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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Aylesbury Vale

Aylesbury Vale’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around Aylesbury Vale. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 29, 2025

Ivinghoe Beacon

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Standing at 764 feet (233 m), Ivinghoe Beacon towers over the surrounding countryside. Offering views of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Bedfordshire, it’s named after the fires that were once lit at …

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Red Cedar Woods Path

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Great woodland area to include on a trip to this area. Vastly different to the exposed hills and fields surrounding it.

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Pitstone Hill

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Pitstone Hill is a chalk grassland with small areas of woodland and scrub. As you explore the reserve, which has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, you …

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Moneybury Hill Barrow

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Well preserved Bronze Age Bell Barrow.

The following is taken from the English Heritage scheduled monument description:

The monument includes a bell barrow situated on the west-facing escarpment of Moneybury …

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Bacombe Hill Local Nature Reserve

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Bacombe Hill Local Nature Reserve is a beautiful patch of chalk grassland that boasts lovely views towards the Vale of Aylesbury. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest due …

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Steps Hill

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From the summit of Steps Hill, you are treated to wonderful views over Beacon Hill and the ever-charming Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Coombe Hill Trail

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Once part of the Chequers estate, Coombe Hill was bequeathed to the nation when Checkers was given to the government at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Paul's Knob

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A wonderful peak offering sublime views across the surrounding countryside.

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Whipsnade White Lion

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The lion was carved into the hills overlooking Dunstable Downs close to Whipsnade Zoo in 1931-33. Some say it was to remind pilots not to fly too low when crossing …

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Dockey Wood Bluebells

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This wood is Bluebells Heaven - you will never, in all likelihood, see this many bluebells in one place in your life! Gorgeous doesn't quite begin to describe it.

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Aylesbury Vale

Ivinghoe Beacon

Red Cedar Woods Path

Pitstone Hill

Moneybury Hill Barrow

Bacombe Hill Local Nature Reserve

Steps Hill

Coombe Hill Trail

Paul's Knob

Whipsnade White Lion

Dockey Wood Bluebells

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