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Bicester Heritage
A former RAF bomber station transformed into the UK's hub for historic motoring excellence with specialist workshops and regular Scramble events.
13 km · about 25 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Brill works well as a base: 10 minutes from Long Crendon, 28km from The Silverstone Experience.
Brill is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,141, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Brill Palace was a medieval English royal residence located in the village of Brill in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire. It was within the jurisdiction of the former Ashendon Hundred.
Brill Palace was founded during the Heptarchy and was used by Edward the Confessor. Henry II visited it at least twice, in 1160Read more
and 1162. In 1203, John granted the manor of Brill to Walter Borstard, his chaplain, at the same time naming Borstard keeper of the palace. Henry III was in residence during 1224; he stayed at Missenden Abbey several times while en route to Brill and is recorded as having rewarded the monks for their hospitality with presents of timber. The manor subsequently passed to Hugh de Neville in 1226 and Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall by 1233. In 1252, a hermitage dedicated to Saint Werburgh was established by Henry III, with the condition that the canons of Chetwode, who were responsible for the endowment, should supply chaplains not only for the hermitage but also for the chapel of Brill Palace. During the English Civil War, a royal garrison held the palace from November 1642 to April 1643, repulsing an attack by parliamentary forces under the command of John Hampden.
The ruins of the palace were still visible in 1885, and the site remains a scheduled ancient monument.
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Brill is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 51.8167 latitude, -1.0500 longitude.
Brill has a population of approximately 1,141 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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A former RAF bomber station transformed into the UK's hub for historic motoring excellence with specialist workshops and regular Scramble events.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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28 km · about 35 min drive
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29 km · about 35 min drive
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Victorian estate where Alan Turing and thousands of codebreakers cracked the German Enigma cipher, arguably shortening WWII by years. Restored huts, working Bombe machine, and the National Museum of Computing next door.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Legendary transport cafe on the A5 Watling Street near Potterspury, a favourite fry-up stop for bikers and classic car runs heading between London and the Midlands since the 1960s.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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35 km · about 40 min drive
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38 km · about 45 min drive
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The Bedfordshire location set in a dramatic former quarry bowl, opened in 2023 as the brand's third venue.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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