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Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent

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in the county of Kent

Recommended Towns & Villages near Streatley

A picture of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction N)

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...

St Mary the Virgin, Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Ewelme (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)

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

Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

Nettlebed (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NE)

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

Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire.

Dorchester-on-Thames (74 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction N)

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.....

Reading, Berkshire

Reading (227 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction SE)

This town lies on the extremities of the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills at a point where the waters of the rivers Thames and Kennet meet making the River Thames a major river for the rest of its journey to the sea...

St Augustine's of Canterbury

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction NW)

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

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

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction N)

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.....

Thatcham, Berkshire

Thatcham (55 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction SW)

Claimed to be the oldest inhabited village in Britain..

Sonning, Berkshire. Sonning Lock

Sonning on Thames (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Berkshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

"the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river". - Jerome K. Jerome..

Henley

Henley on Thames (158 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction E)

Henley held the very first regatta in 1839 and in the year 1851 Prince Albert became Patron of the Regatta, thus giving the event the pretigious title of Royal Henley Regatta...

The Clock House, Newbury

Newbury (107 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Berkshire (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SW)

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

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction NW)

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

Woodley

Woodley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction E)

There is much to do with England's great aviation history in the County of Berkshire, and at Woodley visitors will find the interesting Museum of Aviation which is appropriately.....

Hambleden

Hambleden (29 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction E)

Hambleden is an attractive village set in the valley of the Chilterns, close to the River Thames. It has a "Picture-Postcard" image with pretty flint and stone cottages spread out around the church...

Cornfield, Wantage

Wantage (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction W)

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.....

Turville Cottage

Turville (45 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction NE)

This village is noted for its numerous appearances in memorable televisions shows such as The Vicar of Dibley and Midsomer Murders. Turville is the quintessential English.....

Fingest Church

Fingest (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NE)

The small picturesque village of Fingest is set on the edge of the Chiltern Hills. It has a wonderful church which dates from the early Norman period and which has a rare tower.....

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire

Great Haseley (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction N)

Great Haseley is a picturesque village in South Oxfordshire, about 4.5 miles from the market town of Thame. It has many listed buildings and thatched stone cottages. The name is.....

KIngsclere Downs

Kingsclere (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction S)

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

The fireplace associated with 'Alice in Wonderland'

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 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...

Recommended attractions near Streatley

A picture of Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place (2 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction NE)

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

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

Didcot Railway Centre (39 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Dorchester Abbey

Dorchester Abbey (14 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction N)

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.....

The Lodge at Greys Court

Greys Court (70 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction E)

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

A picture of Champs Chapel Museum

Champs Chapel Museum (3 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction NW)

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

Donnington Castle

Donnington Castle (14 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.1 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of The Chantry House

The Chantry House (1 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction E)

This is a magnificent 14th-century Grade I listed church hall. Its timber-framing is typical of the late medieval period, and.....

Abingdon Abbey - July 2009

Abingdon Abbey (16 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NW)

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

Side view of the main building at Fawley Court, Henley on Thames

Fawley Court (5 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction E)

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

Abingdon Museum (6 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction NW)

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

Wellington Country Park, Hampshire

Wellington Country Park (1 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)

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

Charney Bassett Mill (1 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction NW)

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

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction N)

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

The Summer house

The Vyne (17 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction S)

This house stands on a spot where once there may have been a Roman inn or villa. The name means "house of wine" which is a very.....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction N)

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.....

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 26.0 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.....

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle (32 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction SW)

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

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 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 University Museum of Natural History

University Museum of Natural History (7 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 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.....

A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction N)

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


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