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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-why-nbsp">WHY?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>The Chalfonts, as the three neighbouring villages &#8211; Chalfont St Peter, Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont &#8211; are known, are nestled between Amersham, Chorleywood and Gerrards Cross. Brilliantly positioned for commuting yet quiet, genteel and considered a gateway to the verdant Chiltern Hills, they&#8217;ve been favoured by film legends, rock stars (Noel Gallagher used to live in Chalfont St Giles) and politicians for decades.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-eat">EAT</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="874" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/TheIvyHouse.jpg" alt="The Ivy House  he Chalfont" class="wp-image-170906" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/TheIvyHouse.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/TheIvyHouse-800x699.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/TheIvyHouse-400x350.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Credit: @theivyhousechalfont</figcaption></figure>



<p>So reserved are the Chalfonts that a lot of any eating and drinking action takes place in the nearby larger towns like Amersham and Beaconsfield. However, if the Chilterns and its surrounds do anything well, it&#8217;s a scenic, country pub.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ivyhousechalfontstgiles.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Ivy House</a>&nbsp;in Chalfont St Giles is an old flint and brick inn that serves high quality pub food. The newly renovated&nbsp;<a href="https://www.themetropolitanlc.co.uk/index" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Metropolitan</a>&nbsp;in Little Chalfont is a decent choice just outside Chalfont &amp; Latimer Station, and if you’re after hand-made baked goods, the acclaimed <a href="https://rexbakery.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rex Artisan Bakery</a> is the place. Looking towards evening, popular bottle shop <a href="https://www.vinnyandted.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Vinny &amp; Ted</a> doubles up as a hip spot for crafty tipple (in every sense of the word).</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-shop">SHOP</h2>



<p>Most recreational shopping takes place in Amersham or Gerrards Cross but there are a few local gems.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fired-works.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fired Works</a>&nbsp;is an independent gallery in Chalfont St Peter showing the fused glass creations of local artist Marie Cavanagh, and is a great destination for unique gifts and homeware. In Little Chalfont,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bojanglescreativecafe.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bojangles Creative Café</a>&nbsp;is often packed with families creating their own dinner set or Christmas tree baubles.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-health-amp-wellbeing">HEALTH &amp; WELLBEING</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08/Untitled-design-17.jpg" alt="The Langley spa indoor pool" class="wp-image-149170" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08/Untitled-design-17.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08/Untitled-design-17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08/Untitled-design-17-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08/Untitled-design-17-400x267.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/08/Untitled-design-17-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Langley</figcaption></figure>



<p>In nearby Gerrards Cross there&#8217;s an excellent yoga studio, the Muddy Award-wining <a aria-label="Yoga Hook (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.yogahook.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yoga Hook</a>, offering classes as well as a flotation tank for major zoning out, and one of the few dedicated <a aria-label="Guinot salon (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.salon-gerrardscross.guinot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Guinot salons</a> in the UK. Also in GX you&#8217;ll find a strong <a href="https://www.gxltc.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">local tennis club</a> (members only) with a whopping 18 courts to play on and <a aria-label="a golf club (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.gxgolf.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a golf club</a>. In Chalfont St Peter there&#8217;s a good leisure centre including 25m swimming pool, plus the luxury subterranean spa at the five-star hotel The Langley 15 mins down the road. We&#8217;re talking 1,600 sqm of marble, glass and wood interiors, plus a 16 metre indoor swimming pool, mood lighting, and the only hotel hammam outside London &#8211; we&#8217;ve been there, tried that, and can tell you it&#8217;s <em>very</em> slick.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-community">COMMUNITY</h2>



<p>The <a href="https://chalfontscouts.org/events/guy-fawkes-fireworks-night/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chalfont St Peter Bonfire Night</a> has picked up something of a reputation and locals travel across the county to see the famous fireworks.  Chalfont St Giles hosts a <a href="https://www.csgshow.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Village Show</a> annually and more regular street parties, and the community also comes together en masse during major events like the King&#8217;s Coronation. The <a href="https://www.littlechalfontlibrary.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Little Chalfont Community Library</a> is at the centre of village life in Little Chalfont, hosting film nights, a community café and reading groups for kids and adults. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nearby-attractions">NEARBY ATTRACTIONS</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/05/chiltern-open-air-museum.jpeg" alt="Chiltern Open Air Museum screcrow in field" class="wp-image-131331" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/05/chiltern-open-air-museum.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/05/chiltern-open-air-museum-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/05/chiltern-open-air-museum-400x266.jpeg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/05/chiltern-open-air-museum-788x525.jpeg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chiltern Open Air Museum</figcaption></figure>



<p>Many a local family own season tickets to <a href="https://www.oddsfarm.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Odds Farm Park</a>, which is a short drive away and famed for its indoor play barn, petting zoo and ability to amuse energetic offspring. For something more refined, the Elizabethan <a href="https://www.cheniesmanorhouse.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chenies Manor</a> House and Gardens first built in 1460 (and restored by Queen Elizabeth I) is open on Mondays and Tuesdays. And a great kids day on the doorstep is <a href="https://www.coam.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chiltern Open Air Museum</a>, which has battle re-enactments and demos of traditional crafts, plus a reliable school holiday activity schedule. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-culture">CULTURE</h2>



<p>Chalfont St Giles can justifiably call itself a seat of British literary history, home to the cottage where Milton completed <em>Paradise Lost</em>, now&nbsp;<a href="https://www.miltonscottage.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Milton&#8217;s Cottage Museum</a>. CSG also hosts a biennial literary festival (the next one is in summer 2026). Not far away in Penn, the <a href="https://pennfest.net/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PennFest </a>music festival is well worth a mention. It was sadly cancelled in 2024, but with the likes of Jess Glynne and Paul Weller in the line-up, this is no village fête. All eyes on 2025.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-average-house-prices">AVERAGE HOUSE PRICES</h2>



<p>A bit ouchy. Property in Chalfont St Giles is the most expensive of the three, at an overall average of £946,338 over the last year (£1,218,790 for detached, £693,607 for semi-detached, £608,654 for a flat). Next is Little Chalfont with an average of £905,287 (£1,190,614 for detached, £540,000 for terraced, £311,000 for flats). Chalfont St Peter is the cheapest (it&#8217;s all relative!) at an average of £869,153 (detached for £1,125,543, flats for £555,681, semi-detached for £770,528).</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-hot-property">HOT PROPERTY</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="603" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/ChalfontStPeter.png" alt="Chalfont St Peter" class="wp-image-170910" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/ChalfontStPeter.png 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/ChalfontStPeter-800x482.png 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/07/ChalfontStPeter-400x241.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A 4 bed house in Chalfont St Peter, <a href="https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/properties/residential/for-sale/chiltern-hill-chalfont-st-peter-gerrards-cross-sl9/BCN012219835" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">On the market with Knight Frank for £1.75m</a>.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nurseries"><strong>NURSERIES</strong></h2>



<p><a href="https://buttercups-nursery.co.uk/chalfont.html">Buttercups </a><a href="https://buttercups-nursery.co.uk/chalfont.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chalfont Park</a> is an Ofsted Outstanding Montessori nursery in Chalfont St. Peter in pretty Chalfont Park &#8211; it makes the most of its location, stressing the importance of connecting with nature from a young age. There&#8217;s a waiting list to join though, so besides that, the best nurseries are in <a href="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/best-places-to-live/buckinghamshire/amersham/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amersham</a>, such as the <a href="https://www.henryallen.bucks.sch.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Henry Allen Nursery School</a>, also awarded Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2024.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-schools">SCHOOLS</h2>



<p>The Chalfonts boast an unusually high density of outstanding grammar schools. <a href="https://www.challonershigh.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr Challoner’s High School</a> is a grammar for girls in Little Chalfont and was last awarded an excellent rating by Ofsted, while the <a href="https://www.challoners.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">equivalent</a> for boys is in Amersham. You&#8217;re also just 15 minutes from girls&#8217; grammar <a href="https://www.beaconsfieldhigh.bucks.sch.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Beaconsfield High</a> (known locally as Becky High) and 18 minutes to co-ed <a href="https://www.cheshamgrammar.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chesham Grammar</a>. </p>



<p><a href="https://www.csgvillageschool.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chalfont St Giles’s infant and middle schools</a> are also highly rated. If you&#8217;re looking for private education, excellent boys prep&nbsp;<a href="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/kids/school-reviews/the-beacon-school-amersham-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Beacon</a> is in Amersham, equally strong <a href="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/kids/school-reviews/davenies-school-beaconsfield-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Davenies Prep </a>is in Beaconsfield. Other good options nearby are&nbsp;<a href="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/kids/school-reviews/godstowe-school-high-wycombe-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Godstowe</a> prep school for girls in High Wycombe and&nbsp;<a href="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/kids/school-reviews/pipers-corner-chilterns/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Piper&#8217;s Corner</a> in Little Kingshill.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-best-kept-secret">BEST KEPT SECRET</h2>



<p>Beel House in Little Chalfont was built for the Duke of Buckingham and was later owned by Sir Dirk Bogarde and Ozzy Osbourne.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-commute">COMMUTE</h2>



<p>Chalfont &amp; Latimer Station to London Marylebone is 34 mins with season tickets from £4,012. Driving takes around 45 mins.&nbsp;</p>



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