Things To Do in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds
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Chimney Meadows Nature Reserve
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Natural Wildlife Site
Bampton
Chimney Meadows is one of Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust’s flagship nature reserves and is well worth a visit at any time of year.
Filkins - St Peter's Church
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Church/Chapel
Filkins
St Peter’s, Filkins was built in medieval (Victorian Gothic) style in 1855 - 57 by George Edmund Street, who went on to build the Law Courts in the Strand, London
Cassington - St Peter's Church
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Church/Chapel
Cassington
St Peter's is a fine Norman church with lovely woodwork and glass. It was built in the early years of the 12th century by Geoffrey de Clinton, treasurer to Henry I.
The church was altered and added to in the 14th century - these changes…
South Leigh - St James the Great Church
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Church/Chapel
South Leigh
St James the Great is full of interest with several fine medieval wall paintings, some very old stained glass, a 15th century font, and a 16th brass. The pulpit is Jacobean and it was here that John Wesley, who went on to found Methodism, preached…
Chipping Norton Museum of Local History
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Museum
Chipping Norton
An independent museum located on the first floor of the 19th century Chipping Norton Co-op Society Meeting Hall and run by the local history society.
Combe Mill
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Heritage/Visitor Centre
Witney
A 19th century sawmill with rare working steam beam engine and waterwheel. Other small steam engines and model engines. Rural artefacts, visiting craftsmen and working forge
Rollright Stones
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Historic Site
Chipping Norton
The Rollright Stones are a group of prehistoric megalithic monuments built from large natural boulders found within about 500m of the site. The stones are naturally pitted, giving them extraordinary shapes.
Swinford Museum
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Museum
Filkins
Tools and artefacts relating to domestic life and rural trades and crafts that are particular to this Cotswold village.
Harcourt Arboretum
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Natural Feature
Nuneham Courtnay
Explore over 130 acres of the world’s rare and endangered trees.
Broughton Poggs - St Peter's Church
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Church/Chapel
Broughton Poggs
The church at Broughton Poggs takes some finding, standing as it does beyond a farmyard and reached by a lane. One can wander around for some time without spotting it in the leafy grounds in front of Broughton Hall and the walled lanes that connect…
Kelmscott - St George's Church
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Church/Chapel
Kelmscott
Originally a chapel of ease, St George's Church in Kelmscott is practically unaltered since the close of the 15th century, thanks to William Morris, who lived at Kelmscott Manor. He was so appalled by some of the Victorian 'restoration' work being…
Waterfowl Sanctuary and Children's Farm
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Farm
Banbury
Situated in the heart of rural Oxfordshire our scenic farm welcomes you and your family to come and see our animals.
Ducklington - St Bartholomew's Church
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Church/Chapel
Ducklington
The present plan of the church was established during the 12th century (apart from the chancel, which was added a little later). However, changes (particularly to the doors and windows) were made during the 13th century.
Witney Museum
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Museum
High Street, Witney
A local history museum highlighting the changes that have taken place in Witney over the last 1,000 years.
The Leys
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Family Fun
Witney
Just a short walk from Witney High Street and Church Green lies The Leys park. A lovely, large open space with tree-lined paths, a cafe and lots to do, including a fantastic play area with seasonal splash park, tennis courts, skate park and…
Charlbury - St Mary the Virgin Church
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Church/Chapel
Charlbury
Parts of the present building date from the 12th century, though a Saxon church may have existed on the same site.
Broadwell - St Peter & St Paul's Church
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Church/Chapel
Broadwell
This large medieval cruciform church, with a north and south transept, dates back to the 12th to 14th centuries and reflects the importance of Broadwell (or Bradwell) at that time. Nowadays it stands in a small village of a few houses, with another…Hailey - St John the Evangelist Church
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Church/Chapel
Hailey
St John the Evangelist is Victorian, built in 1868/9 to replace an 18th century church close by. Built in the French Gothic style with prominent buttresses and an unusual bell turret.
Broughton Grange Gardens
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Garden
Broughton
Award winning gardens that merge beautifully with the surrounding countryside. It is one of the most significant private contemporary gardens in Britain.
Churchill & Sarsden Heritage Centre
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Heritage/Visitor Centre
Churchill, Chipping Norton
The building may be only 15' by 30' but its ancient walls contain state of the art technology, with touch screens telling the remarkable stories of two eminent sons of the village, Warren Hastings, first Governor-General of India (1732-1818) and…