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The Environment Centre is a Charity that aims to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment for the public benefit. We work towards achieving our aims by providing a centre, literature, facilities, exhibitions and other educational activities. |
FARMS
ODDS FARM PARK
WOOBURN COMMON
Wooburn Common. High Wycombe. HP10 0LX
01628 520188
http://www.oddsfarm.co.uk/index.html
7 days a week - all
year round. We open at 10:00 am every day and last
tickets are issued 1 hour before closing time. Closing times vary through
the year from 4: 30 pm to 6:00 pm.
A visit to Odds Farm Park provides an opportunity to meet many rare and interesting animals - and have a great day out at any time of the year. This park was created with children in mind and provides lots of opportunities for them to observe the animals closely in an enjoyable atmosphere.
THE BUCKS GOAT CENTRE STOKE MANDEVILLE
Layby Farm. Stoke Mandeville. HP22 5XJ
01296 612983
http://www.bucksgoatcentre.co.uk/
Summer - 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. Winter - 10:00 am until 4:00 pm
Adults : £5.00, Children : £4.00,
Concessions available
A small, open farm featuring the most comprehensive collection of goat breeds in Britain. Every British breed of goat, plus a few others, can be seen here. Other friendly farm animals, including pigs, donkeys, reptiles, rabbits and poultry are also on display. There are opportunities for grooming selected goats, and feeding the animals with bags of goodies available in the Farm Shop which stocks a range of toys and souvenirs. Kids, chicks and rabbits born in the spring time are often on offer for sale as pets. Ideal for all weathers as most animals are under cover.
OAK FARM RARE BREEDS PARK AYLESBURY
Broughton. Aylesbury. HP22 5AW
01296 415709
A small, traditional working farm with friendly sheep, goats, pigs, cattle and poultry including the famous Aylesbury Ducks. The animals all have names and many are rare breeds. Special food is available for hand-feeding. The park also has a picnic/play area and a short countryside walk. Bring your wellies after wet weather!
WESTCROFT STABLES PRINCES RISBOROUGH
Slad Lane. Princes Risborough.
HP27 0PP
01494 488464
http://www.homeofrestforhorses.co.uk/
Open every day except Bank Holidays from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm
Set in a typically lovely part of the Chiltern Hills, the Home of Rest was established in 1880s as a charity to help working London horses and is still funded completely by donations. It is home to 125 horses, donkeys and ponies, including many much-loved characters ranging from 30-year-old Echo, injured in the Hyde Park bomb blast, to Cleo - rescued from a car scrap yard - or friends Henry and Troy, who came here from a Donkey Sanctuary in Devon.
HOUSES AND GARDENS
BOARSTALL TOWER
Boarstall. Near Aylesbury. HP18 9UX
01280 822850 (Enquiries
Monday to Friday)
5th April to 26th
October : 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm
Adults - £2.40 ; Children -
£1.20 ' Family Ticket - £8.00
Boarstall Tower, the remains of a fortified moated house built by John de Handlo in the early 14th century. It was altered in the 16th and 17th century and the Tudor and Jacobean windows and octagonal chimneys rising almost to the height of the turrets. At the back are informal 20th century gardens. Over the fields in 13 acres of woodland is Boarstall Duck Decoy set on a tree-framed lake, one of the few working examples. The National Trust have an exhibition hall.
CHENIES MANOR HOUSE
AND GARDENS CHENIES
Chenies Manor House.
Chenies. WD3 6EQ
01494 762888
http://www.cheniesmanorhouse.co.uk
The
House is open to the public on Weds & Thurs, Apr to end of Oct inc.,
2.00pm - 5.00pm. Also open on all Bank Holidays in the season, 2.00pm
to 5.00pm.
House & Gardens: Adult - £5.50, Children - £3.00 :
Gardens only: Adult - £4.00, Children - £2.50
Built in 1460 by Sir John Cheyne and added to in 1526 by Sir John Russell (Earl of Bedford) the Manor House is now the home of the Macleod Mathews. Both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were entertained at the house, which includes a medieval well, dungeon and reputed priest hole. Its beautiful gardens include an extensive Physic Garden and two mazes. The visit offers guided tours and home-made teas.
CLIVEDEN
NEAR MAIDENHEAD
Clivenden. Taplow.
Berkshire. SL6 0JF
01628 605069
See Web Site above
Set on the cliffs high above the River Thames, Cliveden has a series of gardens, each with its own character, featuring water garden, topiary, formal parterre, statuary and glade (secret) garden. The great 19th-century house, once the home of Waldorf and Nancy Astor is now an hotel. Part of the house and the Octagon Temple (chapel) with its rich mosaic interior are open on Thursday and Sunday afternoons from April to October
FAWLEY
COURT HISTORIC
HOUSE AND MUSEUM HENLEY ON THAMES
Marlow Road. Henley on
Thames. Oxon. RG9 3AE
01491 574917
http://www.marians-uk.org/eng/fawleycourt.html
May
until end of October - 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm. Guided Tours at 3:00
pm.
Adults -
£4.00 and Children/Students - £1.50. Senior Citizens - £3.00
This stately home, apart from its other functions, has also become a repository for many private collections of Polish families and clergy, and today thanks to the care shown by the Marian Fathers and many volunteers, Fawley Court has a museum and library that boast unique examples of the achievements of a great European civilisation. These contain many exhibits from various periods, starting from a collection of religious paintings, through valuable manuscripts, parchments and incunabula, old writings, Papal and Polish historical documents, rare old maps, pictures and prints from 19th and 20th centuries, portraits of Polish Kings and heroes. Among them is the original Laski’s Code of Laws dating back to 1506, several documents bearing royal seals and a 16th century Bible printed for Prince Radziwill.
HUGHENDON MANOR HIGH WYCOMBE
Hughendon. High Wycombe.
HP14 4LA
01494 755573
The home of Benjamin Disraeli, Queen Victoria's favourite prime minister. Fascinating memorabilia, personal belongings, furnishings and paintings. Recreation of the colourful gardens designed by Disraeli's wife Mary Anne. Attractive riverside, park and woodland trails. Fascinating history as top-secret intelligence base during Second World War. Tracker packs bring history to life for children.
JOHN MILTON'S COTTAGE
CHALFONT ST GILES
Deanway. Chalfont St Giles.
HP8 4JH
The
cottage is open daily except Mondays from 1st March to 31st
October. (Also open on Bank Holiday Mondays). 10.00 a.m. to 1.00
p.m and 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Adults
£4.00. Children under fifteen £2.00. Parties of 20 or more £3.00
Milton's Cottage is the only extant home of John Milton, the great English poet and parliamentarian, in Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire. It was in this grade 1 listed XVIth century cottage, described by Thomas Ellwood as "that pretty box in St. Giles, Chalfont", that Milton completed Paradise Lost, and the idea of Paradise Regained was put to him.
Long Crendon. Aylesbury. HP18 9AN
Check National Trust Web Site for Opening Times and Admission Costs
01280 822850
longcrendon@nationaltrust.org.uk
A charming and rare example of an early 15th Century part-timber framed building with an interesting social history. Manorial Courts were held here.
OLD THATCH WELL END
Coldmoorholme Lane. Well
End. SL8 5PS
01628 527518
http://www.jackyhawthorne.co.uk/
Every Weekend from May 26th to August 27th 2007.
Saturdays & Sundays from 11am - 5pm. Also Friday 24th - Monday
27th August 2007 Bank Holiday Weekend
Adults -
£3.00 ; Children - £1.00 ; Under 5 - Free.
This listed cottage is one of the longest thatched buildings in Bucks. Once a beer house and then the Rose and Crown pub, it became a private residence in the 20th century. Its most renowned owner was Enid Blyton who lived at Old Thatch from 1929 for a number of years. The present garden of two acres, derelict until recently, has been brought back to life by Jacky Hawthorne, garden designer and present owner of Old Thatch.
STOWE LANDSCAPE GARDENS NEAR BUCKINGHAM
Near Buckingham. MK18 5EH
Check Web Site for Opening Times and Entrance Charges
stowegarden@nationaltrust.org.uk
Stowe is one of Europe's most influential landscape gardens.
WADDESDON MANOR
NEAR AYLESBURY
Waddeson. Near Aylesbury.
HP18 0JH
01296 653226
http://www.waddesdon.org.uk/index.html
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild,
creator of Waddesdon, loved France and French art. With his French architect
Destailleur and his landscape gardener Lainé, he built this Renaissance-style
château in a dramatic setting. Waddesdon has one of the best collections of
French 18th century decorative arts in the world, paintings, furniture, carpets
and curiosities, lovingly assembled over 35 years by Ferdinand to please his
weekend guests. Outside, his creation includes an aviary, flamboyant bedding,
winding walks, colourful trees and panoramic views.
WEST WYCOMBE PARK WEST WYCOMBE
West Wycombe. HP14 3AJ
01494 755571
Perfectly preserved rococo landscape garden, surrounding a neo-classical mansion. One of England's finest theatrical and Italianate houses. 18th-century home of Sir Francis Dashwood, founder of the notorious Hellfire Club. Fine painted ceilings, pictures, furniture and sculpture. Rococo landscape gardens with statues, grottoes and ornamental lake. Pretty Chilterns village of West Wycombe and Iron Age hill fort. The West Wycombe Caves and adjacent café are privately owned and NT members must pay admission fees. No picnics or dogs in park
LEISURE CENTRES
CHESHAM MOOR GYM & SWIM
Moor Road. Chesham. HP5 1SE
www.cheshammoorfitness.org.uk/price_list.html
01494 776975
A friendly relaxed environment,
easy to use equipment and a one to one personal induction
designed to give you the most from your workout.
NEXUS LEISURE CENTRES CHILTERN DISTRICT
Click Here for detailed list of Facilities across the District
Check above listing for Opening Times of Centres
Check above listing for Prices of Admission
01628 405205
Nexus Community is the
NEW trading name for Wycombe Leisure Limited.
You may already know we
have been managing local leisure centres on behalf of Councils for over ten
years.
We are non-profit distributing - surpluses are re-invested back into the facilities and service. We are the Thames Valley’s most successful Social Enterprise, and one of the UK’s top 100 democratic Societies. Our vision is “To improve the quality of people’s lives”. We pride ourselves on being-trustworthy, honest, ethical, conscientious, fun and professional
MAZE GARDENS
LACEY GREEN MAIZE MAZE LACEY GREEN
Slad Lane. Lacey Green. Bucks. HP27 0PW
Mid July - Early September
To be confirmed - Check Web Site
01844 275591
http://www.laceygreenmaze.co.uk
Lacey Green Maize Maze offers great family entertainment, suitable for all age groups. You will need to navigate your way round the maze, solving puzzles along the way. You can also enjoy light refreshments.
MODEL VILLAGES
BECKONSCOT MODEL
VILLAGE BEACONSFIELD
Warwick Road. Beaconsfield.
HP9 2PL
01494 672919
We
are open from until 28th October 2007.
We'll be open every day from 10am to 5pm.
| Adult | £6.50 |
| Child (age 2 - 15 yrs) | £4.00 |
| OAP, Students, | £4.50 |
| Family Tickets (2+2) | £19.00 |
Bekonscot is different from other model villages; this is an entire miniature kingdom stuck firmly in an idyllic 1930s timewarp. There are six little villages in a 1½ acre miniature landscape of farms and fields, castles and churches, woods, lakes and rolling hills. Walking around, you’ll tower over the tiny population enjoying the fun of the fair, beaches, zoo and tramway, or lazily watching the cricket on the village green. Each village is linked by one of Britain's largest public outdoor model garden railways.
MUSEUMS
AMERSHAM FAIR ORGAN MUSEUM 
AMERSHAM
Unit 1. 28 Plantation Road. Amersham. HP6 6HJ
01494 433948
http://www.fairorganmuseum.co.uk
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
(Please telephone to check Open Days -
Sundays)
WINTER PROGRAMME OF DATES : Sundays - 4th November, 9th December, 6th January 2008, 3rd February 2008 and 2nd March 2008.
The AE Reed Organ Collection. A friendly welcome with regular recitals.
Registered Charity No.1102001.
AMERSHAM MUSEUM OLD AMERSHAM
49 High Street. Amersham. HP7 0DP
01494 723700
From Easter
until the end of October - Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank
Holiday Mondays : 2:00 to 4:30. The Museum is also open at the same
times on Wednesdays and Thursdays in May, June, July, August and
September. Group visits at other times by arrangement - telephone
01494 723700. Wheelchair access to the ground floor and garden
terrace.
£2.00 for Adults. Children Free.
Jane Bowen (Curator)
In the Museum you will be introduced to Amersham's history in a
collection of exhibits from fossil and archaeological finds to the town's
more recent past.
You will discover the stories of Amersham during Roman times, the "Amersham
Martyrs" and the Medieval wall paintings, the coaching town and attendant
wheelwrights, old local crafts of lace, strawplait work and chairmaking.
There are personalities from the past, scenes of the annual fair, the story
of a stately home (Shardeloes), the Brewery, fluctuations of the River
Misbourne, local wildlife, reminders of wartime experiences... and much,
much more.
BLETCHLEY PARK
NEAR MILTON KEYNES
The Mansion. Bletchley
Park. Milton Keynes. MK3 6EB
01908 640404
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/
For the standard weekday and weekend programme, including a FREE
Audio or Guided Tour (Subject to Availability):
Annual Season Ticket Prices Adults: £10.00. Concessions: £8.00
(OAPs, students with valid ID card ) . Children 12 to 16:£6.00 Children
under 12 admitted free of charge. Family Ticket: £22.50 (Two adults +
Two children aged 8 to 16). Unlimited entry for twelve months, terms
and conditions apply.
Bletchley Park is open daily to visitors. During World War II the German armed forces' top secret codes were broken at Bletchley Park, providing the Allies with vital information towards their war effort. Situated 50 miles North-West of London, Bletchley played host to a diverse group of code breakers. Among the ciphers that were broken were Enigma and Lorenz
BUCKS COUNTY MUSEUM
AYLESBURY
Church Street. Aylesbury.
HP20 2QP
01296 331441
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/museum/
March to October - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Winter - 10:00 am to 4:00
pm. Mondays to Saturdays only.
Admission to the County Museum only is Free.
Admission to the Roald
Dahl Childrens Gallery is £3.25.
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Our award winning County Museum re-opened in 1995 after extensive refurbishment. The beautifully restored buildings, some dating from the 15th century, now showcase the County's rich heritage alongside a changing programme of exhibitions in the Buckinghamshire Art Gallery and the interactive fun of the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery. |
CHESHAM MUSEUM
The Gamekeepers Lodge. Bellingdon Road.
Chesham. HP5 2NN
01494 793491
http://www.cheshammuseum.org.uk
| October - March Sunday 2-4pm Wednesday 2-4pm Friday 2-4pm |
April-September Sunday 2-5pm Wednesday 2-5pm Friday 2-5pm |
Entry is FREE
Thanks to the generosity of the staff and customers of The Gamekeepers Lodge and of local businesses 'The Stables' has been refurbished and now has a wheelchair ramp. Although it began as an unfunded project, supported mainly by the generosity of local people and businesses, the committee hopes to achieve charitable status for Chesham Museum (The Stables) in the near future. This will enable the Museum to apply for a grant to mount a rolling programme of displays similar to those produced by the Chesham Town Museum Project and to hold a regular programme of family events aimed at involving local people in the history of their Town.
CHILTERN OPEN AIR MUSEUM
CHALFONT ST GILES
Newland Park. Gorelands Lane.
Chalfont St Giles. HP8 4AB
01494 871117
Please check Web Site above
Vernacular buildings - the houses and workplaces of past generations - are disappearing every day from the landscape. In the Chilterns, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on London's doorstep, the pressures are particularly great. Chiltern Open Air Museum preserves and interprets the built heritage of the Chilterns that would otherwise be lost.
LIVING CHAIR MAKING MUSEUM
Stewart Linford Ltd Kitchener Road. High Wycombe. HP11 2SJ
Monday to Saturday - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Sunday - 11:00 am to 4:00
Free Admission
01494 457957
Experience the sights and sounds of a busy workshop as teams of skilled craftsmen practice their craft.
THE ROALD DAHL MUSEUM
AND STORY CENTRE GRE