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Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (3.7 miles, 5.9 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.....

St. Mary's Church and Tithe Barn, Thame, Oxfordshire

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (5.8 miles, 9.3 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.....

Mill Lane, Great Haseley

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.3 miles, 10.2 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.....

Haddenham

Haddenham (13 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction E)

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.....

Chimney at Keble College, Oxford

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (8.7 miles, 13.9 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...

The War Memorial, Stratton Audley, Oxon.

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 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 (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NE)

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

Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction NW)

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.....

Lions at Bledlow Pub

Bledlow (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.5 miles, 16.9 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 (11.3 miles, 18.2 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.....

A picture of Princes Risborough

Princes Risborough (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.6 miles, 18.6 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...

Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 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.....

Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire.

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.8 miles, 18.9 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.....

Bladon Church

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction W)

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

Oxford Canal at Lower Heyford, Oxon.

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction NW)

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The Lake at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.4 miles, 20.0 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...

Winslow, Buckinghamshire.  Church Street and St. Laurence Church

Winslow (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.8 miles, 20.5 km, direction NE)

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

Water-Cress Beds at Ewelme

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction S)

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

Bridge St view from the Abingdon Bridge, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction S)

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...

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Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction SE)

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

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.5 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)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 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.....

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction NE)

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)

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction NE)

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Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 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)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction W)

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)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction W)

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)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SW)

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

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.4 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 Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 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.....

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.2 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)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 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)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction SW)

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

Coombe Hill, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Coombe Hill (4 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)

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The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction N)

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 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)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SE)

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


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