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

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction S)

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

Bladon

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NW)

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

Lovely thatched house for sale

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction S)

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.....

Cottage in Standlake, Oxfordshire

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction W)

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.....

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

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NW)

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...

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction E)

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.....

Dorchester-On-Thames, the plate near the Abbey

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction SE)

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.....

Pigeons Lock, Kirtlington, Oxon.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction N)

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.....

Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction W)

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Very unusual 'designer' signpost near Glympton, Oxfordshire.

Glympton (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NW)

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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 (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SE)

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...

House in Long Crendon, Bucks

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction E)

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.....

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction S)

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

Autumnal chestnuts

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction N)

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Town Hall in Thame, Oxon

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction E)

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.....

Water-Cress Beds at Ewelme

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction SE)

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

Cottages in Old Minster, Minster Lovell

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction W)

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

Wantage, Oxfordshire

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SW)

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.....

The War Memorial, Stratton Audley, Oxon.

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction NE)

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.....

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.

Haddenham (13 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction E)

This is a large sprawling village in the heart of picturesque Buckinghamshire countryside. The village has a long history, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book and later, at.....

Recommended attractions near Oxford

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

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)

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

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

A picture of University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(0.5 miles, 0.7 km)

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)

(0.5 miles, 0.7 km)

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)

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction E)

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)

(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction E)

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

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction S)

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)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction S)

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

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)

Home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace has been awarded Historic Attraction of the Year 2002 and is birthplace of.....

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction SE)

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.....

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction S)

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)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)

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)

(10.2 miles, 16.3 km, direction W)

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

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction SW)

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 Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction S)

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

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction E)

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

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction W)

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

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SE)

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

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction NE)

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