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King's Head, Buckinghamshire

One of the oldest coaching inns in the country, with strong associations with Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War. Rare.....

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Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire

Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire

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

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Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

Broughton is surrounded by a moat, but the fact that it called a "castle" is somewhat misleading, for it is more a superb example.....

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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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Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire

Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire

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.....

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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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Cogges Manor Farm Museum, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum, Oxfordshire

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

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Ascott House, Buckinghamshire

Ascott House, Buckinghamshire

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

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Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire

Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire

Also referred to as Station-X, Bletchley Park was the top-secret wartime base of Allied code breakers, such as Alan Turing and.....

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Aston Rowant NNR, Oxfordshire

Aston Rowant NNR, Oxfordshire

Aston Rowant NNR sits on the steep west-facing scarp of the Chilterns. It comprises flower-rich chalk grassland together with.....

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Witney and District Museum, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum, Oxfordshire

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

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Swalcliffe Barn, Oxfordshire

Swalcliffe Barn, Oxfordshire

Known locally as the Tythe Barn, Swalcliffe Barn was built for the Rectorial Manor of Swalcliffe by New College, who owned the.....

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Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire

Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire

This was one of England's most important houses, it was built for Baron Meyer Amschel de Rothchild in 1855 by Joseph Paxton, the.....

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Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

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

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Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Oxfordshire

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Oxfordshire

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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Chipping Norton Museum of Local History, Oxfordshire

The museum is now in the Victorian "Co-op Hall" opposite the Town Hall, with exhibits of agricultural equipment, Bliss Tweed Mill.....

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Watlington Hill, Oxfordshire

Watlington Hill, Oxfordshire

Well known for its large triangular white mark, Watlington hill is a National Trust site boasting wonderful views over the.....

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