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places of interest near Eynsham
(worth a visit)
general
the Cotswolds - walking, cycling, accommodation, history - and lovely photos
more on the Cotswolds - including accommodation, eating, etc
villages near Eynsham - brief notes on villages near - and not so near - Eynsham
general sightseeing near Eynsham
the River Thames - general website about the whole river.
specific places
Hook Norton Brewery - 20 miles from Eynsham - an amazing brewery (looks a bit Chinese) in an attractive village. They do interesting tours (one of the few places where you can go into the actual brewing halls), but you need to book.
Woodstock - interesting village with good restaurants and specialist tourist shops 5 miles north
The Living Rainforest - 26 miles - several greenhouses linked together to form a mini-tropical climate. Interesting plants and a few small animals (spiders, lizards, etc) - good tours - excellent for children, but you may not see David Attenborough there. Lively Website.
Didcot Railway Centre - 17 miles - some days they get steam up.
Cogges Farm Museum - 5 miles - inside the house you can dress up in Victorian clothes.
Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens - 13 miles
Rousham House - 12 miles - landscaped park designed in 1730 by William Kent (who taught Capability Brown) - and it's hardly been altered since. Picnics, but no children under 15. You can also visit the house.
Coombe Mill - 6 miles - steam-powered mill, with genuine old-style engines. In steam on the 3rd Sundays in March, May, August & September.
Blenheim Palace - 6 miles - huge palace, 2,000 acre park (Capability Brown), tours and lots else. Very expensive - even to walk in the park.
Chastleton House - 22 miles - interesting 1600+ country house, where the Gunpowder Plot was hatched - National Trust.
Cliveden - 37 miles - 19th Century house on spectacular site - famous as site of Profumo/Christine Keeler scandal - National Trust.
Historical sites nearby
Dylan Thomas at South Leigh - 4 miles - the author stayed for 2 years in a village 3 miles from Eynsham
John Wesley at South Leigh - 4 miles - the founder of Methodism preached his first sermon there
Winston Churchill at Blenheim - 6 miles - he was born at Blaydon, 5 miles from Eynsham, and buried nearby
William Morris at Kelmscott - 18 miles - the house he decorated about 10 miles west of Eynsham. His wife was Jane Burden, a familiar name in Eynsham
Alexander Pope, the Eighteenth Century poet, at Stanton Harcourt - 4 miles
Mediaeval church murals at South Leigh - 4 miles
museums
The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock - 6 miles - interesting displays about the local area, plus excellent Internet-linked computers - all free
Modern Art Oxford (formerly MOMA) - Oxford - details of exhibitions (images, sculpture, installations, photography)
The Ashmolean - Oxford's mainline museum/gallery
Pitt Rivers Museum - Oxford - amazing collection (skulls/heads, spears, boats, etc) from all over the world - in an amazing building.