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Windsor Castle
The oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, serving as a royal residence for over 900 years.
12 km · about 25 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Wooburn works well as a base: 5 minutes from Loudwater, 12km from Windsor Castle.
Wooburn is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 4,100, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Wooburn is a large village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located off the A4094 road between Wooburn Green and Bourne End in the very south of the county near the River Thames, about two miles south west of Beaconsfield and four miles east of Marlow. Wooburn is one of the two principal settlements within Wooburn,Read more
a civil parish in Wycombe district.
The village toponym is derived from the Old English for "walled stream". This refers to the River Wye, which has its source near West Wycombe and runs through the village to join the River Thames at Bourne End. The river runs along the boundary of Warren Nature Reserve, a Local Nature Reserve which adjoins Wooburn Park. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Waborne though earlier, in 1075, it had been referred to as Waburna.
The Church of England parish church of Saint Paul is medieval but was extensively altered by the Gothic Revival architect William Butterfield in 1869. It has a flint nave and a tall tower. There are some half timbered houses facing the churchyard and nearby there is a flint school house.
The manor house of Wooburn was once a palace of the Bishops of Lincoln.
The former Wooburn Grange Country Club was used as the exterior of the Fawlty Towers hotel in the classic 1970s sitcom. The building was destroyed by a fire in 1991, then demolished and a housing estate was built on the site.
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Wooburn is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 51.5789 latitude, -0.6930 longitude.
Wooburn has a population of approximately 4,100 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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The oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, serving as a royal residence for over 900 years.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Family-friendly theme park near London with LEGO-themed rides, building workshops, and Miniland models.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Thrill-focused theme park near London catering to older children and adults with intense roller coasters.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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The 1938 North Circular roadside cafe that became the home of the ton-up boys and rocker culture, reopened on its original site in 1997 and still holding weekly bike and classic car meets.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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The birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, featuring the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit from 1907.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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The world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit, opened 1907, where surviving sections of the towering concrete Members' Banking rear up out of the Surrey woodland. The museum holds racing cars and aircraft on the original site.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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The UK's largest zoo set across 600 acres of Bedfordshire parkland with drive-through animal enclosures.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Home to pioneering scientific achievements including Stephenson's Rocket and the Apollo 10 command module.
37 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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