Hambleden

This much-filmed village was given to the National Trust by the family of the bookseller WH Smith, who later became Viscount Hambleden. He lived close by at Greenlands, on the banks of the River Thames, and is buried in the village churchyard. The unusually large Church of St Mary, known as the Cathedral of the Chilterns, dates from the 14th century and, though it has been altered over the years, it still dominates the area with its size and beauty. Inside the building’s 18th-century tower is a fascinating 16th-century panel, which is believed to have been the bedhead of Cardinal Wolsey – it certainly bears the cardinal’s hat and the Wolsey arms.