Walking in the Chilterns
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Places to see in ( Great Missenden - UK )
Places to see in ( Great Missenden - UK )
Great Missenden is an affluent village with approximately 2,000 residents in the Misbourne Valley in the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England, situated between the towns of Amersham and Wendover, with direct rail connections to London Marylebone. It closely adjoins the villages of Little Kingshill, Little Missenden and the larger village Prestwood. The narrow and historic High Street is bypassed by the main A413 London to Aylesbury Road. It is located in the heart of The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The source of the Misbourne is to be found just north of the village, although the upper reach of the river runs only in winter and the perennial head is in Little Missenden. The village is now best known as home to the late Roald Dahl, the world famous author.
In 2011, The Guardian featured an article referring to how the village has been prime stockbroker belt for over a century and remarked favourably on its ancient churches, beech woods, deep valleys, rolling Chiltern Hills, higgledy-piggledy streets. That's why Dahl chose to live here. The paper also mentions its grand piles tucked away in the folds of the Chilterns, all paddocks, ponies and leafy lanes, such as Dahl's, Martinsend Lane, or Nags Head Lane. The Daily Telegraph, meanwhile, lists Great Missenden in its List of Britain's richest villages. The Telegraph also ranked the village #4 in its Best Places to Raise a Family in the UK 2015 survey, describing it as a gem of a town.
Great Missenden lay on a major route between the Midlands and London. Several coaching inns, particularly the Red Lion (now an estate agency) and The George (which still exists), provided rest and refreshment for travellers and their horses. The first railway line in the area was, however, routed alongside the Grand Union Canal to the east. Once the coaches stopped running Great Missenden declined in importance and prosperity, becoming an agricultural village. Following the arrival of the Metropolitan Railway, (later the London Underground's Metropolitan line) in 1892, Great Missenden became a commuter village for London with writers, entertainers and even Prime Ministers among the passengers. Great Missenden railway station is now on the Chiltern Railways line and offers fast services running into London Marylebone.
The village is overlooked by the medieval Church of England parish church of St. Peter and St. Paul and the High Street is also home to the thriving Catholic Church of The Immaculate Heart of Mary, one of the largest Catholic churches in the Chiltern District. The position of the parish church away from the village centre, however, suggests an earlier settlement around the church with a move of the village's heart to its present location in the early Middle Ages. In the twelfth century Great Missenden was granted a charter allowing it to hold an annual Fair in August. Missenden Abbey, founded in 1133 as an Augustinian monastery, was ruined following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the remains were incorporated into a Georgian mansion which is now a conference centre.
Places in Great Missenden parish include :
Ballinger, located to the north east of Great Missenden, between Lee Common and Ballinger Common
Ballinger Bottom, located to the north east of Great Missenden, near South Heath
Ballinger Common, located to the north east of Great Missenden, near Ballinger
Bryant's Bottom, located to the west of Prestwood, near Speen
Frith-hill, located to the east of Great Missenden, on the road to Chesham
Heath End, located near the border with Hughenden parish, near Great Kingshill
Hotley Bottom, located to the north of Prestwood
Hyde End, located between South Heath and Hyde Heath
Hyde Heath, located near Little Missenden
Little Wood Corner, located to the south of South Heath
Mobwell, located in Great Missenden itself
Prestwood, a large village to the west of Great Missenden
South Heath, located to the north east of Great Missenden
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Buckinghamshire Country Walk Chiltern Hills Went the Day Well Turville to Hambleden round
Our video is a guided circular walk in the Chiltern Hill, buckinghamshire. Starting from Turville we walk along the Chiltern Way and Shakespeare's Way to Hambleden and return via Skirmett and Fingest. The villages of Turville and Hambleden are frequently used as film and television locations. This is a moderate walk on field and woodland paths and tracks. Some minor tarmac road and some moderate inclines and declines.
Elevation: approx lowest point 44.80m (146.98ft) approx highest point 195.70m (642.06ft) approx ascent 242.70m (796.26ft).
Approx 8.5 miles allow 3½ - 4 hours using OS Explorer Map 171, Chiltern Hills West, Henley-on-Thames and Wallingford. This walk is done anti-clockwise.
Start point: Turville village green.
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Places to see in ( Wendover - UK )
Places to see in ( Wendover - UK )
Wendover is a market town at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district. The mainly arable parish is 5,832 acres (2,360 ha) in size and contains many hamlets that nestle in amongst the lush forest on the surrounding hills. It lies between the picturesque villages of Ellesborough and Aston Clinton.
In 1086 the manor of Wendovre was in the hundred of Aylesbury, with William the Conqueror as its tenant in chief. The parish church of St Mary is outside the town to the east on the hillside: a feature that is very common among towns with strong Celtic origins. There is a distinctive red brick, spired clock tower at the crossroads in the centre of the town that was built in 1842. The tree lined Aylesbury Street includes the 16th-century timber framed Chiltern House and 18th-century Red House.
There is still a row of houses in the town today, known as Anne Boleyn's Cottages. The town is the birthplace of Gordon Onslow Ford, British surrealist artist, and it is believed to be the birthplace of the medieval chronicler Roger of Wendover. The town is also the birthplace of Cecilia Payne, the astronomer who first showed that the Sun is mainly composed of hydrogen.
The town is at the terminus of the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal, which joins Tring summit level of the Grand Union main line beside Marsworth top lock. Disused for over a century, the arm is in course of being restored by the Wendover Arm Trust. Remote and rural for almost all its length, the canal attracts much local wildlife.
Today the town is very popular with commuters working in London. The popularity is due partly to the town's easy access to London by rail, partly to Wendover railway station, served by Chiltern Railways from London Marylebone via Amersham on the London to Aylesbury Line, and partly because it is so picturesque.
Facilities in the village centre include a Post Office Ltd, several hairdressers, a community library (run by volunteers), Whitewater's deli & cafe, Lloyds Pharmacy, and a charity shop. Wendover also plays host to the 'Coombe Hill Run' which usually occurs on the 1st Sunday of June every year. It begins and ends in the village and encompasses two very steep climbs up the Hill to the monument along with a very steep decline. Legend states that a boy from Wendover can only become a man once he has completed the course for the first time
By virtue of its geography, sitting in a gap in the Chiltern Hills and a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Wendover has much to offer both local people and visitors wishing to explore the local countryside. The frequent train service from London Marylebone makes it an ideal destination for a day trip to the country. The ancient Ridgeway National Trail, a highly popular 85-mile walking route that extends from Avebury to Ivinghoe, passes along Wendover High Street. Apart from the Ridgeway Trail there are 33 miles of public rights of way and bridleways criss-crossing the parish. These paths will take you over the open chalk downland of Coombe Hill, Buckinghamshire, home to Britains longest surviving geocache, with its elegant monument to the Buckinghamshire men who died in the Boer War, or walk to the pretty hamlet of Dunsmore in the spring and enjoy the carpet of bluebells, or enjoy the shaded woods on Haddington Hill and Boddington Hill, belonging to Forest Enterprise (known locally as 'Wendover Woods'). Mountain bikers make use of specially prepared cycle routes throughout the Woods, which also feature walking trails for walkers of various ability as well as barbecue sites and play areas for children. Close to Boddington hill there are the remains of an Iron Age hill fort.
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Time Out Walks, Book 1, Walk 5, Great Missenden to Amersham. 20/12/09.
A delightful 8.8 miles walk through the villages, fields and woods of the Chiltern Hills. This particular version of the walk was made all the better as a result of recent snow.
(Mobile phone quality video).
The Chiltern Way - Creepy Woodland near High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
I do think the Chiltern Way is a beautiful walk in the English Countryside but some parts are quite eerie like this part in the woodland known as Fennels Wood... It was not too far from sunset too.
The arrows have recently popped up on trees to show people where to go.
chiltern way 1
A slideshow compilation of some of the unexpected scenes to be found along the route from Coleshill to Lee Gate 2010
great missenden home party in uk-1
Visiting Coombe Hill & Great Missenden March 2019
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We try to get out once a week to walk in the country or visit a favourite place. This week we go to Coombe Hill in Buckinghamshire and take a drive through Great Missenden, home of the late Roald Dahl.
Music - Miles Beyond by Quincas Moreira, Courtesy of You Tube.
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Get Out With The Kids visit Great Missenden with Ore Aduba
At part of #100Walks, bloggers Get Out With The Kids visited Great Missenden with TV presenter Ore Oduba to explore this village where Roald Dahl lived, and which inspired many of his stories.
Cycling through the Chilterns
Cycling through the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire
Trouble At Great Missenden
We see a rare move today where 165030 pulls 165015 towards aylsbury
Coombe Hill Walk
A Walk around the chilterns stopping at Coombe Hill, the highest point .
Chilterns Great Missenden and Bluebells
myChilterns is a community website for the Chilterns region of the UK approx. 40 miles NW of London. Note the Great Missenden High St and the quiet of the Bluebell woods. See mychilterns.co.uk
Whiteleaf and Brush Hill virtual walk Tour
Today's Virtual walk tour is Just outside Princes Risborough in Whiteleaf and Brush hill nature reserve. A large area of chalk grassland and woodland on top of the Chilterns escarpment with amazing views and archaeological features. Car park, picnic site, waymarked walks.
Whiteleaf Hill (and nearby Brush Hill) offer good wheelchair access along firm, level paths through woodland which lead to firm grassy areas with viewpoints. A leaflet detailing these walks is available in a separate downloadable leaflet, see below.
The woodlands through from Whiteleaf to Pulpit Hill and beyond are all linked by The Ridgeway National Trail. The Icknield Way Rider’s Route also crosses these woods. Whiteleaf is well placed for beginning extensive off-road cycling trips on woodland bridleways both north and south.
At the top of Whiteleaf Hill is the chalk hill-figure of Whiteleaf Cross and a burial mound. Whiteleaf Cross has dominated the local landscape for several centuries, becoming a cultural focus associated with many aspects of local life. It was first officially noted by Francis Wise in 1742, but its full history is unknown and is the subject of much local speculation and folklore. In addition to the scheduled monuments there are also WW1 practice trenches near the car park.
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Relaxing virtual tour around the Chiltern Hills [4K]
Today's virtual tour is Just over the hill from Wendover to the rear of Wendover Woods. This part is of the wood is seldom visited by day trippers and is a good place to escape the crowds.
In pre-Roman times, the Chiltern ridge provided a relatively safe and easily navigable route across southern Iron Age England, thus the Icknield Way (one of England's ancient prehistoric trackways) follows the line of the hills.
Although the Tribal Hidage suggests the tribe gave its name to the hills, the truth must be the reverse since the toponym is of Brittonic origin. Eilert Ekwall suggested that Chiltern is possibly related to the ethnic name Celt (Celtæ in early Celtic). An adjective celto- =
high with suffix -erno- could be the origin of Chiltern. One of the principal Roman settlements in the Roman province of Britannia Superior was sited at Verulamium (now St Albans) and there are significant Roman and Romano-British remains in the area.
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Roald Dahl's Great Missenden | Geektacular Adventures | Vlog 1
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Roald Dahl's 100th birthday was a beautiful day, and I spent it in Great Missenden, England where he spent the last several decades of his life. It was marvelous.
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Mr Aylesbury walks from Great Missenden to Wendover
Chiltern line Bicester Village - Chinese anouncement - 火车线比斯特村 - 中国的声明
I was shocked on the new Chiltern line train to hear a Chinese announcement.
Chiltern火车线比斯特村 - 中国的声明