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Recommended Towns & Villages near Wheatley

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire.

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction SE)

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.....

The fireplace associated with 'Alice in Wonderland'

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction W)

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...

Long Crendon

Long Crendon (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (5.8 miles, 9.4 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.....

St. Mary's Church and Tithe Barn, Thame, Oxfordshire

Thame (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (6.7 miles, 10.7 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.....

Thatched cottages

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW)

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.....

Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction S)

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.....

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

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

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.

Haddenham (13 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (8.9 miles, 14.4 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.....

St Mary the Virgin, Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

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

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

Thatched cottages in the centre of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction S)

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...

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Kirtlington

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

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

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.....

Bladon Church

Bladon (19 Pictures)

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

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

Holy Trinity Church, Bledlow

Bledlow (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction E)

This is one of Buckinghamshire most attractive villages. Anyone visiting the area could be forgiven for thinking they had seen it somewhere before because the village has been the setting for scenes in the T.V. drama Midsommer Murders. Take a close look at the Church of The Holy Trinity - in one episode this became St.Michael's church...

Blenheim Palace

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (11.9 miles, 19.1 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...

Mill Road, Stratton Audley

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction N)

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.....

Princes Risborough

Princes Risborough (5 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.8 miles, 20.5 km, direction E)

An exquisite feature of the town is the Norman Church of St.Mary, the church shows restoration work from the 13th and 14th centuries and a modern spire built during the early part of the 20th century...

Standlake, Oxfordshire

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.9 miles, 20.7 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.....

Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

Nettlebed (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction SE)

Nettlebed is a lovely English village in the heart of rural Oxfordshire...

Sunset over King's Manor

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction SW)

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

Turville

Turville (45 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction SE)

This village is noted for its numerous appearances in memorable televisions shows such as The Vicar of Dibley and Midsomer Murders. Turville is the quintessential English.....

Recommended attractions near Wheatley

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction W)

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

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction W)

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.....

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction W)

Situated on the banks of the River Cherwell is the peaceful settings of the beautiful Botanic Gardens of Oxford. The gardens are.....

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction W)

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)

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction W)

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

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction W)

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

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire.

Long Crendon Courthouse (2 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction E)

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

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction S)

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.....

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SW)

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)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SW)

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

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SW)

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

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor (92 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NE)

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

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 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.....

Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 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 Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction SW)

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

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction NE)

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.....

Cogges Farm Musium, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire

Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 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......

Coombe Hill, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Coombe Hill (4 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction E)

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