Witney

Worth seeing in and around Witney

5 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
   St Mary's Church, North Leigh

   The Parish Church of Saint Mary, North Leigh is the Church of England parish church of North Leigh, a village about 3 miles northeast of Witney in Oxfordshire.

   5.7 km · church in North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Minster Lovell Hall

   Minster Lovell Hall is a ruin in Minster Lovell, an English village in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. The ruins are situated by the River Windrush.

   3.6 km · ruin in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of Holy Trinity

   Holy Trinity Church, Wood Green, is a Grade II listed Victorian church in Witney, Oxfordshire. The Church was built in 1848–9, on land given by the bishop of Winchester and the duke of Marlborough; the cost was met largely from subscriptions, and a gift from the rector Charles Jerram.

   1.5 km · Grade 2 listed Victorian church in Witney, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ducklington Mead

   Ducklington Mead is a 4.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Ducklington in Oxfordshire. This traditionally managed meadow has diverse flora, such as the rare and declining snake's-head fritillary.

   1.9 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Eynsham Hall

   Eynsham Hall is a Grade II listed mansion near North Leigh in Oxfordshire, England. The original house dating from the 1770s was largely rebuilt in the early 20th century by Ernest George.

   5.3 km · country house in North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Holy Trinity Parish Church

   Woodgreen, Witney, OX28 1DN,.

2. 02
   Town Hall

   Market Square, Witney OX28 6AG.

3. 03
   Oxford Bus & Morris Motors Museum

   Main Rd, Long Hanborough OX29 8LA, info@oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk.

4. 04
   Bishop's Palace

   Mount House, Church Green, Witney OX28 4AZ, museums.resource.centre@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

5. 05
   Witney Museum

   Gloucester Court Mews, 75 High St, Witney OX28 6JA, witney.museum@btconnect.com.

6. 06
   North Leigh Roman Villa

   North Leigh, OX29 6PZ (4½ miles NE of town).

From Wikivoyage: Witney, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   World Pooh Sticks Championship

   Crown Lane, near Cogges Manor Farm, Church Ln, Witney OX28 3LA (Close to Windrush Leisure Centre), enquiries@oxfordspiresrotary.org.uk.

2. 02
   Forest of Wychwood
3. 03
   Cogges Manor Farm

   Historic farmyard, feed the animals, explore the manor house and grounds.

From Wikivoyage: Witney, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   The Oxfordshire Yeoman

   2 The Plough (Restaurant & Pub), 98 High St, Witney OX28 6HL, bookings@theploughwitney.co.uk.

2. 02
   The Hollybush
3. 03
   Il Gusto

   Charming rustic Italian restaurant with pizza and pasta along with a large wine selection.

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Getting to Witney

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 77 km · London Luton (LTN), 78 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 79 km

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  99 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · £10–13
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  83 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · £12–16
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  74 km · quickest by road, 2h 8m · £10–13
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