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The Broads, Wroxham, Norfolk

Wroxham

in the county of Norfolk

Recommended Towns & Villages near Brightwalton

Wantage, Oxfordshire

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction N)

Wantage is a small historic market town in Oxfordshire, famous for being the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, who was born there during the 9th century, though the site of the.....

The Ridgeway - East Hendred

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction N)

East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire...

Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury (107 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction S)

Newbury is a lovely town, it is rich in 17th century buildings with the Tudor granary building being of immense attraction...

Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire

Chilton Foliat (8 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire..

Thatcham, Berkshire

Thatcham (55 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SE)

Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..

The Village centre in Ashbury

Ashbury (9 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction W)

The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire. It is one of a string of villages along the White Horse.....

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction N)

Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675...

Thatched cottages in the centre of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction NE)

This gorgeous little village set in a hollow beneath Whittington Clumps is revered as the home of Doctor Edward Bach, creator of the celebrated Bach Flower Remedies used in homeopathic treatments...

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Shalbourne

in the county of Wiltshire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SW)

The country village of Shalbourne in Wiltshire is marked out by its leafy lanes and clutch of pretty thatched properties...

Church of St. Michaels and All Hallows, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (12.7 miles, 20.5 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 "Three Men in a Boat" and it is easy to see just.....

Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire.

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.3 miles, 21.3 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 Thame. The village is renowned for its Abbey.....

Swindon Borough Council guidepost at Lower Wanborough, Wiltshire

Wanborough (2 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (13.8 miles, 22.2 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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Crux Easton

in the county of Hampshire (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction S)

Crux Easton is a quiet Hampshire hamlet lying in the shadow of Beacon Hill which rises to 262ft west of the village...

KIngsclere Downs

Kingsclere (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction SE)

A picturesque village in Hampshire, near to Watership Down...

St Mary & St Nicholas' Parish Church

Wilton (40 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SW)

A landmark in the area is Wilton Windmill, this is a restored windmill from 1821, it was refurbished in 1976 and stands on a chalk ridge 550 feet above sea level. This superb.....

Standlake, Oxfordshire

Standlake (18 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction N)

The village of Standlake is situated 5 miles south of the market town of Witney, and 10 miles to the south-west of Oxford. The village is situated along the river Windrush which.....

Swindon Borough Council direction sign at Ladysmith Crossroads, Chiseldon, Wiltshire

Chiseldon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction W)

This is an attractive large village lying to the edge of the Marlborough Downs, its inclusion in the Doomsday Book indicates at that time it was a village of some importance...

St Mary the Virgin, Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction NE)

Ewelme is a quiet place particularly noted for its historic parish church...

Marlborough--Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.

Marlborough (11 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SW)

Dramatic chalk downs extend from Berkshire into rural Wiltshire, they are particularly rich in pre-historic remains and shelter a wealth of charming market towns and pretty.....

Cottage in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, seen in 'Midsomer Murders' detective series

Nettlebed (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction E)

Nettlebed is a lovely English village in the heart of rural Oxfordshire...

Recommended attractions near Brightwalton

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction N)

Displays of Hendred's Millenium history housed in a Grade one Listed ex-Carthusian Chapel (15th Century)...

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction S)

A mile north of Newbury. Built in the late 14th century as a fortified residence at the top of a hill, overlooking the River.....

'Day Out With Thomas' at Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction NE)

Recreating the golden age of the Great Western Railway with steam locomotives in the engine shed, signalling displays, Brunels's.....

A picture of Ashdown House

Ashdown House (1 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction W)

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Tom Browns School Museum

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NW)

Memorabilia of Uffington and district ranging from pre-historic and Roman times up to the present. Information on recent digs at.....

View of Charney Bassett water mill taken from the upstream side. Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction N)

This charming rural water mill was built in the local timber and weather-boarded style with a hipped roof and dates from 1807. .....

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction N)

Abingdon Abbey was founded in 675 and demolished following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. During the life of the.....

Abingdon Museum (Old Berkshire County Hall), Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction N)

Abingdon museum is housed in the centre of this ancient town in the spectacular 17th century County Hall. It includes displays.....

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle (32 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction S)

This was once a rather plain building until Sir Charles Barry turned it into the matchless beauty we see today. A place of rare.....

A picture of Vale of White Horse

Vale of White Horse (8 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction NW)

The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NE)

The wonderful abbey church of St.Peter and St.Paul has a history stretching back to the year 634, but the church we see today.....

A picture of Crofton Beam Engines

Crofton Beam Engines (2 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction E)

Nuffield Place is the former home (1933-63) of Lord Nuffield who was the founder of Morris Motors. The house is a rare survival.....

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction N)

Situated on the banks of the River Cherwell is the peaceful settings of the beautiful Botanic Gardens of Oxford. The gardens are.....

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction N)

Built in 1845 as the university Galleries, this Museum became home to the Ashmolean collection in 1894. The museums present.....

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction N)

An impressive storehouse filled with the richest examples of human creativity and imagination. Masks peer down from the high.....

A picture of University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction N)

Opened in 1860 as a home for the teaching of natural science in Oxford. The Museum, with its glass-roofed court, naturalistic.....

The Lodge at Greys Court

Greys Court (70 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction E)

Intriguing Tudor Manor with 14th-century fortifications, and Ornamental gardens set within medieval walls. Things to see include.....

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction NE)

Shotover Country Park covers 117 hectares on the southern slopes of Shotover Hill, and is very popular with walkers, joggers, dog.....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction NE)

C S Lewis' former home known today throughout the world as the Kilns was built in 1922. The area surrounding it was in fact a.....


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