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LANGLEY PARK – IVER, BUCKS

As with so many gardens in the Home Counties, Langley Park in Iver, in nearby Buckinghamshire, is influenced by Capability Brown. In […]

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THE LYDE GARDENS – BLEDLOW, Nr PRINCES RISBOROUGH

Intriguing private garden that is open daily at the owners discretion (?) in Bledlow, near Princes Risborough, in nearby Buckinghamshire. The Lyde […]

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COTTESBROOKE HALL & GARDENS – NORTHAMPTON

Over in Northamptonshire is Cottesbrooke Hall a wonderful Queen Anne house dating back to 1702, set in award winning gardens. Opening is […]

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COTON MANOR GARDEN – NORTHAMPTON

Cross the border into Northamptonshire and you will find Coton Manor, an attractive 17th century manor house together with its beautiful gardens. […]

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CASTLE ASHBY GARDENS – NORTHAMPTON

In the adjacent ‘cobbler’ county is Castle Ashby dating back to around 1600, a magnificent house with equally outstanding gardens. The house […]

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HATTON LOCKS – Nr WARWICK

Half an hour north of the county is a flight of 21 locks in just a two mile span of the Grand […]

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CHARLECOTE PARK – NEAR SHAKESPEARE’S STRATFORD

North of Oxfordshire Charlecote Park, on the banks of the Avon, remains a family home after 900 years. Parts of the house […]

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JEPHSON GARDENS – LEAMINGTON SPA

Bands, boating and buns are available in Jephson Gardens a beautiful formal Victorian park in Leamington Spa, not that far north of […]

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UPTON HOUSE – Nr BANBURY

Beyond the northern edge of the county is Upton House. Built in 1695 it is steeped in history. Both the house and […]

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BIBURY – Nr CIRENCESTER

Bibury, the picturesque village  in the Cotswolds is everything that America doesn’t have. Once described as ‘the most beautiful village in England,’ […]

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524 ANTEP KITCHEN – Cowley Road CHEESY OXFORDSHIRE…we’re all crackers for it… Yes Dairy free FOUR SHIRES OR NOT FOUR SHIRES…THAT IS THE QUESTION? GEOGRAPHICAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF OXFORD’S PRIME MINISTERS... KIRKLINGTON QUARRY Just a few miles north of Oxford MINSTER MILL HOTEL & OLDSWAN PUB – MINSTER LOVELL Musings Nr WITNEY On the banks of the River Windrush is the delightfully re-furbished Minster Mill hotel along with its sister pub just across the road Our Garden OXFORDSHIRE’S POPULATION; 687 PLANES & AUTOMOBILES…No Pubs Recipes Restaurant RIOTS SHOTOVER COUNTRY PARK – NR HEADINGTON 117 hectares STOWE PARK GARDENS: If follies float your boat and you enjoy a very pleasant walk Takeaways that’s big by any standards THE BEAR INN – OXFORD: corner of Alfred Street & Blue Boar Street Tucked away down the alleyways of the city THE PERCH – BINSEY VILLAGE A delightful country pub the supermarkets do ‘cheese’ and generally in abundance. But they don’t do cheese…cheese is personal very attractive VICTORIA ARMS – MARSTON North of Oxford on the banks of the River Cherwell is the Victoria Arms Walks Walks and Gardens with parking in Mill Lane …WILLIAM SHAKESHIRE

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524 ANTEP KITCHEN – Cowley Road CHEESY OXFORDSHIRE…we’re all crackers for it… Yes Dairy free FOUR SHIRES OR NOT FOUR SHIRES…THAT IS THE QUESTION? GEOGRAPHICAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF OXFORD’S PRIME MINISTERS... KIRKLINGTON QUARRY Just a few miles north of Oxford MINSTER MILL HOTEL & OLDSWAN PUB – MINSTER LOVELL Musings Nr WITNEY On the banks of the River Windrush is the delightfully re-furbished Minster Mill hotel along with its sister pub just across the road Our Garden OXFORDSHIRE’S POPULATION; 687 PLANES & AUTOMOBILES…No Pubs Recipes Restaurant RIOTS SHOTOVER COUNTRY PARK – NR HEADINGTON 117 hectares STOWE PARK GARDENS: If follies float your boat and you enjoy a very pleasant walk Takeaways that’s big by any standards THE BEAR INN – OXFORD: corner of Alfred Street & Blue Boar Street Tucked away down the alleyways of the city THE PERCH – BINSEY VILLAGE A delightful country pub the supermarkets do ‘cheese’ and generally in abundance. But they don’t do cheese…cheese is personal very attractive VICTORIA ARMS – MARSTON North of Oxford on the banks of the River Cherwell is the Victoria Arms Walks Walks and Gardens with parking in Mill Lane …WILLIAM SHAKESHIRE

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