Marlow

Marlow is a fascinating little town with much to interest the traveller in its mixture of the old and new. In the High Street there are many old houses, but its most famous feature is the Suspension Bridge, built in 1831. Jerome K Jerome wrote much of Three Men in a Boat in the Two Brewers Inn in St Peter's Street, and Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in a house in West Street in 1817. The town contains many fine Georgian houses and riverside walks, and is well worth exploring on foot.

Marlow is just 40 minutes from London by direct train.

Intensive one to one teacher's homestay in Marlow with Sheila

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Attractions near here

  • Eton College(14.4 km)
    Eton College is probably the most famous school in England. Henry VI opened the school in 1440 for the education of 70 poor boys. It is now a very expensive private school for about 1,300 boys aged 12-18. It costs approximately E40,000 per year.
  • Christ Church College(38.5 km)
    Christ Church is one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford and the Cathedral Church for the Diocese of Oxford. Located on St Aldate's it has a busy academic community of about 450 undergraduates and 150 graduate students.
  • St Paul's Cathedral(47.1 km)
  • Hook Norton Brewery(68.1 km)
    Hook Norton Brewery is a regional brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, founded in 1849. The brewing plant is a traditional Victorian "tower" brewery in which all the stages of the brewing process flow logically from floor to floor.

Cities and towns near here

  • Windsor(15.6 km)
    Windsor is a lively town in a glorious riverside location with great shopping, restaurants and Windsor Castle - one of the Queen's official royal residences and the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world.
  • Chesham(18.4 km)
    Chesham is the largest town in the Chiltern district, located amidst the steep green Chiltern Hills. Chesham has much to offer the visitor with its many attractions including Lowndes Park, Church Street in the Old Town with its picturesque cottages, and also the twelfth century St. Mary's Parish Church.
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  • Kenton(31.8 km)
    Kenton is a pleasant suburb of London located about 20km north east of the centre of the city.
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  • Fleet(33.1 km)
  • Ealing(33.3 km)
  • Oxford(38.6 km)
  • Farnham(39.8 km)
  • Guildford(39.9 km)
  • New Malden(40.9 km)
  • Wimbledon(42.8 km)
  • Friern Barnet(43.3 km)
    Friern Barnet is a very pleasant, residential suburb of London, located just 30 minutes to the north of the city. Friern Barnet is a convenient place from which to enjoy and explore London.
  • Godalming(44.4 km)
  • Welwyn Garden City(46.7 km)
  • Alton(48.8 km)
  • North Leigh(53.1 km)
  • Lewisham(54.1 km)
  • Faringdon(56.5 km)
  • Letchworth(58.6 km)
    Letchworth is a 'new town' conceived and planned by Ebenezer Howard in the 1890's. Howard was appalled at the very unpleasant living and working conditions in the late 19th Century towns and cities and wrote a book outlining his ideas for a completely new way of living. The book, 'Tomorrow, A Peaceful Path to Real Reform', was later republished as 'Garden Cities of Tomorrow' in 1902. Ebenezer Howard believed that the very best of both town and country life should be married together in small Garden Cities, each with its own greenbelt. He promoted well-planned towns with careful land zoning and a quality of life.
  • Deddington(58.8 km)
    Deddington is a small market town with a population of about 2,000. Location in between Oxford and Banbury, Deddington is on the edge of the Cotswolds and is a wonderfully attractive village with traditional stone cottages.
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  • Carterton(60.1 km)
  • Banbury(66.6 km)
  • Hook Norton(67.6 km)
  • Winchester(67.8 km)
  • Sevenoaks(75.1 km)
  • Bourton-on-the-Water(75.9 km)
  • Southampton(86 km)
  • Royal Tunbridge Wells(87.1 km)
  • Wellesbourne(89.1 km)
  • Pembury(89.9 km)
  • Salisbury(90.4 km)
    Salisbury is a an ancient city in the south west of England, dominated by the glorious Cathedral.
  • Cambridge(93.7 km)
  • Stratford-upon-Avon(93.8 km)
    Situated on the River Avon in the Heart of England, the most well known Stratford-upon-Avon attractions include the most famous as the birthplace of England’s greatest poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. Home to the Royal Shakespeare Company, 5 historic houses linked to the Bard and a wealth of other great tourist attractions, Stratford-upon-Avon also has some great accommodation on offer. The thriving market town is a perfect combination of old and new, and with its beautiful surroundings, is a fine place to visit for a relaxing holiday.
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  • Lyndhurst(95.6 km)
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  • Heathfield(98.4 km)
  • Bearley(99.3 km)
  • Great Alne(102.8 km)
    Great Alne is a pretty village located just outside the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. The village is made up of pretty cottages and a fantastic 400 year old pub. The village has easy access to Stratford-upon-Avon, Birmingham, warwick and other towns.
  • Alcester(103.6 km)
    Alcester is the quintessential English market town, an architectural gem with a lively community feel set in the attractive, rolling 'Shakespeare's Countryside', just seven miles west of Stratford-on-Avon. Situated on the River Arrow, its medieval street pattern survives almost intact, along with many ancient properties including the wonderful church of St Nicholas with its 14th century tower and the early 17th century town hall.

Famous People

  • William Shakespeare(93.8 km)
    Shakespeare's reputation as dramatist and poet actor is unique and he is considered by many to be the greatest playwright of all time, although many of the facts of his life remain mysterious. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564