Cliveden is an English country house and estate in the care of the National Trust in Buckinghamshire, on the border with Berkshire.
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20 Facts About Cliveden
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Cliveden has been the home to a Prince of Wales, two Dukes, an Earl, and finally the Viscounts Astor.
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Cliveden has become one of the National Trust's most popular pay-for-entry visitor attractions, hosting 524,807 visitors in 2019.
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Cliveden means "valley among cliffs" and refers to the dene which cuts through part of the estate, east of the house.
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Cliveden has been spelled differently over the centuries, some of the variations being Cliffden, Clifden, Cliefden and Clyveden.
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Cliveden stands on the site of a house built in 1666 designed by architect William Winde as the home of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham.
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Cliveden immediately leased it to Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II and father of George III.
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Cliveden gave the house to his son Waldorf on the occasion of his marriage to Nancy Langhorne in 1906 and moved to Hever Castle.
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The heyday of entertaining at Cliveden was between the two World Wars when the Astors held regular weekend house parties.
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Cliveden entertained injured troops in the hospital on the estate during World War II.
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Cliveden has become one of the National Trust's most popular pay-for-entry visitor attractions, hosting 524,807 visitors in 2019.
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Cliveden House was the "jewel in the crown" of Von Essen Hotels when the company collapsed in 2011.
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Cliveden holds part of the National Plant Collection of Catalpa.
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Original Cliveden maze, commissioned by Lord Astor in 1894, has undergone major restoration after having lain overgrown and inaccessible since the 1950s.
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Cliveden was living in one wing of the burnt down mansion at the time of the commission.
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Cliveden leased the cottage from the Astors for a minimal rent for use as a weekend retreat.
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Cliveden Reach, between Cookham Lock and Boulter's Lock, is one of the most scenic stretches of the Thames.
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Cliveden Reach is a popular spot for canoeing, kayaking, and angling.
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