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Chalfont St Giles Area Guide INTRODUCTION EDUCATION LEISURE HEALTH OTHER Why Chiltern Relocation likes Chalfont St Giles: It is a friendly popular Chalfont St Giles village in the heart of the countryside with a great network of walks and cycling routes on the doorstep yet close to the town of Gerrards Cross. area guide The hugely popular Chalfont St. Giles is a quaint village steeped in history. It is famous for its connections with John Milton, who lived here whilst fleeing from the Plague of London. His cottage is open to the public and it was Distances here that he completed 'Paradise Lost' and the sequel 'Paradise Regained'. Heathrow 14 miles 24 minutes Chalfont St Giles has a real English village feel about it with its village duck Gatwick 50 miles 57 minutes pond at the bottom of the bustling high street which supports many M25 6 miles 14 minutes independent shops and cafes. M40 6 miles 12 minutes Despite its rural location, Chalfont St Giles is only minutes from Seer Green Train Nearest is Gerrards 26 minutest to Marylebone or Gerrards Cross train stations with the journey times of only 25 minutes into Marylebone. Chiltern Relocation The Chiltern Open Air Museum is situated here and it has just been won the Call us now to discuss your needs. gold award for small attraction of the year in the Tourism South East t +44 (0) 1494 672086 awards. Set over acres of rolling fields the museum houses many historic m +44 (0) 7718 533722 buildings to explore including an iron age house as well as hosting many historical recreations such as gladiator displays. In fact the museum has [email protected] been used as the filming location for the hit BBC programme Horrible www.chilternrelocation.com Histories. Schooling options are excellent at the village primary school and there is a © Chiltern Relocation Ltd 2015 thriving social community. The village hosts the annual Chalfont St Giles Fair on the first weekend of September which has a huge range of events and stalls and rivals other major county shows. A hugely popular local event it showcases falconry, a huge variety of animals and a show ring for various displays and events. INTRODUCTION EDUCATION LEISURE HEALTH OTHER Chalfont St Giles State Primary School Co-ed: Chalfont St Giles Parsonage Road, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire Education Junior School HP8 4JW | 01494 873090 | www.csgjunior.org Private Primary School Chiltern Relocation Girls: High March School 23 Ledborough Lane, Beaconsfield. Bucks HP9 2PZ Call us now to discuss your needs. 01494 675186 | www.highmarch.co.uk Boys: Davenies Station Road, Beaconsfield. Bucks HP9 1AA t +44 (0) 1494 672086 01494 685400 | www.davenies.co.uk m +44 (0) 7718 533722 Boys: Thorpe House Oval Way, Gerrards Cross, Bucks SL9 8QA School, 01753 882474 | www.thorpehouse.bucks.sch.uk [email protected] Girls: St Mary's School Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Bucks, SL9 8JQ www.chilternrelocation.com 01753 883370 | www.stmarysschool.co.uk © Chiltern Relocation Ltd 2015 Girls: Maltman’s Green Maltmans Lane, Gerrards Cross, Bucks, SL9 8RR School 01753 883022 | www.maltmansgreen.com State Senior School Co-Ed: Chalfonts Narcot Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks SL9 8TP Community College 01753 882032 | www.chalfonts.org Co-ed: The Beaconsfield Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks. HP9 1SJ School 01494 673450 | www.beaconsfield.bucks.sch.uk Girls: Dr Challoner’s High Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, Amersham HP7 9QB School 01494 763296 | www.dchs.bucks.sch.uk Boys: Dr Challoner’s Chesham Road, Amersham, Bucks HP6 5HA Grammar School 01494 787500 | www.challoners.com Private Senior School Boys: Thorpe House Oval Way, Gerrards Cross, Bucks SL9 8QA School 01753 882474 | www.thorpehouse.bucks.sch.uk Girls: St Mary's School Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Bucks, SL9 8JQ 01753 883370 | www.stmarysschool.co.uk INTRODUCTION EDUCATION LEISURE HEALTH OTHER Chalfont St Giles Restaurants The Ivy House London Road A413, Chalfont St Giles, 01494 872184 Leisure The White Hart Inn Three Households, Chalfont St Giles 01494 872 441 The Deli 4a, High St, Chalfont St. Giles HP8 4QF 01494 871099 Milton’s Head Deanway, Chalfont St. Giles 01494 872961 Chiltern Relocation Delhi Spice 3 Buckingham Parade Chalfont St Peter 01753 889888 Call us now to discuss your needs. The Dumbbell Shire Lane, Chalfont Saint Peter SL9 0QY 01753 872166 Delhi Spice 3 Buckingham Parade Chalfont St Peter 01753 889888 t +44 (0) 1494 672086 m +44 (0) 7718 533722 Pubs and inns [email protected] The White Hart Inn Three Households, Chalfont St Giles 01494 872 441 www.chilternrelocation.com The Ethorpe 85 Packhorse Road 01753 882039 Milton's Head Deanway Chalfont St Giles 01494 872961 © Chiltern Relocation Ltd 2015 Gyms State Gym Better Nicol Road Chalfont St Peter 01753 887812 Private Gym Duck's Hill Road Northwood 01923 848000 Virgin Active INTRODUCTION EDUCATION LEISURE HEALTH OTHER Chalfont St Giles Sports Cricket Bowstridge Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks HP8 4QN Leisure Rugby Amersham Chiltern Rugby, Ash Grove, Weedon Lane, Amersham Rugby Oak Lodge Meadow, Hedgerley Lane, Windsor End, Chiltern Relocation Beaconsfield, HP9 2SQ | 01494 673783 Call us now to discuss your needs. Gliding Booker Gliding Centre, Wycombe Air Park, Marlow, Bucks www.bookergliding.co.uk t +44 (0) 1494 672086 Golf Beaconsfield Golf Club, Seer Green, Beaconsfield, m +44 (0) 7718 533722 HP9 2UR | 01494 676545 | www.beaconsfieldgolfclub.co.uk Golf Gerrards Cross Golf Club - Chalfont Park, Gerrards Cross, [email protected] SL9 0QA | 01753 883263 www.chilternrelocation.com Music © Chiltern Relocation Ltd 2015 The Old White Swan London End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2JD Regular Thursday live music nights. Beaconsfield Live Classical Music events. Concerts 01494 678595 | www.beaconsfieldmusic.org.uk Dance Scottish Country Colston Hall at the Memorial Centre, East Common, Dancing Club Gerrards Cross, SL9 7AD Jeanette Patterson 01753 890591 Silhouette Academy Chalfont St. Peter Community, Gravel Hill, Chalfont St. of Dance Peter, Gerrards Cross SL9 9QX | 01494 870510 INTRODUCTION EDUCATION LEISURE HEALTH OTHER Chalfont St Giles Dentists Dental Excellence The Old Bank House, High Street Chalfont St Giles, Bucks Health 08445 769559 Pond House Dental High Street, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks HP8 4QA Practice 01494 875254 Chiltern Relocation Doctors Call us now to discuss your needs. St Giles Surgery Townfield Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks HP8 4QG t +44 (0) 1494 672086 01494 874006 m +44 (0) 7718 533722 [email protected] www.chilternrelocation.com © Chiltern Relocation Ltd 2015 INTRODUCTION EDUCATION LEISURE HEALTH OTHER Chalfont St Giles Community and government Buckinghamshire Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 IBB County Council 01494 461000 Other Wycombe District Council MP’s Surgery Disraeli House, 12 Aylesbury End, Beaconsfield HP9 1LW Chiltern Relocation 01494 673745 Call us now to discuss your needs. Library High Street, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks HP8 4QA 01494 874732 | www.buckscc.gov.uk/libraries t +44 (0) 1494 672086 m +44 (0) 7718 533722 [email protected] General area information www.chilternrelocation.com Average property price* Style of property £1,097,849 Family homes lots of brand new mega © Chiltern Relocation Ltd 2015 Population** house 5000sq ft and above. Terraced 5,925 cottages and 1970’s-1990’s homes Top roads in area Properties in high demand Nightingales Lane, Cokes Lane, Properties around Chalfont St Giles Burtons Way and Stratton Chase Drive school and homes for clients moving out and many more. of London. This is one in a series of area guides available from the award winning Chiltern Relocation Ltd. explaining the unique appeal and character of the Chilterns, a particularly beautiful part of the country close to London. Please go to www.chilternrelocation.com/area-guides to view the complete series of area guides available. *For a detached house 2015 Zoopla **According to 2011 census .
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