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About Vale and Downland Museum
The museum is a thriving centre for the local community. It is housed within a converted 17th century cloth merchant's house with modern extensions and a reconstructed barn. The museum reopened in July 1999 after extensive refurbishment and includes an interactive auditorium. Many of the collections are on show for the first time and tell the story of Wantage and its surrounding area. There are many hands-on activities, special events and temporary exhibitions.
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| Charney Bassett Mill | (4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Glenn Mill | (5.6 miles, 8.9 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Tom Browns School Museum | (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Faringdon Folly | (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Ashdown House | (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Abingdon Abbey | (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Abingdon Museum | (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Vale of White Horse | (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Donnington Castle | (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction S) | Pictures |
All attractions in OxfordshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Vale and Downland Museum
East Hendred, in the county of Oxfordshire (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction E)
East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire.
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Abingdon, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE)
Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675.
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Ashbury, in the county of Oxfordshire (8.5 miles, 13.7 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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Clifton Hampden, in the county of Oxfordshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 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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Chilton Foliat, in the county of Wiltshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SW)
A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire
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Wanborough, in the county of Wiltshire (12.1 miles, 19.4 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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Dorchester-on-Thames, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction E)
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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Lechlade, a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NW)
This pleasant little market town, set beside the upper reaches of the Thames, is dominated by the elegant spire of the beautiful parish church of St.Lawrence
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Oxford, a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction NE)
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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Newbury, a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (13.6 miles, 22.0 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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All towns in OxfordshireComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| Didcot Parkway Station | (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction E) |
| Appleford Station | (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction NE) |
| M4 Junction 14 | (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction S) |
| M4 Junction 13 | (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SE) |
| London Heathrow Airport | (42.9 miles, 69.0 km, direction E) |
| Southampton Airport | (44.1 miles, 71.0 km, direction S) |
| Vale and Downland Museum to London | (56.4 miles, 90.7 km, direction E) |
Accommodation & Hotels near Vale and Downland Museum
| Hotel Name |
| The Bear Hotel | (0.1 miles, 0.1 km) |
| Milton Hill House - DeVere Venues | (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction E) |
| Fallowfields Country House Hotel | (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction N) |
| Dog House Hotel | (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NE) |
| Abingdon Four Pillars Hotel | (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NE) |
| Sudbury House Hotel | (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction NW) |
| The Old Crown Coaching Inn | (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NW) |
| The Upper Reaches | (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NE) |
| Kingfisher Barn Holiday Cottages | (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NE) |
| Foxcombe Lodge | (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction NE) |
| All of our hotels are available to book online & with special discounts |
