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Recommended Towns & Villages near West Ilsley

East Hendred, Oxfordshire

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (3.8 miles, 6.1 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...

Cornfield, Wantage

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction NW)

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 war memorial and the centre of the village in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.7 miles, 13.9 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...

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

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction N)

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

Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.6 miles, 15.4 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.....

Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury (107 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction S)

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

Thatcham, Berkshire

Thatcham (55 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction S)

Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..

The war memorial, Dorchester-on-Thames

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 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.....

Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire

Chilton Foliat (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction SW)

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

Ewelme Village, Oxfordshire

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction NE)

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

The Village centre in Ashbury

Ashbury (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.0 miles, 20.8 km, direction W)

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.....

The River Windrush at Standlake

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.5 miles, 21.8 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.....

Cottage in Nettlebed, seen in 'Midsomer Murders' detective series

Nettlebed (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction E)

Nettlebed is a lovely English village in the heart of rural Oxfordshire...

Magdalen College, Oxford

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction N)

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...

View from Kingsclere Downs

Kingsclere (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction S)

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

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Shalbourne

in the county of Wiltshire (15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction SW)

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

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire.

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction NE)

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.....

Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction W)

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...

Reading Bridge

Reading (227 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction E)

This town lies on the extremities of the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills at a point where the waters of the rivers Thames and Kennet meet making the River Thames a major river for the rest of its journey to the sea...

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Crux Easton

in the county of Hampshire (16.5 miles, 26.5 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...

Recommended attractions near West Ilsley

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction N)

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

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

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

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction S)

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

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N)

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

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction NW)

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

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 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.....

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Tom Browns School Museum

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction W)

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A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction E)

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 Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction W)

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

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle (32 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 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 Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction N)

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)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction N)

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

A picture of University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction N)

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 Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction N)

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

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)

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

The Lodge at Greys Court

Greys Court (70 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction E)

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

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction N)

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.....

A picture of Crofton Beam Engines

Crofton Beam Engines (2 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction SW)

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