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Shalbourne

in the county of Wiltshire (2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction SE)

The country village of Shalbourne in Wiltshire is marked out by its leafy lanes and clutch of pretty thatched properties...

St Mary & St Nicholas' Parish Church, Churchyard

Wilton (40 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction S)

A landmark in the area is Wilton Windmill, this is a restored windmill from 1821, it was refurbished in 1976 and stands on a chalk ridge 550 feet above sea level. This superb.....

Chilton Foliat Main Street

Chilton Foliat (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction NE)

A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire..

Marlborough--Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.

Marlborough (11 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction W)

Dramatic chalk downs extend from Berkshire into rural Wiltshire, they are particularly rich in pre-historic remains and shelter a wealth of charming market towns and pretty.....

A roof over your head

Chiseldon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction NW)

This is an attractive large village lying to the edge of the Marlborough Downs, its inclusion in the Doomsday Book indicates at that time it was a village of some importance...

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Crux Easton

in the county of Hampshire (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SE)

Crux Easton is a quiet Hampshire hamlet lying in the shadow of Beacon Hill which rises to 262ft west of the village...

Silbury Hill, Avebury.

Avebury (171 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Wiltshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)

The village of Avebury is world famous for its spectacular stone circle, which some consider more spectacular than Stonehenge. The pretty village also has a 15th century church,.....

Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NW)

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...

Looking over the bridge.....Newbury 2005

Newbury (107 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction E)

Newbury is a lovely town, it is rich in 17th century buildings with the Tudor granary building being of immense attraction...

Pub Photo - Waggon & Horses, Wiltshire

Beckhampton (8 Pictures)

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

This delightful hamlet lies in one of the richest natural history area's in England, containing the burial places of people from pre-history and almost unknown centuries...

Direction sign at Ashbury, Oxfordshire

Ashbury (9 Pictures)

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

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.....

Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction NW)

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

St Mary's Parish Church

Thatcham (55 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction E)

Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..

Wantage, Oxfordshire

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction NE)

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.....

Whitchurch cottage row

Whitchurch (1 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SE)

With such pretty countryside and so much of historic interest Whitchurch makes an ideal base from which to explore the delights of rural Hampshire...

View from Kingsclere Downs

Kingsclere (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction E)

A picturesque village in Hampshire, near to Watership Down...

River Test at Wherwell

Wherwell (5 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SE)

This enchanting little village boasts a host of thickly thatched, black and white, half timbered cottages,and has a bit of a bloody history...

St Mary and St Melor Abbey Church, Amesbury

Amesbury (78 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction SW)

Amesbury is a town near to stonehenge and is one of Wiltshire's most attractive little towns...

Hat Shop in Fifteenth Century Alley

Devizes (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction W)

Devizes is a small market town situate on the edge of the great expanse of Salisbury Plain...

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction NE)

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

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A picture of Crofton Beam Engines

Crofton Beam Engines (2 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction SW)

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Ludgershall Castle, Wiltshire

Ludgershall Castle (10 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction S)

Romantic, ruined motte and bailey castle, with building works in stone. Parts of the castle date to the 12th-century, it was.....

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction N)

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Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle (32 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction E)

This was once a rather plain building until Sir Charles Barry turned it into the matchless beauty we see today. A place of rare.....

Avebury Ring, Wiltshire

Avebury Ring (61 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction W)

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

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction E)

A mile north of Newbury. Built in the late 14th century as a fortified residence at the top of a hill, overlooking the River.....

Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill (20 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)

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

Entrance to Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Avebury Manor & Garden (12 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction N)

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

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Tom Browns School Museum

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Stonehenge

Stonehenge (173 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SW)

Stonehenge is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world and one of England's most iconic landmarks, consisting.....

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction NE)

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

Longstock Water Gardens, Longstock, Hampshire

Longstock Park Water Garden (1 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction S)

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.5 km, direction N)

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

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

Bowood House & Gardens (12 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.1 km, direction W)

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(21.7 miles, 34.9 km, direction NE)

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

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(23.5 miles, 37.9 km, direction NE)

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

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(23.7 miles, 38.2 km, direction NE)

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

Abbey House Gardens

Abbey House Gardens (26 Pictures)

(25.6 miles, 41.1 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(25.9 miles, 41.6 km, direction NE)

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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