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Tiggywinkles Animal Hospital treats over 10,000 animal casualties a year, and receives over 70,000 calls. The Visitor Centre is open all year and visitors can see resident animals, the hedgehog memorabila musuem, and the bird baby bird and baby mammal viewing area. read more... |
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| Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton, Buckinghamshire, 01296 655720 Covering nearly 30 acres, the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is one of the leading steam museums in England. Thirty steam locomotives and a collection of carriages and wagons, one of which dates back to 1901 and was later used as a mobile meeting room by Winston Churchill. Miniature railway ride stretching half a mile. |
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| Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St. Giles, 01494 871117 Open air museum set in 45 acres of woods and parkland, housing over 30 historic buildings that have been rescued from destruction, dismantled and rebuilt. Visitors can learn about the methods and materials used to originally build these historical properties and participate in hands-on activities. |
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| Bletchley Park Museum, Milton Keynes, 01908 640404 Bletchley was built in the late 19th century as a family home. In 1938 the Government took over the property and housed the Government Code and Cypher School here, away from London and potential enemy air attacks. The code breakers arrived in 1939. Today, see the Enigma Machines, including the rare 'Abwehr G312', discover the tales of spies and strategic deception, and look at the exhibitions. |
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| Wycombe Museum, High Wycombe, Bucks, 01494 421895 Museum tracing the history of the district with hands-on activities and regular changing exhibitions. The museum displays information on social history, the furniture industry, art, archives of material and photographs, and history tapes. |
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| Hell-Fire Caves, High Wycombe, Bucks, 01494 533739 The caves were extended in the 1740s, but it is thought they date back to ancient times. The extension was organised by Sir Francis Dashwood as an addition to his landscaped gardens, and were dug by hand. Pickaxe marks can be seen in the walls. The caves wind underground for over half a mile, going through the Great Banqueting Hall, past numerous chambers, eventually ending at the Inner Temple, by which point visitors are several hundred feet underground. |
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| Bekonscot Model Village & Railway, Beaconsfield, 01494 672919. The World’s oldest model village, portraying rural life in the 1930s. Six villages in 1½ acres with farms, castles, churches, lakes, a fair, beaches, cottages and a zoo. At weekends there is also a light miniature railway that runs through the village. |
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| The Roald Dahl Children's Gallery, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, 01296 331441 The Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery is part of Buckinghamshire County Museum. Children can discover inventions with Willy Wonka, investigate mini-beasts inside the giant peach, crawl along Fantastic Mr Fox’s tunnel, see the Twits’ upside down room and explore sounds with the BFG. The museum operates a timed ticket system, with each visit lasting one hour. Entry is on the hour. |



















