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Things To Do in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds
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Widford - St Oswald's Church
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Church/Chapel
Burford
A tiny church on its own in the Windrush Valley. In 1904 it was found to have been built on the base of a Roman house or temple. Mainly 13th century it has remnants of an 11th century Saxon or Norman building, e.g. the dividing wall, a chevroned…
Brize Norton - St Britius Church
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Church/Chapel
Brize Norton
This is the only church in England dedicated to St. Britius, who was canonised in 443 A.D.
The church itself is Norman, consisting of a chancel and a nave, and was enlarged in the 13th century when a North aisle, the Wenman Chapel and the West…
The Pottery Place
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Craft Centre
Witney
Oxfordshire’s best Paint-Your-Own Pottery and Craft Studio, offering a range of activities to keep the whole family creative.
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.
Carterton Leisure Centre
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Leisure/Swimming Pool
Carterton
Carterton Leisure Centre has a wide range of activities and facilities to suit everyone. Facilities include a state of the art gym, a 6 lane 25 metre swimming pool, separate learner pool, a spacious dance studio and spin studio with a varied fitness…
Rushy Common Nature Reserve
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Natural Wildlife Site
Stanton Harcourt, Witney
Rushy Common and neighbouring Tar Lakes is a 30 hectare site with three lakes, left after gravel extraction in the Lower Windrush Valley, that are being managed for the benefit of people and wildlife.
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.
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.
Bishop's Palace
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Historic Site
Church Green, Witney
The remains of the ‘Bishop’s Palace’ are situated in the grounds of Mount House, just east of St Mary’s Church in Witney. In reality the ‘palace’ was a manor house, one of the earliest and largest of its type, the working centre of the estates owned…
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.
Black Bourton - St Mary the Virgin Church
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Church/Chapel
Black Bourton
The real highlight of the church is its 13th century wall paintings. Covered at the reformation, they were originally uncovered when the church was restored in 1866. However, against the vicar’s wishes, they were again whitewashed and were not…
Cineworld (Witney)
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Cinema
Witney
Modern five screen multiplex cinema set in the Marriotts Walk Shopping Centre in Witney.
Rated Disabled Friendly by The Advance & Cottsway Disability Group
"Automatic, press button. Fairly easy but double doors made access slightly more…
Burford - St John the Baptist Church
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Church/Chapel
Burford
Items of interest include: a memorial tablet to Henry VIII’s barber-surgeon, Edmund Harman, showing one of the earliest representations of South American Indians; the ornate, canopied tomb of Sir Lawrence and Lady Tanfield; a tablet commemorating…
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.
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…
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.
Witney Blanket Experience
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History & Heritage
Witney
Much of the Cotswolds wealth is thanks to the wool trade and you’re guaranteed an unforgettable experience at the beautiful Witney Blanket Hall.
After a welcome drink with biscuits, you’ll enjoy a walking tour of the town visiting significant…
more than 5 miles
Blenheim Palace
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Historic House/Palace
Woodstock
A visit to Blenheim Palace offers an unforgettable experience. It’s a chance to share the splendours of Baroque architecture, to wonder at the collections of art, tapestry and antiques, and to explore the Park and Gardens and discover landscapes…
Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens
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Animal Collection
Burford
Get eye-to-eye with giraffes, watch rhinos grazing on the Gothic Manor House lawns or walk with Lemurs. With over 260 different animal species in over 120 acres of beautiful Parkland & gardens, there's plenty of space to relax and get closer to…
Kelmscott Manor
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Historic House/Palace
Kelmscott
The country home of William Morris - poet, craftsman and socialist - from 1871 until 1896, this is an essential experience for anyone interested in the Arts and Crafts Movement.
