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 Startford-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 medioeval castle, to Bedford and its links with native son John Bunyan, history is never far away.
Top Heritage-Rated
Warwick Castle
Kenilworth Castle
Windsor Castle
Hatfield House
Stowe Landscape Gardens
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
Broughton
Claydon House
Coughton Court
Hatfield House
Hughenden Manor
Ragley Hall
Upton House
Waddesdon Manor
West Wycombe Park
Woburn Abbey
Museums
Bosworth Battlefield Visitor Centre
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Didcot Railway Centre
Heritage Motor Centre
Shuttleworth
Collection
Hotels
Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Hertfordshire
- Northamptonshire
- Warwickshire - Stratford-upon-Avon - Warwick
- Northampton
- Windsor
Self Catering
Cottages
Buckinghamshire
- Hertfordshire - Northamptonshire - Warwickshire
Bed and Breakfast
Bedfordshire - Berkshire - Buckinghamshire - Hertfordshire - Northamptonshire- Warwickshire
John
Bunyan - Bedford's most famous
son
Lace
Making in Bedford
William Shakespeare biography
Althorp Park - Princess Diana's final resting place.
Shaw House is a lovely Grade-I listed Elizabethan mansion built in 1581 by a wealthy clothing merchant from Newbury named Thomas Dolman. The house was passed down through six generations of Dolmans between 1554 and 1728. during this time visitors to Shaw included several kings and queens on their royal … ... more
The George Hotel
The George Hotel, situated in the charming village of Pangbourne, on the Thames Walking Path, and a short distance to Oxford, Windsor and London & just 15 minutes drive from Reading town centre and the M4. Formerly a 17th Century coaching inn, with traditional characteristics, it is also home to … more >>
Accommodation Rating: 3
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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
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Tourist
Information Centres
Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Hertfordshire
- Northamptonshire - Northamptonshire
Travel Directories
Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Hertfordshire
- Northamptonshire - Warwickshire