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Burford

Burford (79 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (2.5 miles, 4.1 km, direction N)

Burford is an attractive Cotswold town in the Oxfordshire part of the Cotswolds, with a famous High Street that slopes down to a three-arched medieval bridge that carries traffic.....

Minster Lovell Hall, Oxfordshire

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

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

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

The unspoilt village of Great Barrington, Gloucestershire.

Great Barrington (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction NW)

Great Barrington occupies a lovely position in the magnificent valley of the River Windrush. It is a quiet, tranquil spot, sprinkled with picturesque Cotswold cottages...

Bridge over River Thame

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction E)

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Halfpenny Bridge and Toll House

Lechlade (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SW)

This pleasant little market town, set beside the upper reaches of the Thames, is dominated by the elegant spire of the beautiful parish church of St.Lawrence..

A picture of Coln St Aldwyns

Coln St Aldwyns (4 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction W)

This village in the fertile Coln Valley has the prestige of being one of the 10 most desirable villages in England...

Reach for the Sky

Fairford (57 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (8.5 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

Fairford was granted a market charter in the year 1135 but it is believed that village has its origins way back in the Bronze Age. Its beautiful church is world famous for having the most complete set of Medieval stained glass windows of any parish church in the United Kingdom..

Cottage in Standlake, Oxfordshire

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction E)

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.....

Arlington Row, Bibury, Gloucestershire

Bibury (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction W)

William Morris, the 19th-century artist and poet thought Bibury to be the most beautiful village in England...

The Brook at Brook End in Chadlington, Oxfordshire.

Chadlington (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE)

Picturesque quiet Cotswold village set on Chadlington Downs amidst attractive walking country just a short distance away from the lovely River Evenlode...

Church at Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire

Wyck Rissington (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NW)

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Kingham train station in the Cotswolds looking lovely with the snow

Kingham (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction N)

Kingham is a pleasant Cotswolds village in the heart of the Evenlode valley which, in 2004, a Country Life panel judged to be "England's Favourite Village". Not only that but,.....

Bourton on the Water, in the Cotswolds

Bourton on the Water (205 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NW)

Bourton on the Water is a beautiful Cotswold village often referred to as ‘The Venice of the Cotswolds’ or ‘Little Venice’ as it center’s around the river Windrush, a.....

The many faces on All Saints Church

Churchill (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction N)

The charming hill village of Churchill is to be found a short distance south west of Chipping Norton, it lies amidst what is mostly agricultural lands. It is of interest as.....

Sherborne Arms, Bar & Restaurant, Northleach

Northleach (29 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NW)

The town is utterly beguiling, it has many beautiful old timber frame cottages and some handsome houses of mellow cotswold stone...

The Malt House, Castle Eaton, Wiltshire

Castle Eaton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction SW)

Just as fish abound in the water along this stretch of the Thames, so too, do pretty Cotswold stone cottages and delightful country houses...

Footbridge

Lower Slaughter (114 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NW)

Lower Slaughter is one of the Cotswold's most idyllic villages where you should abandon your car and roam around on foot...

Sylvan scene at a road junction in Hannington, a village within the borough of Swindon

Hannington (1 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction SW)

The village of Hannington occupies a lovely landscape in the deep countryside between Highworth and the village of Castle Eaton on the Thames Path...

Upper Slaughter

Upper Slaughter (42 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction NW)

Tranquillity is the keynote for this enchanting hamlet which is best explored on foot...

Stow in the Wold

Stow on the Wold (105 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction N)

"Stow on the Wold, where the wind blows cold"..

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Park gateway

Cotswold Wildlife Park (9 Pictures)

(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction W)

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A picture of Tolsey Museum

Tolsey Museum (1 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction NW)

The Tolsey Museum can be found in the center of town at the ancient Burford crossroads, the main center of Burfords old market.....

Burford Church, Burford, Oxfordshire

Burford Church (24 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction N)

Burford Parish Church is one the most beautiful and interesting churches in England. The building of the present church began in.....

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction NE)

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

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction E)

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

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction E)

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 Bourton on the Water Model Village

Bourton on the Water Model Village (17 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NW)

Bourton on the Water has a replica of itself built in traditional local cotswold stone. The Model Village is built to one-ninth.....

Penguin at Birdland, Bourton on the Water

Birdland (5 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NW)

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SE)

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 Parish Church of St Edward

Parish Church of St Edward (9 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NW)

This beautiful church was built somewhere between the 11th and 15th century. The tower is 88ft high and was completed in 1447. It.....

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction NE)

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

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Tom Browns School Museum

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction S)

The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....

Chastleton House, Oxfordshire. From the East

Chastleton House (7 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction N)

One of England's finest Jacobean manor houses, occupied by the same family from its construction in 1607 until 1991 when it.....

Chedworth Roman Villa

Chedworth Roman Villa (29 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction W)

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The King's Men, part of the megalithic Rollright Stones

Rollright Stones (12 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction N)

These Bronze-Age monolithic circles are third in importance only to Stone-Henge and Avebury. They are one of the most historic.....

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction E)

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

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction E)

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)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction E)

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 Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction E)

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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