Hugenden Manor of Dam Busters fame near High Wycombe
Hughenden Manor, the home of Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. The gardens are set in a delightfully wooded valley and were in the main created by Disraeli's wife Mary Anne. In the basement is the story of top secret Second World War story of Operation Hillside, for which unconventional artists painted bombing maps for missions, including the famous Dambusters raid. Gardens include formal bedding dating from the 1880s in the South Garden has been restored and the orchard re-created with 35 varieties of apple and 4 of pear.
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Location: Hughenden Manor High Wycombe UK
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