Rousham House, Bicester

Name: Rousham House
Address: Bicester, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1869 347110

#3 among attractions in Bicester

Top attraction, Garden, Vernacular architecture, Gothic Revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

Rousham House is a country house at Rousham in Oxfordshire, England. The house, which has been continuously in the ownership of one family, was built circa 1635 and remodelled by William Kent in the 18th century in a free Gothic style. Further alterations were carried out in the 19th century. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°54'52"N, 1°18'22"W

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Bicester United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1869 347110

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Day trips

Rousham House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blenheim Palace, Castle, The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock Palace.

5.5 miSW
Extravagant Baroque palace and grounds
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
142 min walk • Blenheim Palace, a monumental country house located in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, is one of England's most magnificent palaces. Built between 1705 and 1722, the palace is a masterpiece of English Baroque architecture and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
4.6 miN
Historical place, Forts and castles
Castle, Deddington
118 min walk • Deddington Castle is an extensive earthwork in the village of Deddington, Oxfordshire, all that remains of an 11th-century motte-and-bailey castle, with only the earth ramparts and mound now visible.
5.1 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
130 min walk • The Oxfordshire Museum is in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, located in Fletcher's House, Park Street, opposite the Bear Hotel. It is a regional museum covering the county of Oxfordshire. The museum is located on the edge of the Cotswolds.
5.3 miSW
Palace
Woodstock Palace, Woodstock
136 min walk • Woodstock Palace was a royal residence in the English town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire. Henry I of England built a hunting lodge here and in 1129 he built 7 miles of walls to create the first enclosed park, where lions and leopards were kept.
5.1 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Military museum
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
129 min walk • The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum is a military museum in the town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, north of Oxford. The museum is on the edge of the Cotswolds.
6.5 miSW
Church
St Laurence's Church, Cotswold Water Park
167 min walk • St Laurence's Church, Combe Longa is the Church of England parish church of Combe, Oxfordshire, England. The parish is part of the Benefice of Stonesfield with Combe Longa. The Wychwood Way long-distance footpath passes the church.
5.4 miNE
Church
Church of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary
138 min walk • The Parish Church of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary is the Church of England parish church of Souldern, a village in Oxfordshire about 7 miles northwest of Bicester and a similar distance southeast of Banbury.
3.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Glympton Park
94 min walk • Glympton Park is a former deer park at Glympton, 3.5 miles north of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It includes Glympton House and has a 2,000 acres estate including the village of Glympton, its Norman parish church of St.
7.4 miSW
Historical place, Vernacular architecture
North Leigh Roman Villa, Witney
189 min walk • North Leigh Roman Villa was a Roman courtyard villa in the Evenlode Valley about 0.5 miles north of the hamlet of East End in North Leigh civil parish in Oxfordshire. It is a scheduled monument in the care of English Heritage and is open to the public.
5.5 miS
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Blenheim Park Railway, Woodstock
142 min walk • Blenheim Park Railway is a 15 in gauge miniature railway operating in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England.
4.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Bletchingdon Park, Oxford
107 min walk • Bletchington Park is a Grade II* listed Palladian country house in Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire.