Places to see and go around Hambleden
- Henley-on-Thames (our home town)
- Take a river trip. Hire your own boat from
Hobbs of Henley or join in
on one of the public river cruises to Hambleden Lock and back.
- Walk from Henley Bridge to the
Flower Pot
and back (about 40-50 mins each way <map>)
or the other direction to Marsh Lock (about 15 mins <map>)
or Shiplake (about 40 mins <map>)
and get the
train back.
- Visit the grave of
Dusty
Springfield
- Have a look round the Chantree House
- Enjoy a pint by the river at the
Angel on the Bridge ...
- ... or watch the cricket at the
Little Angel
- If you're looking for a ruby, then we can't
recommend
Kathamandu 34 enough ...
- ... and the two chefs at the
Three Tuns have allegedly gained a
Michelin Star
- Hambleden
- Opposite the church is the home of
Lord Cardigan who led the somewhat ill fated
Charge of the Light Brigade
-
Hambleden itself is owned by WH Smith
- The Vicar of Dibley is filmed in Hambleden and
Turville - see if you can recognise the various places
- Turville - further up the Hambleden valley -
also has a rather famous
windmill
- Take a walk from the Stag and Huntsman - south
down the valley to Hambleden Lock (about 20 mins each way <map>),
West into Great Wood (loop is about an hour <map>)
or East towards Pheasant's Hill (loop is about 40 mins <map>)
- Take a short driver to
Luxters Brewery and Vineyard
- Further Afield
- Stonor Park
(about ten minutes drive from Henley) has a wonderful deer park.
- Go and have a look at the
Mahrajah's Well in
Stoke Row
- The
Dog and Badger in Medmenham is where the
Hell Fire club
was founded by
Sir Francis Dashwood
- Pretty much anywhere in the
Chilterns you'll spot the
famous
Red
Kites along with plenty of Buzzards
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