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

Sulgrave (2 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction N)

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

Row of ornamental trees, Aynho, Northants.

Aynho (23 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction SW)

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'...

Banbuy's Town Center, Oxfordshire

Banbury (61 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction W)

This is one of the best known town's in England. It was made famous by its celebrated cross of 1859, built in honour of the wedding of Prince Frederick of Prussia, it replaces an.....

Narrowboats on the Oxford canal at Cropredy, Oxon.

Cropredy (19 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction NW)

Famous for the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, which took place in 1644 when on the 29th of June King Charles I was victorious over Waller, leader of the Cromwellian troops...

Deddington, near Banbury, Oxfordshire

Deddington (17 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SW)

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

Buckingham town hall

Buckingham (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SE)

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.....

Local ironstone cottages in Bloxham

Bloxham (12 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction W)

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Little Thatch Cottage, front door

Lillingstone Lovell (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction E)

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Mill Road, Stratton Audley

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction S)

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.....

Thatched ironstone cottages in Wroxton

Wroxton (26 Pictures)

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

Quintessential pretty Oxfordshire village showing a wealth of attractive thatched cottages, built mostly following a fire which struck the village during the latter half of the 17th-century...

Farnborough Hall 15 June 2011

Farnborough (4 Pictures)

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

Traditionally known as the last outpost of the Cotswolds...

Autumnal chestnuts

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SW)

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Everdon pond

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction N)

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Badby wood

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction N)

Badby is an attractive village spread around a hillside. It shows a confection of pretty cottages, some of which are thickly thatched with creeper climbing up to pretty dormer windows...

The museum

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction NE)

Lying just south of Northampton this beautiful canal village offers a wealth of interest to any boating enthusiast or any country lover...

Beautiful cottage in Great Tew, Oxfordshire.

Great Tew (31 Pictures)

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

Mellow Oxfordshire village with cottages built by Lord Falkland in the 17th-century...

Faint double rainbow near Middle Claydon, Bucks

Middle Claydon (23 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction SE)

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

A storm is coming - view from Magpie Hill

Burton Dassett (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction NW)

Delightful place in pleasant Warwickshire countryside...

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Kirtlington

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction S)

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.....

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire.

Stony Stratford (10 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction E)

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.....

Recommended attractions near Halse

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

Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction N)

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

Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction N)

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

The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SE)

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A picture of Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton

Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton (16 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction W)

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Burton Dassett

Burton Dassett Hills Country Park (28 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NW)

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

Old Austin

Upton House & Gardens (55 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction W)

The impressive mansion, built in the 17th century on an earlier site, was remodelled in the 1920s by the 2nd Viscount Bearsted,.....

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction SE)

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.....

Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction NE)

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

Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.5 km, direction SE)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction SE)

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Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NE)

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

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 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.....

The King's Men, part of the megalithic Rollright Stones

Rollright Stones (12 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction W)

These Bronze-Age monolithic circles are third in importance only to Stone-Henge and Avebury. They are one of the most historic.....

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction SE)

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

The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.7 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 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.....

Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.6 km, direction NE)

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Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.6 km, direction N)

Draycote Water, Warwickshire's largest reservoir was created in the 1960's. Not only does it provide drinking water for Rugby,.....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction S)

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.....

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction N)

"This is a beautifully maintained garden of exceptional charm...there is something for everyone here. This garden could not fail.....


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