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

Hannington (1 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction W)

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

Pointing the way near Castle Eaton, Wiltshire

Castle Eaton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction NW)

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

River Thames, Lechlade, Gloucestershire 2009

Lechlade (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction N)

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..

Direction sign at Ashbury, Oxfordshire

Ashbury (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction SE)

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.....

RIAT 2009, Fairford.

Fairford (57 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction NW)

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..

Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction S)

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...

St Sampson's Church, Cricklade, Wiltshire

Cricklade (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Wiltshire (6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction W)

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

Swindon Borough Council direction sign at Ladysmith Crossroads, Chiseldon, Wiltshire

Chiseldon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction S)

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...

Peace & Calm

Coln St Aldwyns (4 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NW)

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

Arlington Row

Bibury (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction NW)

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

Broad Hinton

Broad Hinton (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SW)

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

Burford

Burford (79 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction N)

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.....

Haymaking

Cirencester (85 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction NW)

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...

Wantage, Oxfordshire

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction E)

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.....

The unspoilt village of Great Barrington, Gloucestershire.

Great Barrington (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction N)

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...

Minster Lovell Hall, Oxfordshire

Minster Lovell (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NE)

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

Cottage in Standlake, Oxfordshire

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction NE)

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.....

Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney (30 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NE)

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Sherborne Arms, Bar & Restaurant, Northleach

Northleach (29 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction N)

The town is utterly beguiling, it has many beautiful old timber frame cottages and some handsome houses of mellow cotswold stone...

Marlborough--Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.

Marlborough (11 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction S)

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.....

Recommended attractions near Highworth

A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE)

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

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction E)

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

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE)

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Park gateway

Cotswold Wildlife Park (9 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction E)

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 Tolsey Museum

Tolsey Museum (1 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction N)

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)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction N)

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

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire.

Minster Lovell Hall & Dovecote (13 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction NE)

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

Exterior of the Witney & District Museum, Witney, Oxfordshire

Witney and District Museum (1 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction NE)

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)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction NE)

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

Entrance to Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Avebury Manor & Garden (12 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SW)

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

Avebury Ring, Wiltshire

Avebury Ring (61 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 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.....

Chedworth Roman Villa

Chedworth Roman Villa (29 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NW)

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Silbury Hill - ancient burial ground

Silbury Hill (20 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction E)

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

Abbey House Gardens

Abbey House Gardens (26 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction W)

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)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Bourton on the Water Model Village

Bourton on the Water Model Village (17 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction N)

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

Penguin at Birdland, Bourton on the Water

Birdland (5 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction N)

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction E)

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


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