Bed and breakfast accommodation
in Princes Risborough Tel 01844 345438

Ridgeway Lodge is on Upper Icknield Way, in 1½acres, surrounded by farmland, with the ancient long-distance Ridgeway path running alongside the property. The house is about a mile south of the market town of Princes Risborough, which is well served with cafes, pubs and several restaurants. There is a bakery, delicatessen, M&S Simply Food, and a small Tesco supermarket. Princes Risborough has a street market on a Thursday, with larger Farmer’s markets on the third Thursday each month. The local area abounds with country pubs and restaurants, all serving good food. We are approximately 8 miles from the M40, providing easy access from Stratford, Warwick, Birmingham and London. The Station is less than a mile away and has excellent direct train services to Wembley Stadium, London and Birmingham. Heathrow and Luton airports are both about 45 minutes drive, Gatwick approximately 90 minutes.

Off-road parking is provided.

Accommodation:

Three rooms are available:-
The en suite Studio is a large, light, comfortable king or twin room on the first floor accessed by a private staircase.

The ground floor annexe comprises hall, one double and one twin room, a shared private bath/shower room, open plan sitting/dining room and kitchenette.

All guests have use of the sitting room, kitchenette and garden.

Breakfast.

A full English breakfast, with vegetarian options, is included, with home-made preserves and eggs from our own hens, when in lay. Cereals, yogurt, fresh fruit and fruit juices, croissants and toast are all available if preferred. Please mention any special dietary requirements when booking. Breakfast is usually taken in the annexe dining area, with views south towards West Wycombe, but can be on the patio in the summer, weather permitting.
Check-in: Rooms are available from 4 p.m., and booked until 10a.m. on day of departure.
Confirmation: An offer of accommodation is subject to availability at the time of reservation. To confirm your reservation, we require a deposit of 50% of the total cost of your stay. But, whether or not a deposit is paid, your booking, when confirmed by letter or email, is a legally binding contract between us and all accommodation costs become payable unless the booking is cancelled. Deposit is by cheque or bank transfer, balance by cash or cheque. We do not take credit or debit cards.
Cancellation policy: If a booking is cancelled at least 8 days in advance, the deposit will be refunded. In the event of a cancellation on less than 8 days notice, whilst we will make every effort to re-let the room, if the accommodation remains un-let, or in the event of a guest not turning up, we reserve the right to retain any deposit paid and call for a further payment from you, up to the full cost, to compensate us for our loss.
Our home is completely non-smoking. No naked lights or candles are allowed on the premises.

Surrounding Area.
Watched over by Red Kites and the Whiteleaf Cross cut into the chalk escarpment overlooking the town, Princes Risborough was named after Edward the Black Prince. He had a hunting lodge close to where St. Mary’s church is today. The town lies in a broad gap in the Chiltern Hills which provided ancient travellers with a link between the River Thames to the south and the Icknield Way which led to Norfolk. Both were important routes from earliest times, together with the Ridgeway, an even more ancient trackway, which stretches from Avebury Stone circle near Stonehenge in the south west, to Ivinghoe Beacon in the north east. The Chilterns AONB surrounds us and is protected today for our leisure. The wooded area with its bubbling springs had great significance for those travellers for forming settlements. These early inhabitants left their traces - the Neolithic barrow near the Whiteleaf Cross, Iron-Age earthworks at Pulpit Hill and Lodge Hill, and a Romano-British villa at Saunderton, to name a few. Today, walkers follow in the tracks of those ancient travellers, rising to the challenge of the 87 miles of The Ridgeway. There are two 9-hole golf courses, Princes Risborough and Whiteleaf, and an 18-hole course at Ellesborough, close to Chequers, 3 miles away.

The nearby towns of Wendover and Thame each have a range of specialist shops and markets, both about 6 miles away.

Other Places of Interest easily reached.
Hughenden Manor, just north of High Wycombe, fascinating home of Benjamin Disraeli, favourite of Queen Victoria, has a recently opened Map Room, showing the cellar’s wartime use as mapping headquarters for Bomber Command during the war.
Waddesdon Manor, north of Aylesbury, one of the homes of the Rothschilds, gives a fascinating glimpse into the lifestyle of the rich and famous. See the Waddesdon website for full details.
Quainton, also north of Aylesbury, is home of Thomas the Tank Engine, where you will find many old steam engines and other railway items of interest.
Also for children (as well as the child in us adults), St. Tiggywinkles at Haddenham, 3 miles away, is the home of the world’s first Wildlife teaching Hospital, where visitors can see the rescued animals and birds which have recovered from their ordeal and live happily in secure surroundings.
Roald Dahl, the author, lived and worked in the area, and the gardens at his home at Great Missenden are open at various times, the Museum also in Missenden, tracks his life from childhood to adulthood, with hands-on exploring and dressing up, as well as story-telling sessions, with a coffee shop and gift shop too.
At Beaconsfield is Bekonscot, the model village, a fascinating glimpse into life in miniature, Enid Blyton’s house being a recent addition. There is a large playground and covered picnic area as well as the ubiquitous shop, housed in an old railway carriage.
Cliveden, home to the Astors and site of the Sixties Profumo scandal is about 30 minute drive.
Princes Risborough -an ideal base from which to indulge your interest-whatever it may be.

Recent guest comments.

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