Heathrow Airport 47 min
Coombe Hill (18 min)
Grassy peak overlooking the Aylesbury Vale, with butterflies, wildflowers & a Boer War memorial. The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (22 min)
Sizable exhibits of more than 200 photos, manuscripts and letters, plus kids' programmes and games. National Trust - Ashridge Estate (23 min)
Area of the Chilterns Hills with wildlife-rich landscapes to be explored on foot or by bike. Dunstable Downs (21 min)
Cliffside area with nature walks & bird-watching, plus a woodland playground, cafe & shop. Mead Open Farm (14 min)
Farm with animal petting zone, indoor play areas, a high ropes course, go karts and tractor rides. Stockwood Discovery Centre (32 min)
Museum with eclectic local history displays, horse-drawn carriage collection and sculpture garden. Ivinghoe Beacon (12 min)
Rising 233m above sea level, this hill is a popluar spot for walking & flying model airplanes. Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (32 min)
Veteran engines, carriages and memorabilia, set around a recreated Victorian station (with rides). Waddesdon Manor (34 min)
Victorian mansion built for Baron de Rothschild filled with fine artworks and a famous wine cellar. ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (18 min)
Sprawling, 600-acre home to more than 2500 animals, with tours, adventure play areas and classes. Berkhamsted Castle (19 min)
The significant remains of an 11th- to 13th-century motte and bailey castle, including earthworks. Bletchley Park (25 min)
Large Victorian mansion with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications. Ashridge House (23 min)
Neo-Gothic mansion dating to 1825 & formal historical gardens, open for public tours. Woburn Abbey (31 min)
Historical home to the Duke of Bedford with gardens, a deer park & extensive collection paintings. Natural History Museum at Tring (10 min)
Lord Rothschild's collection of stuffed animals, some now sadly extinct, with free kids' events. | 
