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Photo of Wheatley Windmill, a windmill in Oxfordshire, south east England.

© Bill Boaden / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheatley Windmill

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Above the village of Wheatley stands an unusual octagonal tower mill, one of only a handful of that shape in the country. Built in the 18th century and disused after 1914, it was rescued by a local volunteer society and now opens free on one Sunday a month from spring to autumn.

More places to visit near Wheatley Windmill

Photo of Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, a restaurant near Great Milton, Oxfordshire, south east England.Iconic

Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons

Restaurant · With rooms near Great Milton

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

4.9 km SE

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

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

6.5 km W · spans 7 counties

Photo of the River Thames, a 135-mile river navigation running from Cricklade to Teddington, England.Highlight

River Thames

River navigation

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

6.5 km W · spans 7 counties

Photo of University of Oxford Botanic Garden, a Grade I registered house & garden in Oxfordshire, south east England.Highlight

University of Oxford Botanic Garden

House & garden near Oxford

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

6.9 km W

Photo of Carfax Tower, a landmark in Oxfordshire, south east England.Highlight

Carfax Tower

Landmark near Oxford

Surviving 12th-century tower of St Martin's church at Oxford's central crossroads, climbable for rooftop city views.

7.6 km W

Photo of Oxford Castle, a ruined castle in Oxfordshire, south east England.Highlight

Oxford Castle

Castle near Oxford

Norman castle and old county gaol, with a climbable Saxon tower.

7.9 km W