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Mar 28, 2021 · From famous faces to unbelievable tales from the Titanic and some incredibly tasty duck, the market town really does have it all. David Bowie , King Henry VII and Cilla Black have all rocked up in the town at one point or another - and one of them is responsible for it becoming the county town (we'll give you a clue, it wasn't Cilla Black).
History. Market Square, Aylesbury. Town Hall Arches (left) and Old County Hall (right) Excavations in the town centre in 1985 found an Iron Age hill fort dating from the early 4th century BCE.
- Buckinghamshire County Museum. This museum explores many strands of Buckinghamshire’s human and natural history, and is housed in a row of beautiful flat-fronted buildings on Church Street.
- Market Square. This long, rectangular square in the heart of Aylesbury has fine buildings and interesting pockets of history all around. On the southeast end, beside the striking Corn Exchange is the Aylesbury Crown Court, which shut its doors for the last time in 2018.
- Waddesdon Manor. A miniature Château de Chambord in the Aylesbury Vale, Waddesdon Manor is a neo-Renaissance mansion built for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild between 1874 and 1889.
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. A few miles into the rolling countryside at Quanton Road Railway Station, the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a steam locomotive museum that opens for Steaming and Static Days.
Aylesbury is a historic market town in the heart of Buckinghamshire surrounded by the beautiful countryside of the Chilterns National Landscape. The town boasts the perfect blend with the history and heritage of its old quarter as well as the modern shopping centres, attractions and nightlife of a contemporary town.
Aylesbury is a bustling market town located just north of the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, in the rich agricultural area known as the Vale of Aylesbury. Perhaps best known for producing the ‘tastiest’ duck in the 19th century, the town offers both the history and heritage of its old quarter as well as the modern shopping centres and ...
Aug 20, 2020 · Ask anyone outside of Buckinghamshire where Aylesbury is and you are likely to be faced with a blank stare or a scratch of the head. Situated deep in the home counties, Aylesbury is more than just miles from the sea. Read on for all the adventures you can have in this ancient market town.
Aylesbury has given its name to the surrounding vale, watered by the River Thames and one of the richest dairy-farming regions in England. The Vale of Aylesbury, beneath the Chilterns, has many unspoiled villages with thatched cottages and tracts of woodland where snowdrops, primroses and bluebells bloom in spring.
