Heathrow Airport 1 hr 5
National Trust - Upton House and Gardens (24 min) An elegant stately home with 1930s period displays, garden terraces, walking trails and a bookstore. Rousham House & Gardens (17 min) Visitors can tour this stately residence built in 1635, featuring walled areas with formal greenery. The Oxfordshire Museum (23 min) History museum in an 18th-century home with numerous regional artifacts, a garden & a cafe. Evenley Wood Garden (16 min) Private garden with a cafe features a wide variety of plants & blooming seasonal flowers. Blenheim Palace (22 min) Lavish 17th-century stately home filled with art and standing in Capability Brown-designed gardens. Spiceball Country Park (14 min) Banbury Museum Trust (14 min) Museum including sections on the Civil War, the Oxford Canal and the adjacent Tooley's Boatyard. Deddington Castle (7 min) Archaeological area with the earthworks of an 11th-century castle, open to dogs on leads. National Trust - Stowe (28 min) Walking trails in 250 acres of fine landscaped gardens filled with lakes, temples and monuments. Soho Farmhouse (23 min) Rustic-chic quarters in a refined countryside hotel offering 4 restaurants, an outdoor pool & a spa. Hook Norton Brewery (20 min) Victorian brewery and visitor centre offering guided tours with free beer samples (must be booked). Broughton Castle (14 min) Historic fortified manor house with a moat, well tended garden and elegant stone-walled great hall. Fairytale Farm (22 min) Play zones, a petting zoo & fairytale-themed gardens, designed to be accessible to all children. Silverstone Circuit (23 min) Blacktop track home to the British Grand Prix plus numerous other automobile and cycling events. Sulgrave Manor (21 min) Guided tours are available of this Tudor house and furnishings, plus formal gardens and estate. |