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Buckinghamshire's largest town and one time 'Furniture Capital of England', High Wycombe is a lively, modern location with plenty of tourist attractions & points of interest. The town centre has some beautiful Georgian architecture, including the Little Market House (or Pepper Pot, as it's often known), and the stunning Guildhall.
- Chiltern Hills. High Wycombe is on a long chalk escarpment that rises to more than 250 metres and is conserved as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
- Hughenden Manor. This National Trust house was the home of Benjamin Disraeli, the two-time Prime Minister and favourite of Queen Victoria. He acquired Hughenden in 1848 just after becoming leader of the Tory Party, and would live here for the rest of his life.
- West Wycombe Park. The 18th-century nobleman Sir Francis Dashwood gained notoriety during his Grand Tour across Europe when he was thrown out of Russia for trying to seduce Tsarina Anne while impersonating Charles XII of Sweden.
- Hellfire Caves. The house at West Wycombe Park has a clear line of sight to the entrance to this 400-metre set of man-made caves on West Wycombe Hill.
It is close to the Dashwood Mausoleum, which is worth... 9. The Dashwood Mausoleum. 10. Kraftinwood. Visit Kraft Village includes High Wycombe Chair Making Museum CIC. Robert Bishop trading as Kraftinwood and his wife Christina successfully opened Kraft Village on the 18th June 2016. It includes …. 11.
Oct 7, 2024 · High Wycombe, town and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), Wycombe district, administrative and historic county of Buckinghamshire, southeastern England. It lies along the River Wye, at the edge of the Chiltern Hills and on the fringe of the London metropolitan area. The town is noted for furniture, especially Windsor chairs, made from local ...
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High Wycombe. Often just called Wycombe, it is the 'furniture capital of England' . Each May the town has an unusual ceremony known as Mayor Making.A tradition dating back to 1678, the town holds a public weighing of the Mayor, the intention being to see if they have put on weight, i.e., "to see if they are getting fat at rate payers' expense".
By the late 1800s, around 150 furniture workshops and factories had been set up, taking advantage of High Wycombe’s thriving natural beech woods. By 1875 the town was producing around 4,700 chairs a day. In 1877, High Wycombe became the first town to build a ‘Chair Arch’. Emblazoned with the words ‘Long Live the Queen’, the impressive ...
High & West Wycombe. Stretching for several miles along the River Wye, High Wycombe is one of the largest towns in Buckinghamshire. An important commercial centre since since Roman times, it became a thriving wool and lace town during the middle ages. Since the 18th century is has been better know for furniture manufacture, particularly Windsor ...
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