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About East Hendred

East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire. It is a highly picturesque village where little has changed for more than a hundred years, with many of the properties looking as though they had stepped straight out of the Elizabethan era.

Historically, prior to the reign of Henry VIII East Hendred flourished as a medieval market town and centre for wool and cloth. This prosperity appears to have always continued as is evidenced by the handsome homes spread throughout the village, some with price tags in excess of one million pounds. Historic Hendred House is famous for its private chapel, built in 1256. This was erected before permission had been granted by the Pope! This lovely property has been lived in by the Eyston family since 1443.

The village has three excellent pubs, the Eyston Arms, named so for the family of Hendred House, the Wheatsheaf Inn and The Plough. All serve fine food, beers, wine and spirits. At the side of the delightful village green with its picnic benches, is an impressive brick and timbered building, part of this is a well stocked shop.

On the sloping ground to the west of the village there is a vineyard, visitors are invited to tour the vines and afterwards there is a shop where you may sample the wine and from which you can purchase anything from a single bottle to a case.

To the southern edge of the village there is a wealth of narrow country lanes and bridlepaths, making it ideal for a country stroll or slow trot on horse-back. For anyone wanting a longer hike the Ridgeway Path is around one and a half miles from the village.

This is the perfect place to spend a romantic, relaxing weekend, it is far from the madding crowd yet close enough to civilisation for you to visit Didcot, Abingdon or the Dreaming Spires of Oxford.

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near East Hendred

Champs Chapel Museum	(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)	Pictures
Vale and Downland Museum	(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction W)	Pictures
Didcot Railway Centre	(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction E)	Pictures
Glenn Mill	(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Abingdon Abbey	(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Abingdon Museum	(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Charney Bassett Mill	(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Dorchester Abbey	(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Wallingford Castle Gardens	(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction E)	Pictures
Tom Browns School Museum	(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction W)	Pictures
Faringdon Folly	(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction W)	Pictures
Bate Collection of Musical Instruments	(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction N)	Pictures
Christ Church Picture Gallery	(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction N)	Pictures
Museum of Modern Art	(11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction N)	Pictures
Museum of Oxford	(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction N)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near East Hendred

Abingdon, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction N)
Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675.
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Clifton Hampden, in the county of Oxfordshire (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NE)
This is a popular Thames side village which was the choice of Jerome K. Jerome for a setting for one of the riotous scenes of his...
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Dorchester-on-Thames, a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)
This is a delightful village set beside the River Thames at a point where the historic river is joined by the lesser known River...
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Chislehampton, in the county of Oxfordshire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NE)
Dreamy village where the River Tame is crossed by a 16th-century stone bridge.
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Oxford, a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction N)
Oxford's fame is perhaps second only to Windsor, it is an acclaimed seat of learning with a University whose first college was founded in 1249, almost half a century after the first charter granted to the town by Henry II.
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Ashbury, in the county of Oxfordshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction W)
The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire.
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Newbury, a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction S)
Newbury is a lovely town, it is rich in 17th century buildings with the Tudor granary building being of immense attraction.
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Thatcham, in the county of Berkshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction S)
Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain
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Little Haseley, a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction NE)
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Chilton Foliat, in the county of Wiltshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SW)
A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire
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Witney, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction NW)
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Nettlebed, a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction E)
Nettlebed is a lovely English village in the heart of rural Oxfordshire.
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Beckley, in the county of Oxfordshire (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction NE)
The village lies in spacious countryside within a short distance of the River Ray where there is boating and fishing.
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Wanborough, in the county of Wiltshire (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction W)
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.
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Minster Lovell, a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction NW)
Minster Lovell, in its beautiful dream-like setting against the gently rising Cotswold landscape, has a history stretching back to Saxon times.
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Nearby travel help

Didcot Parkway Station	(4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction E)
Appleford Station	(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction NE)
M4 Junction 13	(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction S)
M4 Junction 14	(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SW)
London Heathrow Airport	(39.2 miles, 63.0 km, direction E)
Southampton Airport	(44.5 miles, 71.6 km, direction S)
East Hendred to London	(52.5 miles, 84.5 km, direction E)

Hotels & Accommodation in East Hendred

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from East Hendred center
Milton Hill House - DeVere Venues	(1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction NE)
The Bear Hotel	(3.9 miles, 6.2 km, direction W)
Abingdon Four Pillars Hotel	(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction N)
The Upper Reaches	(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)
Kingfisher Barn Holiday Cottages	(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction NE)
Dog House Hotel	(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction N)
The Plough At Clifton Hampden	(6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction NE)
Fallowfields Country House Hotel	(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction NW)
Fleur De Lys Inn	(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction NE)
The George Hotel	(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction NE)
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