Stonesfield Common, North Leigh
#2 among attractions in North Leigh
Facts and practical information
Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks is a 26.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Stonesfield in Oxfordshire. ()
North Leigh United Kingdom
Stonesfield Common – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Blenheim Palace, St Martin's Church, Blenheim Farm, The Oxfordshire Museum.
3 miE Extravagant Baroque palace and groundsBlenheim Palace, Woodstock
78 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.
- 3.7 miEChurch, Gothic Revival architecture
St Martin's Church, Woodstock
94 min walk • St Martin's Church in Bladon near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, is the Church of England parish church of Bladon-with-Woodstock. It is also the mother church of St Mary Magdalene at Woodstock, which was originally a chapel of ease.
- 2.5 miNWPark
Blenheim Farm, Charlbury
64 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.
- 3.2 miESpecialty museum, History museum, Museum
The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
82 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.
- 2.9 miEPalace
Woodstock Palace, Woodstock
75 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.
- 3 miSESpecialty museum, Museum
Oxford Bus Museum, Witney
78 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.
- 3.2 miESpecialty museum, Museum, Military museum
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
82 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.
- 1.4 miEChurch
St Laurence's Church, Cotswold Water Park
36 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.
- 2.8 miNWHistory museum, Museum
Charlbury Museum, Charlbury
73 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.
- 3.4 miWNature, Natural attraction, Forest
Wychwood, Cotswold Water Park
87 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.
- 2.8 miWPark, Vernacular architecture
Cornbury Park, Cotswold Water Park
72 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.