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Recommended Towns & Villages near Finmere

The Old Gaol

Buckingham (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction E)

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.....

Mill Road, Stratton Audley

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (4.7 miles, 7.6 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.....

Lillingstone Lovell, Buckinghamshire--thatching

Lillingstone Lovell (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Claydon House

Middle Claydon (23 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SE)

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

Row of ornamental trees, Aynho, Northants.

Aynho (23 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)

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'...

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

Sulgrave (2 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction NW)

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

Winslow, Buckinghamshire.  Church Street and St. Laurence Church

Winslow (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction E)

The town lies in an outstanding position amid attractive agricultural countryside in the Vale of Aylesbury...

Autumnal chestnuts

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction SW)

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Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire.

Stony Stratford (10 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NE)

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.....

The Old Parsonage, Deddington, Oxfordshire

Deddington (17 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction W)

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

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Kirtlington

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SW)

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.....

The Banbury Cross in Banbury

Banbury (61 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction NW)

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.....

Stoke Bruerne

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 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...

High Street, Bloxham

Bloxham (12 Pictures)

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

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A Sunset in Home Farm in Cropredy, Oxfordshire

Cropredy (19 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (13.5 miles, 21.8 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...

At the code breaking Museum

Bletchley (43 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction E)

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Milton Keynes theatre and art gallery(left), theatre district, Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes (46 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction E)

Of interest to visitors to the town is Milton Keynes Museum, this preserves the history of the town and its area from the early 19th century through to the present day...

Wroxton University Parkland

Wroxton (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 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...

Beautiful cottage in Great Tew, Oxfordshire.

Great Tew (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction W)

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

The village church, Glympton, Oxfordshire.

Glympton (11 Pictures)

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

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Recommended attractions near Finmere

The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction E)

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Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 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.....

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

Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NW)

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

Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction SE)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SE)

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Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction N)

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

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 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.....

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction S)

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

Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)

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

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 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.....

Ascott House the Dutch garden

Ascott House (3 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction E)

This stunningly beautiful house began life in the 17th-century as a small timber-framed black and white farmhouse. It was.....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 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.....

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 27.9 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton

Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton (16 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction W)

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Stockgrove Country Park, Leighton Buzzard

Stockgrove Country Park (4 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction E)

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A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SW)

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)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SW)

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

Old Austin

Upton House & Gardens (55 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction SW)

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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