Ascot d'Oilly Castle, Cotswold Water Park

Name: Ascot d'Oilly Castle
Address: Cotswold Water Park, United Kingdom

#89 among attractions in Cotswold Water Park

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Ascot d'Oilly Castle is situated north of the village of Ascott-under-Wychwood in the north west region of Oxfordshire. It is a scheduled ancient monument. A fragment of the castle remains and is a Grade II listed building. It was named after Roger d'Oilly who was granted it by William the Conqueror and whose brother built Oxford Castle. It is thought that the castle was built around 1129 and it was demolished soon after 1175. There are fragmentary remains of a stone tower. The remains consist of raised ground surrounded by broad ditching. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°52'11"N, 1°33'36"W

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Day trips

Ascot d'Oilly Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blenheim Farm, The Theatre, Charlbury Museum, Wychwood.

3.8 miE
Park
Blenheim Farm, Charlbury
97 min walk • Blenheim Farm is a 1-hectare nature reserve near Charlbury in Oxfordshire. It is owned and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. This is a meadow surrounded by ancient hedges and woodland.
5.1 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Theatre, Chipping Norton
131 min walk • The Theatre Chipping Norton, sometimes The Theatre, Chipping Norton, is a theatre, cinema, gallery and music venue in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. The main auditorium was originally a Salvation Army citadel, built in 1888.
3.3 miE
History museum, Museum
Charlbury Museum, Charlbury
85 min walk • Charlbury Museum is a local museum in the town of Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England. The museum and collections are organized and run by the Charlbury Society, which was founded in 1949.
2.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Wychwood, Cotswold Water Park
63 min walk • Wychwood or Wychwood Forest is a 501.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Witney in Oxfordshire. It is also a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1, and an area of 263.4 hectares is a national nature reserve The site contains a long barrow dating to the Neolithic period, which is a scheduled monument.
2.4 miS
Forts and castles
Leafield Castle, Shipton-under-Wychwood
62 min walk • Leafield Castle is a motte castle in the village of Leafield in the north west region of Oxfordshire. All that is left of the castle are the earthworks and the earth mound that formed the centre of the castle.
2.9 miE
Park, Vernacular architecture
Cornbury Park, Cotswold Water Park
75 min walk • Cornbury Park is an estate near Charlbury, Oxfordshire. It comprises about 5000 acres, mostly farmland and woods, including a remnant of the Wychwood Forest, and was the original venue for the Cornbury Music Festival and later the Wilderness Festival.
3.2 miW
Monastery
Bruern, Shipton-under-Wychwood
83 min walk • Bruern or Bruern Abbey is a hamlet and civil parish on the River Evenlode about 6 miles north of Burford in West Oxfordshire. The 2001 Census recorded the parish population as 62.
1.3 miN
Archaeological site
Lyneham Longbarrow, Cotswold Water Park
33 min walk • Lyneham Longbarrow is a long barrow near Lyneham, Oxfordshire. It is beside the A361 road, between Shipton-under-Wychwood and Chipping Norton. Just nine metres from the barrow mound stands a 1.8 metre tall standing stone.
4.9 miS
Monastery
Minster Lovell Priory, Cotswold Water Park
126 min walk • Minster Lovell Priory was a priory in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England. Its current site is lost, though it is thought to have been west of St Kenelm's parish church and Minster Lovell Hall.
4.7 miN
Museum
Bliss Tweed Mill, Chipping Norton
121 min walk • Bliss Tweed Mill is a former mill for the manufacture of tweed. It is located on the edge of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It became a Grade II* listed building in 1980.
3.7 miNW
Museum
Churchill & Sarsden Heritage Centre, Chipping Norton
95 min walk • Churchill & Sarsden Heritage Centre is a heritage centre in the Cotswolds village of Churchill, Oxfordshire, England.

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How to get to Ascot d'Oilly Castle by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ascot d'Oilly Castle:

Train

Ascott-under-Wychwood (6 min walk)