Oxford - Surroundings
Sights in the surrounding area of Oxford include Iffley, Rousham House, and Blenheim Palace.
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Burford, England
(Near Oxford)
Burford (pop. 1,000) is a lovely town with many fine 16th century buildings. It is popular with tourists to explore the many side streets filled with a variety of shops including antiques. There are also quite a few restaurants and tea shops in Burford.
Burford House Gardens
The Burford House Gardens are located between Tenbury Wells and Ludlow. The four acre modern garden contains climbing roses, old roses and Rosa 'Treasure Trove' amidst herbaceous borders. The NCCPG National Collection of Clematis is also located here.
Hours
January 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Parking
Free
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
Iffley
A favorite walk is from Folly Bridge (1.5mi/2.4km) to Iffley, which has a famous Norman church (1175-82), with a very beautiful west front. The high altar is Early English and many of the windows are 14th and 15th century.
Rousham House
In the pretty little village of Rousham, 12mi/19km north of Oxford on the Cherwell, is Rousham House, a large 17th century manor house situated above the river, with very beautiful gardens.
Hours
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Parking
Free
Wheatley - Garsington Manor
Wheatley, just east of Oxford, is home to Garsington Manor. This home is famed for patronage of the arts between 1915 and 1928. During its heyday, artists and writers would gather here, receive inspiration for their works and converse with many interesting people.
Some of the more famous of these visitors included Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence, Siegfried Sassoon, Aldous Huxley and T. S. Eliot.
Some of the more famous of these visitors included Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence, Siegfried Sassoon, Aldous Huxley and T. S. Eliot.
Witney, England
(Near Oxford)
Witney (pop. 14,109) is located 60mi/95km northwest of London. Cogges Manor Farm Museum takes visitors back to life in the 19th century and Minster Lovell Hall is a 15th century manor.
Witney - Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote
Minster Lovell and its Hall and Dovecote are English Heritage properties and are located on the Windrush near Witney. The hall is in ruins (15th C) but the dovecote is well preserved.
Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote
Minster Lovell OX8 5RN
England
Minster Lovell OX8 5RN
England
Parking
Free
Woodstock, England
(Near Oxford)
In Woodstock (pop. 3,000), 8mi/13km northwest of Oxford, is Blenheim Palace, seat of the dukes of Marlborough, the Spencer-Churchill family, and birthplace of Winston Churchill.
Woodstock also attracts visitors to the art and antique shops, Oxfordshire Museum and the parish church.
Woodstock also attracts visitors to the art and antique shops, Oxfordshire Museum and the parish church.
Blenheim Palace
There are water, Italian and herb gardens as well as a butterfly house and a maze.
All values are in local currency
(Near Oxford)
Blenheim Palace in Woodstock is the seat of the dukes of Marlborough, the Spencer-Churchill family, and birthplace of Winston Churchill. The spacious parkland includes a large lake and bridge which can be visited without having to buy an entrance ticket. The magnificent palace, with its economical layout, was built between 1701 and 1724 for John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, under the direction of the architect, John Vanbrugh, and with the financial support of Queen Anne, who wished to express her thanks to the Duke for his victory in 1704 over the French at the Battle of Blenheim (actually the Battle of Höchstädt). From the main building, with its neo-Classical columned entrance-hall, quadrantal annexs with crowned corner-towers and colonnades lead to the side wings with their large courtyards, through which the visitor makes his way to the vast courtyard in front of the main building. From here it is possible to walk directly into the gardens with their French Roccoco borders and splendid old trees which form part of the English landscaped park created by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. Alternatively the visitor can lose himself among the 200 rooms of the palace itself. Of particular interest are the monumental Great Hall with its painted ceiling (1716) by James Thornhill depicting the Battle of Blenheim, the room commemorating Sir Winston Churchill, the state rooms in all their Baroque splendor with their numerous hanging tapestries (18th century) depicting battle scenes, elegant pieces of furniture and large numbers of portraits by such masters as van Dyck, Reynolds and Kneller, as well as salon creations by Laguerre. The palace chapel contains a grandiose tomb for the first Duke of Marlborough, his wife and children.There are water, Italian and herb gardens as well as a butterfly house and a maze.
Hours
March 21 to November 2
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 |
| Close | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 |
| Family | 44.00 |
| Adult | 16.50 |
| Concession or reduced rate | 13.50 |
| Child | 10.00 |
Last admission 4:45 pm.
A visit to the park and lake requires no ticket.
Family ticket available.
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
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