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Lewes

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Sights (5)

Wycombe Museum

Wycombe Museum is a free local museum located in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is run by Wycombe Heritage and Arts Trust, as of 1 December 2016. It was previously run by Wycombe District Council.

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Hughenden Manor

Grade I listed historic house museum in Wycombe, United Kingdom

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West Wycombe Park

Country house in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

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Hellfire Caves

The Hellfire Caves are a network of man-made chalk and flint caverns which extend 0.25 miles (400 m) underground. They are situated above the village of West Wycombe, at the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, Southeast England.

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Bekonscot

Oldest original model village in the world

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High Wycombe

High Wycombe is a hilly town in the county of Buckinghamshire in England.

High Wycombe is sometimes portrayed as a rather dull town where nothing much happens, as in this exchange between Kenneth Horne and Kenneth Williams in Round The Horne,

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