Hughenden

​Home to Queen Victoria’s favourite Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, Hughenden Manor provided a backdrop for political drama, royal visits and an enduring love story. And it has a secret wartime story to tell.

Hughenden was home to a secret map-making operation in the Second World War, so secret it only came to light 60 years later after a chance encounter. Codenamed ‘Hillside’, the manor played a significant role in shaping the outcome of the war.

Designed in an Italianate style, the formal garden features terraces, perfect lawns, classical statuary and a parterre full of vibrant colour. The walled garden and pleasure grounds offer a more relaxed space for a gentle walk.

With over 680 acres to explore, the estate at Hughenden offers some of the best of the Chilterns countryside, from native beech woodlands to the wide expanses of the chalk hills and valleys.

The Café at Hughenden is open from 10am every day. Stop by for a tasty treat, sit-down lunch or even a takeaway drink for your walk around the estate.

The Stableyard shop is open every day from 10.30am for National Trust gifts, books and homeware, fashion and food.

From Domesday to Doodlebugs. Find out about Hughenden's beginnings to its more famous Victorian history and beyond.

Novelist and statesman, social outsider turned aristocrat; Britain’s first Jewish Prime Minister reflects the vibrancy and complexity of nineteenth century politics.

Hedgerows are important and increasingly rare habitats and wildlife corridors. At Hughenden and in the Chilterns Countryside, the National Trust is planting, restoring and managing hedgerows for wildlife on our farmland.

Caring for our garden statuary takes place through spring, summer and winter to preserve them as they were originally intended to be in the 19th century.

The landscape of the Chilterns countryside contains several ancient woodlands, and protecting and managing these extraordinary environments is one of the most important conservation activities we undertake. Find out how we manage our woodlands to encourage the widest range of wildlife habitats.

Volunteers are the life blood of the National Trust. Learn new skills, meet new people and help take care of nature, history and beauty at Hughenden and the Chilterns countryside.

Local National Trust Association groups have strong ties to historic Hughenden and the Chilterns. Join a group and help make your membership more enjoyable and effective.