Olney is a comfortable Georgian market town of around 6,500 people that prides itself as the ‘Home of Amazing Grace’.
The Cowper and Newton museum is a good place to find out why.
It’s also home to pancake racing, but if you’re here at the wrong time of year, you could always make up your own race with something from the Pancake Parlour.
Two good options for staying in Olney are the Bull Hotel and the Swan.
The No. 21 bus connects to Newport Pagnell via Sherington. The No. 41 connects Olney with Bedford via Turvey and Bromham which are both on route to Beford, but getting to places like Harrold, Odell or Pavenham is more convoluted.