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Where to stay in High Wycombe
High Wycombe is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 120,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in High Wycombe, with about 60 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- LHR26 km · London Heathrow Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About High Wycombe
High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( WIK-əm), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is 29 miles (47 km) west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, 13 miles (21 km) south-southeast of Aylesbury, 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Oxford, 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Reading and 8 miles (13 km) north of Maidenhead.
Often just called Wycombe, it is the 'furniture capital of England'. Each May the town has an unusual ceremony known as Mayor Making. A tradition dating back to 1678, the town holds a public weighing of the Mayor, the intention being to see if they have put on weight, i.e., "to see if they are getting fat at rate payers' expense". In the interests of confidentiality the actual weight is not revealed but the gain or loss of weight is and is announced by the town crier.
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Things to do
What to see and do in High Wycombe
See
- Wycombe Museum
- Hughenden Manor
- The Rye
- Hellfire Caves
- West Wycombe Park, Village and Hill
- Bekonscot Model Village & Railway
Do
The Cressex area of High Wycombe (near the main M40 junction) offers a few options close to the Holiday Inn hotel, a badminton centre, and Handy Cross sports centre (http://www.wll.co.uk) which has many facilities including a Gym and Swimming pool.
- Odds Farm Park
- Hollywood Bowl
- Swan Theatre
- Badminton Wycombe
- Wycombe Leisure Centre
- Cineworld
- Empire
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in High Wycombe
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge High Wycombe Central hotel | 60 | 3.8/5 1,114 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in High Wycombe
15 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Crown | 10.6 km | |
| Browns | 8.2 km | |
| Crazy Bear Hotel | 8.2 km | |
| The Chequers Inn | 8.8 km | |
| The Falcon Hotel J D Wetherspoon | 0.8 km | |
| The George And Dragon Inn | 4.3 km | |
| The Greyhound Inn | 8.4 km | |
| The Griffin Hotel | 10.6 km | |
| The Kings Arms Hotel | 10.5 km | |
| The Plough Inn | 4.3 km | |
| Buckingham Apartments | 2.2 km | |
| Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe | 2021 | 1.3 km |
| OYO Chris's Motel OYO Rooms | 8.0 km | |
| Red Lion Hotel | 0.8 km | |
| The Swan Inn | 2.4 km |
All 16 hotels in High Wycombe, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit High Wycombe
The most comfortable months for a city stay in High Wycombe are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to High Wycombe: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Luton Airport (LTN, 39 km) and London City Airport (LCY, 57 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The town lies on the main London-Oxford-Birmingham M40 motorway. 30 miles from London, 30 miles (48 km) to Oxford and 12 miles (19 km) from the M25 motorway. The A404 main road connects the town to the M4 (London-Reading-Bristol-Swansea) motorway (to the S), close to Maidenhead.
Getting around
Buses: Buckinghamshire County Council have a guide to bus services in the High Wycombe area. Walking and cycling: The town centre is largely pedestrianised. Car: Good links with the M40 and M4.
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LHR · London Heathrow Airport
LTN · London Luton Airport
LCY · London City Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in High Wycombe
Eat
There are many places to eat in the town centre, but it can be worth visiting some of the country pubs in the surrounding villages which often offer excellent food.
Drink
Some say: "There are no pubs in High Wycombe. There are some restaurants that have an alcohol licence, but none of any note." It's not (entirely) true! There are a few decent pubs in town; at the very least they have better drink than the restaurants. There is a pub called The Antelope, which although rough in appearance serves only drink and is popular every night of the week. The prices are inexpensive but the place could be described as "the worst pub in the world".
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in High Wycombe
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
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of 1 place
Questions
High Wycombe: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in High Wycombe?
By published guest score: Travelodge High Wycombe Central (3.8 / 5 · 1,114 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit High Wycombe?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in High Wycombe are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to High Wycombe?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Luton Airport (LTN, 39 km) and London City Airport (LCY, 57 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in High Wycombe?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near High Wycombe
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.