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Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe.

The history of the area predates the Anglo-Saxon period and the county has a rich history starting from the Celtic and Roman periods.

The county can be split into two sections geographically. The south leads from the River Thames up the gentle slopes of the Chiltern Hills to the more abrupt slopes on the northern side leading to the Vale of Aylesbury, a large flat expanse of land, which includes the path of the River Great Ouse.

Things to do
Buckinghamshire offers beautiful countryside, including the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the River Thames, and a wealth of historic houses and glorious gardens.

Explore Buckinghamshire's other unique attractions including Bekonscot Model Village and Railway, which depicts rural England in the 1930s in miniature or the Hell-Fire Caves where you will discover its underground secrets.

Pendley Manor in Tring, which puts on a wide range of entertainment suitable for all ages and all tastes, whilst the Natural History Museum in Tring displays the fascinating and wonderful Victorian animal collection of Lionel Walter Rothschild.