West Lodge Hotel
London Road
Aston Clinton
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire HP22 5HL

Tel 44 (0)1296 630362
Fax 44 (0)1296 630151




Local Attractions:

National Trust properties: Bleinheim Palace (birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill); Hughenden Manor (home of Benjamin Disraeli); Waddesdon Manor (a unique expression of Rothschild style) and Stonor (one of England’s oldest manor houses, 24 miles).

Historic Sites/Museums: visit the Rothshild Natural History Museum in Tring (includes specimens from Charles Darwin's Galapagos journeys and Captain Cook's explorations); Windsor Castle (40 miles); Enid Blyton's house, Old Thatch or the Aces High Aviation Gallery in Wendover.

Walkers/Cyclists/Wildlife enthusiasts: Visit Wendover Woods, situated on the northern edge of the Chiltern Hills (part of the Ridgeway National Trail) with spectacular views across the Aylesbury Vale; for birdwatchers, Buckinghamshire includes sites that are among the best in the country for Red Kite, Hobby and Hawfinch. Aston Hill Mountain Bike Area is the south's premier mountain biking centre, covering 100 acres of woodland.

Theatre: Queens Park Arts Centre and the Limelight Theatre; Aylesbury Waterside Theatre – opening this October.

For children: Bekonscot (the oldest model village in world, 18 miles); Odds Farm Rare Breeds Centre; Whipsnade Zoo (11 miles); the Rohl Dahl museum at Great Missenden; St Tiggywinkles Visitor Centre (hedgehog and small animal hospital) or the Legoland Theme Park at Windsor (12 miles). Why not try the ‘high-wire forest adventure’ with Go Ape in Wendover Woods.

Film/TV enthusiasts: follow the ‘Midsomer Murders Trail’, or visit the film location for the ‘Vicar of Dibley’ at Turville.

Local Breweries: Chiltern Valley Winery and Brewery, The Tring Brewery Company.

Other local attractions: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre - a working steam museum; the Hellfire Caves at West Wycombe.


Train Stations: Tring (3m, Birmingham – Euston line); Wendover (3m, Aylesbury – Marylebone line)

Conference/Training Centres: RAF Halton (3m), ESRI (4m), Aylesbury Prison (3m), Aylesbury Training Centre (3.5m), Green Park (<1m).

Towns and Villages: Aylesbury (3.9m), Tring (3m), Wendover (3.7m), Stoke Mandeville (3.7m), Great Missenden (8.4m), Hemel Hempstead (13m), London (40m to centre), Oxford (30m), Birmingham (90m)

Useful links:
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