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Champs Chapel Museum, Oxfordshire

Champs Chapel Museum, Oxfordshire

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

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Abingdon Abbey, Oxfordshire

Abingdon Abbey, Oxfordshire

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

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Abingdon Museum, Oxfordshire

Abingdon Museum, Oxfordshire

Abingdon museum is housed in the centre of this ancient town in the spectacular 17th century County Hall. It includes displays.....

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The Nature Discovery Centre, Berkshire

The Nature Discovery Centre, Berkshire

"The Nature Discovery Centre has a wonderful lakeside setting. The visitor centre, with cafe, hands-on exhibits and a varied and.....

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Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire

Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire

This was the home of Benjamin Disraeli(1804-81) who lived here with his wife from 1848 until his death in 1881. The couple loved.....

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Donnington Castle, Berkshire

Donnington Castle, Berkshire

A mile north of Newbury. Built in the late 14th century as a fortified residence at the top of a hill, overlooking the River.....

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Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

This great house built for the Dukes of Buckinghamshire in the 1850's by Charles Barry overlooks the lovely wooded banks of the.....

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Shotover Country Park, Oxfordshire

Shotover Country Park, Oxfordshire

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

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The Kilns, Oxfordshire

The Kilns, Oxfordshire

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.....

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Dorney Court, Berkshire

Dorney Court, Berkshire

Dorney Court is unusual in that it has passed by direct descent, father to son, through 13 generations of the Palmer family in.....

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Long Crendon Courthouse, Buckinghamshire

Long Crendon Courthouse, Buckinghamshire

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

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The Vyne, Hampshire

The Vyne, Hampshire

This house stands on a spot where once there may have been a Roman inn or villa. The name means "house of wine" which is a very.....

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Vale and Downland Museum, Oxfordshire

The museum is a thriving centre for the local community. It is housed within a converted 17th century cloth merchant's house.....

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Botanic Gardens of Oxford, Oxfordshire

Botanic Gardens of Oxford, Oxfordshire

Situated on the banks of the River Cherwell is the peaceful settings of the beautiful Botanic Gardens of Oxford. The gardens are.....

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Glenn Mill, Oxfordshire

A rural water-powered corn mill on a tributary of the River Ock. The present building of local limestone and the working parts.....

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West Green House Garden, Hampshire

West Green House Garden, Hampshire

Celebrated garden with an intriguing collection of follies, voted one of the UK's top 50 gardens...

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxfordshire

Ashmolean Museum, Oxfordshire

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

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University Museum of Natural History, Oxfordshire

University Museum of Natural History, Oxfordshire

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

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Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxfordshire

Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxfordshire

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

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