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Lying among the colourful
meadows of the River Ouse, this famous Anglo-Saxon
town was partly destroyed by a fire in the 17th
century and subsequently lost its role of ‘county
town’ to Aylesbury.
Still full of charm, it has a
13th century chantry chapel and an old jail built
to look like a castle.
Castle House
was used by Charles 1 to hold war councils.
Stowe House
is now a public school but is surrounded by
magnificent landscaped gardens owned by the
National Trust; Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown
was head gardener for 10 years. |
