Kingswood, a Hamlet in the English County of Buckinghamshire
Kingswood is a hamlet consisting of 30 homes on the south side of the A41 from Bicester to Waddesdon and the villages of Grendon Underwood and Ludgershall in the English County of Buckinghamshire. The hamlet’s name was taken from the Bernwood Forest, a Royal hunting forest of old located nearby. It is also a civil parish within the district of the Vale of Aylesbury. Within the parish is another hamlet, the hamlet of Tetchwick. The name “Kingswood” refers to the Bernwood Forest, an old royal hunting forest which is close by.
Food, Shopping and Accommodation in Kingswood
This humble hamlet has one Italian restaurant and public house, the Canaletto, which started operating in 2013. Another public house is The Crooked Billet pub which used to be a major staging post/coaching inn. The Akeman Inn Restaurant is another restaurant in this village, a quaint 17th Century pub with a modern restaurant. The Cook and Fillet at Kingswood in Bucks is a friendly and cosy destination cafe, pub, restaurant and farm shop rolled into one. There are no hotels in the village, but Aylesbury and Waddesdon which is only several minutes drive away are convenient places to stay.
Things to See and Do in Kingswood
In this village, there is the Ham Home-cum-Hamgreen Woods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. There is also a rundown Village Mission Hall devastated during the great storm of 1987. The Mission Hall was built around 1850 and is located at the crossroads. It was left in trust by Henry Grattan Guinness in 1905 for the salvation of souls.
A visit to the neighbouring towns of Waddesdon, Aylesbury or Bicester where there are many interesting places to see and exciting things to do is also recommended while visiting this village.