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Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Slough on Local road(s) (West)

0.1 mi

 

0.1

Turn LEFT (South) onto A332

0.2 mi

Windsor

0.3

Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.2 mi

 

0.5

Bear RIGHT (West) onto B3027

98 yds

 

0.6

Continue (West) on Local road(s)

4.2 mi

Farnham Royal

4.8

Arrive Burnham

   

DORNEYWOOD GARDEN, Dorneywood, Burnham Buckinghamshire SL1 8PY

The house was given to the Trust as an official residence for either a Secretary of State or Minister of the Crown. Only the garden is open, with herbaceous borders, a rose garden, cottage and kitchen gardens, maintained in the style of the 1930s

Located on Dorneywood Road, SW of Burnham Beeches, 1½ml N of Burnham village, 2ml E of Cliveden

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Burnham on Local road(s) (South)

0.8 mi

 

0.8

At Taplow, stay on Local road(s)

2.7 mi

 

3.5

Arrive Cliveden

   

CLIVEDEN, Taplow, Maidenhead Buckinghamshire SL6 0JA

Perched on cliffs above the Thames, this Italianate mansion, the third house on this site, was built for the Duke of Sutherland by Charles Barry in 1850-1 and was once the home of the Astor family. It is now let as an hotel. The spectacular grounds include a magnificent parterre and water garden, with many miles of walks giving splendid views over the Thames Valley

2ml N of Taplow; leave M4 at exit 7 onto A4, or M40 at exit 4 onto A404 to Marlow and follow signs. Entrance by main gates opposite Feathers Inn

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Cliveden on Local road(s) (North)

3.0 mi

 

3.0

Turn LEFT (South-West) onto B4440

98 yds

Wooburn

3.0

Turn RIGHT (North) onto A4094

131 yds

Wooburn Green

3.1

Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)

1.5 mi

 

4.6

At Flackwell Heath, stay on Local road(s)

2.5 mi

Little Marlow

7.1

Turn LEFT (South-West) onto A404

164 yds

 

7.2

Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

2.2 mi

Booker

9.5

Turn LEFT (West) onto A40

1.2 mi

 

10.7

Arrive West Wycombe

   

WEST WYCOMBE PARK, West Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP14 3AJ

A perfectly preserved rococo landscape garden, created in the mid 18th century by Sir Francis Dashwood, founder of the Dilettanti Society and the Hellfire Club. The house is among the most theatrical and Italianate in England, its fa#ades formed as classical temples. The interior has Palmyrene ceilings and decoration, with pictures, furniture and sculpture dating from the time of Sir Francis

At W end of West Wycombe, S of the Oxford road (A40)

WEST WYCOMBE VILLAGE AND HILL, Buckinghamshire

This Chilterns village comprises buildings spanning several hundred years, with particularly fine examples from the 16th to 18th centuries. The hill, with its fine views, is surmounted by an Iron Age hill fort and is part of the original landscape design of West Wycombe Park. It is now the site of a church and the Dashwood Mausoleum

2ml W of High Wycombe, on both sides of A40. Public transport: as for West Wycombe Park

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart West Wycombe on A40 (East)

0.3 mi

 

0.3

Turn LEFT (North) onto A4010

1.6 mi

 

1.9

Arrive Bradenham

   

BRADENHAM VILLAGE, near High Wycombe Buckinghamshire

The church and 17th-century manor house (not open) provide an impressive backdrop to the sloping village green. The manor was once the home of Isaac D'Israeli, father of Benjamin Disraeli, who lived nearby at Hughenden Manor. A network of paths provides easy access for walkers to explore the delightful surrounding countryside, which includes hills, farmlands and classic Chilterns beechwoods

4ml NW of High Wycombe, off the A4010

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Bradenham on Local road(s) (East)

1.5 mi

Walters Ash

1.5

At Walters Ash, stay on Local road(s)

0.6 mi

 

2.1

At Naphill, stay on Local road(s)

1.4 mi

 

3.4

Continue (South) on A4128

0.7 mi

High Wycombe

4.2

Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.2 mi

 

4.4

Arrive Hughenden Manor

   

HUGHENDEN MANOR, High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP14 4LA

The home of Victorian prime minister and statesman Benjamin Disraeli from 1848 until his death in 1881. Most of his furniture, books and pictures remain in this, his private retreat from the rigours of parliamentary life in London. There are beautiful walks through the surrounding park and woodland, and the garden is a re-creation of the colourful design of his wife, Mary Anne

1½ml N of High Wycombe; on W side of the Great Missenden road (A4128)

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Hughenden Manor on Local road(s) (East)

0.2 mi

 

0.2

Turn LEFT (North) onto A4128

0.7 mi

 

1.0

Continue (North) on Local road(s)

5.6 mi

Prestwood

6.5

Turn LEFT (North-West) onto A413

0.5 mi

 

7.0

Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto Local road(s)

1.4 mi

South Heath

8.4

At The Lee, stay on Local road(s)

2.3 mi

Chartridge

10.7

At St Leonards, stay on Local road(s)

0.8 mi

 

11.5

At Buckland Common, stay on Local road(s)

5.2 mi

Cholesbury

16.6

At Aldbury, stay on Local road(s)

1.0 mi

 

17.6

Turn LEFT (North) onto B4506

1.7 mi

Ringshall

19.3

Arrive Ringshall

   

ASHRIDGE ESTATE, Ringshall, Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1LT

This magnificent and varied estate runs across the borders of Herts and Bucks, along the main ridge of the Chiltern Hills. There are woodlands, commons and chalk downland, supporting a rich variety of wildlife and offering splendid walks through outstanding scenery. The focal point of the area is the Monument, erected in 1832 to the Duke of Bridgwater. There are also splendid views from Ivinghoe Beacon, accessible from Steps Hill

Between Northchurch & Ringshall just off B4506

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Ringshall on B4506 (North)

174 yds

Dagnall

0.1

Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto Local road(s)

1.6 mi

Potten End

1.7

At Little Gaddesden, stay on Local road(s)

5.8 mi

 

7.5

At Markyate, stay on Local road(s)

4.6 mi

Markyate

12.2

At New Mill End, stay on Local road(s)

1.7 mi

Peters Green

13.9

At Peters Green, stay on Local road(s)

1.7 mi

 

15.6

Turn RIGHT (West) onto B652

98 yds

 

15.7

Turn LEFT (South-East) onto Local road(s)

1.2 mi

Blackmore End

16.8

At Blackmore End, turn LEFT (North-East) onto B651

0.6 mi

Kimpton

17.4

Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto Local road(s)

1.3 mi

 

18.8

Arrive Ayot St. Lawrence

   

SHAW'S CORNER, Ayot St Lawrence, nr Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9BX

An Edwardian villa, the home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 till his death in 1950. The rooms remain much as he left them, with many literary and personal effects evoking the individuality and genius of this great dramatist. The garden has richly planted borders and views over the Hertfordshire countryside

At SW end of village, 2ml NE of Wheathampstead; approx. 2ml from B653

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Ayot St. Lawrence on Local road(s) (North)

2.7 mi

 

2.7

Bear LEFT (East) onto B197

1.4 mi

Woolmer Green

4.1

At Oaklands, turn RIGHT (East) onto Local road(s)

3.8 mi

Woolmer Green

7.9

At Watton at Stone, stay on Local road(s)

2.5 mi

 

10.4

At Dane End, stay on Local road(s)

3.1 mi

Nasty

13.5

Turn LEFT (North) onto A10

0.1 mi

Cambridge

13.6

Turn RIGHT (East) onto Local road(s)

4.1 mi

Hadham Cross

17.7

At Hadham Cross, stay on Local road(s)

1.1 mi

 

18.9

At Green Tye, stay on Local road(s)

2.3 mi

Spellbrook

21.1

At Allens Green, stay on Local road(s)

2.1 mi

Gilston

23.3

Arrive Sawbridgeworth

   

Sawbridgenorth

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Sawbridgeworth on Local road(s) (East)

1.1 mi

 

1.1

At Lower Sheering, stay on Local road(s)

1.0 mi

 

2.1

Continue (South) on B183

0.7 mi

 

2.9

Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s)

2.2 mi

 

5.1

At Threshers Bush, stay on Local road(s)

1.0 mi

Magdalen Laver

6.0

At Magdalen Laver, stay on Local road(s)

3.0 mi

Hastingwood

9.1

Turn LEFT (East) onto A414

0.2 mi

Chelmsford

9.3

Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s)

2.1 mi

Greensted

11.3

At Toot Hill, stay on Local road(s)

2.4 mi

 

13.8

Turn RIGHT (West) onto A113

0.1 mi

Passingford Bridge

13.9

Turn LEFT (South-East) onto Local road(s)

3.6 mi

Navestock Side

17.6

At Coxtie Green, stay on Local road(s)

1.7 mi

 

19.3

At South Weald, stay on Local road(s)

1.4 mi

 

20.7

Turn LEFT (East) onto A1023

0.3 mi

Shenfield

21.1

Arrive Brentwood

   

Brentwood

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Brentwood on A128 (South)

0.3 mi

Ingrave

0.3

Bear RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s)

1.9 mi

Little Warley

2.3

At Little Warley, stay on Local road(s)

2.9 mi

 

5.2

Bear LEFT (West) onto B186

0.3 mi

 

5.5

Continue (West) on B187

0.8 mi

Cranham

6.3

Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s)

5.2 mi

 

11.5

At Aveley, stay on Local road(s)

1.2 mi

 

12.7

At M25 J31, turn RIGHT (South) onto A282

2.7 mi

 

15.4

At junction, turn LEFT (East) onto A206

0.2 mi

Dartford Crossing

15.6

Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto Local road(s)

1.2 mi

Stonewood

16.8

At Stonewood, continue (South) on B2174

0.7 mi

 

17.5

Turn RIGHT (West) onto A296

0.3 mi

 

17.8

Turn LEFT (South-West) onto Local road(s)

0.8 mi

 

18.6

Turn LEFT (South-East) onto B260

0.5 mi

Longfield

19.1

At Lane End, turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.3 mi

Darenth

19.5

At Darenth, stay on Local road(s)

0.5 mi

 

20.0

Turn LEFT (South) onto A225

0.3 mi

South Darenth

20.3

Arrive Sutton-at-Hone

   

ST JOHN'S JERUSALEM, Sutton-at-Hone, Dartford Kent DA4 9HQ

A large garden, moated by the River Darent. The chapel was once the east end of a Knights Hospitaller Commandery church built in the 13th century, of which the remainder was converted into a private residence. Access to the chapel only. The tranquil garden contains some magnificent trees

3ml S of Dartford at Sutton-at-Hone, on E side of A225

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Sutton-at-Hone on A225 (South)

0.6 mi

South Darenth

0.6

Turn LEFT (East) onto Local road(s)

0.5 mi

 

1.0

At South Darenth, stay on Local road(s)

2.1 mi

 

3.1

Turn RIGHT (East) onto B260

2.4 mi

Longfield

5.5

Turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s)

3.6 mi

Sole Street

9.1

Arrive Cobham

   

OWLETTS, The Street, Cobham, Gravesend Kent DA12 3AP

A modest red-brick Charles II house, with contemporary staircase and plasterwork ceiling; the former home of Sir Herbert Baker, the architect, famous for his work in India (where he worked with Lutyens) and South Africa

1ml S of A2 at W end of village, at junction of roads from Dartford and Sole Street

TUDOR YEOMAN'S HOUSE, Sole Street, Cobham Kent DA12 3AX

A 15th-century yeoman's house of timber construction

1ml SW of Cobham, on W side of B2009, just N of Sole Street Station

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Cobham on Local road(s) (West)

6.0 mi

Fairseat

6.0

At New Ash Green, stay on Local road(s)

4.5 mi

 

10.5

Continue (West) on A225

2.0 mi

Shoreham

12.5

Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

3.6 mi

Shoreham

16.1

At Halstead, stay on Local road(s)

1.1 mi

 

17.2

At Knockholt, stay on Local road(s)

1.1 mi

Pratts Bottom

18.3

At Horns Green, stay on Local road(s)

4.9 mi

Brasted

23.2

Turn RIGHT (West) onto B2024

0.6 mi

 

23.8

Continue (West) on Local road(s)

4.6 mi

Woldingham

28.4

Turn RIGHT (West) onto B2236

98 yds

Godstone

28.5

Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s)

1.8 mi

 

30.3

Bear LEFT (West) onto A25

1.8 mi

Nutfield

32.1

At Nutfield, turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s)

2.1 mi

 

34.2

At Redhill, stay on Local road(s)

0.6 mi

 

34.7

Bear LEFT (South-West) onto B2034

0.6 mi

Reigate

35.3

Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s)

0.3 mi

 

35.6

Turn LEFT (West) onto A25

0.4 mi

Buckland

36.0

Arrive Reigate

   

REIGATE HILL & GATTON PARK, Reigate Surrey

A fascinating area of chalk downland, woodland and parkland on the North Downs escarpment, with breathtaking views to Leith Hill, the Weald and the South Downs (including as far as Chanctonbury Ring on a clear day). An SSSI in the Surrey Hills , there is much to see and do here

1ml N of Reigate town centre ¼ml S of M25 jct 9 on A217

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Reigate on A25 (South-West)

0.3 mi

Buckland

0.3

Bear LEFT (South) onto Local road(s)

7.0 mi

Leigh

7.3

Bear RIGHT (North) onto A24

0.3 mi

Sutton

7.6

Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.5 mi

Dorking

8.1

Turn LEFT (West) onto A25

0.2 mi

Westcott

8.4

Arrive Dorking

   

BOX HILL, The Old Fort, Box Hill Road, Box Hill, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 7LB

An outstanding area of woodland and chalk downland, long-famous as a destination for day-trippers from London, but surprisingly extensive and with much to offer the rambler and naturalist. There are many beautiful walks, and spectacular views towards the South Downs. On the summit there is an information centre, shop with plant sales, servery and a fort dating from the 1890s (which is partly open to the public)

1ml N of Dorking, 2½ml S of Leatherhead on A24

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Dorking on A25 (West)

0.1 mi

Westcott

0.1

Turn RIGHT (North) onto A2003

0.5 mi

 

0.6

Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)

4.7 mi

Shere

5.3

Arrive Polesden Lacey

   

POLESDEN LACEY, Great Bookham, nr Dorking Surrey RH5 6BD

In an exceptional setting on the North Downs, this Regency villa was extensively remodelled in 1906--9 by the Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville, a well-known Edwardian hostess. Her collection of fine paintings, furniture, porcelain and silver are displayed in the reception rooms and corridors, as they were at the time of her celebrated house parties. There are extensive grounds, a walled rose garden, lawns and landscape walks. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother spent part of their honeymoon here

5ml NW of Dorking, 2ml S of Great Bookham, off A246 Leatherhead--Guildford road

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Polesden Lacey on Local road(s) (North-East)

2.7 mi

 

2.7

At Fetcham, stay on Local road(s)

2.6 mi

 

5.2

Bear LEFT (North-West) onto A245

0.8 mi

Stoke d’Abernon

6.0

At Stoke d’Abernon, turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s)

0.9 mi

 

6.9

At Cobham, stay on Local road(s)

0.6 mi

 

7.5

Turn RIGHT (East) onto A307

1.2 mi

Esher

8.7

Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto Local road(s)

76 yds

 

8.7

Arrive Claremont Landscape Garden

   

CLAREMONT LANDSCAPE GARDEN, Portsmouth Road, Esher Surrey KT10 9JG

Claremont's creation and development involved some of the great names in garden history -- Sir John Vanbrugh, Charles Bridgeman, William Kent and 'Capability' Brown were all involved. The first gardens were begun c.1715 and later that century the delights of Claremont were famed throughout Europe. The Trust has since been restoring this layout following years of neglect. The many features include a lake, island with pavilion, grotto, turf amphitheatre, viewpoints and vistas

On S edge of Esher, on E side of A307 (no access from Esher bypass)

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Claremont Landscape Garden on Local road(s) (North-West)

76 yds

 

0.1

Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto A307

43 yds

Esher

0.1

Turn LEFT (North-West) onto Local road(s)

0.9 mi

 

1.0

Turn LEFT (North-West) onto A244

0.8 mi

Hersham

1.8

Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s)

2.3 mi

 

4.1

Turn RIGHT (North) onto A244

1.3 mi

Walton-on-Thames

5.4

Bear LEFT (West) onto B376

0.5 mi

Shepperton

5.9

Bear LEFT (West) onto B375

0.4 mi

Chertsey

6.3

Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.8 mi

Littleton

7.0

Bear LEFT (West) onto B375

2.2 mi

Chertsey

9.2

Turn LEFT (South) onto A320

0.2 mi

Ottershaw

9.5

Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto B388

1.0 mi

Egham

10.5

Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto Local road(s)

0.3 mi

 

10.8

At Thorpe, stay on Local road(s)

0.7 mi

 

11.5

Bear RIGHT (North) onto B388

0.6 mi

Egham

12.1

Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.8 mi

Virginia Water

12.8

Continue (North) on B3407

142 yds

 

12.9

Arrive Egham

   

RUNNYMEDE, Egham Surrey

An attractive area of riverside meadows, grassland and broadleafed woodland, rich in diversity of flora and fauna, and part-designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It was on this site, in 1215, that King John sealed Magna Carta, an event commemorated by the American Bar Association Memorial and John F. Kennedy Memorial. Also here are the Fairhaven Lodges, designed by Lutyens

On the Thames, 2ml W of Runnymede Bridge, on S side of A308 (M25, exit 13). 6ml E of Windsor

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Egham on B3407 (West)

0.3 mi

 

0.3

Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

3.1 mi

Englefield Green

3.4

Turn LEFT (North) onto B3021

0.3 mi

 

3.7

Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.3 mi

 

4.0

Bear LEFT (North) onto B3021

1.4 mi

 

5.4

Continue (North-West) on B470

0.2 mi

Eton

5.5

Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto Local road(s)

0.2 mi

 

5.7

Bear LEFT (North) onto B376

1.3 mi

Upton

7.1

At Upton, bear LEFT (North) onto Local road(s)

0.7 mi

 

7.8

Turn RIGHT (East) onto A4

0.2 mi

 

8.0

Arrive Slough

   
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