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Ross-on-Wye viewed from the Rope Walk by the river Wye

Ross-on-Wye

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in the county of Oxfordshire

About Beckley

A village set at the fringe of Ot Moor, it is renowned for its magnificent medieval church which is a glorious treasure chest of the ancient and historic. It has wall paintings, rare 14th-century glass and a tub font which is thought to be of Saxon origin. It is a splendid church to view, and to tarry for a few moments of quiet reflection.

In the centre of this friendly village you can admire cottages from the 16th to 18th-centuries. There are Victorian houses, and the Royal Sun dates from the reign of Charles II. On wandering around you could be forgiven for thinking you have been here before, for the streets and cottages of Beckley were featured in an episode of Midsomer Murders.

At one time the old Roman road north from Dorchester ran through the village, this is now a narrow lane used only by walkers. The village lies in spacious countryside within a short distance of the River Ray where there is boating and fishing. There is easy access to the historic buildings, and famous spires of the beautiful City of Oxford.

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Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Oxford (771 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction SW of Beckley)

Oxford's fame is perhaps second only to Windsor, it is an acclaimed seat of learning with a University whose first college was founded in 1249, almost half a century after the first charter granted to the town by Henry II...

Woodstock

Woodstock (94 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire

(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction NW of Beckley)

Woodstock will be forever inextricably linked with the great Palace of Blenheim and as birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, one of the greatest Englishmen ever...

Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire.

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction S of Beckley)

This is a popular Thames side village which was the choice of Jerome K. Jerome for a setting for one of the riotous scenes of his "Three Men in a Boat" and it is easy to see just.....

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Abingdon (98 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SW of Beckley)

Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675...

Tomb of Alice de la Pole in St. Mary's Church, Ewelme

Ewelme (52 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction SE of Beckley)

Ewelme is a quiet place particularly noted for its historic parish church...

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Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction S)

C S Lewis' former home known today throughout the world as the Kilns was built in 1922. The area surrounding it was in fact a.....

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction S)

Shotover Country Park covers 117 hectares on the southern slopes of Shotover Hill, and is very popular with walkers, joggers, dog.....

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Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction SW)

An impressive storehouse filled with the richest examples of human creativity and imagination. Masks peer down from the high.....

A picture of University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction SW)

Opened in 1860 as a home for the teaching of natural science in Oxford. The Museum, with its glass-roofed court, naturalistic.....

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction SW)

Situated on the banks of the River Cherwell is the peaceful settings of the beautiful Botanic Gardens of Oxford. The gardens are.....

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction SW)

Built in 1845 as the university Galleries, this Museum became home to the Ashmolean collection in 1894. The museums present.....

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction W)

Home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace has been awarded Historic Attraction of the Year 2002 and is birthplace of.....


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