Visitor attractions and information for
Didcot
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 Discover
the history of the Wittenham Clumps landscape at the Northmoor
Trust's visitor centre, Project Timescape. Handle ancient artefacts,
carry out scientific experiments, come face-to-face with skeletons
and learn how your actions TODAY will change the landscape in
the FUTURE. Fun for all the family. After your visit to Project
Timescape, take a walk up the Wittenham Clumps (photo left) and
enjoy the rest of the Northmoor Trust Estate. Project Timescape,
Little Wittenham, Wallingford, Oxon, OX14 4QZ. www.projecttimescape.co.uk. About 3 miles
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Didcot Railway Centre, DIDCOT, Oxfordshire,
OX11 7NJ. TEL: +44 (0) 1235-817200. Refreshment Room, Picnic
Area, Shop, Toilets, Baby Changing Facilities, First Aid Post,
Pets, Car Parking, Wheelchair Access. The Great Western Society
has a collection of over twenty Great Western Railway steam locomotives
and a diesel railcar dating from 1940. www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk.
Location: In the centre
of Didcot. |
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Willowbrook
Leisure Centre, Bowmont Water, off Avon Way, Didcot OX11 7AF.
Tel: 01235 812058. An air conditioned gym, Large sports hall
for a variety of racquet sports, ball games, gymnastics and arts
events, Willowbrook Cafe - available for coffees and light refreshments. Location:
In the centre of Didcot. |
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The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway. Tel:
01491 835067.The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway is a preserved
former Great Western Railway branchline that links the national
railway network at Cholsey, with the historic market town of
Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Trains run on selected weekends and
bank holidays throughout the year and, where available, are steam
hauled. www.cholsey-wallingford-railway.com. About 5 miles east of Didcot. Stations at Cholsey
and Wallingford. |
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Ardington
House, Ardington, Near Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8QA. Tel: 01235
821 566. Surrounded by well-kept lawns, terraced gardens, peaceful
paddocks and parkland, this Baroque house was built in 1720.
You will find it on the edge of the village of Ardington, with
its picturesque cricket ground, village stores, and ancient church. www.ardingtonhouse.com. About 6 miles west of Didcot. |
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Pendon Museum Trust Ltd, Long Wittenham, Abingdon,
Oxfordshire, OX14 4QD. Tel: 01865 407365. At Pendon we aim to
recapture, in detailed and colourful miniature, scenes showing
the beauty of the English countryside as it used to be in the
years around 1930. www.pendonmuseum.com. About 2 miles north of Didcot. |
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