Heart of England - Heritage Travel Guide
Historic Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Warwickshire
They call it the 'Heart' of England for good reason! Find historic places to visit and stay, explore Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon and some of the finest stately homes in England, such as Waddesdon Manor and Cliveden House. From the historic cities of Warwick with its superb medieval castle, to Bedford and its links with native son John Bunyan, history is never far away.
Abbeys
& Monasteries
Bushmead Priory
Dunstable Priory
Elstow Abbey
Castles
Kenilworth Castle
Warwick Castle
Windsor Castle
Cathedrals
St. Alban's Cathedral
Countryside
Ridgeway Path
Gardens (many of the best surround historic house)
Cliveden House
Grey's Court
Mapledurham House
Savill Garden
Stowe Landscape Garden
Stratfield Saye
Wisley (Royal Hort. Soc. Garden
Historic Houses
Althorp Park
Ascott House
Baddesley Clinton
Boughton House
Claydon House
Coughton Court
Hatfield House
Hughenden Manor
Ragley Hall
Upton House
Waddesdon Manor
West Wycombe Park
Woburn Abbey
John
Bunyan - Bedford's most famous
son
Lace
Making in Bedford
William Shakespeare biography
Althorp Park - Princess Diana's final resting place.
The Buckinghamshire village of Wing is best known as the site of Ascott, a fabulous mansion built by the wealthy de Rothschild family. However, the village of Wing itself deserves exploring in its own right, especially the marvellous Saxon church of All Saints, one of the finest pre-Conquest churches in … ... more
Bedfordshire - Berkshire - Buckinghamshire - Hertfordshire - Northamptonshire - Warwickshire
Town and Village Guides
Amersham
Bedford
Maidenhead
Marlow
Naseby
Reading
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwick
and many more under their respective
counties >>
Self Catering Cottages
Buckinghamshire
- Hertfordshire - Northamptonshire - Warwickshire
