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Places to stay in Lacey Green
The Village of Lacey Green lies along the top of a ridge in the Chiltern Hills, about forty miles north-west of London, above the main Princes Risborough to High Wycombe road. Possibly best known for its windmill, however the many miles of public footpaths and bridleways through the surrounding hills, valleys and woods are also worthy of exploration. Known as a Smockmill because it is said to resemble an old man wearing a smock, the Lacey Green Windmill is the oldest of its type in the country. Originally built in 1650 at Chesham, it was reputedly moved to its present site, by order of the Duke of Buckingham, in 1821. It is said there was a lack of wind to power the Mill in the Chesham valley, hence the move to the ridge top at Lacey Green. The villages of Lacey Green and Loosley Row are set together in the heart of the Chiltern Hills in an area of outstanding natural beauty where you can catch frequent sights of wildlife ranging from deer and foxes to the growing population of Red Kites, previously extinct in England.
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