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| Kelmscott
Manor Kelmscott, Nr Lechlade Oxon GL7 3HJ Tel: 01367 252486 Fax: 01367 253754 |
Kelmscott Manor was the country home of
William Morris - poet, craftsman, socialist - from 1871 until his death in
1896. The house contains a collection of the possessions and works of Morris and his associates, including furniture, textiles, carpets and ceramics. See www.kelmscottmanor.co.uk for opening times and more information |
| Cotswold
Woollen Weavers Filkins, Nr Lechlade Glos, GL7 3JJ Tel: 01367 860491 Fax: 01367 860661 Email:wool.weavers@dial.pipex.com |
Manufacturer and retailer of fine
woollens. See the age-old crafts of spinning and weaving and watch traditional machinery bring the Industrial Revolution to life. Mill shop, coffee shop, picnic area. Opening times and more information |
| Cogges
Manor Farm Museum Church Lane Witney, Oxon OX8 6LA Tel: 01993 772602 Fax: 01993 703056 |
Discover life in rural Oxfordshire in
Victorian times. The manor house is over 700 years old. Sample home baking
fresh from the kitchen range and talk to 'Victorian' maids. Farm animals,
agricultural displays, kitchen garden, riverside walk and cafeteria. Opening times and more information Phone for programme of events The museum is managed by West Oxfordshire District Council |
| Kingston
Bagpuize House and Garden Kingston Bagpuize Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 5AX Tel: 01865 820259 Fax: 01865 821659 Email:kingstonbagpuizehouse@btopenworld.com |
Beautiful manor house and family home
with cantilevered staircase, panelled rooms, furniture and pictures, set in
mature parkland and gardens. Tea room and small gift shop Opening hours and more information |
| Buscot
Park Faringdon Oxon SN7 8BU Tel: 01367 240786 Fax: 01367 241794 Email:estbuscot@aol.com |
18th Century House contains the
Faringdon Collection of fine paintings (including 'Briar Rose' by Edward
Burne-Jones)and furniture and is set in attractive parkland, featuring 2 lakes,
water gardens and a walled garden. Tearoom 2.30 - 5.30 Opening times, a virtual tour, the Faringdon Collection and more information National Trust property |
| Tom
Brown's School museum Uffington Oxon Tel: 01367 820259 email: museum@uffington.net |
The museum is housed in The Old
Schoolroom which was built in 1617 for Thomas Saunders, a merchant who lived in
Woolstone. The school, together with an endowment in his will, was intended to provide education for poor boys of Uffington and Woolstone. This building was the school to which author, Thomas Hughes, refers in the opening chapters of Tom Brown's School days. Opening times and more information |
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