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
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
John
Bunyan - Bedford's most famous
son
Lace
Making in Bedford
William Shakespeare biography
Althorp Park - Princess Diana's final resting place.
A 12th-century church with two Norman doorways, a beautifully carved Norman font depicting Adam and Eve, and a 13th-century chancel arch. A 16th-century Maidens' Wreath is preserved in the nave and there is a fascinating grave to an early 18th-century slave in the churchyard. ... 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
