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Recommended Towns & Villages near Great Shefford

Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire

Chilton Foliat (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW)

A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire..

Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury (107 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction SE)

Newbury is a lovely town, it is rich in 17th century buildings with the Tudor granary building being of immense attraction...

Cornfield, Wantage

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)

Wantage is a small historic market town in Oxfordshire, famous for being the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, who was born there during the 9th century, though the site of the.....

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Shalbourne

in the county of Wiltshire (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

The country village of Shalbourne in Wiltshire is marked out by its leafy lanes and clutch of pretty thatched properties...

Thatcham, Berkshire

Thatcham (55 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction SE)

Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..

The Ridgeway - East Hendred

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction NE)

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

Thatched period cottage in Ashbury

Ashbury (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NW)

The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire. It is one of a string of villages along the White Horse.....

St Mary & St Nicholas' Parish Church

Wilton (40 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SW)

A landmark in the area is Wilton Windmill, this is a restored windmill from 1821, it was refurbished in 1976 and stands on a chalk ridge 550 feet above sea level. This superb.....

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Crux Easton

in the county of Hampshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction S)

Crux Easton is a quiet Hampshire hamlet lying in the shadow of Beacon Hill which rises to 262ft west of the village...

Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NW)

Historically this is an old village with a history of Saxons and Romans, it was then a village of some importance, unlike today when it has been almost swallowed up by the urban sprawl of Swindon, Wiltshire's largest industrial town...

Swindon Borough Council direction sign at Ladysmith Crossroads, Chiseldon, Wiltshire

Chiseldon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction W)

This is an attractive large village lying to the edge of the Marlborough Downs, its inclusion in the Doomsday Book indicates at that time it was a village of some importance...

Marlborough, Wiltshire

Marlborough (11 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction W)

Dramatic chalk downs extend from Berkshire into rural Wiltshire, they are particularly rich in pre-historic remains and shelter a wealth of charming market towns and pretty.....

KIngsclere Downs

Kingsclere (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction SE)

A picturesque village in Hampshire, near to Watership Down...

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction NE)

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

Thatched cottages in the centre of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NE)

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...

Amazing thatched buildings

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction NE)

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.....

Dorchester-On-Thames, the plate near the Abbey

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NE)

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.....

Sylvan scene at a road junction in Hannington, a village within the borough of Swindon

Hannington (1 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (17.2 miles, 27.8 km, direction NW)

The village of Hannington occupies a lovely landscape in the deep countryside between Highworth and the village of Castle Eaton on the Thames Path...

Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction W)

Broad Hinton is found in the spacious countryside a few miles south-west of Swindon, close to the Ridgeway Path...

St. Giles Church, Standlake

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction N)

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.....

Recommended attractions near Great Shefford

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction SE)

A mile north of Newbury. Built in the late 14th century as a fortified residence at the top of a hill, overlooking the River.....

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NE)

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

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Tom Browns School Museum

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NW)

Memorabilia of Uffington and district ranging from pre-historic and Roman times up to the present. Information on recent digs at.....

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle (32 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction S)

This was once a rather plain building until Sir Charles Barry turned it into the matchless beauty we see today. A place of rare.....

A picture of Crofton Beam Engines

Crofton Beam Engines (2 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NW)

The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

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

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction NE)

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

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.2 km, direction NE)

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

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NE)

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

Ludgershall Castle, Wiltshire

Ludgershall Castle (10 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction SW)

Romantic, ruined motte and bailey castle, with building works in stone. Parts of the castle date to the 12th-century, it was.....

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

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.....

Avebury Ring, Wiltshire

Avebury Ring (61 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 27.9 km, direction W)

This is the largest and one of the most spectacular stone circles in the world, it certainly eclipses Stonehenge, for not only is.....

Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill (20 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction W)

There are many fanciful theories about Silbury Hill, the massive conical hill described as the highest artificial mound in.....

Entrance to Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Avebury Manor & Garden (12 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction W)

Avebury Manor is a 16th century manor house built on the site of an old monastery. The rich interior of the house shows original.....

The Summer house

The Vyne (17 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.3 km, direction SE)

This house stands on a spot where once there may have been a Roman inn or villa. The name means "house of wine" which is a very.....

A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 31.9 km, direction NE)

Nuffield Place is the former home (1933-63) of Lord Nuffield who was the founder of Morris Motors. The house is a rare survival.....

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.7 km, direction NE)

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)

(21.0 miles, 33.7 km, direction N)

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


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