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Town in Buckinghamshire, England
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Buckingham is a small historic market town in South East England. It is in the northern half of Buckinghamshire close to the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. It is 17 miles (25 km) north of the county town Aylesbury, 13 miles west of central Milton Keynes and 58 miles (100 km) north west of London.
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The purpose-built 1748 prison, extended by the famous architect George Gilbert Scott in 1839 is now the town museum (including a Flora Thompson exhibition) and houses tourist information centre.
A 15th-century chapel, restored by Gilbert Scott in 1875, now home to a National Trust second-hand bookshop.
Very significant 18th-century gardens now owned by the National Trust, covering 250 acres with many follies and sculpture.
Built in 1780, and significantly altered and extended in the 1860s by Sir George Gilbert Scott with impressive Gothic interior and chancel.
Buckingham's local community cinema shows blockbusters, art and foreign films on a regular basis in the University of Buckingham's upgraded theatre.
Refurbished and expanded leisure centre with swimming pool, gym, squash and climbing wall.
A week-long festival of music, normally held first week of July.
Home of the British Grand Prix, and the host of many major motor and bike racing in the UK throughout most of the year. Numerous driving experiences available from Silverstone or the on-site Porsche Centre.
Indian restaurant with popular Wednesday and Sunday banquet specials.
Chinese, very popular for the Chinese New Year special menu.
Pizza and cocktails.
Wide range of Italian dishes including pasta, risotto and pizza.
Under new management in 2016 with new coffee and lunch menu for day time and extensive gin selection for the evenings
Traditional village pub feel, Cask Marque Real Ales, and listed in the CAMRA guide. Milton Keynes and North Bucks CAMRA Pub of the Year 2015
Large outdoor area that backs onto the river. Cask Marque Real Ales, and listed in the CAMRA guide. Range of bar food. Limited on-street parking.
Part of the small regional Oxfordshire Hotels chain of hotels, with a good restaurant and atmospheric bar with large open fire open to non-residents. 49 en suite rooms.
Part of the Good Night Inns chain with 18 rooms. Located above a popular pub and restaurant, the budget option for the town centre.
Formerly the Four Pillars, the Best Western has 70 rooms and a good restaurant on site and the only hotel in the town with a pool. Ideal for visitors with their own transport. Free parking.
A budget option near bus stops into the town centre and to Winslow and Aylesbury. About a 20-25 minute walk into the town centre. A 5-minute walk to the large Tesco supermarket which has a cafe and a Beefeater restaurant and Costa coffee shop.
New purpose built budget hotel, adjacent to Beefeater restaurant, Costa coffee and Lidl supermarket.
Two bedrooms bed & breakfast
Local interest books, Flora Thompson related titles, maps and guides.
Wide range books in addition to the expected academic titles, open to the public.
Range of fiction and non-fiction books, magazines and newspapers.
Butcher and deli.
Described as bespoke, quirky & unique for interior design and accessories
By bus
Buckingham is easily accessible by bus, with direct links to Milton Keynes, Bedford, Bicester and Oxford with the express Stagecoach X5, Aylesbury and Winslow via the 60, and Milton Keynes and…
By train
Buckingham's train station closed in 1964 and the closest stations are to the east in Milton Keynes Central for the West Coast Main Line (London Midland, Southern and Virgin services) for fast…
By cycle
Buckingham is on the National Cycle Route 50 that runs from Buckingham to Daventry. A new off-road cycleway connects Buckingham to Winslow via Padbury and Adstock, following the route of the A413.
Most of the town is easily accessible by foot, with the majority of the visitor attractions within the town centre and the adjoining historic Prebend End.
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