Grimsbury

Worth seeing in and around Grimsbury

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Oxford Canal

   The Oxford Canal is a 78-mile narrowboat canal in southern central England linking the City of Oxford with the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury via Banbury and Rugby. Completed in 1790, it connects to the River Thames at Oxford, and links with the Grand Union Canal, which it is combined with for 5 miles between to the villages of Braunston and Napton-on-the-Hill.

   1 km · canal in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Banbury Mosque

   The Banbury Mosque, officially the Banbury Madni Masjid, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, in the United Kingdom.

   400 m · Mosque in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St Mary, Banbury

   St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Banbury, Oxfordshire in the Diocese of Oxford. The church is a Grade I listed building.

   1.2 km · church in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Town Hall Town Hall And Attached Walls

   Banbury Town Hall is a municipal facility in the High Street in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Banbury Borough Council from its completion in 1854 until 1930, is a Grade II listed building.

   900 m · town hall in Banbury, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Banbury Castle

   Banbury Castle was a medieval castle that stood near the centre of the town of Banbury, Oxfordshire. Historian John Kenyon notes that the castle is "remarkable for its early concentric shape".

   800 m · archaeological site in Banbury, Cherwell, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Banbury Museum

   Banbury Museum & Gallery is a local museum in the town of Banbury, north Oxfordshire, England. It displays exhibits on the history of the town.

   800 m · museum in Banbury, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Castle Quay Shopping Centre

   Castle Quay Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town of Banbury, North Oxfordshire, England. The shopping centre is located in the centre of Banbury by the Oxford Canal, off Castle Street.

   800 m · shopping center in the UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Grimsbury Reservoir

   Grimsbury Reservoir is a relatively small reservoir owned by Thames Water just off Hennef Way, near the Grimsbury estate of Banbury, Oxfordshire. A waterworks was built prior to 1947 and was expanded in the early 1960s, when Grimsbury Reservoir was built.

   1.3 km · reservoir in Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   All Saints' Church, Middleton Cheney

   The Church of All Saints is the Church of England parish church of Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England.

   3.4 km · church in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church of St John the Evangelist (Roman Catholic)

    St John the Evangelist Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It was built from 1835 to 1838 in the Gothic Revival style with parts of it designed by Augustus Pugin.

    1.4 km · church building in Banbury, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Grimsbury

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 52 km · London Luton (LTN), 69 km · East Midlands (EMA), 85 km

Stations

Banbury railway station, 700 m · Banbury Merton Street railway station, 700 m

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Grimsbury

  61 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · £8–10
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  103 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £11–15
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• Luton, Luton → Grimsbury

  65 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · £7–10
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