Town or village· Postcode OX6
Blackthorn
Oxfordshire, South East · population 521 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Days out around Blackthorn – castles, lakes, viewpoints, hills and more. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏰 Castles & stately homes
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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🌄 Viewpoints
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⛰️ Hills & peaks
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🌿 Nature reserves
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🦁 Zoos & wildlife parks
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🏛️ Museums
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🌳 Parks & gardens
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
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🏚️ Ruins
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🏺 Archaeological sites
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📸 Landmarks & sights
Diamond Jubilee Wood
Westcott · 6.8 miles
Planted in 2012 to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
The Stables
Waddesdon · 6.8 miles
The stables are 17th century French style & were designed by the same architect who designed the Manor. It now houses a café, shop & Coach House gallery. There is a bronze horse by Edgar Boehm, believed to be the Duke of Wellington's charger. Copenhagen
Apollo Belvedere
Waddesdon · 7.5 miles
This statue is a 19th-century copy of the antique Apollo Belvedere in the Vatican Museum in Rome.
Pullham rockword
Waddesdon · 7.5 miles
Artificial rock grottos were a feature of late 19th-century gardens. Here, they were created by James Pulham & Son, who made realistic looking blocks out of lime mortar poured over brick and rubble: cheaper than hewn stone. Herbaceous plants now grow here
Venus and Adonis
Waddesdon · 7.5 miles
Dated 1741, these are the last known garden sculptures by Jan van Logteren & rare survivals of 18th-century Dutch sculpture. The army was stationed there during WWII & these sandstone figures show signs of how they were used as target practice.
Terra degli Etruschi
Waddesdon · 7.5 miles
Created by artist Stephen Cox, as part of the series 'Interior Space', this sculpture forms part of the Rothschild Collection and was acquired by the Rothschild Family Trust in 2001. The plinth it sits on was ordered from Travertini Paradiso/Dei
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Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Blackthorn.
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