Stocks House, Chiltern Hills

Name: Stocks House
Address: Chiltern Hills, United Kingdom

#71 among attractions in Chiltern Hills

Neoclassical architecture

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Stocks manor house is a large Georgian mansion, built in 1773. It is the largest property in the village of Aldbury, Hertfordshire. Stocks House and its manorial farm is an 182-acre estate surrounded by 10,000 acres of National Trust Ashridge Forest and the Chiltern Hills. ()

Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 51°48'38"N, 0°36'20"W

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Chiltern Hills United Kingdom

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Day trips

Stocks House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Natural History Museum at Tring, Ashridge Golf Club, Church of St Peter and St Paul, St Mary the Virgin.

2.7 miSW
Victorian collection of stuffed animals
Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring
71 min walk • Nestled in the quaint town of Tring, the Natural History Museum at Tring is a veritable treasure trove for those with a keen interest in the natural world. Established in the late 19th century, this museum was originally the private collection of Lionel Walter, 2nd...
1.5 miE
Golf
Ashridge Golf Club
38 min walk • Nestled in the lush greenery of Hertfordshire, Ashridge Golf Club offers a serene and prestigious golfing experience in the United Kingdom. Established in 1932, this exquisite golf course is renowned for its rich history, challenging play, and impeccable maintenance.
2.6 miSW
Church
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Tring
67 min walk • The Church of St Peter and St Paul is an Anglican church in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, and in the Diocese of St Albans. The building is Grade I listed. Although extensively restored in the late 19th century, it is largely a 15th-century building.
2 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Mary the Virgin, Ivinghoe
52 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ivinghoe, is a Church of England, Grade I listed church in the village of Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, in the United Kingdom. It stands on the main High Street of the village surrounded by a churchyard.
2.2 miN
Natural attraction, Hill, Hiking trail
Ivinghoe Beacon
56 min walk • Ivinghoe Beacon is a prominent hill and landmark in Buckinghamshire, England, 233 m above sea level in the Chiltern Hills, close to Ivinghoe and Aldbury. Dunstable, Berkhamsted and Tring are nearby. The Beacon lies within the Ashridge Estate and is managed and owned by the National Trust.
1.8 miNW
Windmill
Pitstone Windmill, Tring
46 min walk • Pitstone Windmill is a Grade II* listed windmill in England which is thought to date from the early 17th century. It stands in the north-east corner of a large field near the parish boundary of Ivinghoe and Pitstone in Buckinghamshire, and belongs today to the National Trust.
2.3 miN
Archaeological site
Icknield Way
60 min walk • The Icknield Way is an ancient trackway in southern and eastern England that runs from Norfolk to Wiltshire. It follows the chalk escarpment that includes the Berkshire Downs and Chiltern Hills.
0.6 miW
Hill
Aldbury Nowers, Chiltern Hills
15 min walk • Aldbury Nowers is a 19.7 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Chiltern Hills, north-east of Tring in Hertfordshire. The site was notified in 1990 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is managed by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
2.1 miW
Canal
Wendover Arm Canal
54 min walk • The Wendover Arm Canal is part of the Grand Union Canal in England, and forms part of the British canal system. It is usually known as the Wendover Canal, but historically its builders referred to their branch canals as Arms, hence its historical name of Wendover Arm.
2.8 miSW
Park
Tring Park, Tring
71 min walk • Tring Park is a public open space in Tring, owned by Dacorum Borough Council and managed by the Woodland Trust. It is part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Half of the 264 acres is undulating grassland, grazed by cattle.
2.7 miW
Canal
Tring Reservoirs
69 min walk • Tring Reservoirs is a group of four reservoirs close to Tring on the border of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. Their purpose is to feed the Grand Union Canal. The four reservoirs are: Startops End, Marsworth, Tringford and Wilstone.