Thame Local Attractions
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Local Attractions

  • Boarstall Duck Decoy, At Boarstall. An 18th century duck decoy in  working order, in 13 acres of natural woodland. Tel: 01844 - 237488

  • Brill Windmill, preserved 17th century mill on a hill-top picnic  site.

  • Nether Winchendon House, Near Thame, Medieval and Tudor House with  18th century additions.Tel: 01844 290199

  • Rycote Chapel, near Thame. 15th century chapel where, as a young  princess, Elizabeth I worshipped.

  • Waddesdon Manor, Near Aylesbury. A magnificent renaissance style  chateau built in 1870 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild as a showcase for the  Baron's collection. It includes French Royal furniture, Savonnerie carpets and  Sašvres porcelain, portraits by Gainsborough and Reynolds and works by 17th  century Dutch and Flemish masters. Tel: 01296 653211

  • Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway, Chinnor Station, Chinnor,  Oxfordshire Tel: 01844 353535 - Steam and heritage diesel rides.

  • Princes Risborough Manor House, Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire Tel: 01494 528051 - A 17thC red-brick house with Jacobean oak staircase.

  • St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital, Aston Road, Haddenham,  Buckinghamshire Tel: 01844 292292 Walk-round visitor centre. No access to  the hospital although deer, hedgehogs and many other animals can be spotted at a  distance.