Attractions in South Oxfordshire

There are numerous opportunities for history enthusiasts to explore the area, whether it is ambling through fragrant gardens and manor houses, or learning about the Romans and Saxons in the museums. South Oxfordshire is real England on your doorstep.

Take the children on a discovery of England's past in South Oxfordshire, where they can touch the ruins of William the Conqueror's castle, examine Iron Age, Roman and Victorian tools and get face to face with roman skeletons. Witness where Henry VII once lived and Shakespeare once travelled and visit Wallingford, the second largest town King Alfred built.

Why not take the children to meet Thomas the Tank Engine, who regularly pops into Didcot Railway Centre, or introduce them to Mole, Toad and Badger as these wonderful characters come to life at Henley River and Rowing Museum's Wind in the Willows exhibition.

Visitors also flock to venues such as Stonor Park, Waterperry Gardens, Dorchester Abbey, Pendon indoor model village and Sonning Common's Herb Farm.

South Oxfordshire is brimming with wildlife of all shapes and sizes that will fascinate both children and adults alike. Abundant with foxes, badgers and fallow deer in and around the woods and countryside, the area is also home to Great Britain's largest known population of Great Crested Newts at Little Wittenham nature reserve.