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Principal towns: Oxford Banbury Bicester Burford Woodstock Abingdon Henley-on-Thames
Set in the heart of the English countryside, well placed for access to and from all parts of England and Wales, is the beautiful and historic county of Oxfordshire. The M40 motorway runs through Oxfordshire from north to south, providing the main link with the rest of Central England of the country.
The population of Oxfordshire centres mainly in the historic University City of Oxford . There are other significant population centres at Banbury , Bicester , Chipping Norton and Kidlington, all to the north of Oxford. West of Oxford there is Witney , whilst Chinnor and Thame can be found to the east. The main population centres to the south of Oxford are Abingdon , Didcot , Henley-on-Thames , Wallingford and Wantage .
There are so many places worth visiting in Oxfordshire that it is sure to need more than one visit. One of the most famous tourist attractions in Oxfordshire is the magnificent Blenheim Palace . This beautiful English baroque house is situated at Woodstock in Oxfordshire. It was built as a gift to the 1st Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill , to commemorate his victory over the French. Unfortunately, the political climate changed and this was no longer considered something to be proud of. Churchill fell from grace and was eventually exiled. The palace is also notable as being the birthplace and ancestral home to Sir Winston Churchill , one of the best-known Prime Ministers in British History.
Today the palace and its gardens are popular with tourists, but also with film directors. Many films have used the palace; including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
If you prefer to get away to the calm of the English countryside, then Oxfordshire offers you a choice of two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Chilterns are a range of hills that stretch 75 miles in a diagonal line from southwest to northeast, starting in Oxfordshire at Goring-on-Thames and finishing up in Bedfordshire . The hills offer many breathtaking views and opportunities for walking, horse riding and cycling holidays.
Oxfordshire is also the setting for a large part of the Cotswolds , another Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Quaint villages built of the local Cotswold Stone typify the Cotswolds, for many it is the essence of rural England. For the serious hiker, the Cotswolds offer The Cotswold Way, a long distance footpath running over the Cotswold Edge escarpment. Make sure you have some comfortable walking boots if you want to follow the complete route though; it is over one hundred miles long!
If exotic animals are for you, then you should visit the Cotswold Wildlife Park. Here you can see many different animals and birds, including over 40 that are part of either an ESB (European Studbook) or EEP (European Endangered Species Programme).
For something different, and particularly if you are a fan of railway history, you could visit the Didcot Railway Centre . The centre is the museum of the Great Western Railway and contains many fine exhibits including the replica steam engine the 'Firefly'. The Firefly engines were used in the mid-19th century by the GWR.
The River Thames flows through much of Oxfordshire and has always been a big feature of life at Henley-on-Thames, famous for the annual Henley Royal Regatta . The Regatta has had Royal status since Prince Albert became patron in 1851. Henley-on-Thames houses the River and Rowing Museum, which is split into three main themes, The River, The Sport of Rowing and the town of Henley-on-Thames.
The City of Oxford itself hosts one of the most famous Universities in the world and is the oldest in the English-speaking world, dating back to at least the end of the 11th century. Its long-standing rival the University of Cambridge was formed by academics from Oxford who fled the town in 1209 following a dispute between students and the local townsfolk.
Destinations
Recommended Hotels See Map
- The Crown and Thistle Abingdon *featured*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Cartwright Arms Hotel Aynho *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Cromwell Lodge Hotel Banbury *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Holcombe Hotel Banbury *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Bicester Hotel, Golf & Spa Bicester *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - The Vines Hotel and Restaurant Black Bourton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Kings Head Inn Bledington *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Bay Tree Burford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Burford House Burford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Cotswold Gateway Hotel Burford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Inn For All Seasons (The) Burford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Lamb Inn Burford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Swan Inn Burford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - The Highway Inn Burford *featured*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant - Bell Hotel Charlbury *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Deddington Arms Hotel Deddington *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - White Hart Hotel & Restaurant Dorchester-on-Thames *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Sudbury House Hotel Faringdon *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Phyllis Court Club Henley-on-Thames *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Red Lion Hotel (The) Henley-on-Thames *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Bell at Hampton Kidlington *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Mill House Hotel Kingham *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Fallowfields Country House Hotel & Restaurant Kingston Bagpuize *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Cotswold House Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Ethos Hotel Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant - Hawkwell House Hotel Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Old Bank Hotel Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Old Parsonage Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Randolph Hotel Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Royal Oxford Hotel Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - The Buttery Hotel Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Victoria House Hotel Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - WestGate Hotel Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Weston Manor Hotel Oxford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - The Shaven Crown Shipton-under-Wychwood *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Bear (The) Woodstock *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Feathers Hotel (The) Woodstock *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities
Hotels bookable online See Map
- Abingdon Four Pillars Hotel Abingdon *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Milton Hill House Abingdon *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Steventon House Hotel Abingdon *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Upper Reaches Abingdon *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Banbury House Banbury *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Banbury House Hotel Banbury *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Holiday Inn Express Banbury Banbury *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Lismore Hotel Banbury *book online*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant - Wroxton House Hotel Banbury *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Bignell Park Hotel Bicester *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Crown & Cushion Hotel Chipping Norton *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Gym, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Heythrop Park Chipping Norton *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Kingswell Hotel Didcot *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Hotel du Vin Henley-on-Thames *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Lodge Hotel Horton Cum Studley *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - White Hart Hotel Nettlebed *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Bat & Ball Inn Oxford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Eastgate Hotel Oxford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Holiday Inn Oxford Oxford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Linton Lodge Oxford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Oxford Hotel Oxford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Gym, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Westwood Country Hotel Oxford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Spread Eagle Hotel Thame *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Springs Hotel and Golf Club Wallingford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Witney Four Pillars Hotel Witney *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Restaurant, Conference Facilities
More Oxfordshire Hotels
Recommended Bed and Breakfast See Map
- Rowen Guest House Abingdon *featured*
TV in rooms - The Coach House Bampton *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Wheelgate House Bampton *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Ashlea Guest House Banbury *featured*
TV in rooms - Fairlawns Guest House Banbury *featured*
TV in rooms - Hanwell House Banbury *featured*
TV in rooms - Home Farmhouse Charlton Banbury *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Hill View Farm Bed & Breakfast Bicester *featured*
TV in rooms - Fox House Burford *featured*
TV in rooms - Priory Restaurant Burford *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic - Bould Farm Chipping Norton *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, Historic, Parking - Forge House (The) Chipping Norton *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Wild Thyme Restaurant with Rooms Chipping Norton *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - Greensands Guest House Didcot *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Chowle Farmhouse Faringdon *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Alushta Henley-on-Thames *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Crowsley House Henley-on-Thames *featured*
TV in rooms - Riverside Guesthouse Henley-on-Thames *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - 5 Mile View Oxford *featured*
TV in rooms - Brenal Guest House Oxford *featured*
TV in rooms - Burlington House, Oxford *featured*
TV in rooms - Gables Guest House Oxford *featured*
TV in rooms - Green Gables Guest House Oxford *featured*
TV in rooms - Mulberry Guest House Oxford *featured*
TV in rooms - Pickwick's Guest House Oxford *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Sportsview Guest House Oxford *featured*
TV in rooms - The Ridings Guest House Oxford *featured*
TV in rooms - Whitehouse View Guesthouse Oxford *featured*
TV in rooms - Courtlands Bed & Breakfast Shipton-under-Wychwood *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking, Disabled - Langsmeade House Thame *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Alouette Bed & Breakfast Wallingford *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Brook Barn Wantage *featured*
TV in rooms - Greensands Guesthouse Wantage *featured*
TV in rooms - Manor Farm Wantage *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, Historic, Parking - Regis Bed and Breakfast Wantage *featured*
TV in rooms - Common Leys Farm Wheatley *featured*
TV in rooms - Old Farmhouse Woodstock *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - The Laurels Woodstock *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Town House Woodstock *featured*
TV in rooms - Killingworth Castle Inn Wootton *featured*
TV in rooms
Bed and Breakfast bookable online See Map
- Rafters Abingdon *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Sherwood Abingdon *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Middle Aston House Banbury *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Mine Hill House Banbury *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Wormleighton Hall Banbury *book online*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Tally Ho Hotel Bicester *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking, Disabled Facilities - Falaise House Henley-on-Thames *book online*
TV in rooms - Lakeside Town Farm B&B Kingston Blount *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Five Mile View Guest House Oxford *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking, Disabled Facilities - Foxcombe Lodge Hotel Oxford *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Parklands Oxford *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - The Falcon Oxford *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Tree Hotel Oxford *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - White Horse Oxford *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - Shillingford Bridge Hotel Wallingford *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic - Larks Haven Wantage *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - Corncroft Guest House Witney *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - Duke of Marlborough Woodstock *book online*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - Hope House Woodstock *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Park House Woodstock *book online*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic
More Oxfordshire B&Bs
Pubs & Inns
- The Cherry Tree Abingdon *book online*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Plough Inn Abingdon *book online*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Red Lion Hotel Adderbury *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Maytime Inn Asthall *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Romany Inn Bampton *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Duke of Cumberlands Head Banbury *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Red Lion Banbury *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Bell Inn Banbury *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Musketeer Banbury *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Kings Arms Hotel Bicester *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Bay Tree Hotel Burford *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Golden Pheasant Hotel Burford *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Peacock Hotel Chinnor *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Inn at Emmington Chinnor *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Falkland Arms (The) Chipping Norton *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Red Lion Inn Chipping Norton *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Swan at Ascott Chipping Norton *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Coach & Horses Inn Chiselhampton *book online*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Plough Hotel Clanfield *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Bat and Ball Village Inn Cuddesdon *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Unicorn Inn Deddington *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - White Horse Village Inn Deddington *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Fleur de Lys Dorchester on Thames *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - George Hotel Dorchester-on-Thames *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Talbot Inn Eynsham *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Old Crown Coaching Inn Faringdon *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Dog House Hotel Frilford Heath *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Perch and Pike Goring on Thames *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Cherry Tree Inn Henley on Thames *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Catherine Wheel Henley-on-Thames *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Crown Inn Henley-on-Thames *book online*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Rose & Crown Inn Henley-on-Thames *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Row Barge Inn Henley-on-Thames *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Rose & Crown Henley-on-Thames *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Sturdy's Castle Inn Kidlington *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Kingham Plough Kingham *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Tollgate Inn Kingham *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Cherry Tree Kingston Blount *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Cherry Tree Kingston Blount *book online*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Greyhound Inn Letcombe Regis *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Mill and Old Swan Minster Lovell *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Bell at Hampton Oxford *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Old Black Horse Inn Oxford *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Oxfordshire Inn Oxford *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The TalkHouse Oxford *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Lamb Inn Shipton-under-Wychwood *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Perch and Pike South Stoke *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Crazy Bear Hotel Stadhampton *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Holt Hotel Steeple Aston *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - George Hotel Wallingford *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Kingfisher Inn Wallingford *book online*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Bear Hotel Wantage *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Chequers Inn Wantage *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Greyhound Inn Wantage *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Star Inn Wantage *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Fox & Hounds Inn Watlington *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Lambert Arms Watlington *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Bat & Ball Inn Wheatley *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Bird in Hand Witney *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Marlborough Witney *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Chequers Inn Witney *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Killingworth Castle Inn Woodstock *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Marlborough Hotel Woodstock *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Punch Bowl Woodstock *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards
Self-Catering See Map
- Kingfisher Barn Holiday Cottages Abingdon *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Millbrook House Citadine Abingdon *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Swallows & The Loft Apartment Abingdon *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Dashwood Apartments Banbury *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Cotswold Retreats Burford *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Manor Cottages Burford *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Cottage in the Country Chipping Norton *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Cottages in Oxfordshire Countywide *featured*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Chilton Apartments & Cottages Didcot *featured*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - National Trust Cottages Faringdon *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Mapledurham Trust Mapledurham *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Apartments in Oxford Oxford *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Short Breaks, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Beech House Holiday Rentals Oxford *featured*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Noa Residence Oxford *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Oxford Apartment Oxford *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards