Heart of the Chilterns

06/08/2025

Chiltern Businesses, people and sports clubs, we need you!☝️

Please comment below or send us a message if you have events going on over the coming months.

We would love to promote your fabulous events to the community.

Sports, drinks, music, we want to hear from you 🎾 🍧 🏏 🍹 🎸

05/08/2025

Matilda's bistro cafe - Really excellent breakfast 😍 Scrambled eggs were perfect. 5 stars from us!!!

Recommended on our website - https://www.theheartofthechilterns.co.uk/where-to-eat

🐣👏☕

02/08/2025

Go and find your hiking boots, grab your book and begin your summer strolling!

Bradt Chilterns & Thames Valley (Slow Travel) Guidebook - the ultimate walking guide for the Chilterns, personally recommended by us.

To Buy: https://www.bradtguides.com/product/chilterns-thames-valley-slow-travel-2/

We even have a discount code for you: CHILTERNS25.

Chilterns and Thames Valley Slow Travel guide. Expert local insights and holiday advice featuring parts of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire. Covers where to stay and eat, wildlife, flora, Windsor, Magna Carta, William Penn, The Ridgeway, walking, Henley, Cheque...

29/07/2025

Did somebody say Vineyard tours... in The Chilterns?! Beginning in September 2025.

This is an absolute must-see event. Chiltern Safaris are hosting exclusive tasting events and vineyard tours so that you can spend a day in paradise, without flying to France 🍷 🍇 🌳

You can book here: https://chilternsafari.com/shop/

24/07/2025

Booking ahead for September, a beautiful month where we begin to say goodbye to longer, lighter days, music, food, and sun, fills most weekends.

This is a great time of year to enjoy evenings out in the garden, and why not see a show or two before the slowness of autumn kicks in? Have a meal and drinks at a local restaurant before you go.

What's going on at The Wycombe Swan?

UK Pink Floyd Experience (we can personally recommend!)
Friday 5th September 🐷 🌈

Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson Tribute
Tuesday 9th September 🎹 🕺

Fastlove - The Tribute to George Michael
Sunday 14th September 💝 🎁

And many more, like the comedian Jack Dee 🍿 🎭

Have a look for yourself: https://trafalgartickets.com/wycombe-swan-theatre/en-GB/whats-on,

19/07/2025

We have an announcement! We have designed a brand new website, with a carefully curated selection of local businesses to visit and enjoy.

Covered on the brand new site are places to eat, things to do and see, where to stay and beautiful historical churches you must look around if you haven't already.

Take a look here!

The Heart Of The Chilterns is your ultimate guide for exploring this AONB. From national trust sites to the best places to eat.

15/07/2025

The Chilterns National Landscape have got Chalk stream Events going on throughout the summer and into autumn 🦆

This is a really lovely way to connect with nature and a great way for children to get stuck in when learning about the countryside.

Coming up is:

Chalk Stream Storytime - Chesham Library 📙
Thursday 31st July
2pm-3pm

Family Stream Dipping - Hughenden Manor 🏰
Sunday 3rd August
10.30am & 1pm

And more, see for yourself, here:

What's on in and around our Chilterns Chalk Streams? Find out here.

10/07/2025

This collection of walks by the Chiltern Society is the perfect guide for summer days spent outside, walking our wonderful Chiltern Hills. They range in accessibility to suit your needs too 🌱 🚶‍♂️

You can download and print the PDFs instantly!

There are some excellent locations covered, for example, Nettlebed and Preston 🦌 🌾 🦉

Summer walks: https://chilternsociety.org.uk/seasonal-walks/PDFs
All walks: https://chilternsociety.org.uk/free-walks-leaflets/

04/07/2025

Did you hear? The beach is coming to Princes Risborough for the much-loved Summer Festival! 🍦☀️

"Princes Risborough’s High Street will come alive on Saturday 12th July with vibrant entertainment, a wide variety of community stalls, and a fantastic display of community spirit, promising a day of fun for all ages."

With the heat we have been having, a man-made beach is very welcome, spectacular peacock stilt walkers will be bringing colour and charm to the festival grounds, and a giant bubble artist will be there to bring even more smiles to the children's faces 😊

For the adults, entertainment, food and drinks! Including live sets from Leech, The Weathertop Preachers, and The Groove Generation 👯

Date: Saturday, 12th July
Where: High Street, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire HP27 0AX

Please note: Festival week starts tomorrow, on the 5th July, with numerous events going on each day, such as fitness in the park.

Read the itinerary below to see the whole week's plan:

https://www.princesrisboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk/Sites/2450/_UserFiles/Files/2025%20Festival%20Week%20Programme%20-min-compressed.pdf

30/06/2025

Henley Regatta starts tomorrow!

Raced over six days from Tuesday, 1st July - Sunday, 6th July 🚣‍♀️ 🍾

Have you viewed the racing schedule yet?

https://www.hrr.co.uk/racing-schedule/

18/06/2025

An afternoon tea has been planned, taking place on Saturday, 12th July in Great Missenden. Tickets are £10, which includes tea, sandwiches, scones & cakes 🧁🍰☕

There will also be a raffle and a gift stall!

Purchase your ticket at Samways Post Office or contact Jill York on 07846 534301

06/05/2025

With the sun now shining and summer approaching 🌞 we wanted to shout out this wonderful pub, it truly deserves a visit.

Enjoy their fine beer and beautiful building one evening soon and keep an eye on their FB page!

They often post fun events that they have coming up 😁✨