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dg writes. Of course. Fixed thanks.
Mary's father James V was Elizabeth's first cousin (their parents were siblings, Margaret Tudor and Henry VIII. Margaret Tudor was also Darnley's grandmother.)
To put it another way, Henry VII was Elizabeth's grandfather, and also Mary's great grandfather.
It's also impressive that shared use - as a private home and also as a visitor attraction - works so well. And at what sounds like a very reasonable non-exploitative price.
Slightly bemused about the opening times of 2-5pm; if you visit by car and spend three hours on site you'll be compelled to join the rush hour(s) traffic, which can be significant thereabouts.
dg writes: It wasn't.
I'd have thought they'd benefit from tea room sales (etc.) were they to open for three hours across the lunchtime period.
dg writes: The focus is the house and gardens, not the tea room.
If I remember, Time Team's work ended up forcing the owners to re-write the guide book due to their discoveries.
The Chess River is very near there, and a lovely walk so it might make sense to combine the two
The 'no interior photos' justification seems a bit counterproductive given we're in the social media age and with their visitor demographic in need of a boost it would seem. Especially as they have no apparent qualms about having the interiors all over TV and film. Still, each to their own - but I'd have loved to have seen some inside shots.
Top stuff.
TV and Film companies pay lots of money for the privilege!
Perhaps they don't want the interiors becoming over familiar?
Public visitors also pay. If the interiors are special then circulating images will actually bring people in.
Incidentally the 336 hasn't served Chenies for some years and as you say its recently become the 103 one of The Chiltern Hundreds as Marketed by Carousel.
dg writes: I think the timetable on the abandoned bus stops was from 2015.
Cornish Cockney, I find the better walk is to start at Chalfont+Latimer tube (or Amersham if you've got plenty of time) and walk downstream towards Rickmansworth. You can also detour up the (steep) hill to Chenies on one side, and the (steeper) hill to Sarratt on the other.
There is simply NO known instance of the M25 in that area being other than jam-packed solid at 5pm on ANY weekday.
Seeing where it is located brought back memories of a slog from Chalfont Stn to a conference centre place nearby. It was a roasting hot day and I was not in the best state upon eventual arrival. The joys of not owning a car.
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