Here we list those members
who provide a wide selection of
properties for the
business traveller or tourist - from
budget to luxury
hotels, bed and breakfasts and guest
house accommodation.
They offer ideal
accommodation for any visitor to Olney.
In Orchard Side, the former home of poet William
Cowper (1731-1800), has been turned into the Cowper & Newton Museum. It also
celebrates the life of his slave trading friend, the Rev. John Newton. The
Cowper Memorial Chapel dates from 1879. The village entrance is a stone
gateway (1700). A secret meeting place for leaders of the Gunpowder Plot,
Greyhurst House, once belonged to Sir Francis Drake. The 18th century church
and a gatehouse, which lies adjacent, has been transformed into an inn.
Olney is also renowned for its Shrove Tuesday pancake race, dating back to
the 15th century.
