Waddesdon is a good sized village with many facilities including primary and secondary schools, churches, four village inns, restaurants, shops including Post Office and Village Store, recreation and sporting facilties, health centre and garden store. Waddesdon is renowned for its famous Manor, the country retreat of Lord Rothschild, which is beautifully set in the Waddesdon Estate and is a National Trust property open to the public. Aylesbury and Bicester are within easy reach with further facilities and railway stations.