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Radcliffe Square, Oxford

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction S)

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...

Bladon Church

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NW)

It is an old village of enchanting stone cottages that sits comfortably amid sweeping meadows and gentle rolling hills...

Bernini Rivergods Fountain, Blenheim Palace

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction NW)

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...

Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction N)

Kirtlington is an attractive village in Oxfordshire, 6.5 miles west of Bicester. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that in AD 977 King Edward the Martyr held a witenagemot at.....

Standlake, Oxfordshire

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction SW)

The village of Standlake is situated 5 miles south of the market town of Witney, and 10 miles to the south-west of Oxford. The village is situated along the river Windrush which.....

Abingdon Museum (Old Berkshire County Hall), Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction S)

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

Very unusual 'designer' signpost near Glympton, Oxfordshire.

Glympton (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NW)

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The Buttercross, Witney

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction W)

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Amazing thatched buildings

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction S)

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.....

Oxford Canal at Lower Heyford, Oxon.

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction N)

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Great Haseley, Oxfordshire.

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SE)

Great Haseley is a picturesque village in South Oxfordshire, about 4.5 miles from the market town of Thame. It has many listed buildings and thatched stone cottages. The name is.....

Dorchester-On-Thames, the plate near the Abbey

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction SE)

This is a delightful village set beside the River Thames at a point where the historic river is joined by the lesser known River Thame. The village is renowned for its Abbey.....

Cottages in Old Minster, Minster Lovell

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction W)

Minster Lovell, in its beautiful dream-like setting against the gently rising Cotswold landscape, has a history stretching back to Saxon times...

House in Long Crendon, Bucks

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.7 miles, 18.7 km, direction E)

Long Crendon is a picture postcard village of thatched cottages hung with rich foliage strung out through a myriad of winding leafy lanes. It has a history stretching back to.....

Mill Road, Stratton Audley

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction NE)

Stratton Audley is a picturesque village about 2.5 miles (4 km) northeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. Mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086 as Stratton, the village.....

A picture of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SE)

This gorgeous little village set in a hollow beneath Whittington Clumps is revered as the home of Doctor Edward Bach, creator of the celebrated Bach Flower Remedies used in homeopathic treatments...

Fishing at Milton Ponds  near Thame

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction E)

Thame is an ancient market town whose charter was granted by Wulfhere, King of Mercia. It was later mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1087 and has a parish church built during.....

St Augustine's of Canterbury

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction S)

East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire...

A picture of Chadlington

Chadlington (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction NW)

Picturesque quiet Cotswold village set on Chadlington Downs amidst attractive walking country just a short distance away from the lovely River Evenlode...

The Falkland Arms, Great Tew, Oxon.

Great Tew (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction NW)

Mellow Oxfordshire village with cottages built by Lord Falkland in the 17th-century...

Recommended attractions near Wolvercote

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(1.9 miles, 3.0 km, direction S)

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)

(1.9 miles, 3.0 km, direction S)

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

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction SE)

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

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction SE)

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)

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction SE)

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

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction NW)

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

Abingdon Museum (Old Berkshire County Hall), Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction S)

Abingdon museum is housed in the centre of this ancient town in the spectacular 17th century County Hall. It includes displays.....

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction S)

Abingdon Abbey was founded in 675 and demolished following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. During the life of the.....

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction W)

Cogges Manor Farm Museum is closed to day visitors for the 2010 season. Management of the site is being passed to a new Trust......

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction W)

The ground floor displays tell the story of Witney's history with special emphasis on the Blanket Industry, school life and.....

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction SE)

The wonderful abbey church of St.Peter and St.Paul has a history stretching back to the year 634, but the church we see today.....

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)

The ruins of Minster Lovell Hall stand in an attractive position on the banks of the River Windrush. Despite speculation, the.....

'Day Out With Thomas' at Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction S)

Recreating the golden age of the Great Western Railway with steam locomotives in the engine shed, signalling displays, Brunels's.....

View of Charney Bassett water mill taken from the upstream side. Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SW)

This charming rural water mill was built in the local timber and weather-boarded style with a hipped roof and dates from 1807. .....

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction E)

Long Crendon is a beautiful Buckinghamshire village which is possibly best know for its stunning 15th century Courthouse, given.....

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction S)

Displays of Hendred's Millenium history housed in a Grade one Listed ex-Carthusian Chapel (15th Century)...

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction E)

Creator of Waddesdon, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, who was a great fan of France and its arts, together with his french.....

Burford Church, Burford, Oxfordshire

Burford Church (24 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction W)

Burford Parish Church is one the most beautiful and interesting churches in England. The building of the present church began in.....

A picture of Tolsey Museum

Tolsey Museum (1 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction W)

The Tolsey Museum can be found in the center of town at the ancient Burford crossroads, the main center of Burfords old market.....


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