Blenheim Palace, Woodstock OX20 1PS
Home to the 11th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and a World Heritage Site.
Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott GL7 3HJ
Kelmscott Manor was the inspirational Cotswold retreat of William Morris and his family, friends and colleagues including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the Pre-Raphaelite artist. When Morris first saw the Manor in 1871, he was delighted by this ‘loveliest haunt of ancient peace’.
Great Coxwell Tithe Barn SN7 7LZ
Discover the sole surviving part of a thriving 13th-century grange at the National Trust’s Great Coxwell Barn in Oxfordshire.
Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford OX18 4JP
Since opening in 1970 it has become one of Oxfordshire’s major attractions and one of the most beautiful wildlife parks in the country.
Millets Farm, Frilford OX13 5HB
Farm Shop, Play, Craft Gallery and more – check out the options under their ‘Play’ and ‘What’s on?’ tabs
White Horse Hill, Uffington SN7 7UK
The internationally-renowned Bronze-Age Uffington White Horse can be seen for miles away leaping across the head of a dramatic dry valley in the Ridgeway escarpment. It’s only half an hour away and a great place to fly kites!
Cogges Manor Farm, Witney OX28 3LA
Depicting Oxfordshire rural life in Victorian times, and film location for Yew Tree Farm in Downton Abbey, set in an historic manor farmhouse with buildings of Cotswold stone. A great family day out.
Crocodiles of the World, Brize Norton OX18 3NX
Set within the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, Crocodiles of the World is an experience unlike any other. Nowhere else but here will you have the opportunity to see such a wide collection of crocodiles, alligators and caimans: over 100 individuals representing more than 12 species.
Ashmoleum Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH
Oxfords museum of art and archeology.
Oxford Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW
Founded in 1860 as the centre for scientific study at the University of Oxford, the Museum of Natural History now holds the University’s internationally significant collections of geological and zoological specimens. Among its most famous features are the Oxfordshire dinosaurs, the Dodo, and the swifts in the tower.
Pitt Rivers Museum, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW
Housing archaeological and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world there’s lots to explore here with free admission. The museum won the 2005 guardian family friendly award with the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Burford Garden Centre, Burford OX18 4PA
Describing their style as Perfect English, a little bit eccentric and eclectic, Burford Garden Centre are a home interiors store, plant nursery, gardening store, food market and children’s emporium.
Aston Pottery, Aston OX18 2BT
Local Pottery, award-winning Gift Shop, Café and Gardens. From clay to the finished product, all their hand-stenciled pottery is designed, manufactured and decorated in Aston.