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Recommended Towns & Villages near Bessels Leigh

The old town hall, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, now home to Abindon Museum

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction SE)

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

Standlake, Oxfordshire

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction W)

The village of Standlake is situated 5 miles south of the market town of Witney, and 10 miles to the south-west of Oxford. The village is situated along the river Windrush which.....

Central Oxford

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NE)

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...

Another fabulous thatched house in Clifton Hampden

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction SE)

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.....

Bladon Church

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N)

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

Village Shop - open for many centuries. East Hendred, Oxfordshire

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction S)

East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire...

The Buttercross, Witney

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NW)

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Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction SE)

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.....

Blenheim Palace North Facade from the site of Woodstock Manor (Midsummer 2007)

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction N)

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...

Cornfield, Wantage

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction SW)

Wantage is a small historic market town in Oxfordshire, famous for being the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, who was born there during the 9th century, though the site of the.....

Thatched cottages in the centre of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

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

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...

Old Minster Lovell Streetscape

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction NW)

Minster Lovell, in its beautiful dream-like setting against the gently rising Cotswold landscape, has a history stretching back to Saxon times...

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction E)

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 Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Kirtlington

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction N)

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.....

Post Office in Glympton, Oxfordshire.

Glympton (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

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Tomb of Alice de la Pole in St. Mary's Church, Ewelme

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

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

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

Autumnal chestnuts

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction N)

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Burford

Burford (79 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction NW)

Burford is an attractive Cotswold town in the Oxfordshire part of the Cotswolds, with a famous High Street that slopes down to a three-arched medieval bridge that carries traffic.....

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction E)

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.....

A picture of Chadlington

Chadlington (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction NW)

Picturesque quiet Cotswold village set on Chadlington Downs amidst attractive walking country just a short distance away from the lovely River Evenlode...

Recommended attractions near Bessels Leigh

Abingdon Museum (Old Berkshire County Hall), Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction SE)

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)

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction SE)

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

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction NE)

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 University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NE)

Opened in 1860 as a home for the teaching of natural science in Oxford. The Museum, with its glass-roofed court, naturalistic.....

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NE)

An impressive storehouse filled with the richest examples of human creativity and imagination. Masks peer down from the high.....

View of Charney Bassett water mill taken from the upstream side. Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction SW)

This charming rural water mill was built in the local timber and weather-boarded style with a hipped roof and dates from 1807. .....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NE)

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)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E)

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

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SE)

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

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW)

Cogges Manor Farm Museum is closed to day visitors for the 2010 season. Management of the site is being passed to a new Trust......

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction S)

Displays of Hendred's Millenium history housed in a Grade one Listed ex-Carthusian Chapel (15th Century)...

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NW)

The ground floor displays tell the story of Witney's history with special emphasis on the Blanket Industry, school life and.....

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SE)

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)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N)

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

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction NW)

The ruins of Minster Lovell Hall stand in an attractive position on the banks of the River Windrush. Despite speculation, the.....

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Tom Browns School Museum

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SW)

Memorabilia of Uffington and district ranging from pre-historic and Roman times up to the present. Information on recent digs at.....

Park gateway

Cotswold Wildlife Park (9 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction W)

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Burford Church, Burford, Oxfordshire

Burford Church (24 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction NW)

Burford Parish Church is one the most beautiful and interesting churches in England. The building of the present church began in.....

A picture of Tolsey Museum

Tolsey Museum (1 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction NW)

The Tolsey Museum can be found in the center of town at the ancient Burford crossroads, the main center of Burfords old market.....


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