Claydon House Walks
This circular walk takes you through the countryside surrounding Claydon House in Middle Claydon, near Buckingham. The magnificent 18th-century house is surrounded by a lovely estate with lakes, and wonderful views of the surrounding Buckinghamshire countryside.
This walk starts at Claydon house and follows countryside footpaths to Steeple Claydon, returning through the farmland to the west of the house.
The North Bucks Way long distance walk passes Claydon House so you could pick this up to extend your walking in the area.
Postcode
MK18 2EY - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsPlease click here for more information
Claydon House Ordnance Survey Map 
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Claydon House Open Street Map 
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Claydon House OS Map 
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Claydon House Open Street Map 
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Further Information and Other Local Ideas
If you head east from the hall you could visit the market town of Winslow where there's a 14th century church and an old hall designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Buckinghamshire Walks page.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Claydon House. The house is a National Trust property and although less well known than nearby Waddesden has much to behold, especially its Chinoiserie.
Hovercraft racing at Claydon House
Claydon Park from Claydon House
Walled gardens of Claydon House
Middle Claydon: All Saints Church. The fourteenth-century church predates Claydon House by around 400 years but that did not stop the 2nd Earl Verney building his mansion very close to it. The very corner of the guttering of the house can just be seen as a dark mark against the blue sky on the left edge of the photograph. In fact the lawned area that now lies between the church and the house was once a graveyard, the removal of which was ordered by the Earl. The church is still the parish church of Middle Claydon and does not belong to the National Trust.
Claydon House: The Middle Lake. In the grounds of Claydon House three lakes forming a crescent shape were created for the 2nd Earl Verney in the 1760s and 1770s by the landscaping of the land along a minor tributary stream of Padbury Brook under the direction of John Sanderson of Caversham. This is the Middle Lake of the three.
Claydon House: Outbuildings. These outbuildings, presumably a former stable block or a carriage store or just an entrance portico, are to the east of the main Claydon House but facing towards it across a courtyard enclosed on three sides. Even such a utilitarian building demanded embellishment and here a clock turret surmounted by a cupola and an ornate weathervane complete the edifice. Although it is not easily visible in this view the date of 1754 has been picked out in black bricks between the two side windows. This would imply that it just predated the commencement of the building of the main house in 1757. As ever it is good to report that the clock was telling the right time!
Steeple Claydon, The Phoenix