Visitor attractions and information - Faringdon
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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. ardingtonhouse.com. About 10 miles east of Faringdon. |
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The
Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre, Church Street, Wantage,
Oxfordshire, OX12 8BL. Tel: (01235) 771447. Displays the heritage
Vale of the White Horse region, with over 5,000 objects and photograph
collection. Coffee Shop. Location: About 8 miles east of Faringdon. |
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Kingston Bagpuize House, Kingston Bagpuize,
Near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 5AX. Tel: 01865 820259. Kingston
Bagpuize House is open to the public on selected days and for
group visits, by appointment, throughout the year. The Tearoom
serves home made cakes and scones on all open days. Small gift
shop in house. Guide dogs only. kingstonbagpuizehouse.org.uk.
About 7 miles east of
Faringdon. |
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Great
Coxwell Barn, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, Tel: 01793
762209. 13th-century stone barn of interesting timber structure.
National Trust. Charges apply. About 1 mile south of Faringdon. |
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Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens, BURFORD,
OXFORDSHIRE, OX18 4JP. Tel: 01993 823006. Charges apply. 260
species of animals in 160 acres of landscaped Parkland. PENGUIN
FEEDING. Children's Farmyard. Narrow-Gauge Railway. Restaurant
and Gift Shop. cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk. About 9 miles north of Faringdon. |
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Kelmscott
Manor, Kelmscott, Lechlade, Glos. GL7 3HJ. Tel: 01367 252486.
Kelmscott Manor, a grade 1 Listed Tudor farmhouse adjacent to
the River Thames, was built in 1570. William Morris chose it
as his summer home as he thought it looked to him as if it had
"grown up out of the soil".
kelmscottmanor.co.uk. About
3 miles north of Faringdon. |
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The internationally known Uffington White
Horse can been seen for miles away. The figure has remained clear
of turf throughout its long existence, except for being covered
as a precaution, during the Second World War. Also an Iron Age
hill fort named Uffington Castle. National Trust. About 6 miles south of Faringdon. |
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