Guidebook for Maidenhead
Food Scene
Coopers Roastery & Coffee Bar
Fieldhouse LaneGreat coffee and cakes, Boulters Inn,
Iconic and highly recommended - I have no personal experience unfortunately.
Eton High Street - plus the college buildings and ad hoc events.
Windsor Castle - check their website
Virginia Waters
Savill Gardens, Windsor
Ascot - racecourse and High Street
35 locals recommend
The Waterside Inn
Ferry RoadIconic and highly recommended - I have no personal experience unfortunately.
Eton High Street - plus the college buildings and ad hoc events.
Windsor Castle - check their website
Virginia Waters
Savill Gardens, Windsor
Ascot - racecourse and High Street
https://rouxatskindles.co.uk/
Latest addition to Maidenheads upwardly mobile restaurant scene. Complete contrast to the other Roux establishment further down the river and very well worth a visit for cocktails or meals.
16 locals recommend
Roux at Skindles
Mill Lanehttps://rouxatskindles.co.uk/
Latest addition to Maidenheads upwardly mobile restaurant scene. Complete contrast to the other Roux establishment further down the river and very well worth a visit for cocktails or meals.
The Crown at Bray
High Streethttps://www.thecrownatbray.com/ Gorgeous food in a pub.
http://www.grenfellarmsmaidenhead.co.uk/
Walking distance from the house, extremely good food and some real ales, and plenty of cocktails I believe!
Grenfell Arms
22 Oldfield Rdhttp://www.grenfellarmsmaidenhead.co.uk/
Walking distance from the house, extremely good food and some real ales, and plenty of cocktails I believe!
Arts & Culture
He lived and worked in Cookham using its local life as the subject of many of his paintings and Cookham itself is a really picturesque village with lovely pubs and restaurants - Bel and the Dragon, Cookham Tandoori, White Oak, Jolly Farmer
37 locals recommend
The Stanley Spencer Gallery
16 High StHe lived and worked in Cookham using its local life as the subject of many of his paintings and Cookham itself is a really picturesque village with lovely pubs and restaurants - Bel and the Dragon, Cookham Tandoori, White Oak, Jolly Farmer
Drinks & Nightlife
The Crown at Bray
High StreetGood food, traditional old building, open fire.
Sightseeing
Iconic, check for changing the guard times and exhibitions, near good shops, restaurants, Eton, River Thames. 20 minutes drive out of rush hours.
109 locals recommend
Windsor
Iconic, check for changing the guard times and exhibitions, near good shops, restaurants, Eton, River Thames. 20 minutes drive out of rush hours.
Parks & Nature
From right outside the house you can walk a short or long distance and see beautiful views, iconic bridges, lovely houses, boats, rowers, boaters.
9 locals recommend
Thames Path
Thames PathFrom right outside the house you can walk a short or long distance and see beautiful views, iconic bridges, lovely houses, boats, rowers, boaters.
Henley has shops, restaurants, pubs, the Thames. Nearby villages and scenery,
173 locals recommend
Henley-on-Thames
Henley has shops, restaurants, pubs, the Thames. Nearby villages and scenery,
Watch out for stunning boats going through the Lock, have coffee, drinks or eats at Boulters Inn next door, There is a park with a cafe
18 locals recommend
Boulters Lock I
Watch out for stunning boats going through the Lock, have coffee, drinks or eats at Boulters Inn next door, There is a park with a cafe
Beautiful beech woods, open spaces, walking paths, lake, cafe and pubs in the area.
30 locals recommend
Burnham Beeches
Hawthorn Lane . Lord Mayors DriveBeautiful beech woods, open spaces, walking paths, lake, cafe and pubs in the area.
Getting Around
Maidenhead
Train into London, or west to Oxford, Bath. Dot2Dot taxis.
Shopping
Sarah has such an eclectic array of gifts, household items, at very reasonable prices. Marlow has a mix of chain and independent classy clothes, gift and interior shops, plus many many coffee shops and restaurants
http://www.tradeinteriorsshop.co.uk/ is a quirky shop in Cookham High Street and there's a great wine shop http://www.oldbutcherswinecellar.co.uk/
Tell me what you're looking for and I'll advise which direction to go.
Sara Hughes
21 West StreetSarah has such an eclectic array of gifts, household items, at very reasonable prices. Marlow has a mix of chain and independent classy clothes, gift and interior shops, plus many many coffee shops and restaurants
http://www.tradeinteriorsshop.co.uk/ is a quirky shop in Cookham High Street and there's a great wine shop http://www.oldbutcherswinecellar.co.uk/
Tell me what you're looking for and I'll advise which direction to go.