Danni's Guidebook
Food & drink
Bourne End's high street has Chanak restaurant with Turkish style food.
Bourne For Desserts sells coffee, cakes, ice-creams and milkshakes. Despite its name Bourne for Desserts has a deli specialising in Welsh cheese.
There's an organic cafe, a Costa, a Wimpy and a fish-n-chip shop.
There's a beer bar, the Walnut Tree pub, the Garibaldi pub, and the garden centre has its own cafe.
Accessible only by walking across the railway bridge, the popular Bounty pub has a quirky charm of its own. There's live music in the summer with swifts flying overhead. Fun fact: with limited vehicle access, all the beer is brought across the river in the Bounty's own boat.
17 locals recommend
The Bounty
Accessible only by walking across the railway bridge, the popular Bounty pub has a quirky charm of its own. There's live music in the summer with swifts flying overhead. Fun fact: with limited vehicle access, all the beer is brought across the river in the Bounty's own boat.
Shops
Specialist greengrocers. Two petrol stations. M&S Food. Two Co-ops. Tesco Express. Small WH Smith with post office. McColls newsagent and shop with post office. Pet supplies. Shoe repair and key cutting shop. Two charity shops. Large garden centre.
Opposite the Bourne End train station. Full of curiosities. Good quality. Only open Thursdays to Sundays. See: https://www.furniturerecyclingshop.co.uk/
The Furniture Recycling Shop
1a Station RoadOpposite the Bourne End train station. Full of curiosities. Good quality. Only open Thursdays to Sundays. See: https://www.furniturerecyclingshop.co.uk/
Sightseeing
Famous stately home and garden now run by the National Trust, with an exceptionally expensive hotel and restaurant.
88 locals recommend
Cliveden House
Cliveden RoadFamous stately home and garden now run by the National Trust, with an exceptionally expensive hotel and restaurant.
Bourne End Marina
Wharf LaneThe marina has a new Greek style restaurant.
In nearby Cookham, this art gallery is devoted to the artist.
37 locals recommend
The Stanley Spencer Gallery
16 High StIn nearby Cookham, this art gallery is devoted to the artist.
On the other side of the railway bridge and past the Bounty pub, Winter Hill offers views of Marlow, Cliveden and the countryside towards High Wycombe.
Winter Hill National Trust
On the other side of the railway bridge and past the Bounty pub, Winter Hill offers views of Marlow, Cliveden and the countryside towards High Wycombe.
Nature reserve with remarkable ancient beech trees in unusual shapes and rare species that only live in old, old beech wood. Cafe.
30 locals recommend
Burnham Beeches
Hawthorn Lane . Lord Mayors DriveNature reserve with remarkable ancient beech trees in unusual shapes and rare species that only live in old, old beech wood. Cafe.
Traveler advice
Getting around
M40 junction 3 is restricted
M40 junction 3 is less than 3.5 km from the flat. It allows driving to London and coming back from London. But you can't go towards Oxford by getting on at junction 3. For Oxford go to M40 junction 4.
Getting around
Bourne End trains
Bourne End trains go to Maidenhead. Change at Maidenhead for the Elizabeth Line to London Paddington and to Reading. To come back, the last train from Maidenhead during the week is at 23:50 arriving at 00:01.