations

Princes Risborough railway station, 900 m · Saunderton, 5.4 km · Little Kimble railway station, 3.6 km · Chinnor railway station, 5.8 km · Wainhill Crossing Halt railway station, 4.5 km

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  54 km · quickest by road, 1h 44m · £6–8
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• London, Essex → Princes Risborough

  54 km · quickest by road, 1h 44m · £6–8
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Princes Risborough

  111 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · £13–18
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