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Recommended Towns & Villages near Brill

Long Crendon

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction SE)

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.....

Rycote Church

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction SE)

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.....

A picture of Haddenham

Haddenham (13 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction SE)

This is a large sprawling village in the heart of picturesque Buckinghamshire countryside. The village has a long history, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book and later, at.....

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire.

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction S)

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.....

The War Memorial, Stratton Audley, Oxon.

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction N)

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.....

Faint double rainbow near Middle Claydon, Bucks

Middle Claydon (23 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NE)

This genteel place is famous for the great house that has connections with Florence Nightingale...

Addison's Walk in the grounds of Magdalen College, Oxford

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SW)

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...

Pigeons Lock, Kirtlington, Oxon.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction W)

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.....

Holy Trinity Church, Bledlow

Bledlow (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction SE)

This is one of Buckinghamshire most attractive villages. Anyone visiting the area could be forgiven for thinking they had seen it somewhere before because the village has been the setting for scenes in the T.V. drama Midsommer Murders. Take a close look at the Church of The Holy Trinity - in one episode this became St.Michael's church...

Aylesbury

Aylesbury (19 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction E)

Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire, taking over the mantle from the town of Buckingham during the 16th century. Aylesbury is a very busy vibrant town, situated at.....

Princes Risborough

Princes Risborough (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SE)

An exquisite feature of the town is the Norman Church of St.Mary, the church shows restoration work from the 13th and 14th centuries and a modern spire built during the early part of the 20th century...

Winslow, Buckinghamshire.  Church Street and St. Laurence Church

Winslow (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction NE)

The town lies in an outstanding position amid attractive agricultural countryside in the Vale of Aylesbury...

Oxford Canal at Lower Heyford, Oxon.

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction NW)

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Bladon

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction W)

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

The Old Gaol Museum in Buckingham

Buckingham (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction N)

Said to have been founded by 'Bucca' leader of the first Anglo Saxon settlers during the 7th century AD, and declared the county town of Buckinghamshire during the year 888 by.....

Thatch maintenance

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

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

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.....

The war memorial, Dorchester-on-Thames

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

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

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.....

St Mary Magdalene Church, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. This is a view from the graveyard.

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction W)

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...

Wendover

Wendover (68 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction E)

Wendover, is a spacious town and situated amidst beautiful open countryside...

St Mary the Virgin, Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction S)

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

Recommended attractions near Brill

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction SE)

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

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction E)

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

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction NE)

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Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NE)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction SW)

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

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)

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.....

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE)

Claydon House was built by the 2nd Earl Verney in the middle of the 18th-century, on land which had belonged to his family since.....

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction SW)

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)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction SW)

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)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction S)

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.....

Coombe Hill, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Coombe Hill (4 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction E)

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The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction N)

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View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction W)

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)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction SW)

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)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction SW)

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

Ascott House the Dutch garden

Ascott House (3 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction E)

This stunningly beautiful house began life in the 17th-century as a small timber-framed black and white farmhouse. It was.....

A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 26.0 km, direction S)

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

West Wycombe Park (National Trust)

West Wycombe Park (4 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction SE)

Perfectly preserved rococo landscape garden, surrounding a neo-classical mansion...


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