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a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire

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About Woodstock

Woodstock will be forever inextricably linked with the great Palace of Blenheim, the nations gift to the Ist Duke of Marlborough and the birthplace of the greatest Englishman of all time, Sir Winston Churchill.

Blenheim was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh in Baroque style. It has two storeys and is arranged around three sides of a vast courtyard. The building, commenced in 1705 took 17 years and was completed in 1722. Henry Wise, gardener to Queen Anne was largely responsible for the elaborate garden designs at Blenheim in the early 18th-century. The gardens are a triumph of French Landscape design which can be seen in France at the Palace of Versailles.

Woodstock has a long and illustrious history, it has always been a favoured place of Royalty and it is believed that in the times before the Norman Conquest, Kings of England stayed in the town. King Alfred is thought to have visited and Woodstock was granted market rights by Henry II. Borough status was gained by the 13th-century.

The town is of particular charm, it has handsome buildings of the 18th-century, some with heavy, baroque detail that link them with Blenheim. It has a pleasant market place and historic inns. The home of Chaucer, the Poet is here, and Fletchers house, of 17th-century origin is a museum. The handsome Town Hall is a splendid 18th-century building.

Once noted for glove-making, the town now benefits more from tourism. Visitors come to Blenheim in every season of the year. They come in thousands to visit Blenheim Palace where once, some of the greatest artists and craftsmen of the day worked on the magnificent interior decorations; these include the glorious ceiling and wall-painings in the great hall by Sir James Thornhill and Louis Laguerre, and high relief carvings by Grinling Gibbons. The huge chapel was designed by Michael Rysbrack and contains the Ist Duke's tomb. The final resting place of Sir Winston can be seen at Bladon churchyard which lies approximately one mile from the town.

Woodstock, to the edge of the Cotswolds is surely one of England's greatest treasure troves. It is a very atmospheric town of quaint shops and old inns that fit serenly with those of a more modern build. Both the River Dorn and the Evenlode flow close-by and the countryside all round is lush and very beautiful. It is a place to be visited at least once in a lifetime but more often than not - it will be twice!

Nearby places of interest include; Oxford and it's great University buildings, Burford for it's quaint tudor buildings and Witney for it's historic connections to the 'wool' trade.

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

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Recommended attractions near Woodstock

The Oxfordshire Museum	(0.2 miles, 0.3 km)	Pictures
Blenheim Palace	(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)	Pictures
North Leigh Roman Villa	(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction W)	Pictures
Cogges Manor Farm Museum	(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Witney and District Museum	(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Oxford University Press Museum	(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SE)	Pictures
University Museum of Natural History	(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Pitt Rivers Museum	(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Ashmolean Museum	(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SE)	Pictures
C S Lewis Tours	(7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Museum of The History of Science	(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SE)	Pictures
The Radcliffe Camera	(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Museum of Oxford	(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Museum of Modern Art	(7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Christ Church Picture Gallery	(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction SE)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Woodstock

Weston-on-the-Green, a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction E)
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Witney, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SW)
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Oxford, a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SE)
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.
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Chadlington, in the county of Oxfordshire (8.1 miles, 13.1 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.
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Beckley, in the county of Oxfordshire (8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction SE)
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Chipping Norton, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction NW)
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Aynho, in the county of Northamptonshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction N)
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Churchill, in the county of Oxfordshire (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NW)
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Clifton Hampden, in the county of Oxfordshire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE)
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Nearby travel help

Hanborough Station	(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SW)
Combe Station	(2.3 miles, 3.6 km, direction SW)
M40 Junction 9	(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction E)
M40 Junction 10	(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction NE)
London Luton Airport	(42.1 miles, 67.7 km, direction E)
Birmingham International Airport	(45.0 miles, 72.4 km, direction N)
Woodstock to London	(57.7 miles, 92.9 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Woodstock

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Woodstock center
The Feathers	(0.0 miles, 0.0 km)
Macdonald Bear Hotel	(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)
Duke Of Marlborough	(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction NW)
The Kings Head Inn	(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction N)
Killingworth Castle Inn	(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction N)
Eynsham Hall	(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction SW)
Oxfordshire Inn	(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction E)
Paramount Oxford Hotel	(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SE)
The Holt Hotel	(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction N)
Remont	(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction SE)
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