Things To Do in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds
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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.
Oxford Bus Museum
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Museum
Long Hanborough, Witney
A museum containing 30 preserved buses dating back to 1913, an 1881 horse drawn tram, the Morris Motors Museum with vehicles from 1925 to 1977 and 45 vintage bicycles dating back to 1817.
Chipping Norton Lido
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Leisure/Swimming Pool
Chipping Norton
Set in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, the lido has two heated outdoor pools, a 25m swimming pool and a toddlers' paddling pool.
Burford Tolsey Museum and Archive
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Museum
Burford
Exhibits quaintly recall the trades that flourished here - quarrying, bell-founding, rope-making, brewing, farming, leather-working and clarinet-making. There is also a famous doll's house, furnished in style of the Jane Austen period.
Fulbrook - St James the Great Church
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Church/Chapel
Fulbrook
A small, picturesque church dating back to the 12th century but with a little 19th century bellcote. There are a few pieces of medieval glass.
Foxholes Nature Reserve
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Natural Wildlife Site
Chipping Norton
In spring, the woodland floor is vibrant with primroses, violets and early-purple orchids. In May, Foxholes is awash with bluebells, and by summer, the tall spikes of foxgloves are in their full glory. Later in the year, you can enjoy spectacular…
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.
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.
Charlbury Museum
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Museum
Charlbury
Charlbury Museum is an independent museum, run entirely by volunteers. Its five rooms are crammed with exhibits revealing the history of this ancient market town. There is plenty here to interest both adults and children.
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.
Shipton under Wychwood - St Mary's Church
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Church/Chapel
Shipton under Wychwood
St Mary the Virgin is a large and ancient building with a rich history. The parish church of Shipton almost certainly started life as an Anglo-Saxon minster. The church is first mentioned in 1115 in a charter ‘Pro Cancellaris Sarum’ when Henry I…
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.
Swinbrook - St Mary's Church
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Church/Chapel
Burford
Near the porch are headstones to three of the Mitford sisters, Nancy, Unity and Diana Mitford. Their parents, and a fourth sister Pamela, are buried elsewhere in the churchyard. There is a plaque to their brother, Tom, inside the church.
North Leigh - St Mary's Church
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Church/Chapel
North Leigh
An architecturally fascinating church: the church is late Anglo-Saxon in origin with the bell tower probably built in the first half of the 11th century.
Churchill - All Saints Church
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Churches and Cathedrals
Churchill
All Saints’ was built in 1837 to replace the original village church, which had fallen into disrepair. The old church building is now the village Heritage Centre .
Great Tew - St Michael & All Angels Church
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Church/Chapel
Great Tew
Great Tew's church is barely visible from the road. Despite some unsympathetic 19C restoration, the church still has many interesting features: finely carved bench ends, a series of slightly faded 14C wall paintings uncovered in 1988, a superb…
Stanton Harcourt - St Michael's Church
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Church/Chapel
Stanton Harcourt
The chancel of St Michael's church contains two of Oxfordshire's greatest church treasures: an ancient 13th century rood-screen and the shrine of St Edburg.
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…
Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote
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Historic Site
Witney
Ruins of a large 15th century manor set around courtyard. Situated in attractive settings on the banks of the River Windrush. A skeleton found in 18th century is said to be that of Lord Lovell.
The Oxfordshire Museum
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Museum
Woodstock
A large 18th century house, home to the County’s collections. Explore Oxfordshire’s story from the Jurassic period through to Anglo-Saxons and Victorians to modern day. Garden Café, Museum Gift Shop & Gardens.