Historic BuildingsOxfordshire

Blenheim Palace, the Formal Gardens and Park are now open daily until 29th October.From 1st November, the Palace, Park and Gardens are open Wednesdays through to Sundays until 10th December. Situated just 8 miles from Oxford on A44, the Palace was created a World Heritage site in 1987…

If you thought Oxford was just about elegant spires and world‐class academia then think again brbrOxford Castle Unlocked reveals Oxford's less well known history, one that's rich with tales of great escapes, betrayal and even romance all within the walls of this ancient castle and prison.brbrbrbrThe…

This group of sites lies along the Ridgeway, an old prehistoric route. A large Iron Age camp is enclosed within ramparts. Dragon Hill is a natural mound and the White Horse is cut from turf to reveal the chalk beneath.…

This beautiful honey‐coloured house, home of the Holbech family for over 300 years, was richly decorated in the mid‐18th century. The interior plasterwork is some of the finest in the country. A superb landscaped garden of the 1740s remains largely unchanged, containing a broad terrace ornamented with temples.…

Late 17th‐century house with significant art collections and superb terraced gardens. The house, built in 1695 of mellow local stone, was purchased and remodelled 192729 by Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted, Chairman of Shell 192146 and son of the founder of that company. Upton contains his outstanding…

Buffy Heywood The site of Deddington Castle lies to the east of the town and comprises some 8 acres. At the present time it is a grassed‐in enclosure surrounded by banks and trees on three sides, and is used as a recreational area for…

This 13th century stone large monastic barn has a stone‐tiled roof and interesting timber structure. The Great Barn in Great Coxwell village is the sole surviving part of a thriving 13th Century grange that once provided vital income to Beaulieu Abbey. It is an impressive reminder…

This picturesque house, mainly Tudor in style, has a beautiful courtyard and one surviving tower dating from 1347. The house has an interesting history and was involved in Jacobean court intrigue. It has been the home of the Brunner family since the 1930s and the interior,…

Six miles south of Oxford on the A4074 is the Harcourt Arboretum. This is an integral part of the plant collection of the Botanic Garden. There are no walls, glasshouses or straight lines at the Arboretum ‐ it is almost as if it were designed to…

Rousham House is a Jacobean style country house in Oxfordshire, England. The house has been in the ownership of one family since it was built.Rousham HouseThe manor of Rousham was purchased during the 1630s by Sir Robert Dormer. He immediately began construction of the present mansion; however, work…

Owned by Mr and Mrs Bernard Taylor and managed by the Rycote Buildings Charitable Foundation, this 15th‐century chapel has original furniture, including exquisitely carved and painted woodwork.…

St. Edmund Hall, the oldest continuing seat of education at the University of Oxford, is fortunate to have five special collections of books, and a general collection of antiquarian books. Within the University it is better known by its nickname, Teddy Hall. It has a claim to being…

Stonor, open to the public, has been the home of the Stonor family for more than 800 years and a centre of Catholicism throughout ‐ including all the dark days following the Reformation.The House is hidden in a fold of the Chilterns five miles from the Thames at…

Welcome to the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. We are often asked how a botanic garden differs from other types of gardens. Botanic gardens are collections of plants that are grown for purposes other than purely aesthetic reasons but in Oxford Botanic Garden we do try to…

Blenheim Palace, the Formal Gardens and Park are now open daily until 29th October./pp/ppFrom 1st November, the Palace, Park and Gardens are open Wednesdays through to Sundays until 10th December. /pp/ppSituated just 8 miles from Oxford on A44, the Palace was created a World Heritage site in 1987…

If you thought Oxford was just about elegant spires and world-class academia then think again brbrOxford Castle Unlocked reveals Oxford's less well known history, one that's rich with tales of great escapes, betrayal and even romance all within the walls of this ancient castle and prison.brbrbrbrThe…

The collections of the Department of Antiquities cover almost the entire span of human history from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Victorian era. They incorporate the surviving parts of the Museum's earliest collections, notably the founding collections of the Tradescants which were donated to the University by…