Book : Oxfordshire
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Ardington House, Ardington, Near Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8QA.
Tel: 01235 821 566. Surrounded by well-kept lawns, terraced gardens,
peaceful paddocks and parkland, this Baroque house was built
in 1720. You will find it on the edge of the village of Ardington,
with its picturesque cricket ground, village stores, and ancient
church. About 10 miles east of Faringdon.
The Vale and Downland
Museum and Visitor Centre, Church Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire,
OX12 8BL. Tel: (01235) 771447. Displays the heritage Vale of
the White Horse region, with over 5,000 objects and photograph
collection. Coffee Shop. Location: About 8 miles east of Faringdon.
Kingston Bagpuize House, Kingston Bagpuize, Near Abingdon, Oxfordshire,
OX13 5AX. Tel: 01865 820259. Kingston Bagpuize House is open
to the public on selected days and for group visits, by appointment,
throughout the year. The Tearoom serves home made cakes and scones
on all open days. Small gift shop in house. Guide dogs only.
About 7 miles east of Faringdon.
Great Coxwell Barn, Great
Coxwell, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, Tel: 01793 762209. 13th-century
stone barn of interesting timber structure. National Trust. Charges
apply. About 1 mile south of Faringdon.
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens, BURFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, OX18
4JP. Tel: 01993 823006. Charges apply. 260 species of animals
in 160 acres of landscaped Parkland. PENGUIN FEEDING. Children's
Farmyard. Narrow-Gauge Railway. Restaurant and Gift Shop. About
9 miles north of Faringdon.
Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott,
Lechlade, Glos. GL7 3HJ. Tel: 01367 252486. Kelmscott Manor,
a grade 1 Listed Tudor farmhouse adjacent to the River Thames,
was built in 1570. William Morris chose it as his summer home
as he thought it looked to him as if it had "grown up out
of the soil". About 3 miles north of Faringdon.
The internationally known Uffington White Horse can been seen
for miles away. The figure has remained clear of turf throughout
its long existence, except for being covered as a precaution,
during the Second World War. Also an Iron Age hill fort named
Uffington Castle. National Trust. About 6 miles south of Faringdon.
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