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Recommended Towns & Villages near Ashton Keynes

St Sampson's Church, Cricklade, Wiltshire

Cricklade (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction E)

Lying in the northern reaches of Wiltshire, the historic town of Cricklade has many visual delights...

Haymaking

Cirencester (85 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction N)

Originally known in Roman times as Corinium Dobunorum, the town of Cirencester in those far off day's was the second largest town in England...

The Wheatsheaf Inn, Crudwell, Wiltshire

Crudwell (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction W)

Visitors will find this a restful place, there is a serene atmosphere, pleasant properties in lovely country lanes, and a nice friendly village inn...

The Malt House, Castle Eaton, Wiltshire

Castle Eaton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction E)

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

Fairford

Fairford (57 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NE)

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..

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

Hannington (1 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction E)

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

Malmesbury

Malmesbury (158 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SW)

The town stakes its claim to be the oldest borough in England on the fact that it was granted a charter in the year 924 by King Edward..

The Bridge at Bibury

Bibury (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction NE)

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

North Cerney Church

North Cerney (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction N)

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Peace & Calm

Coln St Aldwyns (4 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction NE)

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

Duntisbourne Leer

Duntisbourne Leer (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NW)

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Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Tetbury (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction W)

Tetbury is a market town in the Cotswolds known for its historic woolen mills, charming independent shops, and the iconic Chipping Steps. It has a quintessentially English atmosphere...

Duntisbourne Abbots Church

Duntisbourne Abbots (9 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction NW)

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River Thames and St Lawrence's Church

Lechlade (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction E)

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..

Chedworth Roman Villa in Chedworth, Gloucestershire

Chedworth (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction N)

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Bisley Village

Bisley (36 Pictures)

a Cotswold Village in the county of Gloucestershire (11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction NW)

The village of Bisley is all charm. It has an excellent collection of very fine buildings as well as some interesting local folklore...

Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction S)

Broad Hinton is found in the spacious countryside a few miles south-west of Swindon, close to the Ridgeway Path...

Eastcombe, Gloucestershire

Eastcombe (11 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NW)

Eastcombe is a beautiful hilltop village nestling in the heart of the Cotswolds...

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Minchinhampton (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction W)

Uniquely, Minchinhampton is reached only by a narrow winding road that climbs upwards and travels across remote and windswept common land..

Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SE)

Historically this is an old village with a history of Saxons and Romans, it was then a village of some importance, unlike today when it has been almost swallowed up by the urban sprawl of Swindon, Wiltshire's largest industrial town...

Recommended attractions near Ashton Keynes

Abbey House Gardens

Abbey House Gardens (26 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction SW)

William Stumpe, the wealthy merchant responsible for giving Malmesbury Abbey back to the town following the Dissolution was also.....

Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury Abbey (11 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SW)

Malmesbury Abbey is built on the site of a former Saxon monastery of AD700, by the 12th-century it was an important Benedictine.....

Chedworth Roman Villa

Chedworth Roman Villa (29 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction N)

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Westonbirt Arboretum. Winter Jan 2005

Westonbirt Arboretum (82 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction W)

A magnificent arboretum which is a joy to visit at any time of year. It is run by the Forestry Commission and has a dazzling.....

A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction E)

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

Entrance to Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Avebury Manor & Garden (12 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction S)

Avebury Manor is a 16th century manor house built on the site of an old monastery. The rich interior of the house shows original.....

Park gateway

Cotswold Wildlife Park (9 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction NE)

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The public walkway alongside the golf course at Bowood Estate, Nr. Chippenham, Wiltshire

Bowood House & Gardens (12 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction S)

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Painswick Rococo Gardens, Painswick, Gloucestershire

Painswick Rococo Gardens (34 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction NW)

Painswick is a beautiful Cotswold village of mellow golden stone. It is renowned not simply for its Cotswold beauty, but also.....

Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill (20 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction S)

There are many fanciful theories about Silbury Hill, the massive conical hill described as the highest artificial mound in.....

Avebury Ring, Wiltshire

Avebury Ring (61 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction S)

This is the largest and one of the most spectacular stone circles in the world, it certainly eclipses Stonehenge, for not only is.....

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction SE)

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Tom Browns School Museum

(16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction E)

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

Newark Park Historic House & Garden

Newark Park (2 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction W)

Former Tudor hunting lodge later converted to fashionable home...

A picture of Tolsey Museum

Tolsey Museum (1 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.3 km, direction NE)

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)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

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

Cistery at Lacock Abbey

Lacock Abbey (97 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction SW)

Lacock is one of the most beautiful villages in England, with houses dating from the 15th-century to the 18th-century. At the.....

Penguin at Birdland, Bourton on the Water

Birdland (5 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Bourton on the Water Model Village

Bourton on the Water Model Village (17 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Holst Birthplace Museum

Holst Birthplace Museum (5 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction N)

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