A fine example of a typical English country village beside the River Kennet in Wiltshire..
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 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.....
Newbury is a lovely town, it is rich in 17th century buildings with the Tudor granary building being of immense attraction...
The country village of Shalbourne in Wiltshire is marked out by its leafy lanes and clutch of pretty thatched properties...
East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire...
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...
Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..
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...
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.....
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.....
Crux Easton is a quiet Hampshire hamlet lying in the shadow of Beacon Hill which rises to 262ft west of the village...
Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675...
A picturesque village in Hampshire, near to Watership Down...
The village of Hannington occupies a lovely landscape in the deep countryside between Highworth and the village of Castle Eaton on the Thames Path...
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...
Broad Hinton is found in the spacious countryside a few miles south-west of Swindon, close to the Ridgeway Path...
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.....
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.....
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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A mile north of Newbury. Built in the late 14th century as a fortified residence at the top of a hill, overlooking the River.....
Memorabilia of Uffington and district ranging from pre-historic and Roman times up to the present. Information on recent digs at.....
Displays of Hendred's Millenium history housed in a Grade one Listed ex-Carthusian Chapel (15th Century)...
The beautiful Vale of the White Horse is the region lying between the River Thames and the Berkshire Downs. It is an area.....
This charming rural water mill was built in the local timber and weather-boarded style with a hipped roof and dates from 1807. .....
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This was once a rather plain building until Sir Charles Barry turned it into the matchless beauty we see today. A place of rare.....
Recreating the golden age of the Great Western Railway with steam locomotives in the engine shed, signalling displays, Brunels's.....
Abingdon Abbey was founded in 675 and demolished following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. During the life of the.....
Abingdon museum is housed in the centre of this ancient town in the spectacular 17th century County Hall. It includes displays.....
This is the largest and one of the most spectacular stone circles in the world, it certainly eclipses Stonehenge, for not only is.....
Romantic, ruined motte and bailey castle, with building works in stone. Parts of the castle date to the 12th-century, it was.....
Avebury Manor is a 16th century manor house built on the site of an old monastery. The rich interior of the house shows original.....
There are many fanciful theories about Silbury Hill, the massive conical hill described as the highest artificial mound in.....
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.....
Cogges Manor Farm Museum is closed to day visitors for the 2010 season. Management of the site is being passed to a new Trust......
The ground floor displays tell the story of Witney's history with special emphasis on the Blanket Industry, school life and.....
Built in 1845 as the university Galleries, this Museum became home to the Ashmolean collection in 1894. The museums present.....
Situated on the banks of the River Cherwell is the peaceful settings of the beautiful Botanic Gardens of Oxford. The gardens are.....
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