Refreshments are available and there is a small bookstall for the enjoyment of visitors and to help with running costs. You step back in time when you enter the beautiful farmstead with its original Cotswold buildings. Blenheim Palace was built for the National Hero John 1st Duke of Marlborough and his Duchess Sarah, given by Queen Anne as a gift in reward for his military services. Opening in the summer of 2001, the Environmental change galleries of the Oxfordshire Museum complere the refurbishment programme started in 1998. Everything you can think of and more Aboriginal paintings, Amulets, Archaeology, Archery, Armour, Baby carriers, Basketry, Beads, Benin brasses, Blowpipes, Boats.
Distances shown are in a direct line.
Distances by road will be longer. The recently refurbished Witney Four Pillars Hotel is a traditional Cotswold style hotel. Situated just 10 miles from Oxford and 7 miles from Burford gateway to the Cotswolds. The Old Bull Hotel is situated in Burford, one of the finest Cotswolds towns with a wealth of antique shops. Oxford, Warwick Castle and Cheltenham are all a short drive away.