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Town in Buckinghamshire, England
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Marlow is an attractive town in the English county of Buckinghamshire. The town is on the bank of the River Thames in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, some 35 miles (55 km) west of London.
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A very attractive suspension bridge built 1829 and 1832 by William Tierney Clark, the same engineer that built the Széchenyi Chain Bridge across the Danube in Budapest.
The house where Enid Blyton the prolific children's author (famous for Noddy and The Famous Five) wrote many of her books in Bourne End. Now privately owned.
Pub near Bourne End is a great spot to stop for lunch near the river. It is found across the level crossing next to the Thames Path in Spade Oak Field and down a small country lane. Food is excellent.
Fantastic French cuisine - good prix fixe menus.
Marlow's most famous hotel on the banks of the River Thames beside the magnificent suspension bridge.
By car
The town is about 5 miles south of High Wycombe and 15 miles east of Reading by road.
By bus
To Wycombe and Wooburn Green amongst other places
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