Places worth the detour in High Wycombe

21 places worth going out of your way for lie within 12 km of High Wycombe, United Kingdom, across 5 kinds of detour; castles, monuments & landmarks are the largest group (10). Best known: Cliveden. 20 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Built landmarks10 Ruins & the uncanny6 Sacred sites2 Museums & culture2 Nature & landscapes1

All 21, ranked 21

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

1.Cliveden

Ruins & the uncanny · Notable

Country house in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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2.West Wycombe Park House

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Country house in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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3.Marlow Bridge

Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem

Bridge over the River Thames in England

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4.Maidenhead Railway Bridge

Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem

Railway bridge in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

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5.Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Museums & culture · 21st century · Hidden gem

Biographical museum in Great Missenden, England, United Kingdom

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6.Hughenden Manor

Ruins & the uncanny · 11th century · Hidden gem

Grade I listed country house in Hughenden, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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7.Desborough Castle

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Hillfort in Buckinghamshire

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8.Bekonscot

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Oldest original model village in the world, located in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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9.Taplow burial

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Medieval barrow in England

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10.Medmenham Abbey

Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem

Cistercian abbey in Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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11.Bisham Abbey

Sacred sites · 16th century · Hidden gem

Monastic and manorial complex

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12.Disraeli Monument

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Monument in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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13.Stanley Spencer Gallery

Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem

Art museum in Cookham, Berkshire, United Kingdom

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14.Hellfire Caves

Nature & landscapes · Hidden gem

Network of man-made caverns in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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15.Amersham Museum

Ruins & the uncanny · 20th century · Hidden gem

Private museum, local history in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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16.Cobstone Windmill

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Windmill in Ibstone, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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17.The Water Tower, Coleshill

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Water tower located in Coleshill, Buckinghamshire, UK

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18.Radnage War Memorial

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

War memorial in Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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19.Stokenchurch War Memorial

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Listed building in Stokenchurch, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14

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20.RAF Daws Hill

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

Ministry of Defence site

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21.RAF Medmenham

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

Royal Air Force station (1941-1977)

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Within reach of High Wycombe

Slough · 17 km27 Reading · 24 km18 Hemel Hempstead · 26 km16 Farnborough · 37 km12 Luton · 37 km13 Oxford · 38 km54 London · 45 km1,089 Basingstoke · 46 km11

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