Cornbury and Wychwood, Charlbury

#3 among attractions in Charlbury

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Cornbury and Wychwood is a civil parish in West Oxfordshire. It includes the country estate of Cornbury Park and the ancient former Royal Forest of Wychwood, which covers several square miles between Cornbury Park, the village of Leafield and the hamlet of Mount Skippett. ()

Coordinates: 51°51'32"N, 1°27'29"W

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Charlbury United Kingdom

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Cornbury and Wychwood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

4.3 miE
Extravagant Baroque palace and grounds
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
110 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.
1.1 miNW
Park
Blenheim Farm, Charlbury
29 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.
4.4 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
112 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.
4.1 miE
Palace
Woodstock Palace, Woodstock
105 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.
4.5 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Oxford Bus Museum, Witney
114 min walk • The Oxford Bus Museum is a transport museum at Long Hanborough, West Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles northeast of Witney and 7 miles northwest of the city of Oxford.
4.4 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Military museum
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
112 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.
2.8 miSE
Church
St Laurence's Church, Cotswold Water Park
71 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.
1.4 miNW
History museum, Museum
Charlbury Museum, Charlbury
37 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.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Wychwood, Cotswold Water Park
60 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.
3.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Leafield Castle, Shipton-under-Wychwood
101 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.
1.5 miW
Park, Vernacular architecture
Cornbury Park, Cotswold Water Park
38 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.