Why visit Marlow
Townapedia lists 13 museums and landmarks, 17 parks and trails, 62 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Bourne End Railway Bridge, Cookham Bridge, Stanley Spencer Gallery and Bisham Abbey.
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About Marlow
Marlow is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, England, 4 miles (6 km) southwest of High Wycombe, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Maidenhead and 33 miles (53 km) west of central London.
From the Wikipedia article Marlow, Buckinghamshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Marlow on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do9
Museums and landmarks13
Stanley Spencer Gallery
Museum · 2.9 mi
Art museum in Cookham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Cookham Abbey
Monument and historic site · 2.9 mi
Abbey in Berkshire, England, UK
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Parks, trails and playgrounds17
Park Wood and Goulding's Wood
Park · 1.6 mi
Protected area in Berkshire, England
Berkshire College of Agriculture
Park · 2.9 mi
College in Windsor and Maidenhead, UK
5 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes62
The Hand & Flowers
Bar and pub · 0.4 mi
126 West Street, Marlow
Mo-Sa 12:00-14:45,18:00-21:45; Su 12:00-15:15
Coopers Roastery & Coffee Bar
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Coffee, Cake, Brunch, Lunch · 0.6 mi
Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow
Mo-Su 09:00-16:00
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History
Magna Britannia includes the following entry for Marlow: "The manor of Marlow, which had belonged to the Earls of Mercia, was given by William the Conqueror, to his Queen Matilda. Henry the First, bestowed it on his natural son, Robert de Melhent, afterwards Earl of Gloucester, from whom it passed, with that title, to the Clares and Despencers, and from the latter, by female heirs, to the Beauchamps and Nevilles, Earls of Warwick. It continued in the crown from the time of Richard III's marriage with Anne Neville, until Queen Mary granted it to William Lord Paget, in whose family it continued more than a century; after which, it passed, by purchase, to Sir Humphrey Winch, in 1670; to Lord Falkland in 1686; to Sir James Etheridge in 1690; to Sir John Guise in 1718; and to Sir William Clayton in 1736. It is now the property of Sir William Clayton bart. a descendant of the last purchaser".
Marlow owed its importance to its location on the River Thames, where the road from Reading to High Wycombe crosses the river. It had its own market by 1227 (hence the name Chipping Marlow), although the market lapsed before 1600. Marlow's status as a regional commercial centre was present even before the first bridge in this area was built in the 13th century due to the settlement acting as an inland port.
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A 14th-century hall, known as 'The Old Parsonage', in Marlow on St Peters Street, is currently the oldest inhabited building in Buckinghamshire.
From 1301 to 1307, the town had its own Member of Parliament, and it returned two members from 1624 to 1867.
From 1897 to 1906 potter Conrad Dressler operated the Medmenham Pottery at Marlow Common.
From the History section of Marlow, Buckinghamshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Marlow is adjoined by Marlow Bottom, a mile to the north. Little Marlow is nearby to the east along the A4155 Little Marlow Road and Bourne End is further along the same road. To the south across the Thames are Bisham (home of Bisham Abbey) and Cookham Dean, both in Berkshire.
From the Wikipedia article Marlow, Buckinghamshire, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Marlow
Steve RedgraveBritish rowerPhoto: Barcex, CC BY-SA 4.0
Galen WestonCanadian billionaire (1940-2021)Photo: Canadian Film Centre, CC BY 2.0
Baron BlissBritish philanthropist (1869–1926)Photo: Pierre75018, CC BY-SA 3.0- Josiah Latimer ClarkBritish electrical engineer (1822–1898)
- Charles Henry CooperBritish antiquarian (1808-1866)
- Anna Actonactress
- Paul HammondBritish musician (1952–1992)
- Humphry BerkeleyBritish politician, Member of Parliament 1959–1966 (1926–1994)
- Brian BondBritish military historian
- Rice Owen Clark19th century English settler in New Zealand
- Andrew GlaisterVideo game programmer
- Margaret Graeme NivenBritish painter (1906-1997)
Born in Marlow, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship11
Shopping15
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare4
Map of Marlow
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Getting there and nearby towns
Wycombe Air Park (HYC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 miles away.
- High Wycombe 4 mi north, about 7 min by car
- Slough 9 mi southeast, about 14 min by car
- Windsor 10 mi southeast, about 15 min by car
- Reading 12 mi southwest, about 19 min by car
- Sunninghill 13 mi southeast, about 20 min by car
- Rickmansworth 14 mi east, about 22 min by car
- West Drayton 14 mi east, about 23 min by car
- Ruislip 15 mi east, about 24 min by car
- Sandhurst 15 mi south, about 25 min by car
- Stanwell 15 mi southeast, about 24 min by car
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Photo credits
- Marlow, Buckinghamshire - 1, j.miall, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The End House, High St, Marlow, Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bourne End Railway and Foot Bridge, Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CookhamBridge01, Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uk-marlow-bridge, Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marlow Bypass Bridge, Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TempleFootbridge01, Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham, Lagosman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bluebells (34146232732), Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bisham Woods (40502128695), Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bisham-29Ag9-wyrd1, http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Hand & Flowers - Marlow in 2014, Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0
- MarlowAllSaintsChurch, Hertzsprung, CC BY-SA 4.0
- All Saints Church - Bisham (cropped), keskyle, CC BY 2.0
- St John the Baptist, Cookham Dean, AndyScott, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Charles Frohman memorial April 2017, No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Ship, Marlow, Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The BT&G (Butcher's Tap and Grill) (former Carpenter's Arms), Marlow, September 2024, No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carpenter's Wood (2), Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Higginson Park - panoramio (1), Deborah Cordwell, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, laye, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, myaccessible_eu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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