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Recommended Towns & Villages near Welford

Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury (107 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction SE)

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

Chilton Foliat Main Street

Chilton Foliat (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction W)

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

St Mary's Parish Church

Thatcham (55 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction SE)

Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..

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Shalbourne

in the county of Wiltshire (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)

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

Cornfield, Wantage

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (9.3 miles, 14.9 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.....

The Ridgeway - East Hendred

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction N)

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

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Crux Easton

in the county of Hampshire (10.4 miles, 16.7 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...

St Mary & St Nicholas' Parish Church, Churchyard

Wilton (40 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.3 miles, 18.2 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.....

KIngsclere Downs

Kingsclere (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SE)

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

Direction sign at Ashbury, Oxfordshire

Ashbury (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 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.....

Marlborough--Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.

Marlborough (11 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (13.8 miles, 22.2 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.....

Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (13.8 miles, 22.3 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...

A roof over your head

Chiseldon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.4 miles, 23.2 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...

A lovely thatched cottage in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.3 miles, 24.7 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...

Church near Abingdon Street Market - July 2009

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction N)

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

Whitchurch cottage row

Whitchurch (1 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction S)

With such pretty countryside and so much of historic interest Whitchurch makes an ideal base from which to explore the delights of rural Hampshire...

Thatched cottages

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (16.6 miles, 26.7 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, Oxfordshire

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.....

Ewelme Village, Oxfordshire

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction NE)

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

St. Giles Church, Standlake

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (18.7 miles, 30.1 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 Welford

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(3.9 miles, 6.3 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.....

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle (32 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 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 Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Crofton Beam Engines

Crofton Beam Engines (2 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SW)

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Tom Browns School Museum

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction NW)

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

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NE)

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)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 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. .....

A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 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.....

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction N)

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)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction N)

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)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 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.....

The Summer house

The Vyne (17 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 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.....

Avebury Ring, Wiltshire

Avebury Ring (61 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 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.....

A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 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.....

Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill (20 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 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)

(19.4 miles, 31.3 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 Lodge at Greys Court

Greys Court (70 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction E)

Intriguing Tudor Manor with 14th-century fortifications, and Ornamental gardens set within medieval walls. Things to see include.....

Wellington Country Park, Hampshire

Wellington Country Park (1 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction E)

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