| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. breakfast is available for a surcharge. 2 miles from great missenden and 10 miles from aylesbury. there's a british restaurant offering a sunday carvery, and afternoon tea is available 7 days a week. set on 25 acres of gardens, this traditional hotel and restaurant in a 19th-century home is 3 miles from chesham, 4. off-street parking and event space round out the amenities. the refined rooms feature classic furnishings, flat-screen tvs and free wi-fi, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities
Heathrow Airport 43 min
Ivinghoe Beacon (29 min)
Rising 233m above sea level, this hill is a popluar spot for walking & flying model airplanes. Natural History Museum at Tring (20 min)
Lord Rothschild's collection of stuffed animals, some now sadly extinct, with free kids' events. Cliveden House (34 min)
Elegant hotel in a 17th-century mansion with a luxe spa & an outdoor pool, plus fine dining. National Trust - Hughenden Manor (24 min)
National Trust-owned country house that was home to the former Prime Minister between 1848 and 1881. ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (34 min)
Sprawling, 600-acre home to more than 2500 animals, with tours, adventure play areas and classes. The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (13 min)
Sizable exhibits of more than 200 photos, manuscripts and letters, plus kids' programmes and games. National Trust - Ashridge Estate (29 min)
Area of the Chilterns Hills with wildlife-rich landscapes to be explored on foot or by bike. Dunstable Downs (37 min)
Cliffside area with nature walks & bird-watching, plus a woodland playground, cafe & shop. Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden (29 min)
Film studio and wizarding world Chiltern Open Air Museum (23 min)
Collection of rebuilt, historic, local structures plus working traditional farm and event programme. Ashridge House (32 min)
Neo-Gothic mansion dating to 1825 & formal historical gardens, open for public tours. Warner Bros. Studio Tour London (29 min)
Visitors can tour actual film sets and learn the special effects tricks used in the popular films. Bekonscot Model Village & Railway (23 min)
Original miniature village opened in 1929, with detailed 1930s buildings and an extensive railway. The Hellfire Caves (31 min)
Cave network and former home of the Hellfire club within a separate National Trust property. Coombe Hill (15 min)
Grassy peak overlooking the Aylesbury Vale, with butterflies, wildflowers & a Boer War memorial. | 
