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Althorp, Northamptonshire

Althorp, Northamptonshire

Althorp (said Althrup) has been in the Spencer family since 1508. It has undergone many major changes over the generations and.....

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Ascott House, Buckinghamshire

Ascott House, Buckinghamshire

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

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxfordshire

Ashmolean Museum, Oxfordshire

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

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Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

Home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace has been awarded Historic Attraction of the Year 2002 and is birthplace of.....

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Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire

Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire

Also referred to as Station-X, Bletchley Park was the top-secret wartime base of Allied code breakers, such as Alan Turing and.....

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Botanic Gardens of Oxford, Oxfordshire

Botanic Gardens of Oxford, Oxfordshire

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

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Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

Broughton is surrounded by a moat, but the fact that it called a "castle" is somewhat misleading, for it is more a superb example.....

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Burton Dassett Hills Country Park, Warwickshire

Burton Dassett Hills Country Park, Warwickshire

This is a delightful country park covering almost 100 acres of rugged landscape full of rich and varied historical interest. The.....

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Calvert Jubilee Nature Reserve, Buckinghamshire

Calvert Jubilee Nature Reserve, Buckinghamshire

Opened in 1978, this was once an old extraction pit for clay used for local brick manufacture. Now home to many wildfowl and.....

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Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

This house was originally part of an Augustinian Priory, it was only converted into a charming Elizabethan manor house during the.....

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Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

The magnificent building of Castle Ashby House is guarded by a pair of splendid 18th-century wrought iron gates. The castle was.....

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Chicheley Hall, Buckinghamshire

Chicheley Hall is a magnificent house built of russet brick dressed with mellow stone. It has a central projecting bay and giant.....

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Claydon House, Buckinghamshire

Claydon House, Buckinghamshire

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.....

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