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Old Minster Lovell Streetscape

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (2.5 miles, 4.1 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...

St. Giles Church, Standlake

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction SE)

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.....

Bladon

Bladon (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction NE)

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

Cotswold Arms Pub, Burford

Burford (79 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction W)

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.....

The Lake at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NE)

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...

A picture of Chadlington

Chadlington (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 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...

The village church, Glympton, Oxfordshire.

Glympton (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction NE)

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Great Barrington Church

Great Barrington (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction W)

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...

Oxford Castle

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 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...

Game over!

Churchill (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.1 miles, 16.2 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.....

Pigeons Lock, Kirtlington, Oxon.

Kirtlington (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.7 miles, 17.3 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.....

Church Street, Kingham

Kingham (5 Pictures)

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

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,.....

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

Chipping Norton (31 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction N)

Chipping Norton lies in the midst of beautiful cotswold countryside and is surrounded by other villages that radiate the glory of traditional honey-coloured cotswold stone Manor Houses and magnificent Churches...

Halfpenny Bridge and Toll House

Lechlade (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (11.1 miles, 17.9 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..

View across the Thames at St Helen's Church, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

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

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

The Falkland Arms, Great Tew, Oxon.

Great Tew (31 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

Mellow Oxfordshire village with cottages built by Lord Falkland in the 17th-century...

Autumnal chestnuts

Lower Heyford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction NE)

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Church at Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire

Wyck Rissington (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Coln St Aldwyns

Coln St Aldwyns (4 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction W)

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

View of a street in Bourton-on-the-water

Bourton on the Water (205 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (13.7 miles, 22.0 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.....

Recommended attractions near Witney

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)

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)

(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)

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

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction NW)

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

View inside the inner courtyard at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Blenheim Palace (258 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 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.....

Burford Church, Burford, Oxfordshire

Burford Church (24 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.9 km, direction W)

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)

(6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)

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

Park gateway

Cotswold Wildlife Park (9 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction W)

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Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction E)

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

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 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. .....

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 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)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 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)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 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.....

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction SE)

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)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction SE)

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

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 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.....

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

Rollright Stones (12 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 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.....

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction E)

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

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Tom Browns School Museum

(13.4 miles, 21.5 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 Bourton on the Water Model Village

Bourton on the Water Model Village (17 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 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.....

Chastleton House, Oxfordshire. From the East

Chastleton House (7 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction NW)

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


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