High Wycombe Chair Making Museum
High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe, is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is 29 miles west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, 13 miles south-southeast of Aylesbury, 23 miles southeast of Oxford, 15 miles northeast of Reading and 8 miles north of Maidenhead.- Type: Museum
- Description: Furniture museum in High Wycombe, England
- Also known as: “Chair Making Museum” and “Living Chair Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe and Desborough Castle.
St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe
Church
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St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe is a free Byzantine style Grade II listed church, and is situated in the Diocese of Oxford. The church is notable because of its green copper dome which is considered a landmark in High Wycombe. St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe is situated 960 feet southwest of High Wycombe Chair Making Museum.
Desborough Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Desborough Castle is an Iron Age hill fort which lies on the southern side of the valley of the River Wye in Buckinghamshire, which runs through the Chiltern Hills from The Ridgeway and Vale of Aylesbury to the river Thames. Desborough Castle is situated 1,400 feet southwest of High Wycombe Chair Making Museum.
Adams Park
Stadium
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Adams Park is a football stadium in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. Built in 1990, it is the home ground of the local Wycombe Wanderers Football Club in League One, with a capacity of 10,446. Adams Park is situated 1¼ miles west of High Wycombe Chair Making Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Wycombe and Downley.
High Wycombe
Photo: John Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Wycombe is a large and historic town between hills in the county of Buckinghamshire in England. Furniture making played an extensive role in the town's industrial heritage. The market in High Street dates back to the Middle Ages.
Downley
Village
Downley is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, which was included in Wycombe district before its abolition. It is high in the Chiltern Hills, overlooking the town of High Wycombe, although today it is almost indistinguishable from the urban spread of the latter town.
Booker
Suburb
Booker was a hamlet within the parish of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, which has been absorbed into the expanding suburbs of High Wycombe. There are several housing areas in Booker, mainly modern estates.
High Wycombe Chair Making Museum
- Categories: furniture museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.63494° or 51° 38′ 6″ northLongitude
-0.77316° or 0° 46′ 23″ westOperator
KraftinwoodOpen location code
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