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Cornfield, Wantage

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction S)

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.....

Standlake, Oxfordshire

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction N)

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.....

St Augustine's of Canterbury

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Abingdon

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction E)

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

Thatched period cottage in Ashbury

Ashbury (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction SW)

The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire. It is one of a string of villages along the White Horse.....

Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction N)

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Amazing thatched buildings

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction E)

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.....

St Johns Weir, River Thames, nr Lechlade, Gloucestershire 2009

Lechlade (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)

This pleasant little market town, set beside the upper reaches of the Thames, is dominated by the elegant spire of the beautiful parish church of St.Lawrence..

Looking back towards the City of Oxford from South Park

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (10.9 miles, 17.6 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...

Minster Lovell Church, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction N)

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

Dorchester-On-Thames, the Abbey

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction E)

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.....

A lovely thatched cottage in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

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

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...

Sylvan scene at a road junction in Hannington, a village within the borough of Swindon

Hannington (1 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction W)

The village of Hannington occupies a lovely landscape in the deep countryside between Highworth and the village of Castle Eaton on the Thames Path...

Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SW)

Historically this is an old village with a history of Saxons and Romans, it was then a village of some importance, unlike today when it has been almost swallowed up by the urban sprawl of Swindon, Wiltshire's largest industrial town...

Bladon

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction N)

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

Burford, Oxfordshire

Burford (79 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (13.6 miles, 21.8 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.....

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

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 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...

Pointing the way near Castle Eaton, Wiltshire

Castle Eaton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction W)

Just as fish abound in the water along this stretch of the Thames, so too, do pretty Cotswold stone cottages and delightful country houses...

Fairford

Fairford (57 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction W)

Fairford was granted a market charter in the year 1135 but it is believed that village has its origins way back in the Bronze Age. Its beautiful church is world famous for having the most complete set of Medieval stained glass windows of any parish church in the United Kingdom..

A roof over your head

Chiseldon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SW)

This is an attractive large village lying to the edge of the Marlborough Downs, its inclusion in the Doomsday Book indicates at that time it was a village of some importance...

Recommended attractions near Charney Bassett

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(0.2 miles, 0.2 km)

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

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Tom Browns School Museum

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction SE)

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

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction E)

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)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction E)

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

A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SW)

The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction E)

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)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction N)

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

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction SW)

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Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction NE)

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

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 17.9 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 Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NE)

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)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 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.....

Park gateway

Cotswold Wildlife Park (9 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction E)

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.....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 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)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NE)

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

Burford Church, Burford, Oxfordshire

Burford Church (24 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NW)

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


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