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About Upton House
The impressive mansion, built in the 17th century on an earlier site, was remodelled in the 1920s by the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, son of the founder of Shell Oil and later the company’s Chairman. One of the great collectors of his age, he filled the house with stunning collections of art, tapestries and porcelain, and laid out magnificent gardens in the valleys below. Amongst the outstanding collection of English and Old Master paintings presented over three floors are works by Hogarth, Raeburn, Stubbs, El Greco, Bosch, Metsu, Canaletto and Breugel, whilst the porcelain collection includes fine examples of Sèvres, Worcester tableware and figures by Bow, Chelsea and Derby. The tranquil grounds include wide lawns, a kitchen garden, dramatic terraces, water gardens, colourful borders, ornamental pools and the National Collection of Asters
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Recommended attractions near Upton House
| Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton | (1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Burton Dassett Hills Country Park | (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Swalcliffe Barn | (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Broughton Castle | (5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Banbury Museum | (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Charlecote Park | (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Rollright Stones | (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Harvard House | (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Hall's Croft | (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Nash's House & New Place | (11.8 miles, 19.1 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
All attractions in OxfordshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Upton House
Edgehill, in the county of Warwickshire (1.1 miles, 1.8 km)
Historic Warwickshire spot where Charles I raised his standard in 1642.
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Wroxton, in the county of Oxfordshire (3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction SE)
Quintessential pretty Oxfordshire village showing a wealth of attractive thatched cottages, built mostly following a fire which struck the village during the latter half of the 17th-century.
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Burton Dassett, in the county of Warwickshire (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction NE)
Delightful place in pleasant Warwickshire countryside.
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Farnborough, in the county of Warwickshire (4.9 miles, 8.0 km, direction NE)
Traditionally known as the last outpost of the Cotswolds.
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Combrook, in the county of Warwickshire (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction NW)
A village to relish, set in leafy countryside bounded by quiet waterways.
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Compton Verney, in the county of Warwickshire (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction NW)
The village of Compton Verney takes it name from the great house acquired in the 15th-century by the ruthless Verney family.
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Banbury, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction SE)
This is one of the best known town's in England. It was made famous by its celebrated cross of 1859, built in honour of the...
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Cropredy, in the county of Oxfordshire (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction E)
Famous for the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, which took place in 1644 when on the 29th of June King Charles I was victorious over Waller, leader of the Cromwellian troops.
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Ilmington, in the county of Warwickshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)
Ilmington is a sprawling village, and mostly has all the Cotswold hallmarks.
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Culworth, in the county of Northamptonshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction E)
Sweet Northamptonshire village set amid delightful open countryside which centuries ago was sufficiently important to have it's own fair and market.
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All towns in OxfordshireComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| M40 Junction 12 | (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction N) |
| M40 Junction 11 | (6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction E) |
| Banbury Station | (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE) |
| Kings Sutton Station | (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SE) |
| Birmingham International Airport | (26.6 miles, 42.8 km, direction NW) |
| London Luton Airport | (49.3 miles, 79.3 km, direction E) |
| Upton House to London | (70.7 miles, 113.8 km, direction SE) |
Accommodation & Hotels near Upton House
| Hotel Name |
| Best Western Wroxton House Hotel | (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction SE) |
| Ettington Chase | (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction W) |
| Cromwell Lodge Hotel | (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction SE) |
| Mercure Whately Hall Banbury | (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction SE) |
| Best Western Banbury House | (6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction SE) |
| The Lismore Hotel | (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction SE) |
| The Halford Bridge | (6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction W) |
| Paramount Walton Hall Hotel & Spa | (6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction NW) |
| The Bowling Green Steakhouse Hotel | (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction SE) |
| Falcon Inn, Nr Stratford Upon Avon | (7.4 miles, 11.8 km, direction SW) |
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