Holton Wood

Raymond Blanc's manor-house destination set in Oxfordshire gardens, among the very top-rated dining rooms in rural Britain.

6.2 km SE

Moated 14th-century stone gatehouse, all that remains of a fortified manor at Boarstall, kept by the National Trust.

6.9 km NE

Britain's oldest botanic garden, a walled physic garden of 1621 by the Cherwell.

8 km W

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

8.2 km W · spans 7 counties

The non-tidal Thames — 45 locks of managed river between Cricklade's meadows and the tideway at Teddington.

8.2 km SW · spans 7 counties

Hilltop village pub with rooms and its own farm supplying the kitchen and butchery.

8.3 km NE