Photo of Ashridge Estate, a country estate near Aldbury in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, south east England.

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Ashridge Estate

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Beech woods and chalk downs on the Chilterns edge.

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Woods, chalk downland and open common spread over some 5,000 acres along the Chiltern ridge at Ashridge, on the Hertfordshire–Buckinghamshire border. At the centre stands the Bridgewater Monument, a granite column raised in 1832 to the canal-building third Duke of Bridgewater, with steps to a viewing platform on open days. Bluebells fill the beechwoods in spring and the commons draw walkers year-round. National Trust land, free to roam; Tring station is about 4km west.

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Photo of the Chilterns, a National Landscape in England.

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Photo of Bridgewater Monument, a folly near Aldbury in the Chilterns, Hertfordshire, eastern England.

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Photo: Ivinghoe Beacon, a viewpoint in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, south east England.

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Photo of College Lake, a nature reserve near Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, south east England.

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Photo of Natural History Museum at Tring, a visitor attraction in Hertfordshire, eastern England.

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