Category: Market Town

A Year in the Chilterns

Tools of the Trade

by Mary Tebje, posted in Buckinghamshire, Chilterns, DMO's, European Union, food tourism, Heritage and History, Heritage food, Local Distinctiveness, London, Market Town, Niche marketing, River Thames, Rural heritage, Rural Tourism, Sense of Place, Short breaks, Travel and Leisure, Travel and Tourism, UK, Watermills

The weight of history is upon Jon Tyler’s broad shoulders as one of the last producers of watercress in the Chilterns. Located in the beautiful Chess Valley that links Chesham in the Chilterns with Rickmansworth just inside the M25, E. Tyler & Son’s Crestyl Watercress farm is something of a novelty; in a high tech … Continue reading Tools of the Trade

The Charming Chess Valley

by Mary Tebje, posted in Buckinghamshire, Cemetaries, Chilterns, Cycling, DMO's, Film tourism, Heritage and History, Local Distinctiveness, London, Market Town, Museums, National Trust, Niche marketing, Rural heritage, Rural Tourism, Sense of Place, Short breaks, South Africa, Travel and Leisure, Travel and Tourism, UK

We stop to tickle the horses’ noses and listen to the birdsong along the valley before cutting up to walk back through the chocolate box hamlet of Latimer and the extraordinary Boer War memorials on the green that hints of battles fought and lost in a far-off land and a horse's heart buried in Latimer.

I am no longer just passing through this landscape

by Mary Tebje, posted in Buckinghamshire, Chilterns, DMO's, Film tourism, Local Distinctiveness, Market Town, National Trust, Niche marketing, Rural Tourism, Short breaks, Travel and Leisure, Travel and Tourism

It’s not about bagging bucket-list miles, or even bragging about bagging holiday sights, it’s about stopping and looking for the clues that point to natural and man-made structures - or subtle signs of earlier lives that are integral to a locations ‘sense-of-place’ so often missed in the quest to capture that grand vista, or complete that big trek. The Chilterns … Continue reading I am no longer just passing through this landscape

Mind the Swan Uppers on your way up the river!

by Mary Tebje, posted in Buckinghamshire, Cliveden, Heritage and History, Local Distinctiveness, London, Market Town, National Trust, Niche marketing, River Thames, Rural Tourism, Sense of Place, Short breaks, Swan Upping, Travel and Leisure, Travel and Tourism, UK

England is full of quaint customs - some funny and others frankly bizarre. Some with origins lost or simply re-invigorated to suit modern tastes and bank holidays. Swan Upping is neither. Firmly routed in the 12th century, it is both necessary for conservation of mute swans and acts as a gentle reminder of just who … Continue reading Mind the Swan Uppers on your way up the river!