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Thatched cottages in the centre of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (3.7 miles, 6.0 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...

Another fabulous thatched house in Clifton Hampden

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction NE)

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.....

The Ridgeway - East Hendred

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction W)

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

Dorchester-On-Thames, the Abbey

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NE)

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.....

View across the Thames at St Helen's Church, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction NW)

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

St Mary the Virgin, Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction E)

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

Wantage, Oxfordshire

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction W)

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.....

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)

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...

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire.

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction NE)

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.....

Cottage in Nettlebed, seen in 'Midsomer Murders' detective series

Nettlebed (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction E)

Nettlebed is a lovely English village in the heart of rural Oxfordshire...

St. Giles Church, Standlake

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction NW)

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.....

Thatcham, Berkshire

Thatcham (55 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction S)

Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..

Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury (107 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction S)

Newbury is a lovely town, it is rich in 17th century buildings with the Tudor granary building being of immense attraction...

Fishing at Milton Ponds  near Thame

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction NE)

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.....

Turville

Turville (45 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction E)

This village is noted for its numerous appearances in memorable televisions shows such as The Vicar of Dibley and Midsomer Murders. Turville is the quintessential English.....

Long Crendon

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction NE)

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.....

Pumpkin Competition, Fingest Village

Fingest (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction E)

The small picturesque village of Fingest is set on the edge of the Chiltern Hills. It has a wonderful church which dates from the early Norman period and which has a rare tower.....

Henley Church

Henley on Thames (158 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction E)

Henley held the very first regatta in 1839 and in the year 1851 Prince Albert became Patron of the Regatta, thus giving the event the pretigious title of Royal Henley Regatta...

Prospect Park

Reading (227 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction SE)

This town lies on the extremities of the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills at a point where the waters of the rivers Thames and Kennet meet making the River Thames a major river for the rest of its journey to the sea...

St. Martin's Church in Bladon

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.9 miles, 25.7 km, direction N)

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

Recommended attractions near Didcot

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)

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

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction W)

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

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction NE)

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.....

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction N)

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

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction E)

Nuffield Place is the former home (1933-63) of Lord Nuffield who was the founder of Morris Motors. The house is a rare survival.....

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction N)

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)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction N)

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

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction N)

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

A picture of University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction N)

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)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction N)

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

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction N)

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.....

The Lodge at Greys Court

Greys Court (70 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction E)

Intriguing Tudor Manor with 14th-century fortifications, and Ornamental gardens set within medieval walls. Things to see include.....

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction S)

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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Tom Browns School Museum

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction W)

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

Side view of the main building at Fawley Court, Henley on Thames

Fawley Court (5 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction E)

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A picture of The Chantry House

The Chantry House (1 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction E)

This is a magnificent 14th-century Grade I listed church hall. Its timber-framing is typical of the late medieval period, and.....

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.3 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 Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction W)

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