Fawley Court

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Fawley Court is a country house, with large mixed-use grounds standing on the west bank of the River Thames at Fawley in the English county of Buckinghamshire. Its former deer park extended east into the Henley Park area of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire that abuts it to the south. Following World War II, it was run as Divine Mercy College by the Polish Congregation of Marian Fathers, with its associated library, museum and was one of the cultural centres for the Polish minority in the United Kingdom until its closure and sale in the 2009. It is listed at Grade I for its architecture. ()

Coordinates: 51°33'7"N, 0°53'54"W

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Fawley Court – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Henley Town Hall, Hambleden Mill, Friar Park, Kenton Theatre.

1.1 miS
City hall
Henley Town Hall, Henley-on-Thames
27 min walk • Henley Town Hall is a municipal structure in the Market Place in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Henley Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
1.3 miE
Watermill
Hambleden Mill
34 min walk • Hambleden Mill is an historic watermill on the River Thames at Mill End, near the village of Hambleden in Buckinghamshire, England. It is linked by a footbridge to Hambleden Lock, which is on the Berkshire side of the river. It was Grade II listed in 1955 and has now been converted into flats.
1.1 miSW
Park, Vernacular architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames
28 min walk • Friar Park is a Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in Henley-on-Thames, England, built in 1889. It was originally owned by eccentric lawyer Sir Frank Crisp and purchased in January 1970 by musician, and then current member of The Beatles, George Harrison.
0.9 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames
23 min walk • The Kenton Theatre is a theatre in the town of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The Kenton Theatre was founded on 7 November 1805 by John Jonas and Sampson Penley.
1 miS
Bridge
Henley Bridge, Henley-on-Thames
26 min walk • Henley Bridge is a road bridge built in 1786 at Henley-on-Thames over the River Thames, between Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The bridge has five elliptical stone arches, and links Hart Street in Henley with White Hill leading up a steep hill to Remenham Hill.
1 miS
Nightlife
The Old Bell, Henley-on-Thames
26 min walk • The Old Bell is a pub in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. It was built in 1325 and is the oldest building in Henley. It is a Grade II* listed building.
0.9 miNW
Park
Henley Park, Chiltern Hills
23 min walk • Henley Park is a country house and landscape garden in Bix and Assendon civil parish in the Chiltern Hills of South Oxfordshire, England. The house is about 1.5 miles north of Henley-on-Thames. The park adjoins the county boundary with Buckinghamshire.
0.5 miNE
Island
Temple Island
14 min walk • Temple Island is an eyot in the River Thames in England just north of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The island is on the reach above Hambleden Lock between the Buckinghamshire and Berkshire banks, and is part of Remenham in Berkshire.