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Recommended Towns & Villages near Standlake

The Buttercross, Witney

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction NW)

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Cottages in Old Minster, Minster Lovell

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Abingdon

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction SE)

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

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford.

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction E)

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...

St. Martin's Church in Bladon

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction NE)

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

St Mary Magdalene Church, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. This is a view from the graveyard.

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

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

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...

Cornfield, Wantage

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction S)

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.....

Spring view from the cemetery.

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

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

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

Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire.

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

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

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.....

Burford

Burford (79 Pictures)

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

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.....

Post Office in Glympton, Oxfordshire.

Glympton (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction N)

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WW2 Pillbox, River Thames, Lechlade, Gloucestershire 2009

Lechlade (38 Pictures)

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

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..

Pigeons Lock, Kirtlington, Oxon.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NE)

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 Brook at Brook End in Chadlington, Oxfordshire.

Chadlington (5 Pictures)

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

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

Dorchester-On-Thames, RC Church of St Birinus

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.7 miles, 20.5 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.....

Great Barrington Church

Great Barrington (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (13.5 miles, 21.7 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...

Direction sign at Ashbury, Oxfordshire

Ashbury (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction SW)

The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire. It is one of a string of villages along the White Horse.....

A picture of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (14.1 miles, 22.6 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...

Autumnal chestnuts

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction NE)

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The many faces on All Saints Church

Churchill (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction NW)

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.....

Recommended attractions near Standlake

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 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......

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction NW)

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)

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction S)

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

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction NW)

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

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction SE)

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

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction E)

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

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 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)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 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)

(7.9 miles, 12.8 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.....

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction N)

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 Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction SE)

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

Park gateway

Cotswold Wildlife Park (9 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction W)

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Tom Browns School Museum

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SW)

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

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 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.....

Burford Church, Burford, Oxfordshire

Burford Church (24 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Tolsey Museum

Tolsey Museum (1 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.1 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.....

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

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

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 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.....


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