Here are a few of the great places to visit whilst staying in Lechlade.
Buscot Park and Gardens (National Trust)
Fabulous walled garden and Arboretum, Lord Faringdon’s Manor House.
Open April till end September 2-6pm, House is closed on Mondays. Check website for the occasional other closure.
Lechlade Rd, Faringdon SN7 8BU
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/buscot-park
Kelmscott Manor and Gardens
Beautiful house and gardens William Morris’s home.
Described as a ‘Heaven on Earth’ by William Morris, he loved the Manor house and adjoining farm buildings as a work of true craftmanship, totally unspoilt and unaltered, and in harmony with the surrounding countryside.
Visitors today can still experience the beauty and seclusion that inspired many of William Morris’s most important designs and writings as well as influencing his ideas on conservation for both the built and natural environments.
The Manor is open every Thursday, Friday & Saturday until the end of October.
https://www.sal.org.uk/kelmscott-manor/
Kelmscott Manor
Kelmscott
Lechlade
GL7 3HJ
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens
Bradwell Grove, Burford OX18 4JP
Open 10am – 4pm
Please check the website for more information.
https://www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk/
“When my father started the Park in 1970 at Bradwell Grove, his family home, he hoped to give new life to a house and park that he loved, and to share with as many people as possible his enduring interest in nature.
Over forty years later, I am delighted to welcome you to what is now one of the UK’s largest zoological collections and most exciting gardens. Millions of visitors in that time have discovered here the beauty and diversity of the natural world” Reggie Hayworth.
Aston Pottery
Kingsway Farm, Aston OX18 2BT
https://astonpottery.co.uk/
Beautiful flower gardens, Pottery, cafe and shop well worth a visit if you enjoy flower gardens.
Uffington White Horse
The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. The Uffington White Horse was created some time between 1380 and 550 BC, during the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age. The site is owned and managed by the National Trust and is a scheduled monument.
There is a National Trust car park close by. Uffington, Oxfordshire, SN7 7UK.
It is on an area close to The Ridgeway and you can walk the Ridgeway from the car park.
Barn Theatre, Cirencester
The Barn Theatre, 5 Beeches Road, Cirencester, GL7 1BN
https://barntheatre.org.uk/faqs
Cogges Manor Farm
Cogges Manor Farm, Witney
Church Ln, Witney OX28 3LA
https://www.cogges.org.uk/
Cogges is a unique historic farm in the heart of Witney, Oxfordshire with a beautiful Manor House, walled kitchen garden, orchard, adventure play, friendly animal residents and 17 acres of open space to enjoy.
Opening times:
• 9.30am – 5pm (Last entry 30 minutes before doors close)
• Café 9am – 4.30pm
• Main car park at OX28 3FR (Cogges Hill Road by The Blake School)
• Blue badge parking at OX28 3LA
• Well-behaved dogs on a short lead welcome
National Trust
National Trust Walkes, Lechlade, Buscot and Coleshill
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/buscot-and-coleshill-estates/lechlade-walk
Blenheim Palace and Gardens
Only 40 minutes by car, Blenheim Palace and Gardens make a great day out. Discover Britain’s greatest Palace, where Sir Winston Churchill grew up. Enjoy the beautiful landscape that Sir Capability Brown designed and put into place. Lots of easy, short or long walks amongst the trees, rose garden, formal and informal gardens, Italian garden, lake and Cascades.
There are 3 Restaurants/cafés, including The Orangery which has recently been redecorated. There is a children’s play area, a fabulous Maze and a train from the walled gardens to the main entrance.
WWT Slimbridge
WWT Slimbridge is a wetland wildlife reserve near Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, England. It is midway between Bristol and Gloucester on the eastern side of the estuary of the River Severn. The reserve, set up by the artist and naturalist Sir Peter Scott, opened in November 1946.
Just over an hour 15 from Lechlade.
For more information please visit Www.wwt.org.uk