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The War Memorial, Stratton Audley, Oxon.

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction W)

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 (3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction E)

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

Street scene in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

Buckingham (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NE)

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.....

Winslow, Buckinghamshire.  Church Street and St. Laurence Church

Winslow (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction E)

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

Little Thatch Cottage

Lillingstone Lovell (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction N)

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The Oxford Canal at Nell Bridge Lock, near Aynho.

Aynho (23 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction NW)

There is a pale beauty about Aynho that is enhanced only by the pale golden fruit that flourishes in these parts and caused this lovely place to become known as 'The Apricot Village'...

Oxford Canal at Lower Heyford, Oxon.

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction W)

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Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction S)

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.....

Pigeons Lock, Kirtlington, Oxon.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 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.....

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.

Haddenham (13 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 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.....

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire.

Stony Stratford (10 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NE)

The pretty market town of Stony Stratford is an ancient town built around the Roman road 'Watling Street' which runs through the middle of the town. It is well worth a visit with.....

Aylesbury

Aylesbury (19 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction SE)

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.....

Rycote Church

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction S)

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.....

The Old Parsonage, Deddington, Oxfordshire

Deddington (17 Pictures)

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

Rustic-brown houses adorn the fine Market Square and broad main street of this charming Oxfordshire village...

Fanny Leon awarding trophy

Bletchley (43 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction E)

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Saxon Church in Wing, Buckinghamshire

Wing (3 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction E)

Wing has a long history, it was recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and people passing through here en-route for famous Ascott House little realise they are by-passing an.....

Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire. Ancestral home of George Washington's family

Sulgrave (2 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction NW)

USA President George Washington's ancestral home in England...

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Milton Keynes (46 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NE)

Of interest to visitors to the town is Milton Keynes Museum, this preserves the history of the town and its area from the early 19th century through to the present day...

Town Hall

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction SW)

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...

Mill Lane, Great Haseley

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 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.....

Recommended attractions near Twyford

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction E)

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.....

The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction N)

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Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction SE)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SE)

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Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SE)

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

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)

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

Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire. Ancestral home of George Washington's family

Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction NW)

This delightful Tudor house is the very epitome of the comfortable English country home, and yet it embodies all that is best of.....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 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.....

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction SW)

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

Ascott House the Dutch garden

Ascott House (3 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 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 Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.4 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)

(15.1 miles, 24.4 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.....

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.7 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.....

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction SW)

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

Stockgrove Country Park, Leighton Buzzard

Stockgrove Country Park (4 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction E)

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Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction N)

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

Coombe Hill, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Coombe Hill (4 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SE)

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Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction NE)

Beautiful forest, with massive oaks over 500 years old, situated a short distance from Ravenstone, close to Stoke Goldington. .....


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