High Wycombe
High Wycombe comprises a number of leafy suburbs including Booker, Bowerdean, Castlefield, Cressex, Daws Hill, Green Street, Holmers Farm, Micklefield, Sands, Terriers, Totteridge and Wycombe Marsh, as well as the nearby villages Downley, Hazlemere and Tylers Green.
Located just 29 miles from Charing Cross in London, the nearest motorway, the M40 has two junctions serving Wycombe- junction 3 for Loudwater and High Wycombe (east) and junction 4 at Handy Cross roundabout, for central Wycombe, Marlow and the surrounding area. With the M25 and M4 being fairly close and the A404 towards Marlow and Amersham, the A4010 towards Aylesbury and the A40 towards Beaconsfield and Oxford, High Wycombe shows itself to be easily accessible for commuting or visiting many neighbouring areas.
Excellently served by it’s two shopping centres, the Eden Centre which spreads from the High Street under the Abbey Way flyover to the south of the A40, and the Chilterns Centre, High Wycombe is THE place to shop.
Showing that they still retain both their sense of tradition and sense of humour the local residents keep alive the ceremony, carried out in the town since 1678, called Weighing The Mayor.
At the beginning and end of the mayor's serving year, they are weighed in full view of the public to see whether or not they have gained weight at the taxpayers' expense.
The custom, which has survived to the present day, employs the same weighing apparatus used since the 19th century. When the result is known the Town Crier announces "And no more!" if the Mayor has not gained weight or "And some more!" if they have.
The actual weight of the Mayor is not declared.
The town has a gliding club and two flying schools at Wycombe Air Park and there is a restaurant (The Pad) with outdoor picnic tables that is open to visitors beneath the control tower. Wycombe Air Park is one of the busiest general aviation airfields in the UK.
